Best Ates Poems
Carol my friend
You can relax
Samuel, Sarah
And Thunder are back.
They hitched a ride
With the mail carrier
Were in good shape
And seemed even merrier.
Pre-she-ates Youse
Watchin um fer me's
Theys seys youse a nice lady
Weren't news ta me.
Keeps in touch
An I'lls does tha same
God Bless Youse....
What war youse name?
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Tiny eggs rest-
ing on the vine
produced by
Mother Earth,
when touched
by man cre-
ates body and
life. As you
mature in the
belly of aged ripe
oak, like a baby in the
womb. You develop sturdy
legs that slowly slither down the
side of my glass after each sultry
sip. Born in different regions all over
the world and of different races. Red
or white, Syrahs, Shirazs, Cabernets,
Chardonnays, Sometimes a blend; all
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bottled up, full of potential to be the
next best thing in a market or in
a magazine. I pick you up and play-
fully swirl you around. I breathe you
in and smell the sweet earthy notes
you play in my nose. You’re a
Maestro! Entrancing my senses with
hints of berries, spices and deep
dark red chocolate. Some grow up
to be very sassy or somewhat
sophisticated. Of course, some are
more delicate and delightful than
others, sometimes one bad grape
can spoil the whole barrel. Always
willing and able to make the most
arrogant of dinner parties more
interesting and inviting. Our nights
full of sin, soon to be confessed and
forgiven tomorrow. You truly are
the blood of Christ!
Actions or gestures putting the senses into baptism
Love so pure and powerful, spreads beyond evangelism
True concern, effective enough to dilute cataclysm
Rates of its occurrence, not significant in life’s prism
Under goodness adrenaline and hyperthyroidism
Irreversible kindness, too strong for evil’s cultism
So selfless to cushion any emotional vandalism
Measure so humane to trigger negative’s unionism
Isigin dusu yagmur
Yagar yagar
Sicim gibi duser
Duser ustume
Uyanirim dusumden
-Hatirlarim -
Gecmis yasanmis
Bitmemis hayata
Senle ve sensiz
Isigin duser ayin golgesine
Isildar yakamozun dalgalarin sesinde
Senle ve sensiz
Yasamim eser melteminde tenin
Aninda ruyam desem unutulmaz
Lodos kasirkaydi karanlikti gece
Karanliktan daha karanlikti dunya ve ay
Dusunurken seni ay isigi vursa yuzune
Senle ben sensiz bir hic
Bir yildiz olsa da aydinlatsa yolumuzu
Ask yalin bir cocuk goge agaca tirmanan
Nehirlerde ve denizlerde sandalamiz
Sevdamizi tasiyan goklere merdiven
Sen istedikce kosalim bilinmiyene
Ellerimizde isik sevdali gizem
Yagmur ve sel sonra gunes goklerde ates
Korkmadan bu defa senle yine olumune
Karanlikta ve komurun atesinde elele
Yuruyelim elele isigin harelerinde
Tane tane hayatim
Kostum tarlasinda umidin
Ruzgar savurdu ruyami
Yagmur olmus sel
Tutanamadim
Bir kar tanesi hayatim
Bir yamacta tutunsam
Kaysa cocuklar sirtimdam
Eridim su oldu bedenim
Bir ates kivilcim hayatim
Yaksam korkunu kullugun
Kulunde yeserse barisa fidan
Kul oldum yittim kendi atesimde
Bir care olsa bilge kisi halime
Bu dunya halindem yorgunum
Tasinalim yeni dogan gunes duvene
G rowing older isn't funny.
R usty pipes don't work as well.
O ver-worked mind moves much slower,
W ords won't come, my tale to tell.
I was once an active youngster,
N ot a creek was in my step.
G one the child I was forever.
O h I miss her youthful pep.
L ots of folks are proud to tell you,
D ates and birthdays don't mean much.
E ach new day brings us a sweeter
R ipeness that the young can't touch.
For Acrostic challenge
Gunesin atesi soldu
Yarim yandi kul oldu
Umutlarinda dogan ates
kul oldu kullugunda sevginin
Isindikca nefesim kavruldu
Kayboldu kayboldu
Mahserin kuru gurulusunde
Yarim yandim renlerin duslerine
Nefesim ejdarhanin kan kirmizi topuzu
Oldumde dirildim basucunda
Dogacak cocuklarin mutlu duslerine
Gunesin atesi yakacak yarim ayriligimi (vatanimdan)
Diriltecek yagmurlar desem bir omur boyu dus
Sevgiye asik sahrayi kim bulmus ki Seyhan
Yagiz Ceyhan dirilse de yagiti yarlar cok uzak
Gunesin atesi yuzumde rengi mor hare hare
Yurudum de geldim divane yollari pare pare
Saklarken kendimden aynasi cocuk yaslanmis yuzum
Duslerimin bahcivani cocuklarim umidin atesi
over
yonder
cries
bleak
in
consciousness
then
stopping
a
happening
that
abates
gently
then
e v ..
.. aper..
... ates
It's like wearing thick gloves
and then touching the ice-
you know it's c o l d
but you can't quite feel the slippery smooth surface
and the texture of the soggy wool that separ-
-ates your s h a k i n g hands from the ice
it's almost worse than if you had simply
picked up the ice with your bare
hands.
J-ust open up your life,
E-ach and every day;
S-o the Lord God above
S-hows you the right way.
G-ates of the heaven
E-ndorse eternal glory,
N-ever turn away,
I-n spite of the misery,
O-vercome the blue and gray.
Topic: Birthday of Jess Genio (March 20)
Form: Acrostic Quatrain-Tanka
S-ee
H-ow
A-nother
R-adiance
O-bliter ates
N-ight
C-hill
A-s
R-ay
I-s
N-ow
O-pen
Topic: Birthday of Sharon L. Cariño (July 26)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic