Outliving Poems

DEATH

...Life comes from the living ones
But death?
Where does death come from?
Does it come from outside?
Or it comes from within?
Does it start when we are born?
Or walk with us throughout life?
When...

A Mountain’s Idea of Love

...A mountain sits
And a river flows
A mountain suffers her tears
And the infiltration of life

Wildflowers necklace it
As the goats dance up and down its rocky parts.
It can wiggle off snow as w...

Comet

...My heart is bound with twin-distressed grommets
But every night I look up at the sky Waiting for a comet.

My eyes fixate and focus before they leak like faucets
And I glance up, I zealously try
...

Ancient Music

...Drink the water of mountain brook
Sweet and clear, it fills you with joy
Try it once, very soon you’re hooked
Much like ale, in thirst, to enjoy

Ancient music, from ages gone by
Is like stream...

Moonlight on Meadows

...My heart remains asleep, until you touch it... (poet)


You are the most' enigmatic existence,'
which will never be mine.
I remain a million waves away,
trying to make beauty from your scar...

Seasons Of Life

...
Seasons Of Life
Miracle Man
4/27/2024

Age has a way of collecting life’s dues,
Change is the payment we make to age.
No matter which phase of life we choose,
our payments get steepe...

Beyond The Grave Of Beni Blue

...Beyond the grave of Beni Blue
was an aging twisting branching Yew
Young Beni liked to play and hide
as he did the day he died

In a forgotten graveyard corner it grew
hiding a doorway known by ...

Goodbye, Odie

...Goodbye, Odie

My little old cat is dying.
His steps are awkward, eyes unfocussed
and he cries when he can’t see me.
I’m not sure I want to be in a world
that doesn’t have my tabby Familiar.
I...

Golden Year's Unveiled

...In golden years, where time slows its pace,
Retirement's embrace, a serene grace.
Beyond the clock's ticking, life anew,
Unveiling vistas, dreams to pursue.

No longer bound by the daily grind,
...

Dunkelheit

...calling all mistreated jugglers
and wretches of condemned madhouses
bewitched by fingers of freak fame
the spindly fingers of trickster twins
that open the floodgates to occult caverns
unleashin...

Inferiority Complex As a Kid, Adolescent and Emerging Adult

...Inferiority complex as a kid, adolescent and emerging adult

Yours truly (an amazingly,
gracefully, and markedly modest
passively aging baby boomer -
formerly introverted long haired
pencil nec...

Adios Dear Dentist

...Adios dear dentist with shots, x-rays and drills
Adieu root canals, crowns, and skyrocketing bills
With just gums underneath
I'm outliving my teeth
G'day dear hot oatmeal, ciao vitamin pills

1...

The Estate

...Red barn in the country
sunny parcel of farmland
ploughed field and heavy machinery at rest

Chickens free ranging
jersey cows grazing the pasture
and the dog runs as it pleases

Soaking in t...

Buhari's Poetical Graphics Representation

...All efforts tabled on Nigeria;
Experiencing a fortunate miscarriage, 
Feasting Aso rock- a pizzeria 
But never admit it is the cause of this age. 

Upon the solid manifesto, 
That touches all s...

Immortal

...If you had the option to be an immortal,
would you leap at the chance, or just let that go?
It sounds like a question that’s easy to answer,
but I’d recommend that you take it real slow.
Are you ...

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