Character is the breath of fresh air,
the gentle insistence of places left behind,
the test itself taken solo, without study aids or observers,
just you—bare and unseen.
It is the weight pulling down the earth,
unmoved by winds or whims,
an invisible force that supports all,
severe and longstanding, without foreseen witness.
If there is a need to know what goodness really means,
Then that's when the purity of your heart needs to be seen,
And the reason why greatness has clung unto you since your teens,
So, anyone not giving you credence for your brilliance is committing nothing but a grave sin,
The vivacity in your smiles is enough panacea to wake up dead emotions,
The sparkles of your handsomeness cause affectionate commotions,
You exhibit intelligence as if smartness is on your exclusive promotion,
You effortlessly dish out wisdom as an off the cuff donation.
Success daily flows into your home like an endless river,
The reason why your level of greatness still has no rival,
'Cos your longstanding achievements are what others are just celebrating as their new arrivals,
That's the extent to which your accomplishments are making others to quiver.
May each day of your life be filled with overpowering happiness,
May you be blessed with good health in awesome plentifulness,
May God's abundant blessings surround your home in astounding exclusiveness,
May you live long in spectacular richness.
Oh night divine
When sprouted the true vine
Through Mary into the realm of men
A fulfillment of the prophets pen
Matching every given sign
Of the said place and the star shine
To be for man a life giving fountain well
And to the end of the age be Emmanuel
Oh blessed assurance
A longstanding and sure chance
A sign and wonder
The savior born a baby helpless and tender
A baby king born in a lowly manger
Prince of Peace born into lurking danger
To become the hope of mankind
And the epitome of all of man’s finds
*MERRY CHRISTMAS*
What is this soul we talk about?
Might I find it in a droplet of water
Perhaps, in a pop tune … a shout,
In a loving mother, an abusive father?
Elusive and ethereal, so hard to find
Is it in our unique thought processes,
A synonym for the individual mind,
Something every human possesses?
Perhaps, a figment of imagination?
Something we cannot understand,
Many a theologian’s rapt fascination
Part of being under God’s command.
A faith word of import, I assume,
All that’s left of us when body dies
All that matters, we can presume –
Is it the ultimate goal or life prize?
A longstanding mystery, to be sure
Many folks say when we die, it’s over
What is to be gained by being pure,
When we’ll be buried under clover.
Written April 6, 2022
Dear friend of longstanding honor
Come, sit beside me here
My tale of woe is a yawner,
But, one fitting your ear.
My sin uneventful.
She was most resentful,
Not so consentual.
You have stayed with me to the bitter end
So sorry I cheated on her, dear friend.
written October 21, 2021
[a Quietus - 8686, 666, a
rhyming couplet and refrain]
A period of youthful vim ferments
as coruscating golden flecks in eyes
that mesmerise and tantalise, give rise
to secrets in my breast to stir, foment.
The xanthous tresses that cascade torment.
My eager and impressionable sighs
that echo every pirouette and pliés,
a fleeting intercession of lament.
A maverick when it comes to amour
and quintessentially a rakish cad.
Unrequited love longstanding rancour,
but finally become your paramour.
An enigmatic smile ever so sad;
your broken heart I gladly give succour.
When I close my eyes
And shut out the world momentarily
I admit it’s strange but I feel apprehensive
It’s a fear of being unable to return
I get a glimpse of that vast open inner world
That’s somehow an open door to infinity
And I’m somewhat afraid to lose my way
I can’t help but think it’s silly
Because I feel surprisingly safe
As I give in freely every night
When I lay my head to sleep
The difference may be that
I’m not visiting unexpectedly
I have that set nighttime rendez-vous
A longstanding arrangement
With guides and loved ones
All those from the other side
We meet though I have no recollection
But it’s an arrangement honored
Ever since I was merely a babe
AP: 2nd place 2020
Posted on March 17, 2018
A friend is a strong light-post
Standing supportive
And lighting your way for you
A friend is like the moon
Always there for you
And strongest when nearest
A friend understands you well
Listens to your cries
As well as your joys and victories
A friend is like a hickory tree
Supplying food when you need it
And burns hot, when you are cold
A friend sits alongside you
Even when you are wrong
And supports you endeavors nonetheless
A friend is longstanding
Like the light-post
Ever radiant and giving free light
A friend is always there for you
No matter what you have done
And will always be your friend
No matter the disguise you have on!
Russell Sivey
Questing for the way, so you could feel…
Since it is the only way my heart could heal…
In the absence of your Soul, I sense pain…
Hankering my deed would not go in vain….
Your Shadow by my side is what I seek…
Uncovering the love which I could retrieve…
Longstanding inside the wit, you would breathe day & night…
We as one would prove to be on the brighter sight…
By- Gautam
Dated on – 14th Oct 2015
Glimpses into the future:
A confusing mist clouds the conscious
Wishing for clarity
But receiving only blank stares of cruel misguiding
Signs
Soulless shrouds made from memories remind
Me of how to forget regret and
Remember occurrences of importance from
Mindful events happening out of
Chronological order
Ghosts from the past haunt the future
Because superfluous audacities result in my
Anxious proclivities
A newer reflection of mirrored reactions result from
Actions undone and committed
Longstanding traditions obliterated in favor of
Bold conquests
Time traveling thoughts bring uncertainty to an
Already troubled mind
Revelations seclude me in the isle of exiled genius
A beauteous punishment for a once
Silent persona of strange
Ideals
Spirits goad, burst from a reclusive shell
Of apathetic spirits’
Generalities
Of the future look to we for new hope
I cannot fail
I don’t really know how to begin this piece
Because you qualify in every sense to be my niece
But you have offered in my troubled heart, inconceivable peace
And for you, this poem – I have decided to deduce
I feel no shame in this truthful admittance
Because in you I have found an ingenuous acquaintance
An acquaintance who is every inch worthy of my benevolence…
I’m still finding it difficult to understand your longstanding tolerance
Even in the wake of my recent repulsive aberrance
You have never showed any signs of abhorrence
In your presence I have a wonderful ambience
And I can’t simply imagine how I would cope with your absence
In you I have a trustworthy alliance
An alliance who will provide for me every needed assistance
How dare you invade my mind?
Taking over
That spot on my shoulder
Where that writer’s block sat all this time.
How dare you invade my soul?
Sliding in
Comfortably as you begin
To fill that longstanding hole.
How dare you invade my heart?
Crashing onward
As I hide like a coward
How did I not see this from the start?