Halloween Wraps Fear in Innocence
A Halloween poem about the psychology of playing with terror: Halloween wraps fear in innocence, As though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat, Lest it overwhelm our common sense. Our nightmares are the founts of fancy
Souls and Selves Are Organ Tones and Tunes
A psychological poem for St. Patrick’s Day about the relationship between souls and selves: Souls and selves are organ tones and tunes. The soul is deep, unchanging, it abides. Placed in time, but not of time, it rides Above the silence, alike in graves
Family Is a Gift Few Can Afford
A poem for those struggling with their relationships with family: Family is a gift few can afford. One pays for it, however, anyway, Returning all the costs of room and board, Time, tuition, love, that one might pay. Years pass, but unclaimed memories te
Seventy-Three Suspends Her Animation
A number poem for a woman who both embraces her feminine role and at the same time dreams of one less self-sacrificing: Seventy-three suspends her animation, Eloping for a moment with a dream, Vividly devouring each sensation, Each image that means more
Lately I've Been Having Vivid Dreams
A psychological poem about the vivid dream of a mother with a brain tumor: "Lately I've been having vivid dreams," You said. "Perhaps it is the drugs, or perhaps The tumor presses hard against my brain. In any case, I've seen some lovely things, Things I
Hell Is Not a Prison, but a Room
A Happy New Year poem about the ability to escape from a self-imposed Hell. © by Nicholas Gordon Audio and Video Music: Renaissance Castle. By Doug Maxwell. Music free to use at YouTube. To see this poem on my site, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/.
Adelaide Is Gracious to a Fault
A name poem for Adelaide about an abused child who grows up with an exaggerated fear of conflict. © by Nicholas Gordon Audio and Video Music: A Kiss for Amanda. By DJ Williams. Music free to use at YouTube. Photo Credit: AI. To see this poem on my site
It Wasn't Over When You Died
A poem about how child abuse can be passed on through generations. © by Nicholas Gordon Audio and Video Music: Journeyman. By Aakash Gandhi. Music free to use at YouTube. To see this poem on my site, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/itwasn.html. For