Fingers gliding along the sonorous wire
Captive birds inside get restive for the sky
plucking and flicking of fingers then continue
At the still point thousands of wings are free
________________________
7 September 2025
Categories:
thousands, 1st grade, emotions, image,
Form: Free verse
- So I cried.
I cried harder than I ever have.
And then -
I never cried again,
Because after counting every tear,
To measure their worth,
I realized nothing could ever again -
Be so valuable.
Categories:
thousands, cry, dark, heartbreak, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
The peace they display is a ripe fruit from thousands of battles,
They walk among us, in a silence that intrigues and soothes,
We think they have always been this way, under a benevolent star,
But this peace vibrates like metal hammered a thousand times,
It resonates with the memory of blows and raw wounds.
A hundred years of inner war means demons faced,
The fear of not being enough, doubt like a splinter under the skin,
Anger burning inside, more than any enemy,
It's a hundred years of learning: forgiveness frees oneself,
That falling matters less than refusing to rise.
Their peace is a silent victory, a fortress without walls, light,
It's not forgetfulness, but a comforted memory, inhabiting the cracks,
It does not fear the storm, knowing that at the end the sky is washed clean,
And when their eyes meet yours, you feel the humility,
Of those who have walked through fire and found themselves undefeated.
Categories:
thousands, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Millions of dollars, and scietific study, may well be used
To re-create this big rumminent; buddies.' How its to be
Done.? I'd really like to know.' Like where will fresh enough
Bio-logical matterial be found? After so..' So many millions
Of years.?? Maybe Mary Schwitzer can show? us bout such a
Mystery though.? You see the facts are showing.' The story may
change to well.' a more Biblical timeline.? Yet let us await
Whats to be known.' I believe what was hidden will be
Brought forth.' Because we all.' must know God is still on His Throne.)
Categories:
thousands, education, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
Jesus wrote no poetry but
Jesus inspired thousands of poets
Jesus composed no music but
Jesus inspired thousands of musicians
Socrates taught for forty years
Plato taught for fifty years
Aristotle taught for forty years
And Jesus taught for only three years
The words of Jesus during His ministry
Overshadow all three of the major philosophers
The words of Jesus overshadow life’s complexities
The words of Jesus go beyond history
His story is no mystery
He died and rose from the grave
No other ‘words’ in life and history
Will overshadow the words of Jesus
Because Jesus is beyond history...
Jesus wrote no poetry but
Jesus inspired thousands of poets
Jesus composed no music but
Jesus inspired thousands of musicians
Jesus Christ will inspire every soul that believes
His words are beyond history
His story is no mystery
He died for the sins of the world
And so every avenue of human greatness
Has been touched by the man, Jesus Christ
Mark Frank
Copyright 2023
Categories:
thousands, jesus,
Form: Free verse
This is about Lenny and Jenny,
Whose love had begun with no Penny
But Jenny's songs all about Lenny,
Thousands ready to swear 'uncanny',
Not excluded Miss Jenny's Granny,
Who had told Jenny about Danny,
His Gold in all the nooks and cranny:
"Leaving it for just Lenny Funny!"
"My Smarter Grand Daughter Tessy
Had her regular dumped for Messi"
In dollars wonderful; Lord have mercy "
Why would she care one thinks it messy?"
Then, Jenny Peters began to be sleek
And Lenny forgot she'd been meek...
Just like that stopped to her fond ears tweak,
On the two seen the havoc that Growths wreak
Just that he wouldn't the secret leak;
Only his love might keep growing weak...
Categories:
thousands, character, crush, cry, lust,
Form: Rhyme
Each day, when I wake up
and look into your eyes
I fall in love with you
again and again,
Thousands of Thanks
to You, My Beautiful One
You always teach me how to love
and show respect for another one
Categories:
thousands, life, love,
Form: Free verse
~ out of thousands we speak daily; most important three words - I love you ~
Date written: 01/16/2022
Categories:
thousands, meaningful, perspective, words,
Form: Monoku
Some people forgive once,
and believe that it's so right;
some people forgive twice,
but then shut their heart!
I have forgiven
a thousand times,
never regretted
what I've done;
keep on forgiving
a thousand times:
no soul can be sold
to devilish emotions!
They have taught us
not to be fooled
by deceiving words,
one mistake is enough;
if one has nearly drowned
in the deepest waters,
can he be that foolish
to do it again and risk his life?
This is the misconception
they have: one must be hard
and show no compassion...
aren't they being trifle?
Keep on forgiving
a thousand times,
don't be inspired by cruelty,
by the selfishness
that society condones;
don't be shuffling
through false dogmas
that deter others
from knowing kindness...
because forgiveness
can restore faith in Humanity!
Categories:
thousands, character, christian, emotions, feelings,
Form: Lyric
Armies of robots parade the streets of comfort
Pretend children hand them balloons that pop
They too are made of metallic alloys sharp
Objects have been known to burst on contact
Computations are astounding, almost comic
Intelligent machines have learned to laugh
Flashing eyes look innocently at strangers
As they march in perfect automatronic cadence
To launch pads dancing almost in a trance
Downtown is billions of miles away as they continue
Thousands more like them will have to be created soon
Millions of rocket ships with atomic fuel as well
Will be needed for the invasion of the planet Earth
Which will take some time in planning
Defeat will be easy because robots never sleep
They just keep on marching down the street
Categories:
thousands, business, creation, identity, power,
Form: Free verse
Gone Now, Thousands Of Winters Once Endured
warm, blue-sky waters
hard winter, blackbirds frozen
moccasins left there
Robert J. Lindley, 4-06-2018
Haiku
Note- In my childhood dreams , I oft saw this place , this happy image of Spring, life renewal and little red-children at play. They , with no care of life's hardships, no knowledge of their future that was soon to be destroyed.
These, of my own bloodline, totally blind to the doom that was soon to befall them.
This world is dark, Death and Fate RULE OVER ALL.
ARE WE TRULY BETTER OFF- BEING SO-CALLED- "CIVILIZED"????
Native American-Moccasins. Traditional Native American clothing varied widely from tribe to tribe, but one nearly universal element was the moccasin, a sturdy slipper-shaped type of shoe sewn from tanned leather. ... All American Indian moccasins were originally made of soft leather stitched together with sinew.
Categories:
thousands, age, betrayal, childhood, death,
Form: Haiku
When someone suddenly widens their eyes
Did they fart or have they just been surprised
If all of a sudden
Flowers become sullen
And birds drop by the thousands from the skies
Categories:
thousands, fun,
Form: Limerick
god coughed
& deafened
thousands
sorry he said
but by then
it was too
late
many shook
radios
slapped
the sides of
t.v. sets
thinking the
fault was
mechanical
none were
prepared for
the sneeze
of extinction
that
followed
Categories:
thousands, god,
Form: I do not know?
Hey Mr. President Obama, it's time to wake up from your loooooong
sleep and see what's happening in Iraq! It was your decision to remove
all troops and advisers from Iraq, now there are thousands being brutally murdered
and buried in mass graves as I write this! The Buck Stops at your oval room desk and
you are responsible to take immediate action on this massacre, every hour you delay
more families are losing their fathers, and their deaths are on your watch. Is this going
to be your legacy? Sitting idle while genocide is being committed? The whole world is watching
you, so what is the next move Mr. Commander-In-Chief? In your move to please the voters
you have made a grievous error in judgement, the Republicans are right on this one,
it's time to drop the arrogant stubborn attitude
and act like a leader and also a compassionate human being!
If not, your Presidential legacy
will be a complete DISASTER!
Very sincerely,
Robert William Gruhn
Categories:
thousands, leadership, words,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
many thousands leaves
sway up down with airy breeze
insects' flap wings like
Categories:
thousands, nature, visionary,
Form: Haiku
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