If, as the saying goes,
'There's no smoke without fire,'
is it smarter to ignite a spark
(illumination causation)
than bedamn the dark,
and thereby induce a funeral pyre,
or, better yet, a safer bet,
to avoid gossip and accusations,
find the substantiated fact(s)
(true datum)
before you act
and land in sorry situations?
It's no joke, on soot you'll choke,
yet, on the greener side,
carry the torch for earth non-scorched
but best your light you hide,
(it may be life-transforming)
beneath an unburnt bush,
so as not to incur global warming.
Categories:
substantiated, earth, fire, fun, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
How long is the largest saltwater crocodile?
If you want to know, you can see her for yourself.
She lives in the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary in Issa, India.
Would you like to guess?
Even after you see her, I doubt you will get it right.
She is twenty-three foot long.
Others have reported seeing a thirty-three foot crocodile.
But this has never been substantiated.
Categories:
substantiated, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Fatal intravenous injection of potassium produces subtle or no specific anatomic changes at all thereby posing a challenge to the autopsy surgeon to unpack the cause and manner of death. Since, it is only the extracellular potassium that can be measured in the laboratory, attributing death due to potassium poisoning becomes difficult.In such cases when the post-mortem biological tests are unable to differentiate endogenous from exogenous substances, decisions can only be substantiated by history and circumstantial evidence.
Note.Dr Zafar SUPARI killer Injection..
Categories:
substantiated, body, books, death, drug,
Form: Narrative
Am no longer hollow
Look through my mind, silently listen to my thoughts
Do they still whisper pessimism?
Knock at my grit, does it resound with resilience
Do you feel ambers of penultimate ambience?
If you see shallow graves of past mob injustices
Furrows of harrowing experience and unpleasant apprentice
Let it ring that am collected and mended, primed for what lies ahead
Am fast filling up eroded self and taming every drop
Just to ensure I don’t run dry and thirst after turning a blind eye
I’m not cracking down and shrinking lifelessly,
Neither am I experiencing the former, sticking to the shell of bygones
Am on heels to the latter, in hot pursuit of the future envisioned
As I chase the status quo, I know I’ve odds to defy, emblazons to relive
Shun history, maybe rewrite it, and totally purge tinted self
Bruised and mired, just panting and longing for cistern site
For all my life I’ve tasted no cosset, storms being my chum
Every day launching fresh brand of gull
And my feeble feet journeys on regardless
As joints grumble at every inch made
Every mileage made spurring fresh emotions
To just keep going
Keep going!
Categories:
substantiated, cheer up, success,
Form: Free verse
Trump Supplies of Lies
Trump sure seems to have so many supplies,
Of stories and myths all substantiated by lies;
Leader of pack,
And not intact;
Even his supporters and backers now realize.
Jim Horn
Categories:
substantiated, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
Anticipated and Antiquated
Several times God has substantiated,
What by us always must be anticipated;
Message newfound;
Appreciate sound;
Even our arrogance ends up antiquated.
Jim Horn
Categories:
substantiated, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
Glory of Being Prosecutory
What I want is for this to be a story,
About commandments and their glory;
Be a great guide,
With much pride;
Purpose by God is to be prosecutory.
Jim Horn
Seems to be the major activity
in court these days.
Anticipated and Antiquated
Several times God has substantiated,
What by us always must be anticipated;
Message newfound;
Appreciate sound;
Even our arrogance ends up antiquated.
Categories:
substantiated, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
PINK POLKA DOTS
she wears pink polka dots
and a smile that bends the sun
reflections in a pool of friendship
a rumbling of powerful prayer
substantiated in a lilting voice -
God’s “flower power”
this petite saint
leans in and curves her ears
toward others
like a cup of coffee
amongst friends
but a much more powerful blend
as the Lord smiles
in the midst
her potency in the sanctuary
as one who bends her knees
so constantly
and raises the roof
with praising hands
never holding back
and with her
you can feel the presence of the spirit
the Holy Spirit
as he centers in on you
as if you are all that exists
in this universe of HIS
pink polka dots is contagious
her laugh, her smile, her walk
with the Lord
a mild and gentle mentor
a rock solid diamond
a heart of gold
kim rodrigues © 2017
Categories:
substantiated, christian, friendship,
Form: Free verse
Words are not enough,
Alphabets strung in uncertainty,
Speech slurred in disbelief,
Love endlessly professed,
Lacking in action or substance,
Intentions of the heart,
Inexpressible by vocabulary,
Pledges frustrated by timelines,
Lofty dreams built with bricks of vapour,
Visions written on sand,
Children of promise orphaned by unfulfillment,
In foster care of compromise,
Doubt takes up tenancy,
Sin, its landlord.
Grace grants clemency,
Faith offers a new lease,
Adopted by rectitude,
Shut doors avert imminent destruction,
Redirecting the path to destiny,
Visions conceptualized begin to materialize,
Pipe dreams turn reality,
Old debts reconciled,
The hearts intent,
Superseded by divine counsel,
Love endures its rule,
Substantiated by fidelity,
After all said and undone,
Words alone are not enough.
Categories:
substantiated, love,
Form: Prose Poetry