Buzby

"When all the world revolves dear And all of the stars shine bright; And every cloud fills with rain, And all of the days end in night When all the seas are wet dear, And all the deserts are sand; A..."

"If all the tears I’ve cried Since the day you passed awayCould pave a path to heaven If our love could light the wayIf each heartbeat was a footstep Each memory a mileIf I could make a highway Out of ..."

"Yesterday my best friend slit her wrists. She took her own life and I never even knew she was in pain. I saw her every day, and I never knew. What does that tell you about me? She was only twenty-o..."

"The storm that whips the tranquil sea Creeps up with frightening speed On unsuspecting vessels it Unleashes watery greed On salt soaked deck, the sailors work To turn the craft about Through roar of ..."

"When I drift off to fantasy landI want you there with me,I want to share with you the magichelp you see the things I see.Come with me to rainbow’s end,where lies a pot of gold.Come take my hand, and l..."

"Just like an owl I come alive at night preferring to hunt by the moon's pale light swift and deadly when I target my prey a swoop, a kill and then up and away. I tear at warm flesh, then savour hot bl..."

"Lured nightly into dreams where private demons lurk; sleep, becomes a thing of fear. Each corner turned brings new and violent repulsion. Grotesque faces parody daylight friends, whose hollow words..."

"The recipe sounded easy, told me just what I had to doI know this may sound cliché, but I got in such a stew!Peeling spuds was fine, I do that every dayBut then it said, ‘blanch onions’ - Blanch them ..."

"She was thrust, unknowingly into a world of anger. Pushed from her haven, into a place filled with raw emotion. Sensory overload was inevitable and he sat back, eager to observe. He watched with gl..."

"HALLOWEENTo make a spell on Halloween.Take blood of mouse and monkey spleenWing of bat and leg of mothHubble bubble boil and frothGrab three toads and in they goEeny Meeny Miny MoThe night that falls ..."

"A Man’s World?Wolf whistles have become harassment - we mustn’t do them any moreAnd we get called chauvinistic, just for opening a door!We must become more ‘sensitive’, get to know our ‘feminine side’..."

"Betrayal!Every word is laden with a lieAnd betrayal like thick honey drips off each sugar coated promise.Falsity and untruths taint each kiss,broken dreams lie like discarded clothesand every room sme..."

"I will be your canvass paint a masterpiece on me, a vision of fulfilment that only you can see. Let your brush-stroke fingers stain my skin with coloured grace, roses on my naked flesh with petals on..."

"Strung across the door-frame, arebeaded threads of morning dewthat glint in the rising sun.On fibres that seem too frailto support – the spider sitsquietly awaiting her prey.Hunkered in her sticky tra..."

"WARNING - This is quite a long poem and I suppose it is really for children, but I hope those that have the inclination and the patience to read it, will enjoy the story. THE DRAGON’S REIGN One day..."

"Carved of sand and set in stoneCaressed by time so dearThese rocky cliffs I walk aloneThough I may wander far from homeThis place I do not fearCarved of sand and set in stoneThough rain may come and w..."

"Little goldfish spend their lives Just swimming round and round They never stop to say hello They never make a sound With their golden heads and tails And their swishy golden fins All that goldfish s..."

"The evening’s tranquillity ended abruptly as the cat came into view. Everyone shouted and clapped, Alison threw her fork and at last, the cat was chased off. Next began the pantomime dash around th..."

"When the sun and the moon start sharing the sky When you leave with hello and arrive with goodbye When it’s dark in the day and the New Year’s in May That’s when the elephants fly If I became you and..."

"Rose petal lips, sweetly moistened with dew of desire close softly around probing fingers. Hot tongue greeted by sweet rose buds of pointed pleasure. Hands trace the outline of soft flesh as a murmur ..."

"Seems like there’s nothing left for me somehow And there is no solution I can find The only thing that’s left to do right now Is finally to have some piece of mind So pass another bottle down to me A..."

"Sometime after midnight, I can hear you summon me Arising from my bed, I know just where you’ll be I see you in the shadows, dressed in black from head to toe Anywhere you try to take me, you know I’l..."

"The gauntlet had been thrown The challenge had been set And with a fair amount of vigour The contest had been met From a dozen different pens The artistic steam it rose From keyboards, pencils, lapto..."

"When I was only eight years old, I went to London zoo A really fun day out, so much to see and do I loved to see the animals, the monkeys made me laugh I marvelled at the elephants, the rhinos and gir..."

"Umpteen bottles of Budweiser eagerly consumed, blotted out some details leaving others unscathed. So that particulars - like the colour of his eyes - were gone by morning, while others - like t..."

"With your heart so full of love Shining bright for all to see Yet so sad and all alone It’s a crying shame to me Why has no one come along To help share your life with you? When it’s obvious to me T..."

"Dear Sir, I thought it would be appropriate, to send a little note To tell you that I’m sorry for the nasty things I wrote The detentions that you gave me I know that I deserve After all, I did the ..."

"Brown and gold and russet red the green leaves gone, the summer’s fled. Autumn gently sidles up drops the fruit from summer’s cup. As autumn’s winds begin to blow summer’s flowers cease to grow. Squir..."

"The label read; “Take two tablets with water, repeat at four hour intervals up to eight tablets a day. For headache, neuralgia, period pains and to relieve the symptoms of cold and flu” No mention of..."

"I once knew a little green monster, who was living just west of Peru,a monster with six legs and four eyes, three of them brown and one blue.Each night that little green monster, would sing ‘neath the..."

"On flightless wings you soar above me. Freedom from the life that has consumed and constrained you for so long my friend. I send a prayer for your journey through winds and rains of despair, and kno..."

"Prophesy I shall lie low, and out of sight In a prophesy of demise With strong rope tied around my wrists And a blindfold over my eyes I shall lie encased in ice In a cold store on my own With sile..."

"Excusing herself with a fake laundry errand, she stops behind the door. When she hears him speak, she lifts the kitchen extension gently from its holder. One hand cups the mouthpiece and she listens..."

"THE CHAPEL OF LOVE There is a church deep in the woods, and though I never went before something guided me there last week, I was amazed by what I saw. A sign hung on the wooden gate; ‘Welcome to th..."

"IntricatelyLaced patternOf faultless stitchViewed in perfect settingEver present in my dreamsYour perfect splendour stole my breathOh! how I admired your delicate harmonyUltimate beauty, sought by man..."

"All we ever wanted was a baby of our own,to make our life complete, to make our house a home.Finally it happened - in my womb you grewand we counted down the minutes to the date that you were due.We w..."

"Love In The AfternoonRemember the day I phoned, and asked if you would meet meand soon after we were kissing, beneath an old Oak tree.That afternoon was hot, with justa gentle summer breeze,and a soot..."

"When I was a childlanguage fascinated me,even more than crayonsor crepe paper.I wrote rhymesabout kings and queenswith fairies, frogs and dragons.Later, I wrote about heartbreak, unrequited love and t..."

"Deserted by his family, he is lost and all alone He roams the city’s dirty streets, no place left to call home His coat once black and shiny, is now dull and full of knots How good it felt to be brush..."

"When you hear me call your name, you’re compelled to see it through Even though you’re terrified, it’s what you have to do. When you see me standing, so cold and pale and white You want to turn and r..."

"Softly tanned skin covers graceful neck that slopes with ease to naked shoulder. Black rose tattooed upon beautifully toned arm, glorious in its feminine strength. Small white scar tra..."

"Blade Beads of red glisten in the wake of cold steel that scratches and slices through naked flesh. Murmurs of pleasure, edged with pain, escape the makeshift gag. Hands writhe against their tet..."

"THE FROGGY QUEEN I believe it was the month of May When King Of Frogs was heard to say, “I’ve been so lonely all my life, The time has come to find a wife.” He called his footman to his side And bid ..."

"That which is most passionate mere words cannot express. That which is most treasured cannot be captured in a sentence. That which is true emotion will not be made literate by simile, nor fit neatly i..."

"Today I took stock of my life realised that I have grieved too long. Today I wore something other than black - It felt good Today I did not weep for you, I heard my favourite record laughed at the G..."

"FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE COLTS (PART ONE) It’s Friday night at the Colts again, the same old crowd is here Smoking lots of cigarettes, and drinking lots of beer Matt stands at the fruit machine, clad in l..."

"It was Christmas time in Soho (and of course not only there) and by a doorway to a sex-shop was a sign; ‘Green Pubic Hair. A one off Christmas offer for sale inside the store; Hurry, get yours now we ..."

"Her life was going nowhere, she was clinging to a ledge So she drew the match from out the box, and struck it on the edge She clutched it in her fingers, mesmerised by tiny light She felt its orange h..."

"In springtime when I looked I saw A baby crawling on the floor In summertime a teenage girl Who thought that she could change the world Autumn’s image showed to me A woman of maturity Then winter came..."

"I picked a single daisy from the earth And gently pulled each petal from the head To find out just how much your love was worth With every petal pulled these words I said; He loves me he loves me not..."

"(In answer to SweetSadness 86's challenge "write me a haiku or a haiku set about your least favorite subject from school") Oh Geography What can I say? I find you A waste of my time As for hist..."

"Twisting turmoil takes its toll Suppressing senses stake your soul Cerebral cells by chance collide Hounds of hell howl and hide While wizened witches wave their wands Laughing loonies look too long ..."

"THE SILENT CLASS There is a school near here where the children make no noise if you walked past the window you’d see silent girls and boys The lack of talk in classrooms Might make you stop and loo..."

"The fire glows throughout the night hot streaks of orange gold and rose, a magical, majestic sight. The fire glows throughout the night sparks ride up on the wind that blows towards the..."

"WEEPING WILLOW TREE I remember the happy days we would meet ‘neath the willow tree, it seemed nothing else mattered then the whole world was just you and me. We’d spend hours walking hand in hand, st..."

"AUTUMN’S ASSAULT They started falling early September Drops of colour landing on the lawn Nature’s dead skin dropping in my garden In October it began to rain The ground beneath our feet became swam..."

"In the graveyard something stirred Through the darkness of the night Unearthly sounds are heard Like a thousand bats in flight Through the darkness of the night Sounds that cause your pulse to r..."

"BAD TASTE TETRACTYS I will wear blue lycra leggings for you bear in mind that I do not do this lightly but I said I will wear the blue lycra leggings for you, just once, for your birthday"Tetractys i..."

"When we still had feet and inches And pounds to weigh our meat I was always fascinated by the butcher down our street He wore a stripy apron and his belly was quite big; and displayed in his shop win..."

"Remember me when I am here no more The gap between us miles that can’t be crossed; When you feel love to you forever lost And when your heart is sinking to the floor, Remember me when riches all seem ..."