Gingerly Poems

Arbeit Macht Frei

...The first weakening of night 
picks out telephone lines, 
black against sky. 

The eyelid of a garage door 
lurches laboriously up. 
A car coughs blue breath. 

With aerosols and plastic scra...

Life as a Book

...I had glorious plans for my life. 
Warm ink transforming blank pages, 
destined to be a best seller! 
I felt specially bound. 

Printing press cranked out 
a glossy-colored cover, 
my name pla...

August 13th, 2025 twenty six plus years since awful series of unfortunate events

...August 13th, 2025 – twenty six plus years since awful series of unfortunate events

The following poem posted about a half hour before the bewitching hour that spelled calamity (which though a frea...

Alice Through The Wormhole

...
Blinding rays of moonlight pierce through windblown curtains, whilst droplets of sweat bead on a heavy forehead. Sleep becomes more elusive with every tick of the clock, as insomniac nights and bro...

Prolonged offal bout courtesy constipation redux revisited

...Prolonged offal bout courtesy constipation... redux revisited

Upteenth instance where yours truly
experienced assault upon hindquarters.

A worse hellish fate than perdition
and the closest in...

Howling Wilderness

...
 Gnarled trees yawn under a starless sky
As a swift coldness mixes with the "howling wilderness,”
Crescendos until pure silence strangles the macabre atmosphere.
Preparing for the imminent j...

Time Etched in Flesh

...
The rustling of leaves interplays with the ocean breeze,
as traces of moonlight escape through blackout curtains hanging from steel rods.
Bolts of illumination highlight stacks of books caked...

Yours truly like most every hominid linkedin

...Yours truly like most every hominid linkedin...

to genus and species of *****sapiens,
(who trod across oblate spheroid
since time immemorial
as well as other simians -
classed as naked apes -
...

Final Moments

...
Walking down stark white corridors, the stench of bleach burns my nostrils.
With every step, I can feel sorrow lump in my quivering throat.
Looking down at the wrinkles on my shirt, I quickly...

Through my open window

...the fresh air wafts in
meandering exploring
curious and capricious
gingerly bobbing
candidly playful
announcing with much enthusiasm
summer's arrival 




AP: 1st place 20...

Field of Thorns

...While walking with intrusion upon the light of morn
I stumbled across a field of thorns
The ghastly things were everywhere
Standing erect and poised without a care

The field was devoid of other...

A Tapestry of Seasons

...The moon nestles within a celestial quilt,  
as the sun sleepily peeks through the indigo sky.  
Chartreuse canopies sway against a mid-autumn sunrise.  
Mahogany leaves, scattered upon frost-...

Spring Lawns

...They long to be catered, treated, and trimmed.
They are like mortals hungry for manicures;
Like house pets pleading to be petted.
Many lawns are in a state of harm,
hindered by downpours of rain....

Book of Souls

...Underneath unfathomable depths, choked by decaying thistle,  
Where briny seas mix with putrid sentiment,  
Creating cloudy waters of macabre melancholy,  
Stand rusted arches, encompassing a thic...

Blandishments eroded invaluable necessary viz life savings of mine videre licet alms

...Blandishments eroded invaluable necessary viz life savings of mine videre licet alms

initially crafted June twenty fifth
two thousand twenty four
affecting me to utter "oy a broch"
(pronounced ...

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