Mightier Poems

mightier -

the bane …

of complacency
the enemy of apathetic ids
an all-consuming blade of inspiration
you, mighty weapon
have slain the fiercest dragons of
detachment and disregard that
humanity has brought against you
and I, a knight of notation,
wield you with an authority graced to me
by a vivid imagination
and a child’s whimsical heart …
oh, I do not take your might for granted
nor underestimate your license …
I remove you from your scabbard
in deepest consideration -
your hilt, I grasp with awe
your edge, I apply in deference and fear
for the wounds I affect
are deep and lasting …
you are the Excalibur of inspiration
pulled from a stone of indifference
by the grandest of acumens and spirits
long, long ages ago …
I take up your glyphic garland
with pride and honor
and an undying respect for
the numberless warriors who came before me
and whose names are a prayer
upon these pious lips …
a prayer for you …

my pen.








Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden, January 4, 2024

The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword

"The pen is mightier than the sword"
Said the towns' poet, a bit of a bard,
To the Chief of the military,
Challenged him to a duel, gave his shiny card

The card had his house no. and plot
The challenge? A battle to death
To see who will rot,
The Chief sharpened swords, the poet simply read

They got in battle, in the poet's house's battle ground,
The chief raised his mighty big knife,
The people sat waiting for this round,
This was a battle to death and life!

The poet then threw some ink on the chiefs eyes,
Blinded him, stabbed him with the pen, took all his 9 wives

The Pen Is Mightier

Beware the tenderness of anyone’s toes
Especially that of your friends and foes,
For pain, they say, is its own reward
Can be magnified with additional woes.

Carefully measure your daily deplored
Consider exactly what you can afford,
Wise to keep in mind the old, old saying
A pen is mightier than the sharpest sword.

Eschew the obnoxious mouthy braying
Think about those words you are saying,
Not easily embracing mundane compliance
Your time better spent in earnest praying.

Be skeptical of those who seek alliance
For they have capacity to offer defiance,
For your actions they do not think right
When you are seeking a friendly reliance.

Be aware, my friend, of every slight
Keep both friends and enemies in sight,
And walk your own paths in caution
Especially when strolling in darkest night.

written October 3, 2021

The Pen Is Mightier

daggers

                              d i v i d e

                              diamonds

                               7/15/21

Fought On the Page

With double edged dagger I lunge and I stab, your total and focused attention to grab,
When the means to the ending's your only reward, and the knowledge the pen's mightier than the sword,
As I look on the carnage I left in my wake, and I pray that this battle don't cause me to break,
And I pray to the Lord and I truly Implore, that this fight be my last I can't fight anymore,
So I asked for the wisdom God grants to some men, to teach me and now how war's won with the pen,
Then a wiseman came to me explained so I knew, that yes swords they win war's but much blood is spilled too,
Is it not with a sword you can take a kings crown, when the enemies rise up does not sword take them down?
The most learned of scholars from the dawn of the age, was the one who fought battle with just pen on the page,
The one with diplomacy, humility and tact, that brought the war's ending, precise and exact,
The wisest of warrior's to this day remains stood, whilst the broken and fallen who hungered for blood,
But they came with their weapons and war they did wage, but the warrior who triumphed fought battle on page.

Impaled Pen Or Sword

I often hear a pen is mightier than a sword,                                                                                 but is it?                                                                                                                                       I often hear a pen can write hurting words,                                                                                  but did it?                                                                                                                                     I often hear a sword is big, heavy and sharp,                                                                                but was it?                                                                                                                                    I often hear one was impaled,                                                                                                                         but was it by the pen or the sword?

7/27/2019

The Poet Knight

... The pen is mightier than the sword ...


The poet knight went off to war
To prove his valor true.
Sir Arthur Berk, the troubadour,
Knew he had much to do

For he had found a greater sword
To strike his foes down dead.
He swore to fight invading horde
And make their ink spill red.

Each lord, farm hand and tavern maid,
Had often heard him tell
The fierceness of his secret blade
And all the foes it fell.

Of dragons and of armies past
He'd read this weapon killed.
The legend of his sword was vast;
The ink would soon be spilled.

Soon rival horde had come again
All took up sword and shield.
The armies prepped for battle then
Were met upon the field.

They yelled and brandished spear and dirk
But soon were silent when
All held their breath to watch Sir Berk
As he unsheathed his ... pen?

He rushed in sure and unconcerned 
But fell at the first blow,
And what new truth he might have learned
I guess we'll never know.

But if, perhaps, he'd been more keen
Sir Berk might still yet live;
Too late he learned the difference 'tween
Literal and Figurative.

9.13.18
Contest: Unsheathe Your Sword

Mightier Than the Sword

W.M.D.’s

Words of Mass Destruction...
  choose yours wisely

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2017)

Mightier Than the Pen

Who'd have thought it so easy to run a great nation,
No requirement for Congress or Supreme Court confirmation.
All you needs a Twitter handle and Executive Orders,
That's his guarantee to secure our fine borders.

While the Constitution is one thing you shouldn't discount,
It appears to be one notch below his Facebook account.
So put down your protests and give him his due,
If the President tweets it you know it is true!

So far it's not been so great, maybe we've been took,
By a bigly bull slinger who's probably a crook.
With mindless occupation on hits, likes, and views,
Don't you need a fake president to dish out fake news?

The guy beaks off like a loon...his thoughts meander,
But sauce for the goose make sources for slander.
We may even glimpse hope every now and then,
Too bad YouTwitFace is mightier than the pen.

Your Pen Is Mightier Than Mine

I know your secret

I know why you are so awesome

I know why you love so deeply

I know why you care so much

I know why you always have the answers


You have seen it all

You have struggled the most

You have experienced the worst pain

You have gone through the hardest loss

You have been hurt the most


You are strong

Your pen shows it well

Your pen tells it all

I admire you

I respect you


The power of your pen

Is the strength in you

Mightier Than Sword

i picked the quill
fallen from the flight feathers
to write soaring thoughts



~"Feathers" contest by SKAT A

One King Mightier Than I

Eternity's vast weight of time
is pressing dark against my breast,
and brooding powers wage within
a ceaseless struggle, dearth of rest.

A crown of shame enwreathes my brow
with thorns, a piercing diadem,
the symbol of self-monarch reign;
fear's rose the circlet's black-starred gem.

Oh, who can free me from myself;
who can the worth master be
to lift the victor's standard high
above the conquered ruins of me?

A crown of thorns was His before;
His throne, a cross against the sky,
the humble Christ who I have found
the one King mightier than I.

Faye Lanham Gibson
Copyright, 1987

The Verse Is Mightier Than the Whole

the pen,
soulless,
stilled
with
chewed cap,
and emptied cartridge,
as my yen
burns like an addict's fire,
palm sweat on parchment,
syllables, prosody,
sans serif mind flow,
while demure muses
whisper soft moisture,
follicle and promise,
into my thought train,
running like a hangnail,
raking blank canvas,
flecked in textured ink
and immovable type,
scrivened on envelopes,
spilt on torn napkins,
blown out on e-pages,
squirt into ether,
no action,
no traction,
cry out for
electronic
reaction,
the verse
is mightier
than the
whole...

The Pen Is Mightier

Hidden in your lies 
is the truth uncovered 
From the deepest wound 
Left an awful scar here 

I fought in hell 
To save one's dignity
I roared your name 
Like steel 
Cutting cold ice 

Deep enough 
To feel pain 
Beautiful turns ugly sour  
the skin almost creeps 
Falling a fine line unreal 

To cut at the razor's edge 
The face cuts truth 
In the deepest wound 
cold hard lies open cuts 
Did I ever know you 

The blackest heart 
A complete stranger 
Horrid ugly deceiver  
in what you done 
no respect shown 

Cold emotionless heart 
Cutting to the bone 
to look crazy upset 
over nothing 
Almost possessed 
Like shut down empty feelings 

Open the eyes 
An obstacle between us has grown 
like hitting an iceberg 
something is dreadfully wrong 
Then you drew the sword 

Shot me down 
Buried without closure
the bitter end 
Coldest cut frosted 
Scarred deep within 

The razor edge 
Straight through the centre 
Just like a knife
in searing pain 
The finest cut 

The tongue 
like a paper cut 
Drawn with the pen 
can cut deeper 
than any wound 
upon the sword

My Pen Is Mightier Than Your Sword

I’ve got pens for days
All the bad things in my life
Suddenly became a have
The sun shine and light is all I see now
I had started to feel so much like a sloth
Then I stepped outside
And took sight of the light
Life suddenly changed for the better
Life became love
It was there all along
Hidden within my heart
I should of looked there
Right from the start
I almost let life pass me by
I was on auto pilot
Thank goodness for the positive thoughts
They saved me 
From becoming,; lost within the dark

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