Absentees Poems

in the end, we were there-not there
two present absentees 
sharing an apartment vacated by a relationship 
and the worst kind of loneliness
   - feeling solitary next to someone
partners in the crime of abetting mutual misery
though neither of us...Read More

late spring arthropods
not as things should be
many absentees
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swallows still absent
butterflies the odd one
today a wood brown
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azure springtime sky
should be full of life... empty
no i'm going blind
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house sparrows chirping
heard but cannot be seen
pond water warming
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the common garden
spider A diadematus absent
could be...Read More

Non sense, non sense all non sense
Along the way criticism makes no sense
Psalms of encouraging lights
Perish beliefs across entire sites
Your neglect in tones or silence
Cast the angst onto nirvana ballots
Voodoo statements erasing rational fallacies
Was all I hear from value absentees.
System...Read More

The hazy morning filled up the atmosphere 
With the summer’s air that could not travel far.
Ode to humanity and media, a sign of nature 
Without summer sunny breeze passing there. 
A heat wave goes where the dry dew relent; 
And...Read More

Blake’s world in a grain of sand 
This plastic bottle in my hand 
Welcome to the new Fantasy Island
Of plastic trash, a brave new land

This tropical island, it's perfect for me 
Plastic parts and baggies floating on the sea
Maybe melt...Read More

The Impossible love….
By: Immaculata Ortner

Your love for me is a wonderful experience,
It feels like coming to a peaceful home.
We said a lot of words to each other 
Without exchanging words, but the language of love
We fought and struggled for attention,
Like...Read More

Love Poem, 2011
V. Ortiz Vazquez


I am no slam poetry poet
No love story reside within my pencil
Strawberries, tossed salad has no residency
Smooth skin, deep breath, loud moans
Non existent
Bleeding pen draws away
The thought, idea of love making through ink
Passion flow with no...Read More

Christmas cards come from absentees
Bringing so many Christmas wishes
And those you get to see in person
Are greeted with Christmas kisses

It’s the time for friends and family
Exchanging gifts beneath the tree
A time to enjoy every single moment
And make it as magical...Read More