Poetry: Let’s Talk # 35

Published By C. Rich On Tuesday, October 18th 2011. Under Featured, Poetry

Lost in a blizzard of justified sorrow Caught in a whirlwind of pressure The sand falls through the hourglass tomorrow Your emotions in a fit of tether Your actions have brought on you a price Of the pain you must now bare The things you did that were not right Your conscience stands at attention aware You do ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 34

Published By C. Rich On Friday, April 23rd 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

I closed my eyes for just a moment in time I drifted off inside my own sabbatical As my eyes slowly opened to the bind Everything seemed so different and radical My country changed in an instant All the patriots were slaughtered The Dream was now a nightmare The men who died for it martyred As if all ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 33

Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, April 14th 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

It is a long walk back to Eden Yet each step we slip farther and farther As we slaughter our saints at the hands of heathens It is our destiny we forever murder It is a long walk back to Eden As I gaze upon the hazy horizon The footprints of God seem to fade The fog ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 32

Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, April 7th 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

The sun has risen to yet another day The world pays no attention Oscillating between war and peace The sun has risen to yet another day Juxtaposing right and wrong As if they were twins from the same beast The auspicious dreams of the dead Find its way through infinitesimal pride The innocent that was lead through the ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 31

Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, March 31st 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

Welcome to the end of the world Tonight is the last night At the birth of tomorrow's dawn Death will come with mornings light Welcome to the end of the world We are standing on the edge of destiny's cliff Staring into the abyss of the death of our dreams Our future cold and stiff In the darkness ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 30

Published By C. Rich On Friday, March 26th 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

There are so many ways to leave this world On any God given day Can get caught in death's swirls Simply swept away Can't waste time with such thoughts Got better things to do Death and distant can't be fought Take a sip from the witches brew Ebola Zaire runs through the veins Crash and bleed out Marburg will leave ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 29

Published By C. Rich On Thursday, March 18th 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

Like finding a needle in a hay stack Just picking the perfect fruit from the tree The everlasting dream That means so much to thee The road seems to have no end So many beautiful flowers Maybe its around the bend Strong through life showers Finally a glimmer of hope Found under your nose Feels like the end of the ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 28

Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, March 10th 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

Gave it all, did nothing Wasted moments in time Tried hard, gave up Wasted efforts, your crime Standing puddle of tears Feeling sorry for yourself Scared of life and your fears Never asking for help Child of God you forget We're all here for a reason Insincerity you let Your life has no meaning All these things are wrong Lost in a forest ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 27

Published By C. Rich On Thursday, March 4th 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

Living among the prominent inhabitants Remembering distinctly hereafter A bewildering extensive irritation Acknowledging the calculated factor Distracted by the distinguishable elements The elaborate climatic provisions Redeployed sense of impulsiveness Immersed in a storm of depictions An evasion of acclaimed marvels Embedded contribution of taste The reflection of extended existence Your exquisite acquaintance a waste Evidently lost for a moment Discouraged by your meaningless ... Read More

Poetry: Let’s Talk # 26

Published By C. Rich On Friday, February 26th 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

The fear of taking a chance Might put you over the ledge If you stop for a moment and glance You'll never overcome the wedge The fear of doing nothing at all Will eat you up inside Always worrying if you'll fall Always missing the ride The fear of things you want to do Might stop you in your ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 26

Published By C. Rich On Friday, February 26th 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

The fear of taking a chance Might put you over the ledge If you stop for a moment and glance You'll never overcome the wedge The fear of doing nothing at all Will eat you up inside Always worrying if you'll fall Always missing the ride The fear of things you want to do Might stop you in your ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 25

Published By C. Rich On Friday, February 19th 2010. Under Featured, Poetry

I've been asleep Can't seem to keep The thoughts from my past I tried to wake It's much too late The present goes by so fast It seems so wise Simply hypnotize The people in its path Can see through me Can you feel the sea The currents of my wrath It's all too grand A lost land A play without an act Or is ... Read More

Poetry: Let’s Talk # 23

Published By C. Rich On Thursday, February 11th 2010. Under Poetry

When a man has lost it all Staring into the abyss When there is nothing staring back at him When there is nothing left to miss This is where he finds his character This is where he finds himself Defining his very soul Takes his manhood off the shelf Either rise to the occasion Or stand and burn out Time ... Read More

Poetry: Let’s Talk # 24

Published By C. Rich On Thursday, February 4th 2010. Under Poetry

Hey politician Can see your crimes Conman with no stand A ocean full of lies Congressman with no direction Senator from Hell Trying each day to buy affection There is nothing you won't sell Preying on the masses Looking for your vote It's you who needs glasses To find your very soul What comes around goes around Or so they say Don't believe in ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 22

Published By C. Rich On Friday, January 29th 2010. Under Poetry

Awakened to the surge of reality A yearning for information Hear the echoes in the galley Your mind has been on vacation Undeniable burning source A rage and fire to learn Caught in a storm, stay the course Stick to the goal, strong and firm A undying passion to know it all Learning the simplest of things Knowledge of all ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 21

Published By C. Rich On Friday, January 22nd 2010. Under Poetry

Driven from a force within Stumbling through life with just one kin He's a man in a bottle Lost all that was ever real Kindred souls that never heals He's a man in a bottle Vague resemblance of who he'll be Loss of dignity is his fee He's a man in a bottle Drunk from the minute he wakes ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 20

Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, January 13th 2010. Under Poetry

Falling star of chance Blazing through the sky The lioness makes her stance I see the resolve in her eye Her heart a victim of the wind Carrying her dreams on the wings of despair The world stops and turns, records its unforgiving stare Retreating to her shell She slowly fades to black A self imposed Hell Slipping through the ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 19

Published By C. Rich On Thursday, January 7th 2010. Under Poetry

The Garden of my life Had so many weeds Now that I've pulled them There is so much to see The Garden of my past Was very much unattended The overgrowth grew fast A gardener I pretended The garden of my future Will be full of beautiful flowers The sight will be quite a picture Standing strong through life's showers I can ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 18

Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, December 16th 2009. Under Poetry

Is there anything at all more beautiful than a woman The shape of her curves, the smell of her hair Is there anything at all more more enchanting than a lady The sweetness of a look, the enslavement of her stare Is there anything more exciting than the touch of a woman The feel of ... Read More

Poetry: Let's Talk # 17

Published By C. Rich On Wednesday, December 9th 2009. Under Poetry

The smoke blinds The flames rise Yet I'm no closer to my goal The pain gets worse My sanity bursts Yet I'm left to roam I reach for something I come up with nothing Still drifting far away I seem to be lost Numb from Hell's frost No one hears me pray I can't remember A lost letter Somewhere written in stone Looking for direction Who's ... Read More