A Skilled Care Unit
Faces racked with pain,
no medicine can cure.
Sad and alone, no one
comes to visit.
Bedridden, confined to
wheelchairs, nowhere to go.
Pacing the halls, doors locked,
prisoners at the end of life.
Memories of laughter, family
outings, salt, sea air, cookouts.
All slowly fading now, freedom
lost to old age and infirmities.
Life condensed to a single room
with death the only escape.
Your age is not a piece
Of this purple puzzle unique
To your lavished life
You have cars that you give gas
But you ignore filling up little lad
Or little lady as a dad
So many fathers with less are bothered
Sacred fishing trips
Creeks lakes in which take a dip
You’ve been selfish and elfish
Your miniature application of affection
Doesn’t match or make a connection
Love is an action word
Not just felt and heard
But received with red receipts
How dare you never call
Never show up to talk
Never walk the holy walk despite flaws
Someone did father you
So you have a clue
What to do
There are men born of sin
Who had much less than
And they are awesome father’s awesome men
Don’t worry he was taught
To love you though you do not
Deserve that which you don’t give freely
You want a trophy
A son for cookouts and parties
When will you figure out you need
To start with an apology and
A conversation so deep
It erases the negativity
You are forgetting
Your seed is a part of your destiny
You can’t keep running
It is time to get back to school,
seeing all our missed friends.
Closet cleaning and shopping,
we need some warmer clothes.
The beach and pool have been,
sent on a vacation.
The cookouts are all gone,
being replace with holiday eats.
This is what happens,
when summer is gone.
Do not fret,
summer will return in all it's glory.
Time well spent with family and friends
Spring is on it's way out,
with warmer days on the horizon.
Summer is a great time of the year,
sleeping in from school ~ hooray.
Splashing fun time at the pool or beach,
to cookouts of BBQ and Ice cold lemon aid.
A bounty of fruits from sweet peaches,
to ripe red juicy strawberries.
Great homemade desserts,
from warm peach cobbler with ice cream,
to strawberry shortcake with extra whipped topping.
It will be raining in summer soon,
sooner than one might think.
Even the soft rain will join in,
to cool the hot days off.
The flowers will love their bath and drink,
as they multiply in the gardens.
I wait impatiently for summer,
you come and go too quickly.
Growing up and now
As adults, we always
Had each other's back
We threw parties, had cookouts
Play cards and even dominos
We were a happy family until
Until an outsider came along
With a family friend
His present made chill
Bumps rise upon your body
After a few weeks
Things turned sour within
The family, because of his
Two faced and twisted lies
Began to crumble and have
Never been close again so,
Be careful who you let enter
Into your family's circle
They'll destroy it
September sashays in with cooler air,
new school year, shorter days, an early frost,
fall sports, cookouts on Labor Day, street fairs,
trips to the beach before the chance is lost.
From summer into autumn, we have crossed.
On the eleventh, time is set aside
for ceremonies honoring the throng
who died when wickedness personified
attacked, but our great land has proven strong—
enduring theme of movie, book, and song.
The lists of books, movies, and songs inspired by 9/11
are long and still increasing.
September 15, 2021
entered in the Hello, September Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Mystic Rose Rose
Jubilant celebrations ring out all over the
United States of America each year on the
Nineteenth of June, to be exact; commemorating the
Emancipation proclamation. What a happy day it is, and was!
Tens of thousands of enslaved Black people saw the
End of slavery in America, finally. Hallelujah! It's a day
Ebulliently marked with parades, street fairs, cookouts, et al.
Not a federal holiday, which is a crying shame! In Galveston,
Texas, on June 19, 1865, freedom bells joyously rang!
History thanks Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger who set it in motion.
Fun fact: I kicked off my contest debut with a "Juneteenth" theme.
Date written: 06/19/2020
Summer days are filled with fun
just spending time with all our friends
while raising glasses, giving cheers.
Backyard cookouts Saturdays,
the charcoal scent wafts in the air
while grilling steaks and drinking beers.
Standing ‘round the charcoal pit
and trading stories with the boys,
the tales of ones that got away.
Music playing country tunes
amidst the laughter and the fun
are just a part of summer play.
Ladies gather in the house,
and gossip shared while fixing sides
just waiting on steaks to be done.
Weekend parties quite the thing;
friends gathered ‘round and spreading cheer
as summer days are filled with fun.
July 30, 2019
Ants and Picnics
Apples and oranges
Summer cookouts
Grandma’s homemade, lemonade
Daddy’s barbecuing
And when it’s all said and done the thunder and rain comes
Its summertime
Raining now
So we all grab our food and run…
7/2/19
Written by James Edward Lee Sr. 2018©
Written for project North Omaha Writer’s Group assignment 2019©
Copyright © James Edward Lee Sr. | Year Posted 2019
my heated hopes are waxing hazy
a couple crushed for carnal crazy
sneaky you, the scheme to hatch
with her, a perfect itch to scratch
menage a trois Moirai, indeed
this triple-dip thru natural need
to savor both at once, supine
and make that spicy nectar mine
soft sugar tongues mix with my own
and instantly flesh turns to stone
such carnal cloisters, meant to be
two curvy creatures clutched to me
our tangled limbs in pretzel knots
a percale sea of naughty thoughts
how can such crazy cookouts be
to taste you two while tasting me
before I feel compunction's clasp
to let good virtue close my grasp
I'll dive this molten madness, US ...
and drown ... in fiery febrile fuss.
May is known for beautiful warm weather,
The sun shines in the blue sky.
The gardens are filled with beautiful flowers,
Favorites like roses, lilies and wild flowers.
Walks in the scenic park guest,
Where boyfriend and girlfriend are seen,
Roller skating along the walkway,
What a beautiful day with the sunshine on your shoulder.
Skate boarders delight in cruising along the walkway,
Summer is almost here and time to go to the cottage.
Travel to the cottage where you could rent or purchase,
The beautiful scenery, lakes for swimming and boating.
Swimming at the cottage in the shallow water,
Gone sailing in your favorite sailboat.
This is a month of pleasures and sunshine,
Having cookouts and roasting marsh mellows.
May is a favorite month, with activities enhanced,
Thank God for the many blessings.
Author: Gwen von Erlach Schutz
Awakening, spring is in the air
Robin, humming, and bluebirds are ready to sing
Ring a ding,ding
Frogs, toads, snakes, and lizards are ready to explore
Blue skies are going to be magnificent
Imma kiss the floor
Rainbows are going to brighten our open doors
Spring green fragrant delightful butterflies will put a glow on your footsteps
The smell of family cookouts and love bird picnics
The smell of cut grass and gardening
Sun-kissed grassy rainy days will always be a surprise, may I say
Yellow, green, purple, orange, and blue are blooming your yard
Tender spring is here
Awakening is in the air
Lemonade and ice cream stands
Grass stains with apple blossoms, spring salad such a delightful taste
Spring is here
Tender spring
I kiss on a river spring
I lay and sing, spring is here
Emile Pinest
Spring is in the air
March~22~2019
Summer
Dawn sun-tanning
Picnics out in the park
Swallows flying high in the sky
School-out kids chasing after ice-cream trucks
Vacations, lounging on the beach
Water-sprinkler cool-offs
Outdoor cookouts
Summer
Date written and posted: 12/06/2018
Summer is almost here another year done and gone.
Tan's and flip flops, trips and adventures just waiting to be captured.
Bonfires and cookouts with family and friends,four wheelers coming around the bend.
Lighting bugs and a Mason Jar, you can always see that one star that shines so bright and if you look closely you just might.
So close your eyes and make a wish or maybe instead steal a kiss.
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