For Valentines Day Senryu Contest
my heart longs for you
words can’t express how I feel~
fill in blank your name
What!!!
Write a MAN-ifesto
Would that not offend
Those writing a WOMAN-ifesto
It’s never about
—what it’s really about
(Dreamsleep: October, 2023)
Used to think that happiness
Was contingent upon striving
If only we can obtain ______
Then we’ll really start thriving
Leads us to chasing our tail
Continually stuck in high gear
Yet there's a path to clear the air
To make the grasping disappear
Take stock of what we have now
Notice the pieces are already in place
To invite happiness to our doorstep
If we embrace today and end the chase
When you come back
reincarnated
you will still be you.
( ) fill in the blank
did not name you.
Someone already here as you
named you.
Your name ( ) fill in the blank,
is not the above
you can give yourself a thousand names.
Every thought you have names you differently.
The One ( ) fill in the blank
is you name.
You will return again and again
as that
until you have figured out
the true meaning of: -
FILL IN THE BLANK.
The issue…
only fate to know
—and only time to heal
(Dreamsleep: April, 2021)
A hole it wasnt there yesterday,
What's it for?,
Where does it go?,
Who made it?,
How deep does it go?,
A hole in the road...,
It holds untold mysteries,
It's not growing,
It's not getting smaller,
Does something live in it?,
As I ponder over the hole,
Wondering what it's for,
A man fills it in...,
"Roadworks mate" he says.
miss take or given
no is the quietest word
her (your choice) says yes
My truth
—the words
Your truth
—
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)
Fill in THe Blank!
OK! Space IS something! Not void, not yet art!
Opportunity knocking, might you play a part?
A requirement of effort, no gains with no pains,
But life's movements are music, most jump-start refrains.
Each space in one's heart is a vacuum to fill
And although you are shy, feelings can 'fit the bill!'
Think of honey to bear, or a flower to bee
When I fill in a blank, I hear God's symphony!
A poem's a space poets fill with their mind,
A way logic can help deepest feelings get mined,
Such a 'sense released' sings like a sparrow in Spring
And it just doesn't care what tomorrow will bring!
Long Tooth
June 5, 2018
Fill in the gape
The gape of humanity is
So empty in our 21st century
This is real yet rare in sight
As we walk around the
Road in the streets of
Places we dwell
Time by time
We pass by
Neighbours, friends,
Strangers
We connect with
Each other by the
Reality of our interaction
Through the way we perceive
One another
Fill in the gape
Some pass others by
Unnoticed
Some pass by with care
Some pass other by
With pride
Some pass by with
An humble care
Some pass other by
With a grief they are
Insecure with
Some pass by with
Smiles of care
Fill in the gape
The truth with our
Reality today
Is we all live
With a less less
Humanity
Where we just
War to nothing
Fill in the gape
The gape of love
Is too empty
Nowadays
It need it be filled up
It take all
you and I to
Fill in the gape
Fill in the blanks:
_________ shouldn't complain;in faith ____________ should remain.
1-10-11
Although some have treated (me, us, you, your name, someone else's name) ____________,
as if _________ (is/am, was/were) worthless, God made (me, us, you, your name, someone
else's name) ________, and(me, us, you, your name, someone else's name) ___________
(has/have) a purpose. (Fill in the blank)
So what are you called? they call me Jude.
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That's a strange name, in fact it's quite rude.
Do you come here often? I haven't seen you around.
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I never peeked there, I just looked at the ground.
So would you like anything? perhaps something to drink?
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Doing that with the glass would be quite painful I think.
I can see that you're angry, do you want me to go?
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My mother's not like that, i would like you to know.
Well goodnight then I guess, I'll go lubricate my throat.
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Really? are you sure? wait! I'll go grab my coat.
I would like to thank you for your visit.
I have removed these poems for a distant future book publication.
I believe we poets, can make a difference
in this world. We live in the 21st century,
we have tools( technology), we have our past, and imagination.
We just don't have the courage, because
I guess most are afraid to fail, to loose money.
All I have to say is we can't take money with us,
when we die. I also say hasn't mankind failed enough,
and isn't mankind worth the effort, our children is worth the effort..
Thank you, and my your God Bless you
John E WordSlinger
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