Long In a moment Poems
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Let’s sit like comrades
Let’s talk like one
As we watch each other’s back.
Let’s put our ideas to the know
So that we can make this nation grow
For we are in it together.
Let’s live the spirit of Unison
Lest our tribes and culture divides us
Let’s bury the hatred of yesterday
So that we can have a happy today.
Let us scurry towards good
And share of what food
This nation has in store.
Let’s embrace the words of greatness
And help our progeny find their path,
Let’s break down these callous walls
That have been a threat to our success.
Men and Women; Young and Old
Let’s build a better country
Devoid of corruption and crime
Our country needs us
To be just and upright,
To build and not to destroy
For its gains and not for its pains.
Let our feet thread this earth
Of a country in a moment of rebirth.
Let the youths embrace this gift
Of success from renewed struggles
And of loyalty towards fatherland.
Let them keep the hopes alive
That they truly are
The great leaders of our tomorrow.
Let’s obey the laws of the land
And let’s give rights to those due
And if this nation should wobble
Or clamour in times of trouble
Let us all be concerned as patriots,
That we are in it together.
© Ayinla, Muyideen Adeleke
cold
physically, emotionally, spiritually
hollowed out like a two hundred year old redwood
ravaged by fire, i didn’t care
my sense of purpose had long lost its relevance
spiraling out of control and letting it happen.
i had to admit, i needed help
we had a relationship once, You and me,
we used to chat,
though it’d been a while.
i believed You would help me.
thats what You do.
So i called on You
and waited for a response.
… crickets
maybe a little more reflecting wouldn’t hurt.
…so i waited and i called on You again.
You must have known i would reach out.
You must have heard my cries.
where were You? away on business?
i thought it was ego or pride.
or both.
not coming to You regularly
seems to piss You off
maybe there’s a lesson to be learned
i knew one of us had to blink.
then i remembered, You don’t blink.
it’s pretty much Your way or the highway.
i realized this time i wasn’t going to blink either.
now what?
… more crickets
i learned early i am responsible
for my actions
i read a person must trust in himself
ultimately, one can’t rely on anyone else
one needs to develop inner strength
be honest with himself, face life, face reality.
no one or thing is going to save me
only i can
in the past, i believed in myself
when most wrote me off.
and in a moment of clarity,
i figured it out
the righteous will say You did hear me
You heard my cries and answered
my action was Your response.
giving me the strength to ask for help
to pull myself up, to be a light for others
it was You working through me.
they’ll say there’s a bigger picture
that i don’t see or get.
someday an explanation will be revealed.
i suppose those are possibilities
but i don’t understand;
what’s Your point?
is this about me
or about You or
You and me?
teaching? compassion?
put them before myself?
feel the pain i inflicted on others?
exalt You as the only one who can “fix things?”
how does that work?
i get credit for failing and You for healing.
maybe someday if You have time,
we can have coffee and chat about it.
we’ll meet some place where we can
sit outside and You can blow more smoke
Always
Can’t stop listening to ‘Always’.
In all ways I am under her spell.
Don’t want to quit thinking of future days,
Because right now I am free from my personal Hell.
I am walking in the light for love is glorious.
It is not asking to take anymore from us.
We are speaking without words, telepathic understanding.
I think about her and she let’s me keep on dreaming.
Lost in a moment of purity.
Not harmed by the truth of what is.
Living in a head of fantasy,
Is walking through air blowing bliss.
It embraces me with loving arms.
She holds me gently to keep me from harm.
I am day dreaming of a life so charmed,
That nothing can cause me to fear what could be, or what was.
(C)2025 Aa Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
There are faces
that stare out of an inner dark
that are featureless and have
no name. They haunt memory,
some prodding a nerve
sending a regret off
in search of a home.
Others pick at a wound
not quite healed somewhere
in a hard to reach place
of a life. There are those
faces that are lost somewhere,
trapped in a moment,
unable to move on.
I never saw your face,
your brief existence covered over
by a label wearing the anonymity
of just a surname. That
was the way they did it back then,
stopper grief with denial.
Your lifetime was measured
in minutes. You would be
forty five this year.
My mind often fills
those years with dream,
wondering what we could
have done, the meaningful
and silly stuff a father usually
does with a son.
There is a place I sometimes
go to stare into the face
of an unfathomable silence.
I whisper a name
but there is no reply.
All alone this evening
Following a moonbeam
glowing brightly in the sky
Strolling down a pathway
as we watch a firefly
Listening to a melody
sung sweetly on the breeze
All alone this evening
underneath the maple trees
Hand in hand we wander
on this chilly winter night
Dreaming of tomorrows
filled with everything that’s right
Pausing in the shadows
where we share a tender kiss
All alone this evening
in a moment just like this
Gazing on the beauty
that my eyes have come to see
Lingering my vision
when your smile is close to me
Standing in a clearing
counting every star above
All alone this evening
just the two of us in love
Good night Soupers
It seems our thoughts are worthless
There are such few pennies for our thoughts
We use to have an abundance
Now like pennies we don't have a lot
So many of our minds are empty
That really is a shame
We rely so much on google
We fail to use our brain
What in the world would happen
If our technology was lost
If in a moment it vanished
Could we afford the cost
All our libraries sit empty
Few people know what to do
They have never picked up a book
It's a thought that should make us blue
It's never too late to get started
We can put some time aside
Memorize some basic facts
Expand our minds from deep inside
Thinking to some time in the future when we rely almost
solely on our technology. If we run out of energy, and books
are a thing of the past, where will we be? The beginning
reference to the penny is because in Canada we are
eliminating the penny.
Today, I watched
From the bus garage
As you came outside
And casually brushed the snow
From the car,
Preparing to drive the kids
Away from me
And in that moment
I broke down and cried,
Remembering how long it's been
Since we were together
As a family
In that moment,
I wanted to embrace you,
And I wanted to help you
Like I always have
Over the years
In that moment,
I wanted to hear
The familiar chaos of little voices
Loudly protesting
As they are unceremoniously pulled
Away from the warm glow
Of electronics,
And forced to march
Into the cold November snow
In that moment,
I wanted to tell you that
Everything will be okay,
And that the truth will soon shine
Through the fog of his lies,
Like a beacon in the night
I wanted to tell you
That our love for our children
Will burn through the blackness
Of fear and hatred,
Forever destroying the evil
That tries to keep us apart.
There is something more precious than a diamond that shines brighter than the sun found in a moment of innocence frozen in time
Patience is the key to the prize because… a moment can last an unknowing amount of time, and it is greater than anything you could imagine whether or not you know the size
Because in this moment life, time, and the world are all perfect
In this moment there is no way to make perfect better but somehow you do it every time effortlessly
In this moment you know where you are, but you are lost at the same time
And you know what you want but you are scared to reach for it, but what would we be if no one ever reached
7 seconds before reaching, emotional prelude to the unwanted goodbye and the unknowing next time
We both know what is coming but still question the near future
She rests her head on my shoulder and runs her hand through my beard
6 seconds before reaching she sighs a sigh of happiness and sadness mixed together, because she treasures this moment more than a pirate and his search for gold to unfold but she…
5 seconds before reaching, goodbye is opening the door so we stand and embrace each other before goodbye can see
4 seconds, the embrace is lust behind bars, love in chains, freedom behind a gate, but a heart with wings
3 seconds, our eyes meet like the first time you looked in my direction, a couple on their 1st date, love in its first kiss, like the one who is blind, but their heart sees it all before it’s too late
As our eyes meet before the blink the moment blossoms like a rose growing in concrete
And the door is now halfway open with goodbye being ever so discrete
2 seconds, the embrace becomes tighter as you put your face against my cold neck and breathe a warm reassuring last breath. Winter killing an everlasting rose
1 second, goodbye walks in and you walk out leaving my heart, mind, and dreams with nothing but a double take…
In that moment I started to reach and then quickly retracted, leaving my mind with nothing left to say
But there is something special about not winning or losing and just living in the middle that just feels right.
p.s. thank you for being my friend...
The waters crash against the rocks
with the foaming lather running down
upon the stonework so glistening
as if speaking with a frown
There's such force among the ocean
coming in with power fast and free
anything sitting there taken in a moment
no time to dispute just to agree
High up growing behind the coastline
there is woodland showing many a tree
what splendid colour shines forth
such greenery among blossoms so free
The attraction the beach brings forth
such temptations to enjoy the sun
love walking with sand between your toes
all the family enjoy all this fun
This is a picture filling your mind
one that encaptures every thought
making you enraptured to full bloom
so make this your camera's best shot
they met, once upon a time-
her silky hand melds with his
for but a moment
an exchanged glance, fleeting
chocolate brown orbs
swimming in pools of milk
ebony hair dancing across her
backless gown as she walks away
walked away…
swirling visions fill his head
dreams of her upon his bed
spinning, thrashing to and fro
stars put on an astral show
future bride on horse so white
sparkling jewels illume the night
speaks his name so sweet and low
eyes that cast a hopeful glow
calling, begging for his love
angels dance a waltz above
off they ride into the sun
forevermore they’ll live as one
‘twas the night they met
her heart stolen-
tapered black tie suit, cufflinks of gold
matching his golden locks
momentarily awestruck, diving into
piercing deep blue eyes
was all it took to set her blood afire
his seductive smile teasing
it’s way into her heart…
late at night when the world is asleep
she’s up thinking about him,
secretly hoping he’s dreaming of her too
when she finally closes her eyes
she drifts off, and in a moment of time
she’s with him, ready to love him
bands of gold glimmer like starlight
her silky gown drops gently to the floor
Andromeda turns her gaze
lost in love’s embrace
they burn like the midnight sun-
forevermore to live as one
she glances his way
her heart smiling, believing-
meeting him was destiny
she walks past his desk
drinking in another fill of him
if only she could tell him…
if only he could tell her...
he catches a glimpse
from his lonely cubicle
the nape of her neck beckons
a tender kiss, well-placed-
before long he's lost in a daydream
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