If ever your color's blue
I will do something for you
Simple math's my speciality
Sit back, watch, and you will see
All your joys I'll times by two
All of them, not just a few
The sad things I will take away
No more to see the light of day
Come close and whisper in my ear
Tell me anything you fear
I'll hold you tight within my hug
And reassure you of my love
Cake in varieties.
Count, as priority.
Christmas speciality.
Chocolate cake thought best.
Cream coated, nice to taste.
Chocolate chips on top.
Crowd in every cake shop.
In a world where I do not exist, poetry lies.
My progeny disappears - there are no words.
Exists not a pair of green eyes, only the wind sighs
at that particular point when angels are birds.
In a world where I do not exist, air is arms,
fleshless, without compassion, unfelt. Steam
enfolds those I’d have esteemed with my coat of arms.
I’d be nobody at all, not even a forlorn dream.
In a world where I do not exist, I do not serve.
There is only one me with my speciality.
The sick, dying, those crying, get not what they deserve.
This time and place features an abnormality.
In a world where I do not exist, even my ancestors
are forgotten. Who exists to remember their stories?
How is their time filled, those honeymoon trimesters?
My name, my soul, my spot has naught its glories.
Has my husband found another honey or died?
In a world where I do not exist, can my soulmate strut?
Perhaps and rightly so, he believes that poetry lied.
Alone, forgotten, divorced, devoid of he knows not what?
He said he was Herbert Buttery
Born and bred in Woodley Edge
And was owner of a little business
Repurposing outdated artificial legs.
They were a family of collectors.
His brother lived in Haywards Heath
And his speciality was amassing
Pre owned sets of artificial teeth.
They were here on neutral ground
To consider a joint venture
Outside their specific fields
Of either Prosthetic or denture.
He made no further comment
Of the content of their proposal
Other to confirm they had
Sufficient funds at their disposal.
Such strange folk i thought
As I bid him a fond adieu
To continue with my project
Of harvesting Equinoxal dew.
It was the Emperor's birthday.
The Coliseum was sold out.
All over the Cityyou could hear
The people laughs and shout.
First came on the animals
In the early evening heat'
Not much fun once They’d had
enough Christians to eat.
The came on the gladiators
All dressed up to thrill,
Because it was Caesar's birthday
They weren't allowed to kill.
Then came the speciality act,
The deflowering of a hundred maids
All tastefully laidout
Under transparent sunshades.
Out strode the proud Nubian
Dressed In G string and sarong
Eager to get started at
The clash of the gong.
First three dispatched with ease
He stiffened, clasped his head
And without further ado
Fell down stone deaded dead.
In the stunned silence
The promoters was heard to stay
He was fine at dress rehearsal
Earlier on today.
It being a little early
To send the crowd home
They had a little riot
And they burned down Rome.
The Emperor got excited
And quickly joined
Swaying to the flames as
He played his violin.
That's how the Empire ended
By contemporary description;
How different it could have been
With Viagara on prescription.
Samuel von Hoogstraten
drew still life with a pen
Trompe d'oiel hs speciality
to display life's mystery
Gemstone is precious and invaluable
It has a speciality
In hardness, brightness and colour
It represents beauty and uniqueness
Gemstone matches with
The beauty and wealth of a person
But not to forget, it also asks for
Sincerity and kindness of the heart
An evil person will never match
The sanctity of a gemstone
Longing for delicacy
Is no fault
We all like delicious and tasty food
Delicacy is also a style of life
An art of life
A variety of life
It's speciality and essence
Increase appetite and pleasure
A relaxation of life
But please don't forget
The secret danger of sugar,salt and oil in seasoning
Salt is mixed with sugar
Sugar replaces Ajinomotor in use
Oil is used abundantly in frying
An extra will be harmful to sickly people
Your taste buds are not sensitive or wiser enough
For man's tricks
Are they
The shy sun withdraws behind purple hills
As the dark sky lights up with silvery stars.
Oh, what beautiful scene, it fills me with thrills.
I go my way amongst the winding narrow paths
Of the dimly lit quaint houses of the small haven.
Breath-taking vista, night after night it lasts.
Soon I betake myself to my most popular tavern.
My stomach rumbles a bit with lack of food.
The Italian chef beams at me, twirling his moustache,
“What speciality shall we serve you, what is your mood?”
I decide to let the famous chef choose for me.
I know his tastes as he knows what I need.
Suddenly I hear of an ethereal tune of the deep sea,
As my charming Martha comes with her romantic song.
Ah, my sweet fantasies and yearning affections
Send me to seventh heaven as she twirls her skirt so long.
The meal I eat as I watch her dance. But soon
Her lavender fragrance fills me with joyous call.
All is quiet as she sits on my lap, such is our nightfall.
Engineer Mirza VS Sheikh Sahib
Platform: Youtube.
Speciality: Teachings Of Islam.
Mode Of Speech: Engineer Mirza Elaborative.
Sheikh Sahib: Superlative.
Quality: Both are opposing violence.
Contribution: Sheikh is the founder of International Islamic Propagation Center and Engineer Mirza invented Anti Venom Digestive Phaki.
Source Of Knowledge: Quran and ahadees.
Common: Both have been the victim of murder attempt.
Weakness: Both have dozens of rivals.
Note. Premature nations are against freedom of speech.
Moral: Angry People can't take criticism.
I am a Doctor!
With an unhampered voice, these words I clearly utter.
When the wellness of humanity is endangered
I am the one upon whom society calls.
With my absence, nations fall into chaos
But my immense existence, brings the universe to order.
A troubled heart, is all I have when a soul is lost
As my one goal, is to be a life saver.
High on my agenda, is the improvement of the health sector
For I am bestowed, with the remedy to exterminate all bacteria.
In every region, my speciality is an irreplaceable factor
Therefore on holidays or not, I have no day off.
Entrusted in my care, are the lives of world leaders
And ensuring that mothers give life triumphantly, triggers within me an unspeakable joy.
I am not enraged when being underpaid because my work,
I do for love and nothing more.
When one looks upon me he wonders
As to how Mother Earth, came across such rare creature.
But proudly saying as a Doctor,
I am the cure Liberia needs for a brighter future.
Ahem!
So my girlfriend is getting married,
And this time round,charm did not fall on my side,
She found a new fresh rib after accusing mine of costochondritis,
She now has a Bentley owner thanks to her insatiable appetite for heavy guzzlers.
Maybe I should tell you about her,
She is the girl that brought sunshine to me,
She is the one that enlightened my gloomy moments,
She taught me not to wait for light at the end of the tunnel but instead bring it to the tunnel,
She hyped me to greatness and left when the harvest was due.
Now that she is getting married,all the best is my wish.
To the beholder,
Take care of my lady,I loved her before you,
I left no mark on her,I raised no hand against her,
The mark on her chest is a birth mark,
She also has one on her back too.
My lady is a jovial soul,please make her always the same.
As you walk twa! twa! twa! down the isle,
I wish you fortune and the best of luck,
Let love arise in you as Maya Angelou,
And may life offer you happiness on your nuptials.
To my lady,I still love her.,mess her not and if you do,my cousin is a marital lawyer with divorce speciality..
Ciao mi amor,je t'aime encoré.
Segovia, Segovia, proud city on a hill,
So steeped in ancient history, your beauty charms me still.
The Roman aqueduct remains a marvel to admire
And cobbled streets wind upwards to the golden Gothic spire.
You boast a princely palace with a fairytale allure,
And cultural traditions which from time long past endure.
Yet something greater draws me to the city of Madrid-
For architecture can't compete with bread rolls stuffed with squid!*
15.07.19
* Madrid is famous for its culinary speciality of calamari(squid) sandwiches
'H W Longfellow Inspired Poetry Contest' : sponsored by Julia Ward:
One original poem on the theme of Segovia and Madrid.
Light verse only.
Compulsory names within the poem - Segovia, Madrid.
Is a serene,
Calming,
Placid,
Composed,
Tranquil,
And quiet speciality.
Painters are in a peculiar class.
They are suppose to help us see pass
The glass
To what's on the canvas.
This is a task.
When I have to ask
Is that really a palm that I would buy?
Then I have to remember beauty is in the eye
Of the beholder.
It may not be what I percieve
Yet, I truly believe
A painter can always show us their creativity
And diversity
Of their reality
Of a city.
Once in a while people have in the scheme
Of things the same dream
If you know what I mean.
And so another saga begins
in a loving, aging extended family.
We are all victims of cancer's proclivity.
How could we have the temerity to
assume otherwise and miss the nuance
that is her speciality?
Soon the marrow will have an aperture
that will attest to blood results.
A prelude to treatment.
A treatment that leaves it's latest victim
and us barren of joy and happiness.
Our lives on hold again.
Yet, just as one has survived,
we pray so will the other.
A happy ending.
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