Long Tidy up Poems

The True Story

A Poem of the time, when as a 16 year old young fellow, and fresh from Blighty I spent 7 years as a Ringer in North Queensland, Australia. A Ringer is the Queensland...

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Paterson, New Jersey December 1, 1957

Amidst the Homo sapien species 
one anonymous baby birthed:
I recount one little known piece of news
which one young married couple did enthuse,
profusely doting on their first progeny.

Amelie Beth Harris
as imagined...

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(Garden yourself and Emmanuel 
against risking life and limb,
especially as dark shadows edge - 
of night bring dim
mention onset of when shifting shapes swim
all around reducing slice 
of daylight slim).

I write thee today
September 13th, 2019...

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Not sure what I do but I sure am exhausted at the end of the day,
so I decided to think about it and made this list . . .

I sleep (not enough, probably)

I eat...

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Collisions between yours truly and the missus

Space at a premium
in our apartment
lettered and numbered b44
at Highland Manor,
cuz the spouse
heavily trends toward disorderliness.

She readily admits her predilection
to disavow being a neatnik,
yet owns the capacity
getting down to...

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TIDES   OF   TIDINESS   

If  I was God,  the geographic world I would bless:
I’d start by tidying  up my world map for it’s a mess.
First let’s examine...

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I live in a small pueblo where every day or so

my neighbours sweep the pavement to keep

their side of the road clean and pick up the litter


And I like Beppo the Street Sweeper in Momo

by...

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Patter on the window,
From a dark and dreary Cloud,
The lightning really bright,
And then the thunder banging loud.
The memory of childhood,
As the rain prevented play,
My mother’s words still ringing loud,
“No playing out today”.
The raincoat made of...

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God with love from heaven
created us a dream
and came to walk among us
to teach us how to swing

He made his birth a miracle
a virgin birth for man
angels told his loved one's 
do not to be...

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Autumns here, not to cold
Roses are still blooming
Looking around I see lots to do
Dead heading,weeding and pruning

Bulbs ive bought for next year
To pop their heads up here and there
And the sweet pea seed pods
Are drying...

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Christmas season of nineteen forty-seven, straight from heaven was the rush.
Delighted to have a job, Dollene was eager to get to work that Christmas Eve day.
It will probably be a busy day, Mr. Bentley, the...

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Wally Cleans His Room

When he woke up Tuesday, Wally looked around his room.
It really was a mess and so he went to get his broom.
All his cleaning items went into his purple pail,
the dustpan in...

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Up for grabs are looming sapidities of a summer summit.
Prompt as forecasting device, keen as cropland mice, 
trying to surpass oscine elves turns out no dice. 
Wondering how these yummy yodelers telepathize herself earliest, 
the...

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Today, I was musin', peerin' back thro' the mists of time,
Recallin' Sundays when I was young and times were more sublime.
For Sunday School and Church, Mom would roust us out of bed,
Then, fix the usual...

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Joy and I make a cake for you
Ingredients we use just a few
100 ml oil, 300 g flour and I bet
Joy has a white mustache, yet!

300 g cherries –do not eat all:
Well, I said not...

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The sun has sunk
the moon was nearing
lumber smoke tarpaulin 
vermillion shine
touch our hearts
shades of strain exhaust the space
as the aroma of harvest time

rejuvenate your hentai
I could feel the freshness under my feet
a fantastic breeze blows...

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You came to give me a slap, your arm bent back,
with the back of your hand poised to 'shut my trap.'
I stood to rebuff you with anger, and schoolboy indignation. 
How dare you bring reproach...

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Institutional Jargon

Strait lined jacket, 
A wheelchair line-up peruses the pasty walls
In synchronized fashion
Secured by schedule 
Where the pristine uniform
Clicks heels and strides with purpose 
Adorned the fob with pen in pocket
To check the clock and...

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Today I almost hitch-hiked all the way to Arizona.
I saw a truck go by, wearing, like a banner, the Arizona Freight Lines name
and I could almost see the golden grains of sand that clung,
sun-hot and...

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If someone gave me a million dollars today,
I would finish work and go on a big holiday.
Buy a flash car, maybe some more real estate,
take the family and friends on a big dinner date.

I wouldn't...

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One day a skinny pole was wading through the swamp when it happened upon a typhoon resting by a small tree. Oh hello said the pole to the typhoon. What are you doing by there?...

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It's been difficult for us all
Being restricted isn't cool
Especially for children
Who would rather be at school

You can do this
But you can't do that
You can't touch or cuddle
Or even pat

The dog looks grumpy
The cat forlorn
Dad's in...

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My life has been a wonder, how I wonder where it went
I wish I’d kept a journal to record the days I spent
So wishing for a future that is now a fading past
I hardly can...

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My Modern Age Reality

The daily commute a daily grind
Bumper to bumper you will find
Asking “are you out of your mind”
Hoping to spot someone that is kind

Road rage is now the new adage
To get where you’re...

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First draft - I may tweak and tidy up once the words have floated around a bit.

Inspired by Van Gogh's Night Cafe (1888).
A painting of an all night cafe at 12:15am. Frequented by prostitutes, the...

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