My bare feet brush the carpet
after I slip out of bed.
Words from an unknown place
resonate in my head.
I grab my car keys
wondering where
the road may lead.
This moment serenity
found in my homestead
time to myself.
Yet I recall my first love
who said it was in my head.
Day whispers
as I rest near a place
where the street ends
but past the ravine
a road with another name
in another time and place.
*off-ghazal form
Old death makes everybody dry and sad
Death even makes kings who are grumpy and mad
Absolutely powerless, helpless and useless
Death makes us mute, motionless, lifeless and deaf
In the darkest, hottest part of the crater
And deep within the brightest cell or cache of the chamber
Where too much light
Blinds the retinas and this is never right
Death makes everybody lifeless, powerless and useless
Death, death! Nobody can get used to you
Death, death! You are a fool too
For stealing life which is vitally precious
Death, death! You are backward and too ambitious
Nobody can get used to your ways
Because you make us part ways
Old death! You never show compassion and pity
You are wicked, greedy, sick and crazy
Old death, will you leave us alone?
Please use a different style and tone
Death, death, Oh! Old Death
Old death, you make everybody weak and mad
Old death, you make us worthless, lifeless and sad
Death, death, old death, please go away
Go, go away, please go, go find your way.
Copyright © April 25, 2025 Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.
Mine favourite colours came to be
When her piece of art set me free.
You're more than just important,
You're irreplaceable!
Your presence has woven the most beautiful web of protection,
Filled with self-doubt
And covered with a dull sheen of fear.
I see you,
I see the real you,
Not the one we all see at a glance
Nor the one that feeds the image from the mind.
I see the beautiful shades of color
Radiant hues of emotions that surpass
Even the most beautiful sunrise.
You are more than just important,
You are
Irreplaceable!
R.K.H
light through window as I awaken
my shoulder aches but I raise my arm
branches in full bloom reach for the sky
everything looks the same
but my heart knows something’s different
my ears ring but lines run through my head
before opening the laptop and writing a poem
morning stillness but the roommate’s cat comes to me
it’s comfort I seek after loosing the one I loved
one year ago but scenes play as if yesterday
the morning a litany of my many lives
it opens its arms to embrace me
I feel a sense of warmth when letting thoughts wander
I play the same old ballad but the meaning’s changed
Greet me--Spring sprite,
fresh, docile smile,
whose whispers woo
with hymns of lover's tune.
Enamor me with fizzy phrases;
As doting night enthralls,
with stars,
the bashful moon.
Cove me within
thy bossom's veil
of plusing neverending
blazing charm.
Congenial hover, as clouds do
to pacify and gently soothe
the brassy, heated,
brazen flaming sun.
Dreach my dreams
with valiant gales
of furor baron's
kisses gained.
Like Nature's gift of life,
revive the plains' drought
with cloudburst of
Heaven's inundating rain.
UMOJA
(A Kwanza Triad)
Love's the greatest gift;
It's the harvest of Christ;
Nourishing oneness:-
Like fruits and their seeds,
Let us be in life's onement;
Ripening in oneness:-
In love's unity,
Let's live in oneness;
God having us be:-
May your mind reset , so you can see others like they really are. Unique complexes units
May your anger turn into a passion, an unstoppable creative power
May your heart realize the real necessity of people. The comunication and living.
May your ideas go so deeply in your life you destroy the commom sense of reality.
May your soul be able to read the paralel universe of creation and discovering in the time of an eyes blink.
May we can create together
I met a girl with a name from Skies.
With curly hair and big brown eyes.
From „loved moon” her name derives.
For all day long she simply shines.
She’s warm and light – a butterfly.
Cannot forget her. I have tried.
I might get blind and a bit confused,
She has the appearance of a Muse.
Her beauty’s dangerous like a fire.
She’s a hypnotic man’s desire.
Though, that is sure I will miss
Her juicy, soft, and passionate lips.
28.11.2022
I want the best for you,
though I'm not your kin.
Like a stargazer,
I'm content to watch you
from below,
without wanting
or expecting
anything in return.
It is not for your love of me,
but for your light,
silent though it is,
that I sing of you,
bright rays
I'd hate to see dimmed
in the slightest,
by gossip,
by hate,
by jealousy.
It is from afar,
that I make a wish
for the best for you,
with not an iota
of resentment
towards you
for your reticence.
Whenever someone is referred to as the nicest it is you they mean,
You are also one of the most intelligent humans ever seen,
Not acknowledging your goodness is like committing a sin
Your greatness throws the best of others into a waste bin.
Beauty in no haste pastes a taste of deliciousness on your face,
The radiance of your smiles shines from a mile to brighten a gaze,
Your body sits on a seat of curvatures enough to quench a blaze,
You have a perfect combination of brain and beauty as a grace.
Prosperity prefers your home best for its bluntest expression of love,
Success brings you happiness with peace of mind fitting you like a glove,
The past pains of failures in your life have been relieved by God's oils of cloves,
Now your life is a reflection of blessings that's why prosperity filled up your troves.
May each of your days starts and ends with divine favours,
May good health and long life be there always for you to savour,
May abundance of wealth crown all your labours,
May you and your entire households enjoy blessings with divine flavours.
Deep in your heart, kindness gently lays,
With great intelligence, you daily plays,
Your goodness beatify souls each break of day,
Many beg your wisdom for a permanent date.
Your handsomeness shines like diamonds in a bright sun,
Beautiful smiles play on your face the most pleasing sound,
You give goodness even more generously than was given to the prodigal son,
God's blessing in your life, everyday, sings the Lord a new song.
Beautiful flowers sewn by your wisdom are watered by the beauty in your words,
Your intelligence is revered even by the wisest men all over the world,
God has discarded all the sorrows in your life far away in a torrential flood,
Each day, new songs fill your mouth to praise the almighty Lord.
The testament of his goodness is there in your life for all eyes to see,
So, may your blessings even be more plentiful than the sands of the sea,
Success looks comfortable in your home since you hosted it on a royal seat,
So, may your greatness be great enough to give the mouths of your enemies a permanent seal.
A longing feeling fills my heart
I lean over to my love who lay cuddled up in the grass next to me
This is very new, as I never believed I should feel this level of happiness
He has taught me the love I truly feel I deserve
Always giving me the first bite
Always flocking my feathers that stick up on my left side
Always waddling beside me at just the right pace
Soon one stary cool night we entertained the big next step
Ruffled feathers swirled around us as our bodies intertwined
Your river-scented musk fills the air
Feeling the pressure inside of me until we both beautifully pop
I had never had such a smooth flight to a destination in my life
As I lie in bed alone
the moon shines through the window.
There’s a sound of feet sliding
through the hallway softly gliding.
I sense a touch of lavender scent
something so sweet, heaven sent.
As she sings, I hear the wind and rain
and as I ask, she sings it again and again.
She’s the sweetest woman I met in my life
and in my dreams, I’ve made her my wife.
From her arises my poems and timeless verse
a constellation of stars, my universe.
But when the morning greets the sun
a long weary day has begun.
You began to write the history of your life
With a kind of fear;
I know not why you are so great;
O, Helen, to me, you are so dear.
You're talented, you're esteemed;
How enchanting your fantasy is!
Your voice is always buzzing in my heart,
Just like the honey-seeker bees.
You are fantastic, you are the greatest;
I look upon you as my buddy;
You're as broad-minded as Mount Everest;
You're cleaning my spirit which was muddy.
Whenever I feel frustrated,
Your story stimulates me;
O, pal, I really love you heartily;
In my melancholy moments, you provide me with glee.
You foment me with new vigour,
When my life is a smilax;
You counsel me to practise with great rigour;
You help me reach the climax.
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