Extremis Poems

Earth Day April 22nd 2024

...Earth Day April 22nd 2024

I lament bidding Gaia's creatures adieu,
an inner conflict dust brew
within this scribe, who offers ye to chew
(like sweet treats metaphorically) thee do
tee incumben...

February 13th, 2023 old man winter gave a one two punch

...February 13th, 2023 - old man winter gave a one...two punch

Overladen snow covered crackle and crunch
though, this skeptic owned a doubtful hunch
that such 24/7 round the clock whether coverage
...

My Coping Method Fraught With Utmost Futility Thus

...My coping method fraught with utmost futility thus...

My professional treatment plan
predicated upon duress in extremis
hence Electroconvulsive therapy,
a last ditch effort I avail
and surrend...

Tree

...1. Firm and old, aging forever.

2. Touching the hard surface
It blooms with the little things 
Seeing my face, smiling as I do it 
It’s small, simple, and working.

3. Roots are strong and ti...

Earth Day 2021 Thursday April 22

...POETIC PREFACE:

An inner conflict dust brew
within this scribe, who offers ye to chew
(like sweet treats metaphorically) thee do
tee incumbent, when Doomsday clock
counts down minutes few
acc...

I Cannot Weight To Hmm

...I Cannot Weight To Hmm...
Be Pressed By A Dumbbell

Two fifteen pound
     steely danse sing
     wrought iron dumbbells
     ill-tempered, impatiently,
     and intensely a weight
their turn...

Like Daisies On Stalks

...Besotted winged pollinators
roistering barrage drowned
amidst general insectivorous cacophony
indistinct auditory signals communicated

intermingled with bounteous wafting fragrance
midwifed ed...

Earth Day April 22nd 2018

...an inner conflict dust brew
within this scribe, who offers ye to chew
(like sweet treats metaphorically) thee do
tee incumbent, when Doomsday clock 
     counts down minutes few

according Al G...

Old Man Winter Gives a One Two Punch

...overladen snow covered crackle and crunch
though, this skeptic owned a doubtful hunch
that such 24/7 round the clock whether coverage
     would make laughingstock of forecasting
     how Jack Fr...

Ban Assault Weapons In 2017 - Part3

...exclamation, which does nothing to stem dead locked high tide   
     proliferation of high-powered assault bazookas 
     manned by berserk cruel death eaters, 
     arch nemesis picks off life w...

Heroes All

...On the 70th of VJ Day we salute the Forgotten Service the Red Ensign heroes 

of the longest battle of all, the whole war: the only good war for Freedom's cause.  

When a merchantman got hit, th...

On Dinner and Hearing the News

...On Dinner and hearing the news
Your soft touch, elbow to elbow, not withdrawn, steady;
An unnecessary head on shoulder in lament.
Casual glances, a quiet acceptance of the gift of food
The next n...

The Exact Moment

...It would be odd 
	but somehow comforting 
	knowing the exact moment 
	when I die 
	yet live on. 
	No, not a resurrection 
	or reincarnation, 
	but rather a destruction 
	of the facades I live behind....

To Evil

...To Evil
You're apposite to Bad
Though abstract you are
We've seen your vivid actions
Through your acolytes
Your opposite, the Good.
Your rivalries long run forever
That one day -you will submi...

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