Long Chair Poems
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Dear Life, please nourish me today
On an aching morn tired and tedious soften mv wind with scents of vanilla tea and baked pages from a magazine's tray. The cloud too near molds a destitute face.
A mirror of darkened. twisted hair
and wrinkled brows veil my skin
much older than the antique chair...
Wasting time on a lease
without solace in blowing circles
of morning breeze that cannot hear
the raging wire and chimes in my head.
A trembling wail crushes a broken bell
like barn owl's tenor
Say something, speak to me
upon this chilled midnight---
The one I hunger for doesn't answer or reply
Vanilla tea melts my tears in pain.
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Originally Written 7.17.2016
Resubmitted 11.18.2017
Contest: Choose A Topic: A, B, C or D
While relaxing in a garden chair
the sun was shining, the weather fair;
sweet scent of jasmine filled the air.
It really seemed a pleasure to be there,
when a gardener arrived in the neighbour's lair.
The job in hand being leaves to clear
I would have used a rake if one was spare,
but he had a blower he started with flair.
A discordant noise fractured still air.
Over the wall I peered with a stare
witnessing leaves piled layer upon layer.
I wouldn't be heard if to curse I did dare.
My intent was served as a gust did tear
and scatter those leaves everywhere.
So here's a moral I'll with you share:
the wind itself is a useful player
at gathering leaves with natural care
providing leaf mould for use anywhere.
You request him to travel to distant lands
on a quest to conquer the enemy.
A like-minded platoon battles beside him,
helping him achieve an ultimate defeat.
You keep him sheltered from tough weather
with electric lights, a warm balm on stormy nights.
You allow him to rest his work-worn feet,
and lend shade to summer's sweltering heat.
You give him currency in gold, and nourishment
to revive his life with virtual healing.
His energy pours into self-gratification,
chasing flashing lights and curvaceous shapes.
A natural born warrior, his instincts are achieved.
His guys need him, and he seems as Captain.
The adrenaline of the chase is his maiden.
The plot thickens, challenge expands, saga continues.
His self-image is tough, but his muscles atrophy.
His belly swells closer to the screen.
His shoulders point toward their goal.
His carpal tunnel narrows from "shooting."
Various wrappers stack below his chair.
Paper plates replace dirty dishes.
Neglected laundry mops the bathroom floor.
He strives to reach a high level of achievement.
Daily late-night brigades and early morning battles
rattle in his dreams, realistic combat scenes.
The game goes by another name, but by definition,
it may as well be called "Tunnel Vision."
5/25/18
My favorite shoes? It’s wearing none!
I'll go barefoot, to have a run
I hate to lose
the joy of ooze
between my toes. Some goo is fun !
I simply love my precious toes
to wiggle freely to and fro
Bound feet? Oh dear!
Don’t get me near!
A shoe is torture, and my foe!
I could not dance on twinkle toes
Could not advance my prance or pose
A barefoot stance
Is my best chance
of never needing pantyhose!
Indulge me please! I'll be carefree
removing shoes, in company
no matter what the circumstance
I'll slip them off at every chance
I'll tuck my feet behind my chair
assuming no one is aware
A happy dance, behind my back,
is going on, and that's a fact!
I hope that you won't think to check,
and say that I have no respect
My toes are happy, to be sure
Indulge me please, but don't despair
I'm saving up for pedicures!
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Reposted 6/10/16
My Love I'd Bring You Back in A Heartbeat
If, I could change time my love and have you lie by me,
I would bring you back in a heartbeat.
The outside world is silent to my ears.
Hours are spent each day alone
with so much heartache and sorrow.
I miss you so much, I’m lost without you.
I'm always so cold and dizzy.
My stomach is always queasy it's so hard to eat.
If I could, I would bring you back once again.
To feel your face beneath my hand, your lips upon my lips.
To feel your warm breath against my neck
and smell your scent as you whisper against my ear.
To feel your arms around me as I rest my head
against your chest and hear your heartbeat.
As I think of you,
I see you lying upon the bed not feeling well
or sitting in your reclining chair as you're watching sports on TV.
I see you walking down the hall
always taking a back glance at me with a smile.
You never complained you were sick,
only when you were really ill and you'd say,
"I think you need to take me to the hospital."
However,
you always came home to me.
Except
this time, you stayed.
When the lights go out at night, the tears won't stop.
If, I could change time my love and have you lie by me,
I would bring you back in a heartbeat.
10/19/2018
N/A Poetry Contest: Truth 6/7/2019
Poetry Contest: NA re-run'
Sponsored By:John Hamilton
The feet never lie.
I do not ask what she means
But I think about what she has said for over twenty years.
The feet never lie? The feet never lie? I stare at my feet,
Wishing I had asked. Wondering what stopped me.
I have my doubts about you.
Gulp.
It is my thesis committee chair.
I do not ask what he means, because I am terrified.
I keep silent, wondering. I have wondered for twenty-two years.
I have my doubts about you.
Hm……
I have my doubts about you.
Casual comments.
Probably long-forgotten by the ones who uttered them.
They have had a profound effect on me,
Making me realize that I needed to ask.
Wondering what stopped me.
The promises fell
as excuses became,
the voice of the man
who is casting the blame
While off on vacation
these moment to share
Informing the masses
he hadn’t a care
“It comes from another
who made this design,”
he mumbles and stutters
in televised time
“Do not look at me
for I haven’t a clue
It is obvious now from
the scenes out on view”
“The pipeline I stopped
and the border is free,
but this is much different
you cannot blame me”
So now as they die
harshly falling from planes
Their old way of life,
not a fraction remains
The enemy now holds
the key to the vault
Yet still he insists
it’s another man’s fault
“I’ve stopped everything
he had put into law
But this I choose not for
you can’t have it all”
He has no regrets,
the one truth he has told
While winking at China,
his soul quickly sold
He sits in his chair
with a beady eyed leer
Counting his yen for the
buck does stop here
The Afghan people have been betrayed as this weak and ineffective President vacations.
There are times when I fall down on my knees
To pray to my heavenly Father, my everything
Laying out my heart and soul for Him to see
Certain that He is my one and only true friend
There are times when I sit quietly in a chair
To pray for someone who has requested
A prayer for healing or a second chance
To be the person God has intended them
There are times when I’m driving alone
And a prayer flows from my spirit, with love
Perhaps in the gentleness of a soft breathe
Exhaled toward God’s heavenly throne
There are times when I’m walking along
Filled with awe at the beauty around me
And my lips whisper a soft prayer of hope
For some need to be met with affirmation
There are times when I stand in line at the store
Watching shoppers move to and fro around me
And I see someone who is so obviously poor
That a prayer from my heart goes up right then
There are times when I wake from some dream
And I remember that an old friend was drempt of
So I say a silent prayer for them to be blessed
By the One who gives us all more than we ask for
There are times when I see something in the news
That touches my heart, nearly breaking it in two
And I must murmur a word to the One who knows all
Asking Him to be with that troubled heart’s spirit
There are times when I sit alone in the quiet of my room
And prayers slip from my lips, interceding for someone
A special person who needs to know the glory of God
Is alive and welcoming him or her to believe in eternity
Wherever I am and whatever I am doing, there is the chance
The perfect opportunity – to speak to the One who created me
And give Him my heart’s best – a prayer that praises Him
And worships with all the feelings I can’t express any other way
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV)
Pray without ceasing.
If I had a Broken Heart
I would of done things different if I had known
Today I stand here all alone
There were no signs the day I lost my love
My "Only True Love" sent from above
A piece of me has been ripped apart
A piece taken from my hurting heart
So many tears streaming down my face
Oh so longing for your soft touch, your gentle embrace
Special reminders pop in here and there
Sweet memories cherished together we share
Your cologne lingers in your favorite chair
I cradle myself in it wishing you were there
I hug your pillow as I lay down to sleep
The lonliness seeps in oh so deep
To hold you tight as I hear our song
One day, together my love, where we belong
Contest by: H Garvey Daniel Esquire
If I had a Broken Heart
July 7, 2012
At the worst times
In the darkest possible night,
When the shadows crept
And the winds howl
The deep dark orchestrates a song.
And I would like to think
That the devil didn't fiddle
But he sat first chair.
I noticed the band of demons,
And my soul was scared.
I didn’t notice the conductor.
And I barely heard the song
Bawled up in the corner
I cried and cried.
I didn’t notice the spirit,
But I felt the gentle nudge.
My hand was firmly gripped.
As I was led to the stage.
I wasn’t handed a violin, viola, cello or bass,
There was no chair for me to sit.
Just one empty spot
And it was on center stage
Where I was handed the baton.
Instead of knowing the song
The sheet was blank;
And the light came on.
Hurt took the piano
And aggravation the violin
Broken picked up the microphone
And the song of repression began.
Its not the song I wanted to play
And its not the song I wanted to hear!
But they were my best players
And their music my worst fears.
I would have rather hear Love on the piano,
And Ease on the violin,
I wanted a happy story
Where a happily ever after could begin.
At the worst times
In the darkest possible night,
When the shadows creep
And the winds howl
The deep dark orchestrates a song.
It is up to me to hand out the music
And up to me to count out the beat
It is up to me kick the devil out of the first seat.
I wrote the beginnings of this poem this spring when my youngest daughter moved into the house with my husband's sister. It was so painful. I finished the poem this fall. 10/13/2018