Short Caretaker Poems

A song of dreams
We travel to a new home,			
The starship listens....

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A steward of memory
  —the caretaker of dreams

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2014)...

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Weaver of dreams,
caretaker of the word

Orator of the heart
—steward of love

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)...

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He roams freely

One with nature

A lone seeker


Abound with peace and harmony

Caretaker of gods native creatures

He is the Peace Keeper...

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Death, life’s caretaker
Takes one life and guides it to
Either Heaven or
Hell, depending on payment
Heaven’s fee is large, Hell’s free

Russell Sivey...

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I own a rooster
live on a farm
the animals vote
I am simply caretaker

Under my farm
there is a huge bunker
a thousand men in uniform
systems, equipment and missiles

I am simply caretaker...

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Her ancient  black cat 
Greets   yet one
  more day
Sitting beside 
  her old caretaker.
Both   have stuttered 
  to the dawn  of day...
'Tis one more beauty
gifted  to them,
  the tired ones....

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‘Keeper Of The Kingdom,’
entrusted with the key
Words unlocking blocks of time,
setting moments free

Caretaker thus chosen,
fate to walk the fields
Watching insights stalk and grow
—destiny to yield

(Dreamsleep: June, 2022)...

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In about a week, I'm gonna go see my maker,
an old Italian guy, who left me with my present caretaker.
I need to go see him about my nose,
because the damn thing just grows and grows.
My caretaker says it's because I lie,
but I don't know how seriously to take her.
...

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O fickle moon!
caretaker of souls 
who chase their dreams 
across the skies you
waver now, and waste away
in quiet desperation;
night surrenders to the light 
as reveries fade.
O passionless pale face!
barely transparent, 
bloodless as a dying rose
in throes of dissolution....

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O fickle moon, caretaker of souls
who chase their dreams 
across the skies you
waver now, and waste away
in quiet desperation,
night surrenders to the light 
as reveries fade.
O passionless pale face!
barely transparent, 
bloodless as a dying rose
in the throes of dissolution....

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Your smiles are
Warm and friendly.
Your hugs are
Welcoming and accepting.
Your amazing
Accepting
Loving
Caring.
Your
My caretaker,
Secret keeper,
Comforter...
You were there,
When she wasn't,
(which....
Was all the time)
You sit by me,
Stand by me,
Support me
Then...
Now...
Forever......

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O fickle moon, caretaker of souls
who chase their dreams 
across the skies you
waver now, and waste away
in quiet desperation,
night surrenders to the light 
as reveries fade.
O passionless pale face!
barely transparent, 
bloodless as a dying rose
in the throes of dissolution....

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The abrupt dissonance caused a mental breakdown 
Father was never in his life
The streets played the role of caretaker 
Homelessness became his ultimate attire 
Often, a square peg in a round whole 
The grinding lead to a friction like no other 
Bottom is reality, top is but a dream...

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O fickle moon,
caretaker of souls 
who chase their dreams 
across the skies you
waver now, and waste away
in quiet desperation;
night surrenders to the light 
as reveries fade.
O passionless pale face,
barely transparent, 
bloodless as a dying rose
in the throes of dissolution....

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O fickle moon!
caretaker of souls 
who chase their dreams 
across the heavens you

waver now, and waste away
in quiet desperation;
night surrenders to the light 
and reveries fade.

O passionless pale face!
barely transparent, 
bloodless as a dying rose
in throes of dissolution....

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O fickle moon!
caretaker of souls 
who chase their dreams 
across the heavens you

waver now, and waste away
in quiet desperation;
night surrenders to the light 
and reveries fade.

O passionless pale face!
barely transparent, 
bloodless as a dying rose
in throes of dissolution....

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O fickle moon!
caretaker of souls 
who chase their dreams 
across the heavens you

waver now, and waste away
in quiet desperation;
night surrenders to the light 
and reveries fade.

O passionless pale face!
barely transparent, 
bloodless as a failed rose
in the throes of dissolution....

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Within every tree lay a spirit,
the sprite that cares for it.
Feeding, watering, nurturing it,
ss if it were its’ own offspring.

The hidden caretaker spirit 
that endures within the wood
echoing a tree’s elation
at it’s own existence as it
revels in the gentle caress of Mother Earth.

...

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I don't want to go to school today;
The kids all call me names
that make me want to cry - Okay
YOU WIN! don't play these silly games.
The teachers think I'm really daft,
The caretaker plays dumb,
The cook, she sits me in a draft 
I really want my mum!
But pull the blankets off my bed
I have to go - cos I'm the Head....

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Has it really, really come to this Lord?
That you demonstrate your earthly failure
Through the use of a sacrificial sword
Worse through proclamation in a brochure.

We stare down the barrel of a bottle
In darkness we gaze at the pledge maker
Answer the question fore the rising sun
The last thought fore we meet our caretaker....

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A pink blotch on her forehead
It was left by angels dear
Kisses from her benefactors
Insuring she’d arrive safely hear
Is that a birthmark? Many said
Kiss from angels on high, said Fred
He was her older brother
Shared a dad, but not a mother
Still. he knew his sister immediately
He was her caretaker and protector with expediency...

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Flitting furtively from 
family member to 
family member
like a truly bumbling bee
frantically, frenetically flying 
from flower to flower
frustrated at his failure
to discern the nectar of love
amongst the resentments,
the caretaker drone
strays unwittingly
into the mouth
of the family dog,
saving the others
from themselves...

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Ode to a pillow

Oh pillow ! Your dexterity astounds me
You bolster the head of the destitute and the deep-pocketed
The hangman and the internee
The blooming and the senescent
The caretaker and the tsar
The analphabetic and the scholar
Yet none could serene sleep savor
Except those with a clear conscience ardor.
           Abdelwaheb Dhaou....

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Long hopes for my bearers fruited comfort, of new soft sins quarreled.

‘Tis  lost.

The tree grew,

no caretaker to guide it’s way to the sky.

It’s limbs sprawled and gnarled with contempt and confusion.

 One yearns for you’re insight.

Though beyond, the tree will bore it’s supple fruit,

‘Tis  fruit will not be lost.

Caretakers will guide their way....

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