Long Grandsons Poems

Date:   May  2050

Damian returned home early morning 
Back from another visit with Dolly. Still
Early misty May morning another
Dawning. 2050! The newborns triplets were
Sleeping. Damian was peeping. He would 
Have to travel the...

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Jesus taught and lived
Those who follow the Way
Truth
Life, rather than punishing death,
would be known
by our love,
especially for our enemies.

He did not say, or live,
Those who punish themselves and others with death threats
and war planning
and technology...

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Your grandfather wants to apologize
not just for voting for Donald Trump,
but also for praying he would continue in Presidential Office
with YHWH's fertile blessings
of sacred ChristCentered Hearts and Minds,
economic and political leadership of divine Retributive Judgment.

Honey,
I...

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if i tell you that i love you;

will you sing for me all national anthems
of the black countries, of the white countries
will you give the defined hope of the Indian religions
if i tell you that...

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"He made a difference."

Gramps, my mother's father, 
Dave Luke -- my grandfather, 
a tall unlettered white (decidedly white) 
Louisiana man -- was born August 1888.  
He lived 87 years.  He grew under 
the...

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Sat in his chair, the tv still on
He’s not changed the channel for so very long
The message on screen says a shut down’s ensuing
But press any button to carry on viewing

The remote, untouched on the...

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i just want to write some new shii
not on some i wish i was rich tip 
but on some if i ruled the world shii
wouldn't be no school you had to pay for
 last time...

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If the voice in Heaven did speak
His would be the last true voice
To speak and command me to be well
I was born with a broken heart
That formed an invisible shackle
Not fixed by the servant of...

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Q:  8) What is meant in Matthew 5:8 by " blessed are the pure in heart?"

A:   To be pure in heart probably also means neither to be defiled or
   ...

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The sickness rattles our body like a rope shivering back in forth in a well
With our meager eyes we look at our sons and grandsons begging for a way out of this shell
Dying is the...

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Dear New Poet,

Modern poetry to me engages readers in seeking their own deep or higher meaning to life experiences. It utilizes symbolism imagery and varied verse that speaks to intellect and emotion.

The best advice I...

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Birthdays come but once a year
A day we celebrate, a day to cheer
We all know the day we're born and our age
For birthdays bring us joy or change of stage

The day I celebrated my fourty-ninth...

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When I  was a young boy

                    I used to watch with awe

   ...

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A strenge sign was seen in Uvila 
when Prince Kambulishi Lutambwe went to rest.
The grandsons of King Mussabwa Kamango were hunted by some traitors
and swindlers silently,
One day Prince Kambulishi Lutambwe failed
in their traps that were...

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"I have dipped my pen in the sublime, it is my gift to you . . ."

                  ...

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“We have a surprise for you!” They told their grandchildren who were staying with them for a few nights.  “We guarantee you’ll be amazed…it is a truly wondrous sight.”

Moments such as these one has...

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She bares a striking 
resemblance to early morning 
mist
Pure and innocent her scent 
reflects on the faces of those 
who devour the finest incense
She has
Coloured the world with her 
smile
Captured our souls for a while...

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MURDER AND REVENGE

There was once a man called Ben,
Who was wed to a woman named Gwen.
They lived in the country out of choice,
To avoid the hustle and bustle and noise.
Opposite their very big house,
Were a...

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When We Mustered Together
                           ~ + ~ 
This week...

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My heart lamented when I realized I was a finite being
my days on this imperfect world were numbered
and my affliction left no hope my life would be extended;
in despair and not to be consoled, my...

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The toy boxes empty, and yesterday's thrills

                        Are buried together in mountainous...

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Rappelez-Vous
(English translation below original French)

Rappelez-vous les petits fils 
Qui ecoutaient leurs grand-peres
Raconter des histoires d’ infanteries 
Et de battailles de la premiere guerre.

Rappelez-vous des braves garcons 
Qui s’imaginaient etre des soldats,
Qui plus tard servaient le...

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When we think of adoption,
We seldom see it  through the eyes of a child,
Too often blinded by our own egos,
Too often carried away on cloud nine,
Expectations galore,
Plans already in place,
On what will happen at...

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Tribute To My Cousin 
She is the best, and resides in the Midwest.
A top, American, she.
Loves her country, her God and her shining, perfect family.
Married now for 50 years plus.
Grandsons is Arizona Little League

And a...

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The Life I Would Have Lived

Oh, mommy, mommy, God said on the day that I
was born, He had picked me out just for you,
and as I got a little bit older I was to help...

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