Noxious Guttural Humps
Written: January 10, 2025
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The stillness separates us —
quivering quietly akin to the cusp of daybreak
when whispers wane —
it can be truly guttural and rugged ~
and dark and moving
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Categories:
humps, analogy, bereavement, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Humps of Camels Upside Down
The sky turns grey and a bird sings a song.
Sun is hiding truth and lies;right and wrong.
Clouds drift into shapes imagination does create.
A butterfly smiles knowing the caterpillar’s fate.
The branches of a tall tree wave goodbye.
A nest feels safe for the bird learning to fly.
Moments unwrapped like a gift to treasure
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Categories:
humps, beauty, deep, emotions, hope,
Form: Rhyme
The Road To Your Heart
The road to your heart
Is always busy
Sometimes jammed
A lot of junctions
A lot of traffic signs
A lot of flyovers
A lot of humps
A lot of bends
Dangerous and challenging though
But amongst the many stops
Yours should be the last stop
The safest to rest
The most joyous to relax
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Categories:
humps, heart, journey, joy, travel,
Form: Free verse
Have To Get Over Humps and Lumps
while down in the dumps
have to get over humps
along with the lumps
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Categories:
humps, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Words To Live By
Follow your camels to the desert
Take a right turn at the next stop sign
Eat vanilla yogurt with strawberries
Get your digestive system right...now!
Count your blessings except the last one
Have sex within your species
Avoid complications in breeding
Shop at markets that are open
Eat at Joe's if you have money
Eat donuts with holes
Make sure the middle remains
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Categories:
humps, animal, appreciation, death, life,
Form: Didactic