Poems by Nancy Ness

The following index of poems includes all of those submitted by the author and subsequently published on the main site. The date the poem was submitted (not necessary published) is also included with each entry. If the author has published poems under more than one category, their poems are grouped by category.

Love Poems

• 1999-02-28
  Ablutions' Sonnet
  What makes a good poem great? If it's exquisite craftsmanship, you'll certainly find it here. But good poems become great poems because they reveal Truth. And you'll find many levels of Truth discovered here…
• 1999-01-31
  Give And Give
  The lyrical poem holds one of the great Truths of Love. Every couple should post this where they'll see it every day.
• 1999-01-30
  Entrust
  On first read, this beautifully crafted poem is about Trust. But read more closely, for as with many things in art, there are deeper levels awaiting after the first.
• 1999-01-25
  Your Essence
  To love one another from afar is to engrave each other's essence within our hearts.

Love Poems - Cyber Romance Poems

• 1999-03-28
  Linked
  Words are how we communicate in life. On the Internet, words are the only way we communicate, and that lends them even more importance.
• 1999-03-28
  Magic'SonNet
  This beautiful poem explodes with imagery, in an attempt to make some small sense of a new cyber-age.

Love Poems - Love and Friendship Poems

• 1999-02-13
  Friends or Lovers
  Friends are an important part of Life. But so, too, is romantic love. And sometimes it's very, very difficult to separate the two…

Friendship Poems

• 1999-02-08
  Symbiosis
  Scientists will tell you that symbiosis is an organic relationship where both organisms benefit. Hey, sounds like a definition of a good friendship to me!

Poems on Life

• 1999-05-09
  We Are The Light (a Sonnet)
  Can we make a difference for the future?
• 1999-03-28
  Day of Beckoning
  This is a very beautiful poem about a unique time in a person's life. A time when responsibility to family has been met and your greatest responsibility is to only to yourself.
• 1999-02-20
  Solitude
  If you can't be happy alone, you'll never be happy with another. After all, being alone isn't the same as being lonely . . .
• 1999-02-08
  Sapience
  What is Life? That ages-old question probably has no single answer, but this lovely poem explores one very likely answer.
• 1999-01-28
  My EmptiNesst
  Psychologists call it the Empty Nest syndrome, but they never spoke to us with such wit and charm.
• 1999-01-26
  I'll Be
  Doing for others is a virtue. Doing for yourself, however, is a dire necessity!
• 1999-01-24
  Snowy Days and Thursdays
  Everyone, from time to time, needs a little encouragement to get through the day…
• 1999-01-21
  Serendipity
  Ever met someone you thought was just plain lucky? Maybe that person simply recognized the value of Serendipity…

Poems on Life - Family Poems

• 1999-05-09
  Cassandra At Three
  When does Mommy get to sleep in?
• 1999-02-01
  A Child is Born
  The birth of a grandchild is one of Life's greatest moments.

Poetry Buffet

• 1999-05-10
  Reflection (a Paradelle)
  Reflections combine with repetition to describe beauty and enlightenment.
• 1999-02-03
  Serenades
  Do you listen to the birds? Perhaps you should listen a little more closely…

Poetry Buffet - Humor and Funny Poems

• 2000-07-25
  Drive Thru
  Our society has become very lazy and completely dependent upon the conveniences we have available to us today. And that ain't such a bad thing.
• 2000-07-24
  Cellar Dwellers
  Some jobs just never seem to be done. But have you ever really wondered why?
• 1999-05-19
  Insanely Reigning Cats And Dogs
  Every parent has heard stories of the Empty Nest they inevitably must face. But there's another part of the story you might not have heard…
• 1999-05-09
  Just Color Me A Busy Bee
  Just when we think it's time to take some time for ourselves, it seems there's never enough time.
• 1999-05-09
  Ode To The Dandelions (or Why I Shouldn't Cut The Grass)
  Priorities are often just a matter of proper rationalizations.
• 1999-03-28
  A Man Is A Luxury - Not A Necessity
  This hilarious poem will almost certainly cause a certain Doctor of children's verse to roll over in his grave. And probably laugh, too.
• 1999-03-28
  Ode To Being Blonde
  Blonde is not a hair color. It's a state of mind. Sometimes, a very funny state of mind!
• 1999-03-28
  Ode To My Jaguar
  New cars are so much fun. Well, most of the time…

Poetry Buffet - Poems on Nature and Beauty

• 2000-07-25
  The Laughter Of The Loon
  The vision of graceful loons descending silently upon a calm lake is surpassed only by the exquisite song they sing to each other.
• 1999-05-10
  Percipience
  Life, they say, evolved from the oceans. And many of us return to its beauty every day.
• 1999-02-08
  Cranberry Sonnet
  Few of us are fortunate enough to live in a part of the land where there is a history and beauty that all others envy. Fortunately, however, we do have very talented poets who can tell us about it.
• 1999-01-27
  The Day Of The Chickadee
  Nature often seems to mix Power and Beauty in equal doses. The power of Winter can rule (and rue) our lives, but it takes a poet sometimes to remember the beauty, too.
• 1999-01-23
  Above The Clouds
  Discover a magical, surreal land filled with both beauty and fantasy. And abundant, too, perhaps with happiNess.
• 1999-01-22
  Dawn's Sonnet
  The unparalleled beauty of dawn can light our hearts, as well as our way…

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