Raked Poems

Arbeit Macht Frei

...The first weakening of night 
picks out telephone lines, 
black against sky. 

The eyelid of a garage door 
lurches laboriously up. 
A car coughs blue breath. 

With aerosols and plastic scra...

the trayer

...The tryer


 in short bursts, the quiet expresses 
a need to communicate about work
done but not published

Self-critical, raked with doubts 
with no connection to the world
of publishing 
...

A Vista of Fire

...
     her mind 
     a box of 
     melted crayons
     her hands 
     a vista of fire
     magic wands     
     raked over
     the coals
...

When Thrust in the Center of the Storm

...Thrust in the centre of the storm’s wild roar,
Oh Lord, my Heavenly Father, you were near.
I relied on you and it was your kind face which I saw,
That you mended my torn spirit when fe...

An Hour Makes a Difference

...I woke up this morning thinking that I didn’t have enough time
I completed my daily routine and hurried through the door, I raked up the trash and set the rat trap and I wash the clothes and hang th...

Brainstorming until figuratively blue in the gills

...Brainstorming until figuratively blue in the gills...,
and finally gung-ho with a poem title
important to yours truly
not disappointing his Facebook fan base,
which electronic affirmation,
and c...

The Scenic View

...falling rain, droplet by droplet
pane pain pane
sipping on leaves
fall falling
failing to see

leaves livestock
lumbering, conceited
between the pages
their veins throbbing
as a moppet scri...

Hooray for Captain Spaulding

...Hooray for Captain Spaulding...
though he played only a cameo role
helping me secure corrective eyewear I sport

mucho gratitude to all parties involved
including the missus,
cuz she needed to ...

Nature of Autumn

...few colors, but green
a Fall stand out

spotty, the Southern reds
beautifully shaped

teeny, not trite
the fallen

up North, pleased
by ample leaves

the tumbler of hues
crimson and gold...

Into the Sturm und Drang fueled maelstrom

...Into the Sturm und Drang fueled maelstrom

Otherwise titled – my poetic impressions of Helene

All la names bespeaking deity froom
Noah Mo' Room India Arc
of Covenant to crypt tick Blood
(swea...

Menu of My Eating Pets Poems

...Menu of Eating Pets Poems

naughty always knew
Trump mira lago menu
he will continue
 
cat creole soup
chewy cat clam chowder
flabby tabby patty
oodles of poodles with noodles
collie named ...

If I have to talk about Love

...If I have to talk about love

I don't think I will be able to

As I don't believe I have fallen in love yet

The powerful, all-devouring and most importantly requited kind 

The warm hugs, la...

I Wish

...I wish I had found the fountain of youth, 
So, I could experience once again. 
The happy firsts, even losing a tooth, 
From the magic land of “remember when”.  

My first storytelling record pla...

The part of me That Never Lived

...It is with tears in my eyes that I write these verses of hope, it is with tears in my eyes I climb the mountain of joy  and stands on top of it and look at the distance that I am coming from; it is a...

Olive Groves and Windchimes

...On April seventh there'll be an anniversary.
Not one in which we celebrate with balloons or confetti...
sweet cakes, songs or garish parades.

It will be 6 serrated months, since terrorist raped ...

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