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Tag Archives: Poem

Like an Eyelash in my Eye

Little star, nebulous
You stay far outside of my reach
Lofty and twinkling
You were the light of my dreams

Posted byAly Writes28th Feb 202328th Feb 2023Posted inPoetryTags:Canadian Literature, Creative Writing, Heartbreak, Poem, Poetry, RomanceLeave a comment on Like an Eyelash in my Eye

One Foot Out the Door

I’ve got 14 things in my shopping cart
That I don’t intend to buy
And my eye on a ticket to anywhere
A homebody with the urge to fly

Posted byAly Writes17th Jan 202317th Jan 2023Posted inPoetryTags:Canadian Literature, Creative Writing, Poem, Poetry, Relatable, Running Away, Self-CareLeave a comment on One Foot Out the Door

New Beginnings

I like the slow build-up of warmth, he said, the creeping anticipation of the lengthening days and strengthening sun and—

Posted byAly Writes22nd Nov 202222nd Nov 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Canadian Literature, Creative Writing, Favourite Things, Poem, Poetry, Prose, Romance1 Comment on New Beginnings

Folded Paper Must Begin to Fray

Even if I could unfold myself,
No amount of pressing could erase
These lines.

Posted byAly Writes18th Oct 202218th Oct 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Anxiety, Canadian Literature, Creative Writing, Dysfunctional, Human Condition, Poem, Poetry, Relatable, TherapyLeave a comment on Folded Paper Must Begin to Fray

Give Me a Hammock in the Woods

Give me a hammock in the woods
A book or two
And let me pretend the world has stopped for now

Posted byAly Writes23rd Aug 202223rd Aug 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Anxiety, Books, Camping, Favourite Things, Poem, Poetry, Relatable, Running Away, Self-CareLeave a comment on Give Me a Hammock in the Woods

Candy Floss Concerns

We make political statements with cupcakes
While half the world burns
They can’t rebuild their broken lives
With our candy floss concerns

Posted byAly Writes21st Jun 202221st Jun 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Anxiety, Canadian Literature, Current Events, Dysfunctional, Grief, Heartbreak, Human Condition, Poem, Poetry1 Comment on Candy Floss Concerns

When the Singing’s Done

Through the boredom in the quiet
He’d start to softly sing.

Posted byAly Writes24th May 202224th May 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Anecdotes, Canadian, Canadian Literature, Childhood Memories, Family, Favourite Things, Literature, Poem, Poetry, True StoryLeave a comment on When the Singing’s Done

When Life

When devastating changes happen
Unexpected
Unforeseen
Seize the happiness you have and hold it close

Posted byAly Writes19th Apr 202219th Apr 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Canadian Literature, Creative Writing, Current Events, Human Condition, Literature, Poem, PoetryLeave a comment on When Life

Darkness Lingers

All the love I’ve experienced
Has felt like pain
Like a bolt of lightning
Through a warm spring rain

Posted byAly Writes29th Mar 202229th Mar 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Creative Writing, Dysfunctional, Heartbreak, Human Condition, Loss, Poem, Poetry, Romance1 Comment on Darkness Lingers

Quietly Important

She’s quietly important, but
She’s on the brink
I can feel her slipping away

Posted byAly Writes25th Jan 202225th Jan 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Grief, Heartbreak, Loss, Poem, Poetry3 Comments on Quietly Important
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