A serial killer Peter Stumpp
more than fourteen bodies he did dump
he ate his prey
or so they say
he was tortured at a callithump
Note: Referred to as the Werewolf of Bedburg, the German farmer confessed to the atrocities after being tortured – was convicted, skinned, bones broken, impaled, burned at the stake, and then beheaded in 1589.
drip, drops, rain plops
no sundrops
creek rises
earth's prizes
cooler air
clouds in pairs
very chilled
and unfulfilled
jump in warm bed with love instead
day 'twill be watershed
to time we laid in bed
pain does drive us out
and we no longer jump
too old for callithump
do you remember when we did?
Sponsor: Charlie Messina
Contest: Charlie New-Ku
Date: 08/24/2022
callithump same as a shivaree
watershed-n-an event marking a unique or important historical change of course on which important developments depend
I'm not playing games with my heart,
Love is not a game of ecarte;*
Take, discard, take again, and trump,
Win, lose, win, lose and then restart.
Love should not be just a speed bump,
Never a noisy callithump,**
On the highway from birth to death,
Love is a soft and sweet triumph.
And triumph fills our every breath.
When we drink at the shore of Leth***
Love's memory will not depart
Its passion fills the depth and breadth.
*a French game of cards
**a noisy parade
***a river in Hades. Drinking its water removes the memories of life.
For: Interlocking Rubaiyat Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Angel L Villanueva
October 21, 2021
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