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").

Cotton Candy On A Rainy Day

Don't look nowI'm fading awayInto the gray of my morningsOr the blues of every nightIs it that my nailskeep breakingOr maybe the cornon my secind..

© Nikki Giovanni

Ego Tripping

I was born in the congoI walked to the fertile crescent and builtthe sphinxI designed a pyramid so tough that a starthat only glows every one hundred..

© Nikki Giovanni

Love Is

Some people forget that love istucking you in and kissing you'Good night'no matter how young or old you areSome people don't remember thatlove..

© Nikki Giovanni

Mothers

the last time i was hometo see my mother we kissedexchanged pleasantriesand unpleasantries pulled a warmcomforting silence aroundus and read separate..

© Nikki Giovanni

You Came, Too

wd for understandingI found youI came to the crowd to weepI came to the crowd to laughYou dried my tearsYou shared my happinessI went from the crowd..

© Nikki Giovanni

Beautiful Black Men

(With compliments and apologies to all not mentioned by name)i wanta say just gotta say somethingbout those beautiful beautiful beautiful..

© Nikki Giovanni

I Wrote A Good Omelet

I wrote a good omelet...and atea hot poem... after loving youButtoned my car...and drove mycoat home...in the rain...after loving youI goed on..

© Nikki Giovanni

Kidnap Poem

Ever been kidnappedby a poetif i were a poeti'd kidnap youput you in my phrases and meterYou to jones beachor maybe coney islandor maybe just to my..

© Nikki Giovanni

A Poem Of Friendship

We are not loversbecause of the lovewe makebut the lovewe haveWe are not friendsbecause of the laughswe spendbut the tearswe saveI don't want to be..

© Nikki Giovanni

And I Have You

Rain has dropsSun has shineMoon has beamsThat make you mineRivers have banksSands for shoresHearts have heartbeatsThat make me yoursNeedles have..

© Nikki Giovanni

Choices

not the same thingbut it's the best i candoIf i can't havewhat i want... thenmy job is to wantwhat i've gotand be satisfiedthat at least thereis..

© Nikki Giovanni

Knoxville Tennessee

I always like summerBestyou can eat fresh cornFrom daddy's gardenAnd okraAnd greensAnd cabbageAnd lots ofBarbequeAnd buttermilkAnd homemade..

© Nikki Giovanni

Balances

In lifeone is alwaysbalancinglike we juggle our mothersagainst our fathersor one teacheragainst another(only to balance our grade average)3 grains of..

© Nikki Giovanni

The Peaks Of Valor

These are the peaks of valor; keeping clean your father's name,Too brave for petty profit to risk the brand of shame,Adventuring for the future, yet..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Personal View Of War

I NEVER pondered much on war,Except to think it was inspiringTo have a cause to battle for,To hear the guns and cannons firing;To see brave men rush..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Now And Then

Why not think a decent thought,Now and then?Why not ponder, as you ought,Now and then?Get your mind out of the mire,To the higher things aspire,Claim..

© Edgar Albert Guest

When It's Bad To Forget

DID you ever meet a brother as you hurried on your wayAnd invite him up to dinner, and his wife;Did you ever keep him standing until he had named the..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Approach Of Christmas

There's a little chap at our house that is being mighty good-Keeps the front lawn looking tidy in the way we've said he should;Doesn't leave his..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Give Me A Single Day

GIVE me a single day, I ask no moreFrom dawn to dusk, ah, that is time enoughTo reach the goal that I am striving for;There is no need of further..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Little Home

The little house is not too smallTo shelter friends who come to call.Though low the roof and small its spaceIt holds the Lord's abounding grace,And..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Prayer For The Home

Peace, unto this house, I pray,Keep terror and despair away;Shield it from evil and let sinNever find lodging room within.May never in these walls be..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Our Little Needs

A LITTLE more of loving, a little less of pain,A little more of sunshine, a little less of rain;A little more of friendship, a little less of..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Discovery Of A Soul

_The proof of a man is the danger test_,_That shows him up at his worst or best_.He didn't seem to care for work, he wasn't much at school.His speech..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Faces

I look into the faces of the people passing by,The glad ones and the sad ones, and the lined with misery,And I wonder why the sorrow or the twinkle..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Reason For Work

Some struggle hard for worldly fame,Some toil to have an honored name,And some have great ambition.A few there are who strive that theyMay save the..

© Edgar Albert Guest