Once upon his signet ring
a maxim true and wise,
Which, Gave him counsel,
for every change or chance:
'Even this shall pass away!'
II.
Trains through the sand
Brought gems
Fleets
Brought pearls
But Treasures wealth?
the King would say;
'Even this shall pass away.'
III.
In his court, the sport,
When the palms
Burned with clapping
He, Cried, O loving friends of mine!
'Even this shall pass away.'
IV.
Lady fairest his queen.Pillowed
Whispering to his soul,
Mortal flesh must come to clay:
'Even this shall pass away.'
V.
Fighting on Soldiers bleeding
Groaning Pain is hard to bear,
But with patience day by day,
'Even this shall pass away.'
VI.
Towering Twenty cubits in the air,
Rose statue carved in stone.
Gazing Asked
what is fame?
Fame is but a slow decay:
'Even this shall pass away.'
VII.
at the Gates of Gold,
Spake he
Life is done, but what is Death?
Fell a sunbeam on his ring,
Showing by a heavenly ray --
Even this shall pass away'
(Blackout of The King's Ring by Theodore Tilton)
Lips, you pass so close
From a kiss to words
Corollas of knowledge
And of pleasure
What are you doing here
On this deserted face
Kneaded by a bare silence
Without a halo
Aren’t you afraid
Of being late bloomers
Of crossing your borders
Into an unreal land?
Yet your edges tremble
And the skin begins to see
As if the ancient spring
Reopened the evening
To see the day
Is to open the sky
To see the day
Is all of infinity
To see the day
Is to leave the shadow
And the primal water
Takes us back
(To see the day)
(It is to open the sky)
There, the eyes gather
A timeless light
It slides on the cheek
Like fruit on the sand
And this chastity
Is not coldness
It is a hand of a spring
At the edge of the face
Aren’t you afraid
Of being late bloomers
Of crossing your borders
Into an unreal land?
Yet your edges tremble
And the skin begins to see
As if the ancient spring
Reopened the evening
To see the day
Is to open the sky
To see the day
Is all of infinity
To see the day
Is to leave the shadow
seconds tick
minutes flow
hours pass
this I know
months have flown
and so, the years
age has caught me
could fill with fears__
but your assurance
in the Word
as Isaiah says
even in old age, I will bear you up
Proverbs 16:31
Job 12: 12
Leviticus 19:32
Isaiah 46: 4
Psalms 71: 18-19
As the four seasons pass,
When a woman adorns the attire of the season,
The season turns its page.
A man carefully selects his seasonal clothes,
Yet the season continues to gaze back at me.
‘The Flower and the Bee’
To a single bee,
The flower seems to bloom in full grace.
The bee appears to be dreaming,
Yet the flower reaches out toward another dream.
Beyond that distant mountain, the flower
still blooms.
Written 23/07/2026 for weekly challenge Haiku style include word rain
1st go at haiku used sylubus counter so hopefully correct
Rain came down quickly
Sky stormy black ~ no colour
A rainbow appeared
When all seems lost the sun still rises ~
AP: 1st place 2026
Will this too pass by?
I said to heath fire's glow,
watching sparks ascend—
The embers nodded match heads,
settling within ashen hoard.
Across from the flames,
a lone mirror held the room—
table, chair, and hearth.
Yet something was missing there:
Dyes cast and flouted, not seized.
The hollow chair's dent
still held the impression of
opportunities—
Once ripe for the plucking, gone
left to wither; passed on by.
Hey you have a great day
Hope wonderful things come your way
Share a smile with someone
Frowns are sad and never fun
Make sure your hearts always caring
And that you are always sharing
The love that you have inside
Let it out Dont let it hide
Four cups of wine, to
remember the events of the night
Passover, Passover, Pass out ~
matzo absorbs, but not ‘til daylight
years ago on the farm...
with respect others
pass-sing-time be at...
the poe-at-tree site
len
language evolves
through
sound and meaning...
and
is understood with
respect
times past-age...
and
one's cultural
existence
as core of self...
len
In every day that passes, a new tomorrow unfolds
Each breath we take is a borrowed moment, a story yet untold.
In each smile, a peace that transcends the farthest star,
In each teardrop, a release, healing from afar,
Oh, the laughter that rings with joy, a symphony so bright,
Oh, life’s bittersweet coil, a tapestry of light and night,
With passing days adorned with flowers in bloom,
Tomorrow’s promise whispers, dispelling the fading gloom,
We search for time to borrow, yet each moment is a gift,
Embrace the present, dear heart, and find solace in the shift,
I'll loan you my own plugged nickel
if you have a red cent I may borrow
but swallow a dollar today
and you'll be passing the buck tomorrow
Politics
used to have
borders
Within which
the battles
were found
But now
those conflicts
spread far and wide
Running
friendships
and families aground
The baby
thrown out
with the bathwater
Noses
cut off
to spite every face
Civility
gone
fraternity pawned
With zero sum
outcomes
— in place
(Dreamsleep: November, 2025)
The world is in chaos
We try hard to protect our children
Slim choice of role models
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
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