http://slow.writerscafe.org/owlintheforest The original writings of author Georgia en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776048221 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 It was some time agoWhen the weather was coldThe raindrops were fallingThe story was told Flowers in the gardenOne standing aloneI was never the oneFor you to take home The flower it wiltedIt died awayNever to live forAnother day&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1869004/ Come sweeping in when tides are highIt burns like fire but it’s cold as iceI’m the hot air rising and you’re the coldSo the storms are electric and bright andboldLook all around when the skies are greyWhen the windows are shattering anddarkening the dayA.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1816512/ There seems to be a littleconfusionI’d call it a somewhat societaldelusionMy illness is used for humorousmediaLike an April fools article fromWikipediaI see no laughter from pain andcriesI see no shining in our weary eyesIt’s not about laughing fromlet.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1782711/ No words can be spokenNo thoughts can be saidNo dreams to be imaginedNo memories to be fed The words already writtenThey lie tainted in regretThey have no meaning anymoreBut those feelings I can’t forget Since you left this bitter worldNoth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1773586/ A perfect rose sitting in the gardenStriving through storms of rain and snowOpening up to the sun as it shinesWith petals so bright that shimmer andglow All around are the lilies and tulips andpansiesWith violets and sunflowers, all fullygrownBut there in the m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1727211/ It was dark that night.I wandered home alone in the rainMy mind was racing with thousands ofthoughtsIt was cold and I was going insane I knew that what I was doing was wrongBut it was too late to turn it aroundAlready in flight but I wasn’t flyingI was re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1688288/ Do I recognise your face?I know it from somewherelong agoMy memory never erasedthe traceOf the cold hearted lovelike the winter snowYour eyes are gleaminglike emerald starsGone are your worriesfrom years of the pastHe’d never reach you nowyou’re raisin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1651055/ When it's all overThe words don't fade awayThey keep replaying in my headOver and over and overUntil it achesThere's too many memoriesMy mind can't take any moreIt hurts like someone reaching into your chestPulling on whatever they can reach firstIt achesSo I try to block out all the thoughtsTurn th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1595387/ We live in a world of pure delusionThe things that we see are just an illusionWords that we hear could be truth or lieUttering phrases in perfect disguiseFires burn brighter than anything goodLighting up faster than the red lights couldLike moths to a flame and boys to the sunThe fire keeps burning .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1591899/ Pictures in your memory,Capture it in every wayChanging times and thoughts and,Something different everydayAnd all the faces stored from,Seven years of being hereWords and conversations,The ones that you've been holding dearNow the times are changing,It's time for us to say goodbyeWe wander through .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1587610/ This is not a poem and this is not about you http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1506489/ I'll be the Princess of AnywhereA place so far -  you've never been thereYou'll be the Prince of a Land Far AwayWhere the sun, it shines bright everydayAnd we'll walk amongst the land of goldAnd I'll forget all that I have been toldSo sing me lullabies on a sandy beachAnd we'll watch the waves .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1501741/ Here we go againWith all the stories and the memoriesThey'll never endAnd all the conversations how could IEver pretendWith all the feelings and the heart that I canNever mendSo I look back to all the others as theyStand in lineI could have fixed it then, if only we couldTurn back timeBut as we know.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1486265/ In 24 days, I will stop waiting for a 'hey'And I will do everything aloneIn 73 days, I will delete your messagesAnd I will forget the first time you said helloIn 107 days, I will start to forget the dreamsAnd I will let them slip from my mindIn 138 days, I will stop hoping the message is yoursAnd I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1428545/ It's the feeling when waking at 3amThinking of you and me back whenOur words would last right into the nightWhen you'd go to bed in the morning lightBack when things were easy and clearI was never going to lose you, my dearI thought our future was bright and boldI never listened to what I was toldI .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1416778/ Yesterday I played back the songs that we once sungI danced around the rooms where our love had first begunVideos from my mind were playing softly as I smiledBack to the time when we were just teenagers running wildWe were in a café as it began to pour with rainWe wandered bench to bench, ple.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1399494/ There's more stars in the skyThan grains of sand on the groundIf we turned out all the lightsAll the stars, they would surroundThey light up the skyLike glitter in the sunA thousand miles awayThey know some thing’s begunThey twinkle and they shineBringing light into the darkAppearing every nig.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1399493/ You tell me you love me but I'm not enoughYou tell me you want me but this life is too toughI wish you were here but you're too far awayI wait and wait for you everydayI'm so angry and broken, jealous and in loveIt's as if you were something sent from aboveYou make me happy and sad, even at the same.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1393187/ A story I wrote for my English literature coursework. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1391352/ The chapter ends againIt’s the same story with different names;They walk into the distance and fade awayThey are not alone.Some days I remember the first time,I always remember the last.I wonder how a million combinations;Of twenty six lettersSpoken each day in every way possibleOr even every .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1354982/ I've picked out the namesThe flowers and gamesBut I don't know youAnd you don't know meI've thought of the dressAnd what I'll confessBut you are not herePlease come to me dearI've planned for it allI'll wait for the callLook up to the starsI'll be in your heartReach out in your dreamsDecide what thi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1340122/ Lurking in the shadowsGhosts of the pastDevils of my bodyHell of my groundWar of my worldBattle of my weaknessDeath of my soulLife of my miseryCollecting in the depthsDevising the downfallPlotting the actionFulfilling the hungerWitnessing the breakdownBeginning again http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1328571/ Hello there stranger with the heavenly eyesYou've come down to Earth as an angel in disguiseYou made my heart flutter when you first passed me byThen it jumped out of my chest the wondrous second timeSuddenly you have me dreaming a hundred thousand dreamsMy mind is wandering to any magical place it .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1326770/ LeaveBut you didn't leaveGoBut you didn't goFallI am falling downWhile flying up to youGoodbyeBut you didn't say itLoveI still need to feel itHandsHolding my own handsWhen you flew up to the skyWake up from your sleepCome back down to Earth and see meI heard that talk is cheapBut I will make you pro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1321530/ Takethese memories awayIbeg of youLeavebehind all the pain that you causedTheflashbacks get worse at nightI'mtelling youLetme live the life you stoleApromise to never forgetWemade thatOneof us held it true to the wordIdisappeared in the blur of nightfallNever.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1321463/ The idle birds have run their course;They fly to some bitter-sweet memoryAlone in the shadows of wondrous daysHarmony and peace were oneFlowers as bright as jewels and distortedUpon a child-like mind in my days goneHappiness was wading through snowNever noticing the cold and frozen airLove was simpl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1294074/ I don't want to know the way you feelI don't want to see you hereI don't want to see the photographsI don't want to shed a tearI don't want to think of you once moreI don't want to hear your voiceI don't want to read your name againI don't want to think of your choiceIf I could travel back in timeI'.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1291769/ “Jump”whispers the voice. It's clear as day. Like someone is standing behind me. Yet I am alone. Alone in a world of fake people. As far as I know, the world is not real. It's all an act with characters put in place to interact with me. My life is a road with only one destination. The st.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1289727/ I slowly walked in through the doorPlaced my bag down on the floorIt had been the perfect dayI hoped the happiness would stayI looked back through the photographsAll of them had made me laughThe calm before the storm, they saySoon the smiles would fade awayYour name appeared five times or moreI coul.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1289721/ Every time I hear yourname it's like a stabbing in the heartIt's painful thinking ofthe time that we have been apartI cry sometimes and missyou but remember all the thingsThat you would do thathurt me and all the pain that each would bringYou never knew thesleepless nights and .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1289718/ It ends in a second.A million moments coming down to nothing.Crashing to the floor with destructionAs the montage of memories appear...The minutes feel like years;Tears drop like rain in the fallEvery word makes it harderThere's so much I don't want to recall.Your name stabs like a knife,The wounds .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1289715/ There's a girlWaiting at the windowLittle does she knowWhat's in storeShe will smileIf only for a little whileUnknowing what will lie aheadWith all the words she wished she'd saidThere'll be joyThere'll be painShe'll find the sunshineSomewhere amongst the bitter rainShe'll find happinessShe'll be pr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1289618/ “I'm not the same”He told me“I'm not the same”And for a while I believed himIt was too bad the wordsSpoken in toneless mannerWere shaped so perfectlyTo fit in my naïve, accepting mind.They were covered in liesYet held such hopeFor an uncanny friendship.Spoiled, like my t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1289617/ I close my eyes.I see your face.But I walk the path alone.I watch you move.I see your smile.But I walk the path alone.I might say hi or walk on by and throw the feelings away.It’s dark and cold,As these memories unfold,And I need you.I see the truth.I hide away.But still I think of you.I see t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1289614/ It was all too much to handle,The truth and lie divide.It was never meant to hurt you,Or the brightness left inside.It was never meant to end like this,Just simply slip away.Not supposed to force a battle on us,Each and every day.It got too out of hand it seemed,These walls were caving in.Not strong.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1289612/ I wish I didn't need you here but I think I really doI need you here to listen to these words that are meant for youI've never told you this before but I guess now is the timeDon't turn away or leave today just listen to this rhymeHow did you not see the clues I planted all aroundAll the warning sig.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1285485/ Excuse me sir,Can you answer me this?How it changed so much from a lifetime of bliss?When perception was clear and bold and bright,Yet all the days changed to an endless night?Excuse me sir,How did it go wrong?It was hope and wishes and a fairytale song.The playful laughter of a child with dreams,Th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1285483/ It all became clearer,When I saw you standing there.As I started to walk nearer,I felt the magic in the air.I've missed you all this time,It's been so lonely without you.Although I wish that you were mine,I need to know what I feel is true.I've been trying to figure it out,All the time that you've b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1285480/ I see it every day in your eyes,You cover it up to the world with lies.I can see what's happened here,The reasons of this are very clear.I said it once, a while ago,It's still the same, doesn't it show?I see your pain, I feel it too,But there is nothing I can do.I'm not the one you want to see,The o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1285478/ As I walk into the room,My eyes automatically search for you.You're not here again today,The smile on my face fades away.I walk to the table and take my place,Your chair should be pulled out but there it stays.I sit in silence; I wish you were here,Maybe my fears would then disappear.Too scared to f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1285477/ Rain is falling all around,Creating floods upon the ground.Sweeping away what once was here,No one around would dare come near.The walls are crashing to the floor,Everything's breaking, more and more.The middle of the storm has just begun,Will it ever be joined by sun?The ending we see is very near,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1285476/ Why did it have to change?The way it was before?Everything was simple,When was the line drawn?Why did it have to change?From one life to another?The world turned to a mess,Some way or another.Why did it have to change? From the moment we grew up?No one saw it coming,There was nothing here but l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1285473/ I found myself playing that song,And feeling sorry for you.I know what's going on in your life,But you don't have clue.I'm just another girl to you,One you never see.These feelings are strange, the ones occurring,Deep inside of me.It's been so long I don't understand why,Or how, that I suddenly care.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1284370/ Sometimes I lie awake at night,And remember how we were.Two people leading different lives,So how did this occur?Out of the blue and unexpected,Then I fell to your way of words.I don't understand how this happened,It's as if I was under a curse.How did I cope, or could not see?When it was like that .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1284368/ Remember when we laughed,Remember when we cried.Remember all the feelings,That are coming back to life.Remember all the games we played,Anywhere we could.From the back garden of your house,To that lonely little wood.Think of all the secrets we shared,All the memories that we made.They've vanished al.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1284366/ I've wished on every shooting star,In every galaxy.There are a million things I love about you,That you just cannot see.I write your name on the back of my hand,And hope we meet someday.I anxiously wait for a new video,So I can watch it on replay.I dream about the way you smile,And laugh and talk to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1284364/ Someone called the other day,They were asking for you.I said you weren't here and put down the phone,They hadn't got a clue.It's hard receiving your letters and mail,I open them with grief.I put them away with all the rest,Whilst staring in disbelief.I carry on with life as normal,I cannot bring you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1284362/ My tears fall on empty ground,The sound of silence is all around.The winter breeze is cold as snow,A storm is raging, ready to go.The heavy, dark-grey clouds are forming,Sending out a single warning.Rain will soon fall through the trees,Bouncing off the autumn leaves.Depressive thoughts swirl in my .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1284359/ I look around and what do I see?There’s nothing here but you and me.A little meadow, a blur of green,How much can this one view mean?Silence is what fills the air,Sitting in our little pair.Wondering what the world will bring,For me as queen and you as king.We’ll think out loud and talk .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1284357/ The ones we take for granted,Are the ones we'll miss the most.The things we think are far away,Are the things that are too close.The ones we say we love,Don't always stick by us forever.The one's that we ignore sometimes,Are the ones that are there, whatever.The one we could end up with,We may not h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/owlintheforest/1284356/