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Advise and Repent

Speak No Evil

My love for the lady is visceral, sweet, 
Absent of jealousy, immune to deceit.   
Whether near daybreak or crepuscular night,
Her penumbra defeats the ambient light.
Do not cloud my thoughts with your cynical views,
Desultory comments advanced to abuse.
I accept in the halcyon part of my mind
The opulent fiction she loves me in kind.
Thus in ways sonorous, exuberant all, 
Speak well of the siren who keeps me in thrall.

1/29/2016

Copyright © Steve Grammatico | Year Posted 2016

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Funom Makama Date: 3/5/2016 10:35:00 AM wonderful! Wonderful! So wonderful! Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 2/6/2016 8:42:00 PM Steve, then you should think about becoming one fast. Haiku is my 3rd favorite form. Well, I'm not a haiku-ist. But, I love reading haiku. thank you for the comment on my page. and the reply below. Hugs LINDA Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 2/6/2016 9:35:00 AM Steve, Congratulations on your "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" ten-word challenge WIN!" Love LINDA Login to Reply Steve Grammatico Date: 2/6/2016 8:16:00 PM Thanks, Linda. A real test. If I become a premium member, maybe I'll sponsor a five-word haiku challenge.

Janice Canerdy Date: 2/3/2016 8:32:00 AM Wow! You really nailed that challenge! Congrats on your win. Janice Login to Reply Steve Grammatico Date: 2/3/2016 9:43:00 AM Thanks, Janice. Too bad I discovered too late that I could have rhymed "crepuscular" with "muscular."

Skat A Date: 2/2/2016 10:43:00 PM Steve, Congrats on your ten-word challenge WIN. ** SKAT ** Login to Reply Steve Grammatico Date: 2/3/2016 5:06:00 AM Thanks, SKAT A. I looked at some of your poems. Don't know what happened but I'm sorry you aren't posting any more. Our loss.

Susan Gentry Date: 2/2/2016 6:12:00 PM Congratulations on your win! I really liked the way you did this. A 7 Login to Reply Steve Grammatico Date: 2/3/2016 5:23:00 AM Appreciate it, Susan. If I become a premium member, I'm going to run a similar contest with words like "Otorhinolaryngologist."

Lin Lane Date: 2/2/2016 10:12:00 AM I liked this one a lot, Steve. Well done for this contest and congratulations. Login to Reply Lin Lane Date: 2/2/2016 10:41:00 AM and I'm humble enough to admit I had to look it up to discover its meaning. haha Steve Grammatico Date: 2/2/2016 10:38:00 AM Thanks, Lin. I can say with certainty that I will never use the word "crepuscular" again.

James Inman Date: 2/2/2016 9:02:00 AM Nice write, Steve, great rhyme. Login to Reply Steve Grammatico Date: 2/2/2016 10:44:00 AM Appreciate it, James. This one was difficult.

Teddy Kimathi Date: 2/2/2016 7:24:00 AM Greetings Steve. Congrats for your WIN in the contest!!! ;-) Login to Reply Steve Grammatico Date: 2/2/2016 10:46:00 AM Thank you, Teddy. First placement since I joined last month. Encouraging.

Richard Lamoureux Date: 1/31/2016 9:09:00 AM That was a pleasant surprise. It's an important topic so I'm glad the piece is getting some attention. Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 1/30/2016 6:09:00 AM This is quite enjoyable to read. Login to Reply Steve Grammatico Date: 1/31/2016 3:44:00 AM "Thanks, Richard. And congratulations on "Big girls do Cry" being ranked # 1."