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Shadow of the Night

oh my sweet little angel, i saw you crying
i can see those tears won't stop falling
i know, i'm the shadow of the night
i'll cast a torch, even though i'll lose this life

oh sweet little angel, the night won't be forever
the sun would cast me out, but its never over
just wait till the day ends
i will always be a friend

try to be awake the whole night
i'll wipe all those tears in sight
but if you don't want to see me
just sleep and dream, and just let it be

oh sweet little angel, i can hear you weeping
i can feel those tears, even though its not falling
i may not know why, that created those tears
but let it not into you, it'll just give you fears

try to breathe and sigh
here are the answers, don't ask why
try to feel and be real
here is your world without ordeal

oh my sweet little angel, i want to hold you tight
but i can't, i'm just a shadow of the night
one day you'll learn to forget me
i've got no reason to hold you here till eternity

oh my sweet little angel, i want to see you smile
when the night falls, i know its just for a while
but still i'll try to make you win the fight
because i'm only just a shadow of the night


Premium Member The Other Side of the Moon

The Other Side of the Moon
                            Odin Roark

Pink
Oh Pink
Such a reality

Yes

I’ll breathe in the air
Won’t be afraid to care

So much to inhale
Black
Murky
Clear
Translucent
All

All

Rolling strings
Brushes caressing the heads
Anonymous voices
Vibratory echoes
Guitar vibes never ending

All there

Our transport
To the other side

Never stop the music

Infuse the clear air

Giving plain air guts
Love
Insight


Your vibes
My vibes

C’mon
Doesn’t get any better

Those voices in the distance
Wanting so much
Just to be heard
Forever

Lather the strap
Shave the excess
Render the recess bells glorious
We’re out on your playground
Gilmour  and Waters
Even on your own
Genius knows immortality

Still so sublime

Strings ever present
Never the echo will fade
Never the voices of old
Young in the past
It’s all the same
Just passion in words
And sound
Ageless

Listen…
Only in the minds of the unconscious
Will their sound fade…

Love’s language forever an enigma
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Premium Member No- To It's To the Power Of- -

As an adult to another adult;
Does one such as an adult;
Listens to us;
If I tell you to be quiet there’s no power, no honest reply nor applying request;

And yet if you’re a child;
And I tell you “NO” you sequel, fuss maybe cry;
And yet you obey you subside;
The power of “NO” when I speak it;
Depends on the matter of speaking;
If I “NO” and you comply…
It just might save your life;
Why? “you ask  How and Why;

a negative used to express dissent,
NO!
 denial, or refusal, as in ... 
it can’t be done I have the power within, my mind and on my tongue;
It can be done. .... all talk (and no action);
All with satisfaction;
I have power overall;
 all work and no play; by no means; 
I have all power when I say so;
close but no cigar, all power I have when I say…
“NO”

11/21/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2019


Written for class November 19, 2019 assignment (WIPS)
 North Omaha Writers Group (NOW)

Premium Member Rising In the Gravity of the Wave of Political Deceit

The gravity of the wave of deceit has pulled political integrity
To its lowest ebb and flow, smothering morality with quagmires
Of electorial power abuse and sarcastic expositions of vanity.
Republic--Democratic--ideas, once held in high esteem
Have become veiled, vacuous words wallowing in party mud;
And our home--country has fallen into moral bankruptcy.  But 
We must refuse to accept that the vault of resolution is empty!

As with Noah, the turbulent times treacherously trot trust's road,
Inundated with pompous potholes of indignant, twittered "isms".
The Star Spangled Banner is a distant echo and America The Beautiful
Has been recalled.  Her amber waves frothing on the shores of deceit.
How long will we willfully play dice with the fate of a drowning nation?
How long must we allow "...crippling fear...like a nagging hound of hell...
Pursue our every footstep..." with shattering winds of depression?

The Seducing Spring

Wow.....She is coming!!
We can smell her fragrance encompassed in the air.
Garden and meadows looks appealing with her flair.
Greenery seems well dressed on the lawn.
Bird chirps are soothing for the ears at dawn.
Visualising colourful butterflies everywhere are enthralling.
Twittering birds on tree twigs are always exploring.
During your arrival we would lavishly spend money,
By going worldwide on an aesthetic journey.
You are the one who triggers romance in our mind.
Hence we all cherish you being love blind.
So tell us ..Dear spring,
Why do you always bloom only after the fall?
Attempt to come at any moment coz your loved by all.
Elderly and young people yearn to gaze at you whenever they lack peace.
So agree for once and we will hire you for lease.

28-4-2020

~DEEPA~

Note1:*Spring Rhyme Poetry Contest*
Sponsored by Emile Pinet

Note 2:
Placed as Honorable Mention 
In BRIAN'S CHOICE 9,any form,
any theme poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
© V. Deepa  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member Hope For The Future

What the future holds for us, no one knows for sure
Hopefully, very shortly, headlines will read for cancer we have a cure
The human race is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, with each of us being one piece
To achieve success we all need to work harder, a chance for a better world will surely increase
Everything we have in life is from the efforts of so many people bonding together
Why is it that we elect politicians who can't do this whatsoever
I think a lot of them have egos that are so big that they won't even give it a try
What kind of profession pays this well, where nothing seems to get done, it makes you want to cry
If you hired someone to clean your windows and they were still dirty after they left, what would you do
Certainly, you would never have them back,and you would hire a new crew
Compromise is something that seems to have completely disappeared
Politicians, please stop the name-calling and bickering so that we may be able to stand up and cheer
Form: Rhyme

The Time To Live

Let us take the time to live
To be free, my love
With no plans and no routine
We can re-imagine our life

Come to me, I’m here
All that’s missing is you
Nothing is impossible, everything is allowed

Come over here, listen to the murmured words 
On the other side of the month of May
They make us the promise
That everything will fade one day

Come to me, I’m here
All that’s missing is you
Nothing is impossible, everything is allowed

Let us take the time to live
To be free, my love
With no plans and no routine
We can re-imagine our life 

---Georges Moustaki
Translated by C. Johnston
Form: Ode

Premium Member The Waste of Cruelty

Written: April 28, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Sara Jama

                   *******************

When cruelty becomes a badge of honor
empathy transforms into an act of defiance
while the evildoers are celebrated!
The resonance of your words  
Your words echo as a sharp blade   
revealing the possum 
shameful crawl   
dragging through sacred remnants
they cut through the fragile chambers    
of my vulnerable existence.  
A rustle of grass 
in the Cimmerian pre-dawn. 
Watching you drown in your denial
Now, a landscape of sorrow
once vibrant with the hues of joy   
has faded into mere shadows    
Shades of happiness did thrive  
I stand frozen, bleary-eyed 
trying to bear sense of
eerie glow of empty eyes 
I am a witness to the casualty
of an all-night bender
Your gaze, a weapon 
cold and unyielding  
left my spirit in ruins  
forever haunted  
by the ghost of what once was 
The dreams you stole   
That left me stranded 
broken in body and soul 
Amidst the unfolding horrors —
border violence, displacements, 
police brutality, genocidal oppression —
Remember this: Cruelty is the point
Cruelty is not humorous nor edgy
Cruelty is not justifiable
Cruelty corrodes the sense of self
Cruelty for cruelty's sake
a repulsive and vile toxic waste
What started as casual banter 
quickly turned into a serious dialogue 
banter quickly grew into a colloquy.
  
I walk a path of despair 
a subdued plea  
where cruelty reigns  
Some find joy in the suffering of others—  
the essence of schadenfreude 
Do we embody barbarism  
when we think  
we have the right to be cruel  
And ignore the agreements we made?  
The casualties were unintended 
Yearning for a healing touch  
for the grace to set me free 
Yet the scars remain  
a stark reminder  
of the cruelty  
that has etched its haunting mark.  
Your malice roars like a storm  
within my spirit,  
leaving me shattered  
and utterly out of control  
I am a victim 
The cost of your design  
and now I seek peace  
In my life 
Humans possess the capacity  
for empathy and reason,  
yet systems of violence.  
They are crafted to dominate  
subjugate  
dehumanize and oppress  
Cruelty is always at the core  
It feels as if we are consumed  
by cruelty in our thoughts  
defending the indefensible.
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Premium Member Noah's Apprentice On the Ark

Mark Clarke was the gentlest man of Denmark 
Yet considered by all a most unlikely patriarch
He was proud being Noah’s apprentice on the ark

Mark was in charge of ensuring all the animals did embark 
Two by two in harmony, elephant, giraffe, tiger, and aardvark 
Shared the gameplan with the many types of whale and shark  

Ensured every bird was onboard, especially the skylark
Mark’s wondrous inventory was classified by icon and footmark
And sometimes in the margin he would jot a special remark
Hoping no one would notice he found neither unicorn nor snark 

For weeks torrential rains made the sky darkest dark
They prayed for the rainbow, that long-awaited coloured arc       
When the rains finally subsided they looked for the closest park
Everyone had cabin fever and were ecstatic to disembark

Rowdiness of meow, oink, purr, caw, growl, snarl and bark 
Plans were soon ongoing to celebrate with a feisty spark
Evaluating the damage up and down and all around  Hark!
Mark said Yeah, that’s gonna leave quite a watermark



AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Form: Monorhyme

Premium Member My Dirt Sins and Shame NAILED TO THE CROSS--WHERE I AM NOW FOUND NO LONGER LOST-

sometimes I feel filthy and dirty
Yeah! I must remember I am embellished in His glory
Yes even I even I a prodigal son product of The Son not solar
Oh so that I am Elohim's 

My dirt sins and shame been nailed to the cross 
Now I'm clean chosen and favored forging longer dirty nor loss

Ahh! the Prodigal Son fully graced and forgiven
 I know where I'm at 
And I know where I've been
 I am birth with a new horizon 
I am chosen I am golden
 I'm a child of a living King 
I'm Father's son and I am a Holy One

My dirt sins and shame seenailed to the cross now I'm clean chosen favored forgiven no longer dirty nor lost

Was spiritually filthy and dirty but my Jesus came and cleansed me
All mine dirt sins and shame nailed to the cross 
Now I'm eternally free unbound and not lost
Hallelujah creasing Grace Glory on power to you 
Oh! righteous one our Holy God Glory Glory Hallelujah

7/25/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2024
Form: Rhyme

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