Best Behooves Poems

i sit lonely. 

the crowded restaurant is thick with sound 

i pick away at it 

moving back into the stagnant silence 
of my own comfort

the...

Read more of this work...

The Life Savor (my favored title!)

Life
is to
be enjoyed.
Yes, we must work,
but we can strive for
jobs that will fulfill us.
We have obligations, but
sacrifice should not consume...

Read more of this work...

Last thoughts come before our final breath unexpected
Expressions of regret, sometimes heartfelt goodbyes,
A sincere apology on the lips of the dying detected
More likely words uttered...

Read more of this work...

Dear fellow poets – the young and the young once,

Modern poetry to me is “today’s poetry.” It presents poetry from the hearts of current writers...

Read more of this work...

When you hurt someone
and care to apologize,
When you vow to shun
and redeem your lies.    

When you look
beyond your creed
and help those
who are...

Read more of this work...

Marmoset directs traffic better than monkeys or sloths.
He stands in the highway and walks his feet off.
We have hired other species. but they do not...

Read more of this work...

So swift behooves...
in challenging quest...
competitive hearts...
race their best...

A treasure to win...
one measurable test...
for equine ones..
Churchills best....

Read more of this work...

What's a sweeter gift than love?
What's the greatest wealth than hope?
What's a richer state than faith?

It behooves you to live by your faith,
And keep aflame...

Read more of this work...

That’s how she saw me

A lying jerk
Filled with mal-intent
And inebriated twist of the devil’s tongue

She removed my smile
My patience
My need for her

She was a professor
with...

Read more of this work...

I’m the unknown gardener my name is mentioned in the bible, but no one need honor me. Just a pauper, I was in the garden...

Read more of this work...

It's only a paper-mache
moon, they say, too cool, 
too full of interstellar space
to sympathize or stress about
lovers, kings and fools.

Or is it? According to Deutsch
the...

Read more of this work...

In the setting sun the Sioux Tepees look like vandalized pyramids,
the Tetons themselves appear as though angels raped
by the savagery of centuries yet noble in...

Read more of this work...

They say the devil has power
They say that God loves blood
Each moment sweet or sour
Bids us to yield to God.

One pool in which we thrive...

Read more of this work...

“I’m the unknown gardener my name is mentioned in the bible, but no one need honor me. 
Just a pauper, I was in the garden...

Read more of this work...

That guy
The one you called phantom
Then fled from
A gentle giant meek and strong
His convictions -
Voluntary surrender to get better
He oozes love
Like muscular Mandiba
Listen with your...

Read more of this work...