poems for people | E.L. Redwine

Whether you have arrived here with intentionality or by sheer happenstance, I celebrate your arrival to my (both literal and figurative) domain. You now find yourself in the not-quite-hallowed halls of the grand repository of my nonsensical ramblings, thoughtful diatribes, and therapeutic musings.

My hope is for you to feel a sense of connection. If you find yourself relating to, or moved by, one of my pieces, please grace me with a comment or two to let me know how I am doing.

I implore thee, impart upon me thy words.

Like most artists, my cravings include caffeine, excessive wordplay, structure that I can both follow and ignore, and thoughtful feedback, which helps me to better understand the ways people connect with my writings.

Have an enjoyable stay.  

~ elr

Poetry Favorites

Randomized [3] | My Personal Favorites

A reclusive girl, in a red dress, sitting alone on a lone rock in the middle of a river, in the early morning

Everything’s already been said. There’s nothing left to say. [continue] ...

02/08/2025 : Acceptance, Art, Change, Community, Favorites, Growth, Hope, Inspiration, Introspection, Poems, Poet, Poetry, Readings, Struggle

Reasoning (a poem)

A dying tree, its bark peeling, exposes the dried-out trunk beneath. It is the first in a long row of chestnut trees that line a country road.

Looking at trees that line the drive while long in perdition my heart it cries Enclosed in its wounds her visage it lies the inside is dead not but skin left alive [continue] ...

04/12/2013 : Favorites, Introspection, Poems

Trees (a poem)

Old parchment paper, a quill, and an ink bottle sit atop a wooden desk, creating a medieval-themed writer's space.

The dream lost, unraveled, unwritten, to aether went, in a moment forgotten. Eternal the cost. [continue] ...

04/07/2019 : Favorites, Inspiration, Poems, Poetry, Writing

of Paper and Ink (a poem)

Recent Poetry

Recent [3] | All Poetry

View from inside a curling blue ocean wave toward the distant shoreline

The tide has turned on evil men. Their reign of terror at its end. (the third in a series) [continue] ...

10/16/2026 : Abuse, Change, Community, Grief, Hope, Inspiration, Loss, Poems, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, Strength, Struggle, Trauma, Trust

The Tide Has Turned (a poem)

Frost-covered graves in a desolate cemetery with leaning tombstones and barbed wire in the background.

We all take our grave at the end of our days. Dreams left unfinished as the body decays …lying silent as children play. [continue] ...

09/21/2026 : Acceptance, Change, Dark, Expectations, Fears, Growth, Inspiration, Introspection, Learning, Legacy, Poems, Struggle, Transition, Truth, Uncertainty

What is to come? (a poem)

Woman wearing a black top holding a blue magnifying glass and red flashlight, looking puzzled as she inspects something off-screen.

We all have a babysitter, she's not family, per se. She moved into our home and it seems she's here to stay. [continue] ...

09/14/2026 : Abuse, Change, Community, Learning, Poems, Religion, Social Issues, Trust

Auntie Social (a poem)

Recent Articles

Recent [3] | All Articles | Top Articles

Person wearing a cream striped robe standing near calm water, hand resting at the side (no face shown).

I have seen too much to believe in them anymore. I have lost my faith. (417 words) [continue] ...

08/10/2026 : Abuse, Acceptance, Articles, Change, Christian, Christianity, Expectations, Faith, Grief, Growth, Hope, Inspiration, Introspection, Learning, Loss, Love, Religion, Social Issues, Strength, Struggle, Trust

Faith Redefined (article)

Two stacked electronic keyboards on a wooden shelf against a red brick wall, with ship models and books on the shelves nearby.

Though my parents hadn’t encouraged me in the pursuit of my dreams, my friend showed that he believed in me, and that sometimes we may need to pivot. (1,436 words) [continue] ...