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Premium Member Etched Humanity

Written: April 24, 2024
                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tread of life
      a strand of hair
           disassociation
desolation    devastation     
floribunda      flapdoodle
                   constantly hearing 
Voices... 
             whispering 
                    screaming,
spread their 
             ivory wings, 
                               fly
                         in  velveteen 
                              sky

Constantly...
                     berating, 
                         damaging 
                              disparaging
mentally...

unseen torment 
                 pretending
                        drowning in 
                              unfillable      chasm
Trauma... 
           suppressing 
                        swallowing 
existence
                   dripping with shadows...

When casting spells 
             seeking peace 
                           amid war
                                turn off TVs 
            keep radios hushed
                             lure of 
                       loathy 
                 illusion

draped in earthy 
                   petrichor shade
splendidly 
               sculpted from 
                                   stardust
bereft of insignia or emblem...

Opus headline
           in magnetic bowl
                          shredded
                  with a spark
burned in full 
anoint ash 
          on forehead 
                                  As Peace Symbol

Then
    with a broken gun 
                on windowsill
                             east-facing muzzle 
           align seven shots
heart-shaped trigger guard
                shadows shouldn't touch

Then

stir three dove wings 
                            into hot milk
must be flawless
           add three plastic 
                  army men 
                          whirlwind
                                       madness
let it cool down &
stir with 
              olive branch

Dump sharp knife out
             sun-facing blade
                      back spell your name 
                                  five times
                      then step inside &
                                   close the door
etched in 
          immortal art 
                      of humanity.
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Other


Legend of the Black Dove - Part 4

Legend Of The Black Dove  
                              (Part 4) "The Imposter"

When the dust had settled in the pit, there was a movement
As the Black Dove had fortunately fallen between the pinnacles.
However, Jack Wild was not so lucky as he impaled himself upon 
One of these obelisks. The Dove took a running jump and found 
Himself atop of the pit, he ran over to rescue the other
Trapped men. Fate had been kind to his friend Rex Murphy,
While the other three men were hurt and needed medical attention.
The Dove and Murphy carry out the men to the Golden Coach,
Which took them back to Southerly. The local doctor managed to
Patch them up enough to be taken back to the local jail in Dover.
It was time to return the coach, so Rex Murphy and the
Black dove started back for Dover. By that time the Black Dove was 
Satisfied that he had finally tracked down the men who had
Murdered his friends. He lay down (leant against the seat-back)
In the coach for a rest. The coach was approaching Dover when 
Murphy notices a group of Men by the road. He stopped to investigate. 
As it turned out they Had been robbed by a masked man wearing a 
purple waistcoat with a Black Dove insignia on it. He had shot and 
killed two people before stealing their horses. Three passengers climb 
aboard the coach.  As they continue their journey to Dover. The imposter 
and his five Assailants, who had been lying in wait, emerged from behind 
the rocks. They where heavily armed and the leader disguised as 
the Black Dove Bade Murphy and his passengers to step out of the coach. 
In the Meantime the real Black Dove who was inside the coach, climbed 
Out of the window, sneaked around the coach and leaped to the 
Top of the rock. He picked out the Leader, then jumped off the rock 
Onto the horse grabbing the imposter and sending the horse into panic. 
The horse gallops off with the two men wrestling with each other.
The horse raced around the place near the swamp were the horse 
Sinks into quicksand. The two Doves were also trapped in the fast 
Sinking quicksand as they continue to struggle, Both finally sinking 
Out of sight......
Is this the end of the Black Dove and his imposter ?
Will any one succeed in rescuing them in time ?
Find out in the next exciting part...."Adventures On The High Seas"
Posted 1st of each month. 

Written: 1st April 2013
Form: Prose

Premium Member Goodbye Sun

Dedicated to the Officers and crew of
USS Columbia (SSN 771)

Goodbye Sun

We are welcomed by men in 
immaculate whites
Through a hatch
we descend a steep ladder
into "The Last Slider"

From a narrow corridor we enter
into the brain and nerves
of this vessel- 
To my untrained eye the confusion
of cables overhead is bewildering
This black ship of stealth
tracks the world outside,
silently invisible itself

Rows of monitors, sonar devices
high powered periscopes
all with a myriad of buttons to push-
A marvel of technology -
yet men are the heart and soul
of this great ship

They are Submariners

They say goodbye to the sun
for months on end
Week after harrowing week they spend
day after day on grinding drills
where the only thrill is their daily meals
Systematic, methodical
They are human- in a ship of war
but a ship that exists for freedom

The Officers guide us through each section
The ship at rest has released them
from an endless commitment but
with a practiced eye
they are still attuned to every detail


Commanders almost prescient
so in step with every procedure
they can sense malfunction in their sleep
I notice the commitment to excellence
I note the pride behind the
preparations for our inspection
Blue curtains with the ships insignia
are drawn on bunk beds
Shiny copper engine parts, clean bright paint
reflects the values of those who
keep their vessel, ship-shape

Now I stand in the nose where the
weapons rest
The metal tubes look benign
for all the power they contain
Ironically in rows, directly above,
the crew's bunks are located-
in tiers of three -even sleep
 is regimented
Photos of family are the only
human touch in
this dark, black, whale 
of a vessel

The sense of duty for each individual
seems overwhelming
There is a spirit of complete trust
between them
This is a world for honorable men

"Victory is Silence"
I try to imagine daily living
the self-containment
the steely discipline
the choosing to go forward in the face of
uncertainty
Precision and man - morphing
The pact between Submariners is
absolute. 
They move as one.

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Contest Judged:  5/19/2020 12:08:00 AM
Sponsored by: Brian Strand 
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Coming of the Magi

Coming of the Magi
Matthew 2.1-12

Verse 1: “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem...Judea,
During the reign of King Herod, magi came [Yeshua],
From the east to Jerusalem. 2 They asked: [aroma],
‘Where is the newborn king of the Jews? [paranoia].

We’ve seen his star in the east, and we’ve [hernia],
Come to honor him.’ 3 When King Herod [gonna],
Heard this, he was troubled, and everyone [won’t ya],
In Jerusalem was troubled with him [trauma (Athena)].

4 He gathered all the chief priests and the legal [torah],
Experts and asked them where the Christ was [Amonia],
To be born [stroma]. 5 They said ‘In Bethlehem [krona],
Of Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote, [Adonia]:

6 “You, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means, [aqua],
Are you the least among the rulers of Judah [enterica], 
Because from you will come one who governs [insignia],
Who will shepherd my people Israel [loud n’ proud aura]”.

7 Then Herod secretly called for the magi and [drama],
Found out from them the time when the star [corona],
Had first appeared [prima]. 8 He sent them [begonia],
To Bethlehem, saying, “Go [n’] search carefully [beg ya]:

For the child. When you’ve found him, report [nihil mora],
To me so that I too may go and honor him.” Paronama].
9 When they heard the king, they went; and, [proxima],
Look, the star they had seen in the east went [comptonia] -

Ahead of them until it stood over the place [concordia],
Where the child was. 10 When they saw the star [folia],
They were filled with joy. 11 They entered the house [coxa],
And saw the child with Mary his mother [Collutorium gutta].

Falling to their knees, they honored him [phenomena].
Then they opened their treasure chests and [poma],
Presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense [aroma],
And myrr. Because they were warned in a dream, [gala] - 

Not to return to Herod [inca], they went back to [ok plasma],
Their own country by another route [elegantia (got ya!}].
I believe this is Matt 2.1-12, and know that you will lambda,
Because this trauma dealt with by the magi, was brahma.





Common English Bible used.
Form: Monorhyme

A Civil War Battlefield

the field is given a name
battles are about where they disappear
the ones that walk away 
      don't know where the hell they are

                         after the mayhem
peace continues destroying barns

        birds peck at exploded eye sockets
take what they see to feather nests in hollow trees

insignia and belt buckles 
are hunted to extinction
                                     sold into usury

mists shuffle a daze of time
     the rattling roll calls of magpies and jackdaws
echo the click-clacking of jawbones 
          executing orders and counter orders

the officers that stumbled forward or away
                     go quietly mad or marry well
later
shell stumped foot foragers tell their slogging tales
then find newly cracked rockers
                           to slip away on

between the hour before dawn and midday
the violence died away in smoke
                    muddle and disorder
no land was lost or won nothing ended or begun
                    only this smoldering
cannon blasted field surrendering its nowhere acres

eventually milk cows and goats are purchased
to he hell into butter
dead horses are brought back
                           as glue and sacks of fertilizer
the stubborn ghosts of mules bray
             on the night before remembrance day

thus now in the kilter and unwinding of years
the unnamed are plowed in or out
framed in visitor centers
    the long hauled about laid to primal grist
the fallen slain recalled again 
                            to quicken vintage tractors
the bearded and beardless site-marked and told
         by the grave tongued rangers 
who speak for the listening gone
and the whole much pounded shebang 
                                    grid referenced
as the muzzled earth still heaves up 
                           its lead riddled bones

service roads are built over tufts of d-n-a
           spent shells and frayed lapels catalogued
filed away

then the blue and grey left to fight 
      their own way home
                while another day breaks its promise


Inexplicable Memory Quirkily Unhinged

A rhetorical question finds me asking 
(to no one in particular) why I recall 
the names of grade school teachers 
approximately fifty years ago (whose 
names listed below), when the need

to retrieve necessary information due
ring examinations (less time ago) 
often found me seized with sudden 
inability to remember any vital ants
sirs (even including my name), thus

grudgingly handing over blank test paper 
analogously surrendering a vital 
document gracing terms of defeat 
into the scaly claws (zen nay), sans

first to sixth grade Precambrian relic
(Missus Batson, Missus Rittenhouse, 
Missus Wells, Mister Stout, 
Missus Shaner, or Miss Rinderle).

Invariably majority of first thru 
sixth grade accorded accredited 
ancient authenticated creatures. 
They freely exercised diabolical

churlish beastial animalistic zeal
us yakking, wickedly unprintable 
upon (unprincipled urchin) at 
receiving end of fiendishly grue
some hellish instructions. Assign
ments buttressed with ultimatums 

harkening back to Jurassic period 
earlier in dawning primate con
sciousness. Lesson material kindled 
with justifiable license in league 
with garnered insignia. Heft 

to bring pupils to heal predicated 
via warp and weft woven wonder
fully. Wrought writs welcomed 
whips with warranty whenever 
recalcitrant ruffian refused 

respecting reptilian rubric repre
sentative rattling (The Idler Wheel 
Is Wiser Than the Driver of 
the Screw and Whipping Cords 

Will Serve You More Than Ropes
Will Ever Do), which loosely
rendered regularly warbled 
wishy washy verse curmudgeons
freedom granted to interpret 

as one decrepit, hawkish insignia
certified one beaming Eve and/
or stud deed brute soffit. Education 
often relied on the weekly reader, 

and letters to and/or from Aunt 
Emma. Nefarious mean linkedin 
kickstarter jawboning torturous 
treatment tolerated, asper imps 

of the pervert, mutant Ninja 
Turtles duty bound antsy 
youthful yokel yodelers 
weathering ululating sing-song 
and quintessential precepts.

Inexplicable Quirky Memory Unhinged Clasp Two

when into scaly claws, sans first
to sixth grade Precambrian relic
(Missus Batson, Missus Rittenhouse,
Missus Wells, Mister Stout, Missus Shaner,
or Miss Rinderle).

Invariably the majority
     of elementary grades didst accord
accredited ancient authenticated creatures bored
(with exception of sixth)

     freely exercised diabolical chord
churlish beastial animalistic
     zealous yakking, wickedly,
     aye (a basket case) deplored

unprintable (epithets) this then
     (unprincipled urchin) puny pupil felt lord
did over whacked, sans receiving end,
     viz fiendishly gruesome
     hellish instructions mean teacher scored.

Assignments buttressed with ultimatums 
harkening back to Jurassic period earlier 
in the dawning primate consciousness. 

Lesson material kindled justifiable license 
in league garnered insignia heft brought pupils 
to heal predicated, via warpped weft woven 
wonderfully wrought writs welcomed whips 
with warranty whenever recalcitrant ruffian 
refused respecting reptilian rubric representative 
saber rattling, where...

(The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver 
of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will 
Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do), 
which loosely rendered regularly warbled 

wishy washy verse curmudgeons freedom
granted to interpret as one decrepit, hawkish
insignia certified one beaming Eve and/or 
stud deed brute soffit.

Education often relied on the weekly reader,
and letters to or from Aunt Emma to this Jack, 
oh napeswho never wrote back
sheesh, alas and alack.

Nefarious mean linkedin kickstarter jawboning 
torturous treatment tolerated, asper imps 
of pervert, mutant Ninja Turtles duty bound 
antsy youthful yokel yodelers weathering ululating 
sing-song quintessential precepts.

adieu:
math a hew
scott harris a gentile Jew
all ways felt like new
kid on the block isolated

     in his hermetically sealed queue
pay perm ash shay watched per view
whew
at last in conk clew shun to you
from one primate within the human zoo.

Frangible Ego Abysmally Copes

Unrelenting blitzkrieg deadly
assault upon psyche
pounded defenseless
vulnerable mindscape accustomed
to shelter within aproned crease
mama proffered manna, especially

when untethered meek docile lad
subjected to blistering hellfire
infamous hoodlums wantonly unleashed
verbal bombardments lobbing poison
spear tipped invisible blackened barbs
manifold times more agonizing

piercing, targeting, xraying...
guaranteed fatal skull and crossbones
unseen insignia wrought utmost damage
one hundred percent accuracy
ferociously besieging, jackknifing, pummeling...
successfully character assassinating,

a diminutive boy cursed with ideal traits
strongly tempted, delectably savored,
violently bullied (short of physical
stature violated, though seditious)
emotional violation wrought lifelong
oppressive worthlessness complimented

amply by absolute zero self confidence
distilled thru conception in utero
until parturition on a bitterly cold
January thirteenth (apparently small,
medium forces at large, sans right
buffalo wing conspiracy) instigating

ear splitting wailing testing threshold
of tolerance, no crying game, but
palpable anatomical and physiological
dislocations afflicting yours truly
with breathing difficulty courtesy
submucous cleft palate pronouncing

strong nasality, when acquiring speaking
ability more cause to ridicule upon
commencing attendance within Lower
Providence School District, where kids
said nastiest, meanest, foulest, cruelest...

unsolicited comments pointedly jabbing air
mocking severe twang plus pigeon toed gait
the latter rectified with custom made
contrivance crafted by papa that forced
little feet turned outward during sleep,
which less significant aberration became

corrected as I got older, but self shaming
and blaming assimilated thru incessant
intimidation, inundation, invitation...
passive personality tacitly allowed,
provided, and enabled entire classroom
to assail helpless looking human creature
'pon entering home burst into tears!
Form: Bio

The Maestro Marinero

Dedicated to: (Maestro Marinero) Antonio B. Dublado 


I could've been on the stage applauded by spectators old and young 
A vibrant lad and appealing, so well I could sing and dance. 
But when I saw a moving vessel in a horizon not so far 
I could see myself a sailor than a renowned performing star. 

I saw where the future leads me like the gleaming light on shore 
With the throng of white go marching with the drums and bugle corp. 
The anchor and the propeller are the insignia that I wore 
A Maestro Marinero  will one day knock at your door 

On the ship that I and my ambitions will surely never ever stop 
Though tears are falling; skin is soring or enjoying shorter naps. 
When I, like a fool, could laugh remembering funny anecdotes 
Perhaps it is a joke enough when laughing alone get caught. 

So each day in my quarter with my tailored uniform 
I can see the pride within me of such duty I perform 
Dreams should not be clouded by dirty oils or the fumes 
Not even by sea-sickness or by a strong wind or a storm 

As I follow the plotted course in this voyage so-called life 
Tempest may come so sudden; it could be perilous or slight 
Shipwreck is so ghastly for any sailorman to think 
To run aground is costly but it's far better than to sink 

I equip myself with preparedness as we head to another shore 
So wide-awake though deafened by the engine's endless roar 
Let me sing my song to the ocean; to the surfs in a nearby shoal. 
Soon another beauty I'll be seeing in another port of call 

When it's time for me to disembark and set foot on the dry land 
I'll be staying at the shore line to pay tribute to the ocean. 
A mariner in the harbor where a lighthouse standing still 
See fulfillment at his old age, Oh Lord! Let it be thy will. 


Date & Time of Writing: 
November 15, 2011 
4:01pm – 4:47pm 

Just another ordinary day. At about 3:00 pm, excursionists comprising of Marine Engineering students came into my shop to buy bottled water.  Then I remember a cousin who devoted his life at sea.
Form: Rhyme

Harley Davidson

HARLEY DAVIDSON

The roar of the victorious twins that spark,
Enigma of the spotless glint in the dark,
The riders, symbolic of rare brood,
Tattooed with insignia and bandana as hood.

Third year of the twentieth century, there starts a stride,
Relentlessly over a century, stands stout in pride,
The post First War years, gave birth to the twins,
Sidecars mated, to the 18 horses’ wings.

“Milwaukee” heaven, created the stars,
In a big bang scatter, they traversed the universe,
The years of the big wars, saw seventeen-inch twins,
Immaculate with epaulettes and battle olive greens.

At the end of the war, God lent a hand,
To evolve a shiny steel armour for the generation, next clan,
The Knuckleheads, the Glides set the road on fire,
Protectors of human dignity, induce fear on felons’ desire,

The low riders of the seventies, launched with a zing,
The world of its class termed it “A mean machine”,
The XL’s the K’s, roll out with a whack,
Its looks and tyres, burnt all tracks.

Then there were the softails, those flew like a dove,
Elevated the pillion rider, for the embrace of Love,
The zing of the V2 and the double chrome exhausts,
Reflects the personality of a star, that rocks.

Out arrived the fat boy who could cruise an endless mile,
Traverse across the continent in elegant style,
The Dyna and the Low Riders with their fiery spokes,
Came in with accessories that included tattooed blokes.

The King of the road with flashers and sirens run,
Vigilant officer in uniform with a holstered gun,
The Buells, The Cyclones, The Lightning and Thunderbolts
Menacing street fighters, up on the roll.

Exotic long forked choppers, on a smooth ply,
The rattle sound merges, with a helicopter in the sky,
It is the character, that reflects, the heart alone,
The charisma, of falling in love with, ‘Harley Davidson’.

By Pradipta Roy Choudhury
From The Transient Soliloquy
published by Notionpress
https://notionpress.com/read/the-transient-soliloquy
Form: Narrative

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