Poetry PROPER
appeals
to
the ear,
a euphony
a voice
the medium
spoken
intuitively
the
intonation
a
matter
of sound
making sense
through
pitch
with
stress
the "pause"
unique
one off
speech
to ear
'as is'
arrested
pause
unique
to the mood
of both
voice to ear
I poop every morning after a Pizzelle slathered in Nutella
it is nine am in Italy and not a good time to eat mortadella
I poop after lunch after eating pizza with spicy pepperoni
it is twelve o'clock and way too early to eat my macaroni
I poop in the evening after my pasta al forno with cheese
its much too early for my salami sandwich, " Jeez Louise!"
I poop before bed and I let out a great Ah Ah, Mama Mia
as the neighbors yell out the window keep it down " Maria! "
Of course I poop like a proper Italian and here's the squeeze,
when we use the Latrina we fan ourselves to get a tiny breeze!
How much is needed to fill this cup
Are doubts the memories all torn up
How high is the sky in your imagination
To the clouds existance or the sights destination
How deep are feelings that wound the heart
To the caring is love the biggest part
How far is gone when it comes to fate
Are our destinies our choice we make
How powerful are we when it comes to faith
Are we each being tested by problems we face
How close is perfection when it comes to a mate
Are we the choices someone else would make
And
We should not be here
in the first place:
in last place
in the worst space.
This Earth! The Disgrace!
But
should we be here
at the right time:
at due time
at the fine line.
This Life! The Great Race!
So
Save yourself: a piece
Of peace in one hand.
Still
Stick to what your gut
Would: want at one hand.
For
There is a proper place
for Everything:
A place to live,
And a place to die.
A place to love,
And a place to cry.
A place to borrow,
And a place to pay.
A place to day,
And a place to morrow.
A place to dance,
And a place to stand.
A place to fall,
And all and all is all the same!
A place to start,
And a place to step.
A place to stop,
And a place to stay.
A place to speak,
And a place to cease.
A place to be in
And a place to keep in.
A place to breathe,
And a place to beat.
A place to race
And place to place as all the same!
All
Is closer than you think.
Everything is there.
A proper place
for Everywhere.
Proper women
No make up, no
Nothing, simple.
what happens when my dog brings home an arm or a leg?
What is the proper etiquette? What is the protocol?
Do I call the non-emergency police number? Or a neighbor?
What if he brings home a skeleton? Or just a skull?
Are the rules the same with flesh and without flesh?
I live on a desolate country road.
I have a puppy that is avidly digging things out of the ditch.
Not daily, but often enough that I am a bit worried.
Sitting on my fire escape reminiscing never forgetting my ghetto good TIMES! I remember those fetishesi often relished that and dis NEVER Dismiss any dimensions when it comes to dis VERNACULAR. I have learned exactly aand spectacularly! I speak I speak I speak GHETTO PROPERLY! I can not ever disrespect my BROTHERS my SISTERS ever hardly never dis them in this stranger's macreb system. Heeey it's all day GHETTO proper stop the cops at deh dor!
Oh! Deh dor?! Yeah you know I know much more many sentences I have spent with this from ghetto
Dreams all linked in the connection trend. I been thinkin'
Oh. What I meant to say is I've been thinking or can I...aah may I issue, I have dutifully contemplated? Mm you like that one huh? And you should know I only abbreviate words when I have the urge. It's only the proper thing to exact. Uh I make me sick sometimes! Yeah I do flaunt my SWAGGER when and or wherever I deem the situation needs devastion! Ah! It might require a specific matter. Ah! Naw stop that chatter! Scatter! Us this ghetto proper? WHO WILL HAVE THE NERVE. THE AUDACITY TO try and CORRECT ME?! I SAY it CORRECTLY aand then instantly
Names set in noun Proper.
Shop is owned by Shopper.
Greenish stain on Copper.
Record marks for Topper.
Eye drops fall from Dropper.
Happily hops Grass Hopper.
To sleep on Berth Upper.
For home use soft Slipper.
At night to use Dipper.
Strong venom of Viper.
Cutting hair with Clipper.
Chain to make a Zipper.
Passed over and to the south of Pulgas
in a crescendo of rising light
plot of sand and soaring redtail hawk
his, a place of sun and life.
Tell me now, confess
think you've had enough
in darkness and shadow you whisper for release
can take no more
tho' you've so much more to give.
I know this, If I know nothing else
you want just a little bit
more
but I'll pray for his safe return
to make you whole again,
to be a proper pair again.
It's only advise I need my dear one,
a few words will do, and then I'll go.
A hug and a prayer, for another pair
much too late, for us maybe..
but it's all I ask, and yours to offer
all best in wishes, and miracles.
It's only your well being I need
so close to me, don't you see
won't ever waste a breath
on anything less...
The Lord is faithful to forgive His children
when we repent sincerely of our sins.
He’ll redirect us to the path He’s chosen
and help us view life through the proper lens.
The Fork said to the Spoon,
I want you for my wife.
The Spoon said to the Fork,
I just got married to the Knife.
The Knife said to the Fork,
Best keep your tines to yourself.
The Fork said to the Knife,
Don't try to put me on the shelf.
The Spoon said to them both,
Can't we all just get along.
So they all laid side-by-side,
And together made a Tong.
we may have the blues
should stop then we will amuse
choose the proper shoes
read news page by page
when my bright mind may engage
could see cat in cage
constant covenant
good looks appeared prevalent
where ever she went
there had been much trash
we could see in Calabash
things may cost much and cash
saw pretty Persian
scattered in a dispersion
while on an excursion
had been escorted
became badly distorted
will be deported
Losses will surely occur
If carelessness is there
To prevent them fully
Let precautions be taken
Just by easily forgiving
We justify a bad act
Safety it may endanger
No use in regretting later
If pardon is easily given
Instead of punishment
We lose our respect
As next crime will arise
Mercifully if we consider
Violating norms or morals
We will be surely affected
Due to our forgiving nature
If we punish not the guilty
And make them roam free
Then we blind our eyes
Without any self-sympathy.
sitting indian style underwater
learning to breathe easier
when i float back up,
she greets me with a smile that is all her own
she squats down to kiss me
i smile and pull her back for another
two people who once loathed each other finding common ground in love
God Knows Chemistry Proper
watching her sway to sheena easton's 'morning train (9 to 5)
making cheesy tuna pasta, texas toast, and a salad for us
holding back tears for missing what i missed for all those years
wholly thankful for personal growth and maturation
my heart so full of love in ways so wonderfully unexpected
her smiling back at me with a love so refreshingly obvious
two people now noticing that life is what we make it in sincerity's wisdom
God Knows Chemisty Proper
Battered memories
meet radical acceptance;
They hit a crossroad;
I wanted what I wanted;
A proper catastrophe.
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