Long Knickknacks Poems

Requisite inspection June 29th, 2022 at Apartment B44

Aforementioned title and following
little known verses of Matthew
finds me feeling squeamish, 
peevish, anguish, et cetera
at our (the missus and mine) digs,
cuz low income rental housing regulations
require safe and...

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Private Residence

Sign at the gate – no solicitors –
Beyond the rosewood door sanctuary in seclusion
Untouched by hands racing round
A face framed by chimes and alarms –
Measures of mincing minutes
Exiled with suitcases packed
To astral planes of...

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Requisite inspection November 24th, 2020 at Apartment B44

Countdown triggers nails
bitten down to quick
geesh if only Mary Poppins
could pull off cheap trick
or think super tramping Glinda courtesy
film Wizard of Oz
Good Witch of the North
riding at light...

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The missus upstages Grosse and Quade at unit b44...
for upcoming June 2023 inspection/violation.

Countdown triggers nails
bitten down to quick
geesh if only Mary Poppins
could pull off cheap trick
or think super tramping Glinda courtesy
film Wizard of Oz
Good Witch...

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Home invaders
Climbed the fence;
Huffed,
Puffed,
And blew the windows in,
Suddenly, they're inside a mansion.
They came prepared
With large duffel bags.
They grabbed all they could -
A family heirloom,
Jewelry,
Knickknacks, etc.
Then one walks out to the balcony
And a caged parrot locks...

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In the midst of mess and dust
Of knickknacks and trinket boxes turned to rust,
sat a small, dirty, bag,
dog-earred and worn; the sides beginning to sag.
Among its contents of pictures and cards,
Reminders of love and life,...

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Rain,
Partial transcendence though a small sliver of heaven on earth.
Condensed droplets of dew, 
Crystal gold, diamond refraction. 
Needs no help, accomplishes purity by merely being, 
Transcends touch,
Refreshing rivers rush over red eyes,
purity melds with the...

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Love is the Key to Jesus and whatever Love In life brings
All this stuff on earth is not worth nothing 
If you have not someone you love to share it with
Even then the stuff is...

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Pretty poison in the yard. Butterflies
Abound - Horseflies fly into pool. Bees
Buzz! Algae, fish, lady bugs, yard tools.

Grandma's house is pretty. Houdini The
Turtle escapes to visit. Next door, new
Neighbor - Max! Runs with Arthur -...

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(Thy lovely lasses unwittingly 
unstintingly unexpectedly 
taught me selflessness)

Every Holiday time each year, 
a rocketing increase asper
doling out Uriah Heap ping 
largesse imposed upon each
citizen banker (coerced, forced, 

induced to buy baubles,
bibelot, curios, et cetera...

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In an old house,
A cottage,
Near the ocean,
By the bay.
Two shall become one,
Plan their future,
And dream…

The house is old,
But not real old,
And they are young.

I suppose the old house could be called a cottage…

They have come,
To...

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She was a crazy old coot of a woman; most of us made fun of her.
Not in front of her face, we were socialized. But behind her back, watch out.
Story was that she lived with...

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She wandered into the prissy bathroom hating it for its prettiness.
There were all kinds of trinkets and knickknacks
She reached for two, and threw them onto the floor.
The fairy broke into slivers bringing her at least...

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Good day! 
Let’s have a marvelous time midst wholesome leisure
toward wondrous relaxation blitz devoid of pressure
allowing hearty gratitude exposure
while basking under heavenly rays’ pleasure
praising God Whose grace and mercy assure 
the welcoming of blessings' treasure
abundant...

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He walked with a swagger
Trying to be cool in his lack
He knew what people thought
He was NOT a black

...man

She limped with a drag and a thump
But her smile was a radiant light
In her presence shadows...

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In the early days, before it sunk in...
I gagged on a mother's love,
All the time throwing up loss;
A blur of people reasoning what can't be.

Your knickknacks lay scattered in every room
Waiting for you.

But now I...

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I know this sounds absurd but I swear to you this is true,
   I love to call your house and find the lack of energy tat used to define you.
To hear you say...

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Some days I just wanted to tread muted waves
not knowing whether
what grazed my leg was a porgy,
or a Leviathan reaching out to me from the gradient depths.

The paranoia kept me afloat,
the fear drove me to...

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Silver candlesticks and other thingamabobs
Of questionable use in these modern times,
And riffraff scattered throughout in gobs
Most are reminiscent of long-ago pastimes

Of younger years spent happily gallivanting
Around the globe in search of new ventures
Now I spend...

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I always considered you littered my home,
Small knickknacks adorning overcrowded shelves.
The marble statues you bought from lovely Rome,
I leave them there, a memory of ourselves.

And in gay Paris, you just went mad with joy
Those miniatures...

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In my Universe there is a battlefield
And there much blood has been spilt
Some of it was my own, some I even helped kill
Some I tried to rescue from the Devil but they signed that deal
And...

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I open my eyes to the lovely smile on mom's face 
and the tenderness in her gaze; 
but why is there more silver 
in her hair and more lines on her skin? 
The pretty pink...

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Divorce robbed him of surprise,
left him disused,
parts of his brain tingled less,
he grew blasé, he had to improvise,
extemporize parts
that were less prone to rust and mold.
It seemed he was a bare broom,
one that could no...

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Frida and Diego’s house
Had walls of cobalt blue.
Today it’s a museum and
Their paintings are on view.

I didn’t go to Mexico
To visit their collection,
But at the Garden, got to see
A limited selection.

The cactus plants in ochre...

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she never threw anything out 
the driveway is filled 
clothes hang on racks
hers on the left, 
a few of his on the right
tables of her shoes
kitchenware, pots, pans
knickknacks, tchachka’s
souvenirs from long ago trips
some of the...

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