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Poem Online is now a large community of poets and is more than willing to read and comment on your work. We have been online since 1998 with always the same motto, "Bringing poets together."

We encourage peer to peer critique.  Challenging the poet not to only write poetry, but to offer suggestions to other poets to help them improve as well. We expect poets to have a thick skin and not to take it personal if they are unhappy with a critque from another member. The goal is to get honest feedback from other poets to help each member improve as a writer. At the same time we encourage poets to critique the poem and not criticize the poet personally. Poets here are from all over the world with many different backgrounds, We encourage poets to keep an open mind when reading poetry from members that do not share the same values or cultural background.

 

 

 

Poem of the month July, 2010

Nominated and voted by the members of Poem Online.
This month was a tie vote.

Title: because he asked what i was thinking
Post by Finding June on Jul 15th, 2010 at 1:20pm


allow me to come undone, softly
in the subtle light where my eyes begin to dance
sing to me of beauty and desire
until i remember how freedom tastes
then read my heart aloud
knowing every word is painted in your colors

hold me close in hard silence
so your breath may rest against my skin
until love is the voice we hold to our lips
let my mouth ache for you
as summer begins to fold in upon itself

allow me to come undone, quietly
where there is no threat of war on my hands
or garland of thorn about my feet
wait for me here in my unraveling
so that i may kiss you and again until
i find the forgiveness to love you loudly

Title: Sweet Blossoms
Post by Heartafire on Jul 18th, 2010 at 8:18pm


With gentle hands
brush amber strands
from my face and
see me.

Kiss sweet blossoms
from my lips,
I’ve saved for you.

There’s need in these eyes,
inside the jade.

You are unsure,
Will you be sorry?
Urgently, you follow.

In shadow we linger;
I will not say no,
because today
I am weak.

 

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