Poetry – Page 12 – The Dreamers' Corner

Poem: Reasons For Hope

A smileA laughA touch.Small acts of kindnessSmall gestures.Ever expanding knowledgeCommunicationInformationFor all.Opened eyesMovements for changePush for equality .The people around meThe people speaking upThe people standing firm.The people of justiceFaith and hopeHonor and love.These areMy reasons for hope.

Poem: When I Read The News

When I look at the worldWhen I read the newsIt’s easy to seeThe darkness and despair.To find reason for fearFeel angerFeel hate.KnowThat the world is broken.So easy to seeSo wrong it is.When I thinkHow far we have comeIn mere blink of an eye.When I seeThe people around meSmall and bright.I knowThe candles hold back theContinue reading “Poem: When I Read The News”

Fan Poetry: Pokemon

Note: This is the third in a series of poems I’ve written for a variety of fandom over the years. This collection deals with the Pokemon series, specifically a plotline I had in my imaginary games at the time of writing. Starting the Journey I have a new friend I have some new gear IContinue reading “Fan Poetry: Pokemon”

Fan Poetry: Star Wars

Note: This is the second in a series of poems for a variety of fandoms that I’ve written over the years. This collection deals with the some of my favorite species and of course the Jedi and the Sith. Falleen Your scent compels me Your wiles ensnare me Your body excites me I am eagerContinue reading “Fan Poetry: Star Wars”

Fan Poetry: Dragonriders of Pern

Note: This is the first in a series of poems for a variety of fandoms that I’ve written over the years. These poems are related to the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne and Todd McCaffrey. The final poem in this collection is a poem I wrote upon the death of Anne McCaffrey, the creatorContinue reading “Fan Poetry: Dragonriders of Pern”

Poem: This Is Community Too

We stoodListening to the musicIn the warmDowntown night.I felt the urge to danceYet few had graced the floorPressure builtUntil I could wait no more.“Damnit I want to dance”I thought“To blazes with waitingFor just the rightNumber of people!”.So I strode onto the floorLet the music take over.Something happened thenSlowly and beautifullyMore and more peopleJoined the dancingContinue reading “Poem: This Is Community Too”

Poem: To Show Or Not To Show

“Still your voice”They say to me.“Don’t shareDon’t trustDon’t risk.Hide the darknessOr lose hope of loveFriends and familyAll you hold dear.”I ponder and reflectPray and wrestleIn the endMy answer remains the same.“I believe inHonesty and openness.A burden sharedIs far less weight.Revealing my strugglesTakes strength untold.A risk?YesVulnerability is riskyRisk I gladly take.If darkness scares awayAll hope ofContinue reading “Poem: To Show Or Not To Show”

Poem: May Love Come Soon

Heart beatsGut tightensAgony fillsLoneliness freezes.I fall to my kneesI pray to the Lord,“O Lord,I am tired of being aloneHow much longer must I wait?Yes, I have the love ofFriends and family.It is not the same.Is there no oneWhose heart is stirred?Who longs to feel my touch?Who longs to hold me close?Who finds me worthy ofContinue reading “Poem: May Love Come Soon”

Poem: 26th Birthday Poem

Another yearHas come and gone.I seeHow far I have to go.Wrestling with lonelinessDancing with the dark.Searching for the right fitIn workIn communityIn love.I seeHow far I have come.Friends and familyLoving and supportive.Knowledge of selfGrowing ever deeper.Capabilities and skillsEver expanding.Holy SpiritGuiding and strengthening.I give thanksFor thisAnd so much more.Hope aboundsAs 26 begins.

Poem: Stormy Seas

I’ve been sailing stormy seas of lateNo shore on the horizon.Clouds block the stars at nightWinds howl during dayI find my way by feel alone.Some days are goodSome days are bad.My balance shakes and wobblesSome say my cause is lostSome think my ship not sturdy .I hold to hopeI know what they do not.I mayContinue reading “Poem: Stormy Seas”