Poetry Buffet

Not all poems fall into one of our existing sections, and some refuse to be categorized at all. So we invented a category that's not a category, a place where we can put just about anything we want.

So, grab a clean plate and get in line with all the other hungry visitors. We have a smorgasbord of delights we're sure you're going to appreciate.

And, by all means, feel free to return to the buffet for seconds! There's always room for poetry...

Poetry Buffet ^(1-25)

• by Munda
  Canada
  Home isn't always where we were born. Sometimes, it's a part of our heart.
• by justageorgiaguy
  My Eulogy
  Have you ever wondered if you were gone, what would be said about you?
• by JP
  I Am
  Human existence is both dichotomy and paradox. And, perhaps, therein lies its power.
• by Jester59701
  Word Power
  A poet reveals his romance with words, exploring the power they have to change our lives.
• by wayoutwalt
  The Best Poem You Ever Read
  What is the best poem you have ever read?
• by Joel the wolf
  Absolute Ruler
  Personification is a common poetic tool. Do you recognize the Ruler within this poem?
• by Marge Tindal
  Tender Render
  Poetic inspiration is found in a myriad of events and people. Even, it seems, in other poetry.
• by Master
  Macbeth
  Shakespeare never wrote a soliloquy for Macbeth to speak immediately after killing Duncan. But that doesn't mean one doesn't exist.
• by Elizabeth
  The Temptress
  We very often hear stories about men who use women and set them aside. But men aren't the only culprits.
• by John LeClare
  God's Gift And A Fool
  Drive with care, someone else's life may depend upon it!
• by Old Millot
  Winter Daemons
  There is power in words, and beauty in the reflection of ourselves to be found in a midnight sky.
• by Thomas
  I First Met Death
  All living creatures have one thing in common - someday, we will no longer be living creatures.
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• by Indronil B
  Inhalation
  Words, gentle and soft, are not always as they seem. Read the poem first, then the author's description, to see of which I speak.
• by Arugula Grub
  Have You Seen A Fairy?
  Fantasy is the fabric of the mind. And, perhaps, of life.
• by Todd-Michael St. Pierre
  Picnic
  I dare you to recite this one ten time fast. Okay, how about once real slow?
• by Brendan Hunt
  Almost Asleep
  There is a moment we all face each day, when the impossible can briefly become reality.
• by Celia Moodie
  Dibbuk
  Do dream presage reality? Even the very strange ones?
• by Carey Lenehan
  Road Kill
  Like a ribbon of black death, our roads wend through the habitats of animals the world over.
• by Rosemary Winters
  Palm Tree Perspective
  A symbolic look at the inner feeling of people
• by Roche
  So Much More Than A Rose
  Everything that happens to us is ultimately the result of our own choices. Which rose would you choose?
• by Mindy Carpenter
  Feelings So True
  Every poet is influenced by others, some much more so than most.
• by Nancy Ness
  Reflection (a Paradelle)
  Reflections combine with repetition to describe beauty and enlightenment.
• by Kevin
  Disguises
  Things aren't always what they seem…
• by Geoff Sanderson
  1998 - My Year In Haiku
  Can one year in the life of a writer be digested into so few words?
• by Mike Van Rensselaer
  Silently Stealing Away
  At times, the company we seek can best be found in poetry.