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Premium Member We, Community of Weathered Communication -

We talk about the sacred,
places ancient as fire, palaces divine in quagmire,
getting lost in footsteps of artistic archaeology, 
uprooting ghosts in structure's facings,

We want to know why knowledge is forbidden outside the skin
of nourishment's tastings,
pineing for the verbotten dialect of perfect sin,
needing to understand why boats become skuttled in sands of dread,
asking why it seems angels along with demons our confusion conspire,

Staring into faces of stone like children seeing new color,
wondering if those rigid lips will ever confess  a crime that We could forgive,
is there rhyme in love haunted by punished valor,
could there be trust established in harmony with ambition refusing to give,
communicating as birds before the malstrom
for directions to the shelter that made Time begin in form when thunder rung,
running into the genesis of Life & Death We trumpet like heros
congratulating each other for finding beauty in burdensome burrows -

J.A.B.  Dedicated to all community builders -


Premium Member My Self Argues With My Self

I should be jumping up and down in delight
Congratulating myself profusely for
Getting rid of four truckloads of stuff 
I was not using and probably would have never used.

But instead I am thinking of how
Much more there is to do.  Yes, there is a lot.
I have accumulated this junk over eleven years.
Should I really be kicking myself that I have not
Gone through all of it in a week?

I am trying to reason with a self that is choosing
To not be reasonable. I want it all gone right now! 
My unreasonable self is screaming.  It felt so good
To see the closet door again!

We begin our daily tussle.

Premium Member Prayers for the Judge

You can ask yourself what 
exactly is the judge thinking 
about when he decides to sit 
on a bank blow his on brains 
out I wonder calmly is he thinking 
about his funeral the flowers 
I mean how many flowers for 
a judge is he thinking about 
the last brown eyes he seen 
at the Italian American club 
or perhaps the vintage of war 
in war the pope the choir 
singing hymns loudly as the 
arch bishop walks in everyone 
rushing to kiss his hand 
congratulating the judge 
is he thinking of old disagreements 
payoffs bribes mafia corruption 
organised crime his reputation 
on the bench being devoured 
with corruption the many falsifying 
documents Abraham Lincoln 
tomb the harshness brutal wrath 
what is he thinking as the cold 
shot gun is placed ever so calmly 
in his mouth family community 
loss flowers how many on looker’s 
awakened to a dead judge brains 
splattered on the trees autumn 
breeze leaves are changing 
from green to red to brown 
blood stained the leaves what 
is he thinking his lifeless body 
displayed for the town to witness 
the most horrific crime against 
humanity suicide he murdered 
himself thee unpardonable sin 
after handing harsh sentences 
attacking brown innocence he 
begins to beg for forgiveness 
leaving corruption in shambles 
life short circuits heavy hearts 
heavy breathing who else knows 
what is he thinking forgive me 
lord for I have sinned thee 
unpardonable sin I am so 
sorry mother in that moment I 
found peace knowing he killed 
himself because he made me cry 
I ordered Aiello’s daisies yellow 
and white ones pleasant I will 
always fondly remember 
the Italian American Club hey 
what’s a matter you hey what 
you think a you do why you look 
so sad say it’s a not so bad say don’t 
you like a this place Ah shaddap 
a you face rest in paradise Judge 
thank you for your compassion 
your clarity and granting me such 
personal peace Your Honor may 
peace always be with your spirit 

            forgiven


stop terrorist threats 
corruption organized crime 
intimidation bullying abuse 
of power falsifying cruelty 
it will always always leads 
to horrible loss
Form: Naat

Premium Member So Let Me Tell You

So let me tell you,
if I'm looking between lives
with multicolors
and gentle genders
and green cards
in one graceful hand,

And Trump-heavy President fixation
away from restoring
Earth's ecojustice for All
on the other RightWing denomination,

Then let me tell you
seeking Trumpish twitters
of self-congratulating trumphalism
as more patriotic
then loyal honored deep Yintegrity

On Gaian liberated knee
as if too matriotically humbled
to stand for Yangish
and self-righteous thee,
then let me tell you
I am so very quite sure
your poppa raised White elitist you
to spell anti-matriotism
with a positive patriotism Peee
only while standing up
as royal Thee.

And let me vice versa tell you,
if you find loyalty
and honor,
civility and mercy
and compassion taking on a matriotic knee,

Then your Momma,
well let me tell you,
she spelled patriotism ecologically right
with left,
bicamerally.

Which, if you spell justice
with domestic peace of clear blue mind
you suspect dipolar
co-arising
matriots
of bipolar disarray
and too wild left,
and let me tell you,
no way we'll move love with Mother Earth diminished
down to a way out somewhat sleazy loose-lived girl
only good for lunch.

It just might become our hunch
hanging out with a more permaculturing bunch.

Premium Member Midnight Silent Brightly-

 Midnight silent


And as the sun burning
My flesh is redden and blacken
Pangs and pains
Bruise skin

Like a kingdom full of sunlamps
Brightly
Eyes blinded by the lights
Skin torrid pains
When I thought of the sunlight

Deep into that darkness waiting
Blinded by mid days sun a brazen
Brightly
I crave the darkness, lonely luminescence
When I thought of the sunlight

That lights, light basking
and the photosphere never congratulating
eagerly I looked for the andromeda galaxy
eagerly I looked for the ionosphere
Brightly

I threw my heat upon the cool breeze
in there stepped an agog 'zodiacal light'
only this and a golden glow brightly
Suddenly, I heard the sunshine some glowing
Brightly
the dayside brought such sorrow
somewhat louder than the Ferrero
My mind always strays to quasars
Rev up motors lights
as It threw its ghost against the atoms
Deep into that darkness shining
Shining ever so, so 
Brightly


7/26/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©


Medical Emergency Spouse Got Clean Destine Bug

fast as a blitzen comet, 
     this dashing prancer 
     contra dancer 
     (i.e. Rudolph nary hoof) didst zip

with cupid ditty toward his vixen wife, 
     who loosed a suppressed yip
asper one discovering remains of the day 
     from the donner 

     (newt the majority) party whip
ping her olive drab camouflage attire, 
     as if she hapt to be a vip
endlessly congratulating herself
 
     (and bow wowing her ego) bing awarded 
     the housekeeping seal of approval, 
     and expected me to tip 
her gore gee us Martha Stewart déclassé 

     snoop doggy dog rendition 
     as she did slip
agilely (with broom and dustpan in hand) rip
peat head lee uttering 

     an apropos Mary Poppins quip
booting muck can clear across to Compton 
     (wherever that might be) pip
pin like a cat on a hot tin roof, 
     where no cure existed to nip

in the bud at this stage, 
     and rid thine beloved Narberth bride, 
who caught a bout clean destine 
     feverish frenzy to make house beautiful, 

     oblivious to beseeching despair, 
     sans this husband who cried
plaintively imploring divine intervention, 
     lest extreme heroic measures 

     need be taken, thus guide
me asap before her blistered hands 
     rubbed red as tender (vittles) raw hide,
     which could find her catatonic, doggone 

     ill eagle lee flying a boot 
     like a bat out of hell, and stupefied
hence, this urgent message typed out in a huff
     for less severe invasive 

     experimental treatment truly tried
on this, that, or some other missus so and so 
     .....please pardon this abrupt end, 
     plus initial idea wide

lee differing from my initial intent won
during how to write an elegy to mister son
describing, how aye felt enervated with run
hills of beaming solar rays, oh how none

synthetic drug to bathe, 
     enhance, suffuse away mon
day moody blues, 
     and now...gotta tend tummy hun!

Thoughts On Turning 32

(just an 
exaggeration 
of 
negativity 
lyrically, so 
dont come 
scolding 
me):) ;)

They 
might 
wish me a 
'HAPPY 
BIRTHDAY'
or even 
'many 
happy 
returns 
of the day
My folks 
send me 
gifts and 
greeting 
Congratulating 
me
on a life 
that's 
fleeting?
Yeah, so I 
happen to 
be
pessimistic 
on this at 
times
who sees 
life as an 
hourglass
One who 
sees the 
glass half 
empty
rather 
than half 
full
For I 
vision 
each 
birthday
as a step 
closer to 
old age
A step 
closer to 
dreaded 
death
Isn't it 
hard to 
look 
forward
to going 
gaga and 
decrepit?
When 
smooth 
skin would 
end 
up 
crumpled, 
wrinkled
Thus each 
birthday 
to me
is a step 
closer to 
the end of 
a 
lifetime
A step 
closer to 
that 
unwanted 
guest- 
senility
The 
reverting 
to child-
like 
inability, 
debility
The 
dwindling 
of all 
agility
The age of 
doddering 
limbs 
half in the 
grave
So I'd 
rather not 
celebrate
the 
nearing of 
the time 
when 
we'd 
playback 
em' flash-
backs
and in the 
mind re-
live our 
life 
tracks.
When 
everything 
would 
trickle 
down to 
mere 
memories
With 
ample time 
to linger 
upon 
life's 
souvenirs.

So a 
birthday is 
a step 
forward
but 
towards 
thy 
graveyard
The road 
to it may 
be longer
or 
unfortunately
may end 
abruptly
in a short 
cut
to heaven 
or to hell
bard or no 
bard!
age

Premium Member Reluctant Hero

It was a sad day today
The girl at 87
The guy at 95 had split
It was all over social media
Old Mrs Malathorpe said it was a shame
Billy, who had just left the army after a hundred and fifty years, couldn’t give a toss
Chelsea, who had mentioned to the girl at 87
Her boyfriend and Mary, who worked at the dairy, were maybe a bit more than contrary
Had she checked, she would have realised the dairy was a Turkish barbers' run by asylum seekers incorporated
Billy couldn’t understand why the bastards he used to kill were living next door to him now
Old Mrs Malathorpe said the girl at 87 was 18 months pregnant
Billy couldn’t understand civilians, hated not having a structure
Why couldn’t he die in the army
Chelsea would make a move on the guy at 95
The girl at 87 left the area
Billy saw the enemy walking towards him, quickly plunging the knife through his eye into his brain. 
This would get him into prison, where he would get structure
The team monitoring the suicide bomber ran towards him, congratulating him on his bravery. Nothing was mentioned about the knife.
Billy was now a reluctant hero who hated the media even more than civilians now.
Chelsea who had now dumped the guy at 95, could see something in Billy
She knew he needed structure.
It was a simple conversation. Be at my house at 8, repeat it to me.
I’ll be at your house at 8. Billy liked being ordered about.
He turned up at 8 sharp
Go into the bedroom, get undressed and wait for me.
She entered naked, holding a burning candle and got on top of him
The burning wax dripped onto his body as the gentle rocking reached its climax
Chelsea would now take total control of Billy's life. Every night at 8, he would return for more
It was in the second week that she decided this world wasn’t for them.
They would end it tonight.
The walk up to the bridge was slow and deliberate
They both got on the ledge, briefly kissing before jumping
The car pulled up, and she got in
Mrs Malathorpe asked if he’d gone to a new place
Yes, mum, a new place.
The media were all over the story
Chelsea played up to the camera, telling of Billy's pain, his PTSD
The funeral was televised live
She looked good in black, like that was her colour
The public crowdfunding helped her heartbreak
Only the guy at 95 knew the real Chelsea, but he was history.
© Paul Bell  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Sophia

Sophia

Wisdom is not the loudest voice that shouts and fills the room with noise,
It is the light that sees through illusion as through fog and all its ploys,
It is not the brilliant IQ that impresses and accumulates cold data,
It is the divine clarity that separates the truth from every strata.

Sophia is not the sharp cunning that defeats opponents word by word,
It is heaven's perspective descending gently into hearts that have been stirred,
It sees through deception the way water sees through sand upon the floor,
And discerns the hidden motives... where the mind can answer nothing more.

The wisdom from above is pure and peaceful and gentle as a healed wound's grace,
Full of mercy and of good fruit... not harsh... not self-congratulating in its place,
This contrast cuts through the world's confusion like a blade of living light,
True sophia produces peace... and integrity... and gardens blooming bright.

Intelligence gathers data the way a bee gathers honey without meaning or design,
But sophia applies the truth where the pain is deepest down the line,
Intelligence impresses for a moment and then fades away in applause,
Sophia transforms the heart in silence... without praise... without cause.

It is not the one with the sharpest argument who reflects heaven in their gaze,
But the one who sees reality the way God sees it... through love's haze,
Who aligns the heart with the perspective beyond personal gain and glory,
And responds not from pride... but from justice... and from sacred holy story.

Sophia descends slowly like a ray through the stained glass of a cathedral old,
It does not rush... it does not boast... it does not trample paths of gold,
It evaluates by lasting fruit and by righteousness and by what is true and good,
And the truly wise one... speaks less... sees further... and understands... as wisdom should.
© Dan Enache  Create an image from this poem.

I Already Accepted

I already accepted. 
The gold metal, the grinding sounds. 
Every type of glue that isn’t as good as a nail. 
Unknowingly. 

I already accepted. 
The sweaty feeling. 
Wings falling off. 
Brand new socks that have tears. 

I already accepted. 
How everyone is congratulating me. 
Smoky and no eyes. 
An award like a gravestone. 

I already accepted that lock of hair. 
I already accepted an apple with a bite mark. 
I already accepted the howling staircase. 
I already accepted help from a werewolf who can’t remember anything. 

I already signed that slip of paper. 
That tells them I can stay in the hospital. 
Got folded up.
And poof. 

I already accepted. 
And they say they have proof.

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