By Steve Gillman There was a silence in the crashing waves in the swaying trees, in the wind tearing at my jacket. I sat in the rocks with my belly full of berries, watching seagulls in the cliffs watching rainbows in the spray. There was a stillness in all this movement, in this screaming beauty, … Read more
By Steve Gillman God is but a child Playing with insects. Sometimes he hates you, Sometimes he hurts you But give him your love Because he needs it. And forgive him always; He will learn from your example. We do not value a child less Because he is not yet a man. We nurture him; … Read more
Want to know how to write poetry? The first thing you have to do is write some. It isn’t important how it turns out. Your mistakes will become your teachers. Your writing will stimulate you to greater creativity. Just start writing. So, once you start the process, how do you improve it? Try these three … Read more
By Steve Gillman The mountains show themselves against the sky And in the midst of a creation Which is seen with my eyes And heard with my ears And smelled and tasted And felt… Words fail, as they should. So there is nothing to say, There is nothing to say, Nothing to say, Nothing, But … Read more
By Steve Gillman I am the half-born clawing my way out of nothingness begging you for life Alone in the darkness You give me no eyes Alone in the silence You give me no ears I reach for your hand You recoil in horror I am your monster-child abandoned yet again I become invisible You … Read more
By Steve Gillman Do not believe in god Do not have faith SEE GOD in stars and sunlight and the face of your lover HEAR GOD in wind and waves and the music of the birds TASTE GOD in berries and beer and meals eaten with friends SMELL GOD in flowers and forests and the … Read more
By Steve Gillman Life is beautiful Life is horrible Remember Both of these truths or neither of them Check out the selection of poetry created using Deal-A-Poem too, and feel free to send us any poems created using the Deal-A-Poem technique at: [email protected] . Let us know which words started the process. We will give … Read more
By Steve Gillman How great it is to love To be in this state of gratitude It is the closest thing to faith For an atheist like I How terrifying to be loved To be as a gift to another When everything I do or say Might take their gift away To be loved by … Read more
By Steve GillmanThis poetry was written using Deal-A-Poem. The words (cards) dealt out were; deeper, attract, never, and souls, and was completed in five minutes. Why are we always attractedTo deeper and deeper holesCan we never be addictedTo the things that feed our souls Check out the selection of poetry created using Deal-A-Poem, using the “poems” link on the navigation … Read more