Ward Off Poems

Those We Love

...Those we love don't go away;  
They stay beside us every day.  
They’re with us in the morning light,  
And sit with us in the twilight.  

Sometimes they come to our room;  
It’s believed they...

a love poem to my recovery

...no i wouldn't die for you.
i wouldn't,
and i'm not sorry.
i spent too long hiding in the shadows,
waiting 
lurking
wanting
and hoping
that they'd see that I would have.
in an instant,
i wou...

the widow by the river

...a widow she lived in village by the river
at forty five her looks made men in town quiver,
married four times she was looking for another,
a cobbler, a doctor or any by stander.

David her first...

thee-oughts

...thee oughts of thoughts
recycle
so

what always goes round
turns
our crank

and we become generators
of
energies to

ward off spelling errors
and just
see

what we leave printed on
w...

A Mother's Plight and Faith

...Like a bolt,
a sad news arrived -
sent by her delinquent son
who had deserted home.
Her mother was concerned,
nervous and afraid;
her fear couldn't be allayed.
Reasons refused,
but she hersel...

The Pangolin

...For Ilene Bauer

You’ll never hear a pangolin
play the violin or mandolin
for no pangolin is musical.
though the pangolin relies 
on arpeggios of scales 
unheard but hard as nails
to ward off...

Lying to myself 04-04-25

...I stumbled into a village of gold and brick,
The sound of life a chime to the homesick.
There are gardens, a butcher, furnaces,
Whose warmth seems to ward off the morning mist.

Their smiles blo...

NEW YEARS BAKE OFF

...

My Greek grandmother and godmother, cousins,
My grandma baked and cooked homely,
My Nona, my godmother exotically,
Each one perfect, one couldn’t fault either,
Their husbands, playing backgam...

Wishing lane

...“Thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.” He said,
Filled with milk and honey but overwhelming his expectations - he feared,
Finding peace and solace in its feel ...

Plunger

...Plunger

The plunger fell downstairs and 
her neck snapped off. I use her thin body to 
ward off 
wandering 
wavelengths.
...

Stardust On Autumn Leaves

...The air feels nippy as the Night stretches,
adjusting itself to fit Fall.
Silence replaces the songbirds' sweet songs;
while wailing winds
compose a dirge for Summers's death.
And in the...

Confidence

...

                                                Confidence

                                 Many a soul in youth conceives 
                              The world as a shrine of goodness,
 ...

The Dance of Shadows

...The veil between the worlds grows thin,
A night for magic, ancient and grim,
When spirits wander, shadows grow bold,
And whispers of stories, ages old,
Echo through the rustling leaves,
As the h...

Klaxon

...The optimistic side of me wants
to believe that my fear
keeps me safe.

That there's a reason I 
check over my shoulder at the slightest
Noise.

That it’s just the caffeine 
making my heart ...

The Chrysanthemum Throne

...In the ancient Empire of the Chrysanthemum Throne, horsemen riders from the southern regions, their steel swords close to their sides, clang heavily to their waist as they ride hard to the capital. B...

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