Long Watchword Poems

mother said the best place to laugh is in the graveyard and mortuary.
father told us the better place to cry is in the church,
but, I've learnt that the white place for all these is within...

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My Mile High Poem
Number 5,280

My favorite poem  with a my oh my;
No matter how hard that you do try,
Beyond all measure;
Poem do treasure;
Your poems will never pass mine by.

Credit Card and Hugh

Had put credit...

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First year came as a rude shock 
And the second still was like a dream 
Third was a reality
The gone is gone for good 
My beloved father a good shepherd has left
Leaving it all for...

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I WILL BE A MAN
Tough time never last but tough people do
LOrd give the guidance to know when to
Hold on and when to let go of my madness
And the grace to make the right decision
With...

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Morning broke clearly over the earth,
    loving hugs and kisses amid the "Business as Usual" atmosphere.
    The quiet hand of God raising another beautiful day,
    As...

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Terry Cooper  

7:20 AM (24 minutes ago)
 
to me 

By all means Jim glad you liked the piece!


Ages of Rock
by Terry Cooper

For many years I bubbled beneath the deep Earth’s crust
Hot and molten ever...

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I gulp a flame of desire
At the sight of your ecclesiastical attire
Being proxy for a pacifier
That elicits a comfort for my quagmire

Your smile, your smile 
A sun in a darkened profile
A moon that illuminates the...

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It was like a dream, a reunion to transcend time,
A testament to bonds unbroken, a love so sublime.
Royal Batch 87, forever intertwined,
In the tapestry of life, our spirits unified.

In the realm of memories, a bond...

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Any person who’s in employment, works in a safe environment
As policies have all been put in place to eradicate accidents

But how many of us, are as diligent when it comes to our family
And risk assess...

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A radiant star was born one day,
Amidst salary challenges, hardship's sway,
Her parents toiled, their sweat and tears,
To forge a brighter future, calm all fears.

Like phoenix rising, she emerged anew,
Her choices bold, as if the world...

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Kachina of the Hopi

There are so many of you
Holding sway with our nation
We of the Hopi yearn for your wisdom
Your powers over air and water
Talk to us in gentle tones
Let our ancestors rejoice at our...

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Some men keep real cool at gunpoint 
Having been swimming in the company of the military,
The nozzles of guns surveying in moments solitary:
Witnesses to soldiers dipping their fingers in wallets
For the purchase of that spitting...

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Have you ever been a-flyin'
Up in the sky so blue?
If you have you seen the people
Who provide their service for you.

Flying for them is a profession
One of assistance, service, and care.
I often times have mumbled
At...

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Grain of sand,
Why have you come home with me?
Why have you left the others?
Don’t you feel alone?
Oh, I’m fine wherever I find myself.

Grain of sand,
How do you find a place for
 yourself amidst thousands of...

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I despair from the invisible thorns,
Inflicted on me by the forces of hurt
I desire to flee beyond,
from within the ****** of crossroads

Sweet pain!
I've come to see.

I’m trapped in a fortress as thick as steel
The puzzle...

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Joy mixed with bitterness
Hope laced with scoops of mud
This journey unseen
On the way to the holy matrimony
Love is blind
So they said without holding back
Till reality set itself to their face.

"Iwalewa", golden a watchword in our...

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Great Kingdom,who shakes despair 
To barter to whites in pair for gold 
Where cane were served to serve as food for he who tries to steal farmer's cane of sugar
 Where black push at horses...

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Being not consumed we stand true
only by God's merciful grace
this is the God of eternity supreme
we receive compassion from His face

Compassion is the watchword from God
for the Lord provides never to fail
in His promises always...

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From pine-scented forests, past boulders and streams,
To clear lakes encircled by murals and dreams
Where bright clouds emblazon a warm azure sky,
A trail through the mountains is one I must try.

When bluebells stop blooming and nighttime...

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Shakespeare,Turning over in His Grave

Spaghetti can, sardine can. soup can?
Why, hell~~
Any man can!
Do what?
Think poetry is just words!
Like eggs, "any style"
Tossed in a frying pan.

William would totally, fail today!
So, brutal and painful to say.
His beautiful words...

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Now 1738 there was born a man... 
'name of Ethan Allen; his craw full'a sand,

Faced up to the guvenor of N Y, State..)
The green mountain boys would be part of his fate,

He took fort Ticonderoga...

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Two people looking out of a window
Strange, is it not, they see different things
Poet; attention soft in stillness slow
Man of the world; his eyes glazed, sees nothing

In seeming chaos, there is symmetry
As the pendulum swings...

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It slides stealthily in you, the fear
shifting the blame, stoking to run. He said
the wolves are coming. I heard a wailing
sound across the black wall,

I hate you, I hate you. He was crying
and shouting. Why...

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*TAKE ME ALONG*

Beneath your grave,
Take me along 
I'm lost on my world
Suffering is my friend
Agony is my watchword
I wined and dined
With the devil
Call me "Lord Lucifer"

This world is empty
I felt the pains underneath my eyes
My...

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We're held by the reins of politics,
The lies, the truths and the deception,
The misguided pathways and the hell ways,
The unknown and the hidden facts.

Is there someone else behind the mask?
Or there're too much complexities woven...

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