Our Past Is Unforgiving
Miracle Man
4/23/2023
We squander our time
when we venture into the waste land of life
inhabited by the what-if’s, and if I’d only.
Time is not a granter of mulligans,
so the past is unforgiving.
Mistakes or bad decisions are a part of life,
and leaves collateral damage which affects others.
Any mistakes should be viewed as teaching tools.
Categories:
granter, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
The leopard, jaguar, puma and lion had their own queen.
Lynx wanted one too; one with shine, sparkle and sheen.
The granter of queens told him he could have one in frost.
He gave him an ice queen. Her name was Mad Grost.
But she is cold and mean, lynx argued to the granter of wishes.
She is what she is, she will come around slowly like the fishes.
Lynx was unhappy as was Mad Grost, who did not like Lynx.
She said to the granter, why don’t you turn that little cur into a spinx?
Categories:
granter, 10th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Nothing like Diabetes!
Roger has been quite at ease:
A Devoted Yam Planter,
Who stops to drink Sweet Fanta,
To Raw Energy increase
And Fine Harvest not decrease…
Fairy Tale Diabetes!
Roger’s breaths not in wheezes.
He had, too, been on Quanta;
A Sure Double Strength Granter;
You won’t Helping Hands tell “Please!”
How would it get in: Disease?
Roger too is a Rice Planter,
Who work suspends for Granta:
A drink for Clearest Vision,
Against all Mind Division
That would breed Plain Confusion;
Male Child gives after Fusion
Low Sperm Count Quick Revision…
Fanta has results produced,
Granta more intake induced;
Nothing like Diabetes!
A Paul, too, has been at ease!
Categories:
granter, child, courage, drink, health,
Form: Rhyme
Hope's a lady, a wish, and a prayer,
offering endless possibilities.
She's dressed in hand-me-downs, frail and threadbare,
spun from fears and responsibilities.
She visits the hearts of both old and young,
often appearing as a last resort.
And She has been dubbed a slip of the tongue,
an Angel, and a fantasy escort.
She's stubborn and not known to disappear,
although sometimes She may dwindle away.
And yet, if summoned, She will reappear
when life's calamities come into play.
A granter of wishes, She sets the stage
with anticipation, magic, and trust.
And in the book of life, She turns each page:
She's hung around since we were formed from dust.
Categories:
granter, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Personification
i was a
float and
we were on
a boat but
it was
also
like the
noteless
bobbing
bottle that
maybe con
tained
some
thing
to drink
but as luck
as the Irish
would have
it only
held and
had a wish
granter
i even
hit it
ketchup
style but
go figure
nothing
came out
but an old
genie that went
through the usual
spiel of one wish and
only one so
watch what you
wish for because my
ship mate
immediately
asked for water
to all be
turned in
to guinness
so it was
approved
as far as i
knew it appeared
i could drink
the ocean
but realizied then
when i needed
to pee
i'd have to
fill my boat
because why
would i want
to drink a
glass of
my
own
sea
Categories:
granter, muse,
Form: I do not know?
I dream another
dark towered city
that masks the sky, glistens
like diamonds in moisture
and loves the rain at night.
With my muddy eyes,
I grope, chilled,
wish for familiar warm
small spaces alone.
I dream the pension-granter
decides it's time for me to die.
My muddy mind races through that
looking for ways to combat the terror.
Bound to happen sometime I dream,
considering painful options.
Categories:
granter, fear, dream, dream,
Form: Free verse