Wades Poems

The Plight Of A Sage

...The Plight of A Sage

Elegant tidings fortunate for the small price of a
few
Prevalent findings of more barbiturates as they confiscate the news 
Relevant perceptions among the  constituents whi...

Epidural

...sans caffeine feasting, sans water; thirsting
growl of stomach - a rumbling roar
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To See The Sun Again

...She wondered, entering the sea, in fierce relentless rain,
As the waves crashed hard against the rocks, would she see the sun again?

Her life was dark now,like the sky that loomed a murky grey,
...

A dance with the devil

...I've pressed my luck, a gambler's heart,  
On the edge of despair where dreams fall apart,  
With fate as my partner, I twist and I twirl,  
In a masquerade ball of a broken world.  

I've dance...

Lyceum Address

...
In Springfield’s hall, a young man stood,
And spoke of threats that none withstood—
Not foreign armies, but seeds within,
A nation’s ruin born of sin.

Today, his warning feels alive,
As fear...

Climate Unchanged

...Wind lashed fronds whip a neck twisting air.
Florida bleeds green.
A large woman in a rainbow muumuu,
a toy poodle pushed tightly into her folds
wades into the storm determined
to bring a hurric...

Freesoul

...Beneath the fury of sun
Wades a wobbly nun
Stomping on thorns
Watch the teary ferns

Scars on her skin
Carrying wounds engraved
Curse devious grin
And snakes she once craved

She sucked and...

Woven

...Beneath the fury of sun
Wades a wobbly nun
Stomping on thorns
Her soul burnt and torn

Scars on her skin
Carried wounds engraved
Trust, her sin
So were snakes she once craved

She sucked an...

Mosaic of Emotion

...Holding myself not to fall apart,
I’m chauffeured by Dawn’s cart,
Each day with its fight,
It’s a tenacious walk into light.

A mysterious hand strives to reach for me,
I sail on a turbulent se...

Heavenly Happy Mother's Day

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Spring: Beginning, the practice run, 
      Hello, hallowed ..., Aubade;
Cringe reflections and spare the fun,
     hues, tints, oh yes, ...

or no laughing matter: senryu's

...a hill stream flowing
a bottom lake fulfilling
a near sea rising

a hill stream in want
a bottom lake where they flaunt
the sea that boys taunt

a boy wades in stream
kids by a lake ...

Flock Plus One

...Flock Plus One
Crouching among a gaggle of
dabbling Canadian geese,
a brown skinned child pushes back
long black hair,
intent on building a tidal pool
of which he can be King.
Extending a ridi...

Unknown world

...The world that unfolds before me is unknown, but for some reason it is mine. Yes.
Anyone could say that my life is monotonous. But not. I protest. This is not true. Only mine.
No one just understoo...

Kite-Surfer and Observer

...
Kite-Surfer prepares for his thrilling ride
With double-checked gear, wades into the tide

Observer sits noticing all that’s around
And sees the direction where’s Kite-Surfer’s bound

Like an...

Stars of Clarity

...Stars of Clarity 11-22-23
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Stars of Clarity

Lost in ebony
Void of bursting astral intuitions,
Alabaster amber stolen,
Aba...

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