Best In Any Case Poems
Winter. Saturday morning it was.
I woke up, called me my boss
"You're so lazy, you can't work anymore!"
Do you know, how were in a big loss?!
Couldn't believe in what he said.
Without moving, the way to stress i let.
No, it was my dream job, if you know?!
Dismissal was really my upset.
I thought, my life came to the end,
Oh no! It mustn't be the end.
I have a friend with the name "Alcohol",
Without fail, only he can help.
Jumped out the bed, hurrying to my friend,
Going to the shop by the pevement.
Staying in a big crowd of people,
Noticed smth. and stood for a minute:
I saw a girl without legs,
Do you think for money she begs?!...
No! She was playing violin
Thank the God, in any case!
I saw even an eyeless man,
His life was by itself fun.
He was earning by telling jokes
Thank the God, in any time!
A woman lost her baby, i saw
What feelings were inside her?
What would i do if i were instead?
I thank the God, anyway!
Yes! I started to thenk my God.
Cause, you know, life is really short.
Wasting job is nothing than these
Never stop to thank your God!
Oh By Gosh… and By Darn… It’s another political year.
Dragon wants in on it as a political candidate My Dear.
President Dragon is a lot… to sincerely be able to take in.
And he wants his own cabinet… So that he can surely win.
My cabinet was emptied and filled with penguins, to my chagrin.
They were secretly plotting… their strategy, they said with a grin.
Then they closed it back up, I thought, until who knows when.
Twitter was now in play, as his name appeared with his own spin.
He was now a candidate in every, single, blooming, complete state.
But, he was only to be found in Australia, I truly kid you not mate!
So… sorry you guys, I said, as I explained to them, their mistake.
They then decided to win, on two continents, to my amazed chagrin.
Shortly, they appeared on every docket, and state, in the good old US of A.
They even signed him up, for the flame-throwing contest in Rio, this day.
Apparently, World domination was absolutely, in mind-boggling play.
But I’ll be darned if I’ll wear a burqa, for that Middle East picture, today.
Dragon was to be the Law and Order Candidate, for even deep space.
He’ll wear his Super Hero Cape, wherever he goes, all over the place.
He pulled ahead, quickly in every state, without showing his cute face.
But there are a lot of Democratic crazies, in the United States these days.
And don’t forget the disillusioned Republicans, with egg on their face.
Never worry my friends; he’s below the age limit at three, in any case.
I’ll wait until later, to point that out, so someone else, eventually wins.
He’s learning about politics, tho political correctness, may be his end.
If only I could get my cabinet back, and set his penguins, on another track.
Or maybe I sould say, don’t delay, vote for Dragon, to get my cabinet back.
He can’t be any worse than the other candidates I see… and guess what?
He soundly, has the world’s paparazzi behind him… So it’s going to be…
A Great News Day, day after day, until November 7th, so vote for Dragon!
What else can I say!!! There’s too much at stake… to vote any other way!
Written 8-21-2016
We know the soft night light that glows
Aren't lightening bugs, but fairies who
Live in different places
Suspended with butterflies and flowers
Are always outdoors.
There are many races
And tribes who do interface
Some were friends to Dumbledore.
We know the soft night light that glows
Aren't lightening bugs, but fairies who
Live in different places
Like the woodlands, underground, by
Lakes, hills, stone, and in grass circles
Really it means any where could be their
Home base.
They're enchanted, magical, mysterious
Beings and if your going on a journey it
Is wise to have one before you deplore.
There are many races
They come in various sizes and shapes
Good luck trying to find their hiding place,
In any case
There are places to explore.
We know the soft night light that glows
Aren't lightening bugs, but fairies who
Live in different places
Like England, Norway, Ireland, Iceland and
Scotland is their common place to embrace
Their fairylore.
Hopefully we will find their place and meet
Face to face
So friends we can be evermore.
We know the soft night light that glows
Aren't lightening bugs, but fairies who
Live in different places.
There are many races.
"Chasing The Many Faces of God ( We the People Series)
There they are__ made each day no shame, no disgrace...
Constant reminders of who controls the human race.
We wake up every morning and get hot on the chase...
gotta get the God with big numbers on his face...
gotta hurry along... got no time to waste...
gotta be first in line_ anyhow in any case.
Jamming down my food, pimping my style in great haste...
no time to pull up my pants or tie my shoelace....
grabbing coke and candy_ gotta keep up the pace...
sodas, coffee, caffeine_ smoking crack-freebase.
Looking up in the air, and down in any space_ ....
over here or there_ it could be any place....
cheating through life_ up my sleeve_ a spare ace....
lies are the present _ truth is gone without a trace.
There they are__ made each day no shame, no disgrace...
constant reminders of who controls the human race.
persisting un regrettable unabatedly to abase...
our raped souls_ with anything antidepressant laced.
FOR JAN, MY SUPPORTIVE FRIEND :)
I have one silly friend on Manhattan
Or is it Mad Hatter or Isle of Man?
I keep forgetting
But she won't letting
Or is it let me, in any case, I am her man.
This was a good-for-nothing limerick
But I have an excuse: I am sick!
***
With an enormous wink
from your second husband
D.
December 30, 2016
This past week I lost two good friends. The one friend I lost to cancer. The poor guy
suffered horribly. All through his ordeal his wife was by his bedside. I began to reflect
on this and I tried to put myself in his place. What would I say? What would I think
knowing I was about to die? Shortly after I composed this sonnet.
Weep no tears for me at this time and place.
A thousand eyes change not my destiny.
All living things must die eventually
Except my love for you, which I embrace.
Feel not sad for me looking at my face
Although it's old and wrinkled you can see
A budding rose should age so gracefully.
My time grows near my love; in any case
Your life goes on nevertheless my love.
So wipe those eyes dry of life's mournful dew
And think not this time undeserving of.
Life had been kind, more so, finding you.
A lifelong companion envied above
By angels and cherubs alike. Adieu!
The decades have slipped by
Sometimes I think I understand
But really most times I know
I haven’t figured out anything
And I haven’t got a clue
In any case with the setting sun
The meaning of life is at best enigmatic
All I really know is that time is elusive
And each precious minute volatile
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology book ~THE TIME WE ARE GIVEN~ 2023
AP: 2nd place 2022
Submitted on January 15 2022 for contest EARTH LIFE PURPOSE sponsored by UNSEEKING SEEKER
on August 8, 2019 for contest NA RERUN - 2 sponsored by JOHN HAMILTON - RANKED 5TH
and May 23, 2019 for contest THE MEANING OF LIFE sponsored by CHANTELLE ANNE COOKE
In the event that riches is the key to joy, at that point
The 'RICH' ought to move in the city.
Yet, just 'POOR' kids do that.
On the off chance that force guarantees security, at that point
The 'Authorities' should walk unguarded.
In any case, the individuals who 'LIVE SIMPLY', rest adequately.
In the event that excellence and acclaim bring ideal connections, at that point
'Famous people' ought to have the best relationships.
Yet, it's not here.
Effortlessness drives the world
So consistently recollect to
Live Simply, Walk Humbly & Love Genuinely..!!!!
dragonfly
on my fingertips
faith for the giant
NOTE: I normally don't post pictures with my poetry - though I guess I never actually had the option before - but in any case, this actually happened to me, when visiting my uncle in Florida. This big blue dragonfly was perched on my fingers for nearly 10 minutes, even as I was fumbling for my phone in my pocket to take a picture! I don't know what compelled the little guy to stay there for so long, and not fly away in terror ... but it was a special moment for me.
No pain no gain in the natural,
No pain unfortunately that’s the way,
Working on biceps, and other muscles,
For physical results. No exempt from life’s
Problem without a doubt.
Who needs pain to gain in any case?
Nothing good comes easy we know.
It’s part of life and we cannot change,
Adam and Eve in labor set the stage.
No pain no gain no end result to boast,
Pain so painful, still attracts a toast,
Enjoy the success, and freedom it brings
Not anything specific, but almost anything.
Granitic testaments
sprout unstoppable
over the hill.
I know by heart
the graveyard.
Next to the wall
first maple on the left
past the bell tower,.
our stone stands,
room for one more.
Will my final twinkling
come quick, unexpectedly,
or slowly dressed in gray breaths
as mourning doves nest
in the eaves?
In any case, don’t feel obligated to
visit my engraved memory
under which I’m really not.
If you do, when you go
leave the gate firmly latched.
They call you corporate?
Well then so am I
You’re that same guy I saw pass by
And cut your eyes in my direction
Like I was some kind of menace
But we’re both lawless
I run my world from where you wouldn’t dare
You run yours from that big corner office
Same hustle
Different size slice cut from the same seedy pie
The only real difference?
You run your sins from a hundred floors high
But you hustle just like me
Mr. White Collar critic
I may openly live it
But just like me
You push your product towards the weak and impulsive
So like it or not you’ve been right in it
Just like me
Supply and demand
Different trade, same plan
We target the same clientele
That same vulnerable man
Cause’ once that money changes hands
We both have no shame
All green money spends the same
You got your stocks, insider trade
I got my rocks
We’re both self made
You got your inside sources turned state’s witness
I employ the young and ambitious
Sometimes they slip up
And they too become snitches
So the flavor in your greed taste just like mine
Two people who at the end of the day
Pull up their britches in the same way
One crooked leg at a time
So you see
You hustle just like me
You got your “just in case” insurance
Stashed off shore, to be dispensed upon request
You launder
I make threats
Eventually,
What both of us want both of us gets
You keep a tight circle
I keep one too
But mine’s called a crew
In any case it keeps us less nervous
But they serve the same damn purpose
They help us sleep while our money stays in service
What I sell makes people believe they can fly
So yes,
My trade is predicated on a lie
But I guess
Your trade is just as cleverly disguised
It’s just that your lies are forgiven by less judgmental eyes
But both our business models have destroyed innocent lives
So in essence
When you stare at me
It’s like a mirrored view into your own scandal clad eyes
You know why?
Cause’ you hustle
Just like me
Copyright © 2014 by Daryl R. Gaines. All rights reserved
Loneliness
Is when you find thought from nothing,
A pattern of knowledge that might meant something.
Or shall we say something that felt real,
In any case, was it a feeling or a bad deal.
Loneliness is the characteristics of fear,
It forms a pattern of want when reality seems clear.
But when the clearness of life becomes lost,
One will tremble and feel and uncommon cost.
That cost between promises and shame,
For in the end all feelings turn to blame.
A blame of letting go a feeling of emotion
Knowing that love is but life's true notation.
One can write limericks on a dime
All you need is some rhythm and rhyme
A quick li'l jest
Now that's the best
Just make sure your joke arrives on time!
(preferably not passed the fifth line)
NOTE: I was gonna post this for the Limerick Contest, but I wrote it a day too late ... in any case it was fun nonetheless :)
I am a real scaredy cat
and there's absolutely nothing that
I could do about that.
I'm scared of 'roaches
I'm scared of rats
I'm scared of spiders
and afraid of bats
I fear all arachnids
and I fear those gnats
Oh I fear all the kinds I find
of those creepy crawly brats!
And but what can I do about that?
Huh and who woudn't fear
a midnight rat-a-tat?
So I've resigned myself to being
a lifelong scaredy cat.
Yeah and I'm scared of heights
Scared of noises at night
Gah, I'm really quick to fright!
I'm scared of grasshoppers and even of dogs
Gosh there's hardly a thing that I ain't scared of.
But I admit I am a timid tigress
otherwise I'm a harmless human who don't hurt a fly
Normally just a normal lady, a humble poetess
I attack only when provoked to the limits
so as I'm a cat after all
I do show my tiger claws if the situation demands
or else I don't mind chickening out
of aggressive and foolhardy involvements.
And maybe if everybody was a coward like me
they wouldn't hurt each other with sheer brutality.
I guess for ladies it's not so bad to be
a bit more cowardly
In any case that's far better than being
a ruffian who's dastardly!
And oh, lastly but not the least
ah yes, I also greatly fear
any lustful male leer
I'd rather I'm invisible to their view
So I really find huge refuge
in the dear divine idea that exhorts me to
to drape and wrap myself from top to toe
in flowing garbs when I step outdoors
and that veiling attire does make me brave
as I feel vulnerable no more
and that's when I feel the transformation from lil kitty
into the big cats
from scaredy cat to formidable tigress
and that's when for once there's NOTHING I fear anymore! :)
as I go out veiled in soft armour from top to toe.
And I feel I can face the chauvinistic foe