I’m going, I’m leaving
I’m going to tomorrow by bed
best travelling at night
where church bells speed the hours there
for my arrival at first light
to a newer land than today
and I’ve only packed my hopes
alas I often over pack
the plane ascended.
i yelled it.
this straw in the wind; fly fly fly
i felt it was a necessary affectation
to ensure a safer flight
or rather a calmer form of passenger
bring out the java
i want to ride the bean
we soar, slope upward
i greet the turbulence
with grit
i summon over a flight-attendant and
offer to help up there with the pilot
she politely turns down my offer
and the choppiness subsides
but i still want a role
give me valiantness, worthiness, nobility
and astropolitics
we thank the crew as we disembark
i look into the flight attendant's helium-3 eyes
'when men are arrived at the goal, they should
not turn back.'
i was stopped at immigration for four hours
Panicked trips down the rabbit hole goes as follows,
Far beneath the depths and hollows.
Way before first breath of plaque,
Meaningless so void and vague.
Til death you see we meet again,
Born to die and live to sin.
Time is out and toll the bell,
Body in the wishing well.
The truth of lies is in between,
No justice here, no peace is seen.
Make it stop, please go away,
Forget the past, you rue the day.
We are all alone no one to blame,
Count your years and spell your name.
Ride your bikes and play a game.
Earn your keep and your father’s name.
The ship has sunk and now we float,
No need to send a rescue boat.
For I shall die here anyway,
For I shall die here any day.
I’ve dug too deep you see I’m blind,
I’ve lost my soul I’ve lost my mind.
On the wings of a Pegasus,
You've spirited away
To be with the Lord in heaven.
I wish I knew you better
During your living years,
But through your poetry,
You opened ajar
The window to your soul,
For that I'm eternally grateful!
God has called you home,
Whispering into your ear
"Your work here is done."
We, your dear poet friends,
Miss you here on Earth,
But you're exactly where
You're supposed to be;
Free of all pain and suffering.
You left behind written jewels
To be fondly revisited by admirers
For years and years to come.
Godspeed, Harry J. Horsman!
Tributes To Harry Horsman: An Uncontest Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Andrea Dietrich
Date written: 05/28/2023
Godspeed
it should be first
it is
Prickly cool fills my lungs,
Like a bladder canteen on a Bedu dromedary,
Sloshing the alveoli that branch, internal ...
Frozen filligree fanning my firkin chest.
I blink a tear, staring up at the belt of Orion,
Cold as the snow that wraps me like mother's womb.
Forever lost in the frightening beauty of God's providence,
I sacrifice my last breath to the naked, shimmering heavens,
Letting the night devour me, tender and bleak,
As I dream ... of sand castles.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Early March 2019 Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
Godspeed, Farewell
Good riddance, I say,
Godspeed and farewell,
Full of your damage and misery of cold,
Let me forget you as I grow old.
Let me not think that you will come back,
Give me the sun of sunshine days,
One by one with the freedom they bring,
To walk, to hang out, to daydream, to gaze.
Birds chirp louder on bright summer days,
They pick and peck, and I think they praise,
Our lord doesn't take as many of our friends,
We are not saddened by too many "ends."
Other seasons let us open doors,
Speak to a neighbor, have dinner outdoors,
Not bound by parkas, we can go here and there,
Fans, air conditioning, breezy nights our fare.
Oh, there are those who like the cold,
To stay inside, with a fire alone,
Not me, good riddance I again say.
Godspeed, Farewell, to winter days
final autumn leaf
clings to skeletal branch
life in the balance
12th November 2014
Jesus died on a cross so I could live
He promised all my sins he would forgive
if you want to see God, you go through me he said
my blood is the wine in this cup, my body the bread
angel arms would fly me to Heaven at Godspeed
Through the storms through the perils
To REACH YOUR HEART I've been through
Suffered much endured so much
Survived it all, I brush it off
for my heart is as strong as any obstacle I face
Im swift I come with Godspeed
Godspeed
Godspeed
To a place I find no pain
Lead
From here of constant rain
Reveal
True meaning while I’m here
Heal
The hearts that I’ve caused tears
Remind
From where I’ve come
Find
What I let be undone
Consume
The fire brought upon
Renew
Like the newly breaking sun
Destroy
Pain that shouldn’t exist
Avoid
What was just hit and missed
Hide
Secrets that lie underneath
Rely
On the tougher skin beneath
Breathe
For everything will turn out
Leave
That which causes doubt
Console
My weary, troubled heart
Behold
As I here depart
To my husband of 54 years
Will you sail with me to a far away land,
stand by me when I am alone?
Hold me a moment and take my hand,
when my task here on earth is done?
.
We crossed a dessert in storm and rain
Together, we conquered life’s task.
We stumbled; we fell and got up again.
Will we go where we came from? I ask.
All doubts and worries tip-toed away.
A voice in the still, I heard say:
“Don’t be afraid; I was, I am, I will be
beside you and guide you, everyday.”
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