Forgo Poems

ghost rainbow

...Ghost Rainbow

A woman rang me, she was panegyric about my poems
I smiled without mirth because I knew there would be
a question of financing, the publishing of a book I have
had high hopes for,...

The Corner Shop

...They closed the corner store some time ago
the ciggies by the two we now forgo
our lucky bags now a recollection
as is browsing in the comic section.
Mechanics' Social Club no longer stands
thei...

Forks in the Less Walked Roads

...
I learn to hold a rose’s thorn,
without a flinch, without the scorn,
To withdraw warmth from tempered spring,
Coiled within a cold, hard steel ring.

In alleys closed by brick and stone,
I pr...

Stir Of The Starts

...In the quiet nook of a loving home,
Is my small world-
fenced by iron bars,
and a limited sky.
Protected from storms
and predator’s eye.
Fresh clean water,
steady sunflower seed supply.
Almos...

My Inner Voice Told Me So

...At the end of the meal we shared,
my participle principles split my jeans,
when you called me to split the bill!
What about the banana-split you had for dessert? 
You split-up spilled friend?
Or...

Words of love

...
My entry in a poem challenge:
“Write a poem based on three words from a song.”
I chose: 'Words of love' by the Beatles 1964”

words of love

I’m the harshest critic,
t...

The Peace of Isaac

..."Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there. But the herders of Gerar quarreled with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!”   Genesis 26:19-20

Be You

...Foundation.

With the considerable rise of AI software on all social media and business platforms, will humanity lose its creative edge?

Will you be tempted to do so?

Title:
Be You 

(A lo...

Magnum Opus - incomplete

...Cantankerous cancers found my blood letting from the slit, 
Is it avarice of me to desire the love begetting of Lazarus?
Enjoying life cadaverous like forgetting the want to live, 
Is it glamorous...

The Jewel Of Jesus

...How can the lover of the downtrodden have a favorite?
The dichotomy of Jesus’ choosing is like an enigmatic wavelet.
To become a jewel of Christ takes more than a confession.
One must let go of th...

WHAT DO YOU DESIRE

...
A question for everyone to think about…all peoples from coast to coast:
When it comes to the life you’re living…what do you desire most?

If your answer is money…all the money you can earn…
and...

Lay My Heart Bare

...Lay my heart bare, let it bleed and spill,
Upon these pages, where silence once filled.
With every tear, my story is written,
In ink and in sorrow, my truth will be told.

I rip my heart wide, l...

10-11-2024

...Painting on the easel, 
The things we do apparently aren’t right. 
The taste of bitter sweetness and the smell of diesel, 
They say my last name sounds mediaeval, 
Well, 
Alright. 

I see the ...

Contemplating thus

...Where lies the fulcrum of a sneeze
Or for that matter, flow of breath
And joy graced by love’s healing meth

Who’s most enlivened by the breeze
Is it the skin, mind or the heart
As bliss is add...

Made in God’s image

...Self as living light, dwells in feeble form
We know this truth not because we’re in trance
Helpless like a leaf, caught in a thought storm
Save in silence, stuporous is soul’s stance

Mistaken w...

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