Coyly Poems

the cedar tree

...
bright …

a flash of light -
thunder clapped like cannons as
into the old tree
we scurried ...
the mouth of its little
hollowed-out gut, yawning like some
tired old man from a Dickens story...

The Backlight of Equality

...On the day of the Lord the human shall fear,
A terrifying god whom will Christians duly Peer,
The dead shall live again - the Christian tear,
A monopolising Christianity that cannot hear.

With,...

The Unfortunate Plight of Women by Ho Xuan Huong - English Translation by Michael R Burch

...Ho Xuan Huong (1772-1882) was a risqué Vietnamese poetess. She has been called "the candid voice of a liberal female in a male-dominated society." 

The Unfortunate Plight of Women
by Ho Xuan Huon...

A Moment at the Diner

...
She bestowed a belgard from across the diner.

It was rich and warm, like the bowl of buttery grits that steamed the hairs in my nostrils.

Then suddenly an invisible magnet slowly pulled my hu...

Half-Glass of Dilemma

...On the table, posing silent,
It taunts our outlook, coyly –
Un-sharing of its true intent,
In Mona Lisa mystery.

We bite at its enticing mass,
That bends our mind in simple bait –
This still-...

The Call From Father

...He looked out of his window, chuckling at the thought of tomorrow while pondering the past. 
A smile crossed his face, but soon he felt teary-eyed; it was a slow laugh followed by a cry that was fas...

Sugar Maple Home

...
To be left bare to all rhyme and most reason
From gnarled wounds of sweet nectar eaten
A Mother whom suckled life, now weakened
Still they come in glee, lapping there the given

In her bloomed...

Good Ole College Try

...Another summer song has come and gone; my tan lines are fading fast
When I walked the dogs this morn I could have sworn, there was frost upon the grass.
The farmer’s field is starting to yield pump...

Park Therapy

...I saw two eastern tiger swallowtails today. 
I watched as they flickered, fluttered, and frolicked, rising and dipping. 
A calm breeze gently passed my way.
In the distance, a boy mirthfully turne...

moonspeak

...
your skin …

cornflow’r in the moonlite
through louvers that
slice you to tender shards
of opalescence
arranged like piano keys on
Egyptian percale
the sea of sheets we so
often drown in …...

Sadness

...Sea shells in a child's hands get snatched away by the sea waves.
Long-earned wealth, in cash and kind, is stolen by the burglars.
Kith and kin, who have been in thick and thin, end up in graves.
...

Liar

...Late-night perfumes waft and swirl,
circling me like the petals and pearls
that drape upon my shoulders.

Ephemeral, their scents transpose,
one by one by one, then fade like
the sweet taste of...

Magical Pill

...They promised me a magical pill
Said it would provide a royal thrill
My lady did coyly wink
But I missed it in a blink
And my desire we don’t fulfill...

How To Meet Gorgeous Women

...How does a man meet a gorgeous woman
So it doesn't seem you're out on the make
If she smiles, that gets the the old ball rolling
Take it slow with each step you take

Start with talking ...

Sheepish Smile

...That sheepish smile
disarming a gruff poet
coyly offer hope

my Bridgewater seraphim
kick back wine like a sailor

 for K.C....

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