I stabbed
straight into her heart
then wiggled the knife,
twisted and turned.
The blood oozed out
covering the blade and
my hand in scarlet red.
She gave a blood-curdling
shriek and moaned.
She looked at me with sheer terror,
There was a crazy look
in my inflamed eyes
My chest was all puffed up
and heaving badly
My body trembling with pent-up rage
I gave her a vile sneer;
And then…
She could hold it back no longer
and burst out laughing
When she saw
the retractable toy knife
and a couple of ketchup pouches
in my hand.
Categories:
retractable, murder, mystery,
Form: Free verse
the astronaut follows in silence
the trace of the beacon lights on the platform floor.
in front of him, the beautiful and sinister steel dome
floats supported by element 115.
the dome gates slide in pairs
at the top of the retractable ladder
and while the hangar resounds its footsteps,
softly the ship welcomes him.
he leaves and knows that those two satellites
are deimos and phobos,
but he doesn't find the landing boots,
the helmet has cracks that expand non-stop
and he forgets which buttons he should press.
there is no god there
to bless this spectacular death
and about those hands that didn't wave goodbye,
he doesn't like to remember.
today is one of those days
in which we are not in ourselves,
he thought,
still seeing the ship plummeting to mars.
days when we leave ourselves at home dreaming,
or that we send our image up front
so that we can wait for ourselves.
he regrets,
but it's time to give up,
forget everything and himself,
today is a day to not arrive.
Categories:
retractable, science fiction,
Form: Free verse
A pretty winsome lady from Troy
Liked a remarkably handsome boy
She started to flirt,
By lifting her skirt
So he showed his retractable toy.
May 30, 2021
Categories:
retractable, humorous, sensual, sexy,
Form: Limerick
Bluefin Tuna are listed as, endangered
because of illegal fishing, of global fish stocks
as eighty five percent, is unreported and unregulated
Overfishing of our oceans, has to be quickly eliminated
Bluefin are the largest tuna, and can live up to 40 years
and they migrate across oceans, and can dive 40 thousand feet
They are made for speed, and built like torpedoes
and have retractable fins, but they still end up in food tins
They are tremendous predators, that seek schools of fish
like herring, mackerel and even slippery eels
They have the sharpest vision, of any bony fish
but that doesn’t help, as they end up on a human dish
Categories:
retractable, animal, beautiful, earth, education,
Form: Rhyme
A feral predator
Imposing. The largest
Wild cat of them all
Untamed. Fierce. Stealthy
Ambush assassins on the prowl
Leaping onto prey
With lightning speed
Killing without mercy
Using its large canine teeth
To rip off a sizeable chunk
Of flesh, and to crush bones
This mammoth cat is no vegetarian
Using those razor-sharp retractable claws
To seize and hold an unfortunate prey
Ambush assassins on the prowl
Native to South Asia
This is also a maneater
This is the Bengal Tiger
A feral predator
Feral Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Anthony Slausen
Date written and posted: 08/07/2018
Categories:
retractable, animal, tiger,
Form: Verse
I have some favorite tools I use,
Whenever I ply my trade,
From the hammer in my leather pouch,
To the retractable cutting blade.
I also love the spanners I have,
One metric, the other in inch,
When I use them to tighten to my car,
The small electric motor winch.
And the ratchet, socket and circular saw,
Displayed inside my shed,
I love these names said loud and proud,
From mallet to Phillips Head
And I use these tools every day,
I use the chisel, the grips, the wrench,
I love disappearing all the time,
By my old warn wood workbench.
Categories:
retractable, funny, work,
Form: Quatrain
mind song riffs
joining the back beat
nature clicks
timpani
drums of black thunder
percuss
then the sky opens
a luminous landing
off gasses from the heat shield
rainbow across a spectrum of light
Cam’s Glieseian tongue flew over the
surface of the audio generator
Voyager’s golden disk long gone now
transposes across a film of galactic plasma
the taste of whale and bird song they tongue
enthralls them—though they had no notion of
whales or birds
mind song cascades, scrolls, behind the visitors opaque orbs
joining the back beat nature clicks woodpecker tunes
tympanic membranes shiver upon
retractable body hair
drums of black thunder roll
past helmetless crowns
percussing their brain stems
orgasmically
then the sky opens
Sol’s a black dwarf they are too late
but still the songs sang
Cam tongued the plasma film
once more then reentered interstellar
hibernation
First Published by Eye to the Telescope 2015
Categories:
retractable, earth, eulogy,
Form: Free verse
Golden Disks and Whale Clicks
mind song riffs
joining the back beat
nature clicks
timpani
drums of black thunder
percuss
then the sky opens
a luminous landing
off gasses from the heat shield
rainbow across a spectrum of light
Cam’s Glieseian tongue flew over the surface
of the audio generator
Voyager’s golden disk long gone now
transposes across a film of galactic plasma
the taste of whale and bird song they tongue
enthralls them—though they had no notion of
whales or birds
mind song cascade, scroll, behind the visitors opaque orbs
joining the back beat nature clicks woodpecker tunes
tympanic membranes shiver upon
retractable body hair
drums of black thunder roll
past helmetless crowns
percussing their brain stems
orgasmically
then the sky opens
Sol’s a black dwarf they are too late
but still the songs sang
Cam tongued the plasma film
once more then reentered interstellar
hibernation
First Published: Eye to the Telescope 1/15/15
Categories:
retractable, space,
Form: Free verse
When are we going to be free from these
Monsters?; when I think of them I hiss,
One attacks the skin,eye,blood and other parts,
Which has led to the deaths of many hearts,
Men in coats are working day and night for a cure,
The world prays, but this seems elusive for sure,
Then comes the second one that destroys the immune
Which has made the living and the dead to commune.
Men are now scared of ‘coitus lopus’ to stay alive,
The two work on the blood as they connive
to destroy youthful and vibrant life of men,
once you are grasped, is like be thrown into vampire’s den,
then comes the third one with virulent to kill,
His tongue is retractable like chameleon with death seal,
Fluid from the body keeps him alive and deadly,
Kills at a faster rate than the first two solely,
Keep your doors lock!,do not open,for they are here…
Beware!
Categories:
retractable, emotions, life,
Form: Rhyme
Memories
Absorb like a sponge
Soaked up Space
Squeeze just right
Drips a smiling
Face
Memories
Liquid life
Poured through
A retractable screen
Characters revise roles
Of a movie
Already seen
Memories
Splash again
Across your eyes
Rain soaked
Laughter
Makes you cry
Categories:
retractable, childhood, happiness, time,
Form: Rhyme
This strange creature ascended to earth from the stars.
He came from our nearby planet neighbor called Mars.
Ordinarily, he looks much like you or me,
except that, he has retractable antennae.
Arrival on earth was quite fortunate for him.
He became acquainted with an earthman named Tim.
This alien has powers we can’t imagine.
Tim simply refers to him as “Uncle Martin”.
This is Tim’s secret nobody will ever know.
There are funny situations in every show.
Categories:
retractable, dedication, nostalgia, earth, planet,
Form: Rhyme
Deliberation is functionable, actable or actionable task.
Denouement is defendable, chargeable or restrictable mask.
Delicacy is cureable, correctable or subjectable bask,
Demonstration is testable, referable or retractable ask,
Driftwood is adoptable, retreatable or careable Rask.
Categories:
retractable, education
Form: Haiku