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").
“A Promise Made”
On Turtle Day, we speak a vow,To change our careless habits now.To leave less harm, to give more care,For lives that breathe in sea and air.May..
© Turtle Day
“Wisdom Beneath the Shell”
Beneath the shell, a steady heart,A quiet strength, a work of art.No roar, no cry, no need to show,Your power lives in what you know.You ask of us..
© Turtle Day
“Guardians of the Blue”
Born in sand, raised by the sea,You guard the blue silently.Through plastic tides and broken waves,You swim where ancient instinct braves.We owe you..
© Turtle Day
“Slow Is Sacred”
You do not chase the fleeting now,You move with purpose, not with how.Each step a promise, firm and true,A sacred pace the world once knew.Turtle..
© Turtle Day
“The Shell of Time”
Your shell is more than bone and stone,It holds the weight of years alone.Each line a story, calm and deep,Of oceans crossed and vows to keep.You..
© Turtle Day
“Ancient Traveler”
You carry centuries upon your back,A moving map of time and tide.Through shifting sands and open seas,You journey on with patient pride.While we rush..
© Turtle Day
“The Gift of You”
You are the gift I never asked for,Yet life gave me one I adore.Through every season, through every year,Your love has comforted, guided, and..
© Sibling Day
“Unseen Threads”
Invisible threads tie me to you,Stronger than distance, stronger than view.Through silence, through laughter, through every fight,You are my..
© Sibling Day
“Through Time Together”
Years may pass, and paths may part,But you remain within my heart.From childhood games to adult days,Your presence brightens all my ways.We’ve..
© Sibling Day
“Lifelong Confidant”
You’ve seen my faults, my hidden fears,Held my hand through the passing years.No one else can understand like you,The battles I’ve faced, the dreams..
© Sibling Day
“Shared Memories”
The stories we’ve told, the secrets we keep,The nights we stayed up when we should have slept deep.Through every memory, our bond has grown,A love..
© Sibling Day
“A Bond That Lasts”
Through childhood laughter, through whispered tears,We’ve walked together across the years.Siblings, friends, a steadfast guide,In you, my heart will..
© Sibling Day
“Forever in Us”
Time may move and seasons change,Yet your love remains unchanged.In who we are, in what we choose,In every path we dare to use.Grandparents Day is..
© Grandparents Day
“What You Passed On”
You passed on more than just a name,You passed on courage, hope, and flame.In quiet acts, in how you cared,In every burden that you shared.Your love..
© Grandparents Day
“The House That Held Us”
Your home still echoes laughter’s sound,A place where safety always found.Warm meals, soft words, a guiding hand,The best parts of who I..
© Grandparents Day
“A Quiet Kind of Hero”
Not all heroes wear a crown,Some build lives without renown.You showed us love in simple ways,In ordinary, caring days.Through sacrifice and endless..
© Grandparents Day
“Time in Your Eyes”
I see whole lifetimes in your eyes,In gentle laughs and patient sighs.Each wrinkle tells a story true,Of dreams you chased, of battles too.You taught..
© Grandparents Day
“Roots of Love”
You are the roots beneath our feet,The steady ground where lives can meet.Through years of work, through quiet care,You built a world of love to..
© Grandparents Day
Minor Litany
This being a time confused and with few clear stars,Either private ones or public,Out of its darkness I make a litanyFor the lost, for the half-lost..
© Stephen Vincent Benet
Nos Immortales
Perhaps we go with wind and cloud and sun,Into the free companionship of air;Perhaps with sunsets when the day is done,All's one to me -- I do not..
© Stephen Vincent Benet
The Falconer Of God
I flung my soul to the air like a falcon flying.I said, “Wait on, wait on, while I ride below!I shall start a heron soonIn the marsh beneath the..
© Stephen Vincent Benet
Three Day's Ride
'From Belton Castle to Solway side,Hard by the bridge, is three days' ride.'We had fled full fast from her father's keep,And the time was come that..
© Stephen Vincent Benet
Portrait Of A Boy
After the whipping he crawled into bed,Accepting the harsh fact with no great weeping.How funny uncle's hat had looked striped red!He chuckled..
© Stephen Vincent Benet
The General Public
"Ah, did you once see Shelley plain?" -- Browning."Shelley? Oh, yes, I saw him often then,"The old man said. A dry smile creased his faceWith many..
© Stephen Vincent Benet
The City Revisited
The grey gulls drift across the baySoftly and still as flakes of snowAgainst the thinning fog. All dayI sat and watched them come and go;And now at..
© Stephen Vincent Benet