Expended Poems

Britches

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“Britches”
Miracle Man
2/7/2025

Today, his steps have slowed and back is bent,
and his days most gone afford slight acclaim.
But in thought he relives life without lament,
Knowing e...

The Bomb II

...To boil with all the energy of Hell
may set aflame untethered wherewithal,
for once expended nothing can foretell
the limits of demise that may befall.
A single match may flicker to a flame
or s...

signs of autumn

...first taste of cold air
turns leaves to gold expended
autumn casts its spell

mists white-out the dawn
fields are amber, skies are gray
autumn plays tough rules

cold blast goes too far
turn...

The Hourglass

...Grains of sand, begin to stream in steady flow,
As the hour glass is flipped over.
One by one, they fall, through the bottleneck.
Each one a moment, a tick, tick, tock, soft and brief.
On top, th...

When Nature Calls

...A young student in high school named Don
badly needed to go to the john;
but in his great haste
he expended his waste
in the janitor's closet, the moron!...

Daemons within gray matter of this male run amuck

...Daemons within gray matter of this male run amuck...

hence yours truly (me)
seeks mental health services 
without any luck
even after reading Scripture 
from my namesake who exuded pluck
afte...

Conundrum

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If mass equals energy
why don’t I have more energy?  
It seems to happen to me
in inverse proportions.
The more pounds I weigh
the less energy I have.
The less energy expended,
then the more...

Children At Play

...Children rise with sleepy eyes

While the moon and stars are yawning

Sunrise sounds with leaps and bounds

As another new day dawning

Watch them play all through the day

Till their energ...

The Bio-Wars: A Son Lost

...A tumour abated alters and waits.
Pathway incised, a new one it makes.
Spreading and forming, roots growing down.
The moment’s now here, a mighty rebound.

Battle exhausted, the bones ache and c...

Rise Again

...Tak oor grund from beneath oor hurdies 

Burn oor birches aside the lough, 

Besmirch hard fecht fur freedom, 

Dictating oor days tae come, 

No from the pint o a gun, 

Fae laws an promis...

Poetry Loving Pooch

...Having expended our years of youthful zest
My pooch Nikki and I now read and rest
While scratching her belly
I’ll recite Keats and Shelly
But she confides in me that she loves Byron best
...

The Armitage

...*Image of Eyeglasses & Book by Pixabay.

the armitage

a decent soul blest a grant of images, illustrates beginnings reflecting throughout, occasions from the first expended journey when the hour...

More Often I Would Pause

...When I am gone, I will regret expended time 
I wasted lavishly on matters less sublime. 

For too long I have been in constant motion til 
Inveterate blindfold broke loose and let me ...

Worry Knot Chokes Out the Living Daylights

...Worry knot chokes out the living daylights

I know from personal experience
the foolhardiness of
courting, flirting, honeymooning...
worse case scenario,
particularly when just a wee lad,
your...

Americans On Election Might

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                expended and exhausted
                electorate, eager egos
                envision, entreat

 
                     11/9/2022

    
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