“I have no mental activity, good of bad;
I have no bodily function, good or bad;
I have no verbal action, good or bad.
I am the nectar of Knowledge -
beyond the senses, pure”
fragmented fickle thought relates to ego
useful of course but we now make it slow
we take expansion as good, contraction as bad
preferring to be joyful rather than sad
but reflect oh hermit, to whom do emotions come
are we not the luminous Self, the very cosmic hum
since we are both transcendent and immanent
pulsations of bliss within us are permanent
Soma nectar flows and we drink to our fill
peering at heaven through soul’s window sill
vagaries of earth life we easily endure
since of heart is pure and innate vibrance demure
Flatulence has many endearing names
Most commonly known as a fart
A blow off, fluff, clanger, puff of love
Just a few from a long list and chart
Its an explosive common bodily function
Erupting, blowing ,wafting throughout the world
Yet no matter how many times we hear one
We laugh like its the first one we have ever heard!!!
What goes up must come down
Except for a bodily function quite renowned
A function so joyous
We utter loud voices
Voices that can be heard all over town
The real gods of wind -
Oh these have to be male
They can produce wind at will
And with force they exhale
Often ready with a belch or a fart
They have this bodily function down to a fine art
12~17~14
N/a in Contest: The God of Winds
submitted to Applicable Not Applicable Contests Poetry Contest
sponsored by Richard Lamoureux
Research for the poem is from real life experience - inspired by my father and the other men in my life but I especially need to give credit to a student I worked with I will only refer to him as 'beanz boy' !!!
(You did say on the rules to have fun… so I did!)
Poets notes All the winning poems were serious ... and I don't think the sponsor appreciate my wit I but from the comments I received at least I made folk smile
12~17~14
When we sneeze it feels oh so good
When someone next to you sneezes
And you didn't have an advanced warning
It's like your head almost blows off your shoulders!
It a natural bodily function just like some others
Which I won't mention at the moment
For fear of being banished from the site
But youse guys know what I mean
Like burping and farting... oops!
That's surely going to get edited out!
Why is it that something so natural
And feels so good can be so annoying
Sometimes life just isn't fair!
© Jack Ellison 2014
Constipation!
Such consternation
A work in progress
So much left unsaid…
Fragments of angst
Long standing wiles
With nothing but cold tiles
But when it works
All progress is swift
Everything said, comprehension is clear
Tension is freed and
All qualms ignored
Bodily function is restored
Lambs flinging about in joy
Hallelujah!
22 Nov. 2014
Here's Jack's philosophy in a nutshell
Did you catch that, in a NUTshell?
Got a little bit off the track for a while
But he's chugging along again like hell
Didn't think it would be too too long
He's basically a real jester at heart
Things always seem to strike him funny
Like when a preacher lets out a big fart
A fart is just simply a bodily function
Even the Queen of England lets 'em fly
But her escorts always say “pardon me”
Giving Queenie a built-in alibi
His LOCOmotive's chugging along again
Some sillies will be coming along soon
It's how this guy rolls, the silly old jester
As he attempts to eat spaghetti with a spoon
Seems like I'm trying a wee bit too hard
That spaghetti thing wasn't that funny
How about a fellow who's had one too many
Balancing a beer on his tummy
Okay I promise to work on this stuff
I'm more than a wee bit rusty it seems
BARE with me, or fully clothed if you wish
Convulsed with laughter you'll scream
© Jack Ellison 2014
Here's some of my favourite pet peeves
Construction, potholes, and speed bumps
A bald person with a bad fitting hair piece
Or soup with unidentified lumps
Public washrooms that stink to high heaven
Or when someone sneezes nine times
People that pick their noses in public
Kids eating with their fingers full of grime
People making bodily function noises
On a bus, at a concert or in church
Friends that promise a late night ride home
Then get drunk and leave you in the lurch
Mosquitoes, spiders, rats and lizards
Although not necessarily in that order
Someone who totally screws up a punch line
Getting held up for hours at the border
People that talk to non living objects
Like computers, teddy bears, and cars
Handshakes that resemble a cold wet fish
Cracking knuckles, most annoying by far
There certainly is a whole bunch more
I'm sure everyone's got some of their own
It's just human nature so go with the flow
Ignore them and try not to moan!
© Jack Ellison 2013
I woke up with a sore throat
A thousand hammers beating a retreat
In my head
I open one eye to see if i could reach
The box of tissues by my bed
To sneeze or not to sneeze
That is the question in line
Cos doing so makes me
Cross my legs , hoping,
That i make the toilet in time.
Why does one bodily function
Make another work too
Like headache and thirsty
Sneezing and the loo.
Its just an ordinary cold
Which in 3 days should go
But! If I was a male
Would definitely be "Man Flu"
He would suffer not silently
Would moan all the time
Would write his will
Saying , "think this is the time
Gonna meet my maker Feeling so ill"
I quietly pass him water and a pill.
The morale i think to this tale of mine
Is keep your cold to yourself using a hankie is fine
Tissues and beechams powders always await you
Cos a simple sneeze can become life threatening "man flu".
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