Let’s not make a scene—
not in front of the metaphor-curious.
We owe them a semblance
of shared syllabic stability.
You take Tuesdays,
I’ll keep weekends and the enjambments.
Let’s split the metaphors equitably—
you keep flame, I’ll keep ash.
No one touches liminal.
I’ll speak highly of your similes
at open mic,
nod with gentle gravitas
when they ask if we’re
still...collaborating.
We’ll stage polite reposts,
perhaps a comment or two—
Stunning work! Your voice is missed!
Even though our voices
are on everything. Loudly.
We’ll give them what they crave:
poised poets
posing as lovers
in the filtered light
of someone’s Instagram story.
Not because it’s true—
God, no.
But because some of the haiku kids
just found their footing,
and I won’t be the one
to shake their form.
Categories:
reposts, extended metaphor, friendship, funny
Form: Free verse
You say Yellow
And then
Expectantly await
A light repost
Of tales of Golden Sunshine
Piercing through the drudgery
But when you say Yellow
Expecting reposts of sunshine
It sadly takes me back and
reminds me that cancer turned
my father's skin and face
To a yellow not the likes or shade of
rainbow , sunflowers or gold
But rather of cancer yellow that
you won't find on any colour chart
Because decay is hard to replicate
Once the leaves of Autumn have
all but fallen and been swept up
and away
At least his ashes we're no longer
yellow
When they we're scattered
and flew away taken aboard the
backs
Of pollen Bees to process into
tiny tears of oh so sweet Honey
drops
Because he meant so much and
deserved a fitting end not the
sticky one he met
Categories:
reposts, slam,
Form: Free verse
Used to be king of the hill now king of the pills
Pills for this, pills for that, pills that give my parts a thrill
Those I overdose on
Feel like an Amazon
Could last for days but then I look like roadkill
A couple of reposts
Categories:
reposts, fun, humor,
Form: Limerick
*****I've decided to repost some older poems and provide some background and poetics, or my mindset of why I wrote these poems or perhaps what inspired me to write some of them. Many of these older poems were overlooked or were lost in the speedway of poetry submissions here. For new Soupers or new readers it might be a welcomed 'new' read as well, or long time Supers who missed some of these works*****
Categories:
reposts, old, poetry,
Form: Free verse
GIRAFFATACK
In treetops high up
Spot victims, raises up neck
~ Pow! Eats shoots, then leaves
MONKEY SHINES
Who is watching who?
Monkey makes a fool of you
~ First it pees, then poos
RATTJLE SNAKE
Beware Mister Snake
Poisonous tail, rattle and shake
~ Man, your life's at stake!
JUNGLE NEWS
Dozens are crying
Maimed creatures lay dying
~ Snarfed by a lion
Categories:
reposts, animal, humorous,
Form: Haiku