Plagiarism self-inflicted,
it blinds veracity
keeping us forever
in the dark
To wander in costume
as others unnamed,
their vision
to herald and hark
In shadows of obscurity
doubt crossing fear,
we steal
what can’t be bought
Reflecting false images
by our hand
chasing
—what can’t be caught
(Radnor Pennsylvania: March, 2021)
Categories:
sincerest, writing,
Form: Rhyme
I think I know whose woods these are
He lives across from me, not very far.
He will not care I've stopped here to pee
Snow is drifting to the fenders of my car.
My old mobile idles sluggish in the cold
Wondering, I guess, why I'd be so bold
To stop without a gas pump near
Between icy road and ditch I've rolled.
The other sound I hear is distant chain
An eighteen-wheeler chugging down the lane
The woods are growing darker so fast
I haven't much time, but no longer in pain.
The road becomes more treacherous by the minute
I have a crucial, pending vote in the U. S. Senate
I have no choice; I am pledged to cast it,
I have no choice; I am pledged to cast it.
HONORABLE WINNER
Poetry Contest by Kaye
All Poetry
July 31, 2021
Categories:
sincerest, humor, humorous, parody,
Form: Light Verse
Dear Friends...many read Sweet Blessings from Me.
I looked to check back at the poem and there was nothing there awhile ago.
It had many reads. I am embarrassed,
But there was no poem there.
Here is why..
Had a missing closure mark behind b for bold.
So it showed up a a blank page.
Apologies.
Pangie.
Categories:
sincerest, thank you,
Form: Free verse
I know what a poem
looks like.
I know how to make
my prose look like verse.
A little tuck here,
an indent there,
et voila! It’s verse!
or worse ...
a pale imitation of seem.
(can I have some ice cream?)
Categories:
sincerest, humor, parody, poets,
Form: Couplet
I'm absolutely deplorable
The worst there ever was
I'm just down right Incouragable
And I'm that way just because
Some Call me the Devil
While others fall in love
Of faces I own several
And each one fits me like a glove
I'm a silver tongued Assassin
Aiming directly for your heart
I may not be old fashioned
But I've had you from the start
Haden
Categories:
sincerest, angst,
Form: Rhyme