a giraffe walked through swirliful whirliful water
his feet on the softly sea floor
his head above the waving wooshy waves
it was all neck and legs in between
as he ferried from isle to isle
those on his back were holding their breath
the lion, the tiger, the chimp and gnu
getting off to a new sandiful beach
the giraffe then went back to fetch the rest
and finally all their bags too
while on this fresh and sunniful isle
the animals roamed and explored
an elephant and rhinoceros
picked a pictureful plentiful place
and laid a blanket down
they then all assembled at the hamper they brought
for a picnicful feast, of course
the giraffe then stood up
he had to go back again
the rhino had forgotten the sauce
so all upon a dayliful day
when mice played with zebras and snakes
hippos danced with crocodiles
and antelopes ran with bears
every animal was animalful
paw in hoof in claw
on isles and lands under a givingly sun
where greatliful animals roam
heartful smiles and friendliness
and then the giraffe took them home
a handful
a heartful
but what part is the truth
dissolved and discarded
like salt in your soup
and you can never get it back
even if you wanted to
because you simply don't want it back.
it flies away
you shoot it down
it crawls away you shoot it down
it scurries down
you shoot it to hell
you did well
and no one's proud of you
grow up
bamboo torture
execution
get things done
what are you gonna do about it?
what you've always done
and the cars hit walls
and the cars hit cars
fighting to be the next to die
in the ouroboral desert race
eating themselves, eating each other
fighting to be the next to die
a handful
dissolved and discarded
they fly away
you shoot them to hell
they run away
you shoot them to hell
waiting in line to be shot to hell
you did well
and no one's proud of you.
you dwelled on the illusions and reduced yourself to mere salt
and you can never wash it off
May 22 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Ezra 8-10
Key Verse – Ezra 8:22 …The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
PRAISE BE TO GOD WHOSE HAND
IS UPON US THAT SEEK HIM
Praise be to God for His hand upon us that seek Him with:
Honest spiritual submission
Honourable sacrifice
Humble surrender
Heartful service
Healed spirit
Ezra 9:5 Praise be to the Lord for attending to us
while we spread out our hands unto Him:
Praying for His might
Pleading for His mercy
Presenting His majesty
Performing by His molding
Pursuing through His mentorship
Ezra 10:3 Praise be to the Saviour for making us have
covenant with Him as His:
Saved saints by His grace
Sanctified stewards along His generosity
Steadfast soldiers along His gripping governance
Scripture-soaked students girded with His guidance
Strengthened servants goaded by His goodness and gladness. Amen!
May 22, 2024
Cranky crusty Codgers
Skeptical scornfully scowls
Youthful yearning Yonkers
Heartful happily howls
Spurned spiteful Spinsters
Graying gracelessly grumbles
Marvelous merry Maidens
Ravenous richly rumbles
B Bloom Bootiful, Beautiful, Beatified, Blessed, Book Loving, Beis Neeman
L Likeable, Ladylike, Laughing, Learned, Listener
I Inimitable, Inquisitive, Inquiring, Interested, Interesting
M Matronly, Mothering, Mentoring, Mature, Middos Good, Matters
A Amiable, Attractive, Artistic, Adventurous, Articulate, Accountable
Y Yes full, Yearning, Yoga Lover & Loose, Yoghurt Pure White
E Edible, Erudite, Earnest, Educated, Enticing, Energetic, Eyes Green, Electric
H Humble, Honest, Hardworking, Homemaker, Heartful, Homey Heimish Honey
I Innkeeper Hachnasus Orchim, Irrigator with Tears
D Discoverer, Dreamer, Day Maker, Dutiful, Dresser Extraordinaire
I Individual, Inventive, Iridescent
S Spontaneous, Special, Super Star, Sure Thing, Safe Bet, Sagacious, Supernal, Spiffy, Spic N Span, Soothsayer, Seer of Obscure, Scrumptious, Tsinus, Soothing, Sleeper Olympic, Step Up, Secret, Spiritual, Soulful, Singing, Soaring, Something Else, Sympathy Provider, Shalom Beis Maker, SAS Patron, Sew Fabulous
A sense of belonging,
A heartful feeling,
A caring hand,
An empirical band.
That what you cannot see,
It's deeper than you can't be,
Just hear me, I am here,
Residing inside that always you bear.
Not always cheerful,
Sometimes sorrowful,
Sometimes delightful.
Sometimes hurtful,
Sometimes regretful,
Sometimes beautiful.
Sometimes disrespectful,
Sometimes respectful,
Sometimes wonderful.
Sometimes bashful,
Sometimes resentful,
Sometimes playful.
Sometimes forgetful,
Sometimes wishful,
Sometimes thoughtful.
Sometimes getting an earful,
Sometimes doubtful,
Sometimes colorful.
Sometimes prayerful,
Sometimes eventful,
Sometimes uneventful.
Sometimes tearful,
Sometimes fretful,
Sometimes careful.
Sometimes fearful,
Sometimes painful,
Sometimes artful.
Always plentiful,
Always thankful,
Always heartful.
April rain fell from the sky
like tears of mourn for a love gone by;
A memory of a golden past,
sweet love that ended so, so fast;
A gorgeous face like a beauty queen;
A heart so soft and so pristine;
Her voice that blew like a rhapsody
in heartful hours of February.
She was a queen in her own dominion.
She held her crown with deep devotion.
She made hard days easy to pass.
A glorious grace, she really was.
Of all the days in month of April
the sixteenth brought the lonely chill;
The ides of March with a devious sound
came echoing when no one's around.
But her voice echoes in memories;
It's bound to live through centuries;
For, her time is glorious to remember,
like a star that shines forever.
April 17, 2023
A Brian Strand Premiere No 1209 Poetry Contest
Sponsored By: Brian Strand
rattlesnake hearts bleed out from
superficial passive prison promises
negating antibodies of ever blending potentials
heartful beats skipping spikes of bypass benevolence,
ignoring loves ancient anchoring antibodies
withdraw, rest on moonbeam waters
that flow into your night of forgiveness shores
stray not from ultimate healing feelings,
revive your inner fathoms
Is liking someone so uncommon
or wanting someone, a new phenomenon?
Are you an April - wreaking the milieu to discourage me?
Is that why you disparage him to such a degree?
He’s heartful and sincerious,
he’s slammin’ hot but oblivious.
He’s music, lust and fun,
all rolled into one.
So, I’m calling you off,
stop blowing up my phone.
You might as well not bother,
We’ve got dibs on each other.
What’s really good?
He’s really good.
.
slang:
April = a manipulator of well thought out tricks and evil plans
wreaking =causing harm
milieu = the environment
heartful = honest and sincere
sincerious = sincere and serious
slammin’ = very, very f*ckable
dibs = a claim
This morn' I watched a coin be tossed into the sea,
Glittering and goading of all things merry!
It sang the sweetest song in the moments as it glinted and flew,
It made me smile awhile in soft sincere reminder of you.
Then it sank in somber waning song to the bottom of the ocean floor,
I can't help but wish I'd heard a heartful or a hundred more.
And so I wept a good sum once again today,
Over the coin that fell into the bay!
-end-
L Milton Hankins has remained the same.
However, the jasmine blooms withered over time.
He searched for his glasses, but where did they hide?
He looked everywhere, but he neglected to check on his head.
Note:
Heartful gratitude goes out to our good friend and poet L.M. Hankins; he has done so much for us and his wonderful character.
Written June 29, 2021
A Brian Strand July Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
Darkness pumping
Essence feeling
a full engaged and centered
passionate heartful full
of feelings engaged
and centered passionate
ever reeling banner bendor
Darkness pumping
Essence that's so tender
nourishing cuddling
heartwarming cherishing
I love less--
the loveless heart
2/28/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2021
Grown so far
Tried of playing these games
Mind twister
Heartful of crack
Lies
Betrayal
Foolishness
Thought
It would be sweet dream
Embracing open arms
Making beautiful love
Under soft sky
Yet
Lifeless on cold hard floor
Triggered
Every bad memory
Ghost from the past
Blaming myself
Too naive
Easy to believe
A big mistake
Why love can be hurtful
Cant love
But to hurt the vulnerables
Stripping away
The innocence
Dry up purity
Unable to love again
Even crush
Never be found
No
Declutter this love
Do not need it
Does not spark me joy
Gonna bury it
Six feet under
Never wannna see again
Never wanna feel again
Forget about it
As time passes
Treating like it never existed
© Sue Sanzz 2020
"HArTfUL"
Free from the air. Dream of the care. Love lifts light thru
cliffs of dim hazel blue drifts. Lazy wind and breeze embrace the spill from all the waste. Grey green emerald skies
lap up the white flaked night. Riffs of scales and sounds
and fables. All to see,all to believe,all together,all to gather.
Fill the void slowly.Don't let your heart overflow.
_sky.
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