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Premium Member Humanity

Harmonious co-existence vexes as
Ugliness of spirit overrides all sense:
Man, woman, young, old - locked in constant conflict.
Antagonistic leanings destructive, but
Nations are split by doctrine more than terrain;
Isolated, insular and self-serving.
Tempestuous relationships reign supreme;
Yawning chasm between status quo and potence.

Halcyon adventures wait amongst the stars:
Unite, Peoples of Earth... and ascend as one.
Majesty of universe lies before us,
Architects, wholly, of our own destiny.
Negative acts consigned to history books;
Inherent self-destructive urges shunned by
Transcending schisms and grasping conjoined purpose.
Years uncounted may pass, but faith shall be pursed*.

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* pursed = rewarded

11 syllables on every line - checked with howmanysllables.com
14 November 2017 - my first Acrostic poem.

For the "Humanity - Acrostic" contest, sponsored by John Hamilton.
(2nd Place)
Form: Acrostic


Amberosia

There she sits pristine and demure
catching the center of mine eye
within a glint of thoughts impure
my breath exhales a forlorn sigh

Beyond few others to compare
a Duchess - far from being trite
I can not help but sit and stare
yearning her face to ingrain sight 

Holds herself well, so full of grace
strong - yet passionate - her aura
illumines with her smiling face
long to bathe her in rose flora

I pine to be enwrapped amid
her eyes and silky golden locks
the thought leaves me feeling sordid
must keep inside Pandora's box

Glides across the floor with such ease
her scent it does intoxicate
penultimate sense which to please
never so much to satiate

Penult - there's one more important
her touch - which I will never know
no frets - I'm not a psychophant
with dreams of her 'round my pillow

A mere man who appreciates
the beauty that she possesses
one who just wants to demonstrate
the spell she has cast that vexes

There's no ulterior motive
for me penning these words on down
I know they aren't really pensive
nor fit for this Queen as a crown
Form: Quatrain

Said the Homeless Fellow

Homelessness is so sad.
Slowly it crawls into you,
takes you from yourself,
lock you in a world you never taught existed.
The fright in the night is the worst.
You see ghosts of the dead and the living. 
Drugs and alcohol become your patriarch 
to pull you through the nights.
Here! Water becomes a luxury,
no toilet or bath and definitely no privacy,
and how it vexes the humans should you open their tap 
for a few drops of water.
They’ll shout and scream even as you praise them with thanks.
God forbids on thanksgiving comes a few plates,
A scorn from the humans in their faces dries you up,
fills you up, impede your soul, 
should the earth open at that moment
you would jump in.  
See that lady wearing all those dirty clothes,
So disheartening.
Would you believe she has a masters degree,
and was a regional manager for a fast food chain.
Being workaholic not always good,
It took her marriage, her kids,
and everything she had.  
Under this bridge is now her home.
So we don’t know we don’t judge.
Why we do what we do leaves a gap in our thinking.
That lady fed the poor on thanks giving
but never had I seen a plate reach her on thanksgiving.
why? because she would wait to the end 
making sure everyone else had the chance of a thanksgiving dinner,
then she’ll eat the scrap off of our plate if there is any
and she’ll say I am not hungry.
She got more joy watching everyone enjoy thanksgiving.

 ©Al Juman 10/10/1998
© Al Juman  Create an image from this poem.

A Call to Arms


“History repeats itself” maxim left on the shelf

No need for stealth just heft of greed for wealth

No mystery the majority indeed bereft in ill health


Impropriety & notoriety prism creates a schism

Entirety debunked by a flunked junk catechism 

Society sobriety shrunk by punch drunk fascism
 

Train wreck of tech titans us brassic just terrorism

Insane vortex vexes our cortexes classic botulism

Tyrannosaurus rex in vain Jurassic park tourism


Anxiety rapacious due to mendacious barbarism

Fiefdoms harbinger of doom & noxious nepotism

Not a hunch us all sunk crunch time for exorcism


Evangelist narcissist mist does persist the gist

Not a balm or spreading alms just a call to arms

In true fashion religion does ration compassion


America in flux the crux once more is Klu Klux

Ice trucks of vice blunder shoot lame ducks 

Plunder and cast asunder all about the bucks


Prioritise unity of community blunts vicious stunts

Demonise pernicious lies and their power blunts

Criticise avaricious demise that liberalism shunts


Scores of grunts from EU being treated like runts

Learn fast the answers are in the past Europe hunts

History bores are right don’t fight wars on 2 fronts
Form: Rhyme

Born of Aphrodite's Fury

It vexes me
I toss and turn
I cannot find the words to describe the beauty in sight
For I am a humble man of ink

New words have to be created to describe the fraction of the beauty that you are
But alas I do not hold such power
For I would have created a whole library
Just to describe your beauty, my love

Forgive me my love 
For I cannot describe your beauty to the unfortunate who didn't see you
Else the Emperors would have cried and gave you their empires
Just for you to be at their funeral pyres

Some say Aphrodite cried the day the Titan made you
It broke her, it made her irate
She punished the Titan severe
But the Titan was rhapsodic for he knew he bested her

And so you came into this world 
Amongst the quarrel of the Gods
Like a ray of light
In my empty life


And Then

And then ..
Poem
Lionel Derbyshire

And then..
The ribbon and the cuff link
Escort the gent..
That annoy
Man about a woman
On the long wait
Of her dress up
But then..
The afterward will
Be splendid
When the deal is done
The beauty of her
Smart on your arm.

Before then ..
She vexes and maddens
And makes the blood boil
Too much wick and tick off
The man go nut's 
He is in rut to go.
The stockings go up
The lipstick on.

The right way ?
Thats right
Her head rotate's
"How do I look
Is this colour right"
Inquiry ?
"My hair is sitting
In the chair"
She complains
Her miff continues
As if the mirror foils
Round and round she twist
My blood boils
As she pencils
Her lips red for minutes
Till it ends.

But then !
When she grabs my hand
After make up
The twist starts
And another gent
In the foyer
Get's the goat.
I feel A millionaire
When she leads
Me arm on 
In those stilettos
Balanced and poised.

And then..
All worth the wait
We look superb
And me I feel like
the main lion 
In the den.

The ribbon on the cuff link
What a hit !
And then
Bling !!
We cream the dance floor
And all the other penguins
Look on ..
Supreme la belle le beau ..
There is a sizzle.
Form:

Premium Member soft, sweet slumber -

oh, You ...

you found me again
unveiled amid the bosom of my dreams -
my consciousness peeled back
and flayed
tabled in a twilight mist
for the memories of you to feast upon
drowning in the fathoms of your gaze
your scent ?
pouring its alert fascination
into my marrow
the tang of your pulpy tongue
the sweet confection of your skin, resplendent
(and the warm, wild places beneath it) -
vessels and walls and fair, tepid flesh
your intent within it all -
to conduct me
while allowing me the sway?
to exploit my exploitation of the moments -
letting me control your control of me
coy, seductive smile on your face
perfecting your line and movements
as a ballerina should …
it is all still there
as if the years since were phantoms
gone with a breath of irresolute regret …
and you inhabit me now as then
as EVER
preying on my sleep-time meanderings
without mercy, without bridle?
without an ounce of benevolence or pity …
oh, You -
no other vexes me
so completely
so purely
no one pervades my
nettled dreams as you do
nor will anyone -
ever …
morning always comes too soon, blushing
and much, much too bright
for the love that we both swore eternity to -
that we knew with all conviction
to be as sure as starlight
as dire as death itself
and as deep as the sea of suns
is now nothing but a
damp blemish ...

on my pillow.

Premium Member A Silent Letter Drama

“K here!  I have come to cheer up your night 
dear maiden, silent beauty, as you rest. 
A once dull eve is now a gallant knight.”

“W here!  From you, this knight, I’ll wrest. “  

“K won’t allow what is to be to not…
be.  In a jiffy you will wear my ring.
Verily, we two will soon tie the knot.”
 
Will W from glad, the sadness wring?    

K says, “W vexes – what is new – 
but he will never stop the marriage rite”.
You’ll have a happy ending as you knew.

(That’s just the kind of poetry I “write”.)

W to Miss H, eleventh hour:
 “Call me ‘Dub’”, for this wedding will be ours.
Form: Sonnet

I'M Soaring

My heart soars throughout time.

On and on it goes, hovering through nothingness, seeking only my bosom.

It is not the winds of bliss that sails men,

It is the wings of grief that stirs me,

A whirlwind of emotions that vexes me.

My heart sails with hurt and grief

And my mind knows these sores surely won't heal.

How shall I pass this time apart from thee, holding my breath from me, my life, my heart.

Visions of you in act hurling my heart shall torture me.

Then torment me with memories of your touch, your lips swollen from the tears you shed for me and in your eyes ..... The love, won't you confess it and seal our found passions with a shared kiss.

Like in every meeting there's a greeting

Though every meeting ends with a parting

And in every parting there's a hurting

A pull that denies one to ever let go.

Innovator Captivates

Improvements fuse to Inventor's efforts
       Nous flowers to dissect design
       Nurturing device surpasses old methods


       Onerous abattoir livestock conclusion
       Vexes an astutely tuned mind
       Amplifies ideas for far kinder solution 


       Thoughtful additions shifts boxes existing
       Overhauls, rough edges refined
       Regulates treatment within meat industry  


       Considers fixes to infrequent quandaries
       Aptitude reaches each dimension 
       Pragmatic contraption, rapid responsive


       Tirelessly hones entire bovine benevolence
       Inspects with scrupulous attention 
       Verifies every integral nut bolt's relevance


       Accolades awarded by national dignitaries 
       Tribute Stealth slaughter invention 
       Essential kills occur unforeseen, soft, swiftly


          Success above fitter turner veterans, 
                     his brain superlative 


       
                    11th October 2022
             Written for Contest: Captivation
                    Sponsor: Julia Ward
       


Robert Haworth, 
Finest Inventor 
My Man Forever
On Deserved Display 
In Melbourne this week
Here's to Future Fortune
Form: Acrostic

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