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Premium Member Her Quiet Charm

Gentle like the tender touch
Of laughter, joy, hope
Her eyes are soft, so kind
Like a mellow whisper of calm
Serene and flowing with warmth

She is big, a giant of a girl…
Large boned and silent
Quiet as the night, just before
The raging of a summer storm
Pelting rain and winds
Bursting across the hills
Roaring gales and downpours

She is wise, a little reluctant
Hesitating, just on the verge of
Bellowing, she falters, listening
To the nuzzling of her calf
Her little youngster, so affectionate
Just a whimper and his mother
Comes running, protecting, defending
Her motherly instinct, intensive

Gentle like the lemony sunshine
Stirring spirits to listen, to hear
The echo of glorious rainbows, birdsong
Coloring the skies in reflections of peace
Her coat is burnt orange, like a sunset
And she breathes life through nostrils
Inhaling and exhaling the miracles
Stirred to life in the dust of a barn
Where her tenderness is rewarded
With grain, corn and fodder, her gift
For gracing our hearts with such quiet charm


Premium Member Monday Monokus - Oct 2020

These were my first five "Monday Monokus":

"Three Monokus walk into a bar"  posted 28 Sept 2020

don't challenge Death to a pillow fight         or you will face Reaper cushions

"Mr. Descartes, will you join us?"       "I think not", he said, and disappeared

the only time that cows will fall asleep              is when it's pasture bedtime


Attribution: these one-liners were found online and the sources are unknown


"Good Moaning to You"  posted 5 Oct 2020

Buddhist monk walks up to a hot dog stand:      "make me one with everything"

this sign seen at a butcher shop:      "our lean beef comes from 2-legged cows"

there are just 2 kinds of people that drive me crazy       those that can't count


Attribution: the first of these 3 one-liners was found online and the source is unknown. The other two were (to my knowledge) original to me.


"COVID Crazy"  posted 12 Oct 2020

during covid I sit around           like a head with its chicken cut off

I'm doing my first marathon this weekend      hmm, netflix or hulu?

did you wake up grouchy today        or did you allow him to sleep in?


Attribution: these one-liners were found online and the sources are unknown


"Avian Flew"  posted 19 Oct 2020

indiscriminate lovebirds        may contract a canarial disease

a few unprotected canaries      have been known to contract cherpes

...most get lucky and are greatly relieved       to find out it's tweetable


Attribution: I first heard this 3-part joke from my father-in-law many years ago. The source is unknown (I'm pretty sure he didn't make it up...)


"News Flash"  posted 26 Oct 2020

"toilet stolen from local precinct      police have nothing to go on"

"marijuana bill snuffed out      by a Congressional Joint Committee"

the News is where they tell you "Good Evening"      then explain why it isn't

Attribution: these one-liners were found online and the sources are unknown
© John Watt  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Monoku

In the Heart of the Forest

In Manipur's lush forests so bright, 
Khamba and Nongban ventured with delight,
Seeking blooms to adorn with care,
An altar to Lord Thangjing, their hearts were sworn to share.

Through dense woods, Khamba's path did wind,
Wildflowers' scent and earth's damp design,
Birds sang sweet, leaves rustled free,
A waterfall's roar, a sight to see.

A towering tree, with orchids so fine,
Hanging elegantly, a divine sign,
Khamba's eyes widened, wonder did shine,
As Nongban's gaze, with envy did entwine.

With care, Khamba plucked the bloom so rare,
Petals shimmering, like Lai Haraoba's glare,
Nongban's eyes gleamed, admiration did show,
Khamba felt wonder, in nature's gentle flow.

Premium Member A Traditional Housewife


The  woman married at a young age
to the eldest son of a farmer-
my maternal uncle and neighbor.

Usually, she woke up early at the crow's caw
and swept the dirt floor of the house with a broom
often wiping it with water and a nura ( wet cloth )
After that she took a bath, changed her clothes
and wiped with water the surface before the holy Basil(Tulsi)
in the middle of the courtyard
as well as the surfaces at the portico and inside the house
where the family Deities traditionally reside.
After these tasks, she prayed the Deities and holy Basil
while burning mekruk(,an incense).
The prayer was once again repeated at dusk
lighting a lantern or candle.

As a routine she grinding,hand-pounding 
and flapping paddy,(sometimes cutting firewood)
alone or with a sister- in -law,
cooking food( burning firewood) and serving the family members,
cleaning the kitchen and utensils after the food served.
After these she washed clothes for the family members.
And in the afternoon she wove clothes
at the fly scuttle loom in the outhouse.
Besides, she helped the neighbours in times of need.

She treated her father-in-law and mother-in-law with devotion,
regarded her husband's younger siblings
as if they were her own children.

Many children were born to her
but, she died prematurely at the age of seventy.

After her death I sometimes remember her
as one of the symbols of traditional housewives
of the old past .
.

(Fourth in the Poetry Contest entitled " Mother's Day" sponsored by Benjamin Bartley )

Holy Cow

Pray? But then, round and round and round..
Why can't  it be done now,
Perhaps hum the incantation sound
And dance around the holy cow.

A lot of stars in a constellation
Perhaps one of them could bless a vow
Perhaps you could avoid damnation
If it's delegated to a holy sow.

So place the flowers and ornaments
Around the hooves of the holy cow
To be noticed of your moral torments,
Sing, dance, by compunction do bow
The least you can absolutely do:
Be polite when your sins are under review.

May the forest be rich for your office
Perhaps hang a picture of the holy cow
If luck favors the brave,then kiss the orifice,
I'm damned because I don't know how!

March 4, 2018
Form:


Leaning Against a Cow

She is sitting,
front legs under her reddish-brown mass.
When I think of her shape
it is always her belly I see most.
The bulging warmth,
the mastication, her on-going digestion.

I'm a boy,
the large cow is my meaty lean-to.
One hot summer afternoon can last for years,
on one such a year
I was resting my back
on her bovine flank's, she did not seem to care.
I really think she wanted to feel me listening
to her giant belly.

A drowsy time took its rest also.
Bees buzzed, but far away.
High flying gees made the sky speak.

Listening to her massive body, I think
I melded into her life. Her ongoing
industrial mashing
of moist clods of vegetable materiel.
The rhythmic digestive process
seemed to me to be almost musical.

When she farted, it was as though
she had turned roughage to water,
and water into wine.

I could smell the spirit of the grass,
and strangely,
I could within my own small form,
feel the mutable mystery of the land
as it churned grain into bread,
our meat to spirit.

To Kill the Choctaw Cow

To Kill The Choctaw Cow

The Choctaw Nation Oklahoma, with proud and noble people
Hunting is our nature and our way
Pretty Tail was a family member, a friendly cow
She gave us milk for many moons
This is the story of her kill 
My father Bully Ten Foot is our chief 
Old and ill from living beyond himself
Hills and tent on prairie land, filled our purpose
No game to feed us so our cows sustained us
Food was scarce through winters blasting bite
Pretty Tail stayed just outside my tee pee every night 
Years of her soft moo would sooth me off to sleep
Starvation steeped in desperation came on hard 
Crops failed, grazing ended without rain
Pain became the Choctaw, as one and the same
An Indian man must always be a brave
Must know his reason within nature and the nation
Bully Ten Foot honored me, with the sacred task
My hunting knife and I took Pretty Tail down below the neck
I slit her deep within her throat
She bled on me her blood, a river of sorrow
For hours I let her do so with her last drops of red
And held her tight as my best friend
Made sure my tears spilled over into her blank eyes
And cried for her, in her place
Never again will I wear hide or eat a steak 
But I ate her brains for power
Rode at great speed on angry stallions back
Black, with strong memories in mind
And opened up inside the plains releasing spirits
To send her off
From Choctaw Nation 


9/24/14 Divine Intervention - Poetry Contest

Premium Member A Cow With a Green Eyebrow

Did you ever see a cow with a green eyebrow

If you did, you'd best lay off the hooch

Hooch in moderation is acceptable

But if you see a pink elephant fly by your window

You have definitely over indulged

Another sign is when the things you say 

Don't exactly match what you're thinking

Such as instead of saying, “You have nice boobs”

You actually say “bice noobs”

Has a nice ring to it as does “a great sackbide”

Hey I don't make this stuff up you know!

So getting back to that strange looking cow

If you haven't been drinking... and you see one

Run, don't walk, to the nearest shrink!



© Jack Ellison 2015
Form: Narrative

Premium Member Holy Cow

I went out hunting with my bow 
One day in late September 
It's hard to recall all my trips 
But this one I remember 

Sitting on the ground 
With my back against a tree 
I sat myself near a path 
Where I thought a deer might be 

It was early in the morning 
When I thought I'd seen a deer 
When it started getting close to me 
I saw it was a bear...Yikes! 

He came as close as ten feet from me 
And he looked me in the eye 
I swear, I almost peed myself 
As he was walking by
 
He knew that I was watching him 
He knew that I was there
But he just kept on walking by
I guess he just didn't care
 
Then, early in the afternoon 
I left to take a break 
But I had to wait a few more minutes
Because I came upon a snake
 
The snake had rattled once or twice 
And then he hissed at me 
I stayed there frozen in my tracks
Just as quiet as can be
 
I saw a bunch of deer that day 
But, I never drew my bow 
I then saw something unusual 
When It was time to go
 
Coming out from behind a bush 
And running after me 
Was a cow that was not nice
As he chased me up a tree
 
I waited for the sun to settle 
Then I ran back to my car 
After all that, I needed a drink 
So, I stopped at the first bar

 
Amuse Me With Your Rhyme, Let A Man From Asia 
Be Your Guide Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Nick Trim
7/5/2018
Form: Rhyme

Big Blue Cow

I saw her in a meadow high
Where red flowers touch the sky
Her eyes were mournful, so much inside
I looked within, skepticism died

(chorus)
I'm in love with a big blue cow
And a big blue cow loves me
She don't have a job, but she survives
Without that college degree
She don't take drugs, and she don't drink
We agree about politics, I think.

I used to date a gal, who talked a storm
But I felt cold, I had to feel warm
I wanted a date who understood me
This cow is electric, I touched the fence, and I see.

Now its the wrong species, my parents would plea
But species is what I say it must be
In Kindergarten, they indoctrinated me
with a gender book, for kids aged three

At this point, you might say I'm moronic
But true love is always platonic
over 28 percent of young women say they are gay 
I think that society made them that way

So don't laugh at me when I avow
eternal affection for my big blue cow
I'll go to the meadow, and gaze in her eyes
where bees buzz, and the condor cries

You may say I believe what I want to believe
But who doesn't, and love can't deceive.
© Gem Stone  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Lyric

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