Poems

A collection of moments, verses, and moods captured in time

57 poems found

Illustration for Deliberation
Joy

Deliberation

2026-02-25John Mortola

"What if I die What if I fly"

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Illustration for Sometimes
Joy

Sometimes

2026-02-01John Mortola

"You're brilliant and beautiful."

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Illustration for Dawn
Reflection

Dawn

2026-01-31John Mortola

"Wounded Angel"

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Illustration for Dancing with the Rain
Joy

Dancing with the Rain

2026-01-30John Mortola

"I stir in my dream and watch the rain"

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Illustration for Comic Relief
Joy

Comic Relief

2026-01-28John Mortola

"I just want to rest"

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Illustration for Approaching
ReflectionWounded

Approaching

2026-01-27John Mortola

"She knew that he must come...."

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Illustration for Clarity
Reflection

Clarity

2026-01-27John Mortola

"Vibrations ever rising"

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Illustration for Begin Again
Joy

Begin Again

2026-01-27John Mortola

"He drew her close..."

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Illustration for Menage
Longing

Menage

2025-09-27John Mortola

"What color were your dreams last night?"

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Illustration for I Melt into Your Heart
In the Style of HafizJoy

I Melt into Your Heart

2025-09-27John Mortola

"Enfold me in your arms."

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Illustration for Act of Contrition
LonelinessReflection

Act of Contrition

2025-09-27John Mortola

"I’ve wallowed in self-loathing long enough!"

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Illustration for The Dowser
In the Style of Hafiz

The Dowser

2025-09-01John Mortola

"I do not pretend"

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Illustration for Relax
In the Style of HafizReflection

Relax

2025-08-10John Mortola

"Lean back, Relax While I open your chest"

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Illustration for Flow
In the Style of Hafiz

Flow

2025-08-09John Mortola

"Breathe in Feel the joy Of fullness"

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Illustration for Game On
Joy

Game On

2025-07-25John Mortola

"This life has a Humorous glow"

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Illustration for Force of Nature
AmazementReflection

Force of Nature

2025-07-25John Mortola

"The water hurtling through space, Its power thus suspended"

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Illustration for Food for Thought
JoyReflection

Food for Thought

2025-07-22John Mortola

"What will I feed my soul today?"

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Illustration for And So We Dance
ReflectionJoy

And So We Dance

2025-07-17John Mortola

"Where do I write the words that flow from my singing heart?"

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Illustration for The Candle
In the Style of Hafiz

The Candle

2025-07-17John Mortola

"Today, my Sweet, I am a candle."

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Illustration for The Words
Loneliness

The Words

2025-07-17John Mortola

"The words come in an incessant flow"

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Illustration for Three
In the Style of Hafiz

Three

2025-07-16John Mortola

"And now, my Beloved,  we are three "

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Illustration for Heavenly
Discovery

Heavenly

2025-05-25John Mortola

"They tell us God is Love"

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Illustration for Fair Trade
Reflection

Fair Trade

2025-05-25John Mortola

"As we spin through life, the slow, small changes go unnoticed"

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Illustration for Follow the Leader
JoyDiscovery

Follow the Leader

2025-05-18John Mortola

"Allowing that which Knows to lead, We set aside the fears"

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Illustration for Tentatively Titled
ReflectionDiscovery

Tentatively Titled

2025-05-16John Mortola

"The story of our life Is right now being written"

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Illustration for How Could You?
LonelinessDiscovery

How Could You?

2025-05-13John Mortola

"How could you that suggest"

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Illustration for In the Margin
Joy

In the Margin

2025-05-09John Mortola

"The torrent of thoughts"

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Illustration for Editing
ReflectionWounded

Editing

2025-05-07John Mortola

"There is such sadness As I sit in judgement"

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Illustration for Beyond Caring
DiscoveryJoy

Beyond Caring

2025-05-02John Mortola

"To let go of life"

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Illustration for Gratitude
DiscoveryReflection

Gratitude

2025-05-02John Mortola

"How this world Limits Life With its word"

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Illustration for Grounding
Reflection

Grounding

2025-04-29John Mortola

"Contentment flows through many doors"

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Illustration for Infinity
Discovery

Infinity

2025-04-27John Mortola

"Graced by the fullness of our knowing"

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Illustration for A New Morning
ReflectionJoy

A New Morning

2025-04-27John Mortola

"The world awakened, refreshed from the night rain"

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Illustration for Justified
LonelinessReflection

Justified

2025-04-26John Mortola

"What need I do to justify my existence?"

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Illustration for Dynamic Peace
Discovery

Dynamic Peace

2025-04-26John Mortola

"The thought expanded in the illusion"

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Illustration for Continuity
Reflection

Continuity

2025-04-26John Mortola

"Awakening"

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Illustration for Excellence
ReflectionLoneliness

Excellence

2025-04-25John Mortola

"The pressure to excel is sometimes"

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Illustration for Going
Reflection

Going

2025-04-25John Mortola

"Where will you go"

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Illustration for Becoming
Reflection

Becoming

2025-04-22John Mortola

"I need not write these feelings down"

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Illustration for Expansion
ReflectionJoy

Expansion

2025-04-22John Mortola

"So much emotion ... Welling up inside"

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Illustration for Acceptance
Reflection

Acceptance

2025-04-22John Mortola

"Oh I did judge....Relentlessly"

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Illustration for A New Jerusalem
Reflection

A New Jerusalem

2025-04-22John Mortola

"I saw a world at peace today"

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Illustration for A Personal Day
JoyReflection

A Personal Day

2025-04-18John Mortola

"Sometimes we just must get away"

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Illustration for Beyond Learning
WoundedLonelinessReflection

Beyond Learning

2025-03-25John Mortola

"How can I learn to live in peace"

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Illustration for Aloof
Reflection

Aloof

2025-03-18John Mortola

"Why do I hold life at a distance"

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Illustration for Art
Reflection

Art

2024-05-12John Mortola

"Thoughts…. Visions dancing outside of time,"

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Illustration for Requiescant
Discovery

Requiescant

2019-05-24John Mortola

"Yet as we free ourselves a clearer knowing does appear"

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Illustration for Friday Afternoon
Joy

Friday Afternoon

2018-04-17John Mortola

""

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Illustration for The Muse
In the Style of Hafiz

The Muse

2017-08-10John Mortola

"Come close my Love, let me slip my fingers"

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Illustration for Shades of You
Longing

Shades of You

2017-08-02John Mortola

"I caress the sheets and feel the softness of your skin agains my palm"

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Illustration for Through a Small Crack in the Heart
In the Style of Hafiz

Through a Small Crack in the Heart

2017-08-01John Mortola

"Through a small crack in the heart, Light flows into the world."

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Illustration for Because Some Things Need to Be Said
Longing

Because Some Things Need to Be Said

2017-07-22John Mortola

"Because Some Things Need to Be Said"

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Illustration for Empty
LonelinessReflection

Empty

2017-07-11John Mortola

"Emptiness shouldn't feel like this."

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Illustration for Vacillation
Reflection

Vacillation

2017-06-14John Mortola

"Struggling for Ease"

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Illustration for Breakfast
WoundedReflection

Breakfast

2017-04-06John Mortola

"They knew that it would never be the same."

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Illustration for A Folio of Five Love Poems
LongingReflection

A Folio of Five Love Poems

2017-04-01John Mortola

"My body is chilled"

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Illustration for About the Nature of Poets
Amazement

About the Nature of Poets

2008-08-13John Mortola

"For poets are shy creatures...."

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