I still recall
The miles I flew
That ancient fall:
The gold, the blue
Throughout my flight,
Through wind and dust,
Through skyward height.
And now I must
Re-coil my spring,
Re-beak my mouth,
Re-grow a wing,
And head on south.
Wow! Over the bridge
The gold summer sun whispers
Such sweet memories...
The moon has its soft glow
Of shine in the sky.
And in memory my thoughts flow
And soon the stars begin to fly.
A small dollop of light,
Set upon the eastern falls;
The waters glitter downward
And into night-
A distant roar,
As morrow calls.
And the frame of yesterday
Beckons memory,
And nostalgic reminiscents
Be etched forever upon it's walls.
While our worlds made of clay
So break and pass away;
The immortal heart,
With love, recall.
I could hear the bugle blare.
Sad news was in the air.
The King's men were oddly aloof
as if they didn't care.
The horses struggled with every hoof,
on an egg that wasn't shatterproof.
Whenever I recall you Lord
My stability doesn't remain
Besides you my teardrop
Nobody wipes away my Lord
You are whose name is Eternal
You are who recited at tongues
One who touches to your love
Can not know himself my Lord
You created soul and material
You created universe as an entire
You are the giver yours is article
Besides you no one can give my Lord
Recited your epic at mouths
Grew up your vine and kaleyards
Your gardens' roses and flowers
Never fade away my Lord
Jonah the Lover wishes you
Let you grace and show your face
Ones who see your face
Never dies my Lord
Written by Yunus Emre (Dervish Jonah)
Translation Onur Ünlü
All that and no cattle
Mi cattle against the
Fence
Big Bear snaring and drizzling
Mounting a cowboys defense
Tame the ego's get
Ya'll selves in line
2 marries the morning
Baby just take your time
We in zone
From the middle
You can toss to the end
They ain't looking
They ain't tryna be your friend
There's someone in charge of
Those things we can't understand
Put the pepper on it
Target out your man
Sitting by the sunny sea
by a sweet posh vacation dream hut
suddenly heaven is within reach
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 1st place 2025
I gaze at sun drenched mists
deliriously stunned
by rippling echos of
wistful sand dune swirl grains
where spring flames shed twilight
on love’s quaint misty shore
Your gentle touch,
sparks myriads of,
memories secretly lodged,
sequestered on queue,
awaiting slender threads,
of poignant smile so warm,
heartfelt dispensation without strain,
at platforms, bus stops, meeting points,
that simple please excuse benign tone,
amidst the daily lifestyle jostle,
to raise the flustered traveller,
from self-imposed scarlet blush,
when items from stuffed bag vanish,
only for my conscientious aunt to interject,
is this item yours if I may ask?
such a genuinely generous citizen,
it’s that pleasure for me now to recall,
fragments of distilled recollection,
return as simple cordial gesture,
from vaults where vital matters lay
Was your jaw ever hit at some watering place
Yes, I have on occasion hit a fist with my face
His incorrect answer,
Scar tissue, not cancer.
That Doctor was too quick to cut to the chase.
Curtains, at Grandma’s house,
hide the inner sanctum -
memories remodeled.
—Quote by Poet
I Recall Curtains
Loveliness is lace; I recall curtains.
Village without curtains; and lace.
One bow on a pine, lopsided star.
Intricate lace is snow white.
Many pines in the mountain skies,
the chimney and post office spire
pointing at the twinkling stars, all
hover over the curtainless village.
Rocking horse and spinning top, highlight
the two-storied “Toys and Games.”
I wonder who lives upstairs at the “Bakery.”
Such a teeny tiny village offering, yet
the daintiness embellishes a Winter wall;
Loveliness is lace; I recall curtains.
Memory is often
a pale light
in truth the heart
sometimes lies
so blue so blue
I think her eyes
more gray they were
and far less loving
sighs --
but best recall the happy
and forget the cries
Love is not truth nor lies
One distant eve we met, should ye recall,
Our life took off that date, should ye recall.
Despite doubts that dared, misgivings that scared,
We still traveled jet set, should ye recall.
Dark was the night and clouds that had turned dark,
Had drenched us, not just wet, should ye recall.
Many a dream that had dawned in our eyes,
Wide-eyed within were let, should ye recall.
Since then when so separated were we,
Both had felt lost I bet, should ye recall,
And hearts of ours that were sturdy like stone,
Had felt so delicate, should ye recall.
That distant eve as I dwell on it now,
I feel, had set our fate, should ye recall.
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Ghazal |09.05.2024| life, journey, remember
A woman journeyed to the island of Jamaica in the West Indies
The island of be happy and don’t worry
First thing the woman did was laid on the beach
Soaked up some sun
There were many people among
The woman me a Jamaican man
She was American
Romance elevated through the air
They both did moon walks on the beach
Dined and sipped tropical drinks
Nights were intense full of interlude
Kissing being the conclude
The woman’s vacation had come to end as she spent a week, and had to return back to the US, and back to work
The Jamaican man gave the woman a gift, and told her not to open until she got back to the states
The woman was sitting on the plane to return home, but was so excited about the gift, she had to open right there on the plane
When the woman opened the gift, a box into another box
The discovery was a small box Coffin with a note inside stating, “WELCOME TO THE LAND OF AIDS”
Months later, the woman got sick
Death history
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