Long Jump ship Poems

The Reality of Depressions Hold

The heart throbs with every beat it yearns to be loved,

To feel that butterfly flutter of affection, a touch of love,

The soul yearns and searches for happiness and comfort,

To feel at...

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I feel like a ship lost in the open sea in the middle of a storm crashing side to side as I try and navigate the choppy waters of life. 
All alone being pulled and...

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About time,
I've paid my dues I've crossed the line,
This moment I thought would never come,
Is in my grasp, the deed now done.

Don't get me wrong, I loved my Mum,
But all that passed would surely stun
Even...

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Drowning

What is it about falling in love
that makes us an emotional mess?
Even those as innocent as a dove
are too often put to the test.

I was one who took that leap
and made real the fantasy I...

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Deep freeze
       Help please

             Man down
           ...

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We play, we stray, Life, many a doorway, all areas grey. A mystical array, along the way.

Along the way, to destiny we travel night and day. Sometimes predator, sometimes prey. life's a game? Is what...

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My Many Obnoxious Poems

How you write and prepare your poems is based on your
favorite poems you end up imitation. In my case, they are
Will Rogers whose statue you see in the Capital Building
especially on TV...

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Yesterday Auntie Mabel’s latest letter arrived in the mail
Telling me she is finally retiring at year’s end without fail,
That she’d heard from Aunt Lula Fay who is rather frail
And, is upset because her nephew Sid...

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The cauldron sizzled when she added stink wood twiglets

threw in an old sandal and stirred the pot in elegant poise

When she stoked the fire by the quay of mixed pleasure

the platinum boiler outshone the lighthouse...

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Out of Bounds!

Do you know when your sanity's out in 'left field?'
Are you still in the ballpark? Oh, heart, please get steeled!
Though the answers aren't pretty, the truth's there to seek!
It's when I feel the...

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I once was a farmer
I worked the land
I reaped the corn 
With a scythe in my hand

I ploughed my furrow
I sowed my seed 
I grew my crops
My family to feed

One day hot and thirsty 
With...

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I once was a farmer
 I worked the land
I reaped the corn 
With a scythe in my hand

I ploughed my furrow
I sowed my seed 
I grew my crops
My family to feed

One day hot and thirsty...

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Adorable and Deplorable

If Democrats what you do is adorable
Things Republicans did were deplorable
What we received from latest briefing
A bunch of bologna beyond believing.

Them laughing was impossible completely
Democrats reacted pleasantly and sweetly
And being in White House...

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whispers-of-deceit
telling me, you in love with me
im the one you need
whispers-of-deceit
tellin me, you missin me
when youre lonely
repeat2x:

you tellin me,
you dream of my smile
thinkin of me, is well worth while
"yes i know"
but youre lyin to me
boy...

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Theres a very simple thing in life, and its called love. Love conquers all. Love has conquered me, finally. Conquered me by knowing, feeling, living unconditional love. 

Born into love, live it, breathe it, fall...

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Father,father, where are you?Can't you see what you put my mother through?
Playing house was fun.Never realizing the cost of being the boss. What am I 
suppose to do? I'm just a teenager trying to graduate...

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It wasn’t me that said I’m going to build a great wall
I’ll make Mexico pay! Now that takes gall
It wasn’t me that took millions from the NRA
Now he’s in their pocket and can’t take any...

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Some stupid things said
weird things explained
I plan on losing sleep
and having bad dreams
in my bed
now you say you won't like how I sleep

I have little left to hold onto
can't you see that?
sold all my things
deserted...

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She tried to get my attention a number of times
But It was not possible because
I was a country or two away
Wearing brown leather swashbuckler pants
White billowy blouses, and multi-buckled boots, 
Fighting pirates with Sabers.
I was...

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We boarded the soulful train at birth.
We grasp our family will be our vassal.
Both of our parents will starve to death.
No one escorted us toward the gravel. 

Our parents will debark from the train later....

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sailors take warning
before you set sail
say a prayer that
your ship will survive
the ocean's swell and
take heed that the 
danger does not 
only lie above but 
also beneath the blackness 
of the fathomless sea
where sirens exist
only...

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On this vessel for far too long.          
But as captain, I can't jump ship.      
The land taunts, to me you belong.  
Why did you agree to this trip.         ...

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Art called out leave all you are doing
Art called out to me follow me now
Art called my name let me show you
Art said to me please follow me Jonah

Hold the pen once more
Visualize once more
Inspire...

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"I'm good at thinking outside the box, so much that you begin to realize it's not a box at all" Will.I.Am 

circle back, low hanging fruit 
leverage this new route 
bottom line touch base, pivot...

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I haven’t written a fiddle-faddle footle in a while. Here goes:

flotsam
bought some

     floating
     doting

for miles
exiles

     flash scenes…
     careens

ah trees…
no…bees!

...

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