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Premium Member The Boy From Mars

He was not green not green at all
Trim and slim he was rather tall
His skin was more of a reddish-brown
His hair was pitch black with a pointed crown

Pleasant enough of a fellow I suppose
We notice each foot had just three toes
His hands were large and his fingers long
He was nice and pleasing but just did not belong

His voice was high pitch but sounded soft
The dust in the air made him sneeze and cough
His body seemed smooth no hair on sight
He enjoyed the shade and avoided direct sunlight

Large oval emerald embers of purest sight
His eyes had transparent lenses that for him seem right
If he looked at you and blinked his lens then eyes
You stood staring back hypnotize strangely paralyzed

His stomach was flat with the belly button gone
To us earth kids that was just plain wrong
His legs were long and skinny and seem to shine
We thought his skin secreted a secret slim

He was nice enough and always learned fast
Academically he surged to the head of the class
He excelled in computers science and math
When he smiled the girls blushed the boys laughed

He tried to be friendly but would not play outside
His tiny nose always in a book he became ostracize
Always helping teachers he became their favorite pet
When we saw his tail he was dubbed Martian Rat

His ears were almost nonexistent but hearing keen
He heard our thoughts he knew everything
We plotted to get him outside and whip his butt
But he knew our every move so we finally gave up

Slowly but surely we all came around
And he became the most popular boy in town
He told tales of heroes slaying dragons of Mars
He told journeys and dreams beyond the stars

He never liked winter hated the snow
The poor boy just really couldn't handle the cold
Summers and falls to him seem all right
Spring with thunder storms gave him the fright

He was the first boy amongst us to kiss a girl
Hot Holly by golly gave him a whirl
We all played indoors to be by his side
The feelings of yesterday we all denied

Than just like that Yarn was gone
His family went back to were they belong
We felt betrayed and misunderstood
We lost a friend and did the best we could

Late at night a group of us looked up to the sky
Was Yarn looking down to us from way up high?
Worlds apart but we become close yet he left so far
We miss our friend two big hearts within the boy from Mars
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member My Biggest Regret

He was only a sheepdog
But his death has bitten 
Into my soul ever since.
As a pup we brought 
Him from his home
In Ireland
Where supernumeraries 
Are drowned
No small   farm needing 
More than one mutt.

His reddish brown brother
 Had been our first choice 
We were left , my father-in-law's choice,
With the black and white collie.
Now his residence would be 
A Scottish housing estate

We all grew to love him
I became his alpha male
How his ears would prick up
And he would sit attentively
At the window,
Awaiting my usual time of arrival
With a welcome where,
 With tail wagging furiously
His paws would reach up to my chest
As he sought to lick my face

From strength to strength he grew
A tireless walker,chewer of carpets
Chaser of sticks and thief of Sunday roasts
How we all used to smile
When he darted to the opposite end of the room 
Whenever my son burst into tears.
This had to be his way
Of saying,"Don't blame me."
He was right at home
Running round the street 
With a gaggle of kids

He found his true metier
On returning to the farm
Where he was born
For two days he sat 
And watched his brother
Bringing in the cows
And then relieved him
Of his duties
This task he performed
With great gusto
While his brother skulked off 
Glad to  be relieved
Of his daily chore

He was so much at home
On the farm
Revelling in the freedom,
Enjoying the work 
And he was so much bigger
And more energetic than his brother 

Tragedy struck
On our return home
Tied to the garage door
To keep him from getting
Under my wife's feet
Meant he could not run away
When a little girl kept blowing
In his face
Self-defence saw him
Nipping her in the neck.
That is what sealed
 His death warrant

Gloom settled over our home
That nip might have been fatal 
Fatal it was for him
The death sentence was passed

That last long   walk
Was our rush to judgment.
We walked slowly 
His head hung low
Never had I known 
Him so quiet
He entered the killing room
Unflinching and calm
The vet's needle did the deed
Seeing his young body
Stretched lifeless
On that cold dark slab
Has burned my soul
With remorse
Ever since

To Bring Our Family Closer

To bring our family closer together we went
For a walk in the myriad shades of green 
Forest on a long light brown rough hew log
Pathway that goes through the woods 
With a rope going along the top to hang 
On to. We completely got away from 
Society.
White flowers were growing through the 
Logs on the left and right sides making
This a beautiful scene with an aromatic
Bouquet. The sun shining through the 
Trees up ahead of us was giving off an
Autumn reddish brown glow to the leaves.
We had to face an actuality
Since we lost a child we needed a different
Type of family activity.
When Melody was alive we would all go to 
The beach cottage to enjoy the sand, water,
Sun, and sea breeze.
Now to bring our family closer together we 
Went for a walk in the myriad shades of 
Green forest on a long light brown rough 
Hew log pathway that goes through the
Woods with a rope going along the top to
Hang on to. We completely got away from
Society.
We wanted this family vacation to give us 
A new family memory without any 
Reminders of Melody taking away our 
Gaiety 
Or making anyone feel ill at ease.
We had to face An actuality.
Nature gives off a form of energy.
As does our grandchildren when their 
Playing with our Maltese.
To bring our family closer together we went
For a walk in the myriad shades of green 
Forest on a long light brown rough hew log
Pathway that goes through the woods with
A rope going along the top to hang on to.
We completely got away from society.
This was brought to life as we used the
Rough water fountain and the bathroom
Facility.
We were in a time freeze.
We had to face an actuality.
I am happy to report this vacation was a 
Victory
For us as a family. Everyone was pleased.
To bring our family closer together we went 
For a walk in the myriad shades of green
Forest on a long light brown rough hew log 
Pathway that goes through the woods
With a rope going along the top to hang on
To. We completely got away from society.
We had to face an actuality.

Soldier Boy

The soldier boy was sitting calmly underneath that tree, 
As I approached it, I could see him beckoning to me. 
The battle had been long and hard and lasted through the night 
And scored of figured on the ground lay still by mornings light. 

"I wonder if you'd help me, sir", he smiled as best he could. 
"A sip of water on this morn would surely do me good. 
We fought all day and fought all night with scarcely any rest- 
A sip of water for I have a small pain in my chest." 

As I looked at him, I could see the large stain on his shirt 
All reddish-brown from his warm blood mixed with dirt. 
"Not much", he said."I count myself more lucky that the rest 
They're all gone while I just have a small pain in my chest."   

"Must be fatigue", he weakly smiled. "I must be getting old. 
I see the sun is shinning bright and yet I'm feeling cold. 
We climbed the hill two-hundred strong, but as we cleared the crest, 
The night exploded and I felt this small pain in my chest." 

I looked around to get some aid-the only things I found 
Were big, deep craters in the earth-bodies on the ground. 
"I kept on firing at them sir. I tried to do my best, 
But finally I sat down with this small pain in my chest." 

"What would my wife be thinking of her man so strong and grown, 
If she could see me sitting here, too weak to stand alone? 
Could my mother have imagined, as she held me to her breast, 
That I'd be sitting here one day with this pain in my chest?" 
"Can it be getting dark so soon?" He winced up at the sun. 
"Its growing dim and I thought that the day had just begun. 
I think, before I travel on, I'll get a bit of rest..... 
And, quietly, the boy died from that small pain in his chest. 

I don't recall what happened then. I think I must have cried 
I put my arms around him and pulled him to my side 
And, as I held him to me, I could feel our wounds were pressed 
The large one in my heart against the small one in his chest.

No Frigid Days, Only Mild Days

Some forests never fear the fury of March bending a tree,
their Redwoods and Giant Sequoias provide good shelter
from winds and storms that occasionally begin at sea;
in this woodland, the wood thrush and the blue warbler
have made their home and they're happy to see a wanderer...
when night descends all sounds are muffled by the loud cooing
of owls with fluorescent eyes that scare the black and gray crows;
they keep on watching the faint shadows similar to fog rising.

In the depths of the densest forest stands a brown limestone hut,
where the white-bearded keeper carries his Michigan ax to cut
wood for the evening fire to keep hungry bears and wolves away;
he searches for sweet blueberries and raspberries walking slowly, 
he finds some ripe papaws he'll roast with a tender yellow perch
he caught in a small pound by the shade of a reddish-brown birch.

I met pale-faced Tom two summers ago, we bumped into each other
on a winding trail that led to an open meadow wilder and greener
than the ones turned arid from intense sunlight with a straight line;
he complained about his loneliness and the longing for sunshine.

" Stop by anytime, I can share my adventures gladly, you can write them
as the hunting images take me back to the days when I steered the helm
of a ship with agile hands into the turbulent oceans testing my strength:
I was called captain brave, not born in an age of such fragility and dearth. "

And Tom went on with his long and exciting narrative, I listened...
somehow embodying his intrepid spirit, " Look at your surroundings,
Nature is so generous, it offers us wonderful gifts and teaches us grit;
if we obey its laws, it won't turn against us, and under these shady trees
that protect me as they always do: I expect no frigid days, only mild days. " 
Tom glanced at the cloudless sky of noon; it made him happy, not sad. "
Form: Narrative


Premium Member Le Squirrel Sat For Le Painter

Le Squirrel Sat For Le Painter

His canvass set
And oils based,
He zeroed onto her providence.
His lips miming
Rhode Island here
Big Apples there.
She scowled her impatience.
Her eyes dismissing his.
Although,
Him noting her dark chocolates,
Sweet looking,
Cloaked as balls of fire,
And a posture gorgeous and erect.
And so was he.
She was a beauty
And a beast ...
As levity was short on her,
But long on him.
If only she would give in
It would make for better strokes,
A better potrait.
Thus ill fated
In his mind,
This potrait sat on thin ice.
Little squirrels jumping in,
Ski jumping off her nose.
Swoosh!
Another one.
Swoosh!
The third missed.
Crash landing on her lap,
Smiling.
A caricature off and galloping.
His horse neighing in absentee.
Seeds of a lampoon sprouting.
His mind jumping
To conclusions.
He raced.
The potrait moaned.
He dabbled a little oil here,
A little oil there.
A pinch of rouge
On her cheeks and lips,
And highlighting a reflection
In her pupils.
Chocolates never looked so bitter.
He finished with sparkles
In her hair, flaming.
He paused,
Adding a little depth 
and gradation to her forehead,
pointed and blunt,
like a squirrel posing at his party.
After all she was.
For hues,a reddish brown, and swirls, 
No mistaking that of Le Squirrel.
He had a little ways to go
And a lifetime of laughter.
He added squirrels jetting
From her mouth and ears.
And that bushy tail, 
He thought
Wiser of not making
Her into a **** star
His mind thinking,
her seated, the bushy tail 
jetting up between her thighs.
No.
Upon realization,
her eyes squinting at the portrait
in disbelief,
Le Squirrel screamed.
The shrill heard around town,
Making the artist rise.

connie pachecho

8/31/17

Inspired to write this poem after reading entries
to the Artwork-Poetry Contest

Premium Member Summer End-Fall Onset

Written: August 22, 2023
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Under the warm glow of a summer night's sky.
I discover solace and serenity, an instant of sigh.
While enjoying a cup of coffee, I relax on my deck.
I relish seeing nature portray its wonderful trek.

Maples, which was once green, turned red.
Their vivid hues had me sense the delight
Hazel trees quickly followed and spread.
Their leaves turn golden in the sunlight. 

The oaks in the far distance loom tall.
The leaves turn a rich, warm reddish brown.
Drawing the end of summer and onset of fall. 
Yet it ends in a reward for laborious bound.  

For months I've toiled, tending the land,
Weeding, watering, and mowing by hand
But now, as the sun sets low,
I reap the rewards and my labor grows.

The air is crisp, with a hint of fall.
Yet the warmth of the day still lingers.
As I drink coffee on my deck, facing the wall,
Lost in the beauty of nature's fingers.

The golden haze of the summer's eve
Wraps around me as a gentle breeze,
I feel at peace, content, and free to leave.
At this moment, it's just me and the trees.

Rewards of my efforts are not material gain,
But in futile pleasures after a lot of pain.
The colors, the scents, the tranquility
All the riches that money cannot lability. 

As the sun dips below the horizon, sublime.
And the sky turns a tapestry of pink and purple.
I am reminded of the preciousness of time.
The wonder that fills us all serves to interpel. 

So I raise my cup of hot coffee.
Toasting to the joys of summer's end,
To the chores that have been completed,
And the rewards that nature sends
© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member My First Hour

*Image from my family collection. 

My First Hour

*Mom's hospital bed/private room
There
     straight quite yond, mom's free passage
where
     blooms dyed green, tied like their leaves
fair
     and smooth, our cloudless ceiling
share
     the calm, all creatures outside.


*Lineage sorted
Pare
     down the clock, the hour has turned
heir
     flanked, poor lamb, by who came first
square
     knows naught, the angst, to be last
fare
     advanced; one-thirty a.m.


*Maternity Ward
Ne'er
     will be, the call for kindling
their
     task met and was set to go
care,
     a pretense all hearts needed
err,
     a cost most try to forget.


*Our beginning
Stare,
     a phase of life unconcerned
they're
     quaint and fresh, trades look of glee
hair
     dangled free, blend reddish-brown
bare
     one's head, naught bald but unmeshed.


*Dad
Share
     those idle hands for a while
rare
     times be, the grand breadwinner
chair
     uneased released one's venture
Bear
     satisfied, one's heart pumps free.


*Actual Labor Day ended
Blare
     distant sonance, the hour bring
flare
     fleets nigh, so wake naught slept sky
swear
     Heaven's gift wields the best plan
spare
     the rod ... in time you'll know why.


*Blissful Hawaiian solace
Air
     gasp bristled lungs, constants smiles
dare
     frisks prod tum, in lieu of toys
pair
     mother and son blessed premier
prayer ...
     mom for her son ... to God.


2021 August 18
*1st Place*
A BRIAN STRAND you choose
~~Brian Strand: Judged 2021 August 18
© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.

Cumuli

Cumuli
October 24, 2013 at 12:56pm

The contents of my head empty into my stomach
Where nonsense meets yesterday’s frozen Styrofoam spinach cheese pesto ravioli dinner
And a mix of fake pepperoni pizza from lunch
 
Chocolate topped pink and yellow striped butterscotch and vanilla flavored jelly beans
In plasticized wrappers
 
And fluorescent day-glow blue caffeinated high fructose sugar beverages
In clear polyethylene terephthalate containers
 
Pretty and poisonous pollutants ingested and partially digested
 
We are what we eat and what we throw away
And either way it all sinks to the lowest of places
 
I had a lofty idea once and spelled out the word, “c u m u l u s”, in my alphabet soup
“Cumuli” means, “heap”, or “pile”, in Latin
Root for the word, “accumulate”
This from a culture that also gives us the word, “vomitorium”, which I think appropriate
 
So I then gulped down the cloud word of canned hydrogenated processed letters
And chemically enhanced perfectly machine squared orange and green vegetables
Submerged in a reddish brown sodium infused steaming bath
 
 
I imagine my bowels are a colorful syrupy serpentine garbage train
Of half eaten scrambled letters, eggs, saturated fats and other gastronomical delights
 
Where some is vice versa absorbed
To eventually feed my mind again with an endless supply of junk food sludge debris
 
As the remainder rumbles off in an overlapping “S” shaped extrusion
And or a foregone voluminous towering land fill conclusion
 
Sometimes it’s all about voiding one hole and filling another

Premium Member Twenty Titles of Fabulous Friends

Tell me
how did we get here 
at a swishing swapping party?
(The voices echo in emptiness) 

Bubbly cheerful and happy, naked and raw 
forever bachelors Larry and Harry, 
and the hot mom and the pool boy 
go flash dancing with dawn! 

Be warned, winkydinks 
I had a Martini: ok, maybe four 
I don't accept or understand 
the drunken Socrates and his ouzo -
he’s the beast with eyes too kind! 

What was it like back then ...
on being offered cheese as a dessert - 
my blue cheese is a dark, reddish brown ...
Did you know  
Hell hath no donuts !


20 Titles From 20 Friends Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Richard Lamoureux
7/18/19

Titles Used - 

Tell Me - Poem by Ilene Bauer
How Did We Get Here D M Babbit
 at ‘A Swishing Swapping Party’ by Paul Callus
The Voices Echo in Emptiness  by Eve Roper

Bubbly Cheerful And Happy by  Anne-lise Andresen
Naked And Raw by Maurice Yvonne
Forever Bachelors Larry and Harry by Carolyn Devonshire
The Hot Mom and The Pool Boy by Tim Smith
Flash dancing with dawn!  by Connie Marcum Wong

Be warned, winkydinks by Gershon Wolf
I Had a Martini: Ok, Maybe Four by Lin Lane
I Don't Accept or Understand by Dear Heart
The Drunken… by Pashang Salehi 
Socrates and his Ouzo by Arthur Vaso
The Beast with Eyes Too Kind by Andrea Dietrich

What was it like back then by Curtis Moorman
On being offered cheese as a dessert by Nina Parmenter
My Blue Cheese is a Dark, Reddish Brown by Mike Gentile
Did you Know by Alexis Y
Hell Hath No Donuts by Michelle Faulkner

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