The Troubadour
The scent of musk permeates the air,
And I, like a troubadour, leap for it there.
To dizzyingly heights and then alight
In a euphoric high filled with pride.
To greet my sweet’s fluttering peeps
That prick my pupils and blush my cheeks.
Then I breathe deep to exercise my vocals
While she dawdles away, charmed by the minstrel.
Like a peacock in bloom, I fan my feathers
And flap my wings in a dazzling repertoire.
And she, a princess of beauty and grace,
Acknowledges my advances without haste.
Boldly encouraged and flagrantly absurd,
I make promises I’ll regret afterwards,
But she is worth every ounce of expenditure
I put forth and more if she so desires.
***
all souls
all chance
chance life
chance hell
hell eternal
hell slow
slow the earth
slow time
time to make
time to turn
turn to God
turn and aspire
aspire to good
aspire to praise
praise the highest
praise and pray
pray for mankind
pray for peace
peace in fruits
peace that lasts
lasts that breathe
lasts of memories
memories of love
memories sealed
sealed at the throne
sealed and delivered
delivered from sin
delivered and sanctified
sanctified with grace
sanctified and learning
learning to be humble
learning to be kind
kind to all
kind and serving
serving the faithful
serving mankind
mankind we beckon
mankind draw near
near to Christ’s heart
near to His Word
Word of God speak
Word of great worth
Worth-y is the Almighty
Worth all expenditure
Expenditure of time
Expenditure of gold
Gold in the leap
Gold-en is faith
F A I T H
L e a p
Labour wants new money
who will they rob ?
VAT on private schools
a start
Thwarted Environmental expenditure ?
Thumbled again
running chicken,
Their leader is such a bore
I want to snooze
!
Towns expanding on green ground
planning permission relaxed
Just realise Croydon was a Labour blueprint
and got Bankrupt thrice
I will be very pleasure,
if a world is without war,
Globe has faced two world wars,
resulted in loss of vegetation,
Swiss stayed out of world wars,
Still it has stunning landscapes, I wish to see the world as it is, to enjoy global flora and fauna, You will be surprised to know, the world military expenditure, it is above 2000 billion dollars, And it shattered world economy ,
Bombs scared landscapes,
And tanks flattened mountains, Save our green planet please ,
for the future generations.
When I was 12
our family arrived at Croydon.
Everything seemed grander
a real Municipal town
we had record and camera shops
and departmental stores
everything seemed geared for conspicuous expenditure
We seemed not to have beggars in the street
and the greenline buses took us to country lines
My secondary school seemed good
as were our teachers
We had night clubs and gigging places
Like Sinatras and the Cartoon
and Entertainment places
Like the Fairfield Halls and Warehouse
and ample cinemas
We were self reliant
with a beating soul
a call had been close
after we would put on clothes
went out door we close
when we did tag it
MAGA became a maggot
applied tourniquet
would be sinister
sermon said by minister
about being spinster
what we knew for sure
increased our expenditure
for one more denture
we would meander
creating gerrymander
did raise up dander
poem would write to read
was great everyone agreed
did the dirty deed
So I write, I write and I write.
I like to write.
I like to write so I write.
There is no purpose
There is no expenditure
There is no outcome
There is nothing other
than me writing.
I'm in a box now, writing
but I'm freaking out a bit
I never knew it would be like this.
I don't know what to write anymore
I'm in a box, in a box.
I've been in this box all this time.
I guess I should have known.
There was never anyway I could
write myself out of this box.
All this time I thought I could,
if only I was given half a chance.
But I was only lying to myself,
or is it a lie, and I am fighting
back with the only thing that
makes any sense, the only
endowment, the whole enchilada
yes, this big writing lying thing
is virtue that I thought I held
but never did, for it was me
And I was it.
A nature food chain
Linkng the carnivorous and the herbivorous
May be simple
And so an economic food chain within man
The rich and the poor
The poor works hard for the rich with low wage
But when the rich dumps the rubbish
The poor can collect it and sell for some money
Garbage in a disposable bag
May be useless to the rich
But a treasure to the poor
A nature food chain can be complex
too
The same for man's during the rise in prices
The seller only raises the prices to get the same profits
But the buyer pays the extra expenditures
Without someone sharing the burden
The chain goes on and on
And the rich becomes richer
And the poor remains poorer
Pick up an offer
You'll find a new adventure
A deduction of prices
A quick accumulating crowd
A long queue of patience
And a challenge of temper
A traffic jam
And a lost of precious time
An extra expenditure
And a new debt
And a risk to Covid-19
Really an underestimated offer
How much is your love?
Finance has a signature sign in any kinship
Monetary status together with relationship status is
-to love and to hold
-to value in debit
-to deposit till positive
credit is due, love is true
(These are the vows on the love voucher
A coup payment from cupid)
A security to the fund of life
But its revenue can come with expenses
As expectations exceeded expenditure
negative on the balance
This loan applies to marriage and cohabitation
how and who gets to account for what and when
is savings on the investment
Budget for your emotions
what or who to spend your feelings, as well as assets on
wants and needs are human condition in trade
fluctuating with the living standards
Regulate your mandate before going on to date
The paper note has devalued the love note
How much is your love?
Hope you have a better rate to ex-change
Goal changed after every failure,
Now nothing left with me
Goal changed reaction of everyone,
Dream of parents broken
But my dream still fighting hopelessly
Marks are very bad
Seats are limited and cut-offs unlimited,
Finely career of my level, expenditure is bounded,
But my dream never stays in boundaries,
Thoughts are without marks,
A career of my choice that last lifeless,
Every day I waited for,
The day of my happiness.
The goalless oo the goalless
Emblazoned with your monogram
Call me your little coin
Design of us more sacred than
Meteor's noon anoint
Howling homeless Winter lingers
Fingers in our trove
Should cruelty a blizzard bring us
Brave summoned in droves
Prisoners whispered confidence
Shared worries are gone
Mortar between us is credence
Knife edge secret sworn
Bearers we, of mightiest sword
Armor repels feeble
Donjon detains nightly reward
Rejoinder agreeable
For every required expenditure
Little Coin will cater
Conjured to find replenishment
Future emblazoned
Energised by mammoth missions
Carved as arrowhead
Morale for your instinctive vision
Richness never spent
26th August 2020
The life like the monthly expenditure note book
The loss pass all hurting heart like the expenses
And the happiness as like the some share markets
Buy and sell people demands like money exchange
08/06/2020 Chattoragm
Translated poem: Original Soudipto dey, member of www poetrysoup com
Income
Expenditure
Departure
Athlete of international stature
Boxer Manny Pacquaio gives blows along generous gesture
Champ of the people with humble beginnings’ posture
Driven toward victory of faith-venture.
Empowered by God, he testifies of his Christian culture
Fortified through Bible principles’ feature
Gracious provisions he shares in his blessings’ pasture
Helping charity works from his foundation expenditure.
Imparting Gospel truth by his influential celebrity nature
Justice he fights, complementing his senatorial puncture
Keeping his stand on issues clear according to the Scripture
Learning well while leading toward lawful legislature.
Might and mercy he blends midst righteous fights’ torture
Nourishing citizens with goodness and well-being’s nurture
Optimizing public official’s role since his bad vices’ departure
Persistent to present a good name* beyond branded signature.
*Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
September 7, 2019
2nd place, "MY UPCOMING BIRTHDAY (09-03) CELEBRITY-Any Form" Premier Poetry Contest; Sponsored by William Kekaula; judged on 9/17/2019.
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