Short Whiles Poems

Gift of memory
while my presence of my past
know acts of kindness
should I have cause to forget
 ~ Heaven always remember
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The moon is smiling 
the stars are blinking 
love is raining 
crickets are singing 
and angels are calling 
whiles my heart is saying to my rosy butterfly 
"Can I take you to dinner"...

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dark morning Springtime 
before wild best friends wallows 
rabbits and squirrels play
~
 day grand afternoon 
an active pigeon paddles 
whiles splashing in pond


5/18/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr  2020...

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Storytelling 

What is a Storyteller
If nothing more than a Lady or a Fella
With a overzealous mind
And an overview of time and the whiles of folk
That have spoke
To a place 
Where the engines awake 
And fire and stoke an Earthquake...

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Keep me in your mind. Remember me.
Don’t erase those wonderful whiles.
Just don’t forget me so easily,
Try to recall the old, lovely times…

Remember me and my poor, trusting heart,
And my faith in a new, better day.
Remember me now when we live apart,
Don’t let your memories fade away....

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Listen to poem:

see the seesaw sea
send its waves to rock 
the barrel stave wooden seahorse 
to and fro, askew and slow

though I'm feeling 
skew-whiff in the waddle
and iffy sickly not well
I think I'll stay
riding the bare-back bronco
to whittle the whiles away 
letting the be, what's may
till the break of day...

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Pretty little missy cupcakes

Butter wouldn't melt

Dances with wolves

In designer moccasin ballet shoes

And push up wonder bra

Ever the feminist

Whiles to be famous

But in reality isn't really a very nice person

Because her beauty is only skin deep

As she is ugly and vacant on the inside...

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My man for all seasons,
Love has no reasons,
Would you mind if I say.
Magic's the same today,
Moonbeams--love benign,
 Aging like vintage wine,
You cast pearls--your smiles,
Let's love on all these whiles,
Whatever you want, you see,
You got it from me.
Don't go anywhere, okay,
Sit tight, never far away!...

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Youthful love erupts,
Embracing all rational thoughts,
Lurking during times when it is not sought.
Longing in its euphoria, the heat smiles.
Overflowing with giddiness, you laugh at its whiles.
Wondrous is young love, for with it, the world brightens.

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October 7, 2014
Form: Acrostic...

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The rivers reflections are tired
Human kindness is not overflowing
I think its not my day
Overlooking a bonfire
a scarecrow verily applies for attention
A frozen smile keeps away the whiles


Overlooking a belfry
wishes it had tales to tall
as a crow steers eastwards 
vistas change, rearrange
as autumnal comes
releasing its requisite quilt...

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Drowsy car rides no destination
Blaring music lack determination 
The glowing lights passing by
Miles and miles as we drive

Wrapped in blankets with soft hums
Jaws popping while chewing gum
Lazy Monday whiles it's rainy
Our smiles are forever gravely

And soon the moon rises high
Blocked by grays in the sky
And as we pass route 64
I want to stay here forever more...

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A butterfly lights from flower to flower
with golden wings, he whiles away each sunny hour. 
A moth comes out at night, while the world dreams,
guided by the light of silvery moonbeams. 
An ant toils away, working hard for the pack, 
dressing modestly, he's attired only in black.
I try not to judge, as I consider each bug. 
They all have different ways of feeding their mug....

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Knowing you are listening, is all I care.
Knowing you are there, is all I need.
Enough says nothing but contentment,
Satisfied arn't good enough a word.
To tell you,
A friend gained I cherish
And one like you I pray to keep.

Hope to know what you know,
Whiles you have what I have.
For a common uniqueness shared.
And I will say,
You are a friend
And you are my friend.
Thanks to you.

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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Greed is for the weak

Greed is for the weak.
Those who fail to act but speak
Because talk is cheap.
They tend to hate those on success trip,
Forgetting whiles those on success trip were burning the midnight oil, they were asleep.
When you are strong, you live your dream
If you live your dream, time won't permit you to accept greed.
Drop the greed, take up your dream and be on stream.
Because Greed is for the weak....

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Greed is for the weak

Greed is for the weak.
Those who fail to act but speak
Because talk is cheap.
They tend to hate those on success trip,
Forgetting whiles those on success trip were burning the midnight oil, they were asleep.
When you are strong, you live your dream
If you live your dream, time won't permit you to accept greed.
Drop the greed, take up your dream and be on stream.
Because Greed is for the weak....

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Going against the norms
Standing for the odds
Attracts its query
Whiles a baby's cry matures into speech
Odds are norms, for all reason to it
Although was not emphatic, now a fact
Brave hearts may shatter
Strong hands may wrinkle
Minds of steel might melt
Visionary souls might fade-out
That is the quest of standing for the odd
The very one to enforce breaks the norms
On this path much is lost
Respect is gained

©Kofi Asokwa-Nkansah...

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So, there I am within her spell
She breathes her words, I come alive
Her name to give, I’ll never tell
But without her near, I can’t survive
She holds the power of my heart
Her gentle smile and her lovely ways
So, from her then, I’ll never part
I am entranced for eternal days
So, I’m then captive to her whiles
No other way I’d choose to be
To know what lies behind her smiles
Is how my daughters set me free...

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Welcome Boomer No 3
Your arrival has lifted the gloom
Timely 
Serendipitously 
Like only a dog can
You little ball of cotton fluff
Enough
To wake for
Making day's shorter
Glee you bring
The morning after
Coming home i wish comes sooner
Boomer No 3
Meet me at my door
With panting breath and wagging tail
Where pictures fail
You welcome me my whiles away
Even on my worst day
With only the Love a dog can part
Our family has already taken you to heart...

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She walks along an avenue
some call the Vale of Tears.

Her agonies and sorrows brew
in eyes that vail her tears.

She whiles alone, her gaze unmet,
behind a veil of tears.

But can she flee from sadness, yet
with no avail of tears?

In time, the Rue of No Regrets
will countervail her tears.





Vale: valley
Vail: let sink 
Veil: something that conceals
Avail of: use to one’s advantage
Countervail: offset, counteract

Inspired by poems of KC
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The old wooden church had seen better days
of family times and God-fixed praise; 
of mournful whiles with countless tears, 
and sad goodbyes throughout the years. 

For those who look out toward her way
they see a shell from yesterday. 
No pastor there, the children gone; 
no parents left to carry on. 

But deep in the hearts of those she knew
she lives there still where their souls grew. 
No, she’s not dead as you’d suppose; 
she’s planted elsewhere, and there she grows....

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