This is my entry to poetic-surge contest by @tony-duke and @ajremy "Victory" The eye eats the crispy note and bleeds blood Victory is a trophy from a bloodless battle When the heart has a scar,

Welcome to the second edition of the Poetic-surge Poetry contest. The Poetic-surge is a growing community of poets on steemit, with the sole aim of getting poetry appreciated on steemit Rules To Participate

source This poem is a paradoxical poem that contains basic truths that appear nonsensical at first glance. These hidden truths can only be unraveled after a close study of the contradictions present in

FIRST QUATRAIN "Am still young as the rivers that flow Chasing the wild which wanes Though the blossom is all but show That which is sweet also pains" These first four lines represents the early

God bless my bosses @ajremy nd @tony-duke for giving poet motion on steemit.. Explanation of the poem goes thus Am still young as the rivers that flow Chasing the wild which wanes Though the blossom is

Here is my entry for the poetic- surge poetry appreciation contest put together by @ajremy to appreciate "Within Me" by @eliasjay. I'll attempt a line-by-line analysis of the poem. Am still young

This is my entry for the Poetic-surge Poetry Appreciation Contest by @ajremy. See the contest here. Using descriptive pictures and the power of words, I will be interpreting/analysing the poem "Within

source This poem titled "Within Me" is composed by @eliasjay & is being appreciated by Me. You can find the link to the poetry Here "Within Me" is a poem of three stanzas of four

Poetry is something i have and would always love, today alone, i have written 3 poems and recited one spoken word poetry; So appreciating a poem especially one as beautiful as the one written by @eliasjay

Poetic surge community is a community with the sole purpose of making the voice of poets on steemit heard, join this community today and lets all surge together. Winners of Last week's Contest I am sorry

credit When times of sorrow Comes each day I always feel sad And sigh away Always a war,needs fighting Always a life,suffering Oh,how i wish I wish for peace Though i know it is a test Laid for us by God

Am still young as the rivers that flow Chasing the wild which wanes Though the blossom is all but show That which is sweet also pains Goodness wears the garment same as darkness Man tries hard but the

image credit Peace of heart, Peace of mind, What we crave is just peace on this mother earth, We want it in earnest, advocate it and we shall find it The earth in internecine flames they erupt, Countries

This is my entry for @tony-duke and @ajremy poetic surge Most times I look around And see suffering without end. Then I'll ask myself. If hope is worth the risk. The pain that ravages us The fear that

For if it's peace you seek Songs of war you must sing Nothing good ever comes cheap You can never have it by acting like a sheep We all crave for that serenity For that quiet, that tranquility We forget

In a life full of pain Without a moment of restrain I stay atop the waves In the eye of a hurricane By the time it breaks You dare not wake Do not feel afraid And pull open the shades The storm ceased

Peace is something that’s hard to find especially when you feel betrayed, hated someone, lied to and hurt. You can’t be at peace if you’ve still been through with that I guess. But in my poem, I’m finding

What if we stop all the fighting? And throw all the guns away What if we stop all the killing? And bring a peace that will stay Peace is something we all seek When we lack it we feel weak Since it's rooted

Source:leadingestates.com Gentle and rhythmic, The trees sway their hairs, To the sweet serenade of the blue sea breeze, As the stars sprinkled strobe lights. Away from the drowning innocent bloods, And

This poem is an expression of one's attempt to find meaning or purpose as the case may be. In life, people are constantly plagued with the need to find their purpose and fulfill destiny. As this poem reveals,