Protracted Poems

Nightshift

...My breath is heavy from the clannish dusts
Inhaled at midnight when the clock strikes late
With the tone of severe darkness.
I hasten to the atmosphere of languor,
Capturing the scene of the rise...

One Wonders

...One wonders of the
flexibility of Time…
3 minutes hardly enough,
or the perfect egg -- 

Our times together
never seeming enough

and the parts away, painfully
protracted, occupant of my
ev...

Point of No Return

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Written: May 31st, 2025, for contest by Kai Michael Neumann

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In the stillness of twilight, shadows sway.
and a delicate craft rests on the shore, 
embarkin...

One must possess the patience of Job,

...“The patience of Job” applied as an idiom that means to have great patience or endurance in the face of suffering. It's used to describe someone who perseveres through many problems or hardships.

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An Invisible Dictatorship Subtle Tyranny and Mask To attentive Observers is now Slipping and Fast

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Overture toward false Maritime Law,
Commercial illegality Certificate of Births,
What on Earth then are we really here for?
Is but one query in a desperate realm, a sea of illusion and neurotic ...

won't see' cant see'

...There is a place; a road some room? town; city or
Square, be it protracted or soon? I will get there"
Perhaps a party? Or funeral? A wedding or wake?
Or courtroom? or beach where i might contempla...

Passed The Bell

...Nights of flying  dream world,
who might chase a raucous laugh,
or seek indeed  mirthful excitement,
the sort that has embroidered twists,
as is generally perceived by intention,
but epic hurdle...

February 27th, 2018 literary tinkering rejiggered October 11th, 2024

...February 27th, 2018 literary tinkering rejiggered October 11th, 2024

I believed fortune cookie maxim 
cryptic message couched
Apple Macbook Pro update process
alternately titled “markedly 
a L...

Manifestation Of The Light

...Release yourself from the arms of Morpheus and wake up to the manifestation of the light.
Conflict violence, genocide, gender-based attacks, racism, and child abuse are in protracted catastrophic pl...

Homage to Nature

...An abandoned cottage holds
                           remnants of secrets unexplored.
                             the past ~ whispers ~ through
                                   a creaky wooden ...

Future time traveler looks back one century ago

...Future time traveler looks back one century ago

I exhibit health and virility at one hundred and 
64 years astride planet earth, whereby spouse,
(who remained married to yours truly for about
o...

A Swirl of Amaretto

...A swirl of amaretto
Revolves in my coffee -
Like a galaxy - 
Shimmering and slow.

Dawn is utterly quiet;
Moon beams - thin and long -
Cleave to the flooring
Each protracted moment....

Half a Dozen Plus Years Ago the Following Became a Near Reality

...Half a dozen plus years ago the following became a near reality

Countdown to homelessness – 
mars this earthlinked sole Harris - son
panhandler would would register 
pyrrhic victory won.

10…...

Hiccups

...Hiccups 

An involuntary spasm 
of the diaphragm 
and respiratory organs, 
with a sudden closure 
of the glottis 
and a characteristic 
sound like that of a cough.

Rather mundane topic 
l...

Recluse By Dint of Circumstance

...Recluse by dint of circumstance

Proud anonymous troglodytes 
forerunners of mine
confronted threats less horrific
than forty fifth commander in chief
of United States of America.

He/him (ma...

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