There comes that day, inevitable day
when God will have had enough.
When His promises, humans overstay
hence, He will have his rebuff.
God's covenants come with a consequence
as we humans play the fool.
His forgiveness appraises disobedience;
and He governs with sovereign rule.
Is it selfish to pray, "Lord, Jesus, come
to take your children home"?
Such brings the destruction of earth's kingdom;
yet shall tribulation convert some?
Away with the pretense of our praise;
God knows the song of our hearts,
His justice rolls as the rivers raise,
judgment will stream as His Spirit departs.
IT'S SO HARD TO KEEP UP WITH YOU, AND THINKING ABOUT YOU IS EXHAUSTING.
NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL YOU AND KNOWING THAT YOU'RE ALL ABOUT CHANGE AND SHOWING UP AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME HAS BECOME A CUSTOM AND PART OF OUR RELATIONSHIP.
WHEN I WANT TO CAPTURE A MOMENT OF HAPPINESS, YOU GO, AND WHEN I'M HURTING, YOU OVERSTAY YOUR WELCOME.
I KNOW THAT LONG AFTER I'M GONE, YOU'LL STILL BE THERE, AND ALL I ASK IS FOR YOU TO SHOW MORE LOVE TO MY SON THAN YOU HAVE TO ME.
In the ebb and flow of feelings that is the cycle of my life
I seem to be caught in the spring of my emotions
while winter stalls refusing to take its leave.
Like a bad virus insisting to overstay its welcome
tenacious snow lingers under unrelenting skies of grey
while nippy winds bring rebel clouds and showers.
Entangled in that indecisive in-between of cold and warmth
I’m caught in a no-man’s-land of chrysalid and growth
that ominous period of longing avidly for better climes.
Forever craving the sunshine that would feed my soul
I’m reduced to a withered rosebud desperate for any ray of sun
so I can come to life and feel invigorated.
And so it goes as I ride this roller coaster
of the weather of my emotions.
AP: 2nd place 2025, Honorable Mention 2025
Need a cuddle, are you available?
I promise not to linger too long
Maybe seven, maybe eight hours or so
Maybe until the break of dawn
Just enough time to satisfy my craving
That haunts me day and night
Gonna wind up in the bin for loonies
If I can't taste your sweet delights
Need a cuddle, please say you're available
To take me to heaven's door
I promise not to overstay my welcome
Till eternity, not a moment more
Sure must've done something quite heroic
To deserve your tender sweet love
Can't think of what it could have been
But you've given my heart a shove
Succumbed to your sweet delicate beauty
Many many years ago
The flame's stayed alive for all this time
Still making this old heart glow
Need a cuddle, are you available?
Promise not to linger too long
Maybe an eternity plus a couple of lifetimes
An eternity filled with song
A Proven Fact
Miracle Man
4/19/2024
Politicians will lie,
to hold on to their power.
But in election years,
they’ve learned how to cower.
They couldn’t care less,
about the rank and file.
Though they’ll face a camera,
and flash you a smile.
They pass out some freebies,
and each other backbite.
Many have managed,
to overstay their invite.
Some admit they’ve never,
worked an actual job.
Most are slicker than Teflon,
on a glass door knob.
But all aren’t this way,
though I’m seeming to rush.
To paint all politicians,
with the same brush.
Democrat and Republican,
They can’t get along.
And when congress is convened,
it’s the next verse of song.
Need a cuddle, are you available?
I promise not to linger too long
Maybe seven, maybe eight days or so
Maybe until the break of dawn
Just enough time to satisfy my craving
That haunts me day and night
Gonna wind up in the bin for loonies
Not tasting your sweet delights
Need a cuddle, please say you're available
To take me to heaven's door
I promise not to overstay my welcome
Till eternity, not a wee bit more
Sure must've done something quite heroic
To deserve your tender sweet love
Can't think of what it could have been
But you've given my heart a shove
Succumbed to your sweet delicate beauty
Many many years ago
The flame's stayed alive for all this time
Still making this old heart glow
Need a cuddle, are you available?
Promise not to linger too long
Maybe an eternity plus a couple of life times
An eternity filled with song
Love
Is not about being
Loved
When spring is in full swing.
Love
Is not about returning
Love
In early or late spring.
Love unconditionally
Like a mom or a dad loves a baby
Love
Like a dove
Loves a partner
Forever.
True love never fades away
True lovers remain, stay and overstay
Indefinitely
Until eternity
Until the very, very, very end
When two lovebirds can no longer stand.
Copyright © August 2023, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved.
Hébert Logerie is the author of several poetry collections.
The sugar bowl proverbial.
The sweetness of sharing
what you have; a tight hug.
Don’t share the leaves,
in your own yard, nor the weeds.
Don’t rush a neighbor’s demise.
Don’t overstay;
time is valuable -
boundaries sans fence.
A good neighbor is not perfect,
are you? Jesus tells us, true,
“Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Don’t be greedy with your smile,
your wave - it can be a pick-me-up,
same as coffee to the drowsy.
You may miss
the borrowed book, leaf blower, eggs
but your countenance glows from the inside-out.
Bottom line:
be a good neighbor;
neighborly advice.
5/7/2023
When it is in your power,
don’t withhold good from the one to whom it belongs.
Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow “ — when it is there with you.
Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,
for he trusts you and lives near you.
Proverbs 3:27-29 CSB
Need a cuddle, are you available?
I promise not to linger too long
Maybe seven, maybe eight hours straight
Maybe till the break of dawn
Just enough time to satisfy my craving
That haunts me day and night
Gonna wind up in the bin for loonies
If I can't taste your sweet delights
Need a cuddle, please say you're available
To take me to heaven's door
I promise not to overstay my welcome
Till eternity, not a moment more
Sure must've done something quite heroic
To deserve your tender sweet love
Can't think of what it could have been
But you've given my heart a shove
Succumbed to your sweet delicate beauty
Many many years ago
The flame's stayed alive for all this time
Still making this old heart glow
Need a cuddle, are you available?
Promise not to linger too long
Maybe an eternity plus a couple of lifetimes
An eternity filled with song
Who Shares Your Path
Miracle Man
3/3/23
The path that ushered a person into my life,
was also the path that took her away.
Some friends move on long before it’s time,
Others I’ve felt, their welcome will overstay.
Once, my life was greatly impacted,
by a stranger and most unlikely person.
God placed her in my path for a reason,
and when she left, I felt things worsen.
25 years later through an internet search she found us.
I thank God that she saw something in us worth returning for.
She is now the Daughter we never had!
Tom
With night, light blurs sight
Morning gets informed of fright
Yet flies dark aright
Unstoppable soul
Peeped into the gloom's roll
And take due control
Alongside farewell
Unbearable psyche compel
Fright it does propel
Unstoppable soul
Now scattered far to console
Gloomy frights enroll
Intact memory
Saves it once in Calvary
Faced with bravery
Unbearable psyche
Left to visit a Nike
To return spiky
While it clears its path
Psyche went to have its bath
To be back in wrath
Now it seems soul's eyes
Close soon for psyche to rise
But one for one dies
Another rose up
Serves as gallant backup
Builds psyche's lockup
Chaos fly away
Lonely to a silent bay
There to overstay
To let pure peace reign
Over and over again
For today's campaign
Happy world peace day
International peace gay
Today well obey
Happy International World Peace Day!
A little squirrel sat down by me
his tail as bushy as can be
I spread some nuts in front of him
He rejected them with his forelimb
Wondering what he desired of me
I hummed an ancient melody
He hummed along, or so it seemed
Tapped his tail in time to my song
Soon enough, scampered he away
~ glad he did not overstay
As I sit here pondering about life,
an intense feeling of utter sadness
greets me. It came out of nowhere
instantly. What should I do now?
Emotions will come and go. They're
normal, and they serve a purpose,
there is a time to be sad and happy,
and angry too. But one's emotions
shouldn't be a master over them,
one must master their emotions.
Let sadness be a visitor passing
through, not a permanent guest.
If sadness tries to overstay its
welcome, kick sadness out and
serve an eviction notice. Let love,
joy, and kindness be lifetime guests,
in and out of season. Choose joy and
happiness always.Writing this poem
has driven the intense feeling of
sadness away. Poetry is so powerful;
it has the ability to change one’s mood.
Alexis Y.
06/09/2021
When Covid came to town one day
It somehow chose to overstay
Now Christmas nears
With fears and tears
Isn’t it time to go away!
Old Santa Claus who I esteem
Has made his mind to intervene
Now on his sleigh
Without delay
Is on his way with a vaccine.
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Santa's Covid Christmas Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Carolyn Devonshire
Placed 2nd
© 8th December, 2020
The next Limerick is a bonus...not for the contest :)
Mixed Identity (Limerick)
Santa Claus had a parcel to dump
At the White House he stopped with a bump.
A dilemma he had
And it made him feel bad
Should he tag it to Biden or Trump?
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© 8th December 2020
lost tribes
worlds away
shunning progress
living on yesterdays…
always
dragons
underground
bones long asleep
yesterdays overstay…
ever
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