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Some Fallen-Leaves Regarding Longevity 1 - 3

1. 
observing the ardent eagerness of the wind 
it is clearly understood 
that nascent pollens are overflowing 
the niche of her heart  

in response to the signals of the river 
she keeps on ringing 
all long the month of earth-quakes

the bench of the rail-station 
wants to hug her 

the medicine-counter of the ***-end of the day 
beckons her with the hand to come nearer 

in the assembly-hall for musical demonstration 
adorned with ash-trays
going on the rehearsal of her dancing and singing 

she also distributes some life 
to the meticulous dressing 
of the magnolia 

2. 
let the swimming pool be fully absorbed  
with its dark-room 

when the feather of your fore-finger 
becomes green 

the merchant of venice 
will leave his business of photo-coping machine 
to start walking directly 
in search of new earnings 

evening sets in 
on the boiler of the delta 

putting on yellow-dress comes 
the water-vessel of the paper-balloon 

there is no singing bird 
shivering with cold 
in the fold of the dear bed-sheet  

it is possible that the boldness of the metro-railway
may give some wood of tamarisk 
on the expanded palms  

yet oh the western page of night 
do tell today 
why so much tamed polythene 
are here in our cohabitation 

3. 
after so many days 
published in the wind 
painted in wings 
the recent heart’s desire 
of the doors and windows 

they have rolled up their fairy-tales 
from the ignorant drawing-room that wanted 
to set her mind to the hill slanting downward 

they did not want to know 
how much rheumatism is there 
in the hands and legs of the bark 
to whom is delegated 
the control of the mason-made bus-journey 

sleep hugs the eye-lids of the rivers 

though there is no postage-stamp 
within the reaching-point 

then what magic is there 
in the hill slanting downward 

why the wall does not learn 
how to swim like a fish 

truly it is he from whom 
those negligible moments of man-ism 
itch for blue candle-stand


Premium Member My Quiet Place - In Your Heart

My room, which is in our school's condominium is miles away from  home. All alone, I stay in this beautiful room which has one glass window and  two sliding glass doors . On weekends, especially Sundays, it is so quiet here and  peaceful.  Neighbors are few, their doors are closed and many of them go back home. At first, melancholy was killing me. Finally, I've found some good diversions; which had extricated this feeling. In tandem with my household chores is sitting here in a  balcony where a very fantastic view I see! Overlooking here are swimming pool,  manmade lake, the flying  birds and  squirrels running and swaying on the branches of those tall green trees. So, I really find this balcony a perfect place to stay while silence engulfs me. In here, I play piano and paint; then,  conglomerations of feelings I have as I write my poetry.

In Your Heart


The tall green trees are beckoning,
They can sense what I feel;
Those squirrels which make sounds and grin,
They've secrets to reveal .

Silence will never make you sad,
It refreshes your mind;
You can enhance your skills and pray,
In your heart, you can find.


Written: Sept. 1,2012





First Place Winner
Contest: My Quiet Place
Contest Judged: 9/17/2012  
Sponsor Poet: Sara Kendrick
© Len Gasun  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member After The Floods

Cracked castles are in dilemma. whether to fall or stand
Waters whirl like a lake and sea, with a lean sign of land.
Among the carcasses of beasts lie humans, as though mixed
In destiny's destructive force, nature remains transfixed.

Swarms of insects strive for existence. Will they all outlast?
Ants carry a dead snakelet in procession, unasked.
Do dogs, cats, goats, and cows think that they're in a swimming pool?
Aren't they on their final journey, though the water is cool?

Blessed are the rescuers, who risk their lives to save others.
To leave one to die or to save them, they have their druthers.
It's due these that the catastrophes of nature get humbled.
The fanfaronade of death and its decay get crumbled

The flood is like autumn. With its waters, it flows and fades.
Doesn’t the drought-flood scene have been enacted like sun and shades?
Vegetation sprouts with renewed vigour, power and strength.
Meadows, orchids, and orchards spread out to an unseen length.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Exodus 21st Century -3-

"Friends Attend Contend  #2"

The first book of The Old Testament called; Genesis is the story of the origins, of both planetary nature and human nature and serves with distinction.
 ... or schemer effects

21st century, this is,
That's him over there,
Who's him, whose that,
the next Moses himself
That's Moses, that's also his name,
no it's Henry Magillacutty
WHAT, wait a minute, wait a minute,
Oh gawdawful this is.,
He'll take us to the promised land
of milk and honey
I'm lactose intolerant and a diabetic,
we'll have a better life there,
I got a swimming pool at me house.

Premium Member The Summer of 1974

It was the summer I would first choke
on second hand marijuana smoke;
I passed the swimming pool lifeguard test
and received my first real paycheck.

It was the summer I learned how to drive -
got my license on the first try;
And, by Saint Leonard’s pond I was blessed
with discovering what was up her dress.

Nixon had resigned;
I saw “The Exorcist” for the first time;
Paul McCartney sang “Band on the Run”
and we were having some adult fun.

It was the summer I smiled a lot;
The first jewelry that I ever bought;
I looked forward to each coming day
as my innocence slowly slipped away.

But summers must always end;
I saw her with my friend;
The ring was soon returned;
It was the summer my heart got burned.

Forty summers have since passed,
Of heart breaks, it was not my last,
But of memories, I must confess,
In regards of time, it has passed the test.
© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme


Dream of Death

can we find peace 
under a pillow 
under the covers of 
a lonely lovers bed

in a field blown by the wind 
or in a back yard swimming pool
weighed down with lifeless feathers

or are we merely flying
to the tops of living roots
set for us by generations of followers
dug in foxholes dig

lonely soldier never thought it was to be
caught in the crossfire of some foe
his dream was of home 
swallowed in shrapnel 

we don't think on this dream much
for the nightmare has begun
life in it's short shell, impenetrable
from all .

now when we dream 
are we alive walking on
live wires burnt and scathed
by angry wise men 

fall back on everything find 
your death and embrace it 
sleep the good sleep
smile for life has begun

Premium Member Atlantic Ocean

“Finger of God stirs Atlantic Ocean
We watch in awe moved by it’s motion”
              Quote by poet

Making footprints on beach white sands 
Sunset dipping into warm ocean like hands

Salty call of fall in blue breeze
Magical waves cascade crashing

Atlantic Ocean warm and pearly
October sky rises early 

Within sea creatures are at home
Swimming in a current strong

We gaze as the sea offers fish
Sea gulls diving and seldom miss

We enjoy colorful cloudy art
Frames the Atlantic as a star

Such beauty yet dangerous too
Not as easy as swimming pool

Each year current takes life a sacrifice 
Swimmers who tried but drown inside

And of the sharks beware it’s true
You can end up being fish food too

Atlantic Ocean with its wonderful sprays
Beautiful in it nights and it’s days

Poolside Vision

I was walking through Woodruff Park
again today, although it felt a little
bit more like swimming; I had to backstroke
my way through viscous Summer air. 
As I stopped to catch my breath
and towel off, I saw him.

Lying at the bottom of this swimming pool of a park
among the 2 o’clock trees and rugged,
rebellious weeds was a middle-aged man,
face creased and folded like fresh-pressed 
dry cleaning before your first big interview

He was on his back, still as statuary,
in unlaced jet-black dress shoes,
polished so each one winked in the sunlight.
Arms buffeted at the elbows by quickly cuffed
sleeves as they lay heavy on the ground like unsuspecting
roadkill on that new on-ramp off of Boulevard.

The spotlight was on him: golden rays upon
fragile eyelids. Cruel beams focused like a bored
eight-year-old with a magnifying glass.
He looked dead.
Just when I began to dive back in and play
lifeguard, he pulled that naked forearm
up over his eyes and took a deep, wet breath.
© C.W. Bryan  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Hot Summer Day

It's not a swimming pool
still feels so cool,
it's not even a pond
still feels so grand!

On a hot summer day
children at play
dipping their toes
where the hydrant flows,
looking so hip
ready to take a dip,
posing to jump
in the murky dump.

Having some fun
under the hot summer sun
kids of the neighborhood
immersed in childhood
in a make-believe pool
a site not so cool.

A man in a suit
needs to reboot, 
a man rolling sleeves 
looking for relief,
the awful summer heat
burning under feet.

By the repair shop
the pedestrians stop,
as kids smile and laugh,
blow bubbles, and chaff.

The grown-ups gaze
in a quiet daze,
don't see the lure,
don't feel so sure,
it's a construction site 
full of blight!

Not much activity,
the street looks empty,
so much humidity,
air quite sweaty, 
time for some relief,
time to go knee deep.

August 31, 2017
Placed 1st: Brian's Choice 8 Contest by Brian Strand
Placed 4th: Hot Summer Day
Sponsor: Eve Roper
Form: Rhyme

Come Again

It was the first time I fell in love
With brown eyes, big smiles…funny face
Miles and miles of words exchanged
And so few remembered
Thinking it would last a lifetime
Excitement growing, a spoonful of sugar
Straight into the mouth
Dissolved all the same

Happy memories char me with grief
A photo captured but never seen
For they never come again
As you do

Pen, paper
A rose, the best gift I ever received
Never should have eaten that lollipop
You were right, it was the wrong time
But it made you smile so sublime

Chubby red face glistens in the sunlight
We were so young and bright
“Bye buddy!” 
Laughter becomes muddy
A dance we never danced
Green grass . . . brown coat
Swimming pool
Nothing left but a frumpy moat
An empty spoon that still shines
Though nothing received

They never come again
As you do

What I remember most
Is that shiny red nose
When you laugh, I often see it again
But you are with others
And it is still truly beautiful
See, some visions last
But emotions ever change
And thoughts flee and live again

Come again
And you may remember some blue green eyes
Maybe I should have never said goodbye

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