sublime
rendering
a
fascinating
obscure
ouevre
as
hindsight
wanders
in
the
majestic
tender
& poignant
exquisite
creative
terrain
regaled
&brimming
with
delicate
love
sounds
'Creak creak' says
The old rocking chair
On a tiny old wooden porch
'Aawk aawk' says
The old crow as it
Flies steadily to the north
'Cock-a-doodle-do' says
The red rooster as he clucks
The new day in at half past four
Arise! Coffee's brewing
eggs and bacon on the stove
Hurry! Grab your baskets
Time for pickin' in the grove
Bring your pail out to the barn
Milk the cow and churn butter
Gather a stack of hay in your arms
Feed the baby hereford and his twin brother
Oh what a life in the country
So much work but so much play
When harvest comes there's always such bounty
It's the good Lord we thank each and every day
Most of us learn
to live with our demons
Seeing them coming
hearing their call
More in the night
when silence is running
Taking their place
to hide in the hall
Most of us learn
to live with our fears
More real when imagined
the images churn
Once they’re inside us
denial forsaken
To wed the dark moments
—whose effigy’s burn
(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)
The past was filled with so much joy,
Like it was just the two of us, oh boy.
Where there seemed to be no end to our affection and fun,
Our story seemed to have just begun.
But unexpectedly, we drifted apart,
Hoping that the past could restart.
Even so, you're still my favorite memory,
So I'll wait for you at our rendezvous, patiently.
I can't settle for just memories of us,
I can't bear to see you with someone else, it's a fuss.
So let's try to fix this, let's make it right,
I don't want our story to fade into the night.
Wipe away the tears that fall from our eyes,
Forget the wounds inflicted by others' lies.
Come, let's start a new chapter, you and me,
But this time, nothing will hinder, nothing will be.
Because I can't bear to be away from you,
To see you find happiness with someone new.
Let's discuss this between just the two of us,
Hoping against chaos, still holding onto trust.
For you are the constant scream of my heart,
When will I feel your embrace, a new start?
I long for you, oh how I yearn,
Your name is the only thing my heart will forever churn.
the sun and moon shun
from shining; reasons unknown ---
glowworms with candles
11 January 2023
gold rays penetrate
silver white ocean surface ---
waters lemon quartz
08 April 2022
*******HE SHUTTERS
I really must commend you
on how well you command me
“do this,” says you and I do as you say
you can command me to stay or to run away
it's all up to you as to what will be
the decisions are never made by me
where we will go and what we will do
I just get my commandments from you
when to wake up and when to go to sleep
when to milk the cow and when to sheer the sheep
it's all a matter of what you think should be done
you are the commander of a lonely one
plant the flowers, paint the shutter
make the cheese and *******he butter
well i'm turning the tables and now i'm in command
and baby there are a few directives you'd better understand
number one directive is to leave me alone
if I need your advice i'll telephone
now I need you to come over and mow the grass
and my last order is to shove something sharp up your a*s
© 2012.....copyright PHREEPOETREE ~f!~
'TIS A SAD THING INDEED THAT I CAN CHURN THESE OUT LIKE BUTTER
Tomorrow laughs at today
In a particularly imprudent way
Tomorrow night laughs at tonight
For it knows with each sunset grows such its might
Tomorrow says to today, “just look around at this curse
And my tomorrow will be even worse”
More bombs to behead, more bullets to bleed
And more universal need
More frames of skin stretched as an artist’s canvas over the bones of babies
weakened by war
As tomorrow threatens today that he may have made insane sorrow but tomorrow
tomorrow will make even more
© 2011.….free cee!
pitch ice-cream in churn….
American Teachers learn
hamburger buns burn
Just as butter is made my churning cream
Light that love and churn that dream
Churn it till it’s smooth as can be
Then generously spread it all over me
Roast me, toast me then throw me in the pot
Crank up the heat because I like it hot
No need to time it so lets explore
Churning our dream till we can churn no more
The longer we churn the smoother the cream
That’s what makes us a perfect team
Each forever willing to do our part
To churn our dream with all our heart
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