This is some odd, but beautiful street poetry that I saw this morning. Source: purplejavatroll's photos on Flickr

(Horatian Ode in Iambic Pentameter with ababcdecde Rhyme Scheme)

The tranquillity of valley hills,
Allows the mind to wander like the clouds,
Above the tree tops with their...

That tree rose upward in a simple way towards the cloudless sky, and everything around it seemed to be listening the gentle rustling of the air that swayed its thick leaves of different greens. ...

I called the rain with all my heart, wanting to feel its clean water on my face washing away the heat and sweat that the weightiness of the afternoon insisted on leaving. I begged it to wrop me in...

Behind the windows the trees sway calmly, like seaweeds under a sleeping sea, and the greenness there of going to and fro calms me down and gives me hope. Their large leaves fan the air and their...

Tupac Poem by Lamar Antwon Robinson & TIRTG - Family Tree
(Original from album)

As a father, the messsage in Stand up for kids was especially poignant. I could never imagine my son on the street or facing the difficulties some kids face. I am proud to support Stand Up for...

Visual poetry brings to life Maine's devastating ice storm in 1998. Residents often recall when their beloved woods seem to scream in pain as weighted limbs cracked and fell all around them....

The Rhythm of Picking Sides
by MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)

Circles of energy, electric anger in love…
The falling sky, ominous and foreboding presses gravity upon
...