Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Flies Flies Flies*

. Flies Flies Flies*Close the door lest the flies come in.“Nay, ” said the good-wife who wasn’t thin,“They’re buzzin’ all over the ceilin’ and..

© Adeline Foster

Aphasia

~ AphasiaWhat was that word that began it all?What enchanting words could we recall?Were they bold, or were they shy?Did you speak first, or was it..

© Adeline Foster

I Saw O’er-Mist

I Saw O’er-MistI saw o’er-mist a baby’s eyeThe unformed tear that adults cryWhen overflowing heart with tuneAnd words have made some secret meld.What..

© Adeline Foster

~rain

~ RainIt's raining on the rooftop;I can hear each tiny footsteps,All pattering aboutLike a thousand little creaturesAt a race track bout.I can hear..

© Adeline Foster

Thoughts*

~ Thoughts *Words are to me fond presentsI've been left across the years,For hope and faith have never changed,And death and pain and tears.She would..

© Adeline Foster

If Only

. IF ONLYOh, that I could speak my heartAnd say the things I feelAt the moment when they’re called for,When I know the need is real,But somehow I am..

© Adeline Foster

Mother's Chair

Eleven. Nay, ‘twas nine who lived,For two were swept away from careBefore their childish feet could leadThem to the comfort of that chair.‘Twas in a..

© Adeline Foster

I Have Delighted

I Have DelightedThere is no real pleasure in principles lost;There is no real pleasure in sin.If I believe that One looks downAnd sees my every..

© Adeline Foster

Mirror Mirror

Mirror, Mirror on the wall,Will I ever be as tallAs my mom and dad today-Or will I always be this way?When I wish so much to growAnd know the things..

© Adeline Foster

~reparations *

~ Reparations *There is a lovely word called reparation-Lovely, but lonely for few have heardOr ever used this lovely word.So its value is lost on a..

© Adeline Foster

~to Glenda

~ To GlendaYou are my darling,My gift from above.You are my angel,My message of love.And I'll always be thankfulTo God up on high,That He has..

© Adeline Foster

The Note

What is this note laid under the lampWritten in a childish scrawl?It annoys me when I think of that scampAnd look at the empty hall.Molly has gone..

© Adeline Foster

To Be Completely Known And All Forgiven

~ To Be Completely Known And All ForgivenWhat lavish gifts you do bestow;With pride my eyes are all aswim.These tokens say you love me so;Beside that..

© Adeline Foster

~sympathetic Pain

~ Sympathetic PainIf we had never felt a painHow could we empathize?Would we not be less human,Lose some qualities divine,If every day were..

© Adeline Foster

A Poem Is A Lovely Room

A Poem Is a Lovely RoomA poem is a lovely roomWhere thoughts can go to rest,A place to be revisitedBy those who use it best,A door to open up the..

© Adeline Foster

Eternal Grief

Eternal GriefIf grief should be completeFor one you once held dear,Who turned a back and did you harmAnd caused a numbing tear;No more repent that..

© Adeline Foster

~night Creeps

~ Night CreepsNight creeps around my feet;The cares of day abate.The chores that have been left undoneFor another day can wait.The burdens of a..

© Adeline Foster

How Long Is Forever

How Long Is ForeverNo limit on our time is setWhen youth is in full swayBut to a heart steeped in regretForever is a day

© Adeline Foster

. I Walk In The Sunshine

I Walk In The SunshineI Walk In The SunshineYou live in the nightYou're not where I'm goingMy future is brightI'll live in the sunshineI've chosen..

© Adeline Foster

Moment Of Life

Should I be carried on wings of the DawnTo remote depth of the Sea,There You would find me and keep me from harmYour Hand would take hold of..

© Adeline Foster

.the Hero Within

.The Hero WithinLimit yourself to the easyand the difficult you'll never try.Easys need live on the fringe of the worldgrubbing for nickels and..

© Adeline Foster

Nam's Unmourned

They suffer most whose memoryCannot let pain die,Who in the night their miseryBecomes an endless cry,Whose sheer desire to kill the painCreates each..

© Adeline Foster

~love's Diamond

~ Love's DiamondIn me cried a silent need;I knew not what it was.All around I heard men pleadAnd croon the need of love.'What is this precious gem, '..

© Adeline Foster

~wide Open Spaces

~ Wide Open SpacesThere is a land where mountain peaksReach snowcapped arms on high;Give me wide open spaces of this world.There is a land where..

© Adeline Foster

Night Shift

Here it is, it’s two o’clock;I haven’t gone to bedBecause a jingle of a rhymeWas jingling in my head.It jingled long. It jingled short,Until all..

© Adeline Foster