Just how glass cracks
after a lapse,
one should make a gaffe
to smash the mirror of arrogance.
The last breath
The last death
The last phone call
The last fall
The last funeral
The last burial
The last roll
The last poll
The last smile
The last style
The last flight
The last rite
The last crap
The last stop
Alas! Somewhere
There is a last
That we can bear
We need the past
To move on in life
After a barmy gaffe
We weep and we laugh
As we sail solo on the life raft.
Copyright © July 2022, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poetry.
There’s no white job
There’s no black job
We seek a better life
Every day and that’s no gaffe
There’s no white hope
There’s no black hope
Hope has no color
Hope has no odor
We seek a better life
Every day like a giant giraffe
We reach for the stars
In spite of the ugly scars
There’s no white music
There’s no black music
We tend to forget history
And the true genesis of humanity
White lies
Black lies
You all know what I’m talking about
As we become nothing at the end of the bout
Reality will set in
As we settle into the special inn
We seek a better life
Let’s live, enjoy and laugh
Stop focusing on the white stuff
Which will eventually turn black in the mouth
And that’s no bluff.
Copyright © August 2024, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved.
Hébert Logerie is the author of numerous books of poetry
Mind not the gaffe, let eyes twinkle
Be not proud, join the crowd
Stardust of love and light sprinkle
On ego place a shroud
Free from cunning and guile
Take time to smile awhile
Joyous in life’s last mile
Enjoy the laugh
Mind not the gaffe
Laughter at its fair best
brings reddened eyes, shining tears, and snotty noses
beats the rest
Chuckle or snort
among the riot of roses
report
so laugh
none opposes
gaffe!
Laughter at its fair best
among the riot of roses
gaffe!
Maybe I'm committing a social gaffe
but when someone falls, I have to laugh.
For just a moment I feel guilt and disconcert
before rushing over to see if they've been hurt.
Belly laughter is contagious
It tickles my fancy; it's outrageous
how quickly giggles get out of control,
but laughter is good medicine for the soul.
Really love to make people laugh
Especially when it's an “out-of-the-blue” gaffe
Talking loud in an elevator
Personal stuff for later
Quite outrageous, life tickling my @$$
You will have many gaffes through your life
Some would make you so embarrassed
That you thought you would hide
But you live and learn
You cannot help but making mistakes
As it is part of the process of being developed
You will go through one after another
And you think “will it ever end”
But laugh and gather yourself
Life is one big puzzle
With many pieces that are full of pictures
But many are the fillers
Those, my friends, are your blunders
Social mistakes, GAFFES
So cheer up
Pull yourself out of the wrapper
And face the world
After all, it wouldn’t be fun if you are perfect all the time
We want to make sure you are human
So there
Go on
Make mistakes
And err
But don’t forget to learn
And tell about it
Won’t you?