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  You said I would not last a single day, You claimed I didn't truly understand, You turned away so fast, and you were gone, You never saw the way that I would grow. Good. Because I broke in silence, deep and cold, Because I burned alone within myself, Because the doubt you held was violence- And fire is how I have been made so wide. You called it rust. I recognized it as rage. You saw me fall and then completely give in, But I have built a blade from all this wreck- From shattered parts I now will make a start. You do not know the thing that you began, You never, ever truly understood, You thought you left me broken, battered down- But I am nothing less than ironwood. Strike me now. Break me. Drag me all the way Through flames that shape exactly who I am. Hit me. Scar me. I will surely forge The edges to be sharpened and so strong. I am not what you remember of me, I'm not the soft and shining person then, I am the edge. I am the glowing ember. I am the very work the storm has...

  All things that bloom must answer unto dusk. No flame, however fierce, escapes the night. The world is but a passage carved by time, Where shining forms grow fragile in its wake. I was not born to perish in the dust. Once I wore emerald and bright gold flame. The morning sun would rest upon my face, And I would answer light with living glow. In careful hands I found a gentle home, Wrapped close in silk and guarded as a prize. Within my hollow chest lay secret dreams, Like hidden grain preserved for winter’s need. I held small hopes as one holds fragile fire, And trusted love would never turn away. But time, with silent fingers, marked my frame; A subtle fracture split my shining side. I know "No soul nor sorrow lingers here for long. All forms must fade beneath the patient sky. We come as light and vanish into dusk; Impermanence is all we truly own." No thunder warned me of what would be lost; Decay arrived in whispers, slow and sure. Abandonment consumed my hopeful core, T...

  Why are you silent, little bird of my heart? Do you cradle honeyed dreams- or hide a sorrow that will not depart? You linger where unspoken words remain, in tender shadows of secret pain. Your eyes search galaxies yet untold, a quiet universe, gentle and bold. Beyond the river of unshed tears, past the hush of waiting years, there waits a sky of silver flame- come with me, I’ll call your name. Like dawn’s first light I’ll break your night, soft and certain, warm and bright. With careful hands I’ll gather your fears, and turn lonely hours to golden years. A fortress of care I’ll build for you, steadfast, sheltering, deep and truethful. No storm too wild, no dark too steep- my promise is yours alone to keep. I’ll play love’s flute at morning’s rise to wake the stars within your eyes. Music will bloom in every space, a living hymn of quiet grace. Flowers will open where you tread, hope in every word unsaid. Why hide like the moon behind a cloud when your light was meant to sing alou...

When the world is hushed and slow,   Your name inside begins to glow.   In quiet moments, soft and bright,   Love’s gentle whisper takes its flight.      It’s not a spark that fades away,   But a warm and steady ray-  A promise kept, a vow renewed,   A choice to love, forever true.      Not just words or fleeting sight,   But choosing you through day and night.   In busy times or peaceful rest,   To hold you close, I do my best.      When sun wakes up or stars appear,   I say again, I hold you near.   With every breath, with all my might,   I choose you still, with pure delight.      Love’s not a moment’s fleeting flame,   But a light that calls your name.   A gentle dance, a steady song,   To love you right where I belong.      Chosen, again and...

  In the quiet dawn of every new day, before the sun fully finds its place in the sky, love speaks not in thunder, not in urgency, but in a whisper strong enough to steady two trembling hearts. It is not a single spark that dazzles and disappears into memory. Not a passing tide that kisses the shore only to retreat. It is a quiet, steady flame  one we shelter with open hands when winds begin to rise. Love is not bound to fleeting feeling, nor chained to moments of ease. It is built slowly through patient healing, through tender words spoken in truth, through eyes that remain open even when tears gather. It grows roots deep in the soil of the soul - roots watered by forgiveness, strengthened by storms, proven by the days when staying would be easier to abandon. And yet it does not bind. It does not cage or command. It frees the heart, calms the mind, and invites us gently back through joy and pain alike. It blooms in ordinary grace in shared silences, in small smiles acros...

Your memories gleam - a lucid bright, Like honey held in tempered light; They rise within the hush of morn And gild the hours newly born. In silver currents, slow and deep, They thread the chambers where I sleep; They fill the chalice of my soul Beyond all boundary or control. They overflow the tender brim Into my heart’s receptive dim; A drop - then one more, soft and slow - Falls lighter than love’s undertow. And where they rest, they bloom and shine In petals steeped in amber wine; They linger on my waiting tongue Like sacred hymns still left unsung - A sweetness veiled, a secret fire, At once fulfillment and desire. My eyes grow heavy with their dew, As though they drink the shade of you; A quiet warmth begins to rise, A living flame behind my eyes. The world beyond may surge and roar Like restless tides along the shore, Yet here the air is hushed and sweet, With honeyed stillness at my feet. You are the salt, you are the bread, The silver thread through all I’ve led; Like ink that...

  I listened to the world’s loud call, Tried to fit within their wall, But in my heart, I knew the way- A quiet voice that guides my day.   No need to chase the fleeting praise, No need to shrink, to hide, or maze, I walk my path with gentle grace, A steady heart, a sacred space.   My worth is not in eyes that see, But in the love that lives in me, In truth that whispers soft and clear- My soul’s own song, my voice sincere.   Rain or shine, I stand my ground, In peace, my true self is found- Beauty blooms where honesty sings, This is my life, my choice, my wings.

In the vast arena of life’s endless race, Where dreams and realities interlace, A horse may gallop with relentless might, Its muscles coiled with strength, a blazing light.   Its heart burning toward the finish line- Yet victory’s not solely by instinct divine. For triumph does not lie in power alone, But in the guidance that shapes the throne.   It’s the rider’s hand, steady and wise, Guiding through both lows and highs, With decisions made in the moment’s grace, And reins of purpose held in place.   Strength alone cannot claim the prize, For skill is born of patience and wise eyes. In science, in arts, in all we pursue, It’s the mind’s imagination that breaks through.   Great experiences, like treasures stored, Shape the soul and strengthen the core, A rich mind, a world in bloom, Fosters creations that dispel the gloom.   The reins themselves are nothing but leather and thread; It is the wisdom that moves them- That makes them art ins...

 I rise from ash, with embers in my veins. I tread through dusk, where broken echoes fade. I stand composed before the circling storm. My heart burns bright flame through silent night. I walk through trial with measured breath and will. I face the surge of doubt that grips my chest. I keep my course when tempests howl and press. My soul stands firm stone against dark winds. I cast aside the weight of former shame. I break the clasp of chains long rusted fast. I lift my sight beyond the fractured past. My will stands steel strong, forged in flame. I move ahead, though thunder splits the sky. I press through grief that seeks to bend my frame. I rise anew from each resounding fall. My spirit stands tall, fierce and free. I claim my ground with undiminished voice. I shape my fate with deliberate hand. I hold my truth, though hostile tongues deride. My oath rings loud clear through the night. I stride through fire with steadfast inner calm. I bear the scars as emblems of my growth. I gu...

  High above Sahya’s emerald crest, Where monsoon winds find fleeting rest, A wandering cloud in silver shroud Keeps silent watch from heights unbowed. It drifts where ancient temples rise, Where ocean clasps the island’s sighs, And gathers in its shadowed breast The truths that time has left unguessed. “O Jayan,” murmurs mist and air, “I bear the scenes you cannot share- The fields, the shores, the mountain’s hue Still breathe and softly speak of you. But more than hills and tides I bring; I carry witness of a living thing. Dear Jayan, I saw her there.” In dawn’s pale hush, before the hall Awakes to duty’s measured call, She draws aside the curtain’s light And bends above her page to write. No trumpet sounds, no banners rise- Only the truth behind her eyes. A quiet hand begins to trace A thought long schooled in silent space. Her father’s books line walnut shelves, Histories, sermons, learned selves; By candle’s end and guarded hours She gathered there her hidden powers. The mind-...

  In the quiet yard, where shadows softly lie, Your tiny footprints linger, though you’ve said goodbye. A whispered memory in the breeze’s gentle flow, The echo of your laughter, the light you used to show. Sunlight caught in downy hair, a wonder in your gaze, Exploring all the borders of our fleeting, tender days. A red rose torn in triumph, a treasure in your hand, Moments spun from innocence, too precious to withstand. I remember how I warned, how I tried to keep you near, But time’s unyielding river carried you away from here. Now silent grass and untouched blooms mark where you once stood, A sacred space of memories, misunderstood. Your voice still dances in the corners of my mind, A melody of love that I can scarcely leave behind. Oh, how I long to hold you, to hear your cry again, To keep you in my heartbeat, safe from grief and pain. I trace the empty spaces where your laughter used to ring, Feel the hollow echo of the joy that you would bring. The toys remain in corners, u...

  I walk through sorrow like quiet rain, softly passing through its terrain - not untouched, nor turned to stone, but carrying echoes of what I’ve known. My heart is numb; no tears will fall, a silent ache behind a wall. No sorrow spills, no pain confessed, just hollow quiet in my chest. When grief is locked and will not rise, it lingers dim behind my eyes. I suffer still, though none can see, and mourn the tears withheld from me. To long for weeping - bitter, strange - to grieve the grief that will not change. A heavier burden I must bear: the weight of absence everywhere. Yet under skin grown cold and thin, a muted pulse survives within - a fragile ember, faint but true, remembering what feeling knew. For numbness is not death of flame, only fire without a name. And even walls I’ve learned to raise may crack beneath these silent days. Then grief may come, both soft and slow, not as a wound but as a flow - a quiet rain on waiting ground, a gentle ache I almost found. I grieve for ...

In the jungle, big and wide, Lived a lion full of pride. With a roar so loud and strong, He sang the jungle’s morning song. An elephant stomped by the trees, Swinging his trunk in the breeze. A monkey jumped from vine to vine, Chattering, “This jungle’s mine!” A zebra ran with stripes so bright, A giraffe stood tall in golden light. A parrot squawked from up above, Filling the air with songs of love. The lion smiled and softly said, “No need to fear or run in dread. We share the jungle, you and me, Together we live happily!” So in the jungle, day and night, All the animals felt just right. With friends to laugh and play along, Their home was full of joy and song.        #poetry #poet #poem #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetsofinstagram #instapoetry #writersoffacebook #creativewriting #spokenword #heartfelt #soulwords #deepthoughts #bleedingink #emotionalpoetry   #loveandloss #silentfeelings     #moonpoetry #rainpoems #naturepoet #fourlinegr...

  We walk this fragile road as one, Beneath the moon, beneath the sun. We rise with hope, we break, we mend, Begin again where stories end. Life -a fleeting, trembling flame, Never steady, never same. Time, the magician, shapes and bends, Turning strangers into friends. Sometimes we whisper, what a fate, Sometimes, how did we escape? Sometimes silence is our prayer, Learning peace is already there. So chase not every ghostly call, Nor fear the shadows as they fall. Turn inward, where the quiet light Burns beyond both dark and bright. Sit in stillness, let thoughts sleep, Where the soul listens deep. No victory there, no losing fight, Only peace - gentle and bright. And when the quiet visitors depart, They leave their echoes in the heart. For in that silence, calm and true, Lives the love that carries you.

 Shadows in  soft, the quiet spirits move, Unseen companions in the life I choose. No footsteps fall, no knocking at my door - They come, they stay, then vanish once more. They walk beside me, they walk within, Invisible threads beneath my skin. Some arrive wearing laughter’s light, Some bring sorrow that darkens my night. Love comes softly, a gentle flame, Calling my heart by its secret name. Yet grief follows, slow and true, Teaching me what only loss can do. I call them fate, or luck, or chance, Miracles caught in a passing glance. Actors upon my timeless stage, Changing masks from age to age. My desires burn with restless fire, Pulling my soul ever higher and higher. I chase my dreams through endless skies, Not seeing the truth before my eyes. Joy and sorrow, woven tight, Threads of shadow stitched with light. They lift me high, then let me fall, Reminding me I am small after all. Life - a fragile, borrowed breath, A silent dance with time and death. When I hold too firmly...

  No tears remain for me to weep; my eyes lie barren, cracked and dry. In shadows where no rain is born, even the skies forget to cry. A silent ache, a hollow song, the heart grows tired, cold and worn; hope feels distant, stretched too long, like fields that wait for seasons gone. The endless summer, harsh and vast, presses heavy on breath and bone; veins that once with life ran fast now shrink in silence, all alone. The wandering birds of my soul, once fearless, rising wild and free, bury their heads in dust and soil, lost to a restless memory. My mind burns hot with every thought, a pyre of sorrow, fierce and deep; battles fought where none are fought, a weary heart denied its sleep. No gentle wind, no warm embrace, only echoes from before- forgotten light, a fading trace, soft footsteps at a closing door. Yet somewhere in this suffocating night a fragile spark refuses doom; a whispered promise, small but bright, a seed awakening in gloom. For even when the world feels dry, when...

We built our cities out of hunger, stacked glass and steel above the thunder, called it progress, called it fate, while something ancient learned to wait. We sold the air, we burned the seas, cut down our prayers in the form of trees. We named it growth. We named it pride. The rivers choked, but we looked aside. Children learned to dodge the sound of hatred marching through their towns. Some went to bed with empty hands, while others gambled borrowed lands. We drew our borders sharp as knives, measured worth in other lives. Skin and language, faith and name - different masks for the same old shame. The animals ran with nowhere left, the silence heavy, the planet cleft. Extinction whispered through the dark, a fading song, a dying spark. And still we fought for crowns of dust, for power built on fear and lust. We knew the cost, we paid it twice - a future traded at a price. Listen closely - the Earth is tired. Not angry. Just quietly expired. Hope survives, but bruised and thin, waiting...

  Amid the world's loud chorus, A whisper gently calls- To be authentic, true, Beyond the fleeting walls.   No need for shining masks, Nor crowds to validate, A quiet fire burns bright, A soul that knows its fate.   In kindness, strength resides, In patience, power gleams- The treasure of oneself, Born from honest dreams.   Let others judge or praise, Their voices fade away- My worth is mine alone, A dawn that greets each day.   From deep within, I rise, With sunlight in my step, Authentic, free, and whole, My spirit's true precept.

Little dove, soft and gray, Wakes her baby with the day. Flap, flap, wings so small, Morning sunshine warms them all. Down below on earthy ground, Tiny beans are waiting, found. “One for you, and one for me,” Sharing makes a happy tree. Some days food is hard to find, Cloudy skies and gusty wind. “Don’t you worry,” Mama coos, “Little hearts can still choose joy.” Other birds may fly away, When the hungry come to stay. Mama says, “Be soft, be kind, Gentle hearts are strong inside.” “Listen, child,” she softly sings, “Learning is a gift with wings. Knowledge sparkles, bright and true, Wisdom helps you know what to do.” “Understanding helps us see How to be the best we can be. Not knowing is the darkest night, Learning fills the world with light.” Baby flutters - up, then down! Oops! A tumble to the ground. Mama smiles, “That’s how you grow, Every try helps courage show.” Soon small wings begin to glide, Dancing lightly side by side. High above the fields so wide, Baby dove beams full of ...

  Morning arrives with a quiet ache, and I rise before the light can bloom. My baby sleeps beneath my wings, safe for now from the restless wind. The world is wide, yet food is small - a single bean, a fragile grace. We live on little, we learn to wait, for hunger teaches patient faith. Poverty walks beside us softly, not always seen, but always known; a living breath that feels like death, to exist and still feel alone. Yet poverty is only the beginning, never the end of the story’s thread. Determination rewrites what fate once believed was already said. I search the earth with careful eyes, finding meaning in scattered seeds. Knowledge is wealth no storm can steal, wisdom the treasure the spirit needs. Understanding grows like morning light, slowly warming a fearful sky; ignorance is the deepest poverty - a darkness where true visions die. You will stumble when you first fly, fall from branches, fear the air. Failure strips away false pride, but clearer truth is waiting there. Th...

Are you selling dreams that fade so fast, Like morning mist not meant to last? I hold bright hopes, though worn and thin, And feel the dark still pulling in. I look for heaven, a gentle place, Where quiet joy leaves a tender trace, Drawn by whispers, a fragile plea- Will heaven ever shelter me? I am carried by winds, both rough and kind, Leaving heavy sorrows behind, Through laughter’s glow and sorrow’s sting, I wonder if hope will always sing. I search for light in shadows deep, Where lonely hearts lie awake, not asleep, Through loss and rain, a weary climb- I wait for dawn in its gentle time. My dreams drift softly, wild and free, Across the world like memory, Chasing shores though far they seem, A fragile, waking, hopeful dream. Hope hums softly, low and clear, When I feel tired and linger here, Guiding my heart, worn and frayed, Toward a brighter path remade.