Best Fortieth Poems

jesus died and jerusalem went black
the wind howled and the sky thundered loudly
people ran in fear as the earth moaned
but the beloved stayed
jesus was buried...

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We gathered for our thirtieth class reunion at Lydia's Smorgasbord.
I'd avoided such past events since in school I was largely ignored!
But my spouse proclaimed we...

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Tishmandu
 
My eyes can see
That the sand is like sea
And it stretches to the end of my mind
On a ship set to sail
with four legs...

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Villanelle: The only game solution to the human condition

The only game solution to the human condition
“Don’t nobody move a muscle” and hold your breath
Stop having...

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To My Brother on His Birthday

You’ve been to me a brother and a friend
A great support and comfort through the years
The sadness of my life...

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I was in-processing my Army unit in Germany when the fortieth anniversary of D-Day happened; but, alas, I couldn't leave.  I wanted so much...

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leading to our room. . .
fragrant petals you had strewn 
        lavender roses 
whose hue was that of...

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A rare Arab and Asian identity which is distinct in topography;
blessed with an excellent human resource in health services;
its heart, destroyed and rebuilt seven different...

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I am living in a world where the wind no longer blows through your hair my love        ...

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My spouse and I attended my thirtieth class reunion at Lydia's Smorgasbord.
I had avoided such past events since in high school I was largely ignored!
But...

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Married fortieth year, now alone in despair. Home after an argument, sees his wife on the floor, breathing no more. Drops flowers brought. He is...

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Never did I meet a man so warm
Full of live and a sunny smile
Sweet like the Scottish cream
The perfect gentleman

Never did I meet a man...

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There he is again
The kid from next door
At my window
Making faces like before
It wouldn’t bother me so much
But I live on the fortieth floor...

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Every daughter who turns forty
Should get one of these
A poem from her father
Saying what he sees

A home you're building
That's warm, safe and kind
What we'd all...

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For forty day and forty nights, you rode upon and Ark,
Animals traveling, two by two waiting to disembark!
As you peek out the porthole, at the...

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