Poetry: Captivity Within

(Listen to this poem, “Captivity Within” on Ariana’s podcast, “Spoken Word Poetry Podcast” by clicking on this link —->    https://anchor.fm/ariana-r-cherry/episodes/Spoken-Word-Poetry-Captivity-Within-eacao5 Follow along by reading the poem below….  ________________________________________________________________ Captivity Within Caged with the tedious thoughts that inhabit thy mind, I search for silence within. But then, there’s the demanding trolls, who live deep inside,

Poetry: Contemplating Life

  C   CONTEMPLATING LIFE ****************** Contemplating life and its abundant circle… Watching the ole’ clock tick into the late wee hours as it sneaks past midnight. So much wonder on the curious mind, analyzing this such life and all there is to find. Such a vast universe of never-ending space, yet so many –

Inspirational Poetry: Sing the Song

Sing the Song ********************** There’s a burning passion deep inside my soul, A part of my life that I’ve been fighting for… A power from within, Even through the difficult struggles, My soul’s song flowed through my veins… In fact, the passion beats so hard At my heart, that the desire I have… It hurts.

Poetry : “A Soul’s Fight for Innocence”

  A Soul’s Fight for Innocence ————————————- Looking backwards in passing time, Beyond a few decades or so… Perhaps, a child’s lifetime ago… A bright-eyed soul, innocent and carefree, Walked among the Earth’s lands, Unknown to the troubles of a world, That could be…. A soul with big dreams… A soul with overflowing hope… And

Inspirational Poetry: “Forgetting That I Am Human”

Forgetting That I Am Human *********************************** The cool beckoning wind brushes against my face As it curtsies a hello, whispering in my ear…   …Inside my soul dances As it leaps, trying to fly… Forgetting that I am yet, Just a human, with my feet firmly grounded to this dusty earth…   …High above, the

Dark Poetry: “Uninvited”

Uninvited   Something mysterious… almost haunting lingers within…   Heavy atmosphere, and unknown energies dance around her soul’s outer-edges…   A force, tugs at her aching heart through each sunrise and follows after the late afternoon sunset, and then again, as the moon rises to the night sky to join the band of astrological constellations

Poetry: Light Overcomes

LIGHT OVERCOMES Bleak black darkness… is said to be the absence of that precious light… yet… it is also the absence of so much more – Love. Joy. Warmth. Even our own faith. The light within is part of our eternal soul, in which we love, and experience warmth and joy… Faith is the light,

Poetry: A River Gone Dry

  A River Gone Dry A crumbling river of red and broken stones found itself flowing through the cracks of an aching heart… A hurting soul of human pain that painted itself upon a heavy chest..… Bits of escaping light attempted to sparkle through the brick wall that seemed to suddenly cement itself, creating a

Dark Poetry: The Valley of Death & Dry Bones

  The Valley of Death and Dry Bones …once I trudged through that valley of death… I forsaw the malevolent evil as it reveald itself behind a dark foreboding curtain… Fear, it smiled wickedly, a mortal character it was, cackeling loudly, Frightening my innocent spirit and twisting my darkened soul as the child inside hungered

Poetry: Innocence Prevailed

Innocence Prevailed Upon entering a new innocent world, A bright blinding light shone for all to see- Laughs echoing aloud, tears running down cheeks, flowing free. Innocence prevailed… Unknown to a darkness that awaited thee. A light flickered, blowing its fuse. Darkness folding over, covering all the stars… A dull moon turned dim… Someone closed