History Happy Poems

Eco fuels at home are warmly cherished,
obligation calls and duly heeded,
in the past a smokeless coal,
allied to peat briquette the norm,
a less than ideal medley...

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Cobbled street is lowly lit with shadows all around.
Street lights flicker in the wind and now the rain is falling down.
Glistening cobbles under feet as...

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Happy 212th birthday Charles Dickens

Though written three hundred 
and sixty five days ago,
the following poetic commemoration
doth not warrant any modification.

Said prolific author born February 7,...

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O give thanks unto the Lord: for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever
          Ogive...

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We children gathered around the table.
The aromas were rich and dense, we fidgeted.

But we had one last thing to do - before we began the...

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The Raven perched upon the door,
Its eyes, like jewels, shone bright.
The bird spoke words that made me sore,
And filled my heart with fright.

But then I...

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the hapless toad
who croaked a verse
and moved the trees around him

did sway the branches
sway the leaves
at the most profound of meaning

and too did cry 
the...

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"Jailhouse Rock," pocket combs
Jokes at the burger joint
Jiving to "Jitterbug"
Johnny Cash for a dime
Jumbo milkshake, two straws
Just one more song and dance
Journey's hit, "Faithfully"

9-12-2023...

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Though our birth we don't remember, for it was long before our memory
as we depend on those before us and those before we were conceived
To...

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America, I think that you were at your strongest on your birthday,
July 4, 1776. The last line of The Declaration of Independence
convinces me of the...

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"Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need." Quote_ Mother Teresa

Can you imagine a world in which we
dwelt not constantly...

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Caught up in the shadowy,
Silhouettes dancing, trembling
Like wings in breathless
Whispers, erasing all the fearless
Memories, blending worry
With confusion, desperation
Despair and sin’s onslaught stirring
Anxiety, stalking the heart...

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I knew him from my past
He was kind and beautiful, 
A silent sigh breathed out
From the feelings, so overwhelming
Larger than life feelings – melting
Away the...

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It was the Emperor's birthday. 
The Coliseum was sold out.
All over the Cityyou could hear  
The people laughs and shout. 
First came on the...

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born February 7, 1812,
whose living descendents
I would be thrilled to befriend,
hence if anonymous reader
by some genetic fluke 
linkedin to said 
prolific storied author 
please kindly...

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