N.B. Poems

Monbazillac

...Let yourself be tempted,
You who have sorrow,
You who sings out of tune,
Let yourself be tempted
You who sleep so badly,
Among the ghosts,
Let yourself be tempted
By my Monbazillac,

Let you...

A Decade of You

...Ten years ago,
I did not stumble into love,
I stepped into you,
slowly,
as one steps barefoot into morning light
knowing he will stay.

You did not arrive with thunder,
but with silen...

CANCER STOLE MY DAD

...

Sitting by the window and reflecting, on one bitter cold day,
The sky cloudy, the weather report predicted snow, 
The temperature outside 10 degrees, a little low,
33 years ago, it was a sad, ...

UNRAVELLING CHOICES AND CHOICES

...

In the spirit of hope, we contemplatively search
Beyond the horizon for the mystic exorcism
Of the pandemic deaths proliferating from
The disparity reigning from viral social
And political in...

IN THE WEATHERING OF WAR

...In The Weathering Of War

In today’s
storming war
weathering
world peace
is rotting out
and we need
to sow new seeds
of her
germinating 
new fruits:
the weary world
Is starving 
for new...

The Love Vase Broken

...Was my son vindictive?  My wife just stared at the sight!
There on the floor was the old ugly vase 
My aunt Melinda gave us on our wedding day.
And my wife know how much love my son had for it.
 ...

rhododendrons

...Ah, the rhododendrons, dear and bright,
Look at them for a moment, three seconds,
Seek them in the streets, in silence,
Explore the small multicolored gardens,
They are pink, purple, white, shiny...

birds know our sentiments

...

The birds understand us, it’s true,
They understand us better than men,
Observe the grey heron when it is afraid,
listen to the Robin
Who asks to play with you,
Go for the lint
She doesn’t ...

The Blue Nazarene

...
“The Blue Nazarene” 

caeruleum caelum 
in nubibus
caeruleum

caeruleum caelum
in nubibus 
de hyacintho nazarene

testimonium:

white stallions, 

clouds commandin...

COME CLOSER TO ME

...COME CLOSER TO ME
Trelos ya sena

COME CLOSER, LOVE YOU TRUE,
Ella Konda mou na sou po,
MAY I HUG YOU,
Na s’angalyaso an boro,
I DANCED WITH YOU LAST NIGHT,
Ma ze sou horepsa egthes,
FOR ME ...

A REVIEW OF THIS NEW STAGED REALITY

...Despair sought a captive audience;
Hope showed up instead with faith—
Handing out flyers with grab bags
Of treats of sweeting courage:-
Remembrance was the opening act:
Its recall was loaded wit...

Dress Rehearsal Rags

...Up to my face she came.
I knew a storm was brewing.
She pointed an accusing finger in my face,
then took a step back and screamed
a tirade of venomous abuse in my direction.
I smiled as I headed...

the robin and the cemetery

...The robin redbreast is hardly afraid,
He is not afraid of cemeteries,
Seeing me, he lands on the grave of the Bouvier family,
Looks at me, then flies on that of Cécile Kerneis,
Since he is Breton...

IN SAGE TREED INSPIRATION

...IN SAGE TREED INSPIRATION

Standing in the forested arena
Beneath one of the multiplicities 
Of the ethnicities of barked sage trees
Reining in the mutual oneness
Of the equanimity of their bei...

IMANI

...IMANI:  Kwanza Thoughts For Today

seeds of faith must grow,
fertile soil germinates faith;
Be that soil of faith:-

We must live our faith...
We must be our faith's heartbeat...
Let's blosso...

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