My thoughts ebb.
I lie still under the sod of sleep.
Is it my soul
or subconscious mind that wakes up?
This is a voyage through the fjord
in the dream-light.
I’m free,
and as light as a water strider.
This landscape is beyond
what a man believes real.
I was sipping warm tea on a rock
before the dark women plucking green leaves.
Even when the elephants chased me,
I felt a horrible thrill.
Transforming through time,
my midlife dreams are marvelous.
Never pooped,
I travel pop-eyed.
I sometimes see the same place
I had seen in my dream.
Where will I be taken tomorrow?
I long for that traveling delight.
First published in The Literary Hatchet.
The dromedary camel has one hump,
and the Bactrian camel has two,
but I always get them mixed up!
Do you?
So, just for a bit of fun,
here are some alternate names for camels.
(Feel free to pick your favorite one!)
One alternative, after some study,
could be a handle like "Dune Buddy".
Or we could suggest, without fear of rebuke,
an appellation like "Desert Duke".
While sipping on some apple cider,
I thought of this one: "Sandy Strider".
And my friend, an avid motorbiker,
has suggested "Hump Hiker".
Here's a basketball reference that's worth the money.
How's this for a name? "Camelo Anthony"!
And a medieval reference which we can allot
would, of course, be none other than "Camel-ot"!
I am the famous Arabian stallion, I am worldly renowned as champion
l am the descendent of a special breed, I am the soundness and the speed
I am the king, of every hill, no other horse could match my skill
I am the pride, I am the grace, I am the hero of every race
I am the beauty, I am the glow, I am the star of every show
I am the stallion, I am the mare, I am the spirit of every heir
To every king or lord I serve, I am the jewel they do deserve
In battle I charge without fear, enduring the thrust of every spear
I am to knights, “the warrior horse”, I kick and bite without remorse
I am the jumper, I am the strider, I am the one loyal to his rider
I am simply a legend.
Saleh Ben Saleh
"meniscus"
the water strider disciple
no doubt believes
he's jesus
Autumn Arachnid Drink
Spider
Cider
The Bridge Spider
Spider
glider
The Goliath Birdeater
Wider
Spider
The Wolf Spiders’ Babies
Spider’s
Riders
An Aquatic Spider
Strider
Spider
Spider on Ice
Spider
Slider
Spider to Beware of
Spider
Hider
The Fickle Spider
Flighty
spidey
Cleanest Cobwebs in Town
Tidy
spidey
Daddy Long Legs
Fatty
Daddy
November 10, 2022
For 'A BRIAN STRAND PREMIERE CHOICE' Poetry Contest
Hit 'em up! Hit 'em up!
Up, out and away
Singles, doubles, triples
and of course, the Big Bombay!
Snitker stoically managing from
the dugout
Ron Washington on third and Eric
Young, Sr. on first helping runners out
Strider, Morton, Elder, and Fried leading
the way
Chavez, Minter, Mchugh, and Iglesias closing
the day
D'Arnaud and Murphy guiding and protecting
home plate
When it's their chance in the batter box good
hitting they aptly demonstrate
Acuna Jr., Albies, Arcia and Harris II
applying the spark
Olson, Rosario, Ozuna, and Riley bomb blasting
making the park go dark
Hit 'em up! Hit 'em up!
Up, out and away
Braves win!
Hip Hip Hooray!
the water strider
skims the creek - constant coaxing
concentric circles
6/23/2022
Summer Nature Themed Haiku
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
Used HMS 5/7/5
A spider was climbing my walls,
The size of it truly appalls,
I’m certain it’s a lass,
With a kardashian a ss,
I couldn’t spy male spider balls!
I shouted for my hubby to come,
He gasped at that huge spiders bum,
But my old Henry hoover,
Just couldn’t remover her,
I’m screaming Help I want my mum!
My p ussy cat eyed up the spider,
She wanted this beastie insider her,
Huge spider is walking,
Cat’s expert at stalking,
She corners it by my step strider
As Tiddles is superb at pouncing,
That spider got a severe trouncing,
And now it is dead,
What more can be said,
The death of spider I’m announcing
For Julie thanks for the inspiration. bb xx
09/02/11/
water strider walks
on lily pond, barefooted
stork tiptoes on pads
Love little dears erode to lovers as a couple
Onot chews chocolates and drinks red wine
Vague desires wish seals love with a decent kiss
Estrider passions stops on hold endearingly reserved
1/12/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021
Drop of dew falling
On pond renders ripple rings
That radiate out
Bobbing a water strider
Rocking strider up and down
Strider like spider
Listens with six feet floating
For surface to shake.
Like spider waits web to quake
To ring alarm vibration.
Spider and strider
Listening for shakes with feet,
One in air rattled,
One on pond surface rippled,
Both wearing their dancing shoes.
Dream strider: Walking statue dream
Will you whisper to me what it all means?
Angel: crying streams...
And fluttered dreams...
Dream strider: walking statue dream
Show me the way to the living stream
Angel: upon the horizon...
Look to the east
Great star arising
Dream strider: walking statue dream
Grant me my bread, my soul desperately feens
Angel: fear not the beast...
The Lord is the feast
Dream strider: walking statue dream
Your wisdom forever beams
Angel: while the wicked fall,
Desperately climbing..
A legend continues to unfold
His very presence burns..
Silencing the cold
Dream strider: walking statue dream
I have heard, and I do believe
Angel: revolution of a man
Dividing the lands...
Long dead...is Babylon's plan
He seemed to be
just a Ranger of the North
The folk around Bree
knew him as Strider
But there were some things
the crowd at "The Prancing Pony"
were not aware of
This "Ranger" was descended
from a long line of kings
He was Isildur's heir
A glorious lineage!
When the hobbits saw himin
They knew not his true identity
They feared him - Sam was ready
to fight for his master's life
Aragorn won their trust
Due to his protection
they made it to Rivendell
Where Aragorn's love awaited
Arwen Evenstar and Aragorn
were desperately in love
Arwen knew she faced the doom of Mandos
if she wed Aragorn
Yet she was willing to give up eternity
for the true king of men
Together forever, that's what they'll be,
On that magical spot she pledged her heart;
Love everlasting, for eternity;
Together forever, that's what they'll be,
Eternal love laid bare for all to see,
Arwen loved Strider from the very start;
Together forever, that's what they'll be,
On that magical spot she pledged her heart.
~From the scene in Lord of the Rings
where Arwen and Aragorn meet in Rivendell~
Dancing on water,
With swirls of blissful motion;
Aquatic ballet.
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