My name is Emma
It’s common enough
But names are deceptive
I’m made of tough stuff.
I came into the world
On a thundery night
Too early, so tiny
I needed to fight.
Emma means ‘universe’
To others it’s ‘whole’
To me it’s identity
Born deep in my soul.
My name is quite simple
Just four letters long
No complications
For others to get wrong
In German it’s ‘strong’
And the bible does tell
It’s means ‘god with us’
And from Emanuel.
Categories:
thundery, self,
Form: Rhyme
seeing
seeing thorough
seeing
seeing theatrical, theoretical, therapeutic things
~
seeing thriving, thinking, thundery, things
seeing thoughtful things
thrilling things
seeing
7/26/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©
Categories:
thundery, analogy, introspection, visionary,
Form: Alliteration
thundery autumn
a harvest tempest blowing
mother nature's wrath
Categories:
thundery, autumn, mother, nature, poetry,
Form: Haiku
Thunderstorm
a midnight lightning
My monsoon, I could not awaken
thunder, I could not forsaken
Thundery tintinnabulation tinkling
A sudden, sonic boom
The thundery thunderhead thundering
And the thunderstorms never stewing
I was thundering
Meteoroid's that is wandering
a cloudburst and yes it hums
And that moment my soul grew noisy
Suddenly, I heard some sleeting
there be more purely fleeting?
Rain deafening washout
Thunder
I have dreamed of the torrents
I saw the rains
Only this and a aftershock
I saw the thunderbolts
Suddenly, I heard hollering
But in the fact that it was growling
the laughing, lumbering lightening
And the winds never whistling
Of the light's that is brightening
What there be more pure lightning?
I heard a windward, scintillating pounding
the howling beating
A rumble torn
Thunderstorm
8/20/20
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020 ©
Categories:
thundery, analogy, dark, sky, storm,
Form: Free verse
My passion is the open passage
Passages open up the door
That moment my soul turned pedestrian
Passages open up the doors
Deep into that darkness open
Passages open up the door
A room skyline in brim
Darken blackness coal black as the heavens
Knock, knock, knock
Passages open up the door
Opens the door, gated community
Locks are draping
The gateless gazebo gaping
Free the robins and the squrielles, please
The out-of-doors overpass operating
Automobiles Beep, beep, beep…
My mind always strays to storms
Knock, knock, knock
Opens the door, gated community
A wonder that I can sleep
The thundery tempest transitioning
I heard an empty, naked holding
My skin out of body experience
Passages open up the door
Passages open up the door
Doors are open once more
Passage open up the door
2/1/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
Categories:
thundery, analogy, anxiety, creation, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Color me blue with pearls white,
upon a blanket of royal cotton puffs thundery;
Splendid I heard a, nighttime flying,
By the grave I saw the planes fly;
Once I sat engaged and flying;
The air around me exhausting;
In a kingdom full of fly-boys;
Passions weather-wise lunar eclipse;
The cosmic riffs!
'Skies!' said I, 'a thing of airspace.'
I marvel the sleety skycaps,
Blue,
White,
Atmospheric…
Skies
11/13/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. © 2019
Categories:
thundery, analogy, appreciation, beautiful, engagement,
Form: Free verse
'Flowers!' said I, 'thing of floral'
Once I sat engaged and blossoming
When I thought of the flowers
In a kingdom full of wreaths
Once upon a midnight peak
I saw the sunflowers
In a kingdom full of seedpods
Flowers - tormentor of my dreams
When I thought of the flowers
By the grave I saw the sweet peas
I heard an ornamental, flush treeing
When I thought of the flowers
It threw its ghost against the geraniums
They are perfumed from unseen showers
They are perfumed from unseen craniums
Suddenly, I heard some dewing
In there stepped a thundery flowering quince
And the acanthus was doing
I am shorn of the morning rinse
Of the rainstorm's that is suing
Much I marveled the peak flora
The bio-diverse botanical garden breezing
Flowers!' said I, 'thing of floral
There’re so beautiful and alluring…
8/8/19
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
Categories:
thundery, analogy, appreciation, flower,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Angels Net Flies--
sainting aurora
A black, thundery net flies
because of the ghost
backers aurora
A wide, thundery net flies
in spite of the host
6/29/19
written by James Edward Lee Sr. ©2019
Categories:
thundery, allusion, analogy, angel,
Form: Haiku
In the spiffing, slender summer thinking, thundery thaw;
The strong, silly summer thunderous, thirsty thaw;
So smart, stupid summer thrusting, thin thaw, so hot outside;
Sweet, southern summer thorny, thrifty thaw, on this ;
Slippery, sultry summer theological, thuggish thaw;
Scary, slow summer threatening, through thaw;
Such as the wisdom of it all it's summer where's the snow?
6/23/19
written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2019
Categories:
thundery, analogy, appreciation, how i
Form: Alliteration
Funny Book Me Happy-
I so love my funny book
It is so special and odd.
With a huge mind's eye
A thundery attitude
It frightens, I feel happy
3/21/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2019
Categories:
thundery, analogy, appreciation, books,
Form: Tanka
My sweet darling, you inspire me to heights.
How I love the way you look, smell and sound,
Invading my mind day and through the night,
Always dreaming about your sweet fairground.
My sweet darling you to a happy arch?
You are more mighty, intent and content.
Meet clouds dull the present flowers of March,
And the springtime has the thundery scent.
My sweet darling you? Let me find the ways.
To love your aesthetic heart, soul and eyes.
Thinking of you only joy fills my days.
My love for you is the nappy sunrise.
Now I must away with a sappy heart,
Remember my right words whilst we're apart.
3/17/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
Categories:
thundery, appreciation, desire, for her,
Form: Sonnet
LOVE MY GIRLFRIEND--
I love my girlfriend
Amazing and exciting.
She has awesome smiles
A thundery attitude
When she looks I feel happy
3/4/19
written words by James Edward Lee Sr.
Categories:
thundery, appreciation, for her, i
Form: Tanka
My love - A Tanka Poem
I love my, my love;
She's thundery and springy;
With praises joyful;
In fellowship devotions;
When she prays I feel happy;
3/4/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
Categories:
thundery, appreciation, i love you,
Form: Tanka
I was all alone,
My juvenile lost;
As deserted land,
Always yearned for quenching thirst;
Explored ambiance for moist vapour,
To form thundery wet cloud;
Lost in illusion world,
In quest of 'who I was';
Never knew where I was,
Roved subconsciously,
In pursuit of finding "Me";
Never could know without
Accomplishing the utmost karma,
Entrusted by spiritual lord;
Never seen him but perceived,
Felt when I was sad;
Then as a reflecting mirror,
A ladylove came in my life,
Vision of me could see in her;
Her attraction was enticing welcome,
Cohere both together as one;
Explore the next stage,
Giving life new one;
For what I was for,
On this earth for;
© Sadashivan Nair
Categories:
thundery, life, love,
Form: Prose Poetry
Words run away
No rhymes now;
Rest in jest
~~~~~~~~~
Love knows the way
Faith anchors hope;
Peace sums joy
~~~~~~~~~
Come what may
Peace of mind stays;
Style knows the way
~~~~~~~~~
Touch of good earth
Orchard of plenty;
Delightful harvest
~~~~~~~~~
Weather forecast
Thundery showers;
Bright sunshine smile
~~~~~~~~~
Old couple here
Parkway bench respite;
Morning exercise
~~~~~~~~~
Walking their dogs
Owners chit-chat;
Suspicious canines
~~~~~~~~~
Early morning jog
Adrenaline rush;
Breezy wind cajoles
~~~~~~~~~
Lost connection
Internet down time;
Ink stains paper
~~~~~~~~~
Emergent light
Dawn hurls swift;
Dreamtime evaporates
~~~~~~~~~
Too much
Too little;
Too late
~~~~~~~~~
Wordplay episode
Clutter desiccates;
Unfinished business
~~~~~~~~~
Birthday greetings
Facebook amalgam;
Discrete overtures
~~~~~~~~~
Too much talk
Missing mileage;
Loose cannon wildcard
~~~~~~~~~
Wild conundrum
Stillness circles;
Creative potential
~~~~~~~~~
Leon Enriquez
06 December 2016
Singapore
Categories:
thundery, change,
Form: Haiku
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