Lynn Stillman: Poems

52 · 11h

Music

Lynn Stillman 11h

Music

Music is the cure
For whatever may ail you
Rhythm in pill form

52 · Jun 21

Walls

Lynn Stillman Jun 21

Walls

Need to free myself
To break through these walls I've built
Time has thickened them.

52 · Jun 17

Now You Think Of Me

Lynn Stillman Jun 17

Now You Think Of Me

Think about someone
That you're like a stranger to
Then you've thought of me

52 · Jun 23

Left Out

Lynn Stillman Jun 23

Left Out

I know the feeling
of being left out in life.
Stinging sensation

52 · 7d

Pride

Lynn Stillman 7d

Pride

Lion says to elk,
"You've lived through another day".
Elk says to lion ,
"You're not who you used to be,
cuz your pride gets in the way".

52 · Jun 18

The Morning

Lynn Stillman Jun 18

The Morning

Before my coffee
Poured juice on my cereal
Newspaper blurry.

51 · Jun 22

Go Away

Lynn Stillman Jun 22

Go Away

You never loved me
The words l so longed to hear
You said them in jest
Now you say you've someone new
Go your way with you know who.

51 · 5d

Dating

Lynn Stillman 5d

Dating

Online dating sites
Great for finding long term love
If not, sleep around

51 · Jun 24

Angel

Lynn Stillman Jun 24

Angel

Your names in the clouds
Written there by an angel
Hoped she'd get her wings.

51 · Jun 19

Life's Dance

Lynn Stillman Jun 19

Life's Dance

I'm not in the mix
Life creates its own rhythm
I'm not a dancer.

50 · Jun 21

Crayons From The Past

Lynn Stillman Jun 21

Crayons From The Past

Crayon in my hand
Masterworks I did color
Stayed inside the lines.

50 · Jun 23

Flame

Lynn Stillman Jun 23

Flame

What would happen if
Our eternal flame went out
Would you know me then?

50 · 5d

A Limerick

Lynn Stillman 5d

A Limerick

There once was a man from Greece
Whose flock of sheep he did fleece
The wool he sold
The sheep were cold
Their sweaters knitted by his niece

50 · 7d

People

Lynn Stillman 7d

People

People amaze me
Too many loaded questions
Pointed at my head

50 · 3d

Wisdom

Lynn Stillman 3d

Wisdom

Wisdom comes in blurbs
One minute I'm spitting facts
The next I'm dry mouthed.

50 · Jun 15

Love Ends

Lynn Stillman Jun 15

Love Ends

How then , does love end
When like acid their words burn ,
right through to your soul.

49 · Jun 22

Old Questions (Tanka)

Lynn Stillman Jun 22

Old Questions (Tanka)

Why is the sky blue?
Why not, gods into pastels
If you're wondering
why the chicken crossed the road
Ask Col. Sanders fry cook.

49 · Jun 22

Answers (Tanka)

Lynn Stillman Jun 22

Answers (Tanka)

That's just how it goes
Sorry it's not in the cards
Can't fight city hall
My resolve even greater
After getting these answers.

49 · 1d

Wishes

Lynn Stillman 1d

Wishes

May your dreams come true
and bring great prosperity
And not love in vain
May love be your charity.

48 · Jun 19

People

Lynn Stillman Jun 19

People

People walk through life
Never smiling or laughing
Living in their past.

48 · Jun 18

Reconcile

Lynn Stillman Jun 18

Reconcile

We can't reconcile
You've put distance between us
Miles I cannot walk.

48 · Jun 23

Can't Handle Change

Lynn Stillman Jun 23

Can't Handle Change

Too many hours spent
Fretting over seasons past
Change, the offender

48 · Jun 23

Beauty

Lynn Stillman Jun 23

Beauty

Beauty walks away
It really enjoyed its stay
Face now a new day.

48 · Jun 23

911

Lynn Stillman Jun 23

911

A 911 call
Victim is so blue
Bleeding from the heart
Died while enroute to reconciliation
Buried in a deep and painful longing

48 · Jun 20

The Future

Lynn Stillman Jun 20

The Future

Lonely days and nights
Lead to barren months and years
To a future, bleak

48 · Jun 21

Life

Lynn Stillman Jun 21

Life

My life just moved here
Fulfillment lives down the street
Around the corner,
misgivings are packing up
Evicted by certainty

48 · 3d

Dreams

Lynn Stillman 3d

Dreams

On dark days like these
When dreams seem out of your reach
Stretch a little more.

48 · Jun 24

The Rain

Lynn Stillman Jun 24

The Rain

There's nowhere to hide
When dark clouds are threatening
Can't rain proof your heart.

47 · Jun 21

Untitled

Lynn Stillman Jun 21

Untitled

47 · Jun 23

Walls

Lynn Stillman Jun 23

Walls

Does anyone else
Build walls to keep the world out
Or is it just me

47 · Jun 20

Lion

Lynn Stillman Jun 20

Lion

Lion asked his pride
Why he has to watch the cubs
"I'm not sure their mine"!

47 · Jun 18

Freedom

Lynn Stillman Jun 18

Freedom

Thinking for yourself
Straying from the status quo
Free in thought and mind

47 · 2d

Trust

Lynn Stillman 2d

Trust

Friends break your heart's door
Do you prop the door open?
Or just leave It be.

46 · Jun 21

Lives

Lynn Stillman Jun 21

Lives

How do you juggle
Living two different lives
I can't deal with one.

46 · Jun 21

Dreams

Lynn Stillman Jun 21

Dreams

What do dreams live in
Cinderella's Prince Charming
Snow White's wake up kiss.

46 · 6d

Since

Lynn Stillman 6d

Since

Since you've loved me
Mourning Dove has left my sill.
The Lark takes his place.

46 · 3d

Radio

Lynn Stillman 3d

Radio

On the radio
A too friendly voice tells me,
I need hearing aids

46 · Jun 18

Lies

Lynn Stillman Jun 18

Lies

If I were to lie
I'd say alls right with the world
I feel right as rain.

46 · 7d

Positive

Lynn Stillman 7d

Positive

I woke up today
Feeling very positive
Don't think I'm okay.

45 · Jun 21

Animals

Lynn Stillman Jun 21

Animals

Hyena says to a Lion,
"Your ego is way too much",
Lion says,"nah, it's my pride".

45 · Jun 20

Sweet Dreams

Lynn Stillman Jun 20

Sweet Dreams

Fear not little one
Everything in the darkness
Is found in the light

45 · 1d

Caring For You

Lynn Stillman 1d

Caring For You

Fall into a trap
When I say for you I care
You say that I don't
It goes on and on from there
Maybe you're right. I don't care.

45 · Jun 19

Priceless

Lynn Stillman Jun 19

Priceless

Love, a priceless ring
A diamond or emerald
In a classic setting

45 · Jun 22

Don't Want To Know

Lynn Stillman Jun 22

Don't Want To Know

I don't want to know
why love lets you paint the town
but won't take you home

45 · 4d

Demise

Lynn Stillman 4d

Demise

Politely I ask,
if I may please be excused,
from my own demise.

44 · 5d

Disqualified

Lynn Stillman 5d

Disqualified

In a tug of war,
between confidence and doubt
Both disqualified.

44 · Jun 17

Sanity

Lynn Stillman Jun 17

Sanity

Sanity is tricky
Just when things are looking up
Your mind stumbles down.

44 · Jun 20

Growing Young

Lynn Stillman Jun 20

Growing Young

A child lives within
It needs proper nourishment
to turn back the time

44 · Jun 20

Strangers

Lynn Stillman Jun 20

Strangers

You've become distant
A stranger I barely know
I'll still be around

44 · 2d

Wars

Lynn Stillman 2d

Wars

I'd bet anything
If our leaders had to fight
Wars would not exist.