Best Inherited Poems

John had his mom’s eyes
Inherited her kindness --
Keen sense of humor
 
Sweet sister-in-law
They shared love for animals --
She and I still close
 
Never met father
John tried to avoid his fate --
Died young like his dad
 
 
 
*Entry for Dr. Ram’s “In-Laws” contest...

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C_ Characteristic traits are genetic
H_ He inherited being compassionate
A_ A mouth he had, used language so graphic
R_ Ruff mix vulgarity and passionate
A_ At desperate time in his troubled life
C- Contact with the Savior opened his eyes
T_ Touched by the loving Father eased his strife
E_ Eternally...

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Inherited the dreams of lunatics!
like a "straw eaten up" blowing by wind
to mind's eye," so I rushed
cleaves the heart whiteness in anger
from the upcoming days.

Ah _ oh( lunatics' wisdom) 
How many wounds you left in the mind!
When submerged herein
So! I reached a half crazed, 
and...

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A good spirit in him abides
From birth his dispostion same
Nice, gentle character inside
A spirit born with love aflame

A spirit born with love aflame
Others born without good character
Only through rebirth good proclaim
Become great traits inheritor

Become great traits inheritor
Spread an awesome Spirit of love
Expand pure  like...

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inherited
everlasting 
bountiful 

there is no
shining sun
because it is not 
the sun’s turn
to shine. 
instead these stars 
glisten
and sparkle
from heavens 
we stretch our arms
and faith
to touch
and shine down
on this earth,
this divine planet,
which houses the baby
who has already
inherited
the weight of the world
and it’s humans
and it’s human sins....

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Wearing our tribal skirt
I’m reminded of my grandmother
who has bequeathed me rich distinct cultural heritage.

Adorned with our traditional costume
my heart is pleased, imagining my Lola*, my Mom’s mother
smiling delightfully, beholding her granddaughter proud of her roots.

Midst the nostalgia brought by such clothing
I see myself beside...

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We never saw it coming, we were all at university
studying to be the future intelligentsia.
We wanted to be lawyers, accountants, and bankers,
we wanted to be science teachers, podiatrists, and politicians
and we made it!
We had the degrees and the diplomas. The recognition
and applause of a grateful...

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My blessed dearest mother was a hoarder of food,
our cupboards and freezer where over flowing;
this inherited "greed" in me I have subdued,
rest in peace mom-   MY battle is still on going !

___________________
June 21, 2022


Poetry/Quatrain/Epigram/My "Inherited" Greed
Copyright Protected, ID 06-1467-014-21
All Rights Reserved, 2022,...

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Each of us is a warrior:
For earthly survival,
For the Lord of our soul.

What determines the time of service
For each individual warrior?
Conscription? Consumption?
Was this culprit a volunteer?

An honorable discharge
Is really all the old warrior seeks.
In the end the medals and commendations
Don't matter
As iconoclasts, gathering dust at...

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She moves elegantly, strolling, walking, running, being free, being full, full of pride,
full of ambition, full of everything except me.

She has vision, she has dreams, so she sacrifices, because she has needs, she cuts and she
bleeds, she takes it all in order to achieve.

She loves...

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I was born with a foreign hunger, inherited from the shadows of those who were,
they placed a dream in my hand like a shining blade and told me to carve my future,
but the metal rusted in my deep sleep, leaving me to waver on paths...

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Passion filled envelope
passed from generations
stuffed with revelations
sealed with gar gum glue
Pockets emptied in it
trinkets, pendant copper
the shell encrusted stopper
to a flask of slow gin fizz
Secrets buried deeper
lipstick kissed and minted
songs of icy winter
echo crystal cracked
Gift to son or daughter
love alive from ancients
they'll pass it down...

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There is so much pain around the world:
A burqa clad young girl returning from college
Riding a scooter,  attempts to reach home sooner
But a huge truck rams her flimsy ride and she is torn
Into two.  She calls home  and tells them  she...

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My child it is not you at fault ,
These feelings are not yours,
This situation isn’t yours to fear,
You have a special gift that means you feel what others feel,
Especially when others get too near,
The tears you cry,
The eyes you dry,
The blame you take on board
Emotions...

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A MEANING FOR EACH DAY

The long-distance run begins again
From its dawning burst upon
The route of each unique day —
Evolving, exerting, energizing, elating.

The far distances: a crossing from
Vague inspirations to verses, persisting
Like the birds that squawk at treetops,
Wondering how their cousins sweetly sing?

The deepest longings prayerfully
Reach...

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