The suffix nut specifying the skull,
defining the coconut, is misplaced,
for it’s not truly a nut,
but botanically, a drape.
A salinity soaker, the prolific palm,
sultry sea-shore colonizer copious,
it’s sky-searching trunk with spiny leaf crown
holds the fruit, the traditional tropical icon.
In certain societies around the globe,
a notable cultural and religious symbol,
it’s a multipurpose fruit is versatile,
used as food, fuel and folk medicine.
Its tough shell is a strong fortress that guards
the treasure of water and kernel, sweet and pure,
like the tender heart hiding
behind stern persona façade.
When xerography yesterday's youthful gynecoiD
I'll wear my *multipurpose Mexican sunny sombrerO*
*Somehow, someway* I'll do suitable improV
And not be one who is cooperativE
*Sweet spirit super *(dove) fits my heart as a (glove) areaL
Spiritual enough not to speak (aloud)all that (proud) ballyhoO
Definitely earnestly forever guardsman against perV
Let my spirit forever be uncompromisablE
Written: September 28, 2022
Sponsor: Joseph May
Contest: The "A's" Have It
Nonsensical, I know. LOL..I think I got all the requirements in there.
I am speaking about what I would call gynecoid of generations of unborn babies.
back to normal holds a hopeful ring —
presently, the ding spurs us into a boxing spar
our refuge - our home
becomes a multipurpose cage
school, workplace, nursing station, cafeteria
ailments scold, yes
we're principals, doctors too.
presently, the ding spurs us into a boxing spar
back to normal holds a hopeful ring
3/31/2020
I burn to feel, but feel to burn.
The loss of my sense but yet i yearn.
As fire is meant for light
its multipurpose serves as a device.
To cook
To burn
To boil the tarnished
meant to relive the good from the bad.
And the irony of the dirty black ash.
In the beginning,
the wood floor’s purpose
granted ease of care.
Grandchildren, however,
took two running steps
in sock feet, and slid
all the way down the hall.
Sweet William and Petunia,
sent feline fur floating
through breathing space
as they chased one another
and batted toy mice
across the shiny planks.
The warm, wooden hue
furnished a fitting tableau
with the furniture
of our casual lifestyle.
Peace and contentment,
settled by design
on multi-purpose surface.
Dear Pen
I learnt you are the oldest
of creations, and you’re modest.
You’re the muse of the wisest student:
you inspire him, make him prudent.
Here I come with my mendicant hand
to caress your multipurpose stand
so you can transmit into my blood
diverse knowledge, in abundant flood.
Accept my proposal, grant my wish
lest I squander time or lavish English.
Your relation is what I most desire
and your company, what I admire
since I do not know where and when
I am destined to drop you, dear Pen.
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