Best Speeded Poems

Whispers as the trees gently swayed,
Each leaf having their own story to tell,
Millions of voices quietly Jabbering,
Incomprehensible to human ears
They prattled to each other,
Sometimes as people walked by,
They would rustle their leaves,
As to draw attention, 
Seemingly very interested,
People often got scared, 
Looking all around as...

Continue reading...

When I was a child my birthdays came
As seldom near as never.
While now it seems they’ve speeded up
And are coming at me ever.

I’m sorry to be such a jerk;
I really need your shoulder.
I’m bummed each birthday when it comes
Will find me one year older....

Continue reading...

Throughout the history of human kind spirituality
has been the vehicle that leads us to a new modality 
As breath is linked to life, it is the transient carnality 
of the spirit, the one forever flow of wholesome chi 

To breathe is to live, to live...

Continue reading...

"Phew! got here in time to catch The Glacier Discovery Train. This journey is to be seen
to be believed. I am in Anchorage, Alaska. I am so out of breath running to the station.
Right, that's the film crew seated. We have all looked out of...

Continue reading...

The world is so mechanical
It is so scientific 
It's getting to be so-so difficult
Everything works at a fingers touch
Everything is speeded up too much
Neon lights the night
Smog darkens the sunlight
Time is to the seconds
While details are at a multitude
There are directions for directions
And everything is...

Continue reading...

I had a lovely little doll got at the tender age of seven.
It was made of fine plastic, with twinkling eyes and golden hair.
At a time when my generation had not heard of Barbie dolls,
My uncle living abroad had gifted it which I held as...

Continue reading...

A lady once hailed from Altoona.
A man on a freight train had mooned her.
      She speeded away
      With just this to say,
"Cold air from a crack is a boomer!"...

Continue reading...

'Quit! Give Up! You Are Beaten'
They Shout At Me And Plead
'There's Just Too Much Against You Now'
This Time You Cant Succeed'

And As I Start To Hang My Head
In Front Of Failure's Face
My Downward Fall Is Broken By
The Memory Of That Skating Race! 

And Hope Refills...

Continue reading...

Staggered by the virus burning through the city veins,
Stop motion, speeded up, the slam of distant trains,
Rattled through the concrete as forgotten people die,
Howling jets of power chords go crashing through the sky.
The cardboard jungle stretches out along the seamy streets,
Where grimy flesh of down...

Continue reading...

A Train and a Plane Raced once.
Plane failed to Take Off on Tracks.
Train over-speeded, Went Off Tracks.

A Bird and a Fish Raced once.
One Flew, One Swam, towards the Horizon.
They never reached the Finish Line.

A Pencil and an Eraser Raced once.
They ran Hand in Hand,
But both...

Continue reading...

Time crawled silently on soft paws.
After years of anxious waiting,
Our little nest became alive, 
With childish pranks and prattles
Two adorable boys ran round playfully,
Making our silent nest ring with noise.

Still remember those hectic days,
When my hands were so full 
From tidying the house to keeping...

Continue reading...

Time Today
	
Time 
does not behave 
as expected in this place 
I find myself. 
The very thought of a clock
on the wall is somehow... 
profane against the moment. 
Things have slowed down, 
and speeded up, 
in my mind. 
My heart feels it... 
My soul knows it......

Continue reading...

".... could not stop for death- he kindly stopped for me-

               the carriage held just ourselves and immortality."   

          ...

Continue reading...

2/26/18


Standing behind it, is a legion
The mystery continuing to deepen
Beyond all logic and reason
Occurring every season
Shining like a beacon
In any region
Where the terrain may steepen
Or remain even
Making the best of having freedom
Even though they want to put it in a museum

Information on it kept or...

Continue reading...

Friends are always loveable rascals
They make us laugh when needed
Lifting spirits they help make castles
Life without friends is slow speeded

Life without friends is slow speeded
lifting spirits they help make castles
They make us laugh when needed
Friends are always loveable rascals

16.8.2020
Mirror Mirror contest of John Lawless...

Continue reading...