http://poems.lancebrown.org All the Lance Brown that's fit to poemize Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:35:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to my poetry page. The poems here have been written between the years 1986 and 2005. The earliest poems were written when I was around 14 years old. The poems are arranged chronologically, roughly speaking. The exact dates listed on the poems may be estimates, or yet to be pinned down. My ... http://poems.lancebrown.org/blog/welcome/ A poem Of a truly poetic nature Would never refer to itself Instead it would stay at the cusp of the day filling up a drop of dew that hangs from a lonely leaf always hanging, never dropping Until a persistent ray Of warmthening sun Would rise above itself To meet the challenge Steaming That verse-filled drop out of existence And that steam would later be ... http://poems.lancebrown.org/undeclared/hello-my-name-ispoem/ What's that spider's Favorite color? Does my dog prefer Comedy or drama? What's the mood of This tomato plant? And, does a tree Think of its mama? Is a bird fascinated By the view it enjoys Or no more than we are By the sidewalk? Do miniscule pieces Of colored dust Feel a sense of community As chalk? When a star catches light From a billion other ... http://poems.lancebrown.org/undeclared/the-fear-of-a-newborn-fly/ A shooting star Every night It's quite a sight A dashing light Night after night The sky takes flight It's quite a sight http://poems.lancebrown.org/undeclared/star/ I had a dream It was a pretty boring one though No major special effects No strange changes of scenery No flying, floating, or falling Nothing was chasing me I didn't have an epiphany or A meeting with God Saw some old friends I haven't talked to in a while It was sort of a picnic, camping thing Played soccer ... http://poems.lancebrown.org/undeclared/the-dream/ Sometimes I wish that questions were answers And that wondering was understanding And that hoping was achieving And wishing was having I wish sometimes that ignorance was knowledge If questions were answers I'd ask them all day http://poems.lancebrown.org/undeclared/questions-were-answers/ San Pedro is a place That I've never been In fact I'm not totally sure it's a place But I think it is I think I've heard of it I think I've heard someone else Talk about San Pedro As a place that they had been Actually, I don't think they were talking I think they were singing And not about a ... http://poems.lancebrown.org/undeclared/san-pedro/ It's a different understanding Every day. Every day A different world And a way of seeing it That's different Than ever before Every moment A unique perspective Every moment Never to be seen again http://poems.lancebrown.org/undeclared/different/ Ten tall trees Together Towering They thrive through the tests The threats The trauma Thanks to the trees That tree This tree Those two trees These three trees That tree there They truly triumph Those trees Towering timelessly Titans http://poems.lancebrown.org/undeclared/the-titans/ One seldom thinks of the worry Of a squirrel's mate Who waits Restless With nervousness For a spouse who will never return We seldom consider What effect that loss Will have on the children And on their children Roadkill That's what most of us think Nothing beyond that We certainly don't think of the worry Of a mother who waits at home Not knowing Perhaps ... http://poems.lancebrown.org/undeclared/of-a-squirrels-mate/