Absconding Poems - Poems about Absconding

A Little West Indian River History

..."There's a river meandering through the mind,"
older than the Englishmen who raised a bridge 
over its Constitution, a nude Indian sped away
from a warring Englishman behind 
absconding by canoe ...

The Now Continuum

...The sky bathes the harbor in cyan turquoise
cadet-blue sea foam bubbles the only gorget one has
versus the flamingos and canaries absconding littoral mire
the gashes on my feet, the burn in my <>

Neglected Ties

...
You shirk the weight of parenthood's call,
leaving your children to wither, unfed.
Are you a father, or mere specter of one?
A mother, or just a shadow that's gone?

While others nurture, educ...

good ideas only come at night

...I tore the page from its binder and ripped it to pieces, not wanting to be associated with the scribbles I had left on the sheet. To call that abomination 
'art' would be an insult to the craft, and...

india cancelled

...
i am india you are india 
but india cancelled

more devotees killed in hathras congregation than
soldiers in war
media demonstrate access to absconding guru
than police
fundamental rights th...

Wealth

...H•aving it is worth more than gold
E•ating to live and not living to eat invigorates 
     the body and soul
A•bstaining from deleterious things that are meant to 
     subtract from life 
L•ivi...

Chrysalis

...Able to take change 
in smaller increments …
the total overwhelms

The pieces digested
in tiny fragments
absconding from the realm

— Breaking it down —
 taming the maelstrom 
 hail turns i...

Snow Birds

...Thus
They flee
Absconding
In guiltless flight
On fattened feathers
A pointed arrowhead
Guided by some hidden force
Returning to their beginnings
Arcing slowly over icy peaks
Circling...

Musk Hibiscus

...

      Sugar paper petals rippable Hibiscus
      Musk sap via jungle civet melts to jelly 
      Turkish Delight icing, licked clean fingers
      Rubber soft texture entices tongues joyfully ...

Spring Last Whiff

...Spring’s last whiff

wafted delightfully
          through my parents
                bedroom window
where I swung myself
                at that time
after a distressing storm
              ...

Tanka Very Much

...
Five fingers of joy
slyly, coyly burgles; he's
absconding with koi.
As you like it, as you wish;
carpe carpum: seize the fish!


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POTD 0/28/2022
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A Wronged Spinster

...The fire in her kindled, 
All too soon dwindled:
Nearly in a twinkle
That made her laugh a crinkle 
While her forehead described a wrinkle…
 
Max’s disappearance shall ears tingle, 
For remain...

A Hyena At Home

...For ages, I used to rear my goats serenely;
Before I invited Mr. Hyena at home.
Green prairie my goats adored around the home.

Peace, the rustics relished too;
But an intolerable mistake I made...

Trailer Park Flood

...households lurch
creak unmoored
  hulls rocking

the twang of whip lashed rigging
as electric wires stretch
pull up clods
  yards of plantings

where once roots clutched
bricked-up aluminum...

I'Ll Never Give Up

...To the world,
I promise to never give up
I undertake to fly high without any limitation
I avowed to do my best absconding my trepidation
And just as you know I'll never give up

I'll be as stur...

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