Multiple tornadoes and many flood storms have
transpired over time to maybe try to shaken
local healer souls awake.
Gaia angers and feels that much is at stake;
her wrath caused trembles two miles off
the shore of a Great Lake.
Evil echoes of bigoted sentiments
are drowned out by the wallowing
Midwestern summer and autumn winds.
Our elders’ political lies and distortions
are to be amplified by the shadows of
their own deepest sins.
Trust that divine protection will be granted
to all who walk in dignity, for they are truly
shining from within.
Suddenly a large cat paw struck the fox and a fight transpired. they rolled around hissing and growling until the fox pinned the cat to the ground and said: "It did have to be like this we could have shared a chicken or two" the cat angered now: monkey flipped the fox and torn into him with it's claws, the fox ducked his head and ran for cover. Then the quail told the cat, "bob White" I knew you were a descent kinda cat. "Yeah the cat said I guess I am: by the way who is Bob White"?
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Recitative the mealworm narrator
the Cat; is a "castrato"
the hens is a Mezzo -Soprano
the Fox a Bass
The Quail range from Tenor to Baritone
The Puppies are tenors
the rabbitts are tenors and baritones too!
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Behind moonface stare
communication is lost—
static staccato
fills the gaping silent holes
in the conga dance of time
Earth now slips from view
its skull-dragged behind the moon
to the other side
only astronauts have seen
lied about in lucid dreams
Back from the dark side
lost incommunicado
what phase shifts transpired
in the watcher and the watched
contemplating the dark slide
Whatever you do in life
comes back to you
in one form or another
You may not realize it
at the moment
that it happens
But when you take time
to analyze what has
transpired in your life
It manifests itself
That's why you have
to do positive things
in your daily endeavors
Be kind, compassionate,
empathetic and humanistic
Try to be helpful to others
lead a moralistic existence,
don't abuse anyone
It may seem like these
are tough things to do
But once you get
the hang of it
it becomes routine and easy
What has happened
to America?
The once leader
of the free world
the bastion of
freedom and democracy?
Allen Ginsberg predicted
it 60 years ago
I guess it
was inevitable- - - - -
All empires
have their demise
It is a
modern day tragedy
How could we
have sunk so fast?
Things have changed
so much within
the past year
It is a disgrace
what has transpired
We gathered at a spot where the ocean meets the land
to listen to the music of a piano n the sand.
Surrounded by nature’s diversity…so beautiful and grand
we felt the wind against our faces and watched the sun set on the water
to the musical accompaniment of a piano on the sand.
Every now and then birds would fly overhead…
gliding silently through the air…
wondering, I’m sure, how a piano in the sand
could make music as beautiful as theirs.
We didn’t know when we arrived on the beach that evening
when our feet first touched the sand
that all the beauty nature offered us
could be enhanced by a piano in the sand.
But that is exactly what transpired
thanks to the extremely gifted hands
of the man seated at the bench and playing…
his piano in the sand.
What is love, really—
a figment of hope
sharp enough to shatter
centuries of lived patriarchy?
To think
education could make a dent
in what’s already carved
in bone & name.
To think
a stranger could be chosen
over the familial veins of caste, of home
over the womb of belief one never questioned.
Perhaps what’s
whispered in secret
was always meant to be hidden—
buried, before it flowers into regret.
Does it even matter—
your thoughts,
these societal norms, yourself?
whether you’re religious, or not?
What really makes one unique,
when the future already beholds
what always has been,
and what will be?
Destiny.
to think one is different—
to think everyone
is just the same.
To think
all that ever transpired
got fizzled on a random night
that never belonged to me.
In the depths of my soul,
Is a longing to feel whole,
All i have is this pain,
The tears and screams in vain.
Beyond the reaches of time,
All i have is my rhyme.
This useless brain,
Harbours all the pain.
No one can ever know how much I’ve tried,
Through the tears that I’ve cried,
I know I’m tired,
But my brain will always hold what transpired.
et tu Brute with the stiff dagger
and warmblood dripping from
the betrayed hands
witness the evil spirits of Judas
lurking behind the scene
burrow underneath the quiet earth
for thirty shekels of gold
almost speaking in tongues
back and forth through the
holy windows of time
to complete the evil deeds of mankind
and through the ghost-spirit sublime
we conceive the wicked plot
to murder the Emperor King Caesar
if we shall go gently into the good night
witness the unholy act
oh what untimely death we weep
transpired through the soul
thus we gain access to liberty
towards sweet glory and fame
from all the People of Rome
and to be reflected in the
ancient mirror of time
yet whose fruit are we
to guide our hearts with
the ancient code of chivalry
now hollow out the world
thus to kill any man
upon the sweet earth with
stiff dagger in thy hands
A great-big mouse just dashed by me
dressed in a suit and tall striped hat.
I thought I could not be more shocked,
but then here came an angry cat.
While hurtling by in hot pursuit,
he shrieked, “Hat snatcher! Dr. Seuss
made ME that hat. Now give it back.
Why this transpired, I can’t deduce!
Miracle Man
9/5/2024
Hospital Doctors were soon calling me “Miracle Man”
Doctors told my wife to pray, it was now in God’s hand
I could feel God’s love,
music came from above,
and things transpired according to God’s game plan.
Had these 3 surgeries in 2 months, everything had shut down
and Dr.’s gave my wife little Hope.
In one week I went from 16 bags on a metal drip frame
to 1 and Dr.’s said they couldn’t explain it.
That a miracle had taken place,
and I was made to feel like a celebrity.
I Had Severe Spinal Stenosis surgery
Had the Widow Maker Surgery
3 days later Had Sudden cardiac Arrest
all in 2 months,
Thank You Jesus!
Oh mother, oh father, if only I could speak
If only I could tell you all that I feel,
All that I wish I had said before it was too late.
I wish I could tell you that I love you,
That your laughter was the music of my heart,
That your smile was my guiding light in the darkest of nights.
I wish I could tell you that I'm sorry,
For the pain I caused, for the tears I made you cry,
For the moments of anger and resentment I can never take back.
I wish I could ask for forgiveness,
For the mistakes I made, for the opportunities missed,
For the chances to make things right that slipped through my fingers.
But time moves onwards, relentless
Leaving me stranded in regret
Unable to change what has transpired
Leaving only whispers on the wind
Oh how I wish I could turn back the clock
To rewrite the story with a better ending
To mend the heart that lies shattered
In the wake of my absence
All I can do is send my love from beyond
Know that I am watching over you
And hold on to the love that remains
This day didn't go as I planned
In fact it went wrong from the go
While tilling my land with shovel in hand
I chopped off the tip of my toe
And to make matters even worse
I don't want to sound like a cryer
But while I was gone, I left the stove on
And saw that my house had caught fire
Now you might think that I'm lying
But this is the god's honest truth
As I limped to the well, I tripped and I fell
And knocked out my favorite tooth
After everything that's transpired
There's not that much left I can say
It's renowned, what goes up must come down
So I think that I'll call it a day
Death is destined to end life
Yet, it's death that brought eternal life
When man had a worthless life,
Death conceived significances to life
The one who created wealth and life for human
The purveyor of life, the holder of plan
Descended lowly to man like a ram to die for man
Whipped and reviled only to reimburse debt for man
The Rose of Sharon was trampled to the ground
Perfect in nature, pure seed thronged into the ground
Being the lion of Judah, he assented into the ground
With a purpose meant to rise and subdue the ground
A crown of thorns was placed on his head
Just to purchase my privilege to a sound mind
He carried his cross on his shoulders
Only to take away the burdens on my shoulders
The death of willpower transpired by the cross,
Consigned existence of superiority and purpose
The mockery, drudgery and death intended for me
Was swapped with his sufferings and death for me
“The ego within forced me to resist
But now I wish I had effused a love mist
With aplomb and flair, just kind of left it there
For self-aware souls passing by, who choose to pair”---- Line of inquiry
As we roamed under the star-spangled sky,
Sharing many a trivial thought
I failed to voice my clandestine whim,
Carefully structured within my mind’s alcove
When words were suddenly broken up
With a lump forming in my throat
I failed to convey what I meant,
In a language explicit for you to grasp.
Gazing at each other, as we stood
Without uttering a word aloud
You failed to notice my saddened eyes,
Glistening with tears, about to shed
At the end of a pleasant, united jaunt
As our roads diverged in opposite tracks
We failed to say even a parting word,
As a gesture of courtesy, due for both.
Now in the twilight of the setting sun
When the past has dwindled slowly away
We remain in our cloistered cells,
Failing to forget what has transpired.
How I wish I had expressed myself!
Was it my ego or the fear of rejection,
Or was it a lack of confidence, not quite sure,
That punctured the love mist and prevented us from pairing?
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