Poetic Poems

Poetic Ballet

As if by magic the words appear
like gentle whispers that I hear
they blend together like perfect paint
sometimes whispering ever so faint.

With each brush stroke or tip of pen
the magic flows like peaceful Zen
ink pirouettes upon my page
like a Prima ballerina upon her stage.

Stanzas created as words come to play
forming together like poetic ballet
sometimes moving with

IN AND OF A PRANKING TRAGEDY: Apropos Of A Poetic Homily

IN AND OF A PRANKING TRAGEDY
(Apropos Of A Poetic Homily)

We must remind
Our children of
Those false-fun
Pranks, 
That can cost
Their lives,
And false-glory
Thanks:- 
We must not
Allow ourselves
To be parents
That endorses pranks
To warrant 
Our children’s thanks
For being allowed
To inject pain and fear
Upon those of us
In which kids’ pranks
Are not so clear:-
Indeed, with a prankster
Child shot and killed,
We can’t just
And

Poetic Endgame

Never complain
never explain
Life on the margins
others sustain
Freeing both ends
caught in the middle
Releasing the truth
— solving the riddle

(To Cole Porter: September, 2025)

Poetic Art

poetic art
a brush stroke, perhaps a word...

so daring in its galliant debut -
 onward...pulsing, pushing...

perhaps a time of remembrance...
perhaps an inkling to stir the mind...

drifting, searching...
of all the childhood haunts...
I remember your first endeavor ....

of leather and lace
Colors traced
And a sense of freedom
Through the fields of youth

Poetic Cauldron

Listen—

There’s a cauldron bubbling in the basement of my soul,  
black as midnight,  black like my melanin blacker than coal.
where syllables melt into molten gold.

into this cauldron I throw:  
fragments of overheard conversations  
on subway platforms at 2 AM,  
the way light fractures through  
broken storefront windows,

Steam rises the ghosts of every poem  
I’ve swallowed

Alliteration Poetic - Prattle

Patois Patter Pattern

Alliterative Poetic--Villain

does  dastardly  deeds

ALLITERATIVE POETIC

 Bound by beliefs

ALLITERATIVE POETIC

1406 ALLITERATIVE POETIC contest

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ALLITERATION CONTEST – a poetic phonetic

Waxing Poetic

A quick study
fast learner
knowledge gainer
page-turner
info. retainer
midnight lube burner
all at sea
in a world of turmoil
choosing my words carefully
pouring oil on turbulent waters
a salve to soothe the sorry soul
picking only those
which carry weight
reset the balance
and the sentiment I wish to state
losing myself in the still point
of my poetry
it's there where I find
sweet sanctuary

What Then?

If for thy love my head should fall, what then?
If union with thee becomes for me, what then?

That I may tell the tale of thy love by heart,
One story of thy passion I impart—what then?

Though years I burn in exile’s piercing flame,
If suddenly thou shinest like the moon, what then?

Last night, lost in longing for

The moon's quiet sorrw

They, without a trace of shame,
painted their hearts with the crimson blood of their lovers’ lips.
And I… my only share was the cold blue of the moon,
spilled carelessly,
like a tear severed from the sky,
upon my cheeks.

Those drops sank into the ridges of my heart,
painting my eyes with a lifeless gleam,
and the moon’s quiet sorrow wound

A poetic proposal

A poetic proposal?

~
Along a paisley highway
where the rhododendrons live
Upon a curb she waited,
she had something left to give
Her eyes were like an ocean 
and you should have seen her wave,
It was just another Saturday,
with nothing left to save

I walked along the shoulder
where her hair was on the ground
Then stopped to rest a minute 
with this woman I

The Masnavi of Giti and Saeed - Footnotes and Glossary Part two

Cultural and Social Terms

Idol: In Persian poetry, often refers to the beloved, particularly one who is non-Muslim. The term carries complex connotations of forbidden desire and spiritual challenge.

Veil: Refers both to the physical head covering and the metaphysical veil between the material and spiritual worlds in Sufi thought.

Fate's Wheel: The wheel of fortune or destiny

The Masnavi of Giti and Saeed - Footnotes and Glossary Part one

Literary and Cultural Terms

Masnavi (also Mathnawi): A classical Persian poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets with a continuous narrative. The most famous example is Rumi's Masnavi-ye Ma'navi (Spiritual Couplets), a foundational work of Sufi literature.

Saqi (also Saqi): The cupbearer or wine-server in Persian poetry, often a beautiful youth who serves wine at gatherings. In Sufi

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