Best Divesting Poems
My son has lost his eyesight
And lacks mobility.
His doctors are confounded,
But I seek no pity.
There is much love in caring
Full time for those in need;
Hard work and sacrifices,
A focus to succeed.
My career was put on hold;
His life is in my hands.
There’s nothing more important;
I bow to life’s demands.
Divesting self-attention
Enduring broken sleep.
Exhaustion brings disruption,
Emotions that run deep.
Few friends now come to visit.
One thing I know for sure --
Without a diagnosis,
They will not find a cure.
The fear of escalation
Disrupted life and hope.
The overwhelming feelings
Destroy the will to cope.
I know my son would thank me,
If only he could speak.
I worry what will happen,
I’m old; his future’s bleak.
* June 25, 2018.
Categories:
divesting, caregiving,
Form:
Lyric
“Slips the Blue Satine”
Desire bites
a sonnet ripped
where the voice projects
through glossy cherry bit lips
down a telephone line
wrapped around long legs
speaking soft words
welcoming you in like a quilled whip
Freedom bites
a too serious sonnet smiles
then progresses to apply
velveteen kisses where the lips
tie a loose noose of words like pearls
around the sound conduit
curbing the mind
whispering to soft curves,
a roadmap
written across body
eyelids, flushed naked cheeks
neck down to hips
where the key turns
poetry speaks
blood drawn
the heart has teeth
Gaga’s gone
all evolutionary
too much of too much
she denudes the blue Satine easily
divesting all hopelessness of
the hounds barking
their haranguing hangdog habits
superlatives exaggerated
hyperbolical expressions of praise
blessed again in the wasted chronicles of time
her hand’s firmly fixed
around the gear stick
stilettos accelerate sharp
instructions from the driver’s seat
switching gears up
behind the fortune wheel
treasure sits
“pull your head back in”, she says
“the Lotus Eaters
at Loon Junction
are on the prowl,
they’ll tear you to bits”.
"humour me," he says,
"let me off my leash".
(LadyLabyrinth/2021)
“Small Town Witch”/ Sneaker Pimps
https://youtu.be/M6zh5rAlZ18
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Velveteen_Rabbit
Sonnet 106.
The Dilettante Diaries: "Goin' Gangsta on the Road to The Lotus Eaters at Loon Junction" -
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_dilettante_diaries_goin_gangsta_on_the_road_to_the_lotus_eaters_at_loon_junction_1059240
LYRICS/"Small Town Witch", Sneaker Pimps
https://genius.com/Sneaker-pimps-small-town-witch-lyrics
Categories:
divesting, blue, freedom, fun,
Form:
Free verse
We exist in space and time
invisible, unseen for who we
truly are exchanging
words for thoughts
never face-to-face
but touching just the same
vitriol tossed with the sweetness
fair barter for some form
of kind heaven exchanging
inclement weather
to the vestries of
each others’
netherworlds
divesting
tar and feathers
Candide Diderot. ‘24
head on.
Categories:
divesting, dark, poets, romantic,
Form:
Free verse
"The Price of Pearls"
a strange time
just as a dream
to a place of strangeness
strangers
walking contretemps' fine lines
composing invisible footprints
away from life
into the loud silence within
The Chronicles of The Forgotten
lost in the mists
oars plunging grave tomes in
The Tombs of Sad Poetry
some gently fierce
soft grey broken bad blue sky
reflected in a lake of tears
a sense of haunting
romance to allay
impending fears
acknowledging minds
for a short while
dipping deep within
the short measured
confronting uncomfortable
pools of sincere welcomes some sin
playing the forgotten
heart strings
light sensitive fingers pluck violins
reeling in the pleasure
swoon swimming the skinny time
with cool investiture
the Siren sings
dropping chords
divesting smiles, a serious business
arresting life, love and lust
sensual eyes read his
for good measure
where diaphanous
pages drop like
silken Selkie skin
naked she swims
to shore clutching
a fistful of pearls
wisdom comes
at the price of
freedom
lost in the depths
of drowning
all the ghosts
dead
reborn
in his eyes, they are
Her glistening
new Ocean
now her feet planted on the sure
Now the Lark Ascending
She opens the
locked door
symphonic pleasure
maestro is
leading
(LadyLabyrinth / 2020)
Rachmaninov: "The Isle of the Dead"
Symphonic Poem Op. 29 - Andrew Davis
https://youtu.be/dbbtmskCRUY
Vaughan Williams: "The Lark Ascending"
https://youtu.be/ZR2JlDnT2l8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie
Categories:
divesting, magic, poetess, romance,
Form:
Romanticism
When in her best behavior:
she smiles so sweetly
and she loves so freely;
she speaks so softly
and she adores so dearly.
But if you are not on your guard:
she will smile sweetly still
as she drives a knife deep into your heart;
she will love you, yes she will,
while bleeding dry your credit card until you hurt;
she will speak ever so softly,
divesting you of your money till you can't take it anymore;
she will adore you dearly
till she finds a new man, then drops you to settle some score.
She is tough, yet crumbles so easily,
she loves but hates with uncontrollable fury.
She sends so many conflicting signals:
like some sort of a weirdo,
she says no when she means yes, and yes when she means no;
she always demands equality
yet expects preferential treatment based on her femininity;
she expects a man to open the door
but once inside the feminist begins to take over the floor;
she can manage on her own, says woman,
yet resents it when you don't give up your seat, you ain't a gentleman;
she wants a man to hold her when crossing the pavement
but try it in the office and the poor guy gets booked for harassment.
What a woman really wants is equality...in her favor !!!
Categories:
divesting, funny, life
Form:
Free verse
Speech of Tears – Zamreen Zarook
Drops of tears from our purl conveys a lot,
Each an every shedding has a ballot,
By identifying the core, our hands should allot,
Because, some might be extremely as shallot.
Chipper and blissfulness gives you cool tears,
Whereas in console and divesting flow hot tears,
Fear and pains give drains of tears,
Nothing that can be patch with dollars.
Some deliveries are automatic,
While some productions are acoustic,
Another drain says I am really bombastic,
Tears are at last solely cubistic.
They convey the emotions,
People go in search for solutions,
They become happy when they are with the precautions,
Reactions again as the tears, it’s the real abbreviation.
Categories:
divesting, absence, age, anger, beautiful,
Form:
Rhyme
R&R
Silently I contemplate
Secretly I desire your essence
Cardiff is another land, a far away shore
Absent from my lust, yet craving still
Drowning within my self, I lay myself down
And
Divesting my thoughts into the winds
Victory is surviving with only lingering pains
Hieroglyphic messages of undying love I leave
Even a Libra can not always balance the scales
Even a heart has only so many beats
Categories:
divesting, allusion, love, passion,
Form:
Light Verse
"Oratorio"
Another angel
hums towards
another
otherworldly
Xanadu
bathed in choirs
its mystery calls in
the golden aria
the zephyr light
glistens upwards
breath on a new breeze
to lift feathery wings
to soar past Leo moon
breaking through immortal
in time
destined perfection
the curtain never falls
divesting earth-bound silks
leaving behind in wake
the chrysalis breaks
applause
a fragile moment
triumphant
8 in the month of 8
an indigo blue night
echoes forever the angel's wake
towards a lighter realm
there the brightest
constant Blue Sky waits
majesty calls the singing in,
baptises angels
in higher divine tones
crystal clear
as
reigning diamonds
tears in the
fabric of a veil
were never so beautiful torn
Calliope progresses
singing royal borne
dancing in the ultra violet
taken up as a song lifted,
embraced
by the strongest
arms
of Love
here, one with one
the prelude
singular
now at home
but never alone
among
other celestial muses
the message
given and received
sing, glorious as ever
in Eternity
we
still hear you
shining
magic
Oratorio
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
for Olivia Newton-John
b. 26.9.48 – d. 8.8.22
"Magic"/Olivia Newton John
https://youtu.be/91YgAIVSfbs
"Magic"/Olivia Newton John
https://youtu.be/MppQUZeBeDA
"Magic" (Extended), Xanadu / Olivia Newton John
https://youtu.be/HbFniua36Lw
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pop-music-grease-star-olivia-newton-john-dead-age-73-2022-08-08/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Newton-John
Categories:
divesting, light, love, muse,
Form:
Free verse
Everyday when his dad came home he was waiting there
This was the special time that his dad always had to share
He taught him to throw and to catch how to swing his bat
Every game he played front row is where his dad was at
Started off with tee ball and even then he was a superstar
Not one of the older kids could hit the ball near as far
Then he moved up to softball and what was clear to see
The boy had a natural gift as natural as a gift could be
When he made it to hardball believe these words are true
Matt was one of the best pitchers the world ever knew
Through school and into Collage there never was any doubt
Their best player step up to the plate, Matt would fan them out
Sometimes in life just when we start thinking everything is great
Whether or not we deserve what happens we meet a divesting fate
Matt was out on a Friday night after pitching a picture perfect game
With the stands full of pro scouts promising him a career and life of fame
His fastball clocked at 98 and his control was pinpoint on the spot
After every game he would hug his dad and tell him “Dad thanks a lot”
A drunk driver ran a red light and ended Matt’s career that night
Being left a Paraplegic as it turns out would be Matt’s final plight
A lesser man would have been angry he would wallow in his hate
But that path was not for Matt he just stepped right up to the plate
Became one of the worlds greatest sit down skiers, the first to do a flip
Matt didn’t just come back swinging he was swinging from the hips
You see Matt’s dad didn’t just play with him he taught him the game
He taught him how to fully believe in himself, the W by his name
What Matt learned from Baseball he taught to you know who
Long as you believe in and assert yourself, nothing you can’t do
Written in honor of Matt Oberholtz
who I was fortunate enough to meet
because my friend Nick Jenkins was
his roommate. Want to talk about a
cool guy ice cycles shot out the back
of his water ski. Oddly enough I wrote
Matt's poem for Matt's contest.
Categories:
divesting, hope, inspirational, life, loss,
Form:
Couplet
"Butterscotch"
Butterscotch
kisses
morning coffee
sugar in my bowl
a little cream
hopscotch
spooning
never tasted
so sweet
morning coffee
a little honey
in my smile
tastes like sunshine
tastes like sin
hopscotch begins
hot crumpet
tart cherry jam
a little cream
kisses
Butterscotch
spooning
never tasted
so sweet
the sun
over me
when it rains
morning
blue sky
eventually ...
arrives
opens
the clouds
like curtains wide
like a revelation doesn’t hide
the sun
over me
when it rains
a bit of sanity
for the insane
divesting Nina ...
medicinal,
turns up
the Coltrane
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
“Equinox” /Coltrane
https://youtu.be/9Zyr0IDaRXQ
“Do I Move You”/ Nina Simone
https://youtu.be/31bD7QCiV1Q
La Nina Effect/Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_the_El_Ni%C3%B1o%E2%80%93Southern_Oscillation_in_Australia
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/what-another-la-nina-weather-event-could-mean-for-australias-summer/news-story/00d075d8d776303fb79a51f3342cd8e2
La Nina
https://youtu.be/vRq7xpx7AGg
https://youtu.be/qy5AzJv9MMw
rev 12:15 ;) ...
Categories:
divesting, muse,
Form:
Free verse
Question for candidates:
Assuming you preach what you most exegetically practice,
how has your campaign prioritized
carbon footprint reduction,
investment in ecosystemic cooperative policies and procedures,
disinvestment in Business As Usual competitive self-promotion,
in both economic
and political,
secular
and sacred,
natural body
and spiritual mind governance
strategies?
Permacultural candidate response:
We avoid compromising our present
to invest in our future;
and refuse to compromise our shared future wealth
by divesting of our present health sustaining values.
Win-Win economic planning
seeks to optimize our future
by optimizing love's seductive co-gravitating power
within our shared present;
co-redemptive mentor to co-loving mediation.
Campaign recruitment notice:
Only
Experienced
neurosystemic experiencers
experiencing trauma needed to apply here and now,
with here-now therapeutic intent.
Only
Known
enlightened knowers
knowing co-empowerment to be called
for mutually informative interviews.
Only
Danced
emotive dancers
dancing muses
to embrace permanent full-time co-redeener vocations.
Only sung
light singers
singing power
to become songs
sung by singers singing
beyond Earth's showers.
Only whole-open-systems
compassionately ecologizing economists' eco-normics
need cooperatively transact.
Only full-living capacity eco-political ecologists
eco-logosing
needed to continuously deepen revolutions
of love.
Only purposive purposers co-producing and consuming
meaningful healthy purpose
wanted by everyone wealthy everywhere
at all times
in all places
throughout all spaces
folding and unfolding and refolding time's streaming
sacred vulnerable
and transparent climax peaking places.
Categories:
divesting, environment, love, nature, philosophy,
Form:
Political Verse
"Wedding Dress"
Innocence
betrayed a white page
divesting romantic notions
of a pristine life marked
by sibilant soft-tongued seduction
green apple plucked
wrapping serpentine legs like vines
rosy cheeked blushing
a student smarting around
Garden of Arden's Puck
captured essence
from a torn portrait
of picket fences
climbing soft caresses
towards the wild
bee's stinging under
the tightly stitched
waiting room of a
hemmed in
wedding dress
(LadyLabyrinth / 2020)
"To drench your skin with lover's rosy stain.
A chance to find a phoenix for the flame,
A chance to die, but can we
Dance into the fire,
That fatal kiss is all we need.
Dance into the fire
To fatal sounds of broken dreams.
Dance into the fire;
That fatal kiss is all we need
Dance into the fire
When all we see is a view to a kill"
Categories:
divesting, desire, romance, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism
Born in the middle of the sexual revolution,
the campaign for peace and the youths'
exploration of psychedilc drugs,
The world was chaotic, but it was still
about love,
During the "woodstock" era people
embraced who they were, divesting
themselves of social paradigms,
They sought to be better individuals
with each daring climb,
The music, and psychosis of the hippy culture,
expressed the core of America, shining truth
on all that went awry while many slumbered
others heeded their patriotic cries for a better
United States.
Categories:
divesting, introspection, nostalgia, peace, political,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
What should I write, what do you think
How's about tightie whities
The kind that get most women all worked up
Divesting themselves of their nighties
Even if you plead you have a headache
She's in no condition to listen
Those tightie whities are driving her crazy
Down below she starts to go fishin'
All of a sudden your headache disappears
Now it's you who's all gung ho
You yell out “tally ho, ride 'em cowboy”
She screams bloody murder “woo ho”
That continues for thirty-eight seconds
Then collapsing exhausted on the floor
You scream out “got a cramp in my leg”
She yells, “I want more, I want more, I want more!”
Think to myself that's the very last time
It's polka dot boxers from now on
Tightie whities will be the death of me
At my age, ain't got that long
Ha... a fairy tale!!!
© Jack Ellison 2013
Categories:
divesting, humorous,
Form:
Quatrain
abecedarian
Angels announced a special birth:
“Be not afraid!” Born in Bethlehem,
Come and see the Christ child,
Desire of Nations born in David’s town.
Emmanuel means God came to earth,
Favored One, first born of Mary.
“Glory be to God in the highest”
Heaven come down to dwell with men.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Judah’s Prince of Peace, He was and is...
King of Kings, all-knowing and kind
Lord of Lords, lauded and lavished
Months later by Magi who marched to His star.
Notwithstanding King Herod’s claim, they
Outwitted him and offered Christ presents -
Provisions which paid for passage -
Quick escape to Egypt from the
Retaliation of Herod’s rival schemes.
Some people, sheep with no Shepherd,
Totally reject this account as a theory.
Unbelieving souls and others deny Jesus’
Virgin birth, divesting Him of divinity,
Wonderful Counselor, Wellspring of faith.
X-mas excludes the Christ from Christmas,
Yeshua's miraculous birth, which the
Zeal of Zion’s God accomplished.
written 01 January 2016
ZZZ-001
contest: Writing Challenge 2019 Christmas poems
hostess: Dear Heart - Wiishkobi Ode.
Categories:
divesting, 11th grade, christmas, remember,
Form:
Abecedarian