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Top Stories
Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
Infidelity
engulfed in her, seaweed hair buffed secular friction between her unibrow. Etched with intoxicating finesse. Camel molars winced crooked in her mouth as she relaxed her tongue,
Natasha CollazoPublished 4 days ago in PoetsWriting is my Addiction
Writing is my addiction. I don’t see it as an affliction even though it continues in repetition. I have to write everyday. Life holds no real sense of glory unless I’m in my writing closet crafting a story.
Joe PattersonPublished 2 days ago in PoetsThe Moon is Chaos
Even now, I think about your vulnerable waxing, clinging to us with a bold strobe-light, spotlight, nestling your tragedies
Mackenzie DavisPublished 4 days ago in PoetsAsk Me In December
Ask me in December If I love you And I will close my eyes and smile I will take my time before I speak I will breathe you in like a candle of pine
angela hepworthPublished 6 days ago in PoetsLow Whistles
The wind has a low whistle, coming from the north east. It’s the end of April. The wind shouldn’t be coming from the north east.
Diana PennPublished 4 days ago in PoetsTry These
How carefully some choose the right footwear Occasion, mood, height, weight, color and style Collapse the search parameters; they care
D. J. ReddallPublished 3 days ago in PoetsTurning
“I don’t know what I would do without you,” turns to “I don’t know what to do with you,” turns to “I don’t know,”
Sam Eliza GreenPublished 4 days ago in PoetsI Should Have Asked For Better
Here is Bab's unofficial challenge piece: *** I kept asking for December because it's the only time I remembered the season matched my state of mind
Alexandria StanwyckPublished 5 days ago in Poets
Collections
Themed story collections curated by the Vocal moderators.
Only the Classics
The roots from which poetry as we know it has flourished. Taking you back to the classical era, one stanza at a time.
Life as a Poet Knows It
Industry tips for new poets. Welcome to the Poets family.
America in Verse
One Nation, United by Poetry. Exploring the United States of America through word.
Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Poets.
We live everywhere
waking up in an empty space with empty stomachs Hunger presents a challenge. We can't recall the day we ate a proper meal
Gloria PenelopePublished 8 minutes ago in PoetsSight of lamp recalls me the Moon
Departed from the moon, knowing that I won't see it again, for sometime. One day so suddenly, a lamp came across, my sight.
P.A.Vinura JayasankaPublished 10 minutes ago in PoetsCelestial boon
In the vast expanse of space, Where galaxies dance and interlace, A symphony of light and sound, Echoes through the cosmos bound.
Raj’s VocalPublished 19 minutes ago in PoetsPalo Alto Trees
Palo Alto trees tend to live their lives Aware of the grounds and ways to the skies Dreaming of nights shimmering with their drives
Patrick M. OhanaPublished about 2 hours ago in PoetsHarboring Happiness - Day 4
Today in harboring happiness, I wake to the hound who holds half my heart curled next to me in bed. No other friends to meet today, we snuggle for half an hour. His brother is sprawled on the floor dreaming of chasing birds.
Sam Eliza GreenPublished about 3 hours ago in PoetsSubtext
Four seats at the table, one empty. Old friend across me, the other, new and exciting. “Did you smell the smoke
Sam Eliza GreenPublished about 3 hours ago in PoetsThe Last Line
I’ve been the last line to many Just another pretty penny A daring glance A lark A shot in the dark A tree that harkens you to rub against its bark
Atomic HistorianPublished about 3 hours ago in PoetsGod’s Going to Trouble the Water
Like her foremothers in times of peril, she wades in the water, eyes turned to the heavens, whispering Holy cantillations to the Lord. She beseeches His throne from her soul, assiduously pouring out her alabaster box. Tears fill her eyes as the hymn of her prayer leads her deeper into the river.
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