Fend Off Poems

The Money

...Some folks just struggle in vain,
stress their nerve and wrack their brains,
wonder if we’re all insane,
when they see us create again.
They ask of visions deep inside,
a hidden genius in our mi...

WE SEE LONDON DAY 1

...
After 22 hours in planes and a ride on the London tube
our adventure in England had begun…
We met Bryan, Ali and Ava at our hotel…then it was off to have some fun.

To fend off any jet lag…we d...

One Hundred Not Out

...Win gold
be bold

Long run
such fun

High jump
speed bump

Grand prize
all eyes

Close race
in chase

Drab match
I catch

Ground stroke
no joke

Tiebreak
heartache

Foot fault...

Morning Musings

...
Morning Musings
Miracle Man
1/2/2025 

Morning thoughts drift,
seeking guidance or direction.

Unsure of destination,
they fend off deflection.

Hoping 2025 will be as tasteful,
...

YouTube’s Shorties

...All these are subjects of YouTube’s mostly entertaining short videos

Bet to win and dare the bucks
Largest fish escapes, oh shucks!
Splash for gold in running streams
Fight, defeat the scammer ...

Ah methinks I could sleep forever

...Ah... methinks I could sleep forever

Basking in a supine position
with eyes wide shut
while the space heater churns out
fast moving molecules of heat
solitudinarian drowsy thinker fêted
by mi...

Psychedelic

...
He found the road long and lonely.
From this seemingly endless trek to monotony,
He wished to enter a world, luminous and exciting;
A world spun in iridescent colors and shades.
He ...

Blake's Fire

...Fire, fire, burning bright, 
weaving shadows from the night, 
how did mortal man learn to 
unlock the secrets within you? 

From what darker, distant past 
did we emerge, free at last, 
once w...

The Fight of a Lifetime

...It would be fifteen rounds against the longtime champ,
But I was an upcomer, ready to make my stamp.
With an undefeated record, he was well renowned.
I was in good shape, with low weight, ...

Gift

...
     Cousins gather neath the table, 
     Gives us space to hear what we're able.

     Tablecloth hangs down,
     No one knows we're around.

     To hear about the baby that was lost,
  ...

The Sheild

...I can be defensive, yes, it's true
A shield of protection, I construe
For wounds of the past still sting and burn,
Causing my cautious walls to discern.

But underneath this hardened shell,
Lie...

Mine psyche riddled with dybbuk

...Mine psyche riddled with dybbuk
Thru emerging adulthood awareness awoke
within noggin of average baby boomer bloke
catastrophization toward risk taking I evoke
positive growth experiences through...

Letter to the weak character

...I adored your shape as a bottle of red wine,
But, close to spirit, you are the larger words and straight lines,
Thus crashing between logic and sense,
Whereas you, have been sold your soul to dark...

Vacuum or Vampire? Either way, you Still Suck

...A Hallmark card would have sounded sweeter than that 
My shiny badge of defusion and falsely sworn merit 
I’m the worst this town’s ever seen!
But I want justice for this
I keep retriggering your...

A curse on society

...So many of us are feeling blue,
Because we do not know what to do
The world we all live in every day
It has gone askew and lost its way,
Away from all that we once knew
Faith, Sincerity, and int...

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