Ungainly Poems

Suzette' s Swan

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the King’s Game
protected by law
     but an aerodynamic 
             l.a.w 
                     onto itself
the swan’s landing approach
an ungainly affair
        

holding my 
      ...

Chasing the Gray

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Suddenly over the sudden years
I have felt an encumbrance; I sense an albatross -
the weight of sundry uncharted days.
Times I chronicle today as if I were a wax cylinder
or a broken spool in...

Five Wild Turkeys

...Five wild turkeys
    tiptoe on the lawn
Odd, ungainly birds
    unlike swan
Suspicion is the word
    reserved, withdrawn
Quick, go get the camera
    whoops, they’re gone!...

Unsent Letters

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Written: September 20, 2024

For: Letters or Photographs Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Ink Empress
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A mound of unsent letters was u...

a little voyeurism

...Why is it so interesting when someone else falls in love?
Is our fascination purely voyeuristic, like the you-are-there of reality-TV?
Is it jealousy or some unwavering belief in lovers as heroes?
...

Ducks For Breakfast

...Have you ever seen a duck come in to land… on land
It’s an eventuality that nature never planned
For ducks that land on water such a graceful splashdown make 
But should they land on terra firma… ...

Serious Sibling Subluxation

...Serious sibling subluxation... 
rapprochement somewhat salvaged dislocation

Truth be told about following poem 
mostly written quite some years ago, 
and revisions made to recreate
and revise ...

No Way Back

...Nothing seems real.
The cold evening wind
stinging the eyes and through
a watery squint, a blurred parade
of lights bounce and fracture 
on wet streets sending splinters
into glazed eyeballs.
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Love, Always

...speech derailed
tipped off balance
a world in fragments
when loss follows its own narrative 

secured to his hospital chair
the man
stroke weary
slumps, ungainly as reeds
she caresses his ha...

Cracked Iceberg

...Chubby cream grubby against white ice
      Hungry somewhat clumsy polar bear heist
      Hopefully loping over to an asylum of seals
      Tusked beasts bound to become tasty meals
      

   ...

To My Dear Daughter

...My poor sweet love, what can I say?
Although I am a father, I know the pain!
No need to tell me what you're feeling,
Your sorrow is etched in your eyes.
Yet, my little one, there is hope for tomo...

That Teen Girl

...She was fair, with a sly smile
never knew if she was mocking you
Her hair short
Her face boyish
Her eyes deep blue
so deep your soul could swim in them
A skinny teen girl
dressed plain, no mak...

Lake Lover

...Luna’s image reflects on flat water;
she smiles at her likeness and ripples softly quiver.
Beneath the glinting surface another universe exists
where subaqueous creatures live, busy in their nests...

Degradation

...homeless man on the edge of the park
         devours his gifted pizza
crumbs stick to his dirt streaked face like layers
                                                           of public disda...

Never Again

...Pulled together
by a magnetic avoidance of loneliness,
fueled by an insatiable ardor
to evade a shortage of love.
Mutually splintered souls searching
for a place to embed and
implement a façade...

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