Lighthouse—sentinel seaside;
A welcome sight, steadfast light.
To mariners, a true guide;
Beacon helping them steer right
Whether in high or low tide.
Beam of light, helpful at night;
Gives sailors a safer ride.
Lighthouses help guard the coast,
Warn of fog, hazards, and more -
Reef or shoal cloaked like a ghost.
Small skyscrapers of the shore;
Michigan—state with the most
Lookout towers during war
Other Great Lakes states do host.
Lighthouses’ inspiration
Shines with versatility,
Beyond just navigation -
Mix of style, locality,
Range, and illumination.
Standing with vitality!
Nature embracing Earth have broad reach
to nourish, support and enrich
Ecosystem participating at random
in cosmic curriculum
exhibiting wide spectrum
through versatility,
dynamism and vitality.
Vast oceans, rivers, mountains,
deserts, volcanoes, fountains
going through formation , reformation,
or destruction , extinction !
Natural happenstances —-
Infinite number of instances.
Life is also running through initiation
evolution and extinction
ceaseless continuous
on broad reach simultaneous.
Holding broad reach, Nature possessing so many aspects
presenting , also representing non-living and living objects.
A plethora of choices, an orchard of hope.
An apple? Take a bite..
that orange purses your lips…
grapes are designed to be hand fed…
lemonade comes from sour …
tomatoes define versatility…
pineapples stay sweet and thick.
Bananas? Meant to be swallowed whole…
avocado raises a faithful toast..
strawberry dreams are the catalyst…
blueberries burst on time…
kiwi smacks you into action…
Alchemy twisting the taste…
old discipline with a new shape.
An orchard of hope, a plethora of choices.
Listen to the wind as it sings to you
Chiming out its natural, melodious tune.
Listen to the feelings that the wind conveys
Alternating tone and pitch with its displays.
Listen to the wind thundering its rage.
In the aftermath, the wind sighs in the haze.
Listen to the wind whispering a breeze.
You can almost see it dance as it swirls with ease.
Listen to the wind duet with the sea's roar.
Hear the wind rejoice as it helps birds soar.
A force to be reckoned with with all its might.
It engages our senses and excites our sight.
Super versatility has the wind
More convincingly its power's underpinned.
The wind may cause destruction. It may bring relief.
Listen as it makes trees bow and shakes each leaf.
Like everything else, the wind has purpose and place.
The wind can break the silence in an awkward space.
Appreciate its value. Listen to the wind.
' The Jungle Untamed calls me to exhibit its wonder and splendor to
mesmerise.'
-Poet
Jungle untamed accommodates flora -fauna
at random on broad spectrum, whimsically.
Feral fruits, flowers and wild grasses
grow free frolic, rustic yet fantastic
in jungle on rainy or sunny environ,
flourishing versatility of Nature.
Creepers and climbers tangled stout stems and boughs
coiling tight, being part of the tall trees.
Marvellous presentation of thorny bushes,
cluster of shrubs and soft thick tapestry of moss.
Ferocious animals with furious face fight
with one another as normal part of life.
Weak herbivores live at mercy of carnivores.
Survival of fittest is basic Nature’s Law.
In jungle untamed , primates started to build
dwelling places as caves, log house, trying
renovating to huts with continued effort
using brain power and tenacity.
Jungle untamed is the prime birth place of
normal progress for human civilisation.
walking through life as as a black person,
the world needs to understand
we rock with a rhyme, we bop with a beat
we jive like a jazz band
we improvise on the fly
we adapt to any situation
we can spit a rhyme in real time
and connect with a combination
we can create out of chaos
we can take trash and turn it into treasure.
we can see beauty in the midst of bedlam
and turn dissonance into sounds of pleasure
to journey through life as a black person
we march to the beat up our own drums
we always have a song in our hearts
we are musical phenomenons
we are the deepness of the base
we are the sexiness of the saxophone
we are the smoothness of the violin
we are the richness of the trombone
we have the versatility of the piano
we're the lead guitar that gives the melody
we are the trumpets in life that blow
with much power and intensity
we are the rhythm, we are the rhyme
we are the harmony
we are black people journeying through life
with a musical propensity
so keep shining, keep grinding
keep moving with all that jazz
because walking through life as the black person
just means we have much pizzazz
In the natural world the bat is an anomaly,
For it seems to me that neither bird nor beast is he.
He can fairly fly, but lays no eggs,
Can barely crawl, he has no legs,
And yet this little guy's been able
To inspire an opera*, films**, a fable***.
Though his identity's unstable,
For some he's acquired of Muse the label,
And for that I must admire his versatility.
*"Die Fledermaus"
**Any one of hundreds of vampire movies
***One of Aesop's
Author's Note: This is a little early, but Happy Halloween, PS.
There is a song, a plasms for hymn
A song for Him, as well as them
There’s a song for hymn
Smoothing revelations
Beating of ancestors drums
Rich rival testimonies achieved love
There’s a song for hymn
Moving grooving versatility
Coven mine reality
All praises, to God always
A song 4 him A song for Him
A plasm for hymn
I sing 4 Him to God always, to God almighty
Anthem religious song hail
I sing 4 Him
I sing hymn 4 Him
Songs of praise to God
Almighty Elohim
9/19/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©
You're looking hot
Deceptive skin
I lust to know your
Soft within
A slice in two
Reveals your soul
Accompanied
With salad bowl
I scoop away
Your very heart
Combine with cheesy joy
To start
Then pop you back
In skin replace
Moments before
I stuff my face
For veggies first
That is the rule
As rhyme destroys
'Poetic cool'
Often prejudged
By outer shell
By those who know you
Less than well
And yet, potato
Your simple heart
Intends to nourish
From the start
I wake to all
That you can be..
The master of
Versatility
CV
SENSITIVITY
a
universe
of rhythms
encourage
urgency
to revelation
in
a sequence
a substitute
for
emotion
balanced
&self-contained
versatility
action
without
disruption
meditation
shaped
by
phrasing
modest
utility
unguarded
& fruitful
Soup and greens,beer and tea
buttlerfly young just love me,
aphid trap and liquid feed
ladybird heaven,yes indeed!
I love phosphate & nitrate soil
such versatility reduces toil,
my leaves quicken the compost
all this for free,at no cost!
Okay,okay,yes I sting
Slick it down with wax
It fits a crook
Tho' it could also be
a circus-master's look
Let it grow long, wooly and wild
It's an over-age, curly-haired child's
Squish it together into three teen males' little nubs
Presto! -- a psychotic 'student rifle club'
Eliminate its last faint trace
A dapper gent your life has just graced
A moustache is versatile, you will agree
be it 'barbershop-quartet-ish' or a deep mystery
You so completely enthralled me
You have struck my fate in
Every minute of all of those days
In every single loving way I love
You beyond love only you
Create Cardiac domination you
Baby are the explanation Of my
Lustful love exploration you are
The torture in temptation your
Holiday Devotion is solid I'm
Pleased to the roses I boast of
Cheers to your intimacy I want
Most of
This serene destination
Marvelous heavenly heavy
Contemplation sunrise sunset
Night to day I love you in this
Seismic way
Look love lasts like luster
Leisurely we dinned pleasingly we
Poured champagne glamor
Galore could not afford to
Ignore generously I absorbed
The amount of the count
I, of handsome versatility
Proximal to radiant personality
19th century, the wine solar
Retreat, the Ambiance this
Time we sang sweet sunset devine
Henry Purcell luminary of his age
writing music for the stage
With opera,anthems&odes
his great versatility glowed
Charles Ennie MacIntosh
architect artist designer oh my gosh
Art secessionist&Nouveau
his versatility still on show
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