The slight Amish girl wore a plain bonnet
Her dress was plain yellow, nothing on it
Entirely covering body and limbs
No serendipity for her, no whims
Though in love with her debonair teacher
She was so demure, how would he reach her?
His picture under her pillow, she slept
Never dreaming – in her garden he crept!
She woke to the morn, felt somehow reborn
All doubts about her love, completely shorn
Skipping to school, her heart ne’er missed a beat
She came to class and flew into her seat
Seeing her love, she blew him two kisses
~ Two years on, they were Mister and Missus
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Well, OK. There are no steady feet in this poem, and neither is their reliable meter
Calling this a 'sonnet' makes me a bit of a cheater ~ gw
Swirly
Twirly
Pearly
Swirly
Charcoal moon sketch, swirly, twirly, beam
Crater pockmarked, pearly, whirly, dream
Nascent
Crescent
Ascent
Clement
Charcoal moon patch, nascent, crescent, sphere,
Lunar seas flow, ascent, clement, sheer
Dreaming
Weaving
Drifting
Floating
Charcoal moon watch, dreaming, weaving, scheme
grey rock debris, drifting, floating, gleam
Discouraging
It may seem
That choices are
Not original
Not by the individual
But seemingly from
A bundled backstory
Maybe like AI
A focusing of
Everything which
Cannot be focused..
What can I do?
Relish the freedom?
Sometimes you need to let the rage in
Harnessing it and turning it into energy
A tool one can name controlled aggression
It can provide purpose where is NONE..
Today I need to relish on some inner rage
The world can bend at my feet for once
Go ahead spill some blood I have plenty more
I tell myself, go ahead world what’s one MORE..
By the pond, gloomy thoughts fail me
As I watch swans' shadows drift by--
Elegant their sway along water ‘s trail
Unlike the tight gait of my body,
My spine drooping low as duskfall ebbs:
Out of wonder, my bleak eyes marvel
At a bird-dance rivering into night ,
Where flutters of plume bounce sublime
Like velvet outlines robed in pearled wings.
Through their spin, I ache for abandon
Where I seek this pleasure of Now
To jiggle on, to feed on what's present :
There, then... swans suddenly whirl around me
Pure and possessed as moon’s climb...
Enthralled, my arms run with the breeze
Tiptoeing wildly past the crystal bend
My soul echoing, ' dance me in starlight,'
And relishing such bliss... without restraint!
“Life is short. Relish it from beginning to end, and share your joy in it with friends and family." by author of poem
Sip the delight of life as if it were fine wine.
Savor it as you would savor every morsel of a delicious feast.
Life will not always be easy,
So you must take advantage of every precious moment.
Dance, sing, laugh, chase fireflies, and watch the sun rise and set.
Such simple things as these are free.
Life is a gift, and once you open it,
It is more important that you share it with loved ones.
Teach your children the joy of living so that
Your joy in living it will extend itself for generations to come.
RELISH THE RICHNESS
luscious
notions
attempt
to demonstrate
vibrancy
touchingly subdued
original
precisely
endured
refashioned
fulsomely
in
gorgeous
desired
voluptuousness
feminine
apparent nonchalance
inhabiting
&evoking
sevelteness
semi-revealed
conscious
twinned
with entitlement
intriguingly
sensuous
stunningly
nurturing
the surreal
I hold you.
And bite you.
You drip down my chin..
I really just didn't know
Where to begin
My teeth as they sink
Through the layers of joy
Encouraged by lentil
Enraptured by soy
There are moments and layers
In life we should cherish;
None ever so blissful
As encountering relish
Or the pickly thing
Or the goo that's so cheesy
Yet it's not, we're OK
My conscience still frees me
For a burger is life.
With it's multiple facets
And the creatures we love..
Well, they're more than just assets
So dive in and be free
To celebrate goodness
Free from harm or distress
Something wholesome and bloodless
Your body will thank you
The planet will send
A sigh of relief
To some four legged friend
We can all live together
Without fear or distressing
For a burger is life.
It's the truth. And no messing.
Jinjagoliath
30th July 2023
Give them to me your heart
So that may I impart
Share unto me your mind body and soul
Give unto me a start
I love you I come to restore
Beyond that nothing more I want
Your blessedness to be happy in Jesus
As I caress your blessed heart, mind and soul
6/9/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2023
Can you still grasp me trembling on the ledge?
Your braw heart was precautious to dive in.
Do you spot me pause seeking out a pledge?
Can you still grasp me trembling on the ledge?
A strong leaf turns to a caring skin hedge.
To taste my zeal in your arms and within.
Can you still grasp me trembling on the ledge?
Your braw heart was precautious to dive in.
Written: March 20, 2023
Your cheeks curve into a buxom embrace.
it's awesome to see you in the mirror.
a little flirting is more than good pace
Your cheeks curve into a buxom embrace.
you are conscious about your selfhood grace
You're thinking of poems that may cheer her.
Your cheeks curve into a buxom embrace.
it's awesome to see you in the mirror.
Written: February 23, 2023
Instead of playing your regular playlist
Just shuffle the playlists one day
And yes, you should not skip, I insist...
What wil happen now?
You will hear your least fav song first
You will be upset, but still you know
Your favourite songs are also in the list
And so you will wait for it
But next, You'll hear another least favourite
This time, you won't be upset
You will just keep calm and hear it, I bet
And again, It will play your least fav
And now, you will be enjoying this process
But you won't easily express.
You will start noticing the interesting bits
And eventually fall in love with those least hits..
Now that's what happens in life
When we know what's there for us
When we happen to guess
We certainly lack the sheer enthusiasm
So don't be too attentive
Don't plan aggressively
Don't follow the time table
Cos, if we know
What's on the row
We can't relish,
For happiness lies
in the random things...
So go shuffle your playlist
Shuffle your time table
Be beguiled
Be a curious child
Life will be interesting...
August 26 2022
This one’s for YOU-
All those who are kind to me, whether in-person
Or online-
Just, simply, truly- thank YOU for taking the time.
I hope that you know that sweet words I cherish
And the acceptance I sincerely relish.
I am young, but have experienced much-
Much pain, and heart-break, and anguish-
But thank YOU,
For all your lovely love.
Blessings from the King Above,
Lyria
Relish my love
A darling dream
Where you and I
We'll be surreal
Lifted and paraded
Embracing praising and dancing
Kissing Our Father God
While being endow
Spiritually in loved
I love God
I love Jesus
I love the woman
God gives me
Relish my love
11/16/21
Written by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021
A regret of a huge weight
carved in a feel of hurt
installed a pain in vein..
The soul freezed in time
stripped of warmth
denied enlivening beats..
A regret of a huge weight
for not being..
not doing..
not living..
***
There would always be
a joy missed
a life switched
a love not dared
and skipped..
There would always be
words not weaved
voices not spoken
paths not trodden..
***
A regret of a huge weight
its doors I have to lock
and keep chasing out
wistful thoughts..
Gates of possibilities
I need to unlock
and deep inside
contentment and peace
I need to restore..
***
Done with the unreachable
through with the inconceivable
I surrender to the words
gift
and what I can attain
I relish..
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