The statue of a man is blatantly stand
Posture is evident
Oh what a man
~
Vertical virtue substance sustained
Spiritually ratified his vessel hooked on game
~
Fluently the world suggests stands a man, abreast
And yet man stands his tallest in his truest spiritural sense
~
More than I am just flesh a mere man flawed
In the truest essence, he is of himself, the image and righteousness of God
My spirit, My truest self stands strong and eternally tall
7/6/26
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2026
J-oyful
E-yes
S-ee
S-imple
A-rt
©bfa041425
Monocrostic (Birthday of Jessa Villacruz)
To Beloved
You wanted to be my beloved.
But becoming a housewife in the long run,
You transformed air into storm.
My heart trembles now in that storm.
To King
You wanted to be a king.
But ascending the throne,
You became a robber.
Now people flee away
Seeing you.
To Poet
Going to be a poet,
You became an intellectual.
Now your mouth is only active
Because your pen has run out
And has become a dead canal.
I love because of
fallen sky; I have when I
forget how to rise
© Mahtab Bangalee
Chattogram
11/09/2021
my tribute thereto is
b(a
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bl
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som
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en
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ewal
Note:
After ee cummings
I am short,
Not challenged.
I am short,
Not handicapped.
I am short,
Not petite,
Not cute,
Not small.
Vertically challenged,
It sounds like a disease.
I may be short, but my height is not a disease,
Not a disability,
Not an issue.
Being short, I can’t see high,
But what advantage do the tall have?
They hit their heads upon branches, shelves, and doorways,
Yet are they called vertically challenged?
I am short, maybe shorter than normal,
Some are tall, sometimes taller than normal.
Everyone has their own height.
Each height with its own challenges.
I am short,
Not vertically challenged.
I wish I could grow a bit
so my legs and jeans would fit
without using sewing kits or iron hem
just once them jeans would fit.
I wish I was five foot four
or maybe a little more
I could wear fashion galore, off the peg,
I beg, two inches more.
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