The specter of nuclear war haunts the world again
not long after we all thought it might end
As agreements of Reagan and Gorbachev are trashed
the angst of Krushchev and Kennedy streams past…
Today, Iran hungers for the bomb, terrifying everyone
in her recent ‘Twelve-Day-War,’ a nuclear future may have won
Putin speaks casually of using ‘whatever force is necessary’
to render Ukraine a useful ex-enemy…
America’s arsenal’s buried deep beneath the ground ~
in the M-E, ballistic missiles and drones routinely downed
Categories:
agreements, fear, history, war,
Form: Couplet
Written By: D. Collins 5/25/25
As we mark 5 years of the death of George Floyd.
Any community agreements are now null and void.
We traveled through a wormhole back to the 1950's.
When white supremacy was the rule in all of our cities.
That mindset has increased and reared its ugly head again.
With talk of Donald Trump pardoning Derek Chauvin.
We're in another dimension and gone back in time.
When judgement is rendered before there's a crime.
Many are unsure if we are still on planet earth.
When only MAGA and the Jews have value and worth.
With babies crying and dying all around the globe.
They never asked to be dragged down that wormhole.
Categories:
agreements, america, discrimination,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
I’d rather go before they start
A war of larger scale
Love is forever in my heart
And peace will never fail
They’ll fight forever this I know
Its obvious to me
There is no end in final war
Cause that was meant to be
In case I’ll die before, they’ll cross
One name from their lists
I wouldn’t pay the victim’s cost
Either I won’t be missed
Let’s face it, I cannot provide
A peace on planet Earth
And if you can, give it a try
I doubt if its worth
No slogan stops the war, no word
Can stop it, and no action
Agreements look like sheer absurd
No effort works, no sanction
The war expands, the evil rules
I’ve no resource to wait
I’d rather go before the fools
Will shoot me in their hate.
Categories:
agreements, death, depression, war,
Form: Rhyme
It is coming of two souls
A formation of togetherness
Are you overwhelmed?
It is amalgamation of two hearts
A stipulation of agreements
Are you content?
A marriage,
As the spears form a union
And the arrows point in one direction
May you be amazed
As the culture takes a platform
And the goals are modified
May you be speechless
Incredible it is,
It is coming of two responsibilities
A formation of accountability
Are you able?
It is amalgamation of two strategies
A stipulations of values
Are you intelligent?
A commitment
Categories:
agreements, adventure, africa, appreciation, birthday,
Form: Free verse
At the door to my trembling heart He cried:
‘Go in search of the lost souls one can find,
and you are charged to forever abide
by the tenet of Love for all Mankind.’
To obey was not easy, but I tried;
lesson as precious as a golden hind.
Navigating the seas from the blind side,
no one wished to come willingly and whined.
But as the world’s troubles tested one’s pride,
it’s understandable to lose your mind.
This was not the time to let morals slide,
or forget the agreements in blood signed.
‘Greatest blessings come to us through madness
when it is sent as a gift of the gods.’*
Categories:
agreements, religion,
Form: Sonnet
Many writers, poets and academics know how a beautiful
And striking alliteration is in a grammatical, congressional
Contextual and conventional debate or literary debacle
Like: blank blind badly bounced blue bowl
Oops! I meant to quote the beautiful Congresswoman
Jasmine Crockett, word for word, verbatim; man
I can never get it right. I fell short, because I’m not tall
Enough to reach that height. Oh! Many contractual
Agreements are in the works: blank black badly bounced
Blue ball. But I’ll keep on trying over one ounce
Of Vodka, maybe I will finally get it right or correct
Ladies and gentlemen, life is never easy and perfect
However, it’s okay to have fun; politics is abysmal than ever
We hope things will not get worse, but much better.
P.S. Homage to Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas, Texas):
‘Bleach Blond, Bad-Built, Butch Body”.
Copyright © July 2024, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved.
Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poetry.
Categories:
agreements, allegory, america, black african
Form: Rhyme
2nd place
“birds care not for whom they sing” – Silent One
The Sun cares not for whom it rises;
Wind cares not for whom it blows!
Stars care not for whom they shine;
Rivers care not for whom they flow!
Trees care not for whom they bear fruit;
Flowers care not for whom they bloom!
In giving alone, they find their pleasure;
Our wisdom lies in enjoying them at leisure!
While giving birth to their children,
Do mothers expect anything in return?
Do agreements and contracts hold good,
For performing our duties naturally well?
Doing things and expecting something
from others, lands you in big trouble!
Expectations, like mirages, are illusions;
The harder you try to reach them,
The longer they move away from you!!
To be free from the bondage of karma,
Act without desire for the fruits of action!
This is what every religion does tell us!!
Categories:
agreements, 5th grade, sun,
Form: Free verse
I don't expect my life to be,
the same as before that's for all to see,
But I need to move on and cope with my loss,
The loss of my loved one the family boss,
Contracts and bills agreements and accounts,
I need to change names and reckon up amounts,
So many hurdles, phone calls and texts,
Ticking lifes job list ,
What will come next,
My son lost his mother That's something I'm not,
I will devote all my everything and become the job lot,
So life we move forward,
A new chapter we make,
Memories will stay with us which no one can take.
Categories:
agreements, bereavement, cancer, death,
Form: Rhyme
we embrace
the unconscious mind
which has no free will
and so acts as impulsed
by universal consciousness
that prior soul agreements
be enacted on earth
ironically such souls
although they are at no fault
atone for their unconsciousness
that debts of love owed
be harmonised restoring balance
in the sphere of oneness
within the cauldron of love
Categories:
agreements, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
rabid desires
spread their fangs
in form we’re vulnerable
and so we choose to vaporise
becoming the emptiness of space
which is in, within but not of this earth
therefore immune from all manifestations
be this as it may, we see emptiness is barren
bereft of the tenderness of love sublime
the womb of existence seeks an echo
to frolic in the dance of polarities
as they seductively so spiral
teasing before embracing
in an explosion of bliss
thus negating nothing
we so immerse and emerge
soul in the lucid dream sequence
as does an actor on stage self-aware
bilocating attention between this and that
that prior soul agreements we chose to perform
be fulfilled from the fulcrum of mindful tenderness
Categories:
agreements, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Thanks to.my LORD JESUS, Saviour -Redeemer-King, for my survival.
I am in Pretoria, the once pristine Capital of South Africa. I took back a flat/ apartment rented Toba Nigerians refugee when I returned here from USA in 2019. The illegal use of my property that violated all codes and agreements ... ( No time to give details) ... Ended, with monetary love. And threats of violence. My good Nigerian friend took me away from this flat around 8 pm last nite, protected in a guest house. An hour later four Nigerians came to discipline me, an "Indian" who must leave Africa (so they take my property?). My friend had to fight them off --
Many South Africans feel abused by immigrants, notably some Nigerians, who openly mock "weak" South Africans
Categories:
agreements, abuse, africa, violence, world,
Form: Free verse
They want to invent a game that uses
four teams drones, manuel wheel barrows
boulders .
teams who work from one end
a lengthy area (feild or Lot)
with objectives and rules.
drones to delver (simulations)
the project hasn't been worked out and
the people
who are needed in creation
need to structure the level
where what's needed to make
it an athletics and challenge.
the challenge may include....
the challenge cannot include
the length of area
the duration of challenges
the inclusion
level scoring
and terms and agreements
need consideration and
Good yeilds
double cropping
Drone usage level
get the persons name
and inteview styles
Staccato andFocusing on what's
The reverbing for promotion
Who sings in the night
to stand proud in
there challenge
to contend and become
champion
a champion above all
to stand above the Line
Categories:
agreements, business, character, inspiration, song,
Form: Ballad
In a feared forest
They had gone to rest,
No life East and West;
Their thoughts for The Best...
Jobs, leaving behind,
To many needs blind:
Agreements that bind;
On them and their kind...
There they shall stay long.
That's where they belong!
This prove with a song:
A bell for Ding - Dong...
Thorns in the town sharp!
Bruise they could a carp:
The mind itself warp;
On mad subjects harp.
Categories:
agreements, change, character, gothic, places,
Form: Rhyme
" As living on earth ,
Some decisions
Can be above your choices "
Quote by poet
Because I live single due to some agreements with God
Thousands of single women won't understand
That kind of life condition as they always want to be
In lives of servants of God to live in peace.
I know that
There is time for
Everything on earth.
Because I live to work for God
Many people always be confused to see
How I pay my bills and provisions in the house
" Someone with no pay job , just praying for people
Here and there freely
But he is living happily and healthily"
Some people say daily.
Because I live good with some people
There are some haters who always complicate
Things here and there to destroy good plans
For their useless dreams due to chronic envy.
Righteousness guards the man of integrity ,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Bible quote , Proverb: 13 : 6
April 15/ 2023
By Alfonso Warally Ngengethe
Mussabwa Chris
Categories:
agreements, 12th grade, bible, confidence,
Form: Free verse
?*** Given Eyes to See and Truth to Feel ***
“Yes. Yes, sweet, dear soul,”
my promise speaks
Once again
Of agreements created, sent
Into the rippling, “Amen,” resonating
Prayer’s progression
After a mid-night’s congress:
the self poised ~ bowing down —
the stillness
in heartfelt
Journeying
Mirrors
revealing the left-to-learn ~
Visions
Needing capture.
My definitely determined resolutions
To think, to focus on motions
leading, braiding compassion
end to end;
Alongside each and every one living other;
instants to moments
Seeing the felt…
Aligned
Voyaging Truth beyond the mists
shrouding our lives. all
— side by side.
————————————————————————————————————————
(c) sally young eslinger 3/3/2023
Thanks be to God…
Categories:
agreements, god, heart, humanity, journey,
Form: Free verse
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