Short Recounted Poems

The train whistle blew.
It headed for my front door.
I was terrified.
It chased me from room to room.
I hid; it gave up and left.

© February 19, 2011
Dane Smith-Johnsen
Recounted and written for the "Tanka me a Dream" contest....

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of Babylon it's written
of Rome it is said
of Athen's glory it's recounted
of Egypt's pharaohs long dead
   Anaheim's alive
   Dallas, dynamic
   Phoenix is rising
   Portland is panoramic
we pay homage to what was; overlook what glistens, the aerodynamic...

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Honour is such an intangible thing
That to some people will ring
Down the years in history made
Recounted again in escapades

For wars and battles are fought hard
With many losing in their final yard
But in the end what do you win
Except to wipe out perceived sin.

© Paul Warren Poetry...

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Donning a vintage coat, boots, hat and all,
the last organ grinder readies his smile,
outside the old age home, heeding love’s call,
to rekindle heart’s joy, for a short while,
triggering memory elders recall,
recounted to young ones, in life’s last mile.
His next stop is for the autistic child,
where he’ll sing songs by God’s angels compiled....

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What I loved in my youth, has 
been soured by time.
I looked back when I was fare, 
and my honey was a dime. 
Ice blue eyes cut me deep, and 
bled my anger dry. 
Twisted knots left behind were 
golden locks did die. 
Never a dull word, nor 
moments unaccounted. 
And all the precious memories 
are hard to be recounted  
However now I ask in prayer a 
way to bring her near. 
From the depth of hell that 
seemed, to burn my darling 
dear....

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