Wedding Poems

The fresh scent of April is in the air;
a garden wedding and their sweet smiles bloom.
The sun drops honey from the sky so fair.
Soon to come is their honeymoon.

Six nights as warm as soft cashmere now loom
for the newlyweds, who...Read More

All Stand

Here comes the President, of Our land, Our Nation. 
He is tall and smart, and speaks from the heart. 
Not always nicely. 
Not everyone hears him, some wish he would be quiet. 
Not everyone likes him, some wish he...Read More

Bread of Life

His name is known all over the world. 
Some cheer, some do not. 
All will bow in the end. 
It is written. 
It is true. 

I make bread every day now. 
I bought a machine to keep up....Read More

Needy

Wants!
They are so hard to handle.
Everyone has one, even if they don’t want one. 
Some try to hide theirs, but it shows. 
I hate to be the bearer of bad news. 

What are they exactly?
Hard to say. They show up...Read More

Quiet this Morning

Willow…
Skipping rocks.
Sorrow…
Crying sometime.
Missing…
You.

The echo in the hall way is deafening. 
I try hard to make no noise at all. 
I don’t want to wake even one memory. 
It is quiet this morning, I am going outside. 

I brought...Read More

Go Football!

Hope is undefeated.
Faith is the cheering section
Joy is playing together.
God is everything.
Jesus is Savior, also Our Quarterback.
The Mighty Holy Spirit with us even now. 
We are never alone. 
...Read More

Resume

“Rocks and socks, I need a job, 
What is it that I can do?” 
My new friend was waiting… for an answer. 

“I can fly across the channel on a hot air balloon. “
“Really?”
“I can build a ship of candy...Read More

Tripped Up

Things take us from what is important, easily. 
Distractions of life, responsibilities we deem high on the list. 
Missed promises, forgotten details, getting older now. 
Things have less importance, and time has new meaning. 

Say hello to those that...Read More

The Yellow House

On the corner of first and no where, 
is a place that serves biscuits and gravy. 
They have grits and liver with onions. 
Wednesday night, all you can eat fish, mostly cat…
Frog legs, when they can catch them....Read More

I attended my sisters wedding
as she married an Italian man quite charming
the promise between them a delicate flower
the wedding was in a huge church with a thousand stairs
or so it seemed
while they vowed their love in the church it began...Read More

Whip Whistle Garden Spot

There is a garden. 
It is in a small town, in the middle of the park. A place has been dug up on purpose. 
No one was angry when it happened. It was just fine, with all...Read More

Pancakes

My wife, I remember makes the very best, or she did. 
I have to get that through my head. 
She is back at the hospital, laying there, not moving. 
How did that happen, 
I don’t know. 

We were at breakfast...Read More

Bad, Cheese

The carpet smelled old, with dust… and other things. 
I sat outside your door, on the floor, smelling it. 
The odorous sweetness, would never leave me, 
Completely…
Until I asked God to take it away. 
You had nothing to do...Read More

dried floral bouquet
made with blooms from my garden
a precious keepsake

rose petals and leaves
pink sweet peas and lavender
floral scent lingers

fragrant oil revives
crystal bowl of potpourri  
wedding memories

Scented leaves poetry Contest
Kim Rodrigues



11/10/19
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Another One Down
And another one bites the dust. 

Marriage. 
My friend, my neighbor, the lady next door, 
Rampant miscalculations of being too nice, 
two people that complain, endlessly.

She does not do enough. 
I have not had “any” in weeks. 
I...Read More

A Stranger Called

The first time, she was angry. 
I have no idea why. 
Was there a reason to be had, 
or did she just make it up? 
Some times, that happens.
We don’t talk about that… 
much. 

I am lost today,...Read More

Red Rover

You know the rules. 
You had your chance. 
You lost. 
Now…
My turn. 

I will tell her the sky dims when she smiles, 
As her beam is bright, and lights up not only my life, 
but the world. 
God knows...Read More

The Restaurant 
(55+ )

Crows eyes and acorn feet, 
What will I look like, 
When I get old?
When will that be?

Kindergarten ABC’s, 
Elementary 123’s, 
High (School) on something they call life, 
College a scam, 
Marriage demand(s)
Family, a fan, 
and then…

When will...Read More

Chickens

Are by far my favorite bird. 

They give and take very little. 
They kill the bugs on the property, 

Not by chemical intervention, 
but by simply eating the problem away. 
What more can I say. 

Chickens are my favorite bird....Read More

Praying and Talking

Before…, 
I would bow my head and pray, 
just as grandma told me to do. 
Every word meant with my whole heart. 
Then things happened, 
that can not be explained. 
few would understand, 
even less, believe…
perhaps…that is the...Read More

Maza-ratee!           (Maserati) 

The computer of choice. 
A tele-byte of memory, plus,  
a few extra sticks for looks. 

You can see into the main frame, 
from the side of the...Read More

A Change of Heart

My heart saw things differently. 
In it we were still in bed. 
We were laughing and talking, 
and…

It was Saturday morning, 
No where to go…
The best thing to do, 
was be with you. 
Together!

A moment later, 
you...Read More

The Fairy Godmother, imposingly tall,
Exclaimed as she raised her silver star-tipped wand,
"You, dear Cinderella, shall go to the Ball,
For I know Prince Charming dearly loves a blonde".
Soon Cinders looked finer than she could recall,
And she agreed they would have Prince...Read More

My Son Today

He is waiting for me. 
Maybe. I am not sure he knows, 
I am coming. 
We don’t say that to him, 
Until we know…
It is okay. 

Visiting day. 
The hospitals the needles the places no one sees, 
Freeze...Read More

Woof 
Translated: small package

Four legs, four paws, big jaws, 
fancy ears and a long tail. 
My dog is from the pound. 
What did I expect?

He is six foot at the shoulder, 
Reads books, on Saturday nights. 
But, sadly he won’t...Read More

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