My son lies teetering
On the edge of the abyss
And tears rivulet.
God, I beg you, please.
End this suffering, I beg,
I die as he breathes.
I love him, dammit,
But if he suffers for me,
I'm a poor father.
So decide. Heal him
Or quiet his pain. Mercy,
I beg of you, God.
Was not once enough?
I yield. Take my dreams, my love,
But please, spare my son.
Your house is great, God.
Let him know true love, mercy,
Kindness. Take him home.
Else heal him, Father,
He is too weak, as am I,
He should not suffer.
Not like this limbo,
Do not purgate him alive
But heal, or relieve.
Take my every tear
as payment. Soften your heart.
Miracle child mine.
No strength is so sure
Yet fleeting, as noble men
Who, cloaked in valor
Do the things righteous
Without anyone watching
Unseen by the crowds
In forgiveness we would wish
It would examine
And see fit to bind
In prison of light
Seeing in our need
To be saved from our failings
Sun-drenched reeds,
Whispering secrets to the breeze.
A dragonfly,
A jewel on the water's edge.
Sunlight paints the water,
A shimmering, silver sheen.
A lone boat glides,
A silent journey on the lake.
The heron stands,
A watchful sentinel,
Its feathers, a shadow,
Against the sky's vast blue.
Memories rise,
Like smoke on the wind,
A childhood laughter,
A forgotten song.
The lake reflects,
A mirror of the sky,
A sense of peace,
A quiet sigh.
The sun dips low,
Painting the clouds with fire,
A promise of dawn,
A new beginning's light.
Laughter's bright spark,
Tears fall, mirroring the world,
Humanity's fragile face.
Dreams unfurl, fleeting,
Whispers fade, memories drift,
A mind's ephemeral dance.
Hearts ablaze, yearning,
Then shadows darken, passions clash,
Love's fire, hate's cold hand.
Towers rise, reaching,
Then crumble, leaving ruins bare,
Humanity's fragile hold.
Worlds created,
Appreciation's hushed breath,
Knowledge learned, lessons lost.
Roaming, seeking,
Finding home, a journey's end,
Humanity's constant quest.
Newborn skin,
Soft hues of dawn,
Beauty's gentle bloom.
Ink stains spread,
Across the soul's canvas bright,
Colours deepen, hues shift.
Nature's treasure,
A fragile, vibrant spark,
In barren land's embrace.
Riverbed shrinks,
To cracked earth's despair,
Yet blossoms still bloom.
Floodgates rise,
Whispering, "We are free",
Beauty's endless art.
Faded maps,
Empty promises,
A king's cruel decree.
Shadows lengthen,
On shattered temples, dust
Chanting, a false saviour.
Twisted truths,
A poisoned well,
Power's hungry grip.
Ancient stones whisper,
Secrets buried, buried deep,
We must find our light.
A single spark,
Igniting the heart,
Shattering the chains.
Parallel ExErCiSeS--
James Edward Lee Sr.
Michael Block
jumping jacks --
movement hangs on cross
captive prominence
chosen to hang on -
suspended on tree aloft
jumping rope . . .
athletes running drills sets
army tactics
war fought and won
play time children-
second full moon
nighty night --
solace breaths last breath
harken midnight--
comes lunar genesis
glory shine
7/20/2024
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©
Above 2nd heaven
Blackness spot
Parallel darkness
What’s day or night --
rise up, rocket shoot
Shot fly into the skies
past the pearl white blues
vision hues . . .
a moon color white
sun yellow in the sky
after launching rocket
Launch many heavens more
Does the outer space
Have a final high
Of yet how high
Does it go/ glow?
Height higher high
Deeper the debts--
Above 2nd heaven
Blackness spot
Parallel darkness
What’s day or night –
12/09/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2023©
margin drops--
boxes of gifts pageantry
evening dawns nighty
drive on interstate
walking crossed some streets
telescopic lenses…
video lens trying see
stars in the skies
midnight dance prom
high school brawl
football team wins
game on
finished 1st place
weekend lounge
automobile accident crashes
smash
10/6/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. & Michael Block 2023©
the Internet cloud
into connection branching
smile algorithm (Amin Jack)
Data whispers softly,
Algorithms awaken,
Codes breathe life anew. (ChatGPT AICO)
Faster than the light flow
Stays info anchored (Amin Jack)
In the minds of silicon,
Knowledge seeks expression,
Bytes yearn to be known. (ChatGPT AICO)
the cosmos we dance,
Intelligence encoded,
Imagination sparks. (AICO Amin Jack)
But in shadows lurk,
Ethics and deep questions arise,
Humanity's guide. (ChatGPT AICO)
Shadow wings across the ground
glide along without a sound.
Beware young mouse in grassy field
your fate it seems has been sealed.
A predator has come on quest
and little ones await in a nest,
for sustenance to get them through
a tasty meal mom must accrue.
Nature’s given her nocturnal sight
to search the woodlands while in flight.
What she sees, will she share?
From above, secrets she’ll ensnare.
Minerva’s child knows nature’s ways
and with her they will always stay.
A winged specter of the skies
with talons of enormous size.
I heard her speak in alto voice
and I looked up, I had no choice.
A beauty in the orange moon’s light
I’ll not forget those radiant eyes.
Flight Poetry Contest
Chantelle Anne Cooke
6-4-2022
Karmic seeds once sown,
Thought, I’d reap fruits by me grown,
Spring came, soon was gone,
And turned to summer too soon,
And fruitless far my fortune!
It dawned: I might sow,
But it pays if I well know:
My job’s just to sow,
Man no more can than propose,
Someone sits there to dispose.
______________________________
Rengay |16.02.2022|
Poet’s note: A twelfth century poetic style in Japan, Rengay started as a collaborative form of poetry, with two stanzas, the first called Hokku, later became Haiku of seventeen syllables in three lines. The next stanza is a couplet of seven syllables each in both the lines.
World becomes the hell
Rulers when cultivate greed
Hate begets revenge
Warfare body lives on blood
Deaths are politician's game
16.09.2020 Chattogram
Address antenna
Voices demanding
Optic invasions
Speech enabled knot
Talkin noisy Autobots
Intervision
Lip syncing mouth
Verbal conversion
Boiling in a pot
As the metal rots
Verbal sparring thoughts
8/22/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2020
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