Bickered Poems - Poems about Bickered

A magnet for tsuris

...A magnet for tsuris

Summation notation of achievements
wrought absolute zero
pridefulness to self -
a veritable highstrong yoyo
(lame at walking the dog)
a solitudinarian devoid of xoxo
meth...

Two Young Princes

...Two young princes, both bold and loud,
Each quite certain he made Mum proud.
One wore armor, shining and bright—
The other wore socks that never matched right.

One shouted, “Charge!” and raced ...

Addiction

...Why have you plagued me?
Why have you latched on my soul not ready to leave?
What's my offense?
Why have you fought my desires to do away with you?
Why have you cried me to sleep?
Why have you d...

Obeying the Whistle

...A thin-lipped nun blows her whistle.
An acre of concrete ground
stops playing, acting-out
our brief make-believe lives.

Reality is a cold wind
chewing at pale knees, gray shorts
and blue skir...

Beats Me

...To count, uphold the beauty of the form,
Or to depart, defying honored norms?
To contact ground with regular impacts
Or syncopate one's way off beaten tracks.
The bard, in famed soliloquy, depart...

Vaisseau D'Or

...Le vaisseau d'or
Ce fut un grand Vaisseau taillé dans l'or massif:
Ses mâts touchaient l'azur, sur des mers inconnues;
La Cyprine d'amour, cheveux épars, chairs nues
S'étalait à sa proue, au sole...

Christmas Twenty Twenty

...CHRISTMAS TWENTY TWENTY

Christmas twenty-twenty—the last week of the year,
A year so full of violence, a year so full of fear.
It started very early with a virus that they named
And spread so v...

The Place

...The Place

I had to move to the big city. 
I miss the trees and fields. 
My world feels closed in. 
The walls ever nearer to me, 
physically, with the passing of each dawn.

I long to go back...

Bad Poem

...One day I delivered a poem
one that seemed to be premature
so I swaddled her up
and set her aside
to grow 'til I felt reassured

How she yowled and howled for attention...
how she cried so pit...

Possums

...Two possums fight in the middle of a road
Their pain and fear do not show
Ferociously they fight for the prize
Pushing them to tear at each other's eyes
At the end one must die
Three days they f...

Changing Worlds

...CHANGING WORLDS

.. An' Unc' Nathan -
Well.., he just kept right on .., 
You.., (he coughed a long one) eyes.., 
They gonna' be square..

I blasted another.

'All that killing', said Ma..,
...

She Bickered

...

She bickered
He laughed
It was harmless
She was cute
It didn’t make him love her less
No one was hurt
No frown in sight
“It had no roots…
…Of course not!”
Or so he thought
S...

Glass Jars

...Have you ever seen your organs on display?
it's quite... mesmerizing 
a.... disturbed euphoria if you will

The first item that I gazed upon
was my heart, it's beat
ever flowing in a rapid succ...

Nancy and Joe

...Nancy and Joe
Put on quite a show,
Outdid themselves gaily in fashion.
What each of them got
Was what each was not;
So they had to make it on passion.

They bickered and swore,
Could stand it...

Slightly Incoherent Storm Musings

...Let’s see how long the electricity stays.
The lights have flickered
once.
But the wind still blows
and I expect twice to happen tonight.

Nature inspires verse with a touch of fright
that’s joy to co...

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