It does not grow in the ground
in a bush, on a tree
No animal's beheaded
Or fish netted
It's seldom shredded
Makes a perfect meal
prepared as requested
Symbol of life in the world
Yolk inside egg-white ~ mysteries swirl
Categories:
requested, food, mystery, symbolism, world,
Form: Rhyme
Thanks to.my LORD JESUS, Saviour -Redeemer-King, for my survival.
I am in Pretoria, the once pristine Capital of South Africa. I took back a flat/ apartment rented Toba Nigerians refugee when I returned here from USA in 2019. The illegal use of my property that violated all codes and agreements ... ( No time to give details) ... Ended, with monetary love. And threats of violence. My good Nigerian friend took me away from this flat around 8 pm last nite, protected in a guest house. An hour later four Nigerians came to discipline me, an "Indian" who must leave Africa (so they take my property?). My friend had to fight them off --
Many South Africans feel abused by immigrants, notably some Nigerians, who openly mock "weak" South Africans
Categories:
requested, abuse, africa, violence, world,
Form: Free verse
On a serious note
Fellow poets, please
Open your hearts to send
with alacritous speed
Healing wishes to a poet in need
Our dear friend, Heidi Sands
can use all of our helping hands
She's taken sick in New Hampshire
a virtual medical desert
May she recover completely unhurt
Categories:
requested, friend, prayer, sick,
Form: Rhyme
One step forward, two steps back
Couldn’t get in and couldn’t get out
The closet is open, but hands were locked
Sneer and hateful words judgment shout.
Do you feel that pain when no one stays?
Even family you love doesn’t remain
People you believe in lead you astray.
It’s a struggle to smile, a life you must maintain.
If one guy you love, you’ve done a crime
When it’s two in the battle you killed, you’re a man.
What perception does this world rhymes?
Discrimination all over, indeed very human!
In this religious society where doctrine governs,
Literally Bible scriptures are translated by vain.
Some people condemn in a manner so stern
The life of those who are already drowned in pain.
Categories:
requested, anxiety, depression, discrimination, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
BEARDED LADY
Sue woke and looked terribly weird
She’d sprouted a black bushy beard
To get rid of this look
Should she wax or just pluck
Would the re-growth be worse than feared?
Sue tweeted her best friend called Mary
(Sue knew that HER nipples were hairy)
She said try using Veet
It is very discrete …
and the re growth isn’t too scary!
The poem I posted yesterday was deep and sad ... Ilene Bauer commented she was more used to my humourous poems ... so I came up with this little ditty for her
12~29~16
Categories:
requested, body, hair, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Your presence is requested.
Sometimes giving presents is complicated.
When giving presents your presence is usually expected.
But sometimes you can´t be present when giving presents.
So when giving presents, presents such a problem,
it is always better to be present
or
your presence will be missed
and
perhaps be resented.
That complicates matters
because not only your presence
will be resented
but your presents also.
Even more complicated is
if you are presently
thinking about presenting a present in the future...
plan it well because to be present in the future
you will need to wait until the future becomes the present.
and if you wait too long the present will have become the past.
If the moment has past without your presence
then your presence too will have
past.
In conclusion
In the future...
remember to be present while presenting your present,
because the present becomes the past and the present is the future´s past
which never lasts very long.
John Derek Hamilton
March 07,2016
Categories:
requested, confusion, funny, giving, humor,
Form: Light Verse
The answer to a quiz requested
How simple it is,
If you are tested.
If you guessed a kite,
You might be almost right,
For the answer sounds; like kite,
But is it a kite or is it a kite,
For they are different,
Oh what a fright.
One can fly,
The other just might.
So now you can see,
Which one it could be.
So your answer, miss Linda,
If you guess a kite
Is nothing but absolutely right.
Maybe
Categories:
requested, confusion, funny, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
On the warm drift of breeze from the golden shore,
In the orchestral palette of morning light,
Floats the gentlest lilt in the waking dreams,
To kiss at the heart and veto the night.
She shines tender love from a face of delight,
And she smiles solar smiles of innocent glee,
In her voice sings the music of seraphs and stars,
To tug at the soul and set the heart free.
In the soft swell of scent from the flowery beds,
And the chiming of bells in the playground sky,
Lives Melody’s song of honey and cream,
To sweeten each breath with a gossamer sigh.
Categories:
requested, daughter, life, love, mother,
Form: Verse