Clinks Poems

I Was Born To Hang

...
he’s got a face like a rotted pear,
eyes yellow as the bottom of a cheap pint glass.
his hands move like old leather belts—
cracked, heavy, well-worn.
he counts the minutes like coins
dropped ...

Brawny Ale

...A frothy crown, pale as the whites 
Of eyes widened with fascination,
Perched on a robust body, deep as molasses.
Brooding; concealing a warm rapport.
But still so condescending, its stout postur...

Morning Melody

...
In the kitchen, pots clatter and pans clang,
The blender whirs as the kettle hisses and sings,
A spoon clinks in a mug, stirring tea,
While toast pops up with a little ding!

The cat purrs on ...

Rumination

...People with heavy minds
 They are of all kinds 
Yet all are entrapped with the same binds
They think and think more, Than they blink 
in few clinks, Of those binds.
How heavy of chains they bear...

Matthew: Turned Profit

...Long ere breaths a chalice dawn, eternal
trials beleaguered gone, test the wayward course
yon distant clinks, bespoken image seized
his past governed weights in tallied journals
that ...

The Bells of Nativity

..."Constant chimes and chimes of a bell
Connect men with their inner self
And create a state of marvel”
By the poet


Written 7 December 2023
Bells Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Kim Rodrigues

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San Francisco's Union Square

...The following scenario occurred via the guest sharing with me 
when I was managing the front desk at a hotel in San Francisco, 
fronting Union Square. I found his morals promising and c...

The Ought of Autumn

...It ought to light up my being
With the color and passion
Of its crisp, browning magic
It ought to bring the sounds
Of fire crackle, warm abrasions
And unlimited clinks to hearths
Of every size ...

The Ninth Spoke To Me

...Mama taught me to remember the celebrations 
The ninth spoke to me
Remember me
Remember him, who sits alone
with his purple urn
Her ashes, not the same
The clinks and cheers,
a shame
...

Memeable

...Sufficient hydration, she descended the sub-alpine track, distinctive inferno pine scent and the casuarina fragrance formed a perfume mix.

Arriving at a large rock, immediately crashes gently, her...

Winter Bomb

...unfettered Winter bomb…k’boom,
the flurries driven up the coast.
ferocious and furious gloom.
clinks bride and groom, the whiteout toast.

violence of blistering snow.
killer bees of vanilla...

Iced Tea

...icy
refreshing
rivals lemonade
for the crown on summer days

sun lit
feels nature made
ice clinks merrily
announcing her...

To Armour Or Skin

...A Shakespearean Parody to Hamlet (“To be or Not to be..”)
                                  
To wear my armor or only my bare skin- that is the question:
     Whether ‘tis stronger to wear imperme...

The Mod

...My Sunshine shines on my mohair suit, flickering explosions of perfect light
Heels a clicking causing small sparks on the cobbled streets.
Shirt and blazer so sharp and neat, a clean white cover on...

Hummingbird Constanza

...Hummingbird Constanza

In the lazy days of summer
 Buzzing life naps in cool shade
 Ice clinks in glasses – lemonade!

To my garden darts a newcomer
 Zooming from blossoms to feeder
 Waiting ...

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