Best Disputes Poems
Roots and DisputesIt's safe to assume that this is my only wish,
Our land will prosper in peace and flourish.
Toss your hopes and dreams into acute end,
If you accept, all will pretend to be your friend!
The origin of my growth and the source of eternity,
To reassure everyone, this...
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Categories:
disputes, analogy, character, encouraging, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
Neighborly DisputesDeath and heaven
are not good neighbors.
They live too close together,
there are disputes,
mostly territorial,
heated confrontations arise.
If they lived further apart,
if they had mediators
to intervene, restrain,
adjudicate...
alas both,
could be somewhat intractable.
As for the day-to-day affairs
of the earthbound
both death and heaven
had largely lost interest
leaving all administrative duties,
to the angels...
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Categories:
disputes, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Scenes At a Child's Birthday PartyDad had left on urgent business,
something to do with a workers' dispute,
and Mum was at the next-door neighbour's
on one of her 'brief' visits.
Mary, the birthday boy's elder sister,
had just dished out the junkets.
Martin, known for his irascible fits, arrived late.
He started flicking blancmange around.
His...
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Categories:
disputes, birthday, childhood, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse