The Blazer’s Put Away
The blazer’s put away now,
The medals in their drawer;
The polished shoes and formal tie
Back where they were before.
Commemorations over,
Reunions all finished;
Stories spun, marching done,
Old friendships undiminished.
Bands no longer play now,
Applauding crowds have gone.
But every day, each in their way,
Remembering goes on.
The time has come to put away the tree.
Her Christmas charm has faded over time.
A month ago she greeted all with glee.
Now she appears the victim of a crime!
Disheveled lights and ornaments agree,
the tree tells us she’s tired in pantomime.
Because we’re sure to miss her tinseled glow,
I say this year we keep the mistletoe!
1/1/2022
Sonnet 21, Old Hiking Shoes
(Spenserian Format)
Don't grieve for me here on the attic shelf;
we're joined infinitely as one, you said.
In an old moldy box now, by myself;
my place was there tucked well under your bed.
Don't grieve for me here within the dark dread;
the days and nights meld together as one.
Reflect on happy times, with stronger tread;
sweet dreams now reign as dead leaves in the sun.
Memories fade away after you're done;
the old just crumble away into dust.
Remember all the mountain trails we'd run?
Fear, you showed none, only honor and trust.
Don't grieve I'm here above your clarinet;
on the top shelf, right beside your train set.
Things that make me happy
bring a smile or tears of joy
they have no monetary value
sweet gifts for every girl and boy
So take off all those blinkers
Let the light shine in
Put away your screen today
And you’ll see what I mean
To see a spider spin a web
a bee sip nectar for his queen
a fledging taking his first flight
mother moon on the clearest night
To hear a blackbird sing his song
for he will sing it all day long
the sea her tides they come and go
relax and watch her ebb and flow
The morning sky the sun arising
with hues that take your breath away
And as she sets ~ a picture painted
Each night each day a different way
The joy I get to see the moon
her crescent exquisite
her fullness divine
she fills up my heart
she clears out my mind
What joy to see a sky full of stars
With Jupiter ~ Venus ~ Saturn and Mars
So open your eyes
as you gaze to the sky
You may even see
ISS passing by
Open your mind ~ let your soul soar
In this wonderful world there is oh so much more…
Written 9th July 2020
Contest Strand Completely New (7)
Sponsor Brian Strand
FIRST PLACE
In a picture she looks young
Beautiful caramel hair
Green eyes that light-up and dance
His love once romanced
In a picture she looks old
Shiny platinum blonde thin hair
Green eyes that are now fatigued
His love put away
I tried to have conversation
But they screamed me out of focus
They left me no attention span
By the use of hocus pocus
Oasis is double sag
We see them on display
We want to practice tasting them
Though these **** are not for play
They light up someone’s evening
And they can make someone’s day
But if you saw them all the time
They wouldn’t be that way
They’d just be legs or ankles
Or they’d be a calf or arm
But in our world they’ll always be
A big part of your charm
So please keep them under wraps
I’d rather star my gaze
Than be caught eying those babies up
In a woman’s boast or faze
And just then said the *****
It’s making my head some pain
Just take them out and scream and shout
There’s nothing else to gain.
So listen up you ladies
We don’t need to see your pears
They just make us dopey
Then you complain about our stares
be mean get on your dream
make your boby lean
be strong
carry on
stop the tears
PUT AWAY
THE FEARS
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