Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

I Have Delighted

I Have DelightedThere is no real pleasure in principles lost;There is no real pleasure in sin.If I believe that One looks downAnd sees my every..

© Adeline Foster

Mirror Mirror

Mirror, Mirror on the wall,Will I ever be as tallAs my mom and dad today-Or will I always be this way?When I wish so much to growAnd know the things..

© Adeline Foster

~reparations *

~ Reparations *There is a lovely word called reparation-Lovely, but lonely for few have heardOr ever used this lovely word.So its value is lost on a..

© Adeline Foster

~to Glenda

~ To GlendaYou are my darling,My gift from above.You are my angel,My message of love.And I'll always be thankfulTo God up on high,That He has..

© Adeline Foster

The Note

What is this note laid under the lampWritten in a childish scrawl?It annoys me when I think of that scampAnd look at the empty hall.Molly has gone..

© Adeline Foster

To Be Completely Known And All Forgiven

~ To Be Completely Known And All ForgivenWhat lavish gifts you do bestow;With pride my eyes are all aswim.These tokens say you love me so;Beside that..

© Adeline Foster

~sympathetic Pain

~ Sympathetic PainIf we had never felt a painHow could we empathize?Would we not be less human,Lose some qualities divine,If every day were..

© Adeline Foster

A Poem Is A Lovely Room

A Poem Is a Lovely RoomA poem is a lovely roomWhere thoughts can go to rest,A place to be revisitedBy those who use it best,A door to open up the..

© Adeline Foster

Eternal Grief

Eternal GriefIf grief should be completeFor one you once held dear,Who turned a back and did you harmAnd caused a numbing tear;No more repent that..

© Adeline Foster

~night Creeps

~ Night CreepsNight creeps around my feet;The cares of day abate.The chores that have been left undoneFor another day can wait.The burdens of a..

© Adeline Foster

How Long Is Forever

How Long Is ForeverNo limit on our time is setWhen youth is in full swayBut to a heart steeped in regretForever is a day

© Adeline Foster

. I Walk In The Sunshine

I Walk In The SunshineI Walk In The SunshineYou live in the nightYou're not where I'm goingMy future is brightI'll live in the sunshineI've chosen..

© Adeline Foster

Moment Of Life

Should I be carried on wings of the DawnTo remote depth of the Sea,There You would find me and keep me from harmYour Hand would take hold of..

© Adeline Foster

.the Hero Within

.The Hero WithinLimit yourself to the easyand the difficult you'll never try.Easys need live on the fringe of the worldgrubbing for nickels and..

© Adeline Foster

Nam's Unmourned

They suffer most whose memoryCannot let pain die,Who in the night their miseryBecomes an endless cry,Whose sheer desire to kill the painCreates each..

© Adeline Foster

~love's Diamond

~ Love's DiamondIn me cried a silent need;I knew not what it was.All around I heard men pleadAnd croon the need of love.'What is this precious gem, '..

© Adeline Foster

~wide Open Spaces

~ Wide Open SpacesThere is a land where mountain peaksReach snowcapped arms on high;Give me wide open spaces of this world.There is a land where..

© Adeline Foster

Night Shift

Here it is, it’s two o’clock;I haven’t gone to bedBecause a jingle of a rhymeWas jingling in my head.It jingled long. It jingled short,Until all..

© Adeline Foster

Woman's Lot

~ Woman's LotA woman's is a sorry lot,As many a one would say;We do so many, many thingsInvisible each day.Our hearts grow heavy with the loadOf..

© Adeline Foster

Clowns

~ ClownsThree rings were in my circus,Each in a different land,A different act, a different set,Each staged a different clown-A slight resemblance..

© Adeline Foster

~ Forgotten Old Cabin

~ Forgotten Old CabinA forgotten old cabin at sunset,Whose chinks have loosened and fell,Only a few miles from the city,But how many tales it could..

© Adeline Foster

~spring

~ Spring *Gray death, the winter's cover,Has lain the country over,Her shades rolled high.Earth's secrets are exposed,Uncaring in repose,To every..

© Adeline Foster

~the Protagonist

~ The ProtagonistThe old man's heart was heavy as he sat down by the fire;'Twas many a day since he had earned a mere survival's hire.Now with a..

© Adeline Foster

. Leave Leaves

.Leave LeavesA wind bespoke the silent mornAnd shuddered trees that stood half shorn,So all the leaves came tumbling downAblaze with red and gold and..

© Adeline Foster

Smoke From The Chimney*

Smoke from the chimney against a gray sky,Wherever you're going, thither go I.The heart of a youth will forever repeatThe natural longing of youth's..

© Adeline Foster