Sweetener Poems - Poems about Sweetener

... 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......Read the rest...

...Striving for silver linings in the ebony of the equinox I chased my dreams of idealism to stop the endless maroon anguish shadows Yet your words failed to sing a symphony of mosaic joy You mad......Read the rest...

...("In Memory of Gary Vaughn", 2018, original encaustic) The Flavor of Kool-Aid We all get to choose the flavor of Kool-Aid we drink. And maybe that’s the extent of free will. We each ha......Read the rest...

...Poet: Em Em Mubarak Lawal Sequel: after Paciolo pen saint I rather call a spade a sword why does the finesse of a wine not linger on the tongue for long? why does tears have to flow when butt......Read the rest...

...Poems for Poets VI Caveat by Michael R. Burch If only we were not so eloquent, we might sing, and only sing, not to impress, but only to enjoy, to be enjoyed. We might inundate the ea......Read the rest...

...POEMS FOR POETS IV PROFESSOR POETS These are poems about professor poets and other wanna-be “intellectuals” who miss the main point of real poetry, which is to connect with readers via pleasing......Read the rest...

...POEMS ABOUT POETS VIII PROFESSOR POETS These are poems about professor poets and other wanna-be “intellectuals” who miss the main point of real poetry, which is to connect with readers via plea......Read the rest...

...sun shadow finger marks streak down my kitchen they appear in even strokes, reminding me of piano keys excited sun-thriving plants lean toward my blinds hoping to soak in as much Vitamin D as they......Read the rest...

...Sweetener of my tea Listener to my plea Keeper of my heart Saver of my soul I trust that you will lead me home Potter of my flesh Sustainer of this life Giver of love Healer of wounds In......Read the rest...

...three words eight letters whisper them into my ear and I’m all yours, love never thought I would ever be ready for love ready for love and then somehow sometime I was ready for love and yo......Read the rest...

...k...99... canine tea...? nine...! can...nine tea...? nine...canine tea...! nine...cay'enne tea...? nine...! 'kay...!!!...ninety nine cay'enne...nine tea...$9...'kay...!!! stan'san......Read the rest...

...As sweet as the coffee with sugar, creamer and milk Words from the mouth are said As the well-sweetened coffee is soothing to the taste buds Words are nice to the ears And heartwarming to the hea......Read the rest...

...STARING DEATH IN HIS CORNER I'm not the best pound for pound boxer trading blow for blow This bout won't end in this 36th round, battling from the cradle from the set go when my eyes refuses......Read the rest...

...It is raining on the Expressway to debt A temporary snag; we will still pay The Chinese supervisor steps off set His local crew have little say A temporary snag; we will still pay Three, nay, ......Read the rest...

...A priest once told me that the lump on my hand was a ganglion, a fortress of fat besieged by health. At last it burst and the hand swelled like an old man's, shovel shaped and splayed. It was......Read the rest...