Spoonfuls Poems

Honey

...Golden nectar from the bees
Swirling on my toast
Spoonfuls in our tea party
Taste buds wanting more
Back to the beehive
May we please?
More!
...

The very abridged version recounting untold tragicomic storied life of Matthew Scott Harris

...The very abridged version recounting untold tragicomic storied life of Matthew Scott Harris

I led a boring life.
The end.

All joking aside, now the epilogue.

As a bookish fellow born Januar...

A Haunting Spot

...Pearl
rapids
steam cascade 
haunting  canvass 
a red dawn smoulder 
to prise sluggish eyelids 
of zestful bright mood  riser 
who gulps in  rapt awestruck spoonfuls 
of mosaic zone enthralled...

Dinner Manners

...Quietly waiting
at the table
legs swinging…
Then, Aunty Jean 
brings in
green soup.

Mother-glares at me,
sister-stares with me
at the cold green soup.
Is it medicine,
pond slime, 
mushed...

Healthful and Delicious Tea

...
I never used to drink sweet tea,
and neither did I drink coffee.
The one drink that my mother made
was the 60’s stand-by, sugar water called Kool-aid.
I never liked it much; I wanted pop instea...

Tour of Duty

...
"Tour of Duty"

go forth and conquer
go forth and multiply
we are taught like 
good little madams, 
it’s fed to us right
(not left) from the get go 
down our throats, 
...

Deliverance

...
"Deliverance"

The Road 
leads us 
down 
cause ways 
in our worst dreams
we never dreamt

once the course set
there is no turning back
detours buy us some time
for a...

'twas the Night

...‘Twas the night before Christmas and I didn’t care;
I had dozens of latkes I had to prepare.
The menorah was ready, with candles to light,
Waiting there by the window, a wonderful sight.

The pr...

Personal Gas Production

...The growl in my stomach is depressing
It can’t come from hunger, I eat plenty,
Fear of passing gas in public is stressing
I haven’t felt this way since I was twenty.

Gulping prescribed antacids...

Dreaming of Creamsicle

...Dreaming of creamsicle
vanilla and orange swirls
My tongue is swimming,
diving into the delectable
spoonfuls of tangoing 
flavors of joy-bursting “ahh.”
Better yet - creamsicle milk...

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

...
“Barking Up the Wrong Tree” 

ghost gums
shed their bark 
the min-min 
makes good use of it
papyrus, soft enough to 
imprint and write
thoughts, like the 
ripening welt...

I'D Want

...I'd want to grow old with you
Watch you have grey hair day by day
See you forget to put your make up on
Cause you fine with how you aging 

I'd want to see you fall asleep
As we watch our favou...

Saver

...Let me tell you a story
Many years ago I bought a puppy
Displayed at the street corner for sale
Caged alone under the sun, hungry and frail.

When the street vendor handed him to me
He ...

Living, Upended

...walled isolation
     when a relationship hits hurdles
     gripped by the unfamiliar 
     a stillness that caves in on us

our small spoonfuls of conversation lack direction 
      closed pod...

Inner Child of Mine

...how do you do it?
bring out the inner child
of mine, that is.
could it be the tapestry 
of divine magic you weave 
to keep him forever young?

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