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A Cry Of Audacity

Are there any patriots left
to howl and cry for the sake of audacity
that echoes through eternity?
Is courage enough to defy ghastly death? 
Stand on a pedestal and declare victory,
while tyrants continue their walk to enmity!

How often does someone come along
with a plan beneficial to Humanity?
Isn't greed their rising to power from thin air?
We've heard the hypocrisy of their song,
no mention of trustworthiness but fanfare!
Is this a play written without irony?

A cry of audacity is greater than cowardice,
to hide prospective and strategic ideas;
a throne was the centre stage of kings,
they governed according to empathy or malice!
Does a pathetic liar fall flat on his face,
and yet unharmed gets up to redo his betrayal and win the race?
Bigots follow him to his end, not weighing the cost of pretense!

The deceiver lives in luxury,
he wears designer clothes,
he looks elegant, a politician so creepy,
on the front page of Time Magazine:
is he another fake generator so mean? 
Who's paying for all costs,
is he minimizing losses?
His fallout is an accurate prophecy!

They allow him to do more damage,
no blind can see the actual carnage
of bleeding folks who are denied pity and clemency;
they count nickels and dimes to feed their family! 
Some folks lack guts; they let fate run its course!
They stay silent, allowing things to get worse; 
lift your cry of audacity; it can't lie in dreary shadows:
doers are heroes, lazy people only wait for handouts!


Premium Member A tropical island

The warm sand trickled through my fingers.
    I wriggled my toes and felt no shoes.
        Opening my eyes and quickly closing them. 
              The bright sun blinded me for a moment.

The gentle ripple of waves lapping the shore.
    I sat up from my sandy resting place.
        The day was hot and the air was so fresh.
               I still had my party clothes on, and what was this?

A note in my pocket, scribbled on crumpled paper.
    It read: What a  gr8 party, Welcome to our tropical isle, please stay.
         Slowly my eyes focused. I read a sign SWIM BETWEEN THE FLAGS
              Shaking the sand off me as I stood, I tried to make out where I was.

Still groggy from those wonderful cocktails last night,
     I vaguely remembered being too smashed to drive.
         Not to worry, I am unharmed and had a great time.
               It’s a beaut day, and this beach is pretty amazing.

I picked up my shoes laying beside me, heels weren’t for the beach. 
     Wandering along the shoreline, the cool wet sand underfoot.
         A  familiar sign on the life guard’s club house read :
               Queensland, beautiful one day perfect the next. The Gold Coast

Laughing, I ran across the warm sand to the street.
      Time to walk half a mile back to where the party was to collect my car.
            I was in my own beautiful wonderful tropic Island.
               Palm trees lining the beaches, sunny days on golden sand.

Amazing animals found nowhere else, tropical fruit, and coconuts,
      Bananas and mangos and pineapple and my favorite pawpaw.
          Clean clear water from our dams, friendly multicultured folk,
                Cute lifesavers, Oh no way would I ever want to leave here !
                       So proud of my Australian, tropical island home.

New World, New System

A new world,
A new home for all,
Everyone on equal footing,
Even distribution of resources,
None needs necessities,
I’m not held by the pangs of hunger,
My brother doesn’t dwell in shanties,
The world is not ravaged 
by sicknesses and diseases,
Crime and hostility 
do not lurk around the corner,
We don’t indulge in recriminations,  
No one takes a pound of flesh,
Guns, bombs and missiles 
are not wielded by us,
We don’t hurl them at each other,
We raise no walls,
The air is clean and conducive, 
Nature is in its pristine state,
Unharmed and not endangered,
I’m not at my brother’s mercy,
I’m not his puppet, 
A world for the weak and strong, 
A world for the low and mighty,
A world for the gifted and paranormal,
Brotherliness entrenched,
United with one voice.

Threefold Flame of Christ

“What is the threefold flame of Christ consciousness, as it is, in its pristine essence, aglow within each of us?”
               -Unseeking Seeker


The threefold flame of Christ,
It tugs at our hearts,
It reminds us of our timely sojourn,
Nothing we own of ourselves,
For all, we'll leave behind.

The threefold flame of Christ,
Interwoven into one piece,
Faith, hope and perseverance,
They bring us the promises,
They walk us into the inheritance.

We strive in a complex world,
Its mysteries are incomprehensible,
Our hands work assiduously for our desires,
We get part or all of them,
We part with them at the final call.

We are assured of a better place,
We are consoled by this promise,
Unharmed beauty resides within its walls,
Perfect peace permeates its space,
Gloom and lack do not lurk around.

The threefold flame of Christ,
Nothing more can guide our wandering hearts,
Help us wade through turbulent seas,
Keep us in uncertain times,
Rekindle our dying embers.





June 25, 2022,
Threefold Flame of Christ Poetry Contest
Unseeking Seeker

Robin's Inkwell Mysteries: The Case of the Silver Linings

The wealthy Sterling family
was completely devastated 
when their beloved butler,
Arthur, suddenly vanished.

Arthur had served them with
flawless devotion, warmth,
and unmatched grace for
over three decades.

Lord Reginald and Lady
Eleanor immediately 
gathered the entire
household staff in the grand 
library.

Detective Richard Vance was
called to the mansion to
investigate the mysterious,
sudden disappearance.

Vance began by searching 
Arthur's meticulous quarters,
looking for any hidden clues
or notes.

inside a leather- bound
ledger, Vance found a 
frantic, handwritten note
detailing a dark secret.

Arthur discovered that Clara
the maid and Thomas the 
gardener were secretly
stealing luxury silverware.

The brilliant butler noticed 
the sterling silver forks and 
golden platters vanishing 
week by week.

When Arthur confronted the
thieving duo in the 
greenhouse, they panicked
and took him hostage.

Clara and Thomas bound and
gagged the loyal butler,
locking him deep inside the 
dark root cellar.

Vance noticed Clara's hands
trembling violently as she
served tea during the tense
interrogation.

The detective also spotted
fresh, deep mud tracking
from the greenhouse directly 
into the main house.

Thomas claimed he was busy 
trimming the hedges all
morning, but his boots were
completely dry.

Vance swiftly led the worried 
Sterling family down into the 
damp, shadowy depths of
the cellar.

With a heavy iron key found
in Clara's apron pocket,
Vance unlocked the rusted
cellar door.

There lay Arthur, bound to a
wooden chair but thankfully 
completely unharmed and
safe.

Beside him sat three massive 
canvas sacks overflowing 
with the family's missing 
luxury silverware.

Clara and Thomas fell to their
knees, weeping and
confessing to the entire
greedy scheme.

Lord Reginald immediately 
called the authorities, while
Lady Eleanor wept tears of 
pure relief.

The beloved butler was safely saved, and the family 
threw a grand feast in his honor.


Roxy, the Rottweiler

Roxy as the loudest rottweiler in Waterbury, an historic town in Connecticut,
Roxy was a vigilante dog, which never let a stranger or a burglar in;
once this ranch home was a haven, thanks for the love she had shown!
While I was watching my favorite movie, she joined in with interest; 
I padded her to let her know that I approved of her curiosity,
and I spoiled her with foods that dogs shouldn't eat: like cookies and pastry! 



On the sunniest days of spring and summert, we spent many hours playing, I threw the ball
and she would find it anywhere on the lawn and bring it back breathing heavily;
whoever says that dogs can't be human?....They have already proven that to us
by being our best friends! A dog can rescue a child from a burning house,
and jump into the coldest pool and bring that baby unharmed to safety;
and many of them take risks that we wouldn't take, to protect us in dangerous situations!



Canines have been our bodyguards since ancient times...Homer, the blind poet, had one, too,
but what they don't have is a spirit like ours, that spirit which returns, upon death, to God;
and will they ever go to Heaven with us? Our answer should be no, but the odds of taking  
them with us, wouldn't be favorable, so we must leave them behind in their earthly dwelling! 
When we'll be resurrected by Christ, we'll remember these loyal and dear companions
that shared our affections, our joy of loving, and our same fate: living and dying like we do!
     



Roxy was the gentlest and the most affectionate dog that ever lived, Roxy kept me from harm;
and what she gave was more than anyone could ever give! And my appreciation and gladness
were demonstrated in my caring ways: making sure she was well-fed and had plenty 
of water to drink, when I would be gone for hours...and on my return, she would greet me 
with a loud bark, and licking my cheeks, she jumped on me and tickled me with her paws!  
Roxy was a gift from a neighbor who died alone; she entrusted her to me, and called me son!


Copyright 2009 by Andrew Crisci
Form: Sestina

Premium Member Around and Around

Over in the blackberry patch
   June bugs are a-hummin'
Dad and children have been pickin'
   Winter, It's a-comin'

Time to go home; jobs done
   June bug is caught in flight
For the children to have some fun
   Before supper tonight

String on June bug with child on end
   Hold on tight; stay on legs,
Around and around fast they go
   "My turn," the child begs

Quickly the children become tired
   And the June bug is freed--
Shaken unharmed return's home'   
   To the berries with speed

Happy and laughing the children  
   All fall to the ground,
Told how they and the June bug
   Went around and around

The thoughts of work and play have changed
    Within memories time,
My mind goes around and 'round in
   June bug and berry rhyme
                           -E. Pearl Anderson
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Sleeping Tide

.            A new day
              A new dawn
               A new wave to sail along
                  Not a perfect night of sleep
                    If only sleep could right a wrong
                         If only sleep could mend a hurt of yesterday
                        How perfect would it be
                        If sailing on the nightime sea
                        Could calm a shattered world and be
                     So free, of troubled years
                   As smooth and empty as a beach
                  A beach of gold, .. of silky sand
                   Untouched, unharmed by worried hand
                Washed and ironed by moving tide
            A breathless peace, all cleansed inside

Premium Member The Thornless Wonder

In hushed greenhouses, a marvel grows,
A pilgrimage for those who know:
A rose unmarred by nature's thorns,
Its beauty is pure, as morning dawns.

I dreamed of its stem, a silken cord,
Coiled gently around my hands, unexplored.
My garden once bristled with spiky guards,
Till obsession smoothed those prickly shards.

From root to tip, I bred them bare,
Strength redefined in petals fair.
If thorns meant power, then power's changed,
In vulnerability, strength rearranged.

This thornless bloom, a rare delight,
Wields beauty like a beacon bright.
Its petals unfurl, a gentle shield,
Revealing truths long concealed.

When touched, it stands, unharmed and tall,
A flower-warrior, breaking thrall
From old beliefs of strength through pain,
Its peaceful stance is a greater gain.

In dreams, I graft this wonder's stem
To roses in my garden's hem.
Together we walk through skeptics' sneers,
Our smoothness calms ancient fears.

Behold the power of gentleness,
In this rose's thornless dress.
A testament to nature's art:
True strength blooms from an open heart.

The Askance Chapter 3 Part 5c

At first light, I awoke feeling revive and lively swell
Yet no words am to describe what I’m to foretell
I knew you were alive from words of my overseer
And ceaselessly I seek to be reunited with you together
My search for you led me to an outpost of surviving humans
Soldiers preparing for war against the advancing demons
When them who receives me, they knew victory was at hand
Yet it was me, who have had their souls condemn
With the battle raging, I commanded their wills bidding
And at the very wield of my bow, the end’s at my summoning
I killed those of defiled as well as humans, of whoever standing in my way
Of strength nay my own, I slaughtered in regardless of dismay
With a vicious smile, I stand the only surviver in victory
With tears after to see even children I’ve killed earnestly
Every mortal seen, suffered from the wrath of the Heaori spirit
Slaughtering with a blinded heart from the insanity I inherit
Such became reasons I am to isolate myself from those who breathe
Eventually, my service to the Word I can only forsake and leave
Since was my loneliest of period, having to endure one’s denied existence
As foreseen, word of my mishap was outspread to those of The Ancients
I dread having to live the dawns till the awakening of nights
Death became the reason left to welcome relief for enlightenment Light
Thus, a suicidal thought came to mind from the newfound strength
Mayhaps I’m to use this curse to see to the DarkLord’s end
Proven otherwise, was the beginning of my wait for your return
As Champions of the Word reunite, I swear will all evil burn
I cannot tell you how is one to passage through the Heaori Chamber unharmed
Only to thread carefully, can we rely upon our weaponry at arms
Let us discern ourselves of those undesired thoughts and make haste 
The Leech-King draws nearer each dusk, since began was his chase”
© Joel Lee  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

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