Drills Poems - Poems about Drills

Games Without Values

...Last year we played with steady ground,
one rule for all, the truth was found.
No favoured few, no shadow deal,
just work and heart - the common seal,
and every voice could claim their name.

O...

Army BRATS Always Wanna Fly High

...Army BRAT’S Always ‘Wanna’ Fly High

The tradition necessitates that as a child born unto military parents
Called by the beloved acronym Born Raised and Trained (BRAT’S)
Be always on the spotligh...

Why we Buy on Amazon

...box store drills were eighty dollars and up
we stopped and priced them on our way to sup
Guess I will order one on Amazon, husband finally said
We got one for fifty, and she is pretty – pink and r...

Collision On The Gate

...
In ghostly white of midnight as
sky- shadows trace gossamer streaks ,
I become a recluse,
 losing tracks of stars' grave hues
and the flavor of meadows
in snow grows bitte...

Fixing a Leak

...The plumber is fixing a leak;
The pipe’s needing more than a tweak.
So for things to improve 
He will have to remove 
Some wood panels - I’m starting to freak.

Our house, built in ‘80, is old
...

Dust Trees of Manila

...They planted trees but forgot their water.
Each leaf a wrinkled newspaper clipping
from a world I never subscribed to.

Noise here is curated.
A choir of car horns, a sermon of drills
but I hea...

Remembering the frantic little boy with strawberry blond hair who didn't say boo

...Remembering the frantic little boy with strawberry blond hair who didn't say boo

Nonverbal (though he could talk)
most of his responses
happened to be witnessed
as his characteristic
and court...

Self-Portrait with My Shoebill Friend as We Rebrand Spirituality

...
This time,
Janice is wearing a priest collar
and I’m the altar.
She hisses when I open my Notes app
during communion,
calls me a heretic
for spellchecking my trauma.

I tell her my whole pe...

White Noise with Bangs

...
She smiles like a mission statement—
all vision boards and decaf compassion.
Says she’s rooting for you,
then plants rumors like heirloom tomatoes:
carefully spaced, watered just enough
to gro...

In the Playground of Imagination

...As a kid, I had a brilliant plan— 
 Become a dentist! Be The Man! 
 White coat, big bucks, drills that whir... 
 Then I saw my cousin’s clinic—Brrr! 
 The smell alone could curl your soul, 
 I n...

The face of youth

...
that look of innocence and expectation
that a future with promises awaits
their anticipation of clear blue skies
and hope that tomorrow will be brighter

that look of unadulterated naivete
on...

Refections of the Past, Visions of the Future

...

Day stacks upon day, forming opaque windows behind me. 
These can be blown away at times, a clarity of vision in momentary glimpses. 

Here, a face most beloved, turning my bowels to water tha...

Lockdown

...Lockdown. 
Lockdown. 
Lockdown. 
We’re all huddled in a corner, eyes squeezed tight. 
The lights are all off, we’re deprived of the light. 
Maybe if I keep my eyes closed it will all go away. 
...

McGREGOR VINES IN WINTER

...[Poet’s Note : McGregor is a small rural village in Small Karoo, SA, which experiences extreme winters. It is believed that 8 of Earth’s leylines cross one another in McGregor, making this village a ...

Protection Of The Tribes

...
In the heart of the forest, where the ancient trees stand tall
Lies a world untouched by time, where nature’s whispers call
Tribal people live in harmony, with the land and sky so wide
Their spi...

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