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Elusive Rambling

...Disarmed

Bullets fall silent
against words 
well chosen

Their caliber
muted
— the target on fire

(Villanova University: March, 2024)



Stuck In Gear

Motion
not an absolute
The ...

Categories: bog down, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

An Ode to the Housekeeper

...

I come from afar,
Leaving my loved ones at large
I am a Housekeeper, I am here to serve!

I was here during lockdown,
Never did I bog down
Preparing to welcome you safe,
Anticipating your ...

Categories: bog down, appreciation, thanks,
Form: Free verse

Keep The Faith

...
Keep The Faith
Miracle Man
November 27, 2023

Today’s view of the world,
can often be despairing.
Some face this adversity,
with sureness and daring.

Many others will bog down,
w...

Categories: bog down, faith, god, life,
Form: Lyric

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Wrong Decision

...When you make a wrong decision
And you’re feeling not too bright,
Don’t bog down with self-derision;
Try, instead, to set things right.

Though it’s tricky to untangle
Strings you’ve tied into ...

Categories: bog down, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme

Excuses

...excuses 
temporary 
detours 
journey 
creates 
momentary 
confusion 
to arise 
don't allow 
it to bog down
the internal 
motivational 
compass that 
exists in us all...

Categories: bog down, change,
Form: Lyric

To Cover Your Soul Like the Morning Dew

...Beautiful gardens of flowers blooming
Ever inspiring those with a green thumb
Trees leafing out from a recent grooming
Making a shelter for the birds to come.

Giving visions of green, white, pi...

Categories: bog down, inspiration, metaphor, nature,
Form: Sonnet

I Accuse

...I accuse ..... Part 3

My elder brother who instilled in me
The impetuous rage for music and its ecstasy
Let me thrill,bog down in quicksand
He commenced imbibing the Holy Koran and understand
...

Categories: bog down, abuse, confusion,
Form: Rhyme

The Passing of the Lord, Translation of Pierre Emmanuel's La Mort Du Seigneur By T Wignesan

...The Passing of the Lord, Translation of Pierre Emmanuel’s La Mort du Seigneur by T. Wignesan

Lord ! I’m unable to think of your passing without crying
I count the flogging blows I rain upon yo...

Categories: bog down, jesus, spiritual, universe,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Acy-Punctre Energy

...Acapunctre energy,

Back about 220 before Christ,
The yellow Emperor  gave his advice,
Comissioned by Emperor  Houang-Ti,
Use needles to direct the energy,
Acapunct-urely,

So close your m...

Categories: bog down, adventure, drug, , western,
Form: Ballad

An Athirst Quest

...In search of a day to search for serenity 
Against this abased society,
A quest stays on for a time
To outcry against the wind of a warfare eternity. 

Out against the winds of tormented sunshin...

Categories: bog down, hope, life, people, socialday,
Form: Rhyme Royal

Floating Caskets

...Walking around the marsh with caskets
Floating in the air, Unknown hollow feelings
Tears like rivers, raise the marsh to flooding levels
Unable to see your face
Muddy steps, bog down
Wishing dea...

Categories: bog down, death
Form: Elegy