What is left at the end (please insert she for he where needed)……
How he was remembered
He always looked me in the eye
When I would drop by
And then he would say
What was needed on that day
He always was for the blue
And the right thing to do
He was never second in
Knowing the right way to begin
When the years totalled true
He retired from the blue
Always someone I called mate
And when spoken about it was great
So his last day came to pass
We didn’t know it was his last
And I remember him now
Straight to the eye not bowed.
© Paul Warren Poetry
Categories:
totalled, allegory, death, death of
Form: Dramatic Verse
broken is the one who wants to keep their grief ~ shattered beyond belief
Categories:
totalled, allusion, perspective, true love,
Form: Monoku
We came down from the hills, our hearts were full of sorrow
The enemy had totalled us, were ready for a fight
Six weary soldiers on the hillside, not waiting for tomorrow
The battle it had drained us, killing most throughout the night
Blood soaked and wounded, our lives, the enemy won't borrow
Don't turn away, move to fight your foe
Dont' turn away, you cannot be too slow
Youv'e got him on the run now, the broardsword's done its worst
Youv'e got him on the run now, the foe is dying and cursed
The heather's in full bloom, the sky is full of birds
Enemy corpes fill the moat, weapons scattered too
We always said that you should not trust his words
History has shown this to be the case once again
No more will we heed the lies, that come from foreign lairds
Don't turn away, move to fight your foe
Don't turn away, you cannot be too slow
Youv'e got him on the run now, the broadswords done it's worst
Youv'e got him on the run now, the foe is dying and cursed
Categories:
totalled, fantasy, war,
Form: Rhyme
verse
Will this rain ever quit?
Rainbow in the sky
Sun makes her move
followed by thunder on I-4
Will this pain ever quit?
Car totalled; I'm broken.
Sun makes her move
then the special diagnosis.
Will the strain ever quit?
Surgery did not go well
Sun makes her move
a nagging dread remains
Will the drain ever quit?
Zapped by much therapy
Sun makes her move
Rainbow in the sky…
I will walk again.
written March 27, 2017
Categories:
totalled, pain, recovery from, words,
Form: Verse
Thai By
This place gets under your skin. Slowly creeping in like black Texas gold. I said I'd never partake in the cat house girls. Seeing them each day for eighteen months was routine. Walking past the 'venues' to my shop. Usual hi's and hello's.
Then one fine humid day, bang! I happened. I changed. Cabin fever? I walked into Suzi's Place. I put my cash on the counter and grinded the mamasan first. Then her two daughters followed by every other girl in there. It took thirteen hours.
I totalled twenty eight girls. Most were nice. I can't tell my wife. My mate could, his wife's cool. Mine isn't. I'll say I was busy inking from dawn to dusk. I'm not sure what came over me. The Thai air got under my skin. That day tattooing could wait.
Maybe I'll do it again. Invite my wife and her toy boy. Did I say that people are strange here? I fit in well...
Categories:
totalled, desire, fantasy, fun, rude,
Form: Verse
My Busy Angels
Maybe because I’m serving others and their pet friends,
several angels follow me daily saving my hide.
On my way to pet sit,
my car has been hit from the front,
the back and the side.
In the eleven years that I’ve been a pet sitter,
I’ve even had a few cars totalled from a bad collide.
All those times, I believe a force of angels have been
battling to keep me safe, they were so kind.
I’ve been saved from a three alarm fire;
I’ve been held by gunpoint several times;
by now that bunch of angel’s patience must be tried.
Each time I thank them and I thank God,
and I tell them how much on them
and their goodness that I rely.
Why even once when I was out walking a dog,
a woman was raped in the apartment next to
where the dog that I was walking resided.
My ex-husband pulled and AK-47 on me
one time and the angels from above kept
me from being blow out of my mind!
Thank you precious angels for protecting me
and staying by my side!
Categories:
totalled, peace, thank you, upliftingme,
Form: Rhyme
How much do I love you?
Defies to be measured by devices of man,
Nor gauged by time or calendar span;
Assessed or totalled, correlated,
Added, subtracted, calculated.
For the depth and breadth of all I feel,
Too vast to express the broad appeal,
Is greater than the total mass
Of all to come and all to pass.
How much do I love you?
Exceeds the full universal term,
No empirical evidence to confirm;
Describe or devolve, disseminate,
Divide, multiply, evaluate.
For the long and short of all my care
Dissents to liken or compare;
The heart and soul of you and I,
Too fabulous to quantify.
Categories:
totalled, life, love, passion, love,
Form: Verse
Have you examined time,
at close angles,
we are in the habit,
of dividing it in slots,
there are slots in which we work,
and others which are important,
some slots overlap,
in which we work,
and they are important too,
have you logged such slots,
and totalled them up,
what proportion of 24 you do get,
you would be surprised to find,
its not even ten percent,
in cases most,
one would rather say,
opportunities are limited,
and come by few.
Categories:
totalled, inspirational, life, philosophy,
Form: Free verse