Two
as one,
hand-in-hand
companians,
distinct,yet complementary helpmeets.
NOTE:The challenge with Ray Stebbing's tetractys form is -that each line is required 'to stand on its own ' & the poem itself is to express a complete thought,within the narrow compass of 20 syllables.
Categories:
helpmeets, poetry, word play,
Form: Tetractys
Phileo)
Two
as one-
united
by mixing the
blood
(Agape)
Two
as one-
in spirit
as forged by the
will
(Eros)
Two
as one-
joined in an
embrace of the
flesh
Gamos
Two
as one-
hand-in-hand
helpmeets yoked in
love
Categories:
helpmeets, love, words,
Form: Didactic
He tills within the buzzard's flight
this cruel land he calls his home,
ewe and wether, milk and bucket,
broken spirit, ne'er to roam.
He's stuck for good, the laws of nature
guide him, be they right or wrong,
gone his hopes and his compassion,
save for the curlew's mournful song.
Courted by the country lasses,
love can't penetrate this soul,
pain and grief his only helpmeets,
daily toil his only goal.
Mother, father, gone to dust now,
confidants who'd calm his fears,
struggling with a heavy heart,
internalizing all his tears.
It's back to digging, discompacting
stones and boulders from the earth,
working 'til there's no more sun
in Wales, the cradle of his birth.
Striving 'gainst the elements
he stretches every nerve and bone,
every muscle, every sinew,
'til exhaustion brings him home.
Ne'er a smile adorns his visage,
there simply is no time for this,
haggard, careworn, slave to nature,
racked by weather's wantonness.
Two weeks gone, and there they find him,
chided by the wind and rain,
cadavered and condemned to fester,
never to be sad again.
Categories:
helpmeets, nature, tribute,
Form: Verse
He tills within the buzzard's flight
this cruel land he calls his home,
ewe and wether, milk and bucket,
broken spirit, ne'er to roam.
He's stuck for good, the laws of nature
guide him, be they right or wrong,
gone his hopes and his compassion,
save for the curlew's mournful song.
Courted by the country lasses,
love can't penetrate this soul,
pain and grief his only helpmeets,
daily toil his only goal.
Mother, father, gone to dust now,
confidants who'd calm his fears,
struggling with a heavy heart,
internalizing all his tears.
It's back to digging, discompacting
stones and boulders from the earth,
working 'til there's no more sun
in Wales, the cradle of his birth.
Striving 'gainst the elements
he stretches every nerve and bone,
every muscle, every sinew,
'til exhaustion brings him home.
Ne'er a smile adorns his visage,
there simply is no time for this,
haggard, careworn, slave to nature,
racked by weather's wantonness.
Two weeks gone, and there they find him,
chided by the wind and rain,
cadavered and condemned to fester,
never to be sad again.
Categories:
helpmeets, death, writing,
Form: Verse
We seek divine inspiration
Impatient with our confirmation
Tainting our aspirations
Staining our conversations
Ruining our reputation
loathing our aggravation
Reaching but separation
Teaching ourselves frustration
Journeys without a port
Athletes without a sport
Mommy's with no support
Helpmeets but no cohort
Take breaths one at a time
Theres depth before a climb
Regrets easy to find
When patience is declined
Categories:
helpmeets, education, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
(Phileo)
Two
as one-
united
by mixing the
blood
(Agape)
Two
as one-
in spirit
as forged by the
will
(Eros)
Two
as one-
joined in an
embrace of the
flesh
Gamos
Two
as one-
hand-in-hand
helpmeets yoked in
love
Categories:
helpmeets, love,
Form: Didactic
PHILEO
two
as one-
united
by a mixture of
blood
AGAPE
two
as one-
in spirit
as forged by the
will
EROS
two
as one-
joined in an
embrace of the
flesh
GAMOS
two
as one-
hand-in-hand
helpmeets yoked in
love.
Categories:
helpmeets, on writing and words,
Form: Kyrielle
Two
as one,
hand-in-hand
companians,
distinct,yet complementary helpmeets.
Categories:
helpmeets, family, love, people, wife,
Form: Tetractys