The tunnnel

She entered a tunnel

dark and straight

the light at the end

was a long way  off

Manchester Arena Haiku

The drags of human life

bombed, killed and maimed

Stumped: Haiku.

Sitting gazing at the PC screen

Best day for poets corner

14th Feb was poets corner best ever day for views with 822 views marvellous.

And it’s all down to the hard work that the authors put into poets corner.

Thank you all.

The world goes’ by.

I sit here on my rocker
warm cup of tea in hand
watching the world go by
deep within my thoughts
wondering how things will go
with the world to-day

New year poem

A poetry challenge for a new year poem.

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And a happy new year to all the authors

and our many visitors to poets corner.

Its here

Poetry challenge: new year poem.

2017 bounced in

2016 slithered out

More of the same

Poetry challenge: new year poem

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Will 2017 bring a change

to the woe’s if the world

Christmas poems.

Poetry challenge: Christmas poem.

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believe it or not folk’s it’s that time of the year again,

it’s time for the Christmas poetry challenge

here’s hoping that as many of you will take part as you did last year

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The night before Christmas

Poetry challenge: Christmas poem.




It is the night before Christmas

the children are getting restless

looking forward to getting their presents

their eyes bulging with excitement

Christmas, what Christmas: Poetry challenge

Poetry challenge: Christmas poem.




No Christmas day for me again

just like every other day before

Poetry: Acrostic poem

P = putting pen to paper

O = organizing the words

E = energy sapping thinking

T = texting the brain

S = stimulating thoughts

The fog

The fog descended

Like a blanket of white

hiding everything from view

Cherish: Loop poetry

We all have things we care

care about and cherish

cherish and hold near

near to our hearts

Americas Vote: Haiku.

A ridicules election taking place

My pen: Haiku.

Take this simple pen

Acrostic Poetry Challenge

Acrostic Poetry Challenge




The challenge is to write an Acrostic poem, it can be as long or as short as you like , so everyone get your thinking caps on.

Fly’s: Haiku

Fly’s dancing all day

on the window pane

until they faced my newspaper

I should be back soon

I have not been on the web since Monday.

I took a stroke on Tuesday morning, not to severe, going to be left with a gamey right side, its turning right when I’m going left

so its now a job for me to learn to walk properly, but i will do it

Please  continue helping  me by posting correctly, with your name and tags

The window

Watching from my window

the clouds drift slowly by

Sanctuary

I walk into a building which is very quite

nothing out of the ordinary to me

but surprising for what it’s used for

a home for the mentally ill and

both mentally and physically ill

i go on my journey to start a job

50 years: Haiku

It’s our golden wedding anniversary to-day

older, more wrinkles, pains and aches

but the love is still there for each other.

Alternative.

One syllable poem: Poetry challenge.

It’s a few months since we had a challenge so here’s one i hope you all take part in.

I would like you to write a poem which contains only one syllable words.

It can be sort or as long as you like, good luck.

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Darkness

Darkness looms

bringing  fear

terror for others

You wouldn’t believe it: Haiku.

Playing for his country Brazil in Rio

At the beach

One syllable poem: Poetry challenge

We were in the park

at the beach

it was great day

The dog

The dog: one  syllable poetry challenge


There once was a dog who had a pee

up the side of the big tall tree

Dallas poem.

Murder, revenge, ghastly outrage, stupid act

why do people do these things

why do people need guns in their lives