Short Quintain (Sicilian) Poems

When Dad

Brought Mum flowers,

He would root cuttings, then 

Plant them in her garden to grow.

Romance!...

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As anger, I wager
Of you to take control
To put you in serious danger
Of losing your soul
As you become ever stranger...

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Who am I meant to be,
In the world, intrinsically?
Forsake opaque a mystery;
Reveal to me explicitly!
What is my ministry?...

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You struggle with right and wrong
I watch and worry so
With prayers I helped along
Now time for me to go
Who will pray when I am gone...

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Goldilocks had three, not one berry, 
Humpty Dumpty in jubilation
Mary, who is quite ordinary
Rainbow gold tip tethers creation
Jack, Jill, and my son are happy....

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I am anger, a hot fire, 
A tempest fierce that tears the night, 
A burning force of raw desire, 
Outrage fuels my fiery might, 
A storm that won't easily tire. 
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Where do dreams go ever they die
To memories that stay the years
Memories fade as the tears dry
Dream again despite all your fears
A dream will give life a new try...

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Playing around mouth, cheeks and eyes
I share Duchenne smile
When one buys me daffodils and daisies
Joy blushes  in me all the while
Ah! I am never good at goodbyes....

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Our life story, is like a zebra for us,
A black band, a white band, then a big arse,
And in the end, as everybody knows,
Prepare to receive by the hoof the final blow!...

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My BP's up, my face is red,
I grind my teeth and stamp my feet
as steam is coming from my head,
my cussing making folks retreat,
I'll pound the punchbag til I'm dead......

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Living this life and trying to make a living
Is sometimes hard,
And it requires taking along with some giving,
With due regard
To the fact; you’ll need to do some adlibbing....

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I am chauffeured by dawn into the unknown,
I open the door and see the uninvited,
I can barely comprehend what I am shown,
I am not at all delighted,
I am in a dim zone.

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coked with deep depression, in prayer
alone, I’m stuck in this body 
feverish and weak in their chair
they mope, though everybody
around doesn’t seem too much care


8/18/2024...

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i'm somewhere in rome
quite far from home 
though many many miles apart
across the sea and into your heart 
i send my love and wish for cheer
to abide with you from year to year...

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I am over the moon right now,
getting the first place is a delight.
The inspirational poetry contest allowed
my motivational mindset to write
a poem to inspire, encourage. Wow!  
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FINDING JOY

Oh I find such endless joy and never tire of life
Each day reveals a new found friend
Some souls vow man and wife
Loneliness will twist and bend
But love defeats black strife...

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My day is bright with a sunny glow
I’m often desired as a lifetime goal
Elated feelings evoke that I bestow
My smile appears as I warm your soul
My aura radiates like dewy roses aglow
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I am the overjoyed look in your eyes
One I sincerely hope gives great delight
An emotion you might characterize
As an unsuspected but welcomed sight
I am a thought you don't visualize
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So, begin all over again, I say,
The potter’s wheel is still turning
Make an exquisite new vase today
Advance yourself, no more yearning
You can do a lot more than bray!

Written June 23, 2022...

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Tranquil eye in need of a makeover,
shifts baton of awareness to the heart,
enabling zest and zeal to takeover,
whereupon we feel bliss ignition start,
that engaged in life, soul rests in clover....

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Shy is the February sun
 Above the frazzled fatherland
 However hearts are not undone
 Giving instead a warmer brand
 Holding one closer under the sun.
 
A prelude to Valentine's day....

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A tragedy, a train derailed. 
Not far in deep grief of the scene; 
homeward-bound it so tried, but failed.
Burnt cork smell and images seen 
veiled as they lay upon cold ground.



11/30/2019...

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Chords  upon strings are played with finesse
bringing forth celestial  songs
As angels their slender strings caress 
 A symphony of harps played by heavenly throngs
soothing the soul  while they bless...

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It disappeared, we gave it away.
I’d like to find it again, for sure.
A good old fashioned holiday,
one without the digital manure,
the hype and verbal foreplay. 

© 03 Dec 2010   Charles Henderson...

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Endless choices you make daily
Deciding between many paths 
Choosing the one that is satisfactorily
Leading to a bypath
Making to decide more carefully












Nayda Ivette
9-21-2015...

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