happiness wets me as
in torture,
drip by drip,
dropwise...
impossible to drink
the sea...
how impossible
is to count its sand...
herald birds
of spring,
mosquitoes sent
from rains,
dry leaves signs
of autumn,
advertiser swallows
of summer....
your love extinguished
from me while i
burned me with love...
Your love was only dry.
and mine only flood...
The sweat was wiped off the brow
The spoon was stirred as they knew how
For 18 times they tried to win
A story state to be in
And KG woke to find a haul
Of wooden spoons counted one and all
How to curb such an embarrassment
Even when The Advertiser had it sent
So they dili and dali about
Or how do I let the hurt and shame out
A summer now so quietly spent
Looking as bad as Tex’s ear is bent.
© Paul Warren Poetry
Being a gentleman farmer, should be wiser
selecting the correct type of fertiliser,
perhaps request information from adviser
would sure need to be free, because I'm a miser,
won't even spend money on an analyser,
just a poor farmer paid less than supervisor,
though some say I'm a cheater a womaniser,
no time for that, busy as an organiser
a good business man, provider, merchandiser
I sell my produce no need for advertiser,
how much for animal feed?need tranquilliser,
as poor as a church mouse just a compromiser.
Composed 16/1/2017
Checked on howmanysyllables.com.
12 by 12 monorhyme contest.
Oh No Not Again
Another advertiser us he just did call
And pretended we weren't here at all
Wonder what this time will it be for?
Something about my muscles being sore.
Another bright idea on me did dawn
Press off button and they will be gone
And while we are watching our TV
Who is calling message there seems to be.
Automation may be good for many things
My alarm comes on and someone sings
Have an ISP who is a computer connector
On microwave and range have a selector.
Lifted my computer top and it came on
What we like best is when we are gone
Can get our air conditioner to start
On command from many miles apart.
So it seems like for every situation
Automation can come up with a creation
For any and everything we would need
Except separating grass from each wild weed.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran
Can care for the complicated but gets
confused with the plain and simple.
Is he or she a Republican or a democrat?
Who from all the land lives off of its fat.
Jesus of Nazareth,
the carpenter's son
our heavenly sponsor,
the anointed one
our special advocate who died for our sins
the champion of our salvation,
back in God's grace once again
our protector, our patron, our blessed assurety
the Messiah, the deliverer of God's authority
Jesus of Christ,
the Son of Man
God in the flesh,
the Father's master plan
our helper, our supporter
He came to show us The Way
our heavenly sponsor,
the advertiser of life
Jesus of Nazareth,
the Lord we call Christ
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