Memory February Poems

Like yesterday, bitterness clings to my tongue
That memory refuses to be undone.
February 14th, a cherub's play,
His arrow struck, leading me astray.

A tiny angel, drapped in...

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stepping towards you
for the first time
everything around seeming blurry blues
except for us in red taking the spotlight 
with pale skies and cold weather outside 
you...

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Chocolaty sweets for my sweety,
Fragrant beauties for my beauty,
Why the long face, hello?...

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Billows of a winter snow blowing through my curtain window 
all I sweet remember is the way the willow tree smelled 
that creamy, sugary, wintergreen...

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Creative cerebral craftiness coaxes...

Childhood campy chimera curtain call
subsequently hinting (based on accuweather)
the approach of blizzard squall
so burrow under quilted cover y'all
until warm temperatures arrive when...

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She cried on national television
A plea that broke my heart
Her baby clung so tightly
In the bomb shelter they embarked.

Once, I experienced such turmoil
No baby on...

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aforementioned author born 
February 7, 1812
the long deceased (centuries) storied author
I toot and trumpet virtual horn
accompanying pet rooster 
first thing in the morn.

Greetings mutual friend,
hard...

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Take that long walk along the creek 
where the ducks chose to hide 
won't be long now., let it flow
leavin' nothing to decide. 

Give back...

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GERONIMO, FEARED APACHE WARRIOR, DEAD

Human Tiger, Merciless Slayer of Mexicans and Whites 
   
His Own Family Fought Government Efforts 
to Provide Medical Treatment

Fulfilled...

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Righteous smart left hand

Short lived amnesia 
(there's no app for that) found
his highness (ha... ha... ha... hm)
drawing a (figurative) blank
today January 54th, 2021,

when the misses...

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rows and rows of 
candied chocolates and
cardboard heartshapes

flash reminder how
time and again i would say
every single day with you
is valentine’s day

and you’d agree
in every way

can’t...

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The muse of a dreamy gaze,
The memory of a mutual moment,
Heightened affection and excitement, 
An intake of breath for more

The expansion of the stars
In a...

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Breathless whispers of icicles hang
Across the front porch rails
Erasing all memory of Autumn’s caress
The gentle warmth of a shimmering
Sunlight, beckoning through the 
Heartfelt happiness of...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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On an eve in February,
As I placed my gears I peruse
What words I have lying around,
What comes to me so heavily
Is the memory of my...

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