Short Pennsylvania Poems

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Not For Loan

Stolen from eternity,
   the feelings would not
  lend themselves—to words

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)


Flashpoint

Thoughts ignite,
  and words burn
 
As everything considered,
—turns to ash

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2016)

Money

Money…
  an ungrateful heir

Disowning all memory
 —with your ashes still warm

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)

Increasing the Weight

Poetry…
barbell of the written word

Resistance exercise
—for the status-quo

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)

Verbal Malice

The mouthpiece of ignorance
is gossip

The wellspring of gossip
—is lies

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2019)


The Quiet Roar

Deafening thunder,
cries from down under

Voices of silence
—lost in the wind

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2020)

The Future of Our Cities

“Violence broke out again last night
in Gotham…

“No arrests have been made”

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)

The Mirage

At odds with myself,
those things you see

Eyes looking out
—feelings within

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2020)

To Freddie

Mercurial freedom
Beyond sexuality
Love trumping weakness
—truth beyond lies

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2019)

Money

Money…
  an ungrateful heir

Disowning all memory
  —with your ashes still warm

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2016)

Flashpoint

Thoughts ignite,
  and words burn
 
As everything considered
  —turns to ash

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2016)

If Walls Could Talk

Sentenced wrongly
  imprisoned well

The bars a fortress
  —where voices dwell

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
Form: Rhyme

Muddy Waters

The words were muddy
  the feelings clear

The blues on fire
 —the ending near

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)
Form: Rhyme

Audience of One

Convincing myself of my own importance
  —I became an audience of one

(Bryn Mawr College: Pennsylvania: January, 2014)

Vivere Amplius

If you’re trapped in silence, 
  and the words won’t come
   —go live some more

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2014)

To Merlin

Freeing the myth,
begotten to dream

Ramparts to crumble
—Sorcerer’s scheme

(Rosemont Pennsylvania: February, 2021)
Form: Rhyme

Exposed

Excuses,
 hide within my dark prejudice

Exposed, 
  with every light you shine

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2017)

Those Who Give

Those of us who give nothing
  ask everything…
    —from those who give it all

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2013)

Poetry Begins

Where science ends
   poetry begins

The wonder of it all 
  —questioned again

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2015)
Form: Rhyme

Not For Loan

Stolen from eternity,
  the feelings would not lend themselves
    —to words

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)

Fleeting Epiphany

The idea of God,
eternal, complete

The knowledge of God
—elusive at best

(St. David’s Pennsylvania: February, 2020)
god

No Escape

You can't run away from the ashes
  —as their memory burns from within

(June, 2020: University Of Pennsylvania Hospital)

Even When

Half the time…
  you don’t know where you’re going
     —even when you’re there

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2016)

The Enemy Within

If there’s anything more dangerous
  than a terrorist
   —it’s a corrupt politician

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2019)

First Law of Metaphysics

There’s nothing less,
  there’s nothing more

As time repeats…
  —once evermore

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)
Form: Rhyme

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