Short Fathering Poems

Phonetics of oblivion
Sheathed by plausibility
Elapsing cultures with ease
Fathering quaint illustrations
Daring to be discovered
Along fearless avenues
Embellished by the fences
That compose the verses
Of which we refer to as life...

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The semen of tomorrow’s rage
burning undelivered 
waiting for perdition's womb
vengeance baptized—christened tears

The seed that carries darkness on
planted in the shadows
hiding what we most despise
hatred pregnant—birthing fear

(Dreamsleep: June, 2023)...

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roman times meant...
roam'n soldiers
conquered villages...

by killing the men and
fathering a...
next generation of

soldier-sons to sacrifice...
themselves for
sake of the empire...

first the father
and then the son...
became wholly ghost


stans sand...

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Six children alive and sired
Fathering three and tired
The other three reject me
A traitor in me, they see

Married once; now again
My sanity to regain
At what cost to the kingdom
My rejection of martyrdom 

The natural man waxes and wanes
The spiritual man rises to higher planes
I asked for as many as the stars
To assuage my emotional scars...

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Never did a fire so fierce
Blow across the land
That same land
His heart did grow
Nourished by his sweat and toil
No more
The morning mist
Will hear his weathered voice 
Call his horse
Com'orn
His mark
Has been scorched from its soil
And how that land
Greens, grays
And blacked haze
With gusts of wind
And rumpled hills
The fathering face
Of this dead man
Hidden beneath...

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Applied Appreciation…
Bold Benevolence…
Concentrated compassion…
Divine discernment…
Enthusiastic energy…
Fantastic fathering…
Godly guidance…
Happy humanity…
Individual illumination…
Jovial journey…
Kindred Kindness…
Luminous love…
Majestic mothering…
Nurtured nestling…
Omnipresent observation…
Prospering population…
Quietly questing…
Releasing resistance…
Shinning souls…
Teaching thanksgiving…
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Fathers are familiar with their children

Attitudes of responsility are mandated

Teaching is best learned from modeling

Heaven painted  perfect fatherhood pictures

Every action and word should be weighed

Respect can be demanded when earned

Heroes of children should be their parents

Offering prayers for our children is a must

Obligations to kids should never be a chore

Dedicated fathering is to train and give our best
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The Marine’s emblem tattooed on his arm,
His wit and humor, part of his charms;
You wouldn’t mistake him for a Renaissance Man,
But when it comes to my poetry he’s my biggest fan.

A single child fathering seven offspring;
Never denying us anything;
Sending us to college, paying the tuition;
Preparing us for life was his mission.

Thank you, Dad, for reading my poems,
And sending me a comment or two:
I guess after 300 the time has come
To write one saying, Dad, I love you....

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It heaves you up; 
too antsy to stay 
on the waves, 
inheriting the power- 
dynamics of deemed palaces.

Channeling the inner Gandhi 
or Buddha to reincarnate 
the fragrance of past. Could 
have become a golden 
era again.

The fraud ! Everthing was 
created by a mockingbird. 
Are you sure there 
was a war cry between 
the insects ?

You remind me of ugly
dads fathering a new generation 
of unborn myths.Thousands of 
witnesses will keep their 
eyes shut. 


Satish Verma...

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