Broken Charger
My phone at 1%
Love's battery runs empty
Who gon' charge me now?
Dusk hums low again
I scroll through old convos-sigh.
Ghosts read ''typing...still''
(Sedoka)
Drum
Beat
heart loud
in freedom
rising,broken-
dance!
(Lantern poem)
Mzantsi Bus Stop
Minibus honks, dust rise high-
vendors shout,wives wave koebaai.
Wind smells like pap stew.
prayer and perfume too-
Time flies-
So do I
(Clogyrnach)
Heilbron Love Song
She wears my T-shirt.
Famo music follows her hips.
streets lights blink approval.
I forget my sorrows
The world dances small.
(Gogyohka)
Truth
Revolutions begin the day you whisper, ''enough''.
(monostich)
Taxi Ride To Wepenaar
Rain drops on glass so slow
city lights blink-I see hope glow
(Luc Bat poem)
Wi-Fi Gospel
No signal again,
but somehow Jesus still calls
bless the hotspot Lord
(zappai poem)
You forget the strength I carry
throwing about that savagery;
Words fly shoot to kill
more than a bit shrill;
I’m tranquil
as can be.
He trimmed a bit much off the top,
but now they are putting a stop.
To settle affairs
he handed down hairs.
Get the shears!
Items lopped!
It’s what you call a bad hair day;
they say he has taxes to pay.
He’s under duress
from the IRS.
Deduct, yes?
Toupee, nay!
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Another weird one, Welsh this time, the Clogyrnach: 8a8a5b5b3b3a
Kind of reminds me of a limerick
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/clogyrnach-poetic-form
Now I’m filled with understanding
the song lyrics have new meaning;
Love is in the air;
Go on I don’t care
let them stare
as I sing;
Feeling something so exquisite
I explode with the sentiment
rushing over me;
Anyone can see
perfectly
I’m content.
The Devil Cometh Tonight
The fright of this unholy night
says the Devil cometh tonight
to capture my soul
before I grow old,
it is told
on this night.
God, save my soul on this dark night,
by your true grace make it all right,
save my holy soul
so I may grow old,
being bold
this dark night.
Gary Bateman, Copyright © All Rights Reserved
November 13, 2018 (Clogyrnach)
Suffer
Are we losing faith on other?
Can we depend on another?
How can we neglect
age-old faith, respect?
Sans feeling, we'll suffer.
~x~
Reason
Mischievous actions done toward
own benefit, others not cared.
Opted corruption,
ensure disruption
Can I do, what's required?
~x~
~Through The Journey ~
(Clogyrnach )
Remember there's always love hope
As we journey thru hills, dark slope
With God can have light
Helps us not lose sight
Day or night
With Lord cope
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2017
June.13.2017
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
-“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (NIV)
- Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer
Romans 12: 12 ( NIV )
-The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
Exodus 14: 13 ( NIV )
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain-
~ Author's Notes:
The ' Clogyrnach ' is a Welsh poetry form or style .
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