RUTH'S HOUSE OF POETRY

Poetic Seed

What is a poem
except a few words
strung together and
flung to the
four winds?
A bit of verbiage
scattered
here and there.
Some I read
have no meaning;
others do.
And some
take root.

~© 1993 Ruth Gillis ~

Poem Titles

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The Rooms of Nostalgia

The Rooms of Love and Romance

The Rooms of Laughter

The Rooms of Grief and Pain

The Variety Rooms

A Dreamer's Paradise (Sonnet) The Legend Of Mary Cass (Ballad) The Winner
A Poet's Candle (Sestina) Letting Go (Pantoum) What A Little Bird Teaches
A Poet's God-Given Talent Little Johnny Gets A Chance (Parody) Winter Sunset
A Poet's Prayer My Dog (Sonnet) The Wreck On Highway 109
A Sonnet For The Journey Of Life (Petrarchan Sonnet) My House The Picture Gallery Hook, Line And Sinker
Back To School Ode To The American Flag The Splendid Love (Rhyme Royal)
The Call The Old Man And The Smiling Boy The Last Voyage (Sonnet)
Don't Wait Peaceful Island Train Up A Child (Glosa)
Dreams Are The Stuff Of Life (Petrarchan Sonnet) Perfect Timing I Hurt Someone Today
Forgive Procrastination To Accomplish A Dream (Sonnet)
Grandmama's Boy Sisters Of The Heart He Took Courage By The Hand
Time Out Love Me Now (Villanelle) A Poet's Paradise
Ode To The Human Race (Terza Rima) Craters Bees (Parody)
The Children Know To Read A Book The Trick Of Time
Ragamuffin Summertime Residence Imagination
Down With Winter (Dizain) Rain At Night A Cat Will Prowl
Transfer Apple Tree The Lived-In Look
I Dream Of Dreams Those They Leave Behind Telatha (Prose)

The Rooms of Reverence

The Rooms of Spring

The Rooms of Autumn

The Halloween Rooms

The Christmas Rooms

The Guest Room Poets

The Rush Of Angel Wings by Nancy Watson Dodrill

The Wee Folk by Marybelle Sullivan Land (A St. Patrick's Day poem)

A Rubaiyat Of Tears by William J. Middleton 
Teddy Bear Comfort by Laryalee Fraser

The Flight Of The Eagle by Gary L. Edwards

The Conqueror by Helen Dowd
Vern's Escape by Shirley Guilhas The Promise by Joy Butler (A Christmas poem) No Room For The Christ Child by Helen Dowd (A Christmas poem)

 

Good Poems

Good poems are like the rain,
misting like a spring drizzle,
creating peaceful images.
Sometimes, though, they flood
like a downpour,
drenching the soul with tears.

© 1997 Ruth Gillis

A Poet's Autumn Harvest

I pen thoughts,
maturations of the mind
gleaned from a lifetime of living.
Fruitfulness of the seasons
now gathering on paper,
like cornucopias of
ripened harvests,
inviting everyone
to partake.

© 1997 Ruth Gillis

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