Poetry - poetry for big kids

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.”

George Barnard Shaw

by Steve Rigell

Image of a lake at the end of a clear day with cumulus clouds above the haze on the horizon

Poetry is

Image: photo of a wren on a limb singing

One day we will wake up

photo of a woman and a man wearing elaborate masks and party clothes looking at each other

Greed and Corruption are seductive hosts

Photo of two pigeons on a red tile roof

Desperate for meaning and identity

Photo of a man in darkness surround by sparks from a fire

If I let go of my dreams

photo for the poem, it's all about the image. it's a blurred photo of a crowded room filled will blurred people staring at a blurred stage

It’s all about the image

all-white snowscape with one barren tree, still and silent... listen to the silence

Listen to the silence

poetry for big kids - 11-02-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/it-was-an-idea-i-had-never-had/

It was an idea I had never had

poetry for big kids - 10-10-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/its-complicated

It’s complicated

poetry for big kids - 09-19-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/the-art-of-failing-is-not-hard-to-master

The art of failing is not hard to master

poetry for big kids - 09-05-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/it-all-started-with-an-idea

It all started with an idea

poetry for big kids - 08-29-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/the-truth-about-life

The truth about life

poetry for big kids - 08-21-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/the-hardest-thing-yet

The hardest thing yet

poetry for big kids - 08-14-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/they-didnt-know-any-better

They didn’t know any better

poetry for big kids - 07-01-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/intergalactic-scouting-report-sent-from-earth

Intergalactic scouting report sent from Earth

poetry for big kids - 06-16-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/in-the-present-moment-the-future-is-already-taking-shape

In the present moment the future is already taking shape

poetry for big kids - 06-04-2021 - by steve rigell - https://steverigell.com/sit-in-the-silence-just-for-a-bit

Sit in the silence just for a bit

poetry for big kids - 05-31-2021 - by steve rigell - https://poetryforbigkids.com/the-curation-of-time

The curation of time

ferns dappled with light

I listen to Linda playing her flute

laughing just to hear the sound

To be human

Fathers and sons

We want our fathers to be perfect

Ignorance is the key to that door

Everything you know is getting in your way

Comfort and growth are mutually excusive by steve rigell @ poetryforbigkids.com

Comfort and growth are mutually exclusive

open window

Writing a poem is like opening a window

Dirty dishes

You’re Gonna Miss It

Get out of your head, get past the obstructions You gotta do it yourself, without any instructions

Get out of your head

Do you have something to say or are you just making sounds with your voice

Good choices are hard

woman holding red and black camera

I work the way I work because…

Learning can't be measured like time on a clock - Poetry For Big Kids

Seems it’s all about the hustle these days

silhouette of mountains during sunset

Morning questions

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