morning or evening
sun up or sunset
six am or pm
time does not matter
in a restful state
no clock in or clock out
no check in or check out
I open my windows
listen to bird speak
tweeting bird song
lilac’s fragrance wafts in
I smell freshly-cut grass
I am floating down life’s highway
unhurried and unworried
resuming restful retirement
morning and evening
Categories:
resuming, retirement,
Form: Free verse
Writer's block
Today, while trying to write I noticed an ant crossing the opposite wall, for it was a vast expanse watching the ant’s progress, I noticed it stopped circling back like it had found something edible I thought it was disappointed resuming the walk until it disappeared in a crack between wall and ceiling to a hidden society we would never join
Are ants aware of our existence we are there like the day, spilling a drop of beer on the kitchen floor that teenage ants drink, get pissed and told off by their parents never to drink if they do they will be too fat to hide in cracks, by know I have lost interest I will write about Elon Musk, the biggest ant in the world
Categories:
resuming, age, anti bullying, anxiety,
Form: ABC
wow… long time… no see…
resuming relationships…
where did we leave off…
Categories:
resuming, high school, relationship, remember,
Form: Senryu
whipping window glass covered with dew,
I perched to get a panoramic view.
Meadow in front is still in shape,
Resuming to become place of escape.
Calling my name all these years,
Heard it when I sharpened my ears.
As Petrichor acted like time machine,
Bringing back the memories of teen.
The old tree I sheltered in hide and seek,
Piece of beauty when youth was in peak.
When we were in woods a bit deep,
In obscurity what must be here to creep.
Returning home with promise to return,
To inquire over what is left to learn.
Categories:
resuming, age, america, analogy, angst,
Form: Rhyme
Dare I dream of hope in a world that's self consuming,
and dare I dream of a home where hearts are always blooming.
Peaceful the mind would be in a land I am assuming,
but hardship is what we find in a world that should be booming.
Wisdom shall be your guide in moments that are confusing,
and damned our lives would be if faith we are accusing.
Clouded are peoples minds with rage that’s over fuming,
and lost are those who think that life is just amusing.
Sadness will fill the sky of a scourge that may be looming,
but in God we must have faith in a life we are resuming.
Doubtful your mind can be when trust you’re swiftly losing
and heavy your heart would beat when intrusive thoughts are cruising.
With joy my soul is filled on a day that is illuming,
and cheerful birds will sing on trees that are perfuming.
The rain shall fall again on lands that man is rooming,
and the sun will shine with hope on grief that was intruding.
Saleh Ben Saleh
Categories:
resuming, anger, change, courage, dream,
Form: Rhyme
It must be the Christmas holidays planes are grounded again
This time of year presents itself as Groundhog Day, not a question of it but when
The airlines have used every excuse as to why they can't fly
Why don't they come clean, we know the reason why
There is no doubt the skies are closed to allow Santa to test drive a sled
I am sure nobody would complain if this was the story we were fed
The weather office reports a severe storm nearby
The chances of making it home for Christmas are not very good, I think I am going to cry
Not going to give up hope maybe a miracle awaits
An announcement everyone was hoping to hear, flights are resuming the storm starts to abate
The roller coaster ride has finally come to an end
It, 's time to make up with the airlines and call them my friend
Categories:
resuming, travel,
Form: Rhyme
First picked Summertime cherry
Dew glimmer marble blood clot
Taut fruit platter embitters sweating cheese
Liver pate shivers jiggle jelly
Nepenthe Mountbatten hidden chicken
Lays a tablecloth festive
Red checkered rewashed faded
Season with sea swell returns faithfully
Sickle slender silver moon smile harvests
Follicle forests expanding to full
Bright verve verdancy bursting
Peril of temporal balls
Metered to melt before resuming build
Knife blade moonbeam ripens the coming crop
Basket bulge fibrous beckon buyers’ bids
When the ceremony’s over
Feasting has ceased, linen’s off
Pink penned love letters are scrunched up thrown out
Reform engorged nightcap warmed moon omen
Sun demurred eclipse naps, menopause opaque
Unborn bends branches for Mary
Dulia in bloom banquets
Written for Contest: Seven Ten
Sponsor: Emile Pinet
Categories:
resuming, cute, loss,
Form: Verse
In the Marvel comic, the unique character,
represented by myriad of persona of superhero Mark Spector,
an American mercenary who turns into Moon Knight,
the avatar of the Egyptian moon God, Khonshu.
When the earth is threatened by the destructive forces,
Khonshu makes Mark to wake up in his grave,
and get the mental message of being assigned the task
by resuming life as the defender of the moon.
For the protection of the endangered earth,
Khonshu transmits his power to Moon Knight,
who enhances the fighting dexterity and mental might
by acquiring the potent strength of the Iron Fist.
After the statue of Khonshu seems to have exploded,
its force brings Mark back to life through resurrection.
He suffers from delusive dissociative identity disorder,
and finds the statue getting fully repaired and reinstalled.
Khonshu pleads for the safety of Moon Knight’s life
when he is about to be killed by Daredevil,
who ultimately agrees to set him free,
for he finds him transformed into the moon God.
_______________
March, 22, 2023
Contest : Marvel Superheroes Supervillains and Superanimals
Sponsored by : Robert James Liguori
Categories:
resuming, conflict, hero,
Form: Free verse
In the Marvel comic, the unique character,
represented by myriad of persona of superhero Mark Spector,
an American mercenary who turns into Moon Knight,
the avatar of the Egyptian moon God, Khonshu.
When the earth is threatened by the destructive forces,
Khonshu makes Mark to wake up in his grave,
and get the mental message of being assigned the task
by resuming life for the duty as the defender of the moon.
For the protection of the endangered earth,
Khonshu transmits his power to Moon Knight,
who enhances the fighting dexterity and mental might
by acquiring the potent strength of the Iron Fist.
After the statue of Khonshu seems to have exploded,
the force brings Mark back to life through resurrection.
He suffers from delusive dissociative identity disorder,
and finds the statue getting fully repaired and reinstalled.
Khonshu pleads for the safety of Moon Knight’s life
when he is about to be killed by Daredevil,
who ultimately agrees to set him free,
for he finds him transformed into the moon God.
_______________
March, 23, 2023
Contest : Marvel Superheroes Supervillains and Superanimals
Sponsored by : Robert James Liguori
Categories:
resuming, adventure, analogy, character,
Form: Free verse
Sitting at McDonald's at a table up from an old guy in painter attire taking his lunch break. Wolfing down his food he talked on his phone all the while .As he commented about his day and asked about whoever was on the phone .He must have been asked about his meal.Stopping to lay his sandwich down he eyed it
With disgust and before resuming its consumption said",It ain't much but maybe it will make a turd "
Waite there's more.As he struggles to navigate his belly out of the booth he audibly farted said" What did you say girl ,Timmy is in the well,laughed to himself and left.
You can't make this crap up.
Guess he was stuck in the **** stage.Perhaps I am as well.I am inexplicably drawn to a certain type of companion that in the name of rehabilitation shall remain nameless.
Categories:
resuming, people,
Form: Free verse
Rejuvenating flowers are blooming
Connecting to earth as life is renewed
A kaleidoscope of colours booming
Spring is the time for some garden grooming
Squirrels jump up and down in search of food
Rejuvenating flowers are blooming
Carnations, crocus, lilies are looming
With roses, red bells, jasmines all bedewed
A kaleidoscope of colours booming
Sunshiny weather is now resuming
Joyful energy, nature does exude
Rejuvenating flowers are blooming
Songbirds tweet tweet and spend their time pluming
Lush verdure enhances everyone's mood
A kaleidoscope of colours booming
The zephyr has a pleasant perfuming
With vivacity, bright skies are imbued
Rejuvenating flowers are blooming
A kaleidoscope of colours booming
12th April, 2022
For Sotto Poet's "Springtime villanelle" contest
Categories:
resuming, beauty, nature, spring,
Form: Villanelle
Listen to her death certificate’
Who’d fought for life’s duplicate
“Severe Anorexia
Secondary to status asthmaticus”.
Oh! How it had rung worse than Amnesia
And had meant some asthmatic curse.
Several struggle -out “God, Receive my soul’’
As death bell was about to toll
I, to the hilt, a struck-dumb spectator
For the longest seconds, tongue-tied commentator
Soon, rapidly pondering not why she should expire
But why villainous terminator should soon acquire…
At conspiratorial 9:25 pm
Breathing becoming lame,
A kick-started rigor- mortis locking her jaw,
My father striving to restrain a law
My own hand withdrawing from a once-banging heart,
Never wanting a second nearing of what should be soundless.
A new contentment with a mentally arranged cart
That should to a fridge make it noiseless…
A resuming night nurse in a provocative see-through,
Richly delivering part of what Irene had said as true..
A hospital of some ineptitude
For losses borne with fortitude.
On this day, twenty- four years you left
Rock of ages for me cleft.
Categories:
resuming, dark, death, farewell, fate,
Form: Rhyme
Perfect white circle moon brings a dot of cool to the glowing hot sky
Orange and pink fire streams, showing the world’s most amazing heat
Mr. Willow, my prettiest tom cat, lounging on sand, gives a sigh.
I see fallen angel in the sky streams, she looks harried and beat.
Mr. Willow digs down a bit harder, enjoying the August beach.
I watch my neighbors enjoy the last days of summer, hearing them.
Our vacation is almost over, resuming work is clearly within reach.
For now, Mr. Willow and I are relaxing where we came on a whim.
Hawaii! You are taking Mr. Willow to Hawaii! My friends were aghast.
I smile as I remember their reactions, but the die was already cast.
I hear Mr. Willow take another sigh and see him close one eye.
Vacation of a life time, we will forever remember this beach and sky.
Categories:
resuming, beach, cat, sky,
Form: Rhyme
Around us see May flowers, all in bloom
Let's gleefully start to shed Pandemic gloom
There's much less need to give each other lots and lots of room
Because no longer must we meet - if at all - on Zoom
Party times resuming now at stadia, beach and bars
While JPL's ingenious new 'AIRcraft' flies on Mars
While busy hands delineate panel lines and ailerons
Our minds note that May birthdays include cultural icons
Fred Astaire and Martha Graham still show us high-class dance
Mary Cassat and Katherine Hepburn represent romance
To writers, Margaret Fuller and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Inspire our own compositional toil
All wonder how far we'd go if we only really tried
To venture smart and curious, like NASA's Sally Ride
Closer to home, more immediately
This May includes two birthdays, each of 70
Unnoticed by Historians...that may be
but they're for Kenneth Murphy, and for me.
Categories:
resuming, birthday, encouraging, happy birthday,
Form: Rhyme
To tap is my wish
God portrayed on me
Twelfth days in earlier times
I generated a day of tapping
To recommence the fragmentary tale of a movie film
A movie like my life
Resuming another phase of a film
30 months of life brought to a halt
Wishing to break its silence
Eventually silence will sway
While blaming one self’s difficult tasks
Swiftly blushed a shower of bliss
As face of morning flower awoke with a sunbeam
Endure life’s aspirations
A soft voice whispered
Thanking God for His gratefulness
“Thank You God” for your will.
Categories:
resuming, christian, dance, fate, god,
Form: Quatrain
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