The Blessing of Mary Mcgee
...Mary McGee went off to church
While Wee Luck stayed home in bed
A night of carousing with all of his friends
Left Wee Luck now holding his head
Mary McGee was just a bit tiffed
That her husba...
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Categories:
hymens, humor, humorous, husband,
Form: Light Verse
When Ladies Were
...I wish time could reverse back,
And bring the older days flashback,
When ladies were real women,
Who could work smart like men,
And provide all needs for the family,
Without complaining of the t...
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Categories:
hymens, culture,
Form: ABC
Broken Petals
...Broken Petals by Mike Lee
broken petals
break the blossom
from the flower
the leaf from the tree
the shadow from the light
fire from ice
life from death
friends from family
echoes from ...
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Categories:
hymens, angel, cry, death,
Form: Free verse
In Memorial's Honor
...Raise the flag of liberation, let the bells
Of freedom ring, but most of all let us thank
These men and women of valor, on the behalf
Of the United States of America.
To bravery’s finest, we salu...
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Categories:
hymens, america, courage, history, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
To God
...If thou are a god indeed, Ah! I wonder if thou still seek abode in thy lonely cage
of thy freedom. If ever thou seek life in the begging souls of the temple door; if
thou seek delight in the holy...
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Categories:
hymens, devotion, god, grief,
Form: Free verse
The Music Man
...At eases rest, he sits waiting,
The guitarist.
Withered arthritic hands,
Shake now.
His study gaze strains,
To read the noted page.
Thoughts drifting, pondering,
A gentler pace.
Reflections pause, am...
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Categories:
hymens, imagination, inspirational, music, song,
Form: Free verse
Christmas Memories
...See your breath on the window pane.
Watching the snow cover the ground.
A child’s wonder land has just begun.
Hear the sounds of laughter and cheer.
That the children make this time of year.
Throwi...
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Categories:
hymens, holiday, christmas, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Dark Promises
...Eyes dark and lifeless, suck all colour from your soul
Drawing you in like a spider down a hole
All thoughts have turned to blind, raw fear
You're powerless, paralysed, white noise fills your ears
C...
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Categories:
hymens, sociallife,
Form: Rhyme
Bellum Omium Contra Omnes
...I hold sons in my belly, rotten flesh to sate
Dun bricks scattered crumbs arouse
Scorched meat, the scent, an irresistible bait
Peeling, putrid, mangled: a pleasant browse
Clean, gleaming, skin s...
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Categories:
hymens, war
Form: Sonnet