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Bravada

bare up to listen if you dare
to words of poets spoken so rare

within these words chosen with care
timeless messages encoded there

our hearts to the depths of love untold
with in words secrets attempt to unfold

fragility of hearts made of glass
often broken by unnoticed pass

our pride in country, family and God
rarely is seen the road we trod

giving life , health and limbs for strangers
all the time knowing the dangers

words that rang out within our hearts
words from poets and prayers impart

what once was living; resurected by art
the plain, the shy, the cowardly depart

leaving the brave, the hero's, the ledgends of heart
to fight, to wittness the cruelty of Satans art

and of life there are many themes
each and every one pretaining to thee

for there is nothing new under the sun
for every battle there is a victory won

to be a hero or a martyr
some they know not

but for the principle 
the reason they fought

it mattered not the reward they got
but what was right, was right and life mattered not

weather battlefield or police shootout
they fought

over a little piece of land
their parents bought

poets know justice is from the heart
and pens telling the story is our part

when justice is justice
and laws are unjust

the feelings poets commandeer
and rush
Form: Couplet


Premium Member To All the Pens I'Ve Lost Before

To all the pens I’ve lost before
That rolled off my desk and, on the floor
I’m glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the pens I’ve lost before

To all the pens I’ve once caressed
And may I say, I’ve held the best
For helping me to grow, I owe a lot I know
To all the pens I’ve lost before

Ideas in my mind were growing
And all those things I had to say 
Those things and thoughts my inward praying
Etched in pen with verse I’d play

To all the pens that gave words life
That helped express love to my wife
I’m glad you came along
I dedicate this song
To all the pens I’ve lost before

To all the pens that inspired me
That filled empty pages with fantasy
They live within my heart
Always playing an important part
For all the pens I’ve lost before

With the wisdom each pen was bestowing
They helped me find the right words to say
Inspiration steadily growing
Why did the best pens never stay

To all the pens I’ve lost before
That rolled off my desk and, on the floor
I’m glad they came along
I dedicate this song
To all the pens I’ve lost before

To all the pens I’ve held before
From you I could not ask for more
Yes, I’m glad you came along
Without you I couldn’t write my songs
To all the pens I’ve lost before.


A parody of Willie Nelson’s song, I hope you enjoy.
Form: Lyric

Premium Member Parteeeee

Principally, pretty Penny the poet gave the ILLUSION of preening
Outside the Palace in the portico pre-party. 
Edward the Bard entered elegantly, elaborating with an INFUSION of
Trendy calligraphy pens and colored inks of CREATIVITY.
Ralph, the Shakespearian sonnet writer EVENTUALLY strolled in with a scroll.
You would think none of them new each other, as they
Practically knocked each other over getting to the press.
At any other time, Annabelle the actress would have been
Languishing on a director’s arm but tonight, she had 
An editor! How INEVITABLE! Clarisse came to the Palace Ball dressed as
Cleopatra and carrying a clay tablet full of 
Egyptian poetry, who would win for best piece was anyone’s guess.	

Poet:Debbie Guzzi
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member My First Poem

All these years ago it began
then I picked up my black pen
wondering if I could write poetry
so doubtful was I back then

But then my grey cells responded
bringing thoughts mindfully alive
from that point, confidence grew
brings a vision point to truly strive

Having been set to write poetry
it's appropriate what made my debut
for my subject matter set to write
a long-pointed thing is my clue

By now you'll have worked it out
that first poem was titled 'The Pen'
which would be my best ever friend
writing in my notebook forever open

To think now many I've penned
using up gallons of flowing ink
it all began with a pen of mine
which was indeed my missing link!

(This is written looking back on the first poem written all these years ago, so many pens have been used since then!)
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Lessons of Uvalde

Don't forget your books with the shiny covers.
Pens filled with glitter and rainbows of hope.
My books used to be wrapped in brown paper bags.
By year's end they'd be frayed and covered in kid graffiti.
Number 2 pencils poked with bite marks.

Most importantly, mind your teachers.
But when they delve into critical hate theory or gender fluency.
You have my blessing to tune them out...
After all, you're only six years old.

In my day we'd recited the pledge.
Had air raid drills garnished with salted sirens.
We'd be ordered to scramble under wooden desks.
To protect ourselves from nuclear fireballs...
The teachers turning into hell hounds. 
Barking at us to keep quiet and keep our heads down. 

As they goose-stepped up and down the aisles.
They'd look for stray-paper-eyed lambs. 
We had to do this because of a red boogie man. 
Who couldn't wait to lay our souls inside his nuclear sandbox-

Of course, you kids have your own boogie man to fester about...
So don't forget to run for the gates or shelter in place.
If all else fails, do as they do in Uvalde.
Cover yourself in your best friend's blood and play dead.


Premium Member Miss Marple's Nephew's Double Mysteries

*Image of Stringer Davis and Margaret Rutherford by Fanpop.


Miss Marple's Nephew's Double Mysteries

~~0~~

Agatha Christie, 
   Agatha Christie slights through half her years,

pens a fictional, Miss Marple,
   a Miss Jane Marple by her peers,

Agatha's best sleuth qualities had a nephew,
   a nephew named Raymond

not into crime stuff like his aunt,
   not like his aunt who'd felt him as Rainman,

though he thought much of the world,
   the world he thought of much,

~~0~~

such as the Death Valley Sailing Stones,
   stones sailing by magic touch?

some stones are seven hundred pounds,
   seven hundred pounds some stones are,

wintertime,
   wintertime flats fill with little quantities of rainwater that freezes so far,

day's sun melts the ice splitting it into sheets,
   into sheets, they're splitting,

desert winds hit the stones that slip and slide,
   slide and slip making results fitting.

~~0~~

and in Raymond's follow-up study he did of Richard III
death and all,
   death and all?

after his remains were found, his head was bashed repeatedly,
   bashed repeatedly appall,

no defensive wounds led to believe he had no helmet,
   no helmet had him,

furthermore, *Shakespeare's spinal deformity an err, he had no limp,
   no limp or a withered limb,

furthermore, his remains were found on a battlefield setting,
   a battlefield setting, not in a churchyard,

"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse", alas none were seen,
   none were seen near this Shakespeare die-hard.

~~0~~

*Shakespeare's cast of Richard III in his play re his spinal deformity appears to have been exaggerated.


2022 July 24
Form: Rhyme

Who's This About

~

So many poets and so many pens,
awesome the talent I see
Here as I read among all of my friends,
one poet stands out to me

Always so kind with a nice word to say,
bringing a smile to this place
Wonderful artistry out on display,
posting a furious pace

Often the words come across so much fun,
humor at their own expense
Sometimes they’re sad and completely undone,
definitely thoughts quite intense

Politics, blizzards and cats if you care,
subjects that float ‘cross the mind
Limericks, rhyming and free verse to share,
no telling what you might find

Still it’s their friendship that shines ever bright,
no matter what you might think
Somehow their comments make everything right,
penned with a magical ink

By now you’re wondering, who’s this about,
now I will tell you the who
Not in a whisper for this I must shout,
Gershon, this poems for you

~


For you buddy
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Faith Let the Pens Flow

Trust in God they say,                                                                                                    do it everyday.                                                                                                              Read the word,                                                                                                              even if you have heard.                                                                                                     

Pass it on to others,                                                                                                      to all sisters and brothers.                                                                                              They say just be brave,                                                                                                  now take it to the grave.

Date Written: 6/15/2020                                                                                                      Let the Pens Flow - Rhyme Poetry Contest      (Faith in GOD)                                   Sponsored by: Jenish Somadas
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Just Something I Believe

You might call me a dreamer…a romantic…you probably think I am naïve
But that there is more love than hate in the world is something I believe.

When asked how she creates a love song…the musician quickly replied,?“I close my eyes…I think about love and the notes awaken from inside.”

When asked how he pens a love story…the author is quick to impart,
“I close my eyes…I think about love and find the words within my heart.

When asked how she paints so beautifully…the artist smiled then quickly blushed…“I close my eyes…I think about love and it’s love that guides my brush.”

When asked how he creates such magnificent figures…the sculptor answers, “As far as I am able to understand…I close my eyes…I think about love…and love, then, guides my hands.”

A poet is no different…we close our eyes…we think about how love is everywhere…and when we open our eyes the words appear…as if they were waiting for us there.

I believe there is more love than hate in this world…
as many people through the years have shown…
Yes, I believe there is more love than hate
and I believe…I’m not alone.
© Jim Yerman  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Pages From My Yesterdays

This morning, I opened a drawer to my yesterdays
of crumpled poems half written, but thought I'd tossed
Here I am, reading them, through a tearful haze,
and remembering nights I wept for love I had lost

I flattened the pages, one by one with fingers shaking
A sonnet pledging love was abandoned, unfinished
My breathing was shallow; doleful heart was quaking
It's passionate memories were not quite diminished

On this note, the ink was much too blurred to read
where tear stains had fallen when I tried to explain
the despair that caused my fragile emotions to bleed
and pain in verses that I'd written in aching refrain

My wrinkled sheafs were an army of aborted thoughts
Awaiting me to deploy them; their orders still pending
Pens are mighty, but they cannot heal broken hearts
Some poems are not destined to have a happy ending

"Why not finish them?" asked my consoling muse
That's a burdensome endeavor that I simply cannot do
"Forgive me," I voiced, "but I must respectfully refuse"
Love ended, and there's nothing poetic left to pursue

There's no war to fight, and I moved on from my plight
My wrinkled paper soldiers would not go in the trash
I placed them on a funeral pyre. A match, I did light
and watched as burning embers turned them to ash




June 27, 2022
2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 5 Contest
Sponsored by Mark Toney
Form: Rhyme

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