Livings Poems | Examples

When I Took the Old Way to Ames

I passed spreads of field
the places where farmers
made livings from soil.
The view enticed
but I couldn’t stop.
I couldn’t stop
but I couldn’t forget
times spent on uncle farms
before I went to college.
The morning sun shone
but memories in college
in Ames shone brighter.
There I learned
the language of love
the concepts of life
that I held in my hand.
Each book of psychology
opened worlds that lived
inside me.
I learned to see
they were always a part of me
as were aspirations and dreams.
A Grant Wood mural on a staircase 
in the university library
said life began with tillage,
and from that stemmed
our crafts and arts we embraced.
Years later 
when on break from work
I walked the steps
to see how the mural
survived the hands of time.
It survived as I
but I never outlived memory.
One less-travelled highway
had lost its name
but I recalled the roads
taken with college friends
as we learned to live our lives.

Nature is the Leader

Nature is the Leader

Nature is the home. The Home. The life giver. Air, water, everything
The laws of nature preserve and increase life. The Life. For livings
For plants, animals, and humans. Nature can live without us. 

Nature can live without humans. Man can’t live without nature
So, why do we want to organize and drive the life of nature?
Nature without us is whole and perfect. Living. Exuberant

There is no life without respect for ancient laws
The human-made laws can’t overwrite nature’s
Adam and Eve are our parents
Not the psychology
I don’t want psychology
In my life
And not
In my death

Psychology doesn’t respect the ancient laws
Psychology is not a stable science
Ancient laws of nature are eternally constant
Created by God. 
These are God-given guiding principles

If we want to live forever
Then we must look with humility at the Laws of God
There is only one. Only One. Only one God. Only one Law.
The God.

This is the key to the future
Respect God, respect Nature

With a physically and mentally damaged world
No life

No future
No life in the universe
Without God’s Laws
Without
God

I taught myself to not be bitter

In life the most important lesson I had to learn
Don't look for someone to give you something you never worked to earn.
Rather it be respect or money
I know it may sound funny
When you venture out and things turn sour
It's quick to become a bitter soul
In life if you look at a rainbow
Trust somewhere attached to the end of it is a pot of gold.
However when you vecome bitter you can't see life's little pleasures
Nor can you appreciate livings most precious treasures
I looked at someone
They said have a good day
Just because they thought to wish me the best
It actually changed the way 
I viewed things
I know life has its good and its bad at will
If you rake one second to recognize the smallest things thar are rare
You will understand God is real so never be bitter because trust me for you he does really care

Lockdown extended U K

There's supposed to be an out break of bluetounge in cows?
It started in Sandwich in Kent, reports allow! I heard if it
Last year, its no threat to humans to contract' it does not
Affect their produce, say vets'  yet their movement is stopped now such
A thing' makes me 'wonder are experts?' Fishing somewhat? Looking for problems..Bad news anything.! That could work?
To coerce scare or just plain frighten.? Beause free livings
(The sin!) Will it (be all take care?) go carefull? Mind the air
Breath stale breath back in? Send more tax cash to ukraine or
Where ever.? Thats the way we stop death.?? As more
Flourides in the water, aluminium seeded in the sky.' oh my breath'
And don't listen or watch alternative media screens,  do you ever
Wonder why.? Why more people are dying than in 2019.!
Why Reiner Füellmichs in prison? For raising funds.? On
( on trumped up type charges?) To me it looks an obscene one?
And there have always been dr's;  to help us on our way.'
mengle and shipman theres a host..' I could mention? 
So whats new; should we say??

Subliminal

Helium filled balloons 
Rose above the weary
Casket impaled with in
The crevice onlooker’s teary 
Dressed in black 
No one bright 
Send off to the dead
No dry eye in sight 
There is always 
A story to be told
Car crash death 
Young or old
Sickness and disease 
All ends the same 
Heart stops beating 
Soul loss is to blame
Adieu to the dead
Whatever path they take 
Nothing is set in stone except
An epitaph for the livings’ sake

Mother Sun

I sleep 
She sleeps
Before I wake up 
She rises 
And shines bright and brighter
I never wish to harm you she says, 
But to give you abundant warmth 
And light up your day
 
Moon never slumber nor sleeps
never tired of feeding,
Feeding on the light,
She reflects from the sun 
And light up the night 
How kind is the moon,
that cares for me at night
Cuddles my mind and calms my heart 
How generous mother sun is, 
Providing to livings of the earth, 
And spirits of the heaven

Little star
Singing me lullabies 
a twinkle with each blink, 
that drains all my worries and, 
fills the rivers of my heart with everlasting love.

Let's Pretend I'M Ready,I'M Not

My son you'll wake up an adult tomorrow,
And I"ll try my hardest to play pretend
That I'm as Happy and excited as you are yourself
But i know its the beginning of the end.

Not for you your life's just at the start
But it's the end of the world as I can see
Coz it means that you're going to start making a life of your own 
And you'll no longer have need for me.

I knew this day was coming from the day you were born,
That I only had you and your sister on loan,
But she's gone and left and you'll soon do the same 
And I don't want a life on my own.

But you'll never know any of this,
Makeup, a fake smile and a show,
I'll laugh and play happy mam all day Because it's not anything you need to know 

How do you cope when your kids are your world
And you have to watch as your world moves away
How do you cope with the empty black feelings
When you're only reason for livings gone away 

29-11-2022

Generation Z the End of the Line

No one wants love they only want likes, 
freely protesting they haven’t got rights! 

Raised by the system playing the victim, 
that’s the ambition that they envision. 

Say you’re offended by my point of view, 
offending me when you react like you do. 

Opinions upset and leave you devastated, 
you grown up babies leave me fascinated. 

People faking that they have mental illness 
surly those people must have such an illness 

People live lies just to gain your approval 
that is a skill that says you are not useful 

People who make livings posting online 
they have ambitions for income decline 

Kids think they know because they’re educated 
haven’t found out their futures overrated 

Twenty somethings think as adults they rule 
Oblivious all adults were that age before 

People are critical then hypocritical 
inviting you in just to be inhospitable 

Some people think evolution’s a given, 
then why are the youth less evolved than a gibbon!?

Keeps On Livings-

Sentimental Journey
Ordinary bologna
Sleep on the gurney
You are so lonely
Keeps on living

And yet you live 
yes you live
Keeps on livings

Oriental kaboom
Religious diamonds
Walking on Waters
Disowning a sons and daughters

Man-made religions
Wrongly made decisions
Keeps on livings

Yes you keep on giving
While you keep on living 

3/21/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr  2020

Reality

as builders spend pennies
flipping profits on houses
lifestyle gurus
show us how to fold trousers

and chefs under pressure
scream out all their orders
while people in need
are labelled as hoarders 

and bookies fix odds
for the afternoon races
as judges cast judgements
on bizarre family cases

and contestants light buttons
to win mystery prizes
while traffic cops chase
young suicide drivers

and retirees escape
to a life on the Costas
as law firms inform us
it’s good to sue doctors

and super vets cure
lame dogs and sick horses
as folk with backstories
fail SAS courses

and dealers earn livings
from ducking and diving
while medics with agents
get judged Strictly jiving
  
and loan deals have small print
explaining their charges
while celebs enjoy cruising
on canals in large barges

and food critics chew
over masterful dinners
and. there. are. several. long. seconds
before we find out the winners

but when MPs dodge questions
on the numerous news’ panels
it’s proof that what bites
really sucks on our channels.

Just a Seed

I watched an old man plant a tree,
Then describe how beautiful it would be,
Knowing he wouldn’t be alive to see,
And that resonated with me,
Because it was such a selfless act,
It really was as simple as that,
Nothing more than a matter of fact,
I wasn’t sure how to react,
The peace that he had found,
I found it stunningly profound,
He looked at me and frowned,
And said “It’s just a seed I’ve put to ground”
In that moment it was clear,
It put into context why we’re here,
His words were genuinely sincere,
So much so I leaked a tear,
But that simple act it taught me such,
That we use life like a crutch,
Like measured time we dare not touch
Of what remains we fear too much,
He wasn’t bothered by what’s to come
It would be like worrying about the sun,
Which will rise and set when the day is done,
Regardless of what we may become,
So from the old man I took this
Life is short and livings bliss,
Don’t worry about the things you’ll miss,
Or you lose the chance to enjoy all this,
What is true will come to pass,
So enjoy life to the last,
Because too soon becomes the past,
Our time on earth goes by so fast.

Wahhab

Supreme bestower-
Giving to all livings looking no returns in turn!

Magical Touch

Dearest
   you don't know
   power of touch 
   Either you
   or 
   let me touch 
   in both cases 
   it heels us.
   
    A gentle hold
    can transform 
    iron into gold 
    please break the chains 
    come out from pains
    to hug me
    or let me hug.
   
    Sweetest 
    power of magical touch
    makes alive non- livings
    heart that is not in working mode
    touch it 
    or let me touch
    to bring it in flying mode.

A Love of No Living - a Love of No Title

Love was an unlikeable to the old, yet it was love of joy to no livings. 
It was just a thought when it faded away, 
It was of happiness when it quickly happened. 

When I thought it's going to make it, 
It snapped out of the world, to the new place. 
That's love - it's a matter of joy nor sadness 
Yet it's a whole mixture of both. 
I to love thee, thee love to no living. 

It derailed and drove a smile on a beautiful soul, 
It took the best out of it,
It made the changes that have come through the use of it 
It created the tears of a sudden death. 

That's love. 
It's of no living

Death, Where Are You

Skulking - lurks an unseen shadow
chilling both the heart and marrow
destiny -  your dust of sorrow
                    Death, where are you

Nurturing an endless grudge
at life’s end the gentle nudge
of darkness’ - god forsaken judge
                    Death, where are you

Breathless creature littered path
a trail of tears your aftermath
cold hallowed wail of livings wrath
                    Death, where are you

My pain beseeches you dear death
free these emotions, suppress my breath
beneath your cloak let me forget
                    Death, where are you


©4/29/2018

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