...after Gwendolyn Brooks & Terrance Hayes
In this dim-lit hall, gathered close, we
Chalk our cues, faces worn but real.
Eight-ball in the corner, staying cool,
Brothers in the game, that's who we
Are. Schoolyard dreams we long since left,
Traded books for pool cues after school.
In this smoky haven loitering, here we
Find our place, amongst shadows we lurk
Quiet-like. Clock ticking, hour grows late,
But time don't matter much when we
Line up shots, aiming for that strike,
Playing it cool, playing it straight.
'Round the table, huddled close, we
Share our stories, raspy voices sing
Of life's hard knocks, fleeting joy, hidden sin.
In felt-green world, for now we're free, we
Hold on tight, though hope grows thin.
Raise our glasses, cheap whiskey, no gin,
To friendship lasting. Together, we
Make our music, spinning pool hall jazz.
Summer's ending, farewell to June,
We play on still, knowing in short time, we
Might not be here, where dreams can die,
Our final game coming too soon.
Categories:
terrance, dedication, friendship, nostalgia, youth,
Form: Free verse
I may not have a Hollywood body
Or Hollywood hair
A Hollywood smile
Or a Hollywood stare.
I may not have Hollywood lips
Or be Hollywood thin
Or have Hollywood cheekbones
And Hollywood skin.
I may not have a Hollywood house
Or a Hollywood garden
A Hollywood room
Or a Hollywood fountain.
Hollywood friends
Or Hollywood parents
Hollywood money
Or a Hollywood Terrance.
Categories:
terrance, imagination, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Cornishman Terrance Frost
on him a title is not lost
A leader of they St Ives group
kept him in the abstract loop
Categories:
terrance, art, people,
Form: Clerihew
Greeting Angels
Caylee, are you listening?
I just wanted you to know
that we prayed that you’d get justice
but I guess it won’t be so.
And I wondered if you met Tesslynn
when you reached that heavenly shore
and was little Lattie waiting?
Lord there are so many more.
Noah, John, Luke and Paul
and little sister Mary Yates,
Adam, Amy, Nixmary and Amber;
only God could know their fates.
JonBenet’ and Riley Ann,
way too soon these children died.
Polly, Kelsey and Jessica;
oh Lord the tears I’ve cried.
Samantha, Austin and Justin,
Terrance, Erica and Lily too,
Liam, Cyrus and Javan,
Michael and Alex to name a few.
Caylee were they waiting
with the angels by their side?
And did Jesus hold you close
when you realized that you had died?
So many innocent children
abused and beaten and all alone.
Lord why didn’t anyone stop them,
hadn’t anybody known?
Lord help us to help the children,
help us to hear their cries,
before one more child is tortured,
before one more angel dies…
Categories:
terrance, abuse, angel, child abuse,
Form: Rhyme
Imagine,
Waking at the mid night and finding an unknown person besides you.
Imagine,
Closing your eyes and seeing the face you hate the most.
Imagine,
Walking in the Terrance and hearing a deadly scream.
It's that scary... Ya definitely it is!
Cause our imagination is the root of our deeds.
Cause the time we allow someone to capture our mind we give them the power to rule our happiness.
Cause this idiotic brain will only see what it wants to.
And cause at the end you have to throne your imagination or it will slave your mind....
Categories:
terrance, anxiety, conflict, confusion, imagination,
Form: ABC
You are amazing!
There is nothing more a guy can ask for in a girl.
You're smart, funny, beautiful, and extremely nice.
Fact is, those adjectives don't say enough about you
and that you're way out of my league.
You say that you'll miss me.
The truth is that i'm probably going to miss you more.
Once you come back,
I'm going to pelt you with hugs.
I'm going to miss.
~love Terrance
Categories:
terrance, love
Form: Free verse
I guess I could say,
You inspired me.
Or was it the song?
I cried while listening to it,
But I can say that I was trully happy.
For the first time in my life,
My world is turned the right way up.
I smiled, and laughed,
More than I ever have.
I remember thinking,
"This isn't me. I'm the melodramatic poet..."
But I cant help it.
There's a first time for Everything.
There Terrance, I wrote a happy poem. Happy?
Categories:
terrance, happiness, inspirational, lifetime,
Form: Free verse
If Housman lived today and spoke of Terrance,
would rhyme and structure be his "stupid stuff?"
If he could wax poetic now,
what would it be that killed the cow?
Can image and the music be enough?
Were you to walk a wood some snowy eve,
a painting in your head by Robert Frost,
revise and take the liberty;
set his restrictive musing free,
how much of the meaning would be lost?
Paintings by Monnet can fill the senses;
a quiet Redlin sunset can delight.
Even though it's fairly certain
Monnet's colors match the curtain,
does either painter have it wrong, or right?
Categories:
terrance, satire
Form: Limerick
I am the loved one
Spreader of happiness
Lover of God
I am the light of the day
I am a child of Gods
I am preached upon in churches
Preached upon in the streets
I am man
I am young and wise
I am TERRANCE JONES
I am the only boy
I am blessed
I am God
I am happy
I am a family man
I am the blood from my mom’s wound
I am living
I am Terrance Jones
Because of you
Tayna Lindsey!!
Categories:
terrance, love
Form: Free verse
Jazmine
funny, smart, outgoing, pretty
sister of Dymnond, Nikki, Brittney, and James
lover of Terrance, And family
who fills that if she strives for something it would be achieved
who would like to see the world a non violence place
redident of Slyvester, GA
Hunter
Categories:
terrance,
Form: I do not know?
Every once a while a heart is discovered in the earth that brings joy and
happiness to everyone it touches or comes in contact with. it doesnt matter
how long it has been hidden in the earth when seen it brings joy and
happiness to all that has the opportunity to behold it. not every one has the same
testimony of its effect on them personally but all conclude that it is a one in
a million and will never dupilcated. so was the case of our dear heart name
terrance he fought the good fight of faith and has now journeyed on to a better
place .
In loving memory , my uncle terrance bailey .
Categories:
terrance, faith, family, life, love,
Form: ABC