Long Guard dog Poems

Achilles, His Heart and Soul Were Mortal
Part One- (Years Before Troy)

Achilles* woke, his slain foes calling out his name
hearing merciless woes, his sharpen sword they blame
looking at the heavens he saw the moon glowing blood...

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Do those fully enabled,
Do those powerfully SuperElite viral
hoard water, land,
energy, educational resources
needed for WinWin revolutionary thrival?
I asked this landscaping class
of young adults
with diverse-languaged/unlanguaged disabilities.

I learn more from my silent challenges,
losses,
weakness
than the WhiteHouse has ever heard
while...

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I just love looking at him. All 160 pound of our beautiful 10 year old dog.
He is a big hunk of love and every day he makes me happy.
He protects us, entertains us, obeys us...

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It was a glorious day in 1943,
The kind of day you wish to hug your children carefree.
The frozen Polish Winter winds were almost dying,
The golden promise of Summer made everything sing,

It was very sunny on...

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How much
can one give before they crumble under the
weight of what could have been and never will be? 
How many times
can one tear themselves into tiny, bloody pieces, rip out their soul, 
mutilate
themselves until nothing...

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‘Cream Puff’ you were my faithful companion for many years
I recall you were a birthday gift from an old school friend 
And I adored you from the moment I held you in my hands
As a...

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In His Longings, She Goddess Truly Born

In his castle built of sharp jagged rocks
alone, so far from Life's usual shocks
with a faithful guard dog, his only friend
he left world's fantasy, all it pretends!

In his own...

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In a squat way at the back of high street
Lived a blue-eyed soul, Orpheus his name.
A blues and roots minstrel of rock and beat,
He was a living legend, with fame aflame.

Eurydice was his radiant star.
They...

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7 men upped and left and then where never seen again
Nobody in the factory had a clue as to where and when

Jack's, cup of tea was still warm, stood on the table top
Nothing unusual here,...

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Blessed with a big hunk of love.
He protects us, entertains us, obeys us (and disobeys us when he really feels the need).
Individually, he has stolen the heart of every member of this family with his...

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Eyes furtive carry the reflected sheen of aluminium paint that is smooth a chrome flood
On the tin roof of the woodshed seen, with moonlight awash, awaking the dreaming scene.
The light has the tint of coyote’s...

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Bat and Gat, on the porch, in the rain,
Lay in rest and surveyed their domain.
With it coming down hard,
Not much up in the yard
To keep hero cats entertained.

Then back at the edge of the woods,
Near...

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Sophie Helen our cocker spaniel pooch
Loves nothing better than a tiny little smooch
She can hear the ham container the second it pops
Jumping to the top of the couch; her wiggle never stops

We laugh that she...

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The Lost Teddy Bears.

What adventures will today
Our Teddy Bears complete
When they all go out to play
At the park just down the street.

Lisa has a picnic made
With cakes and bread and cheese
Water, Coke and Lemonade
And lollies...

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A storm is brewing as the wind hastens,
the darkening troposphere trembles
with the tornado's teeming tempest afar.
Cumulonimbus clouds meet, gathering to 
brood, to share their destructive morose 
mood, just as he did that fearful, fateful night
as...

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I hate parking in supermarket car parks,
with scrapes and dents, or scratches common place.
They’re a request to join demolition derby, 
and some of the parking is a damn disgrace.

To find a parking space at times...

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*Yo YO yeah, yeah Bet B LeaVE,  yeah!
Mr. Lee don’t want 2 B 2 RUDE
I KNOW OUR NOT BUFF,
But girls had enough
Of your ugliness
Someday you’ll git a broken glass
When you Look-N- tha mirror crack

My...

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He's got a reptilian body and wings,
and breathe so hot he can singe anything,
he's very popular especially in summer,
if people barbecue's wind up a blunder,

He'll help them out if they need some heat,
that way he...

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When you stuck your paw out from that shelter cage,
Did you have any idea whose sleeve you clawed?
Did you see a heart you needed to engage?
Was there a sense that I’d see you and applaud?
Was...

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He was a guard dog
And very good at his job,
But one night he met a man
Who had killing on his mind.

The man was an assassin
With a contract to complete,
But the dog also had a job
Which...

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I had heard about the new cult in town, the gray rabbit express
It was stated that the followers did not show much happiness
They dressed in gray outfits, dresses usually, and rabbit ears
What is your main...

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As I wonder about with a weary waggling weak tail,
looking for a peaceful perfectly polished place to rest,
since I have no more real relatives,
I seek solace in science as a  solely secured
scheme for my...

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 One hot summer day long ago,
 My hubby and I thought we'd go
 to barbecue we
 accepted with glee
 by newlyweds, we got to know.

 I said we'd bring baked pork and beans,
 A...

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Ryan Jackson
Contest Name	Animals on your mind...

Aussie Blue Heeler
Seen em strike, brown snakey  type,
When cattle dogs are near,
Seen the bite cut off the hide, 
With bloody sheep shearing shears.
Saved dogs life?

Seen brown snakes pulled from...

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Outside my window these is a tree
Which is a symbol of only me
As I looked at the water
Where the milk mans daughter
Was wiggling her toes into neat little rows

I saw the guard dog dressed fireman’s...

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