Long Reviver Poems

Like Hannibal we crossed the pass and crossed 
   the Alps (okay, the Brynderwyn Hills) 
and a bridge too far on north-west passage.
   From out of the Valley of Mizpah 
to...

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My name was picked by my mother
Shared with brother, changed by grandmother, leaving me to uncover the truth from another
Not her so I suffered 
My name means Honesty, Sacrificer, and Admirer.
The truth is not something...

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August 13 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 37-40

Key Verse – Ezekiel 37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land:...

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What a bright does the day
When her lantern lights and laughs
I ruminate your replica
But I’d say you are who you are
Bright as just the day

What a father does the day
For impregnates the night
For his lantern...

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You have been elected as the parapet of our commonwealth’s boarders, the tutelary of our cultures;
You will hazard your livelihood, and witness barbarisms in your ventures.
You are conveyed in fable as a Champion to the...

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'No pain,no gain‘ Mum reminded us wryly.
'No lemon no melon' Dad quipped adding pith to the bitter- sweet maxim.
So there we stood, Sis and I, incarcerated by our own parents and ordered to repaper the...

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Old friend you came where grass is dewed, 
Dear friend, you came to start anew
A rooster crows announcing you
I stretch and yawn, and wash my face
and shuffle down to start the race

Dear friend, beyond the...

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I start off being optimistic
With my big saucepan
Only as a last resort will I ever
Eat  soup from a can.
I assemble all the ingredients
From a list I’ve not written down
Caremelise the onions.
Until they’re nice and...

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*****To the naked EYE, this poem may seem like gibberish,
but I assure you it is loaded with 24 palindromes,
3 palindrome phrases, 1 hidden palindrome phrase,
and is chock full with enormous wordplay...
oh and one more palindrome...

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my voice may not be loud
I may not stand out in the crowd
not game changer
but a strange stranger
that's me

others have a louder roar
other wings, a higher soar

but, listen...there's more

epic doesn't negate my tale
Nor does fame...

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Almighty God* constantly blessing my life
Blessed Saviour of compassion-care
Caring Creator, directing me
Driving Director toward enlightened spirituality 
Enlightening Spirit for stewardship-faithfulness
Faithful Father granting goodness
Good Granter of helpfulness’ hope 
Helping Healer against sin-virus influence
Influential Instructor along biblical...

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Dee saw a seed and planted it in the garden over yonder.
The next day dawn dewed  on its nectar with sweet delight. 
She was sitting next to the kayak and began to ponder,
“is it...

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People call me surviver, 
because my head hit a car 
and I cheated death. 
I know not my reviver, for I cannot recall, 
but maybe I saw the reaper,maybe I felt his breath. 
Maybe as...

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Oh, can I run with this one....I better be careful!!!.....

Soup to nuts,
When I spilt the bowl,
You could hear me yell,
From the lower parts of hell,
I screamed "There's a soup
In my fly!!!"
Oh me, oh my.....
Give me...

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TENET OF REIFIER NATURE

Summer’s departing footsteps on the eve of autumn I hear
as the sun blazing the topography mellows down at noon,
and on dewed meadow at sunrise verdant shimmers appear,
the blushing leaves rustle as they’ll...

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Nos negócios e na vida
devemos agarrar...
agarrar o que amamos
e as pessoas que amamos.

AH! Como são pobres as receitas 
para perpetuar uma relação.
Mas, eu tenho um pequeno truque. 
Vou compartilhar com você! 
 
Quando faço o...

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Anna Bananna was a madam
Never odd or even
She performed her civic duty
By maintaining stats 
On the subtlety of sexes
She used a radar for precision
Using codes when she’d refer 
To everything from solos to curiosities
Ensuring to...

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With just a rinse of Absinthe,
     To underscore its flair,
There’s no pretense in its name,
     It’s meant to raise your hair

The sweet essence of Cointreau,
  ...

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Finding myself        alone
A musical phrase keeps repeating
Repeating        repeating
CATCH!    like a stuck needle on an old 78

Mindless at 6:00...

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