Short Potently Poems

As the lamp shines so brightly
I sense her heartbeat potently
She sighs with delight
Turns out the light
And says no, way too gently

Russell Sivey...

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The power of persistence,
ponders on perfection,
poverty pertains to people,
with partial privileges,
possessing parallel postures,
pursuing a proper position,
practicing profitable participations,
putting this potently poetically,
pursuing to press on powerfully,
penalty and punishment preoccupy
prisoners of pain....

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clippings fall onto the page,
arranging themselves.
ivy loosely parades
around a thorny rose stem,
tickles the chin,
entices the shy bud —
a blush,
potently pink, blossoms.
baby’s breath
and Queen Anne’s lace,
like bridesmaids,
intensify her beauty.
a pond of water
in a shimmering vase, nearby.
possibilities.

11/1/2019...

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He toiled and moiled to put our needs on the table, 
Never mind the job he wanted his kin stable, 

Poppa was indubitably the best, 
His generosity could clearly manifest, 

I will proclaim to all and sundry, 
That his legacy and integrity be potently, 

Through out our lives we shall reminisce, 
All the sacrifices that we now miss




Kipkirui Mitey...

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You are so far away from me my passion
Afar I am but I do strongly feel thy passion

Feelings, dripping in the rain they come
Emotions, unsettling as they are, high passion

Desire sparks my heart and I need thee
But words and curses can't force thy passion

For you potently pity my toxic desire
My obsession for thee, only dry passion

Vaidab wakes from a dream seeking what's lost
Hiding what's found, denying wry passion....

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