Long Pennell Poems

"How many people are praying for love?" ("Don't Save It All For Christmas Day" by Avalon)


There are countless people in this world who have no one that loves them ... NO ONE! Why is that...

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Some folks will be down in the dumps 
Hillary lost … Donald came up trumps
Britain made their exit
They voted for Brexit
I have a question …are we all chumps?

JAN ALLISON

11~09~16


I think we're all sick of the...

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“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…”*
Thus was the lamentable protest of the Lord Himself 
…against wisdom-deficiency
Caused by truth-rejection, ignorance-reign, 
…skepticism-prevalence!!!

Propped with such rally point, here am I with my educator-voice
Protesting against inimical means...

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Small and Extra Large Loo

ma viewed her old man in a helpful mood
her sweetness turned to  a fiery storm brewed
a two sitter for the loo
his and her  tush  fit for two
extra spicy...

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Untold  brutal tales of wives battered. 
World all over, violated wedding vows, 
in merciless kicks, her screams drowse. 
Black-eyed Cindrella, dreams all shattered. 

Injured love hurts... in horrific nightmare. 
Red petals pumelled in dark...

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A collaboration with my brother-in-law, Andrew Pennell (AJP)

The fiery rose is my blossoming love
God's love is like the fiery, passionate rose that I give you gratefully
My love is strong and mighty like a graceful knight
The...

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Blah blah blah blah blah
My eyes glaze over and you don’t notice or care
Blah blah blah blah blah
Permission denied to use my headspace for waste disposal
Blah blah blah blah blah
I keep desperately hoping this will...

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Once the First Nation people owned the land,
from one coast of Canada to the next coast;
the mighty warrior is now just a ghost.

The people rounded up no matter what band,
put in Indian reservations to be...

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I ask, dear God, how can this be?
     It rends my soul and stabs my heart!
How could they pass those bills, decree
     these inhumane new rules will...

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Lighthouse
Sentinel

Mountainous seas roaring straight in your face
Where the clouds and the waves meet
The lighthouse stands defiant, man's sentinel
Mankind braves nature to save the fleet

Standing on her pedestal unwilling to relinquish
Her eternal roll to the frothing...

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Lighthouse sentinel 

Mountainous seas roaring straight in your face 
Where the clouds and the waves meet 
The lighthouse stands defiant, man's sentinel 
Mankind braves nature to save the fleet 

standing on her pedestal unwilling to...

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“Perhaps we doth protest too much”*
while eating bread without the crust
while claiming there’s no one to trust
why are we making such a fuss
when those who protest curse and cuss
while texting on their i-phone plus
and should...

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 Tribute to Teachers - Constanza

Upon my soapbox I protest
    that teachers schooling young and old,
    be honored like they're made of gold.

How small in payment we invest
 ...

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title : saved by her mates


The killer clowns are roaming free 
looking for lovely ladies to slay. 
A wicked smile and red shot eyes 
sharpened teeth that's one evil smile. 
He has a blood red...

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Steve works in a call center
to earn an honest bob
but some days he can't believe
the words that flow from some folks gob

They cus and curse
Then eff and blind -
you'd not believe your ears
and if he...

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Form: Tanka
The age of friendship
Love and peace fused forever
The star signs aligned 
Dawning of Aquarius
Flower powers hour arrived


New as we all begin this new endevaor
A journey to where heavens gate resides
Prepare yourself for some unfair...

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Isabell


I   is for Isabell 
S   is for the sunshine gleam and sunny smiles you bring to everyone’s heart
A   is for the angel that is our little Princess 
B ...

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