In One Poems | Examples

the first time i felt it

the first time i felt it
was not a word but a hush
between leaves and the bluest sky—

a breath of you
inside the trembling air

(oh how small i was
with the world rushing by
and softer than reason)

your hand—
or was it light itself—
touched my chest
and opened a door
where no walls had ever been

the first time i felt it
i learned silence could sing
and forever could fit
in a single heartbeat.

Two-in-One

    Interruption and opportunity knock

      one and the same they are

          for those who their doors unlock

In One City

I know a funeral when I walk into one
I can tell between a funeral and a burial
They are two entirely different artworks
One is done on grand canvas, with drunken strokes
Of sashaying brush and bleeding paints;
The other is done on mere sand, with foot and hand,
Forming sandcastles built by toddlers.
I know too well because I have my senses
Intact after the last funeral I attended on a gambolling coast.
I should know because I participated in the burial of a
Village lout, a wretched lord, so grand with contumely.
Funeral lasts for days and contains the sounds of cannons
And other elements of ceremonies, so loud, so eloquent,
So ceremonious —full of man and illiterate beasts.
A burial, on the other penurious hand,
Reeks of haste, attended by a teething crowd —
And at times comes with thunder that speaks in jest
And a lightning whose light flickers on all things subpar.

FOOTLE 'E'nd of 'L' ine 'F'orm - 2 forms in one-an innovation

SENIOR MOMENTS.                                          FOOTLE
Here I am at a very great  old age with    same chat
for these days I can only recall old tales,    off pat
Toothless now and decayed so no,             long kiss
for that's certainly something best,              to miss
Reading with a magnifying glass in ,         large print
with very strong glasses for close-up,       or squint
In my chair most afternoons having,              no sap
having to pace myself or without doubt ,      need nap

Three In One

God (Elohim)
                           created
                                 made all
                                       for humans to enjoy

God
    rested
           made a day for man
                           to rest

How often
      do we consider
              just those two
                     items about Him

    

Elohim-Hebrew for God and it is plural in Genesis 1. You have to read a long way on down before you find out that it is actually God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost or God the Father, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit

Have you lived in one of these three stages of life

(A reflective voice whispers)

In the Dawn of a new feeling of Life, 
Maybe even at high school

Did you embrace one of its golden rules

To hold hands with someone you deemed so special 
Encouraged by first love's, sweet kiss

For it to then carry you through, to meet the super cool, Twilight of your Life

With the only true one, whose love has never cooled:
And if you're still incredibly lucky, brings you such bliss 

Or did the Shadows of Life appear 

Smiling like a Nazgûl
Like a dark thief at night

To take back God's divine gift, and leave you scrambling and grieving 

Daydreaming of the Dawn and Twilight of your Life
Before something cruel, caused you, to separate and drift

When everything seemed so perfect and nice 
Before the deep cut, of The Shadows of Life's

Sharp, ceremonial knife

(C) Copyright John Duffy

What a wonderful day

My daily routine.
Every day, as always,
Wake up at four.
Start the chores.
Go to the gardens,
Do some maintenance.
Visit the M Central
Play the piano.
One hour goes past,
Enjoy some breakfast.
Go to the library,
Take up space,
Use the computer/internet,
Lunch with meal set.
In the arvo,
Play more and more piano.
Otherwise, visit "Maker Space".
Do some embroideries
For the rest of the day.
What a wonderful day with appointment free.
Tomorrow is another day,
With hectic classes and clinics.
Appointments and treatments
Do not know how to describe,
How the rest of the week was like?
Few words maybe.
Busy and very busy.
Life moves on,
Regardless how you want it.

Olive Branch in One Hand

    olive branch in one hand
       weapon in the other
    hoping for peace with his brother

    eager to open his heart
       stepping with caution
    lest a new war he start

    ancestors who precede him
       sons who succeed him

    raised midst outbursts of fire
       triggered by scoundrels and liars... 

    visions nightly torment his wife
       ~ grasp tight the olive branch of life

Three in One

If you wanted three things, laughter, imagination, and wonder,
but could only ask for one,
you could ask for something wild.
You could ask for a child.

Or, say you had three New Year's Resolutions,
but could on make one.
If you were me
(which I happen to be)
I would promise to first take care of me.
My other goals follow, making three.  

Then, I could better enjoy each friend,
and I would be kind to them in the end.
Those two are my other goals.
Together three make up one whole.
What needs most attention is my back,
so, I must sort through skilled practitioners and quacks.

autumn in one ruthless scoop

i feel for yesterday's blooms
already withering
already past their prime
their innocence consumed
their beauty fading in the night
depleted with the passage of time
their message scattered to the breeze

how i resonate and feel for them
here for a moment then gone

Hey, Hey -- A Hole-in-One

     There once was a Rabbi lived in Big Sur
     Who could drive a golf ball straight, far, and sure
         When he got a hole-in-one
         He sighed, “Why, this is no fun”
     Who could he tell? ~ it was on Yom Kippur*



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      *Properly pronounced: Yome KiPOOR... Not a day
        for playing golf, esp. if you are a Rabbi!!

Seven Inches of Rain in One Hour

the ominous gray and black skies have moved away
three cars have crashed on this torrential rainy day
there is consternation and drama on this highway
ambulances are trying but semis are in the way

down by the creek an elderly lady is up to her neck in water
her red Lincoln is flooded, so she calls her oldest daughter
seven inches of rain in an hour has taken a toll
the grass is a swamp, survival is truly the goal

wet furry animals make way in the grass for a snake
I love this! He tells them, as they shiver and shake.
the rain has stopped, but the damage has been done.
This is an April Nebraska day when we will not see any sun.

LOVE AND HATE IN ONE POT

When someone puts
Love and hate 
In one pot. 
           I doubt 
the result. 
               As it 
can make some healthy 
folks vomiting mostly.

All In One

We're all one in Him,
In spirit and in truth,
With faith not a shame.

Overwrought So In One Arm Shot

would have a great thought
when in both arms overwrought
so same one was shot

Just had our combined
FLU/COVID shot, I had
both of mine in left arm.
Wife had one in each
arm. Only my left arm
is sore while both of
her arms are sore.

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