I hereby attempt to satisfy poplar demand
as best I possibly can…
Seeking more creative ways to stop porch thieves?
Here are some more in which to believe
Hang those dirty diapers on a clothesline
right above the package ~ this works just fine
For extra effect, make sure the diapers have been sitting in a pile
for quite a long while…
Here’s one that has those wannabee thieves running away
Post a ‘Beware of Skunk’ sign not far away
And this concludes my tips this time
for which I ask nothing, not one thin dime
Oh the many ways I do not want to die
Captured by cannibals and made into stir fry
Maybe getting chased down by a raptor
they're not alive, so that's not a factor
How about if I fell off a cliff
Wasn't watching, while I was smoking a spliff
Most likely would be a car crash
or contracting a deadly rash
A spiders bite?
Definitely a fright
Getting captured at sea
by some pirate wannabee
Stung by a jellyfish
would not be my wish
So what ever gets me hopefully it's fast
Until then I enjoy each day till my last.
What I see in stars above is extremely wearisome,
with useless inane details that I wish I never knew.
Light years, space-time, black holes, big bangs,
myriads of pricks 'n specks a billion miles away - who cares?
I've been over-dubbed, deluded, and robbed,
of the romance, songs, stories,
and delightful spiritual legends
that ancient master star gazers saw
in stars above.
Hunter and archers with sword, belt, arrows and shield,
A veritable zoo of animals - lion, ram, bull, bear, llama, emu,
goat, scorpion, fish and severed heads, under arms.
Pots and pans, the scrub-a-dub dish that
ran away with the spoon.
Regal Heracles, Achilles and Troy in battles raging skyward
Bickering Gods, Virgins, Kings and Queens with kids and twins.
Action-men Pharaohs, wannabee Gods,
leaping from pyramid tops,
onto the ladder of the Milky Way, which is -
The River of Heaven, Road of Souls
The Spilled Breast Milk of Hera the Mother God
The seed-strew pathway the mighty Emus trod,
pecking their way,
In stars above.
We all should get out and look up more!
Gazing with ancient eyes into the sky above,
reveling to see and enjoy what they saw,
in stars above.
Willy the wannabee Wallaby went
To visit his sweet, sick aunt Millicent
He met a dingo who said,
Don’t look for Millie in bed,
Relish her in my belly with free rent!
Sincere apologies
Diabolical policy
My part in your life
losing its novelty
Babe magnet wannabee
Recurring anomalies
Quantity first and always above quality
She tried so hard to fit in it was funny
But her disposition was sweet and her smile was sunny
So we gave her a pass, and smiled at her lovely ass
And let her join, without token or coin.
She was the ultimate wannabee, so don’t you see…
We did what we could, to allow her to be….
A musketeer, we became four instead of three
For she worked so hard to fit in, it was truly funny!
Keep it real, we said. Her face was all red.
She knew we had allowed, and she felt rather proud.
She became kind of a pet, flying as high as a jet.
Glad that we let her in, it was a win-win.
Afraid to admit that you may have some flaws,
you hide your talents behind a veil of doubt.
But competing with vultures with beaks and claws,
the odds are stacked; you need to figure things out.
There's serious competition, so to win,
focus on where you're going, not where you've been.
You cannot rely on luck or magic spells
and must play the cards fate dealt, despite your tells.
Reality's just something to rise above:
you cannot allow it to stand in your way.
There's no scientific way to describe love,
emotion-fueled feelings come into play.
Who you are depends on who you want to be:
choose to be a winner or a wannabee.
Life offers no road maps; you are on your own,
a free-willed individual, not a clone.
The Brick Sayer
Tim is painting outside since it’s raining inside
Stroke upon cuddle one step at unfolding time
One inch brush gently on 10 squares of façade
The wannabee Buddhist thing when life is no race
Brightening enlightening mud bricks with caress
Whitewashing if that may still be said in South Africa
Tom Sawyer comes to mind as he glosses the fence
Sells the privilege for an apple core and a toad but
Political correctness has long banned the Twain
Now he moves the artist bristles for fine edges
Bordering on the insane he chooses to not employ
masking tape as that could cheat mask and disclosure
The paint ceases to flow as Tim seizes his furthering day
Watching it dry is the hard part of soft meditation so he
Desists and refrains but insists that some wall has vanished
25th July 2018
i sit upon a majestic horse
a skittish cowgirl
i am for a day
dog keeps watch
drives me into bear country
i hold tight the reins
until my knuckles are white
then red then I laugh
at how silly i feel
for high atop Lightning
i release myself
to almighty God
loosen the reins
He has my back
and my saddle’s lighter
and Lightning snickers
at the cowgirl wannabee
but relaxes just the same
7/2/2018
The king was brave enough to battle the giant X
In a hurry and flurry he lost his golden specs
So the brave king could not see
The giant was wannabee
Who charged him hundred dollars for his ophthalmic checks
I don't know what it is about Poet Destroyer, PD,
but whenever we connect she brings the SLAM Wannabee out of me,
...-=...-=....-=....-=..too bad I'm not good at it.
Some have jobs that are creative and such,
Me I'm just a wannabee or hasbeen so much.
I like sittinrounddoinnuttin best of all,
don't care if I win a contest or prizesosmall..
Don't like the idea must be twelvelines you see,
when just a couple will do ifdescribing me,
I do think its nifty for a Thursday challenge here,
It justdontfit my lifestyle with coffee or my beer!
But whattheheck I'll see it through recalling the directions.
It ain't like hanging out exposed to some infections,
So now I've filled the bill is all that I can say,
So here it is in English and YOU 'haveaniceday!'
Eleven months' wait,
Wannabee January ,
Youthful promising !
New resolutions,
Let not winter hibernate,
Must effectuate !!
Two haikus- describing month of January
Written on 12/5/14
Sponsor - SKAT-A
Some have jobs that are creative and such,
Me I'm a wannabee, a hasbeen so much.
I like sittinrounddoinnuttin best of all
Waiting on tomorrow for da next phone call
Don't like the idea must be twelvelines or less
Just a couple when describing da mess
I do think its nifty for a one day challenge here,
But it dontfit da lifestyle for da coffee N beer!
So whattheheck I'll doit wit dah zip directions.
But it ain't like hanging exposed to infections,
Well now I've filled the bill is all that I can say,
So here it is in English and YOU have a nice day!
Lightning illuminates a tornado
A double image of furiousness
Primal
Diddeaux O tercet
for Debbie Guzzi Haiku Wannabee
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