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The Rain Dancer, a story

The Rain Dancer

The Rain Dancer will appear on Shadow of Iris for only a limited time. Read it now while you have the chance. And enjoy!

Last Updated: Sep 17, 2016 @ 12:51 pm

Because I could not stop for Death, analysis of the poem

Because I could not stop for death analysis

Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed Us –
The Dews drew quivering and Chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – ’tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses’ Heads
Were toward Eternity –

by Emily Dickinson

Last Updated: May 29, 2016 @ 2:40 pm

Poems of Betrayal

betrayal poems

The more you betray,
The less you can trust,
Until you’re so alone,
That even your own words
You won’t believe.
—Unattributed

Four entirely new and original poems about betrayal that you will find only at Shadow of Iris. Check them out!

Last Updated: Aug 20, 2015 @ 3:32 pm

Poems of Lust

We’ve added five new poems to this entry! All these poems are themed around the topic of lust. Please enjoy!

Last Updated: May 7, 2016 @ 12:40 pm

I’m nobody. Who are you? | An Analysis

I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you—Nobody—too?
Then there’s a pair of us!
Don’t tell! they’d banish us — you know!

Last Updated: May 13, 2016 @ 6:28 am

Dark Love Poems

And so, being young and dipt in folly
I fell in love with melancholy,
And used to throw my earthly rest
And quiet all away in jest —
I could not love except where Death
Was mingling his with Beauty’s breath —
Or Hymen, Time, and Destiny
Were stalking between her and me.
—Edgar Allan Poe

All new poems of Dark Love, read them all at Shadow of Iris

Last Updated: Sep 5, 2016 @ 8:02 am

The Poetry of Time

“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”
—Bertrand Russell

Several new and original poems about time! Check them out!

Last Updated: May 7, 2016 @ 12:38 pm

Melun Diptych, Poems of Interpretation

Melun Diptych poems of interpretation

“Everything you can imagine is real.”
― Pablo Picasso

Read four wonderful poems as we attempt to unravel the meaning of the magnificent Melun Diptych.

Last Updated: Jul 28, 2015 @ 4:33 pm

Soulmate Poems

your soulmate poem

“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
—Emily Brontë

Check out our many wonderful Soulmate Poems.

Last Updated: Jul 23, 2015 @ 5:26 pm

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver, an analysis

An analysis of wild geese by Mary Oliver

Are you looking for a poem analysis of Wild Geese by Mary Oliver? Great! We have the best Wild Geese analysis you are going to find anywhere! Wild Geese first appeared in Mary Olivers’ collection of poems Dream Works published in 1986. It was also the title of a 2004 published volume of Mary Olivers’ […]

Last Updated: Jul 14, 2016 @ 1:58 pm

Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep, an analysis

do not stand at my grave and weep analysis

Are you looking for a Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep analysis? We have one for you. This is simply the best analysis you will find anywhere!

Last Updated: May 10, 2016 @ 6:50 pm

Dragon Poems

dragon poems

“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.”
—J. R. R. Tolkien

Check out our newest entry at Shadow of Iris, Dragon Poems. You’ll find six new poems!

Last Updated: Jul 23, 2015 @ 5:26 pm

Poems with Snakes

Snakes hide in the grass,
but we hide in our lies.
— anonymous proverb

Have you read our poems about snakes?

Last Updated: Jan 7, 2016 @ 8:51 pm

Alcohol and Drinking Poems

“Ho! Ho! Ho! To the bottle I go
To heal my heart and drown my woe
Rain may fall, and wind may blow
And many miles be still to go
But under a tall tree will I lie
And let the clouds go sailing by.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

We’ve updated our drinking poems. You’ll find four new poems!

Last Updated: Apr 29, 2016 @ 1:55 pm

Alone by Edgar Allan Poe, a poem analysis

Alone by Edgar Allan Poe: blue sky

“From the thunder, and the storm—
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view—”
— Edgar Allan Poe

Are you looking for an analysis of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem Alone? You are in luck, this is the most comprehensive analysis you will find anywhere!

Last Updated: Jul 19, 2015 @ 5:51 am

Scary Poems

scary poem

I like creating beauty out of scary things.
—Grimes

Six new poems. All of them are scary. Not for the faint of heart.

Last Updated: Aug 20, 2015 @ 3:13 pm

Creepy Poems

Would you like to read a creepy poem or two? Here are some of the creepiest poems you’ll find anywhere!

Last Updated: Jul 23, 2015 @ 10:55 am

Reflections, poems and stories

reflection story

This post is an artistic experiment. The idea was to take both the concept of reflection and the word, “reflection,” and to play with it artistically. What we came up with were two very unique poems, and three fascinating short stories. We hope you enjoy them!

Last Updated: Jul 21, 2015 @ 9:44 am

444 meaning what, exactly?

444 meaning explained

Are you seeing the number 444 everywhere? Is there a number 444 meaning? Here’s a cute story based on a true one about seeing 444 everywhere. Enjoy!

Last Updated: Apr 25, 2016 @ 1:04 pm

Bee Poems and Stories

bee poems

Here are some wonderful poems and stories themed around bees. Make sure to check them out!

Last Updated: Mar 22, 2015 @ 7:02 am

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Some of us run from them.
Some of us drown in them.
At Shadow of Iris,
We capture them.