Arctic opens giant mouth
Blows chilled breath
Across the frozen tundra
Down, down across state after state
Heading south, southeast dipping deep
Poet sits with chilled ankles and feet
By the glow of her computer moon
North winds whip naked oaks
Uninvited breeze enters seemingly safe room
Heat pump's silence exacerbates
Wind gust's lifting of the roof
Stirring of the wind chimes
Their hollow sound being driven
Into a voice of frenzy
A thinning, gray headed man snores
Heat pump clicks on
Temporary relief for chilled feet
As the poet tries to visualize
Those oaks that get no relief
Except when gusts slow
Oaks' dead brown leaves are tossed
Dried, crinkled left 'pon the cold earth
As a temporary blanket of warmth
Strong gusts break weakened limbs
Their occasional crash frightens
Any leaf left hanging by a brittle stem gives way
To the breath blown from the arctic's giant mouth
Date written: 12-23-2022
Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12-23-2022
With thee's gray headed hairs and bead,
never is anything added to thee's,
side intentionally even if it is all slumbered,
did my life feared thee's tentacles five more?,
what will even bring me near to plunder?,
earth by thee's inimical how wander?,
thus clear misconduct yonder blur.
How lovely this world is kept clean,
concerning things, themselves that are pervert,
health is consistency and virtue is plain,
how lovely is this world without thee's culprit?,
may thee loss cynosure to grow in this life,
even behind a curtail,
there is every need, there is every effort and there is every power to hold back thee's grudge.
Alike an Elderberry tree and conspicuous
not a Honeysuckle sweet vacuous
we ripen with antiquity
an intoxicating aroma of iniquity
Folklore spirits rhyming in chant
Elder-mother wood nymph with plant
never growing obsolete as to everlasting
if faith be with red berries blasting
Blooming in all lands twas platinum
not of gray headed falsely handsome
instead draped with greenery youthful
seasoned in summer and early Fall truthful
Perhaps tis cure for the respiratory infected
such as the contagion affected
so prepare cooked wine non-alcoholic
and live a full life with this antibiotic
High cheif peter Esievo,the ugherughe
1 of Agbon kingdom
far beyond bars your fame has spread
in the lips of school boys sings forth
your praises.
From the mouth of poor mothers
echoes forth your name in melodies
the gray-headed men pours out of
their wisdom incannation and
libration of blessing.
The strength of youth and their agility
you did reward and makes them
wear an always smile.
You are the famous BIG MIKE, an
image of the benevolent God
JEHOVAH, God of the heavens.
His sun and rain he gives freely on
both the good,bad and the urgly,this
too you have shown.
Vain is the dog who cheases after an
elephant,may same before your foe.
The more you take from the sea sand,
the more it becomes. May same
before your wealth.
The tales of your good acts birth forth
from the lips of mr G.T,the boy who
made ovu proud and other kindred
folks.
And so i, a poet bleeds forth from my
quil these praise lines.
Ovu and oviorie
says thank you
''BIG MIKE''.
Teenagers, Gods wonderful treat
They start out as babies
Are always under your feet
But you know they are so sweet
They are our blessings
We can't deny
Even though all they do is cry
First year, second, made it threw
Third year, fourth, getting the groove
Fifth year, sixth, made it to school
Seventh year, eighth, it's running smooth
Ninth year, tenth, there growing up
Eleventh year, twelveth, they don't shut up
Thirteenth year, they hit the spot
Now look what we got, teenager
Teenagers are wonderful creatures
Was put here on earth to be small teachers
Turning their parents gray headed over night
With worry, pacing, and all the fights
But they are our children
No matter what
A blessing sent from God
Each parent got
To nurture, love, and help them grow
And watch our teenagers sow
Their seeds in life
We love them so
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