Short Gatekeeper Poems

Gatekeeper may be,
To help and counsel others,
Who really need it.

Jim Horn...

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shade tree... shadowy

  absorbing every whisper...

    ~ keeping her secrets...

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a small meadow brown -
                                    alongside,the gatekeeper...

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He’s holding the key
That opens minds, hearts
And souls
He called the
Gatekeeper of
Life!...

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On Boondoggle street
thrives a magic store
anyone who enters disappears
except the old dear
who minds the counter
who never enters or leaves
whose eyes are sharp as twin tacks....

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Gatekeeper



The gatekeeper whose
golden house’s roof reflects 
off the sun at noon
A torch or a lighthouse for 
The fearless midnight watchman


Marckincia Jean
Tanka 
10/16/19...

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Keeper at the gates, why do you hide from me
i've been broken, now you offer up the key
can i tempt you with my honest declaration
or must i solve your riddles,
'til you reveal yourself to me...

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we human 
Think 
a dumb wise 
Mean nice 
As long as we remain fine 

Destruction is the new invention 
Terminator our latest protector 
Stalker the new gatekeeper 
Thinking that he will keep us safer...

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A faraway coast
The coldest of wars
A frontline post
Flying machines with whirly blades
and painted on red stars
search in vain for a ghost
Tension was high
In the waters off Kamchatka Krai...

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Just like humans, Janus
Juxtaposes two sides
Jared in the same vessel,
Just the name, “gatekeeper”,
Jettisons his salient
Justly potent power,
Janus is lord of time.


Syllable count: HMS
February 26, 2022....

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Conversed today with my ninety-year-old sister
Now that's longevity, perhaps I should whisper
Case pearly gatekeeper's asleep
The great benefits she'd reap
Could be the gatekeeper might be into the liquor...

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Conversed today with my ninety-two-year-old sister
Now that's longevity, perhaps I should whisper
Case the gatekeeper's asleep
The great benefits she'd reap
Or maybe the gatekeeper could be into the liquor...

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no one may enter and
no one may leave but here
no one is a stranger

the leftover bread of feasts
tossed out onto the street
claimed by birds and beggars

a generous host should know
that any wall is only as tall
as its watchman...

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a roar a purr
i am the gatekeeper
of my heart
of what goes in 
and what comes out
a big overgrown lion
i roar mostly i purr



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020

AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Posted on October 15, 2018...

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I wept until the bronzed edge of twilight 
chased prismed light from pastel skies.
A shroud of gloom veiled my heart
as the gatekeeper touched my arm.



February 19, 2021 ~ Liberum Divisa 4
Originally written for 'Love's Affliction'
Contest sponsor ~ Greg Barden...

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Every voice needs an ear
  for it to be free

Every writer, a reader,
  or the words cease to be

In my case I’ve been lucky
  though she came to me late

For my dearest sweet Laura
  —the key to my gate

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2018)
        ‘To My Dear Friend Laura’...

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through years
we amass
collections
they’re only things
dust collectors
we call them clutter
although
each one's unique
holds a story 
and a little piece
of our heart



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020

AP:  3rd place 2020

Posted on January 17, 2019...

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twas the night,
forsaken to see,
another angel,
calls to he.

He who walks,
through desolate skies,
teaching young angels,
how to fly.

Blowing the wind,
beneath their wings,
keeping them aloft,
for everyone to see.

This is the man,
who controls all fate,
the one who lets,
people through his gates....

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Listen to poem:

hush...

in surroundings
that inspire awe
is anything
ever quite
so majestic
as silence…

it’s in that
most sublime
and magic realm
that muses
love to play



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020

AP: 3rd place 2020

Posted on September 12, 2020 (thought I had posted earlier)...

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my needs are simple
when isolated 
from my wants
it took a while
to realize
my many wants
were mere
obstructions
preventing me
from
focusing
on my dreams



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020

Submitted on December 18, 2018 for contest MINIMALISM sponsored by CECELIA HOPKINS-DREWER  -  RANKED 1ST...

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the dream’s
to make 
a difference
an impact
in someone’s life
to spark
that twinkle
in their eye
and stir
the passion
in their heart



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020

Submitted on January 12, 2020 for contest STRAND SELECT 10 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  HONORABLE MENTION

Originally posted on December 27, 2018...

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accept
that this
is the way
things should be 

surrender ~
     stop resisting ~
          learn the lesson ~



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020

AP: 1st place 2020

Submitted on January 30, 2023 for contest FINDING PEACE sponsored by REGINA MCINTOSH

and March 16, 2019 for contest 21 SYLLABLES sponsored by KEVIN SHAW...

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a poem
is much
like a dream
captured
in ink
on paper
then
given wings
to roam
the sky



Published in my 24-page photo book ~GIVEN WINGS~ 2020
Also published in 24-page photo/anthology book ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020

AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on January 5, 2020 for contest STRAND SELECT 4 sponsored by BRIAN STRAND

Originally posted on February 22, 2019...

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alone in my backyard
in total silence
seems so surreal
the humming of 
homebound traffic
far in the background
while songs of birds
are all I hear
not a soul in sight
the world surely
is on pause



Published in my photo/poetry book ~PEONIES~ 2019
Also published in photo/anthology ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020

AP: Honorable Mention 2023, Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on June 7, 2019...

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A wish been granted, killed, 
Against the laws of nature
He that demanded, willed
Life into inanimate stature
Yet another cliche instilled
A wish upon a star, gatekeeper
Of life caught napping, whistles trill
Loss and pain, nature of fear
The puppet learns to keep his heart still
The puppet breaks with human tears

"Pinocchio..." She said, fervent
"Tell me... Was it all worth it?"...

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