Volumes
With broken steps
and weakened feet
she treaded cautiously
tickling the leaves
as they began to sing
a rustling hymn
Categories:
volumes, inspirational,
Form: Lyric
i’ve never seen out a window ~ maybe you can help describe the scene
said the blind man to Siri ~ asking her to throw light on his life’s dream
a chatbot overheard Siri’s muteness ~ and typed I see what she means
#bonus monoku#
turn your iphone on its side ~ my point of view simply aligns the screen
By
David Kavanagh
Categories:
volumes, allusion, deep, perspective,
Form: Monoku
Shattered,
A city skyline weeps within
Tendrils of the deep
A broken world, time's cruel grin.
The compass needle spins insane
Lost in a dreamscape's refrain
Echoes of what was
Whispers in the silent mist.
The sky bleeds into the labyrinth
A canvas of lives lived out fast
Words etched in stone
that haunts forevermore.
What Jagged maw, extends into eternity
titan broken, spilling gears of city, drowned.
Pieces and parts of a mortal tear
twist in the hollow of time
a nest of nightmares absent of rhyme.
A single, eye stares from the depths
reflecting a desolate shore, a skeletal horizon.
A monument to forgotten industry
in the machinery of despair.
Dreamscapes bleed.,
Tentacled secrets unfurl.
Time is bent and broken
Points on a compass unseen.
Is this rhythm or requiem?
An abyss stares back, unblinking.
We are both creators and destroyers,
Of oblivion.
Listen closely.
The silence unspoken.
Categories:
volumes, adventure, anger, creation, dark,
Form: Rhyme
My Special Poet Poetry Contest- Tom Woody
This poem is dedicated to Speaks Volumes, PS Poet.
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Quote: I know there is a place for me in this world, as I am needed. – Speaks Volumes (Wendy Horder)
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She is lover of family, sharp in thinking new
Perhaps a bit sharp in words, unmerciful too
Even before you think that you do know her well
All about your heart is calculated by her still
Knowing world better, her fact-finder job was swell
She is spirited, pious, lively & rhymes well
Vigor, value, family & friends she admires
Oblivious to concerns of health, she inspires
Little does she fear, stubborn doter, dog lover
Ultimate love is her quality gem, artless dear
More than anything else she adores poetry
Engrosses in shape-poetry & mystery
She loves humor, wit, wisdom, above all her country.
Categories:
volumes, appreciation,
Form: Acrostic
hear the groan of an old man getting up from his chair
hear the rumble of a hungry tummy
hear the clink sound of a glass toast
hear the click sound of the light being turned on and off
hear the honk of the car trying to get through the crowd
hear the waaaaaahhhhhhh of the police car
hear the clang, clang, chugga-chugga, choo chooooooo
of the train comes down the track
hear the tweet, twitter, cheep, chirp of the birds in the trees
hear the peep, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, gooble-gobble,
quack, oink, neigh, hee-haw, baa, meow, moo, woof,
of the farm animals-conversation
hear the babble of the river
hear the contagious happy sounds of laughter
tearful moments of happiness and loss
life rhythm that speaks volumes
6/6/2021
just mussing
Rama Balasubramanian ask to add the chirping of birds
Categories:
volumes, sound,
Form: Free verse
hands so strong is their day, now showing signs of vulnerability
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~SUNLIT RIPPLES~ 2019
AP: Honorable Mention 2022
Submitted on March 29, 2019 for contest MONOKU PICK A PICTURE WHAT CHA SEE #2 (picture #2) sponsored by JAMES EDWARD LEE SR - RANKED 1ST
Categories:
volumes, age, change, endurance, grandparents,
Form: Monoku
Let your action speak volumes
Always keep your head up
It all starts with you
Continue to rise towards the top
Enlighten and empower
Enhance your vision
Believe in yourself
And make it happen
Categories:
volumes, courage, encouraging, inspiration, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
There is page one of volumes.
It has writing but from planned illiteracy.
Pain marks many pages but there is beauty.
As dark people, we gave our light to the world.
Where there was death, we made life.
We had no voice, yet we were heard.
Our bodies were chained but our minds were free.
From the seat of hatred, love was born.
We are not like others but fashioned in sameness.
We are invisible but have been present since time began.
Scorned, reviled and whipped, we flourished.
There is page two of volumes.
5/30/17
Categories:
volumes, books, history, perspective, race,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
My prayer in silence, was it ever heard?
For you did not say a single word.
I bow my head in utter defeat.
Time after time this has repeat.
I give it all to you my Lord.
Without your existence I thirst for life no more.
I am grateful for all you have taught me,
And for how far along this journey has brought me.
Struggles in life have had me down.
Still from you not a single sound.
I know in my heart the Almighty does exist.
Demanding a response is not something I should insist.
The fact that my heart is full of faith alone.
Lets me know that to you, I will find my way home.
Categories:
volumes, faith, father, god, heaven,
Form: Rhyme
My prayer in silence, was it ever heard?
For you did not say a single word.
I bow my head in utter defeat.
Time after time this has repeat.
I give it all to you my Lord.
Without your existence I thirst for life no more.
I am grateful for all you have taught me,
And for how far along this journey has brought me.
Struggles in life have had me down.
Still from you not a single sound.
I know in my heart the Almighty does exist.
Demanding a response is not something I should insist.
The fact that my heart is full of faith alone.
Lets me know that to you, I will find my way home.
Categories:
volumes, beauty, bible, encouraging, faith,
Form: Rhyme
i may not say it much,
but i always enjoy the soul of your love
everyday it is even more seasoned
i savor the taste of it in every way more and more each day
your eyes tell me that you know how i feel
my eyes tell you that i know how you feel
understanding the all of us and about us, we exist in a deeper love everyday
the sincerity of our hearts speaks volumes
however we prefer the inspiration of our natural expressions
despite the loquaciousness of it all, the soul of your love quietly shines for me
inspired even more is the steady rhythm of my love for you
Categories:
volumes, beautiful, blessing, dedication, for
Form: Free verse
The awkward silence beween us,
Speaks volumes through the tension in the air,
I wonder what I said this time,
or maybe its because I was just "there"
What happened to the couple who
together could withstand hell,
Now I watch every move I make,
as if I am walking on eggshells
I know its partially my fault,
for letting things get this way,
But to avoid arguments for years,
I have not said what I needed to say
I cannot take anymore
of the manipulative tactics you use,
I have to take control of the situation,
My heart cannot take anymore abuse
So what is the next step?
Separation? time apart?
Without you seems impossible,
I don't know where to start
Categories:
volumes, confusion, girlfriend-boyfriend, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
So telling of emotion I’ve used you
At times I’ve quite abused you
You have told of emotion I would have left hidden
Thoughts I’ve had that are forbidden
You raise too quickly in surprise
And lower distinctly at an impending demise
But the thing I love that you do best
Is when others try to pry or test
One goes up and one goes down
No room for delusion
You know my conclusion
The single raised brow says it best
written for the to Face, Face to Pen contest
Categories:
volumes, funny
Form: Couplet
If I could find words how I love you to say
No words ever said can my feelings convey
If I could express my love in words or sentences
They may sound like a baby’s first utterances
Your love is even more… our souls know well
Your sighs mesmerize me like a magical spell
Ours is a story of the Sun and the Sunflower
They saw with their hearts, their love had such power
That if the sunflower was once sad and downcast
The sun looked at the sea with emotion so vast
Its waters swelled and its cries touched the skies
The skies were so blue, the wind was their sighs
And the sun looked at the wind with such pain
It carried the love to the sunflower as rain
And the rain became a song of the purest love
And the sunflower past the tallest tree towered above
Your love is my sunshine, more than I ever dreamed
I adore you like the sunflower in its beloved gleamed
Categories:
volumes, words, love, sun, i
Form: I do not know?
I see but cannot believe my eyes,
I feel but cannot consolidate,
I hear but cannot accept the lies,
I taste and cannot ingest the hate.
I drink but cannot allay my thirst,
I talk but cannot complete the speech,
I fear but cannot abide the worst,
I strain and cannot extend my reach.
I run but cannot escape the pain,
I burn but cannot locate the fire,
I try but cannot achieve again,
I sleep and cannot truly retire.
I know that something has gone amiss,
I know that somehow I lost a friend;
I don't know what that something is,
speaks volumes I cannot comprehend.
Categories:
volumes, confusion, friendship, life, loss,
Form: Verse
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