we have an on-off switch
enabling us to shift focus
realm any, what matters is
love be our soul’s locus
Categories:
on off switch, love,
Form: Rhyme
Love
Some give it
Some take it
Some don’t understand it
Yet, everyone needs it.
Love
It works magic on the mind, body
and soul,
It can also leave you feeling hot,
warm or cold,
It can be addictive after a short while, making you feel as if you’re bewitched,
Desperately, you wish there was an
on-off switch.
Love
The heart needs it, so enjoy, indulge
and share it,
There’s no age limit, so don’t be
afraid, be brave,
Don’t be shy, be bold, whether young
or old,
So go on, take a chance, for love is
the essence of life that makes us
feel connected and whole.
By Zyrool
Categories:
on off switch, love, old,
Form: Free verse
Be it sunny or cloudy
The weather determines my mood
On a bright sunny morning
My mood is upbeat and cheery
And conversely on cloudy days
My mood is sombre and sad
I really wish this weren't true
I see people every day wearing big smiles
And I wonder if they have down days like me
I assume myself to be an average joe
But have forever questioned that
We really need an “on/off” switch
To control our emotions
But recognize that's not about to happen
It is up to us to make the most of each day
And share as much joy and happiness
As we possibly can with our fellow man
EVERY SINGLE DAY!
Categories:
on off switch, good morning,
Form: Free verse
It doesn’t pay to think too much when chatting is required
An open mind is where the most amazing lines are sired
No one ever spoke about a host of daffodils
Whilst ‘Head Office’ was ranting, “Look, there’s zombies in the hills!”
For watching TV, side by side, the notion in my head
Would disappear like fairy dust if just one word you said
So I will nod and smile while clinging to my latest thread
Until you, my darling wife, have gone off up to bed
For only then can I explore each nuance and express
My feelings of euphoria or even of distress
My darling, I’m quite certain that you know I love you dearly
But, if you had an on/off switch then I could think more clearly
Categories:
on off switch, poets, relationship, silence,
Form: Rhyme
It’s Halloween and Winnie the Witch
flies on her broomstick with O’Bramovitch
mid-flight puss acquires a nasty twitch
both his nostrils flare, he begins to itch
his pitiful me-ow rises to fever pitch
shame cat's aren't fitted with an on off switch!
A Halloween black cat, folk may say is kitsch
poor Bram needs help, Winnie flies to Ipswich
landing at the home of a vet named Mitch
Mitch quickly mashes up some roasted flitch
Bram gobbles it all up without any hitch
he says his twitch and itch were just a glitch
Alas, Bram’s pre-flight meal - a Beluga sandwich
was the tasty snack which gave Bram a stitch
Mitch declares that cat caviar is far far too rich
so this Halloween treat Win will now have to ditch
Bram’s irate, caterwauling that Winnie’s a snitch
hissing all the flight back to their home in Bloxwich
Halloween Monorhyme Contest Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Caren Krutsinger
10/26/21
Categories:
on off switch, cat, flying, halloween,
Form: Monorhyme
When I let one loose in the elevator,
it wriggled and slithered and hissed and seemed
to eye the passengers’ pantyhosed legs.
It climbed up one’s heal, bore fangs. She screamed.
I grabbed it from the screamer’s ankle
And said, “No fear! Just Simon the snake!
He’s only come for April Fool’s Day.
Now see this on-off switch. He’s fake!”
Contest name: When I Let One Loose In The Elevator
Contest Sponsor: Charles Messina
Categories:
on off switch, animal, april, humor,
Form: Rhyme
It certainly isn't beyond the realm of possibility
That one day we'll become robots, it's more a probability
We'll have an on/off switch
And a program which
Will provide us with our happy zone's approximate vicinity
Categories:
on off switch, future, sexy, suicide,
Form: Limerick
It certainly isn't beyond the realm of possibility
That one day we'll become robots, it's more a probability
We'll have an on/off switch
And a program which
Will provide us with our happy zone's approximate vicinity
Categories:
on off switch, happiness,
Form: Limerick
It certainly isn't beyond the realm of possibility
That one day we'll become robots, it's more a probability
We'll have an on/off switch
And a program which
Will provide us with our happy zone's approximate vicinity
© Jack Ellison 2016
Categories:
on off switch, future,
Form: Limerick
I am fire cooked in the belly of a barrel
An inferno like a messenger of death from hell
Somersaulting like a ninja assassin wilding his sword unsheathed
With double edged precision and ill intent unleashed
In my clear trajectory I target any would be shot stopper
I spit fatality and finality, I am the showstopper
There lies power in the pull of a trigger
An on/off switch of life at the tip of a finger
I entre the air with a loud Bang!
I express death like a bulletin
Collide and split air molecules with gun powder
15 calibre to penetrate fragile body armour
I shoot off my mouth like a machine gun
Two syllables, death by numbers, one by one
I recoil on my words like a liar, then silence
Steal lives and leave behind bullet clips
I laugh at your gun laws
I am the Lord of all wars
Categories:
on off switch, death, violence, war,
Form: Rhyme
Be it sunny or cloudy
The weather determines my mood
On a bright sunshiny morning
My mood is upbeat and cheery
And conversely on cloudy days
My mood is sombre and sad
I really wish this weren't true
I see people every day wearing big smiles
And I wonder if they have down days like me
I assume myself to be an average joe
But have forever questioned that
We really need an “on/off” switch
To control our emotions
But I recognize that's not about to happen
It is up to us to make the most of each day
And share as much joy and happiness
As we possibly can with our fellow man
EVERY SINGLE DAY
© Jack Ellison 2014
Categories:
on off switch, happiness, senses,
Form: Narrative
Well here I am in front of my Mac
And it seems to be taunting me
“C'mon big boy, show me your stuff!
Mr. Fancy Pants Poet, let's see!”
“What great stuff have you come up with now
To set the literary world abuzz
Mr. Fancy Pants Poet between you and me
The world's not ready because”
“Your poetic prowess is beyond the norm
Your talents won't be surpassed
Where did your poetic skills emanate from
Were there poets in your family's past”
“C'mon big boy, I'm sitting here waiting
Got much better things to do
Like figuring out the true meaning of life
Or the sum of “two plus two!”
Well here's what I say to you Mr. Mac
Go byte yourself and leave me alone
Creative minds don't have an on/off switch
When I'm ready I'll send you a poem
© Jack Ellison 2013
Categories:
on off switch, humorous,
Form: Quatrain
The on off switch,
everyone wonders which to press,
to flip it up, click it off,
turn it back on, start a new cycle,
of life on the run.
A new power, a brand new day.
electricity, setting a world in motion,
with a click of a button, a flip of a switch,
an on off pattern, awake and sleep,
lifes cycle, till the batteries drain,
recharge, and restart.
all over again.
Categories:
on off switch, life, time
Form: Blank verse
A new invention to improve performance and speed from any fuel engine...
The system is a sealed airbox that opens under normal conditions but under
acceleration seals and directs compressed air from a reserve tank thru a preset
valve into the fuel system. This in turn boosts the horsepower with a tighter burn.
It consists of a special air box , injection valve, control and gauge, airlines,
reserve tank, and an electric compressor and on - off switch.
This newly designed system by P.V. can add 20-40 hp depending on the fuel and
fuel delivery system.
Invention by Perri Voge 11-18-2007
TM and Copyrights 2007
Categories:
on off switch, philosophy, science, sports, visionary,
Form: Carpe Diem