Long Unbeknown(p) Poems

Well, here we are in the Araneta Coliseum
In Cubao, Quezon City in the Philippines
To witness two modern boxing Gladiators
Their prowess, stature, about to be seen

This will be the third between the WBC, WBA
Stepping into the...

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It was about seven in the morn as the sun was starting to rise
Unbeknown to the folks of Milton Creek they were in for a surprise
Outside the saloon wagons were unloading, before noondays heat
Rumour had...

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Groundswell Of Emotional Blessedness

Ebullience exudes from mine every pore
courtesy festive mood in the air,
thus acknowledgment to the following:

thank you All Poetry, COSMOFUNNEL,
Facebook, Hello Poetry, My Poetic Side
PoetryNook, Poetry Soup, PoetryVibe
Tumblr, et cetera 
anonymous global friends,
Romans...

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GRIMM’S FAIRY TALE RETOLD

In a beautiful huge green forest,
Lived 3 honest people, Hansel and Gretal
And their father,
And two wicked women, the witch,
And a wife who was also a step-mother.
The honest three were approached by the...

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In the town of Milton Creek the sun was starting to rise
And Jenna was planning for Ranger David a lovely surprise
Unbeknown to him preparations were now well underway
To hold a party in his honour on...

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When I was only two bricks and a ticky high I wrote my first ever treatise

Three blind mice unbeknown to me highly philosophical not just to please

The Gods of poetry duty bound on their quest...

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(thank you All Poetry, COSMOFUNNEL,
Facebook, Hello Poetry
Poetry Soup, Tumblr, 
et cetera global friends).

A network of cherished kinships allied
forged, and linkedin analogous
to union of groom and bride
thru electronic bonds engender intrigue,
nonetheless unconditionally accept,
no matter I chide
self,...

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"Smoke Signals"




Her wet lips
long slender fingers
flipped the lit cigarette
3 
seconds 
it glowed
inhaled deep, 
hard
and real slow
crushed under
Vermillion 
manolo blahnik 
killer, 
Capital K
long bare legs in
deadly brutal
stilletos

The taste wasn’t sweet
Her last kiss
tasted of Manuka
and violet scented
dom...

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Once upon a time,
In a secluded, distant kingdom,
There lived a beautiful princess
Who spent her days carefree,
If not slightly impassive,
Exploring the palace gardens and
Dancing nimbly around the courtyards,
More often than not accompanied by her ladies-in-waiting,
The youngest...

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Three trains

 
	The first train was bereavement, in the cab the driver died
	pulling a coach of grieving souls, unknowing yet, inside
	The second train was unemployed and heading where it will
	no scheduled destination and so many...

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(thank you All Poetry, Facebook, family
Poetry Soup,... et cetera global friends.)

A network of cherished kinships allied
forged, and linkedin analogous
to union of groom and bride
thru electronic bonds engender intrigue,
nonetheless unconditionally accept,
no matter I chide
self, and reference...

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MURDER AND REVENGE

There was once a man called Ben,
Who was wed to a woman named Gwen.
They lived in the country out of choice,
To avoid the hustle and bustle and noise.
Opposite their very big house,
Were a...

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We got the call this morning...
your soul checked out 
you left this 
world in flight...

a good man of kind spirit
you surrendered the last
battle - 

We salute you you gave
a fine fight...

little did we know just
how...

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I walk this earth, unbeknown to human kind
an heir to Legends, men of mighty deeds
who through the force of fire and stars we find
those such as I the offspring of their seeds.
Hercules, his power and...

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Amelia she loves to chat and tells an amusing story
But dear readers BEWARE – this one’s a little gory
She worked long hours at night as a barmaid
It was a job she loved and good wages...

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In his green anorak
With a red bobble hat
He was sat in the midday sun
He was looking so glum
Our dear teenage son
Such a look on his face
For the last place on earth
He wanted to be
Was a...

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Sweet dreams… flashes of Kodak moments…desire framed in translucent bubbles gently tickle my nose…induced

Sweet dreams… pastel colored memories… cast in hues of unfathomed bliss caress softly, behind closed eyes…reposed

Sweet dreams…subconscious whims …arouse playful visions of...

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FINAL CLOSURE

El = Elohim = Yahweh = Jehovah = God . . . 

Ba’al, son of El are all bull worshipers . . . 

Moses went up into the mountains, he returns with the Ten...

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Abscence of sounds of your laughter
Is like the echoes of emptiness 
In the depths of this dark universal blackness  
Unbeknown to others but me, 
called life. 

I long for the gleeful pangs of joy 
Your...

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No one likes to be left in the rain,
To be subject to the wastes of the cold
Grey sky and marinate in it's wetness.
It destroys any chance of a fire, 
Of getting warm, 
Of staying dry...

But...

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In cut throat fashion the sadist kindly applies the garrotte

The guitar is a bit out of tune and needed some tension

Two love birds in soft tune and no further strings attached


Lights nearly out and the...

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The Adversary

He watched them as day passed upon day, peering upon the intimate scene,
As God communed heart to heart, one on one with the woman and the man the only
Beings where his likeness and image...

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Mariah
     By Dane Smith-Johnsen

Mariah, enigmatic mysterious and unknowable
Brushed her dazzling obsidian hair in the brilliant sunlight.
Indistinctive, but nonetheless inscrutable primal urges
Foreshadowed what one might assume to be inevitable.

Omniscient and powerful was...

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My mum was given a cat
Who had apparently lived wild
Told she had a few issues
Supposedly mild …

So this beautiful fluffy grey cat
With eyes of emerald green
Resided with my husband and l
New member of our family...

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I am he,  your Lord of heaven above 
I am he,  who gifts you life and love. 
I am my own competitive opposition
I gift you death and cruel acts of precision. 

For I...

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