Sped Poems

Hanna

...HANNA

Born in a hospital
Raised with indoor plumbing,
School just up the hill.
She was a lucky one.

Dad couldn’t afford a tractor
No electricity in fifty miles
Milked cows by hand and drie...

THE FAMOUS ACORN HEIST OF 2023

...THE FAMOUS ACORN HEIST OF ‘23
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There once was a squirrel named Hank,
 Who rode on a Harley, quite swank.
     To the food bank he quickly sped,
   ...

ALL OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN

...As we journey through the many, of ife's different phases;
                       Not yet knowing what one day will be, 
                  Just one of our life's worn and ragged pages...

       ...

The Masnavi of Giti and Saeed - Part 12, 13 and 14

...Part Twelve — Saeed Meets Giti

He reached her street, his senses fled,
As if his earthly time had sped.

The wind arose with scents so rare,
Her fragrance floating on the air.

He knew by gr...

Speeding Teenager

...

A teenager got stopped for speeding.
Said the exasperated trooper aghast:
“Didn’t you see the speed limit?” he inquired?
“No,” said the teen, “it sped by me too fast.”
...

Waiting for the Third Day, A Muse Chronicle

...Muse - Day 1, 2016

For years I had read
Not realizing what I too, had given…

I had given, just not sure what I received in return.

So, in these, my later years thinking on this...
I approa...

Angie

...
I always had Angie Under My Thumb,
one day I heard her honking her car horn.
What had she just done with her anger,
my candy apple red vette she did Paint It Black.
...

Laconic Teutonic

...To cross the street Herr Biedermeyer
made a firm election:
the spot was safe – Gefahrengasse -
strictly one-direction.

But, looking south and stepping out,
he got a sharp surprise:
a car, app...

God Is Always There To Guide The Lost

...While I was out walking one sunny day.
I turned into the forest, and I lost my way.
It was dark and cold. I soon felt a chill.
Next, I heard a sound that made me feel ill.
I went from full sunlig...

Jida’s Odyssey

...(The tale of Jida, the rat who reached for the sky)

In the green land of Ile fair,
Where fruits were heavy and sweet was air,
There lived a rat, both small and spry—
And he did long to eat the ...

A Little West Indian River History

..."There's a river meandering through the mind,"
older than the Englishmen who raised a bridge 
over its Constitution, a nude Indian sped away
from a warring Englishman behind 
absconding by canoe ...

Rush Hour

...Quickly grabbed my briefcase 
My brolly fought the rain 
I sped to the station
Only just caught my train
Bang on nine… my boss rants
You’re here… but where’s your pants?
...

Ashen-Cradle

...A haunting past that trails behind,
An unnerving shadow that fails to blend.
The harrowing voices that curve the bend,
Sending your sanity off to the other end.

The gleaming red eyes that tend ...

41D North-49D West

...


In April of nineteen twelve, a ship set sail so grand,
A tale of wealth and power, a journey well-planned.
Warnings were ignored, the ship sped through the night,
Men on duty sleeping, Calif...

Reflections Of The Past,Visions Of The Future Poetry Contest

...Oh, how did I arrive to where I’m at -
a state perpetually in discomfort?
When young, I was athletic and so strong.
I rode my bike with speed and ran so fast.
I went to church and was obedient.
...

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