Best Recognising Poems

Why does the voiceless canary stare so bleakly?
Why do the sullen grey clouds desert a sombre sky?
As the ugly black smog blots out the valiant...

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Brumby.

A strong gale cuts its path across the snow laden mountain tops,
light and tough the timor, thoroughbred mix, leads his mob at a trot.
A day...

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True love is
Getting up early every morning in the freezing cold
To go to work to provide 
For the kids and the love
Who was sleeping by...

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restless sleep, struggle out of bed
walking like a zombie, newspaper read
thought patterns familiar rise, am in their grip
over cravings nurtured thus far, we once again...

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As along our long life journey we sail
We all do encounter belied expectations 
Feeling of deep hurt results from betrayal 
Our shrivelled heart writhing in...

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religion
ritualistic, judgmental 
kneeling, praying, seeking
fear, shame, compassion, acceptance
connecting, feeling, recognising
childlike, pristine
spirituality

18-January-2023

Delightful Diamante Poetry Contest 
Sponsor: Caren Krutsinger...

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I know of a secret place,
where we may imbibe God’s grace
after giving love our nod,
tiptoeing therein unshod.

Let’s cut to chase, cave of heart,
is where our...

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Can Heidi Klum     ( for Chris )


She weaved her way
On long delicate ankles
Floating under loose summer dress
No sign of a strap

The...

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We all have the capacity to worship
having been created for that noble matter
but we're so full of self-loving ourselves
telling everyone we know so full of...

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Early morning, donning cloak of anonymity 
Magnetised palms draw in healing light divine
Manifesting therein a detached desire in serenity

As but an energy conduit, Gods touch...

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In the beginning, all that was, was living light eternal
Vibrant in time and space dissolved ineffable peace
Pulsating endlessly in a singularity transcendental 
Sans identity, with...

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The Gift of Forgiveness

I don’t remember going to sleep that night 
But I remember waking up 
To the awful racket going on inside my head....

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Tiny but so keen
In recognising his aim
Among the huge crowd...

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Me, myself out of all,
Struggling in a jungle what a call?
My reputation is totally ruined,
While storms are starting to rain upon me.

Am I too bad...

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I cannot, will not, do not suffer fools gladly
especially those dolts that are not capable of recognising or realising
the plummeting depths of their own unfathomable...

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