The air became beautifully calm.
The night glided in smooth as silk.
There we were alone together.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 1st place 2026
and mangled deserts
everywhere
but now they shine
on everyone
stronger than mica
lining the southern
mountain roads
Too many clouds
"got in my way
before I looked" at colors
"that way"
Mine was blinding silver
in the Blue Ridge Mountains
in decrepit July,
unforgiving sweat
for magenta,
pink, and softer
juvenile
Joni Mitchell
motivated me to stay
I don't know her
or songs
"I really don't know love
at all"
St. David's Day
It’s quite a chore to cut the soggy lawn
The grass grows higher as the sky hangs lower
You have no time to chat if grass is long
Gives reason to check out your new mower
You said it’s not as heavy as the old one
And easier to move along, more handy
You wouldn’t notice if the work is done
Until it’s time to have some tea and brandy
The lawn is perfect, smooth and velvet green
You’ve cut it at the first of March last year
It’s still the same, I see it on the screen
“St. David’s day, so happy March!” you said, my dear.
Some get many stakes,
Many watch for fun,
Others support with passion rerun
I just wish to write about all these...
Some love,
Many play with hearts,
Others manage in marriage to laugh,
I just want to be in love with Jesus.
Some pray,
Many rain praises,
Others studied His way,
I just want to have Your grace.
Some tell the truth,
Many fake the lies,
Others follow like Ruth,
I just want to join an allies.
Some cry,
Many smile,
Others frown,
I just want to live a life of my own...
Some look,
Many observe,
Others brook,
I just want to write as I perceive...
Some vote,
Many rule,
Others steal,
I just wish to never keep mute™
Mind blows,
Heart crush,
Emotion flows,
I just wish feelings could make me blush.
Roses are red,
It stands for love's tide,
Valentine died for one,
I just wish it will reach my turn...
Morning is for hope,
Afternoon may grope,
Evening should not elope,
Coz night will determine how well you've managed your scope
.
she didn't slither
az thuh snake
yet
she did
slither
'bout mine
thick
it's length
'long mine stretch
'round she
slither'd
'til up mine
lips
tap
Rhythm and blues tonight delight
The mood elevated intensely swag and smooth
Perfection is fireplace and wine
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
love careening like molten honey
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Smooth moves
rivers perform
with intuitive flow.
Even when storms cause them to churn,
their God bequeathed responses are right on.
Not so, emotions in my heart,
besieging my faith's hold.
My needs pursue
smooth flows.
continuous thread
by marking one's life's passage -
a silk worm cocoon
And it’s just like the ocean under the moon
Oh, it’s the same as the emotion I get from you
You’ve got the kind of lov’n that can be so smooth, yeah
—Itaal Shur, Robert Thomas
He’s Smooth-I’m Breathless
Rob’s smooth, intoxicant, erotic voice.
He sings slowly with sass, a charming rasp.
For ringing in new year, he was my choice.
The instruments’ charm me, I’m in their grasp.
A noddle swoon, elixir fix of cool.
An enchantment of sea and moon, in tides.
Breathless in nineteen- ninety-nine whirlpool.
In sultry croon - I lose my mind, besides.
You say you're not magic, but you conjur incredibly well
Thoughts of a wand forming happiness, a beautiful carousel
A ring that dispels loves hunger like a dinner bell
I choose to be drowned inside your pools of smooth caramel
May your sweetness be the last thing I ever see or smell
Damn the devil, YOU can have my soul; a confession I pray tell
The way you protect my heart shields me from every hell
My love is well past forever; no need, for your eyes to compel
There’s a demon on my shoulder,
clipping toenails into my ear
An angel on the other,
nibbles wax so I can hear
He makes balm for my lips,
lights candles once a year
Both play devil’s advocate;
God knows they’re insincere?
Their words are quite pointed,
but sharper when being blunt?
My ears burn like hell
as rumours exchange every month
This tug-of-war’s relentless,
pulling strings to win my soul
If i’m nothing special;
why fight tooth and nail for control?
Lately they’ve switched shoulders,
maybe it’s to explore
Candles burn less often,
not on birthdays like before
Toenails fall unchecked,
my balm-less lips crack and swell
One day I’m living in heaven;
the next feels like bloody hell
This war is wearing me down
I can’t do wrong for right
My hair feels thinner,
no surprise from this endless fight
Searching for bald spots in the mirror
sheds light on their attack:
Those grifters do Brazilians
and pedicures behind my back.
By
David Kavanagh
In the beginning, you placed an ad
I responded, which wasn't bad
The first few minutes we made a connection
Which displayed, honesty, kindness and affection
You're the type of lady I want to know
Things we have in common, I can show
You're so calm, at ease and understanding
These qualities don't equal demanding
Just a few thoughts I acquired
Talking to you, leaves nothing to be desired
Imagine us being together
Sharing life, as though it were a feather
This is the beginning, never to be finished
There's no ending to be diminished
Love, respect, trust and dedication
Makes for a smooth sailing connection
Author: Floyd Neal
Date: June 2003
Inspiration: Daydreaming
Her skin softer than the softest pillow
Whiter than the snow in full light
The best thing you can see during the day
As well as night
Dreamy eyes she has got
The biggest and brightest of them all
As perfect as they can be
Getting lost in them is the best place you can be
Oh the nose
Accurate and precise,
A physicist’s fantasy
The perfect slope you can see
Her cheeks softer than softest cashmere
Red from all the blushing for me
Smooth and flawless
paradigm of serenity
Her eyebrows darker than the darkest trail of them all
With the curves big and small
And a hint of interest for me
I am the happiest of them all
Soft as a feather
Thin as pencil
Red as a rose
Her lips shake me to the core
Her hair trails of graphite
Darker than an abyss
Softer than sunlight
Flailing here and there and giving me fright
Her feminity in the prime
For her lover to embrace
The best one there can be
By God’s grace
I fell out of step
you brought music to my life
together we dance
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