July Poems

The Love Story of Kach & Devyani- Concluded

Dear PS Friends,
Many of my PS friends would be surprised to see this concluding part of this love story of 2014. 
I am concluding to-day the last part of this unique Love story...Read More

Dear PS Friends,
Many of my PS friends would be surprised to see this concluding part of this love story of 2014. 
I am concluding to-day the last part of this unique Love story of Kacha & Devyani on which...Read More

emerald green were her frantic eyes; short dark chestnut hair, soft as silk-
the beautiful in her knew not her beauty, which is why she was
so perfect for me

love sewn on my heartstrings with thread so delicate it could wither at...Read More

in the ocean of my sleep stars glow like fragile seeds
and I sail across the celestial tranquil black sky
where silence is hanging sublime
and I fall through this dark warm dream
my hair a flowing river
and I drift to beautiful places and...Read More

Remembering Elm Street

Take my hand – follow the plan,
Let’s go for a walk down wide Spruce Street;
Friends to play with and neighbors to greet 
But now that we see all that we can
Let’s turn the corner and go to Elm...Read More

In recollections-
of my life's journey, thus far
the tattered pages flutter
     in my mind, snapshots  . . .
black and white and color, drift- 
faces, glimpses of places.

And I stand trembling-
as wind takes my tangled hair
I walk...Read More

Amazing grace so sweet
Such grace abound for the;
Price of blood, shed for me;
In stripes and strokes He let,
Flow for the Prize of Heaven,
For the Crown of eternity.

Amazing grace so sweet
For the Prize of eternity He bore
The price of blood shed...Read More

When did I learn to walk?
The awkward stance,
a toddler’s uncertain step,
stumbling, falling, 
getting up again until
rhythm of feet and
balance work in sequence, 
was that when I learned
to walk? No.

When did I learn to walk?
Kindergarten marches,
a military parade of sorts
around a...Read More

Buttercups, daffodils and bluebells mark my garden so sweetly
One row of flowers enhancing the surroundings rather neatly
Tomatoes, carrots, beans, peas and onions growing underground
By July I will have the most glorious garden of anyone around

...Read More

I was with a Brit friend the other day
Drinking beer and telling stories you might say
I was draining stubbies down as an Aussie will
Making this mate laugh thinking I was a real dill

Ya see in the mother country you drink...Read More

You Never Know What You’ll See on Elm Street

Take my hand – follow the plan,
Let’s go for a walk down wide Spruce Street;
Friends to play with and neighbors to greet 
But now that we see all that we can
Let’s turn...Read More

You might shout it on a golf course,
It’s the number of digits in my pin,
In Chinese it’s death but let us not show remorse
Because it’s also the code to let angels in. 

America’s July signifies the way
Add a zero and...Read More

If, Plead I, Beg I, To Merciful Heart, Dare Write,
Dedicated To Master Poe

If, a master of dark poetry I could be
composing verses that shows Light's truth to be free
in mind's hidden realms, take witnessing midnight strolls
as such the better, Light's...Read More

J-ust spend your life in faith, 
O-n the twenty-ninth of July; 
C-ome alive with hope, 
E-ven with love that won't die.
L-ive your life in faith, 
Y-our mind in utter peace; 
N-ever lose your trust in heaven's glorious bliss.

M-ay you spend...Read More

 "And you, O my Soul, where you stand,
Surrounded, surrounded, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing - 
seeking the spheres, to connect them;
Till the bridge, you will need, be formed - 
till the ductile anchor hold;
Till the gossamer...Read More

Lower the flags to half mast,
America the Beautiful has been gutted,
Its word emptied of all meaning,
There is no jubilant throng singing,
“Glory, glory Hallelujah!”
Our nation’s heroes rise 
From their earthen graves enraged
And cry out to the heavens,
“Have our cruel deaths been...Read More

Like a tree in the green forest-  I reach for the sky,
into each new dawn I pray, but Lord, I
keep secrets deep in my soul like cherished children,
enclosed in my pain and grief and anguish.

And I have fallen Lord,...Read More

Near a beautiful mountain over the ocean waves splash as sparkles softly twinkle in the clear water. The wind fades over the sunshine breeze and warmet of the sun shines down on our back as we feel the cool air...Read More

My dear Mother Nature, please make things fine. Not as they are. But I know that is a fool's question. I accept what happened. It was a story, awfully true. A person I knew did the ultimate sin. We weren't...Read More

Bridge requires a square table
With a player on each side.
Exchange your greenback dollars
For slot machine quarters to provide.

A basketball team that hoops it up well
May make March Madness semis for a spell.
Pro golfers hit the greens in two pairs
Driving and...Read More

 FOREVER? 

He said he would love her forever,
Be true to her come what may.
“We could be happy together,” he said
She said, “Just name the day.”

Got the ring and gathered their friends;
What a wonderful day in July.
Hot and dry and...Read More

January Joy Moon
moon steams with snowflakes 
her feather heart falls freely 
opal dusk dances

February Flower Moon
moon buds through soft sky
petals promise pearly prose
leaves linger in light

March Magical Moon
moon mist twists timeless 
spring sprinkles spiral rebirth
jade ocean forests

April Awaken Moon
moon masks...Read More

Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass,
Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,
Can be retentive to the strength of spirit;
But life, being weary of these worldly bars,
Never lacks power to dismiss itself.
Julius Caesar Act 1, Scene 3 
~~~~...Read More

Long day ...
Trudging jungle mud of the Da Krong
On the dirty heels of Charlie ...
At least eight skirmishes and a tunnel rout

Our platoon weaned of three more
The luck of the unlucky, headed home ... boxes
We took eleven, and made an...Read More

USA patriotism enhanced the bandstand
red white and blue were in season
the month of July
pounded like a drumbeat
...Read More