Contentedly Poems

in good taste

...
she …

was my first “official” date
we had gone to a movie at the
small theater in our town -
I can’t remember what we saw
but it was near Christmas and I had
spent most of the film just
ge...

Mother Swan

...Soaring above the lake of my summer home.
Bringing back supper from arduous roam.

The oak trees lined the lake with beauty so serine.
With birds of life flying into the trees as they sing.

I ...

I Wish I Was Free

...I wish I was free but I'm stuck in this seat
With my long plaid skirt and socks up to the knee
Learning about latin and geometry
But there's so many places I'd rather be

I wish I was on a plane...

Morning Fog

...Morning Fog

This morning
when there is much to do inside,
there is fog outside my window.
The fog I sought two mornings ago
that caused me to dash to the car
in hopes I could grab a coffee
a...

united in happy thoughts

...Fifty- six years of togetherness; some think it is strange.
For Ida and Frank it is normal
They have been best friends since their teenage years
They cuddle on their swing looking over their lake
...

The Final Cut

...Working on compiling this book of grandpa wisdom,
Harder than choosing which old poems to include
Is cutting off the ongoing output of new ones!

But I do want to get it done,
And I really don’t...

THREE WISE MONKEYS AND FOUR BUDDHAS

...
For years I had three wise monkeys seated on the table where I write.
They would greet me every morning when I first turned on the light.

Reminding me in life…whatever my desires….wants and nee...

Obliging Earth's Compassion

...Love
ain't hate

Divine discourse
denies degenerative debate,
Church
ain't State

Conserving compassions 
content obligations
contentiously Liberating.

I love thinking 
about win/win co...

In a World Where I Do Not Exist

...There are visions roving inside my head 
of a time and place where perhaps I once lived.
But how do I know of those worldly things
if I no longer exist?  I must question if I ever did.
I am off k...

Lasting Grace

...

Many pastors criticize me for taking the Gospel so seriously. But do they really think that on Judgment Day, Christ will chastise me, saying, 'Leonard, you took Me too seriously'? - Leonard Raven...

The Pressed Rose

...(a collaboration with Dilly Dally, great fun, thank you)

Lost as the night wraps its ebony shades
round red lips like the petals on roses unfurled;
in the mist, the soft crimson of beckoning smi...

Fukuda Chiyo-ni haiku translations 3

...Fukuda Chiyo-ni Haiku

Fukuda Chiyo-ni was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period, also known as Kaga no Chiyo.

Having seen the moon
I can bid this planet
farewell.
—Chiyo-ni, loose tr...

COMPARING STORIES

...
It’s early morning…I’m looking into empty bedrooms…
when I smile…stop…and stare…
Although our children have all grown…I can see them sleeping there.

We’ve read them a bedtime story…they’ve lon...

to the Man In My Head

...Man In My Head, 

You live there– 
(here I should say) 
but I suppose I don’t need to tell you that.
You’re the one making your space.

You’re forever within the confines of my mushy, distorte...

I'm Kamala - your next President

...I'm sitting pretty biding my time
Staying real quiet towing the line,
For President Biden, that lovely old man
Playing the game as only I can.

Why make loud waves, somehow act up,
When everyth...

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