Cannot Make It Anymore
...Cannot make it anymore.
Do not know what to do.
Life is closing in on me.
Have decided to give up.
Looks like a bunch of losers.
Lying, cheating and steeling.
Trump held Bible upside down.
W...
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Categories:
steeling, allegory, analogy,
Form: I do not know?
Roots and Wings
...Listen up, my daughters, let me break it down
Life's a stage, but you're not here to clown
You've got to face the music, face it strong
Face your fears, show the world where you belong
Don't le...
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Categories:
steeling, confidence, daughter, emotions, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
The Jewish Man of War
...The Jewish Man of War
Jesus was a pacifist, this we are told,
And that’s the story that’s been sold.
Some of the names surrounding his cause,
Demonstrate behavior to give this pause.
Simon ...
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Categories:
steeling, christian, history, religion,
Form: Verse
dear mr president
...
DEAR MR PRESIDENT*
Mr President
We used to pledge our allegiance to the motor one Zambia one nation
we believed the mystery of no sex Before marriage
But sex seems to...
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Categories:
steeling, political,
Form: Dramatic Verse
April fools day ordinarily all manner of tomfoolery abounds
...April fools' day - ordinarily all manner of tomfoolery abounds
Written/updated since last year
unlike any other
when out of this world
outlandish accouterments
people did wear
hermetically s...
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Categories:
steeling, appreciation, april, day, easter,
Form: Rhyme
When Praying While Kneeling
...when praying while kneeling
God was always appealing
(God my hand had been dealing)
(God gave me great feeling)
(God would help when we were healing)
(God was rocking and reeling)
(God my relig...
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Categories:
steeling, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Jeanmarie's Baby, Or Why We Have No Anti-Christ, Part Iv
......“Whatever power the Devil may have
is only what I left him when he fell,
These anti-christ schemes are mirrors and smoke,
and I deem they always will be as well.
“You think that because you ...
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Categories:
steeling, baby, corruption, evil, god,
Form: Epic
The Silver Birch
...The white leather creaks
As damp pith breathes
Thin and strong
Against a solemn sky.
As branches again take
Punishment from northern winds
The trunk stands firm
Steeling itself for the ass...
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Categories:
steeling, nature, tree,
Form: Free verse
Progression
..."Start as you mean to go on" they say
An impossible task to fulfil
If we start and continue along the same vein
We never will blossom and grow.
Evolving, reaction and organic growth
Allow us to ...
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Categories:
steeling, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Known To Set Tone of My Own
...Truth Be Known Set the Tone
we shall set the tone
when the whole truth had been known
which will be my own
Became Border Recorder
became recorder
while with my son and daughter
living on...
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Categories:
steeling, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster Made With Cashew Milk
...Certified vegan;
Non-GMO Project Verified;
Free of dairy, lactose, soy, and gluten.
The consistency of vanilla
creamy and luxurious,
without a speck of iciness,
yet not overly heavy.
The fla...
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Categories:
steeling, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
T Salamander
...T Salamander enjoyed local fame
down by the creek, there with her daughter.
Prided herself on her inky black frame,
bathing each day in the cool, brackish water.
She set amphibious cold-blooded h...
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Categories:
steeling, adventure,
Form: Rhyme
The Frog King
...The frog king, enthroned on his stump in the swamp,
Throatily cheered the processional romp.
The dragonflies darted and buzzed overhead,
And kept at safe distance the pink tongue of dread.
A ...
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Categories:
steeling, adventure, hero,
Form: Couplet
A Frenchmens Hell Nothing More
...A Frenchmen’s Hell Nothing More
David J Walker
No father
Please I pled
It was only a dream
Nothing more
About mesquit trees
Turning themselves into mustang ponies
Nothing mo...
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Categories:
steeling, allegory, humanity, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Black Swan Effect
...Black swan effect, crisis precipitates
Leaving the faint of heart, totally wrecked
Save brave hearts, who in stillness meditate
Our fall into the abyss, goes unchecked
All that matters now, is ...
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Categories:
steeling, courage, fate, life,
Form: Rondeau Redouble
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