I sit in my home and I often pine
For the forest scent
Three days in my smelly tent and I moan
For my bed at home
A tent or a mansion, why do I care
I’m not quite happy neither here nor there
After the sunset
I lie quietly beside you
feeling the warmth
of your body against my own,
mine beginning where yours ends,
masculinity to your soft contours.
After the sunset
I listen to the quiet contentedness
of your breathing; each breath
exhaled from slightly parted lips
upon which a few minutes before
endless passion radiated.
After the sunset
the fragrance of our love
lingers lightly in the air.
My body still tingles from the
hours that we shared
caught up in the magic of desire.
After the sunset
as peaceful fulfillment woos me
and I begin to drift away,
smiling, I move even closer to you
with the knowledge that
sunset will come again another day.
I walk and breathe
And breathe and walk.
Listen to the sounds
Of children and chalk.
I smile at the pictures
Drawn with great care
Pink and purple flowers
In pixies' sidewalk lair.
I smell at the rain
That surely soon falls
And listen to the birds
Singing their calls.
The sun is warm,
And thaws my old bones
Today it's welcome peace
Contentedness clones.
Happiness suffused
I embrace momentary joy
Living just in this moment
Passing lawn-abandoned toys.
Of late, I've too much emotion
From heartache seething
But this moment, I appreciate
Walking and breathing.
The sunny days have arrived
The lost warmth has been revived
yes! the one lost in the winters behind
amidst the cold and windy weather on every side.
The increasing heat of this warm hug
will surely ripen the corn fields
and the flourish of gold on vast lands
will bring smiles to many lips.
But there are still some unlucky subjects under the Crown of the ruling monarch
who suffer from drought and are often thirsty
and no drop of water is shed as mercy.
The suffering awarded to the people around
isn't really on the will of the mighty king
it's indeed the punishment for their own faults
that led to these miserables scenarios.
But times to come have a lot more to offer
because soothing showers are destined to come forward
after long hours of unshattered hope and perseverance
our Earth shall be rewarded a great deal of contentedness.....
Blessedness
Love's a serenade that never grows old,
a melodic harmony of the soul.
Quote poets own
There's a light that constantly beams
From Heavens heart o’er Earth it gleams
Thrilling one's soul with blessedness
Charismatic contentedness.
When we find our world bathed in love
It's the work of our Lord above
There’s nothing that God wouldn't do
If we yearn to love as He does too.
Hark when you’re hearing Heavens call
It’s a revelation for us all
Faith flowing from one to another
Swells bands of sisters and brothers.
All flowers that bloom, every tree
Creatures on land and below the sea
Are members of God's family
Meant to live in tranquility.
Every humble and lowly heart
Who walk along the righteous path
Build a stairway to paradise
With blessedness of the Lord's light.
King of Kings, Lord God almighty
Creator of humanity
Formed to dwell in the unity
Of a peaceful community.
Such a difference a Faith makes
And blessedness is all it takes.
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31st January 2023
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Writing Challenge - B Word Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Constance La France
B lessedness- God's gift that crowns my soul-
L ifting my heart to keep me feeling whole.
E nabling my mind to comprehend
S unshine and rainbows chose me to befriend.
S teadfast, deep love from family and kin;
E uphorically, praising joys within.
D evoted love in marriage all these years;
N urturing together- smiles and cheers.
E xuberance, contentedness, I feel;
S uch words alone cannot truly reveal
S olemnity of blessedness- surreal!
January 28, 2023
Contest: Writing Challenge B Word
Sponsor: Constance La France
Chosen Theme: 6- Blessedness
Just the other side of the river,
oaken sentinels rise to greet Sol;
a lone birth sits nearby amid river rocks,
time worn by the flowing aqua,
that wends and winds the bends upon
its journey across the rolling lands.
Athena's child hoots a "Hello" in
tones of contentedness and friendship;
as our eyes lock, my spirit instinctively
feels the elation of a crisp, late summer
morning. I lay out a freshly caught fish
near a tree behind me, turn and cast out again.
The swift flutter of wings resounds behind me,
the gift accepted silently by my watcher,
brings me the joy unimagined within the
hardened concrete abyss; real life is about
the natural order of things and blessings
that abound upon this majestic space-marble.
the tide fluctuates
On the coast, algae line grows~
calm contentedness
Written: October 01, 2022
i have never not
thought this much
about everything
all the time
all at once
i have never known contentedness
as i imagine it
is everyone’s perception the same
am i presumptuous
if not worry
consideration
if not weighing
contemplation
if
am i taking it too far
have i stretched the limit
of their assiduity
let me rephrase:
i needn’t.
i meant the first phrase
merely feared
miscommunication
as if it were mine to contain
i f’ing ooze responsibility
for anything meaningless
take my word
my word?
My word,
aren’t we getting big
for the britches
they hemmed us into?
If it were possible to love a thing,
I would love you.
I would hear the click of your pieces moving
The silence of felt.
Feel the hardness of marble, the soft warmth of wood,
Watch the changing endless patterns.
Smell the patient contentedness as your dance unfolds.
I know you read the minds of many who play with you,
Their struggles and conquests, their despairs and rage,
Their satisfactions and glee.
If you could laugh your pieces would wobble
all day long and far into the night.
Tiles black and white and other contrasting shades.
Eight by eight, white on the right,
Whilst the Queen goes on her own colour.
Knights jump, castles in every corner.
For centuries your image has endured unchanged.
Your pieces wobble all day long and far into the night
If it were possible to love a thing, I would love you.
October 2021
O Gods approval
His approbation
Giving you commendation
Instilling esteem
Granting goodwill
With kindness
Infilling benevolence
Allowing favor
May the Lord grant you
May the Lord give you
May our God sanction you
May the Lord show you His Favor and give you His peace
Tranquility calmness
Restfulness peace and quiet
serenity tranquility
equanimity calm composure placidity
All of this bliss, yes God grants He gives me
Placidness and rest
Repose this I witness
Ease comfort in contentment
Content contentedness security
Joy nirvana Holy alleluia
May the Lord grant you
May the Lord give you
May our God sanction you
May the Lord show you His Favor and give you His peace
May the Lord show you His Favor and give you His peace
May the Lord show you His Favor and give you His peace
Joy holy, holy joy nirvana Holy alleluia
4/10/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©
Numbers 6:26
One time they say "dream big"
Next they say "lower your expectations"
A lush fig tree without a fig
Christ cursed to dry for its waste of season
For an ignoble vessel can rise to be noble
Therefore gratitude must not trick us to settle for less
For there is grace to grace and portions do double
And your heart yearns for more if you would truly confess
Isn't it God who makes men and nations great?
Why deceive me into stagnation in the name of contentedness
When God assures destiny, you insure against fate
How shall we occupy till He comes with this helplessness
In these ways are the children of the world wiser
Wasn't the master impressed by his servant's shrewdness
If my duties I abscond and with my substance I be a miser
Though I squander not, I fail at faithfulness
Therefore we hope for much and expect to be astounded
It is written of exceedingly abundantly above imagination
To bequeath, be renown, be exalted and founded
And your establishment be the hallmark of a generation
K. Muitherero.
QUESTION
I was sitting looking up at the sky,
Asked the inevitable question, why?
Why are we here and what is it for?
What other stress has life got in store?
Romance, possessions, learning, health,
Are these by which we measure life's wealth?
Contentedness, happiness, family, friends,
Is this the currency of life then it ends?
Death is inevitable that's what they say,
From cradle to grave, the journey's one way,
There has to be more than trying to survive,
How about we rejoice in being alive!?
I still search the answer, my question is why?
Why am I here, surely not just to die?
Like billions before me and billions to be
When I expire, then just maybe I'll see!
glass everywhere...enough to see the
you through to endless realms of self
always longing for somethin’ to be
different than what’s experienced...
waitin’ for what? the orchard’s full
apples drenched, brilliant sun lightens
worms burrow for sweetness
sustenance comes in myriads of form
glittering off lakes of contentedness
throwing sand onto the shore, scrapping
boots of the soul...pools of clarity seen
when blinders are built into this game?
weights sewn in hem of my skirt
takes me farther than I have been...
sinking into the unknown of all that is
reductionism of self down down down I go...
This year I shall try to be delighted and elated
knowing that a life of contentedness I’ve created.
New roots planted and flourished with glee,
moments of overjoyed bliss festive and cheery.
Spirited with uplifting kindness never faded,
blithesome comfort bestowed with guarantee.
I shall walk and talk with grace and exultation
giving onto others a triumphant sensation.
Satisfied with my soul being mine, upbeat,
with my character in tact never to defeat.
Shouting in brilliant light with each inhalation,
exhaling with compassion to everyone I meet.
Believing in myself and others with conviction
can allow my heart to live without restriction.
Free will should be used positively with ease,
gathering together as hatred and cruelty cease.
May I sing with certitude devoid of affliction…
whispering jubilant joy in the cool Winter breeze.
Jubilant Joy Poetry Contest
January 2, 2019
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