Long Memory loss Poems

The old man stood;elbows resting on the old stone wall
Wistfully he gazed over the snow laden field,
Watching the sheep nibble on bales of hay,
He thought back remembering his working day.

In his leather like work hardened...

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Love wants nothing to do
with the everyday affairs of men.
Love's only intention
is to catch the lover!

Rumi

God wants nothing to do
with the routine affairs of men,
God's only intention
is to catch the lover's attention!

I wonder if Freud's...

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Clandestine meeting between
the Orvatech Corp. and the Celestial Military Command
Date: 04.24.2258


General Avar, the High General: The third trial test run has been successfully
concluded. What are the recommendations, gentlemen.

Dr. Quintas, the lead scientist: The fifth generation...

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Her  m a d n e s s  was the result of an unfortunate series of events. The epilogue came to a halt as she was  b r o k e n...

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Moment a desire arises 
we become joyous
Mind starts ruminating
We are hooked on to it

What began as a mere thought
Now controls our mind, actions
Mind thinks about non fulfillment of desire 
our happiness is ruined

Many youngsters aim...

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Heart Of Stone

What a heart wrenching piece of news..
In today’s spread of daily news…
Boldly headlined ‘Mom: No Forgiveness”
It was about filial hurt and devastated dreams.  

This news worthy piece of news was rather brief..
The...

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Gerry Coombes and April Showers have their families in a spin,
being ninety-two and eighty-nine; planned their new life to begin.
They’ve announced they’re getting married before they get too old,
and of course there is resistance, but...

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After the storm, my brother
(all gangly knees and elbows)
bore the brunt of its ferocious aftermath.

Every day after school
I watched his wiry biceps bulge a little
as his handsaw scritched against the tree
which had fallen diagonally across...

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'Bee' put on a bar-be-que for bringing up the past,
and of course he added drinking. Now the die was caste
for stories bringing laughter from dubious glory days,
when our oats were being sown while living single...

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I saw her sitting alone at the table
Forlorn, and not expecting any company
Up to her I quickly walked and greeted her
With a gentle hug and tender kiss on the cheek
Momentarily her eyes lit up with...

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The daughter suspected there was something wrong…she found it most upsetting…when she began to notice all the little things her mother was forgetting.

And the more she saw her mother falter…her misplaced keys…her lost glasses…her forgotten...

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THAT COLORFUL DRUG CONTEST
Sponsor: Lewis Raynes

There may have been some pink or red…but mostly loneliness and black…
My head couldn’t tell the difference between right and wrong…good and bad…here or there…Now all I see is the...

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Had a bad headache last night...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
I wake up now and the time is bright
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Get dressed, no time for breakfast
I'm needed at investigations by...

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My wife and I had planned a camping trip at Doctor’s Creek reserve,
a peaceful place to ease our minds, and a holiday that we deserve
amongst the natural beauty with the Goulburn River flowing past,
and lazing...

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Memory, oh sweet memory, 
Lost in dizziness, but found.
Excite my brain to joyfulness.
Pain is sometimes lethal.

Memory loss is just one warning sign of this war.
Add to that: headaches, depression, oh, the mental pain.
Numbness, insomnia, heart...

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Getting Old


Getting old sucks, and it's plain to see
Mother Nature's having fun tormenting me.

Sitting in a chair enjoying a snack,
I start to get up, and there goes my back.

Sitting on my porch, watching the world...

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I WAS CIRCUMED TO THIS TREATMENT 7 TIMES TO BE EXACT
YOU ARE RIGHT WHEN STATING THE INSUATING FACT
THEY RUIN YOUR TODAY PROMISING BETTER TOMORROW
STILL CONTINUING TO BE STUCK IN MY BIPLOAR SORROW
EXCEPT THE NEW MEMORY...

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Of all the lanes we could go down,
Memory Lane may be the most dangerous of all.

If you choose to take a trip down this lane,
There are a few precautions it would be wise to take....

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The drunken pen knows no boundaries, flowing from one page to the next, one idea to the next never stopping too long in one place. It longs to write fluffy, flowery, big descriptive words that...

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10 Poems That Define Me

Yvonne’s Swan Song – Narrative poem dedicated to all victims of bullying, including girls and boys of all ages, sizes, and backgrounds, including me!

Paralyzed – Dedicated to my father, who had...

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POWER OF MUSIC

People have the strength
People have the power 
Power to control
Power to influence
Influence to evolve
Influence to change
Change to make a difference
Change for the better
Better well-being
Better perspectives
Perspectives in life
Perspectives in love
Love is a decision
Love is...

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This life
Revolving me around the sun as an elite on this earth my gift,  
                   ...

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AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES

How do I know if I really have dementia
When remembering my name is the goal
Others maybe too kind to say the word
How they look, it’s what I have inferred
Less memory lapse, more...

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Think think!!!!
Think aloud she say's
while walking with a ruler
tapping each of us on the head

apples on our desk
Kids playing dead

Laying our faces on our desk
passing notes with my friend ted

But along in the window
came a...

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Day after day 
Symptom after symptom 
I go through this feeling of loneliness 
Irritability 
Snappiness  
Anger
Depression 
Unhappiness 
Sadness, as tears roll down my face
I can’t believe eight years has passed
Seems like life has gotten...

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