I have seen a lot in this life,
The only thing I haven't seen is that which doesn't exist,
I have seen a lot in this life,
That which my mouth cannot explain.
Tell us what you saw Mr. Stephen,
What is it you saw that Troubles you,
Did you see the rainbow or seven colours of madness,
Tell us Mr. Ekemezie what exactly you saw?
I saw people I saw inhumanity,
I saw heartlessness in-love with wickedness,
I saw bitterness wedding greediness,
Callousness came to the wedding wearing injustice.
I saw evil ruling the universe,
Anger, dishonesty and falsehood are there with her,
I saw a sick earth where everything goes,
A world full of oppression and strife,
No humanity at all which keeps me speechlessly mouthless.
Categories:
speechlessly, conflict, corruption, discrimination, earth,
Form: Free verse
You left
After death
Knocked at your door
No need to say more.
We painfully grieved
We recited your poems.
We cried like grown kids
As you lay
Silently surrounded
By a dazzling array of orchids
You said nothing
Phenomenal Darling.
We quietly grieved
We listened to your poems.
As you lay in state
Speechlessly surrounded
By good wishers who love you
Many poets paid tribute to you
You were phenomenally gifted
And blessed
May you rest in peace!
Now we understand your poems
We know why you had to leave.
Death came
You were neither ashamed
Nor afraid to go on the journey
Today is your day
And ours will come soon
Under a somber moon
Let us reminisce
You will surely be missed
My Darling
The bells rang
Good morning.
Copyright© June 7, 2014 Logerie Hébert, All Rights Reserved
Hebert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.
Categories:
speechlessly, death, death of a
Form: Free verse
People do not choose foreign cities.
A foreign city can be discovered even in your own town, -
it means when you pass by and it is impossible to recognize people.
Look, a baby is lying at my feet, it is drown in the blood.
Look, streets have made justice easy.
And bread has eaten justice,
And a man was counting.
And justice was eaten by bread
And bread by blood
And blood was sent to the earth.
And quaked the earth.
It was earthquake.
My homeland – it’s this glass full of blood
Now you and me will drink this glass of blood-and-wine
We will embrace each other and then…
You will cut off my shoulder.
You will cut off my shoulder
as you have not the third shoulder
because the third shoulder you are yourself
And you could not bend yourself
for me to lean upon.
I will put ashes speechlessly
into my stung mouth,
and everything that is left from our love
I will leave on the top of the tongue.
Categories:
speechlessly, inspiration,
Form: Ballad
The quality of how you
love me consumes me,
it's how you move me
mentally completes me
and how you treat me
physically make me feel
your love.
Breathtaking love I forever
want to feel you, in my
every thoughts I think
my brain's cluttered by
you and under my lips
my tongue always want
to speak of you.
Breathtaking and speechlessly
lost in the ray of your love
that's engraved in me,
empowered by its warmth
that surrounds me and
breathlessly I'm caught
up in thee.
Categories:
speechlessly, love, me, love, me,
Form: Lyric
When what do my pondering thoughts become
Now that your visions and affections have tunneled my way
No longer precariously wandering through the confides of my mind
Because of you I enjoy your soft graceful ribbons of warmth
You feed my need for utter emotion slumbering within your ecstasy
Yes I am so grateful for the human bond you’ve reassured me with
How could I ever wish for more in the shades of your serene eloquent
I swell up with a scarlet blush for the attributes you posture victoriously
You believe in me empowering me to abide in my mortal existence
Yes I know I’ve challenged your patience from time to time
Only to find you’re forgiving arms waiting to grant me your pardon
No need to plunge into a rampage of an un-purposeful storm
Now I glide speechlessly into the tail winds of your language
Tomorrow the sun shall rise high in the tender joy of your eyes
Because of the wonders of you!
Inspired by Matt Caliri’s “I love you because” contest
Categories:
speechlessly, love, passionme, me, time,
Form: Free verse
Dealing the cards,
A woman once asked,
“Why are we here?
Our lives quickly pass.”
The table was quiet
For nobody knew
All speechlessly frozen,
Save a young boy in blue
He waited a moment,
And when no one spoke
He smiled and sighed
As the silence he broke,
“We’re here to laugh,
And we’re here to cry,
We’re here to learn
And to wonder ‘why’
We’re here to show others
The shapes of our hearts
To care and to share
We should love from the start
The little things make our lives worth the while
So remember them as you tred through the miles . . .
You see everyone, it matters not why we’re here
We’re given this life, full of magic and fear
So live in the moment,
Make the most of it all
Each man makes an impact,
No matter how small.”
The people were stunned
For his words were true
But how could he have known . . .
This young man in blue?
Categories:
speechlessly, happiness, inspirational, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Speechlessly,
I fell to my knees
with tears in my eyes.
I wept,
till I could not
weep no more.
God stood before me,
with his arms reaching out
to pick me up.
Upon bringing me to my feet,
I saw, next to him
stood a man.
God spoke in gentleness,
“Take this man,
I give him to you.
He will love you
beyond no measure,
and never
give up on you.
When the world
is untrue to you,
fear not,
this man
I bless you with
will always,
be true to your heart.”
Slowly,
as I looked
into this man’s eyes,
God bound
our hearts
with the lock of eternity.
This man,
my friend and companion,
is no doubt a match
from heaven sent.
Through the tests
of the world,
the key
has never been found,
to unlock the chains
that bind our hearts.
Never,
take it for granted
when love,
is a gift from above.
Believe in it,
cherish it,
and be thankful,
for not all
are given the chances
that true
infinite love brings.
With the closing,
of your eyes at night
and the reopening
in the morning light,
Thank God
for what he gives you,
for it may be
the one
he has blessed you with!!!
Categories:
speechlessly, friendship, love, love, me,
Form: Lyric