The new poem - "Adventures Beneath Your Hair."

Adventures Beneath Your Hair. A daydreaming, food poem inspired by the meter and surreal imagery of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles.

Keep Our World Clean!!! by 12 year old Robbie Davidson

I recently received a fantastic email from Robbie. She had been set a school task to write and perform a speech about the "inspiring words of someone else." She had chosen my poem, The Different Path. I was totally bowled over. Even better, she attached one of her own amazing poems about the environment. I especially love the lines, "That leaves just a few, who want to stop the aliens staring." It's a definitely a poem to make you THINK.

Click to read, "Keep Our World Clean!!!"

It might even inspire you to send in one of your own poems. PS4K would love to hear from you!

Unleash Your Dreambeast

Thanks to the OPEN A BOOK blog for using my "Dreambeast" poem to get people thinking big for 2012!

Inspiring poem by Charles Swain

Never Say Fail

Keep pushing-- ‘tis wiser, than sitting aside,

And dreaming and sighing, and waiting the tide.

In life's earnest battle, they only prevail

Who daily march onward, and never say fail!

With an eye ever open, a tongue that's not dumb,

And a heart that will never, to sorrow succumb,

You'll battle and conquer, though thousands assail

How strong and how mighty, who never say fail!

The spirit of angels, is active, I know,

As higher and higher, in glory they go,

Me thinks on bright pinions, from Heaven they sail,

To cheer and encourage, who never say fail!

Ahead, then, keep pushing, and elbow your way,

Unheeding the envious, and asses that bray,

All obstacles vanish, all enemies quail,

In the might of their wisdom who never say fail!

In life's early morning, in manhood's firm pride,

Let this be your motto your footsteps to guide,

In storm and in sunshine, whatever assail,

We’ll onward and conquer, and never say fail!

         --- Charles Swain - 1901 

Tame Your Dreambeast!

(*Beware the hope-splatterers & wish-batterers)

What are you wildest dreams?

What will do to make them come true?

Don't be shy - release your beast of a dream today!

Sparks - What will you invent with yours?

Kinda cool to think that nearly everything in the world started as a spark in someone's head. What will you create with your sparks?

Tell us about the fantastic-futuristic inventions you're planning to unleash on the world when you get older...

The Sparks Question Mark

(Can you find everything from the poem represented in The Sparks Question Mark?)

Nothing Gold Can Stay. Childhood! Ponyboy! The Outsiders! Robert Frost!

Childhood memories!! One of the 1st times I understood the power of a poem.

Robert Frost - Nothing Gold Can Stay

Rope Swing - Newly illustrated poem on PS4K

Rope Swing - A poem about a kid who needs a push to face his fears!

I Didn't Dare Go - New P.O.W

New poem of the week in the 'Believe' section.

Read it here... I Didn't Dare Go and leave a message...