Abject Poems

A Triad of Tanka VI: Autumn Failing

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A cracked, lone brown leaf

Spiralling quickly downwards

Knows only the ground;

But in that motion exalts 

As if a plunging falcon.
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Fallen, wind...

to have and not

...To have, or not to have

Many people are from the outside, beautifully formed
with a mind that can absorb empathy and warm sympathy
but life itself makes us harder around the edges, as it is 
It...

Meandering Rhythmic Transformations

...Meandering Rhythmic Transformations

Imbued by ink attuned to think before my ships about to sink 
Reviewed hues of too much to soon leave room for Fred Astaire to croon
Previews of life lived wi...

A Farmer's Right Proud

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     Tilling the fields ‘neath a hot blazing sun
        Removing the weeds when the rain's pouring down

     Baling the hay in the heat and humidity
        Breathe the dust of the chicken co...

In a deal with thee, Lord

...Thou art O Lord a unique One, 
And I am a value-less nought, 
(Sans thee oh what a worthless dot!) 
And an object of abject fun! 
I've come thence to thee, this to plead: 
Be thou Good Lord my l...

UNRAVELLING CHOICES AND CHOICES

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In the spirit of hope, we contemplatively search
Beyond the horizon for the mystic exorcism
Of the pandemic deaths proliferating from
The disparity reigning from viral social
And political in...

The Batter Gets in the Game

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I stepped up to the plate,
with my old, familiar stance,
thinking my set routine,
would parry the pitcher’s prance.

The first was a curved ball, 
curiously spun with such intrigue.
I watche...

Though an atheist

...Though an atheist..
please oh lord brace and fix me with monetary salvation

After umpteen times being swindled
reducing me to abject poverty
psyche of mine
broke into a bajillion little pieces...

Silence of the West

...

 

Clouds of smoke billowed over ruined buildings 

That once were homes safe and welcoming. 

Schools where children were learning, 

Hidden now from view by dust clouds billowing. 

 ...

To No One in Particular on the Unofficial HOA, Regarding Chickens: aka Weaponizing a Metaphor

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here’s your plaque:
best in uniformity & public shaming.

no rooster crows without committee review.
no similes unless they match the mulch.

you scratch the dirt,
then vote on who gets corn...

SELF-TRIALED UNAWARNESS: GUILTY

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       (Apropos Of Self-Reparation)

It has been said that we must love others
As we love ourselves, loving each other
As does the Author of love in loving us all:-

(Thus, be food for though...

Cry Ugly

..."Cry Ugly"

My deepest private searing pain manifests as "Cry Ugly.”

Guttural moans race like a runaway train. The wail crescendos and peaks as a Banshee scream.

Tears race down my face… my n...

A PERSPECTIVE VIBE FROM ME TO YOU

...
 A PERCEPTIVE VIBE FROM ME TO YOU

Come sit and vibe with me
With an open mind receptacle;
Listen to my pouring out of positivity
And to what you may find acceptable:-

Oh, in the challenges...

Interview with an Angel

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                Interview with an Angel

After a long surgery brewed in urgency,
I lie supine with the body pining with fury
With eyelids nearly closed seeking divine mercy
To deliver me from ...

A PERCEPTIVE VIBE FROM ME TO YOU

...Come sit and vibe with me,
With an open mind receptacle;
Listen to my pouring out of positivity
And to what you may find acceptable:-

Oh, in the challenges of life,
We must put all things in p...

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