Long Submersed Poems

That soft-spoken Sovereign commands a big stick, 
runs the world into ruins, once our bailiwick.
If asked why, He grins grimly, pale lips slightly pursed:
"Vindication? Straightforward: It's Me and Me First" 

(To mesmerise people He needed...

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for a while now i’ve been taking advantage
of the online used book market
which is piling up the stock from all of those 
vulnerable little bookstore---
the smart ones, 
seeing the writing on the wall & no...

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The picnic was set for today:
A cause for two hips and hooray.
With Split and Blueberry,
Their time would be merry
That’s if nothing got in their way… 

The deviled eggs had to come first,
‘Cause a picnic without...

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ULYSSES

Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Ding-dong.
Hark! now...

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I often wonder
as I wander through wonder
receptive to the signs
projected from minds mines
exploding in invincible
imagination invisible

like cloak and dagger
I search for the truth
whether it be within me
portrayed without my boundaries
leaping bounds

offering sounds
collected in the skies...

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Because of Him the grass grows green 
And the sparrows sing their songs
The sunshine brings warmth to all the land
As the Easter season comes along. 
Because of Him, a child's birth
Is celebrated, sacred, and blessed...

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I love swimming in the lake of my memories…closing my eyes and diving in headfirst…and bringing with me to the surface…memories submersed.

Take yesterday for instance…I dove in on a whim…and ended up, of all places,...

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It always starts the same
a fairy tale
first child
second child
It
you didn't even want to see him
let alone give a name
I did
you vanished
sleepless nights submersed in days
hours became a battlefield
we stood against over 20 armies
they had a...

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iv.


within genesis, 
a silent monk chanted
at a perpetual window,
thin cracks of canticle’s
completed my insanity,
at astonishing heights
invisible feet walked on air,
free of psychosis 
the water rippled as I slipped, 
silently screaming 
into this dazzling stream 
called...

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I panicked as you touched and I touched as you laid.
I knew no longer I would be afraid. 

Blushing and sweeping my feet wrapped with yours, hushing and weeping out 
of love, as we closed...

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I tell you the rocks don’t bore me.
Unlike other cognizant beings with their endless stories,
Droning on about their mindless vapid glories.
I find myself scrambling to be free, 
All the while wondering what the plotline to...

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When I hear the voices of little children
early at dusk just before twilight comes
with their faces cloaked by
the shawl of innocence
waving goodbye to the setting sun,
my heart leaps for joy;
as I watch agape as they...

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Life

Miracle of birth enshrines an ethereal event
Whether in poverty or affluent wealth.
While some are blessed with enviable health,
Some get saddened by persistent illness.

Life distressed by destitute and hunger
Submersed under depths of gruesome sorrow,
Eminently thrives to...

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A new year to begin with a laugh and a grin, effort put in to resolutions and
absolution for sins. Your own and your kin (though sometimes you can't win)
I burst like electrocution on January first...

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The Prude

Someone tried to step into Rico's shoes
But came unstuck because he is a prude
He couldn't raise a titter
On Facebook or Twitter
So now the prude’s gone and taken to booze.

The Prude got tipsy the night...

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weather turned cool
                                ...

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In timeless refrain he calls my name,
Beloved come to me.
The waves rush along destinies shores,
I'm submersed in the waters undertow.
Darling weep no more, I've  heard
Heartaches pleases, and heed
Necessities urgency
Shall death's black hand receive
Loves sacrifice.
I'm...

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"Life is a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved."
Gabriel Marcel, Philosopher, 1889-1973 

Listen, about a world of mystery
I can think of a few that are so weird 
From long ago...

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Constructing Catacombs


Desirous death, a submersed breath, the walls in a carious crumble
Living life, a surgical serrate strife, as we stand surreal and stumble
Baneful blood, a feverous flood, the temerarious towers will tumble
Terranean tears, fertile fermenting...

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Play the bugle taps,
as the freedom flag is raised half-mast
Democracy is dystopian dead,
it’s a Greek tragedy

Hear that funeral procession drum roll,
and the coffin timbre of
brass octaves oval 
A reed eulogy of arpeggio dictator notes

Oh, how...

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when you look unto a mirror
Listen
As you brath in and exhale
Listen
as you walk in and jout step in
Listen, listen shhhh
Just hold your peace
Listen
Bapitsmal, submersed in the wall of waters
Christen
And again and again leave your sins...

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When you look unto a mirror
Listen
When you look into a mirror
Listen
As you breathe in and exhale
Whisper
As you walk in and just step in
Listen, listen shhh! just listen, listen
Baptismal submersed in the wall of waters christen...

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The songbirds are singing 
It's another sunshine day 
A light breeze is blowing 
Spring is here to stay 

Dressed in a flowered sundress 
Underneath the shining rays 
Visions dance before me 
An angel wants to...

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Here I lay in meditation
My thoughts are completely submersed
Knowing that when I awaken
My love life will only be worse

I have but 3 goals left
I’m sure to reach in time
It’s my dreams on missing out on
Leaving...

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If I would have had a crystal ball and seen what lied ahead
I would have made my choices much wiser
Then taking the easiest path instead

But what I chose was a Destiny, filled with turmoil, abuse...

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