Long Take the bull by the horns Poems

lesson learned of not taking the bull by the horns

there's this elderly man sitting 
in the front of the bus
he's a picture of cheerfulness 
and mostly goodness
there were also a few other passengers standing
... at...

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The wind of time wobbled me,
My heart quivered in fear.
My tree has lost its roots,
My flowers of hope withered,
And got rustled by wind.
My passion was becoming faint,
And my mind in total turmoil.
I looked towards the...

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Where‘s The Bull?

A few years ago at the close of the morning worship service in the lobby of our church, a young teen greeted me with the words, “How are you doing Mr. Curtis?” ...

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I said to the Mountains, tell me the story of the Sheepdog. But would it be Honorable for me to inquire about the Black bull?

The boisterous Animal that took away the Inspiration of the Sheepdog?...

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What is poetry, I must ask? Writing poetry can be quite a task. Still I struggle and continue to write, Hmmm, for my delight, or  do I write from insight?  Although I get...

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Yes, I have been privileged to be a Good Samaritan, but I prefer to share about other Good Samaritans. Most friends and acquaintances that I have known have been and are 'Good Samaritans'. I take...

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Aye haint gonna mention anyone by name,
     and git myself poisoned
     with deadly tocsin, a most wick
kid demise act of vengeance cheap trick

boot Mayan tent to write...

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Cliche Heaven

Be it as it may I'll try my hand at some clichés
    and address the elephant in the room soon when pigs fly.
It’s a win- win situation, put your game face...

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"When doubting Thomases doubt you, dismiss them with a laugh!" - self quote


   Doubt me, doubting Thomas, and I'll have so much fun
    reminding you just what a grave mistake...

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My beloved son take a look around,
God’s love does greatly abound.
Behold with your heart and quickly you’ll see,
The love he pours out will forever be!

Today watch the sunlight dance upon the water,
And how the ripples...

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Boom ....boom....boom

Guns roar, bombs blast, causing
Death, deformity and destruction
Leading to distress and doom
Streets reek with the smell of newly shed blood
Dead bodies pile, all around is carnage

Dark clouds hang on the horizon
Under one name or...

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Anger boils within like a pot
A volcano just ready to explode
Magma spews down onto the soul
Yet can't realize how it hurts the heart

Lashing out at those you love
Brings pain and despair to them
For words pierce...

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When Faith turns fanatic, 
When the mind, like a sponge soaked in dogma, 
When the lure of money overrides, 
When reason is hoodwinked
With the promise of a Heaven in wait, 

A terrorist is born! 

He...

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Work overtime to keep your love alive
When flames flicker
And feelings strive to dive
To drive your love weaker

By dint of neglect
You slowly indulge as less and less care
You offer when you select
Attitudes that in full glare

Betray...

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They gathered there that fateful night,
To discuss the plans of a wondrous flight,
That would take them far from chains that bind,
Where freedom is more than thoughts of the mind.
But, an air of uncertainty filled the...

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All summer we would sit and work, 
from sunup ‘til about sundown.
We must have laughed a million laughs, 
and must have snapped a million pounds.

We would whistle or sing along, 
to near a million melodies....

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Qué será, será; what will be, will be.
This proverb or expression many know.
It means if you are living with regrets,
for heaven’s sake, just let those feelings go.

There’s no use crying over milk that’s spilled.
(that’s another...

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Shimmering over a glassy sea, a moonlight carpet beams.
My walkway high to a starlit sky of memories from my dreams.

There mighty Taurus, rip-snortin’ bull, lowers his horns for battle.
Naked on his shoulders Seven Sisters ride...

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I am a man
Who once stood upon the top of his mountain
I am a man
Who had everything he could ever ask for
I am a man
Who held his whole world in his hands
I am a man
Who...

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Things just happen in life that you cant help,
You wonder why,.. you go through hell... and back.
Cuz your karma, your life is all outta wack
and you need to get it, back on track... yeah..
you cant...

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When I was a girl it seemed time took much longer,
To pass by and let me be older not younger.
It seemed all the good things were far in the future,
And I feared in the waiting...

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When I was a girl it seemed time took much longer,
To pass by and let me be older not younger.
It seemed all the good things were far in the future,
And I feared in the waiting...

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COMMON opposites.

How do you seem so calm when I rage?
How do I shake and hide when you take to the stage?
Why do you shine so bright when I run and hide?
Why do I stand behind...

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This life shall not go in one direction
You are hardly left with any option
Like the wind blowing in all sides
Learn to live the way, as He decides

It shall not allow you go forward
Rather shall also...

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Before a rainbow appears
there must be a little rain
Before we find true love
we must have a little pain
you might run away from your problems
but your problems still remain
you have to leave the past behind
before you...

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