Beuracratic twee Bridgend..Has banned a
Donkey ride buisness, thats been on the go'
For over, one hundred years; my friends!
Such great interaction with good muscle workouts..When the donkeys
Saw action.' I reckon they walked in dry, the damp; and rain.' Being usefull to their humans is for them no pain.' Tactile animals they enjoy being the attraction.!! Bringing
Smiles to kids faces, and much satisfaction..Inner city children maybe some blind, feeling fur and maybe not?
Left out? Or behind.? Jay Bateman their
Owner is so very sad..I a just see straightjacket
Manner, when all is said.' A clinical answer
To a non-existent irk..Being rammed
Down Porthcawl shoreline..Though in reality it don't
Work.'
If you like Keanu, you’ll love The Replacements
‘bout an ex-football player who's into effacement.
Called back to the big time when A-listers strike,
it’s got some great scenes that I know you will like.
I won’t spoil the story, but the cheerleading’s hot;
QB Falco’s the real deal, and Martel is not.
Wiry Nigel the kicker will have you enthralled,
as will Bateman when coach says, “Go get me the ball!
There isn’t much action if you hoped for a gun,
just some hard-hitting football and 2 hours of fun.
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H/T to Terry Flood's Movie Night
I got choked at a meal, the old rooster
Finally stood up when I had reached the stage
Where I thought my life would turn a page
He kept on eating his meal, definitely not my ego booster
My meal was not much enjoyed, and I felt bad
Others meal I had I interrupted
Even though my thoughts were corrupted
Because I felt he was a cad, to be alive I was glad
The old rooster used to strut around and is such a jerk
Problem is he thinks he's perfect
In every way of life's living and aspect
Good most days he's gone and loves to work
I guess all old roosters have their faults
Some gamble, some drink too much
Some with reality out of touch
There are some who away waltz
All in all, the old rooster has good traits
Some bad things I can overlook
I just go read a poetry book
At least he's not Patrick Bateman at the hotel Bates'
Flights of Human Fantasy
They come to each of us, at times, in our deep dreams.
And they speak to us of possibilities that address and
echo certain events and situations:
The Time,
The Place,
And the “If” and “When,”
And they give each of us, at times,
A “Soul’s View of Our Earthly Life,”
And what to do, what to dream of and hope for
As each of us seek to confront and to understand
Our Human Moments of fear, doubts, and strife.
And our conscious abilities to overcome them all.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
June 6, 2023 (Verse)
Ancient Derodidymus – You So Sweet A Thing
Derodidymus – an ancient symbol in the form of a
two-headed dragon that’s in a fight forever in one
single body. Yes, for sure . . .
“A Two-Headed Monster” who’s in the mirror for
you to see, “Good Luck,” as one head talks to the
other at will.
Any hint of “Human Normality” pervades the true
essence of a real Derodidymus most certainly not!
The fright factor of such a mythical creature in our
“modern world” conjures an image of a horrible evil!
After all what would one do, if one were to run into
such a mythical creature in a blind alley one night?
Run like Hell . . . Talk to the Creature . . . or Faint!
Or perhaps consult an Anthropologist, if you can!
This two-headed Dragon is an ancient and sacred
symbol for sure, but it’s oh so real today. This is a
fight of the two heads in one body or maybe a most
challenging fight forever, or can it now be put to rest
Today! If not, start running now and keep running
or this so sweet a thing will surely find you! Amen.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
June 6, 2023 (Narrative)
The Mystical and Mysterious Web of Human Life
This wondrous web of life bespeaks a true spiritual nature,
and is there for each of us by Almighty God’s own sacred,
heavenly plan in our times of happiness and strife, and do
know that it fortifies, both the mortal and mystical aspects
of our existence which define each of us as human beings
as we each progress onward throughout our lives by the
merciful grace and true eternal blessing of Almighty God.
Amen.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
May 19, 2023 (Verse)
A Reliquary Musing
A child’s doll melded into a stone in a former Nazi Death Camp
as its chilling image haunts the collective mind of those who live
in the so-called civilized world of today and who profess a hollow
concern for a child who’s long dead and who’s been completely
forgotten to the rest of the modern world.
A sad image like this one should haunt the very soul of mankind that
oft professes a political correctness as it sweeps such unpleasant images
under a bone-ridden rug that reflects a sad happenstance and mutters only
a sigh at the horrific nature of such a truly evil occurrence.
And, only Almighty God knows this sad truth.
And, now you do too.
Amen.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
June 14, 2022 (Narrative)
We All Move On
Regardless of where each of us are at various stages
of our lives—we all move on.
The question is what each of us are choosing to do
about any uncertainties and problems we face as we
progress onward with our respective lives.
Fear, Excuses, Uncertainty, Prejudices, Stupidity,
and the Unknown are all convenient crutches that
many people prefer instead. Some fear and fear so
much any changes or things that might be different
from what they are used to.
The main thing is to truly move on with your life
and to seize any moment given to you in the quest
of finding and realizing your destiny and fortune.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
February 19, 2022 (Narrative)
It’s finally Friday night
there’s not a professor in sight.
If you think I’m happy - you’re right!
My homework assignment is light,
I just have an essay to write.
We and our sister suite will unite,
dragging a couch over, so the seating is right.
We’ll binge on Ozark most of the night,
‘cause we’re all Justin Bateman acolytes.
Pizza and ice cream will be a highlight,
in an evening of lazy delights.
I wish you could join us on-site,
but a quarantine prevents the invite.
The dew on your wings flutter now as your beauty sparkles so true
And we love the salt of oceans captured in a magic vision seen now
Through perfect cool crystals as the Sun and Moon rise and then set
True as the dark night kisses the day dewdrops of a thousand dreams
Held in a magical mirror that reflects your memory of forever young
As those pretty pearls of your face mirror now your enchanted smile
And speak to a perfect vision of an eternal pulchritude that is forever
Gary Bateman and Liam McDaid, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
September 3, 2021 (Free Verse)
Poetry Day
Time to think
Ideas abound
A day’s begun
Have always fun
Conquer one’s fear
Seek intellectual cheer
Long hours—yes
Your poetry towers
Day to night
Night to day
Work sure
Words count
Perfection is no fool
Passion is always the rule
Keep the faith
Enjoy ideas and writing
Have fun
No matter the pun and outcome
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
June 5, 2021 (Free Verse)
Memory Moments
Held hands
Made plans
Life goal
Be bold
Life run
No pun
People know
Peep show
Year in
Year out
Century in
Century out
Kiss now
Milk that cow
Day
Night
Monstrous
Fright
Full Moon
Silver Spoon
Freeze
Wait
Now
Reanimate
Free
Verse
-or-
Vers
Libre
Never
Perverse
Not
Zebra
Beer
Glass
Broken
Glass
Idiot
Fool
Nasty
Pool
Polite now
Wonder how
President’s dream
Money scheme
Milky way
Bale hay
Shout out
Never pout
Wonder how
Bless now
Star night
Stage fright
Moose fight
Monster fright
Twilight
All right
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
October 5, 2021 (Short-Line Free Verse)
Living One’s Life
With living one’s life—
so begins now all the temptations and
all the true mortal strife.
Knowing that what may come and what
each of us may face, may not be any fun,
if at all. After all, we are all mortal in the
end.
Never fear those freaky foolish foibles of
fate, for your future lies at eternity’s gate.
Be courageous and show real compassion,
for your life’s run is a most noble action.
Human perfection is such a worthy goal,
yet one’s true passion is the guiding rule.
As each of us seek out our own respective
destinies in this life, never forget that God
is always with us and observing us, as distant
from us, as He truly is.
Amen.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
October 5, 2021 (Lyric)
Upside down teardrops falling gently onto a magical mirror
as crystal chandeliers of soft light filters through reflecting
a treasure of pearls that speak to a thousand bounties paid,
whilst a sanding of polished memories stone cut a diamond,
at once, that’s truly regal once upon a time in a deep dream
that shows inside a mystical castle embodied around a circle
that splits into a quarter wherein four cells hangs a real picture
of truest beauty and love that bathes inside the ocean’s breath
and sighs, whilst murmuring your name and speaking of the tides
lost at sea, whereby all of us, at the end now, shall become sacred
sailors who must freely seek out and fulfill our own human destiny.
Gary Bateman and Liam McDaid, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
August 20, 2021 (Free Verse)
Those Pretty Pearls of Your Face
The dew on your wings flutter now as your beauty sparkles so true
And we love the salt of oceans captured in a magic vision seen now
Through perfect cool crystals as the Sun and Moon rise and then set
True as the dark night kisses the day dewdrops of a thousand dreams
Held in a magical mirror that reflects your memory of forever young
As those pretty pearls of your face mirror now your enchanted smile
And speak to a perfect vision of an eternal pulchritude that is forever
Gary Bateman and Liam McDaid, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
September 3, 2021 (Free Verse)
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