Avuncular Poems - Poems about Avuncular

... (Probably more a short story than free verse In any case it’s true, seen through my eyes as a child) He was a heavy smoker sat by the fire Coughing and wheezing hacking up phlegm spitting......Read the rest...

...Beneath the mantel's alabaster gleam Where verdigris flames pirouette, in cerulean ballet's beam... We gather close—a familial love— In hallowed halls where chimes of crystal laughter, str......Read the rest...

...In the middle of a Thai hot summer, we ventured into the high hills of North Thailand. We were medics, a small out-reach team serving the scattered rural villages of that remote area. Klauss, ......Read the rest...

...Written: September 09, 2023 ______________________________________________________________ In a world where boons often fade, And kindness can be obnoxiously betrayed. There is a sp......Read the rest...

...He had a way with words, An avuncular style, A throaty little laugh, A world embracing smile. He didn’t suffer fools gladly, He thought that I was thick But not too bad really for A Yorkshir......Read the rest...

...Reprobate fictional schnorrer... Who never did a lick of work gifted lifelong entitlement, yet possessed webbed wide world reputation actually humble contemplative earthling jump/kick started......Read the rest...

...Impossible mission to captcha infinitesimal moment alternately titled: tick tock runneth amuck seconds elapse imperceptibly leaving me dumbstruck, how quickly fleeting tempus fugit; ofttimes......Read the rest...

...Lisa’s dad has a visitor from out of town - a “very important man.” He came early. He was dressed casually, in slacks, and a jacket over a mock-turtleneck. He was genial, behind tortoiseshell glasses......Read the rest...

...As illness spread across the land, and our lives began to spiral, A Captain and his charitable plan was a tale that soon went viral. A centenarian walking laps, distracted us from Covid stats and......Read the rest...

...Automobile blues fuels exhausting lament... Indicator light signaling door(s) ajar least significant issue concerning 2009 Hyundai Sonata car applauded craftsmanship darn exemplar, thus said v......Read the rest...

...Professional spiritual developers are sometimes called clergy and not farmers or fishermen or organic gardeners. Professional nature-spirit Rescuers of Earth's outdoor-indoor healthy secular......Read the rest...

...Godwin Adizue Ibeh (1937-2017) Mr. Godwin Adizue Ibeh Aged 79 years Was and is  My beloved, doting father “Is” because he remains Spiritually present  Present  In my mem......Read the rest...

...Unquotable quotes: Tale-Carriers, Gossip-Mongers, Courrier-Pigeon Caretakers, Smoke-Signal Puffers and Tom-Tom Thumpers – XXVI Could there be such things as political shenanigans or inter-conti......Read the rest...

...Wordless worries wander wearily working wayward, Towards thoughts transgressing truth’s textured tide. As always acknowledging agnosticism’s appeal, Essence easily evaporates, exeunt Emile. ......Read the rest...

...Lonesomeness At the news agent’s a woman in her forties spoke to me, said she had lived in Algarve for two years, from Romania, used to be a doctor, but here she could only get a job as a clea......Read the rest...