Baghdad Poems - Poems about Baghdad

...I saw no one but felt a gentle nudge, As I woke up, she uttered not a word, But beckoned, gravity of time to judge, To follow her— wordless like a mute bird, I got up but saw no soul save wha......Read the rest...

.........The loss of Alexandria, the burning of Ashburnham House, the Grand Library of Baghdad which the Mongolians tore down, the countless Aztec codices that the conquistadors all burned... just......Read the rest...

...Booby trapped within apartment unit b44 Circa August 18th, 2021 three bajillion years ago to date, nevertheless I count blessings, so please do not hashtag me as worse than an ingrate or o......Read the rest...

...(Tree speaks to thief) They chopped off my upper limbs, to shed more light on the lower As they will amputate those hands, now your light fingers grow slower Wisdom from Trees Poetry Cont......Read the rest...

...The Escape A man coming home from work saw a shadowy figure leaning against an olive tree. It was death sharpening his scythe polishing his hoof. Them and said, no, not me, I´m too young to die......Read the rest...

...“The songs are casual and careless in a satisfying way, like the used condom your latest lover left lying on your bedroom floor, a souvenir you’re not yet ready to dispose of.” Candy Cotton, Modern W......Read the rest...

...Lemme titillate thee regarding myself daily soldiering thru breastworks read out loud to experience where dangerfield lurks twenty five years a husband unknown marital perks bachelorhood to die f......Read the rest...

... What Llama Lil Saw in Baghdad In Llama Lil's Cafe eating crackers and Stilton surveying the street and reading Milton Sits a strange and moody itinerant Icon for a well-known roll-on......Read the rest...

...Sound of bullets are part of daily life Feel so upset for Ahmed and his wife Both are fifty and live in Baghdad, Iraq Their home is considered a derelict shack Ahmed hopes one day that peace ......Read the rest...

...Falluja Who can forget this place? When the American moved in, they shot anything that moved, families at the dinner table and women hanging up washing. A badly wounded enemy, “a soldier”, w......Read the rest...

...Number forty six - White House occupant re: guarding President elect Joe Biden Within mein hermitage now dwells one euphoric troglodyte who wept upon hearing unbelievable news, (albeit at snai......Read the rest...

...the coffee that Lenin drank as he plotted revolution, the coffee that Hitler and Stalin drank with FDR as they divided up the world after World War 11, the cup that JFK drank before he was blown away......Read the rest...

... A LEAF WITH A WINDOW TO THE PAST After lunch, I took a leisurely walk. I came across a giant leaf, that whispered, as only a leaf can do, " Pick me up gently and take me  home wit......Read the rest...

...This city has about eight million inhabitants Surely, one can find some love from these masses I see the young women with ripped pants I like the look But I'm not 20 anymore I must deal with th......Read the rest...

... The Honey of a Fog If you ever lived in Baghdad by Bay, you would know  That each night as the sun begins to set, The fog casts its sweet honey net all over it. With baptismal droplets,......Read the rest...