Long Rule out Poems

Rian sat puzzling in his suite in the Keep.   His thoughts in disarray,  jumping from one concern to another without any logical order.  He sat before a desk that once was...

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I sing my songs with rageful joy in mind,
Forgetting the past struggles, aches and sorrows
That intertwine with my mind’s eye, leaving all of me behind
Forgiving others of their wrongs for better tomorrows

You know who comforts...

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Bolsonaro was president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023.
Former army officer and right-wing nationalist who revered Brazil's 1964–1985 military rule.
Jair Bolsonaro sought to arm a disarmed nation.
To a place where gun ownership meant freedom.
Anti-establishment populism...

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A Coffee Merchant was the first man to find,
The corpse as he started off on his daily grind!
What he saw filtered through, so he had grounds
To send for the Police, to investigate what he'd found!

He’d...

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   (I love you as a person,
But I hate being your son
I feel intense hatred nevertheless
Because of your doings that has put me in this distress mess...
I'm making progress,
Hardly a true success 
But,...

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I went to see the wounded boy in the hospital bed  
He knew not who had shot him nor why they wished him dead.  
His cousins sat nearby; I asked them for a...

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The glory of America, now heats up 
   with agitation poised to strike on the brink 
sans legislation incites humiliation, 
    which goads desecration fete accompli chink 
  ...

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Dump Trump – a lump n prowl lot terror re: hot

The tattered glory of America, now heats up
with agitation poised to strike on brink
arty choked Jerusalem legislation incites humiliation,
which goads desecration fete accompli chink
in armor...

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The glory of America, now heats up 
   with agitation poised to strike on the brink 
sans legislation incites humiliation, 
    which goads desecration as fete accompli chink 
 ...

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When the well-rested rooster woke up at noon, he found himself in the lap
of a gorgeous boy and he was telling his mom with urgency,
"I want this rooster, he can keep the lonely and moody...

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A LASTING MARRIAGE

As you look back in time to the day you said, “I do,”
You didn’t know back then the things you would go through.
But yet you made a vow before the Lord that day,
“For...

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Suicide Scene


By the time they found him
He’d been dead for two days
Poor bastard blew his head off 
A shotgun blast through the mouth
The basement door was open
 Looked like the dog got in
The body was...

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I visited the Wailing Wall today. I think I visited on the wrong day. Today the rules were different than two days ago when I came here to pray and write poetry. Everyone was saying...

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Mom, Dad,
How can i describe you?

A friend of mine describes his parents as 
Clueless
 and lost 

Another said they are
just mean
and brat

One who never wanted to hurt hers 
told me hers are 
Distant and lonely

I...

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Bird Of Paradise

Where o' where does bird of paradise hide its nest
perhaps deep in a very old and well worn shoe,
one scuffed up, well traveled and not its very best
bearing those haunting scars that life...

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Sister, I love you,
Simply because I do
There is no one better
No one like you
You have been my role model
The one I will always follow
The strongest one I know
The only one who shows 
All the compassion
All...

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Assuming in a nutshell this house of ours here 
    in Africa 
  like so many things are falling apart 
   and then like this kind of  love...

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How to recognise a sheep - let me tell you, dear 
The rules are simple, so take note of what I tell you here. 

You can rule out any creature that has fingers, fur, or...

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Life is an affair of feelings explosion
At one point promotion
At another we get demotion
Now let's talk about its 'Entwine Notion'...

Sometimes like a cherry on the cake
Sometimes finding an empty plate
Life gives a mix of portions
Occasionally...

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Can somebody tell me about love,
Who is love and where does she lives?
Tell me while my heart stays awake,
I need to know otherwise my heart will not stay a rest.
Tell me why I always rule...

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Without sugar, I'll sip on my espresso
I can still taste yesterday's sweetness

We abandoned yesterday's mistakes, worries, and despair
all money in the world cannot resuscitate yesterday
our actions and words are irreversible somersaults.

Yesterday's wishes dried up like...

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Miss Marple is a famous sleuth
She investigates and gets the truth
Murder intriguing has been committed
Just as well she's quite quick-witted.

Whom does this crime benefit most?
We can rule out our charming host
Victim was found dead in...

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A lifelong friend has a troubled soul,
Though sunlight flows from realms above,
Inner demons rule, out of control,
Robbing him of the thrill of love.

Senses are hazy; Discerns are grey,
Awkward to think and process thought,
Taxing to act...

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We lose our self in confusion to that one single person
We rule out all the others and select that distinct version
We do everything to make them our life and live in their
We starve to death...

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Arson not ruled out as Emco chemicals are being tossed all over the north Chicago cab company on Sheridan road where the contents of the tailor shop was being stored remembering Tony Boloney Anton Goracia...

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