Joseph Poems - Poems about Joseph

Demilade Ayomiposi Malia Joseph by Adejola Joseph an award winning poet. Author of Cracks On The Walls . Demilade Spring out of ocean Water in the desert My sweetest princess You are the epitome of beauty Virtuous than all the glamours of rubies My daughter My pearl I love you so much I love you....

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The fire was an obvious choice of landscape art for the painter to accentuate the effect between moonlight and smoke filled sky so dark. A canvas illuminating the power of vivid red hot to stark. Depicted the conditions, unbearable and the growing flames are fanned by the breeze. The artist gives life to the power of fire creating...

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Pageantry (I TOO AM JOSEPH SON) Speculatory travesty I fell down on my knees I stood before the tree I should have been on the tree But the grace of Jesus the grace of my Father El Shaddai found me And maybe I should have been blind after I came after brother him 9 months Too...

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Roger Joseph Ebert on film judging was an expert so, upon his review would he give two thumbs up to my clerihew ...

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Joseph William Namath was known to be bold and brash predicted a major Super Bowl upset win then modeled Beautymist pantyhose with a grin ...

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Trump Tosa and his musky rat Top buddies - (we’ll see about that) Trump’s proved he’s not quitter Counting votes from X (twitter) Next Potus should be Democrat! Con Trumpster has fallen from grace He’s pleading “Launch me in to space” Send me off to Mars I’ll escape prison bars And Musk Rat has a smile on his face! Soon spaceman Trumpy’s in a...

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I took a ride today Stopped at the cemetery And looked to the skies Then lowering my head and hands At the American Legion section I saluted the remains of those soldiers WW1 WW2 Korean Vietnam All the vets! Hallelujah thank you for your service Salute Praise God for you who now sleep Ever present with the Lord Our God You remains bones in the grave Not your...

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Joseph Robinette Biden Junior The last prescient perspicacious politician, who presided at the White House ran out of office despite victorious landslide win most Democrats gave their signed, sealed, and delivered grudging approval, but could not stem the crowdsourced riptide of repudiation, a buzzfeeding, and deafening chorus of dyed in the wool rambunctious raconteur Norwegian bachelor farmers linkedin to...

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Michael Joseph Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. While performing a high-energy dance routine, and filming with his brothers at the Shrine Auditorium in...

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You are old, Uncle Joseph, your short stepping gait has aroused much comment in the media of late. My steps may be short but I still get along. Like Johnny Walker I'm still going strong. You are old, Uncle Joseph. If I err, please forgive.. Your memory, they say, somewhat resembles a sieve. Being forgetful isn't so bad and let me tell you why. It...

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Who do you call when there’s nothing to share How do you act with tomorrow unfair What do you dream when your sleep is deprived Why are the questions though answered, contrived When did your wonder wander away When did the path eternally stray How did the moment slip over the line How will you tell me — your memory gone blind (North Wales Pennsylvania: January, 2024) ...

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Well "Hello darkness, my old friend," Time for the sea and sky to blend. Daytime work will come to an end, And now homeward bound I will wend. At night with tired workers, I blend. Well "Hello darkness, my old friend." "Through narrow streets of cobblestone." In a crowd and feeling alone. "Are written on the subway walls", Phone numbers that no-one recalls. Well "Hello...

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Genesis 50:20 (KJV) “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” Sold into slavery, mostly a child himself, Joseph must have felt such anguish. His heart despaired – see for yourself… When his owners sold him to the...

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Author’s note: The following is in haibun form—poetic prose (microfiction with less than 200 words in this case) coupled with a haiku. It was written in response to a writing prompt to (re)tell a Christmas story in local (Michigan in this case) contemporary terms. Bronson Hospital is our local hospital, and deer are mystical creatures...

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My dreams became galling To my fratricidal brothers My father's favor appalling Birthed from different mothers "The master of dreams is coming." Down the cistern they tossed me Their plan to kill me numbing My dreams engulfed in irony Reuben discouraged their plan They sold me to a caravan My father instead reaps deceit "Wild beasts he could not defeat." From Dothan to Egypt I...

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