Aug 11, 2017
Grey Clouds (15 Word Poetry)
Grey clouds form They cover the sun I sense the beginning Of an eager thunderstorm
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Grey Clouds (15 Word Poetry)
Grey clouds form They cover the sun I sense the beginning Of an eager thunderstorm
You talked about her As if she was a freak Every word you spoke Made her more and more weak
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Black Coffee - Fifteen Word Poetry
She made a wish Upon a ripple She had within Her cup of Black coffee
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Haunted by the night like ghosts in a crypt
My thoughts lingering and howling in my head
I think most of me knows that I’m better off dead
I. Bare you chest, I have the needle & thread to make you whole again. Wipe the tears, bite down on the pain. Remember you asked me to show you no mercy. Slipping needles through flesh, to enclose a cage. II. The blood spills, but so does the truth. You ripped my heart from its chest. My lungs cannot function without the echo of a heartbeat. It won’t take long, for me to close your wounds. III. Don’t look at me with those eyes darling, I don’t want to become lost. You are my patient, I am your retribution. I will wipe that sin off your skin. III. This scar will forever remind you of the mistakes you made. When you chose to free another’s heart from a cage. In return , I have stolen yours. The blood on my hands, the beat of your heart, against a palm… Beautiful. IV. Don’t worry , you will live. Your ribs will mend and your chest will remain empty. No one will ever know, what I have taken. Until you try and love again. Then you are mistaken. V. I took pity on your soul, stitched you up but left a hole. I committed your heart to my chest, and I know you will forever remember my fucking name.
She is lost behind blue eyes Refusing to beg To be saved from herself Holding ghost Locked behind hearts A silhouette of madness Shadows of doubt Reaching beneath skin Untouched by light Afraid of the dark Hosting shadows In corners Reaching for night Losing herself One breath at a time Drowning away tears With rain A perfect storm Her heart a hurricane
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I tweeted that I would not do a FP/Friday Phrases based blog-post this week because I am sick. Well, that was a lie. Apparently sickness is the mother of boredom. Here is a list of my favorite Fridy Phrases (a Twitter Poetry Challenge that happens every Friday) from 10/10/14 in order of appearance.
"@kingmatte: "Regret is born the moment you look at life like a museum piece, never to be touched." _________________________________________
"@LaraMeone: "Is there a way?" I whispered, anguished. "No. Peace came to him. He will not regret falling, my lady. He will not regret anything." _________________________________________
"@jabe842: "Any regrets?" he asked after the ceremony. She smiled @ the horned faces rising in the flames. “Only that the sacrifice didn’t scream.” _________________________________________
"@SRodgerBock: He used to say he had "No Regrets"…back when he was a lying sociopath. Now, he was deeply grieved when he though of his many mistakes.” _________________________________________
"@fredamoya: Regret not This life, For it is Choice Which drives Each turn, Each chase, Each change, Each chance passed on.” _________________________________________
"@bobbibowwoman: My one regret is not having family reunions, however finding a venue for over two thousand siblings has been daunting. -Goldfish Diaries” _________________________________________
"@mcampbellnicely: Despite himself, Karl called ‘hello’ into the vacuous space. That was when the door appeared on the far wall.” _________________________________________
"@UK_Paintedlady: Letting him back in was the best & worst thing she did, his poison spreading through her veins, like wildfire watercolour on a wet page." _________________________________________
"@ImMCarvalho: He kept trying to catch one of the big white birds to keep as a pet, but he never succeeded. He lived his whole life with no egrets." _________________________________________
"@JaneLightbourne: My voice, Lashings of Wickedness Deviant, a little bit & yet Spilling words out Through silver clouds & You shall Come to it.” _________________________________________
"@Melfka: "Fire!" Magic catapults levelled the Jade Claw. General didn’t regret that the last city of dragons was gone. But deep in his heart…" _________________________________________
"@JaneLightbourne: The river Reddens around us, & You draw me Tighter, until I am all tied up, A question ~ The answer, No choice But to submit.” _________________________________________
@bobbibowwoman: I try to bury regret in the same coffin as the diseased, yet regret seems to follow me home and sit beside my pillow.” _________________________________________
"@HomemadeHalo: After the War & then the Gender Separation Act, at 1st, the men loved their new freedom on Mars. Then came the cold nights & the regrets" _________________________________________
"@UK_Paintedlady: He walked in to see her there, slumped head bowed in his chair, a viscous cape of regret upon her, he wanted more from his apprentice" _________________________________________
"@mcampbellnicely: He placed an ear to the cobwebbed door and heard through the ancient wood what sounded like slippered feet sliding along the floor" _________________________________________
"@emmyshine: I kneel on my knees, praying to the saints that run this mausoleum; O, Father! Spread my regrets across the stone floor as my sacrifice." _________________________________________
"@LawrenceReiter: He thought he’d learnt a lesson in regret, vowing never to repeat it. But it happened again and he did; he went back." _________________________________________
"@nm_angelfaery: Satan decided to try his hand at FP but soon regretted it. He forgot to add the FP hashtag to his haiku about bunnies. Hence nobody saw it.” _________________________________________
"@jazstory: "aw, poor widdle fox. why’s your mouth all foamy?" he asked, while reaching down to pet it." _________________________________________
"@Mr_Micawber: Walking on an icy, lonesome morn Destination to which he’ll never get Shoulders heavy with weight born Laden with a lifetime’s regret” _________________________________________
"@Mr_Micawber: As the sunrise after long arctic night A sight for world-weary eyes A true angel in human guise Emanating the most soothing light” _________________________________________
"@hbslade: Regret, like the sun, Burns brightest at it zenith, Then pales toward night.” _________________________________________
"@TrulyYours_27: "It’s a coincidence! It was just a game! Fiction, I swear!" As they led her away in cuffs she regretted writing so many torturous FP’s." _________________________________________
"@kellyflorentia: I’ll do it tomorrow might end in regret Grab the moment now by the neck For if not now….then when? Live life, love life.❤️” _________________________________________
"@JupiterFleet: Regret? Trying to save the world? No. Not succeeding, yeah. Yeah, that I regret. Turn up the music, will you? Let’s dance while we can." _________________________________________
"@SonyaCraig15: I regret our secret feverish embraces stolen kisses & caresses I regret our nights so much, lover that I want to go make another regret” _________________________________________
"@AMellenWrites: She stays silent about her scars because she doesn’t want people to know what she was. And it was something much worse than a dragon." _________________________________________
"@mcampbellnicely: The girl dropped the fortune cookie into Karl’s hand.
'Inside is the secret,' the girl said. 'Leave it be and you will prosper.” _________________________________________
"@AdrianYoung10: This grande pumpkin spice latte tastes of regret and desperation." _________________________________________
"@Beatonm5: Sometimes the price of silence is Regret" _________________________________________
"@ReeDwithaBee: The cat finds a quiet corner of the orchestra pit to snuggle in for a nap as the FP cabaret plays on, at times raucous, tender or touching." _________________________________________
"@jabe842: Regret: A unit for measuring distance." _________________________________________
"@JupiterFleet: "I don’t regret the choice," he said. He smiled into her eyes + opened the wine. They had quarantined themselves near the mountain peak." _________________________________________
"@gorgeous_jaan: Sometimes I regret being alive when last hope inside me dies I’ll be happy 2 pay the price 4everything truth&lies & my always blind eyes” _________________________________________
"@BrotherGonda: The village called the dragon a monster. The traders called him a thief. He did not care for names, the only he recognised was ‘PahPah!’" _________________________________________
"@BrotherGonda: When armies marched on their clan, the dragons fled and lost everything. They made sure the human city had the same treatment." _________________________________________
"@OfTheWilds: Only when wings darkened the skies and vengeful fire rained upon the village did the dragonslayers regret claiming the youngling’s hide." _________________________________________
"@tamholland: She knew her blind spot must be eclipsing what was actually there to be seen. And there was nothing she could do about it but wait." _________________________________________
"@JimMcCannVox: He looked away, afraid she’d meet his gaze. They looked so damn… happy. The martini in his mouth tasted foul, like regret with olives." _________________________________________
"@jabe842: One day I might get drunk Just to see If I can still colour Between the lines” _________________________________________
"@gorgeous_jaan: Making wishes upon dying stars u dk what hides behind their lights all the wounds regrets & 1000 scars they r sending them in our lives” _________________________________________
"@KJCollard: I was at my lowest when we met. I wondered how you got down here. Your darkness matched my own in this dank place. It was just a start.: _________________________________________
"@KJCollard: It only took that look from Him from across the room. Instantly She realized that hopes and dreams aren’t always the same thing." _________________________________________
"@tessmartinadams: He exchanges regrets for blessed forgetfulness, but his fingers are too greedy, often snatching away memories folks want to keep." _________________________________________
"@TwoToTheFifth: My pain defines what I am; how I overcome it defines who I am; my tears show what I will become." _________________________________________
"@tessmartinadams: The old city is full of ghosts. She walks the night, dragging her fingers thru the fog, calling out to the dead w/ a mournful song." _________________________________________
"@gorgeous_jaan: Regrets no 1 really cares Memories sparkling flares Promises broken nets Words I’ll nvr forget Heart that can’t be repaired Soul melts” _________________________________________
"@UK_Paintedlady: The hooded girl stood clasping the axe, dripping in blood, "what? Oh him? Well I do just love the colour red" she smiled." _________________________________________
"@fredamoya: "Regret me not" he said "Though I may be gone, I was here for a reason." “Then forget me not,” she said “as I too was here for a reason”“ _________________________________________
"@AdrianYoung10: Bet dinosaurs regretted being big nasty bullies when the ice age came and no one would let them into their shelters.
Serves them right.” _________________________________________
"@cedrixclarke: She lied when she said she loved him, but he didn’t regret loving her. That he had her attention for second was good enough for him." _________________________________________ "@mattculpepper: The eternal darkness, that you cannot leave behind, is but a careless whisper, that is loose in your mind." _________________________________________
"@booksemmajones: Images of my late friend appeared in mirrors or windows & the smell of her perfume would waft by. Is this my imagination or a sign?" _________________________________________
"@atleighbennett: I’m not the girl Who cries on the floor I’ll burn the city down With you in it They will regret EVER Telling me to Sit down & shut up” _________________________________________
"@phoenixgrey85: She stares at her regret every day in the mirror. It is in the wasted body, the sunken eyes, the absence of the spark that was her." _________________________________________
"@TwoToTheFifth: It doesn’t matter if you sing well; to sing loud, clear, and fearlessly is a beautiful thing." _________________________________________
"@JaneLightbourne: If you cut the string I will float away where Stars whisper their Secrets, Air in my veins,while All around The sky thins.” _________________________________________
"@atleighbennett: My dear,why are the lights off? So I may see. Why are you on the floor? So I may reach Why do you have a gun? So I may hunt them instead” _________________________________________
"@wisd_e_ome_less: The ticket slipped from her fingers as the train doors shushed shut. In 2 days he’d be a millionaire wishing instead he’d spoken to her." _________________________________________
"@Hannah_Monster: Regret lies in wait, to steal away your last moments & fill them with tainted memories, stealing the sunshine from life" _________________________________________
"@RewriteMarySue: Why did the princess stay in the tower? Her dragon was better company than a prince. Dragons understood the feeling of being outcast." _________________________________________
-Credit has been given via Twitter Names. All hashtags/# have been removed, all tweets remain otherwise unedited.
This list has been compiled by @takeofthetiek on Twitter, also known as Kat Schaw.
My Favorite Friday Phrases, In Order Of Appearance, From 10/3/14 .
"@Hannah_Monster: Dark boughs blocking, trapping, catching/ a weak sun that is trying, striving/ to warm the heart of the dank forest." _________________________________________
"@jabe842: "A little crunchy, but delicious," she said. "What’s your secret?" I shrugged. “You can’t make an omlette without breaking legs.” _________________________________________
"@alanapaints: @jabe842 Chocolate Dragon Mother narrowed her eyes, hissing “I will rain fire upon them.” Dragon Father sighed “Best served cold, dear”“ _________________________________________
"@JaneLightbourne: North of All my sorrow, In the wasteland Around my heart, Flowers bloom ~ I water them with Hope.” _________________________________________
"@JaneLightbourne: North of all My sorrow Strings of Lights Lead me along A bridge Or off of it Begging me to follow & I don’t know The End Of it.” _________________________________________
"@jabe842: All the King’s Horses and all the King’s Men DID eventually put him together again, but FrankenHumpty terrorised the land for months." _________________________________________
"@petrichorclouds: "To be killed by a teddy bear!Almost funny,isn’t it?" “Not so much when you realize how many stuffed toys there are in your baby’s room”“ _________________________________________
"@amicgood: The gryphon proudly clucked over her full nest of eggs. She’d stolen them from so many other creatures, each held a secret just for her" _________________________________________
"@HomemadeHalo: For eons, Earth, like other planets, bathed in its sunlight & warmth, oblivious that it was just another egg waiting to be fertilized" _________________________________________
"@ClaireBearKH: I pushed against the enamel, struggling to breathe. It cracked. I got my 1st wing out, then my second. Fire escaped my mouth. I was free" _________________________________________
@jabe842: People ate the chocolate eggs with the sweet, sticky filling, unaware of a factory full of dragons that wept for their stolen offspring.” _________________________________________
"@superkrispydj: an ancient egg, dark & mysterious. Behind the glass in perfect atmosphere it slowly incubates. A museum piece, but by no means a fossil." _________________________________________
"@LaraMeone: The giant egg cracked. We stepped back, spears drawn. The demon burst forth. And we were no more. The secret of the egg was…UNLEASHED " _________________________________________
"@SimonGKearns: After years studying your birds, trailing migrations, deconstructing nests, pondering the secret of eggs, the mystery remains." _________________________________________
"@JodieWrites: I see a girl crouched on her bed screaming to be let out. ‘You stay here, Pennie, until you can smile like a damned normal little girl.’" _________________________________________
"@SusanJoy10: They had cracked his shell but Humpty still wouldn`t reveal the secret; no one would discover where his family was." _________________________________________
"@UK_Paintedlady: Dark emptiness, those tiny fragile cracks in her shell, knock her, but she will get back up! There are secrets if you look close enough" _________________________________________
"@Jaquandor: Despite warnings, Alice insisted on trying out the badger hole next. She was never seen again." _________________________________________
"@SarahBrentyn: Red skipped through the woods, basket swinging. The wolf grinned. “What’s in…” She showed him the hatching eggs. He whimpered & ran.” _________________________________________
"@tessmartinadams: She rose before dawn, stretching & cracking her back. So much work to do, so little time to do it. 1 by 1, she sharpened her knives" _________________________________________
"@jabe842: I knew it was a strange afternoon when I heard the clink of a spoon upon porcelain and heard my mother say: “More crystal meth, Vicar?”“ _________________________________________
"@UK_Paintedlady: We are all beautiful products from the biggest secret! Alas, it is not until it is taken, that you see, just how precious it truly is." _________________________________________
"@AlexandraCasell: The shackles of stumblingblocks were broken with each step made toward her destiny, frowns turned counterclockwise like keys in a lock. " _________________________________________
"@petrichorclouds: I would lull you to sleep, My beloved, Won’t you just Wait for the poison to start working.” _________________________________________
"@whithernow: One thing remains the same after all these years: eggs are eggs. Divine design that never needs an upgrade. Genius! That’s the secret."" _________________________________________
"@jabe842: He took pictures of the eggs, hoping to learn their secrets, and catalogued the images in a photo albumen ;)" _________________________________________
"@FebruaryGrace: Thinner and thinner grow the shells we tread, as we navigate this visceral dance. One wrong step and the whole of life will come undone." _________________________________________
"@VickiAddesso: Lopsided oval.Size of a plum.Color of creamy coffee. Only one in the nest. I tap with a fingertip. Hairline fracture. Smell of death.” _________________________________________
"@JCSteinmetz: Let me in, peel open the hidden place where you keep your darkest secrets. I promise I’ll be gentle. I have secrets too.” _________________________________________
"@HunchbakDsouza: The asphalt that made up the road were laid back." _________________________________________
"@gabellbooks: It was amazing what you could get used to. Sipping her coffee, she read the paper and listened to the staccato beats of both her hearts." _________________________________________
"@Mark_Cassell: That strange, black fabric didn’t travel far from his hand, and where the material ended, it rippled and pulsed, pulling further away…" _________________________________________
"@thealnasis: faith completes }the{ truth beware concussed bismirch secret of eggs ocellus" _________________________________________
"@NightsLost: … jack-o-lantern heart carved by pain” _________________________________________
"@kingmatte: She was their strength, not a fragile egg to be protected, but a mountain beneath their feet as they climbed." _________________________________________
"@HerSilentMuse: She held the knife against his throat, her tears stinging his soul. “Say you didn’t do this! Tell me it’s not you! Please!” she screamed” _________________________________________
"@wisd_e_ome_less: Her last dream as a woman was of train rides through the South. Then the sky cracked open & she left the egg, a chick looking for mother" _________________________________________
"@billyfras3r: The blade of life cuts very deep But from this wound no blood will seep” _________________________________________
"@KateVanGiesen: The cry of the birds signalled the day As I stomped up the” _________________________________________
"@SonyaCraig15: Like life The Secret of the Egg is its growth, its strength, its optimism Yet also it’s fragility and beautiful vulnerability Like life” _________________________________________
"@ThommyH_H: Crisp white snow, pink sky: it could be a winter evening. He stared across the ice. “Mars Lander,” he said into his radio, “I’m here…”" _________________________________________
"@gabellbooks: Tangled paths lay before her, twisting around dark corners, up steep hills. Trusting her instincts she walked on, eyes and heart open." _________________________________________
"@paperbail: Silent beats gave in to audible sighs which made room for the screams down the hall." _________________________________________
"@fosterwrites: The lightning storm on her wedding day provided all the drama she’d ever dreamed of. Marrying a weather god certainly had its perks." _________________________________________
"@caseyreneelopez: Dean loved her, but she would remain in the friend zone no matter how she stroked hys ego." _________________________________________
"@TheCityofNames: I see the flaws in every city but would never point them out. Much more interesting for you to find them yourself." _________________________________________
"@JeremyKerns: In the clearing, where the trees dared not trespass, he found the cache of red eggs and knew then the Phoenix had no more power over him" _________________________________________
"@1DeGirl: A poem is not a statement It is a declaration A poem is not sought It is received A poem permeates procreates resonates dissonates” _________________________________________
"@ReeDwithaBee: The last dodo ran, clutching her only egg. Chased by dogs & 2-legged monsters, she hid the egg in a volcanic swamp. It lies there still" _________________________________________
"@suziblueline: From under the sheets she heard him crack the eggs, an unspoken apology." _________________________________________
"@RamblingBandit: I’d saved her, but she was so white in her hospital bed. I was going to coddle her untI’ll we were no longer cracked" _________________________________________
"@Bob092476: As he listened to her ramble on and on, he thought about building a condo in the Himalayas and becoming a monk who lived in comfort." _________________________________________
"@superkrispydj: they whooped as the egg surface cracked. It had taken time to unlock it’s secrets. Then they were faced with what to do with a dinosaur." _________________________________________
"@jabe842: "How about some scrambled embryos?"
She made the same awful joke every morning, but when I saw my plate, I knew she’d taken it too far.” _________________________________________
"@hbslade: Conception borne of hope Cocoons the fledgling muse Within a gossamer shell To one day grow wings Break free And fly” _________________________________________
"@VivetteHauser: 1/2 The thief traced the delicate gold leaves wrapping around the Fabergé egg. Each line told a story, each colour evoked emotions." _________________________________________
"@VivetteHauser: 2/2 He pressed a hidden code upon the clockwork surface of the treasure.Cogs clicked, stops retreated to reveal the core of the universe." _________________________________________
"@EmmaVarney2: As she held the cracking egg in her hand, she was barely breathing. Both in anticipation and to try not to breathe in the smell of blood" _________________________________________
"@OfTheWilds: The dragon killed, and died, for treasure. The treasure she guarded? An unhatched egg. Guilt-ridden, the slayers took it home to raise." _________________________________________
"@jabe842: He knew kids thought it a lame trick, poking a thumb between fingers & saying "Gotcha nose!" Lame, until the day of the sharp scissors.” _________________________________________
"@OfTheWilds: They called the dragons monsters when they burned the rebels’ homes. They did not know the King held the dragons’ eggs captive." _________________________________________
"@kendown: I’ve cultivated this hardened shell But inside, I’m soft Funny Full of yolks” _________________________________________
"@TwoToTheFifth: I didn’t cheat. It’s not my fault that the rules were different than what you thought." _________________________________________
"@LynXDuffy: 9 I wish upon my soul I loved you not. You will be the death of me.’ She says The quill quickens in her hand.” _________________________________________
- All credit given through Twitter Names. Hashtags/# have been removed, all poems remain otherwise unedited.