Birds are sinister beings.,
They just seem to glare
As if remembering a time
Before we were there
When Dinosaurs ruled
Before the asteroid came
That in a split second changed
The evolutionary game.
Mammals advanced as
Dinosaurs quickly ceased
Leaving behind only those
That retreated to trees.
Using their acquired ability
To agilely fly
And so they became
Rulers of the sky.
I think they remember
I think they know
The state of things
Millions of years ago
When if puny men
Had raised their heads
T Rex and co would soon
Have torn them to shreds.
Birds are sinister beings
Somehow they know
Man’s actions will
Alter the status quo
And they are aware
But they don’t know just when
Man will self extinct and Dinosaurs
As birds, will rule the Earth again.
Moonlight bright is my Pom-pup, white,
Follows me, like a guard, upright;
Suffers my shortest absence, tight,
Animal with loyalty-height;
Barks emotionally...
Stiff straight sharp ears listening clear,
Whispers of the breeze she could hear;
With toe-bean paws agilely steers,
Digging me with claws, my care cheer;
Meows mystically...
My parrot is a green garnet,
As though Artemis incarnate;
Takes pleasure in skate and gyrate,
Ruts, whatever heard; does narrate;
Screeches reproachfully...
Crown tail Betta, my fish-sweetie,
Seems symbol of marine-treaty;
Like white, black, red, green graffiti,
My aquarium adorn beady;
Rattles delightfully...
21 April 2022
Following the tumor blooms
that muted my throat and gut,
I duct taped my mind
to the wordless, I put my head down
charging at daggers, and
thanks to pain bullets and cancer bombs
my thoughts are catching a little headwind.
I'm looking at a sea otter floating on its back
agilely playing with stones,
it’s definitely working the crowd.
I'm looking at a lion staring into a camera,
under its heavy paw a gazelle is also staring into a lens;
are they waiting for applause?
I'm looking through a shop window
at televisions that are
revealing all this, plus my gazing reflection.
We can all do better, more rehearsals
will eventually take our perfect picture,
meanwhile it’s important to look good
as time stops, then continues to drain away
in its usual hazardous way.
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Butterflies
Agilely hovering -
Genteel
Along with zephyr's nudge.
Rosaceous bud
Frolicking at lilt -
Elated.
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you strum my fate
softly, fingers agilely moving
on the strings of my heart
the lyrics you sing
the chords that you play
tearing into my soul
rendering memories
acoustic sound
vibrating my pain
and depths of despair
the chords are strong
a scordatura performed
reinforcing anguish
the song complete
tears glisten
and fall
I.
The wrothful man has regotiated his saliency,
The humble man has neglected his post of "Your Excellency",
Let the pirate look through my one eye of transpareency,
Hope my superman sings along to those dracula's frequencies,
These are not Bulls written in pure fantasy,
Our fleur-de-lis and its very ecstacy,
Not meant for agilely minded Perverts,
Spliffs meant for Godly minds,exhalling Wisdom and Truth.. Selah
II.
Reading to the salient ears of age,
Your teeth gleaning this vast ears of corn,
Seeing men's rage shorten their years,
Or what your ladies who smiled at my no-beard-style have become,
Easy skanking is what my ears hear,
A tip of God given talents,
Many a quail showering my Sweet Heart with "Works so excellent",
God breathes his creative spirit to minds We call "Salient", Selah
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