Category: hope poetry

To my future significant other, Poem by Morgan Fasanelli

if we ever actually end up finding each other

i hope that, whoever you are – you love me as much as i hope i love you

and i hope that you hate snow, but you’ll appreciate that i love it

you’ll let me shovel alone because you know i don’t mind being alone

you’ll just have coffee ready for me when i come inside

Genre: sad, romantic, hopeful, love

To my future significant other by Morgan Fasanelli

if we ever actually end up finding each other

i hope that, whoever you are – you love me as much as i hope i love you

and i hope that you hate snow, but you’ll appreciate that i love it

you’ll let me shovel alone because you know i don’t mind being alone

you’ll just have coffee ready for me when i come inside

and i hope you know that when i get sad, which i will, it probably won’t be you

and i hope you’ll let me spew out my dramatic thoughts and feelings and i hope you’ll be okay with the fact that i don’t need you to tell me it’s okay, i just need you to let me tell you what’s on my mind

I hope that you have these idiosyncrasies about yourself because let me tell you, i notice everything

and i will notice if you pull the cuffs of your sleeves when you’re uncomfortable because it’s a natural reflex from grade school when someone would say something about what used to be a touchy subject for you, even though the scars are almost fully faded

And i hope that you’ll understand that i’m sorry for everything all the time, and that i’m really trying not to be

And i hope that you have lots of little stories that you remember from your past that you’re comfortable sharing with me

but most of all i hope you don’t fit every detail i just said

because that is to say that i saw you coming, and i saw us coming

and i don’t want to see this coming

i want to be so completely blindsided by your love that it knocks the air right out of my lungs

and i hope that, whoever you are – you love me as much as i hope i love you

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Poetry by Anne Willow

Body you’ve betrayed me

I feel no different.

Think no differently except to mind your weakness.

I want to explore,

Genre:  Life, Time, and Hope

Poetry by Anne Willow

Body you’ve betrayed me

I feel no different.

Think no differently except to mind your weakness.

I want to explore,

Start anew.

I am more than my loss.

Trying to stand is pain

And pain sleeps in the next room.

For what else could love be?

Hope grasps at me,

It’s sun filtering into my cave.

I cry out to the searching Light,

Give me youth, a new start, life in these old eyes.

 

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Poetry by Fernanda Wilt

There it is, lurking, the past

Comes smooth, quietly

And dump over them, as a wave

The damned nostalgia

Streets that run in parallel

But never find exit

Genre: love, life, romance, sad, nostalgia, and hope

Poetry by Fernanda Wilt

There it is, lurking, the past

Comes smooth, quietly

And dump over them, as a wave

The damned nostalgia

Streets that run in parallel

But never find exit

In the present what are they waiting for?

The world to go around

And to overturn your ways

So your patches will meet again

Spin world, the pivot, as it says a song

Spin, faster, hurry up

Pass the time, torment

And put them again in the right patch

In the past, wasted, nothing was build

And in the future, dreamed, is where they look for haven

There it is, gloomy, the past

Remembering the delayed present

Delaying the wanted future

 

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TAKE OVER ME, Poetry by CARLY ROSE

Sitting here with my racing heart, no one can hear the thoughts in my mind. Feeling confused and far away, I was crazy.

Genre: HOPE

TAKE OVER ME by  CARLY ROSE

Sitting here with my racing heart, no one can hear the thoughts in my mind. Feeling confused and far away, I was crazy.  Always feeling scared and neglected, ripped of my courage I stand rejected. All that is left is my empty heart and all these thoughts torn apart.  I feel like searching for who I am is the way to go.  I don’t know where my soul will lead me so. Somewhere out there is the place for me, I just have to try and be free. I can’t be scared I need to believe, before these thoughts take over me.

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Forgiveness Poetry Reading by Sherille Williams, Performed by Maya Wolosyzn

I never had my poem recited by someone else. I saw the website and just decided to give it a try. I’m not a winner of anything so when I actually won this opportunity I was really proud of myself. Along with the book I put this poem in, my first book THE MARKS ON MY SKIN.

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Get to know poet Sherille Williams:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

The name of my poem is called Forgiveness

2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?

I would like people to respond to this poem by understanding this feeling of forgiveness is not easy but simple.

3) How long have you been writing poetry?

I been writing poetry since I was 14. I use to play my Alicia keys music and incorporate that along with the pain I endured in my life.

4) Do you have a favorite poet?

My favorite poet is Emily Dickinson, not only for her work but how she lived her life. She secluded herald from others and I have a bad habit of doing that.

5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?

I never had my poem recited by someone else. I saw the website and just decided to give it a try. I’m not a winner of anything so when I actually won this opportunity I was really proud of myself. Along with the book I put this poem in, my first book THE MARKS ON MY SKIN.

6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?

Yes, I am a songwriter and regularly co write with other artists. I am also writing my debut novel.

I have not wire turn short stories in a long time so no I have not, if the idea was presented to me then I would not mind using my creative mind to help out.

7) What is your passion in life?

My passion in life is helping others. If I cannot help you then I feel bad so writing poetry for allows me to use the stories of people I know and use my own experience to help others. Understanding someone else’s thoughts usually seem a one sided. So with creative writing it allows me to place in different perspectives but the raw truth.
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Poetry performed by Maya Wolosyzn

Produced/Directed by Matthew Toffolo

Editor/Shot by John Johnson

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Paris – The Atrocity 13th November 2015, Poetry by Jane Gill-Wilson

Gunfire out of nowhere
Bullets ricochet,
Blood shed in the city
On another Parisian day.

Genre: RHYME… Terrorism, Life, Fear, Sadness, Real, Death, Hurt, Religion.

Paris – The Atrocity
13th November 2015
by Jane Gill-Wilson

Gunfire out of nowhere
Bullets ricochet,
Blood shed in the city
On another Parisian day.
Eyes closed in anguish
As the shocking events unfold,
There is no rhyme or reason
As evil takes control.

Armed with Kalashnikov’s
On their killing spree,
Intent on ending life
As victims start to flee.
Mayhem in the city
Bodies on the ground,
Echoing explosion
Causing carnage all around.

The unfolding horror
An onslaught of war,
Is a crime against humanity
One the world abhors.
A nation now in mourning
Struggles to comprehend,
How lives were extinguished
Brought callously to an end.

Holding hands together
United we must stand,
To eradicate the evil
Infiltrating our land.
Drastic measures needed
As time is running out,
The future of our children
Should not be left in doubt.

©Jane Gill-Wilson 2015

 

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2015, Poetry by Danny Karl Fleming

2015, by Danny Karl Fleming

The Kansas City Royals won this year.
The Warriors also won their game this time.
Chicago Blackhawks captured on the sphere.
The movie Birdman conquered summertime.

New England thwarted football, tops this day.
Musicians Grande, Swift, Adele, are stars
With Gomez, Bieber, Carey here today.
The Martian hits the screen; the planet Mars

Has water, Pluto photographed up close.
Much trouble in Paris, Ukraine, San B,
And Isis strikes. It was a year of gross
Events, but acute hope and bravery

Can bring success. It never works to make
The happenings become a bellyache.

Genre: Rhyme, Hope, Motivational

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2015, Poetry by Gloria D. Gonsalves

It was a year of everything and nothing.

A home.
Tight-knit family.
Happiness.

They came and robbed us peace.

A chaos.
Disintegrated family.
Loss.

2015, by Gloria D. Gonsalves

It was a year of everything and nothing.

A home.
Tight-knit family.
Happiness.

They came and robbed us peace.

A chaos.
Disintegrated family.
Loss.

Then I met Louis Phillipe.

Cherry finish.
Classic.
French.

He sat me down to write it all.

Memories.
Laughter.
Mostly tears.

* 2015 saw largest exodus of people fleeing from the Syrian Civil War. There were also other events which shook the global humanity. Some continue to occur (e.g. the eastern Congo as the site of the deadliest conflict since World War II and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict) and others were quickly forgotten (e.g. Nigerian girls abducted by Boko Haram, the Nepal earthquake and Germanwings plane crash).

 

Writing gives me courage to face grave realities. Prior to the end of the year, I was gifted a Louis Phillipe writing desk. It is there where I continue to find solace for my soul and spirit to have faith in the goodness of humans.

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Biography

In her spare time, Gloria D. Gonsalves is devoted to writing poetry and tales for children and adults. Her literary works aim to support humanitarian projects and inspire creativity in others, especially children. Not just a writer, Gloria is a creative promoter for writing itself: She has founded World Children’s Poetry Day (WoChiPoDa), an initiative aimed at instilling the love of poetry in young people. She is also a contributing author/poet to various online literary magazines, platforms and journals. Occasionally she writes opinion pieces for newspapers. You can find her online at http://www.auntieglo.com

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LITTLE GIRL, by Tessarra Parrish
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/08/30/little-girl-poetry-by-tessarra-parrish/

ANYONE, by Robert Valleau
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/08/03/anyone-poetry-by-robert-valleau/

SOUTH BOUND, by Ruth Andrew Garnes
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/08/03/south-bound-poetry-by-ruth-andrews-garnes/

PARK BENCH, by Omneya Osama
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/17/park-bench-poetry-by-omneya-osama/

THE TRAIN TRIP HOME, by Ben Marchant
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/16/the-train-trip-home-poetry-by-ben-marchant/

THE COLOR OF MY SKIN, by Sonya Marshall
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/16/the-color-of-my-skin-poetry-by-sonya-marshall/

BE LEAF, by The Poet Azeem
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/02/be-leaf-poetry-by-the-poet-azeem/

LOVE FINDS HOPE, by Gloria Oyewusi
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/07/02/love-finds-hope-poetry-by-gloria-oyewusi/

BRIGHTER THAN THE MOON, by Gloria Oyewusi
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/22/brighter-than-the-moon-poetry-by-gloria-oyewusi/

THE CLEANSING OF RAIN, by Joan Treppa
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/19/the-cleansing-of-rain-poetry-by-joan-treppa/

POETRY, by Gloria Oyewusi
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/16/poetry-poetry-by-gloria-oyewusi/

MY BELOVED, by Sunshant Kr. Pandey
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/26/my-beloved-poetry-by-sushant-kr-pandey/

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD, by Pyja Jurid
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/06/15/what-a-wonderful-world-poetry-by-pyja-jurid-2/

THE VISIT, by Stacey Ann Duhaney
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/23/the-visit-by-stacy-ann-duhaney/

DIAMONDS OF NEPAL, by Robyn Campbell
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/23/diamonds-of-nepal-poetry-by-robyn-campbell-2/

DEAR STRANGER, by Junaid Sallies
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/15/dear-stranger-poetry-by-junaid-sallies/

TO BE DESIRED, by Patty Mooney
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/15/to-be-desired-poetry-by-patty-mooney/

YOU SOUND SO DISTANT, by Kela Maswabi
http://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2015/05/15/you-sound-so-distant-poetry-by-kela-maswabi/

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