We never had a story, Just moments that almost shaped one. There was doubt in your steps, And uncertainty in mine. We kept meeting in between, Where words were said, But actions were never done, And I couldn't make myself believe you were the one. It hurt me more than you'll ever know, To leave wh...Read more
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CONTEST ALERT! ⚠️ Pick two words from the following: throat forgive ruin art chaos With the words you've picked, Use it to write a poem in only 10 lines. Remember, brevity is what we are looking out for. The winning poem will get a feature on our official Penaiku Instagram page. Wait! The ...Read more
How can I ever erase the paintings you’ve created in my heart — with your words, your eyes, your smile and with your touch!?!💔 -RagNandh✍🏻🤍...Read more
ever met someone as handsome as me? someone as refined as me? someone who mirrors perfection so effortlessly it almost feels like art? someone who’ll hold your hand like you mean the world and you do— in fleeting, passing ways, like a sunset I admire before turning back to my own reflection becaus...Read more
Greetings family 🫠 We wanna introduce you to a new poetic form today. It's called the Tanka. So what is Tanka poetry? Tanka is a 13-century-old form of Japanese poetry, translating to "short song," consisting of five lines with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. Unlike the shorter haiku, tanka off...Read more
The echo lingers, a phantom sound, Where laughter bloomed, and love was found. A vacant chair, a silent space, The heavy shroud of their embrace, Now gone. The world keeps spinning, swift and bold, Unheeding stories left untold. The sun still rises, stars still gleam, While shattered fragments of a...Read more
I have wandered through nights that seemed endless, even when dawn arrived, carrying a burden in my heart as if it had taken up permanent residence—like the darkness recognized me better than I recognized myself. I have been the quiet that follows bad news, the trembling hands that go unnoticed, th...Read more
Take a cup of dawn — splash! ☀️ (gathered gently, still a little sleepy, but warm-warm) Add two spoonfuls of dreams — fluff fluff and a pinch of la-la-laaa 🎶 Stir round and round — swirl swirl with a teaspoon of light wind — whooosh! Pour a drop of laughter — ah-ah! hehe! and a tight hug — squee...Read more
Take two cups of elderberry dust, pour into a mixing bowl; whisk with melted love, until creamed pink. Set it aside for the topping. Catch a shooting star, place it into a mixing bowl; be sure to let the light remain it removes all old stains. Sprinkle bits of inspiration, add strings of dedicat...Read more
A glass of natural Spring that feels like Summer to be drank in Winter; a gift from the old gods of the mountains, when we were whole and pure, traveling by foot along the breadth of everything. Incredients: - St. Augustine Water - Fresh tobacco - Juniper berries - Rose petals - Fresh ginger ...Read more
Point blank. It's fact that you are the only constant canvas my subconscious gets oblivious to. If heaven is slowly cradling thickness. In dreams you the high I wanna be obliged to. Only queen I would subjected fully knowing willing or non willing doesn't exist when it simply comes to you. Running i...Read more
A heartbeat in my chest—constant, persistent, genuine. It whispers: remain. Even when the night casts its shadows over your identity, even when uncertainty weighs heavily on your back as if it has taken up residence there— you remain. This beat isn’t loud. It doesn’t scream over the turmoil. It ...Read more
And... We are back!!! Let's learn about recipe poems today 😳 What are Recipe poems? —Recipe poems are a creative, instructional form of poetry that utilize the structure of a cooking recipe—title, ingredients, preparation methods, and serving instructions—to describe abstract concepts, emotions,...Read more