Adoring thoughts focus on life freestyle …
scoring just one private fertile square mile.
Stockpile goods, fish and hunt wild game to store.
Worthwhile garden work brings fruits, greens and more.
Adjourn from life beneath false, greedy skies.
Upturn simple joys as soulfully wise.
Devise strong home and outbuilds by hand earned.
Rise daily filled with all freedom discerned.
As it was our last night in Santander
we went out for a meal somewhat grander
Perusing the set menu I did choose
three courses with complementary booze
The waiter who came a glass did pour
leaving the bottle for me to have more.
How generous this seemed at such a good price –
those refills of wine did more than suffice;
yet what remained seemed such a shame to waste,
so I poured a glass for Olivia to taste.
With adventures in Spain so soon to lapse
we were thankful for all we'd enjoyed and relaxed.
Soon came the time to our room to adjourn,
I felt in control and steady for the return.
But on our departure I missed a step
and fell to the left. So I must accept
that a glass too many had been imbibed.
Down on the street, Olivia at my side,
a trinity of youths then rushed to my aid,
an old man on the floor before them splayed.
Muchas grazias, I said, when stood upright
relieved to be unhurt on our last night.
Two years ago,I was encouraged by some friends
and also by my wife
To write some memoirs,
some description of events in my life
Two hundred hand written pages
in two years, since this project began
Since self discovery that I was capable of writing verse,
for six months the memoirs have sat idle, I compile poetry as quickly as I can
With this new poetic skill I am still able,
to record the aims of the memoirs, but in a precised form
Poetry I feel, provides a non confrontational platform,
when one wants to present controversial opinions, that deviate from the norm
I am regarded as an elder and I hope the definition,
includes wisdom not just age, I still wish to remain open and continue to learn
In the hope I am able to assist others
an objective, I never will adjourn
Man’s Best Friend
Their unwavering loyalty will never adjourn,
they will patiently sit and await your return.
They will give you their best with unending love,
they are man’s best friend, a gift from above.
They will always stand guard, both night and day,
you are theirs to protect, that’s just their way.
With hugs and kisses they will help ease your strife,
they need only you, to live their best life.
If you are anything like me, you will have a dog when you die,
when you never come home, they won’t understand why.
Dogs are very smart, they will understand death,
but they will need to see your body, once you’ve had your last breath.
All of us will die and this world will move on,
so please think of your dog, before you are gone.
It’s a heartbreaking time when our loved ones leave,
but just like us, our dogs need to grieve.
Mark Koplin
12/2/23
Oh, Lord- I'm thankful for this day-
though just a day like all the rest.
I simply woke and ate today;
kept warm and dry, in comfort dressed.
Though just a day, like all the rest,
I worked and played, then soundly slept.
Kept warm and dry, in comfort, dressed.
I saw and heard, ran, walked, and stepped.
I worked and played, then soundly slept.
I tasted, smelled, and keenly felt.
I saw and heard, ran, walked and stepped;
with my concerns, I calmly dealt.
I tasted, smelled, and keenly felt.
I loved- was loved back in return.
With my concerns, I calmly dealt;
a plain old day to start, adjourn.
I loved- was loved back in return.
Forgive me, Lord, you've spoiled me!
A plain old day to start, adjourn?
Oh, how ungrateful can I be?
Forgive me, Lord, you've spoiled me.
Your miracle of life I hold.
Oh, how ungrateful can I be?
You've blessed me with your gifts untold!
Your miracle of life I hold!
I simply woke and ate today?
You've blessed me with your gifts untold.
Oh, Lord- I'm thankful for this day!!
Rocket cat vip courages ~ Cat crewed flight via SpaceX
Elon’s starship launched
top gun catnip will travel~
blues sky flying high
Missing you my fearless feline, safely may you return
Wishing that your Mission Impossible will soon adjourn
On this Memorial Day we salute cat ladies and lasses’
Eveready as you don your Tom Cruise aviator glasses
To turn a new page,
mind battles we wage
must rest,
whence love centre-stage
stops fears to outrage
soul’s nest.
We thus come of age,
as we disengage
thoughts stressed.
With desires addressed,
our soul has progressed,
to learn
heart cleansed and undressed,
embarks on soul’s quest
to churn
fears at love’s request,
that then by God blessed,
we burn.
Let’s turn life’s page stern,
choosing to discern
our rage,
which we then adjourn,
for it’s now love’s turn
to cage
desires and upturn
fear; for God we yearn,
oh sage.
28-March-2023
Virelai
Lawyers propose and courts dispose,
Promptly adjourn but seldom close
Cases, as snails go on,
Goes on case explosion,
Helpless we grate teeth to what goes.
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Happenings |20.01.2023| limerick
Poet’s note: There is an explosion of pending cases in Indian courts: Over 40 million cases are idling in subordinate judiciary, another 5.6 million in high courts, and 70,000 in Supreme Court. Every time this issue comes up, demand for more courts, more judges, more resources is raised. Does anyone think of three A’s: adjournments, admissions, and appeals? No one talks of cutting down delays, long affidavits/arguments/counters, long winding judgments. And why should judges have long vacations as in the British time? But no one wants to bell the cat, as this ditty cries out.
saying good morning to you
a happy moment at the beach
watching you walk by
staring at your butt and admiring your natural beauty
yet and still i choose not to flirt with you
the happiness in the geometry of your vibe leads me straight down to the wedding band on your finger
i walk on with a smile on my face feeling lonely again
i make wishes to myself again and sneak another look at your wonderfully flawless body
as i watch the waves, i remind myself that life is life
i am still a virgin in a world of rapidly passing time
as the sun sets, i think about those that are my Loving Roots who are no longer here
when i look down to my right, i suddenly realize that you are next to me with tears in your eyes
for whatever reason unbeknownst to me, you take my hand and hold it for a spell
you then softly say 'moving on is like calm, warm water that is still a wish'
you then wish me a great day and walk on and eventually leave the beach, never to be seen again
for the rest of my ocean visit, what she said stuck with me like a stubborn, angry bee
it is then that i decide to adjourn to the chambers of the hot tub in my condo to reflect and reminisce
(Series: Silhouettes)
The cloud announce the rain
& the birds adjourn the strike by flying home
The ears give birth to silence.
Longing has raged in both of us,
The ruins on the road of our thighs
Until the valley of buttons fall out of order.
The dialogue between our lips wash with fluids in styles
Warring tribes of unsettled palms roaming the pyramids of nipples.
Quenching waist full of fullness
Down to the home that constitutes the life of a child
In complexion of the night
Group of muscles pump
& signs of femininity shakes
Death will come to us all
whether today or another day
what it'll be like is unknown
for sure here we will not stay
Will it be like going to sleep?
except not to waken up again
just one long extended dose
with no recognition where or when
Now could it be a glorious heaven?
where everybody you know is there
so blissful and just sheer happiness
now then that's a thought could we dare?
This world was created out of darkness
so maybe that's where it will return
makes one ponder to consider this
or the maker press the button to adjourn
God is the creator of all things
whatever He does it will be well
for those that believe upon Him
when they die to heaven to dwell
God also is the eternal judge
for those that reject His blessed gospel
no matter what good they have done
His sentence will be to go to a living hell
('Death' is always an amazing subject, but nobody wants to speak about it, or if they do they want to sugar-sweet it to be more pleasant about its consequences.
So this is my thoughts upon it for what it's worth and my belief being God holds the key to it all.)
The Decimals Point
David J Walker
Therefore
He put forth
Before
the court
Of public opinion could
Possibly adjourn
Claiming to be friends
With the man in the moon
Claiming to be the father of
The color purple
Claiming to have taught
Pterodactyls to fly
Claiming to be a
Grandson of Methuselah
Claiming to have inspired
The theory of relativity
Claiming his image was the first to be
Carried into deep space by television
Claiming he turns wine
Back into water all the time
Therefore
He proposed
The only question is about
The placement of the decimal point
Tears in a revolution
Tear gas from the institution
The judge doesn't know their names
But the whole world was watching
A panther put with the bunch
Bound and gagged, with no lunch
A political trail they said was never done
They dressed as pigs, having fun
A biased look on democracy
Speak your peace, though peacefully
The billy bats swang
And heads were cracked
Revolution is in the air
Every movement tracked.
So here we are
What have we learnt?
Adjourn the trail
Let the panther free
Racism is still alive in humanity...
September,
remember-
did return
to adjourn
Summertime,
end it's clime-
less sunlight
longer night.
Before long,
the Fall song
will turn leaves
as it weaves
and enthralls
with bright shawls
over trees-
sure to please.
Time to change
rearrange
how we live,
stay active-
as Autumn
will become
our new stage
to engage.
Holidays
provide ways-
Halloween-
soon our scene-
then will bring
Thanksgiving.
Though we'll miss
Summer's bliss,
change will make
needed break
for the joys
Fall employs.
New seasons
grant reasons
to keep life-
full and rife!
September 8, 2020
Contest: Three, Please
Sponsor: Beth Evans
Rules: 3-Syllable Rhyming Couplets
Another meeting of the bobble heads
Will hopefully soon adjourn
A motion has been passed
A blogosphere, concern
With their dictionaries in hand
They find some words to use
New business on the floor
To help them fight their blues
With the king up on his soap box
They all now raise their glass
He thinks his words bring wisdom
But they’re really lacking class
This meeting of the minds
Is really just a joke
It’s just another excuse
To stir the soup and poke
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