Lighters Poems - Poems about Lighters

Professional Gas Lighters

...
they stand at the bar
tipping poison into their own drinks
smiling like devils with cherry lipstick—
their eyes cold and wet,
like alley cats wet from the rain.

they love to tell you
you’ve...

Moving Forward

...MOVING FORWARD
REHAB
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Moving forward, my time at rehab. 

One door and corner at a time.
On time here at the door.
There, at the table. Eat or play. Group it...

Conjuring the Lives of Paul McCartney and The Beatles

...I’m bringing out the songs
lingering inside
as patrons in the bar
gaze at me—
I’ve been waiting for this night
for the last two days.
I am looking for the stars
while singing from my heart.
I...

Blast

...War is upon us,
none wanted, yet all predicted.
Blast the TV faces,
Blast the gun-rich reapers.
Heavy the price - light the blasted child
the match lighters.

The conflict is here,
yet-not-ye...

After the Revolution

...What shall we keep after the revolution?
State sanctioned lies.
lies about yesterday and tomorrow.

Oxycontin and fentanyl factories
must be kept on a war footing.

We will follow the science,...

AUSTERE TIMES

...Milk bottles we would rinse out and return.
Pop bottles take back to claim the tuppence. 
Kellogg’s cartons collected for the kids
To cut and paste and learn creative art.
Unburnt cinders reclaim...

After the Wars

...Following the devastating war
between the big nosed people
and the large eared folks,
reparations and reconstruction
were sorely needed.
Both sides poured billions of dollars
into each other to...

A Nation Full of Frustration

...Representing a nation
Too consumed by war and invasion,
Who neglect the homeless —
Leaving them sleeping on a box
On the floor of a railway station.

No hopes, no dreams, no money,
Struggling ...

The Collector

...Pens, and pen knives,
minor gadgets and gizmos,
chopsticks
old zippo lighters,
motheaten books
that crumble an old-fashioned wisdom
into the mush of a quaint twaddle,
words to muddle over
on ...

We Are All One

...There is a mending of the elements in an awakening process which removes a curtain of darkness.
Now is the time to recognize the power of the slumbering giant within and eliminate any starkness.
As...

Just For Looking At

...A black powder 1868 colt revolver.
Dad’s rusty Buck knife.
A few old Zippo lighters.
Ivory figurines haggled over 
with an illicit trader in Shanghai,
same for a two hundred year old
silk rug n...

Sticks and Stones

...Of course I drew a stick person

I was a stick person with a mere bush and spots

stick-to-it-ive-ness

ants crawling on sticks for monkeys

eeh-ahh-eeh-eeh-ahh

stick to your guns
this is...

World Peace

...How can we achieve world peace
when our men and women are chosen to be fighters?
How can we heal the next generation
when our actions perform like lighters?

There are souls being lost every day...

Babysitting

...Another college tour, another favor. This time it was an old schoolmate, George and his parents who were taking the official tour. I was going to babysit his little sister Mary (5) while they walked ...

Poetry and Dance

...Lyriktribute to Pina Bausch (Satis Shroff)

POETRY AND DANCE (Satis Shroff)

Her images were unusual,
Shocking to some.
Dancers
Jeering and tormenting
Other dancers.
Dancers
Throwing ripe t...

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