We live a good life, there’s no guile--
Life of twosome stranded on isle.
She said with a strange spout
That showed there was some doubt,
What was amiss, just that damned style,
Reality that reigns,
Mankind’s the kind that feigns,
And yet, life has such clout,
Bare few opt to get out,
Life with her wiles winked t’me with smile.
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Limerick |02.11.2024|humour, life, style
I heard a noise under the sink
that sounded like a clink, I think.
At first, I thought it was the cat;
her collar can make sounds like that.
But this sounded more like a bell
ringing, as far as I could tell.
Now, what could it possibly be,
I simply had to go and see.
It couldn't be a rat or a mouse,
there are none of those in my house.
I cracked open the cupboard door
for a quick peek, and nothing more.
But what I saw was not scary,
it was a trapped, frightened fairy.
She looked up, smiled, and winked at me;
for I was there to set her free.
Prettier than a butterfly,
her wings were as blue as the sky.
How she got trapped, I'll never know;
but I'm happy I let her go.
The clock winked at a middle-aged woman
Waiting in a singles bar for someone to take her home.
The lady thinks its hands might be the only hands
Caressing her body tonight.
The jukebox teased a Friday night cowboy,
Whiskey talk and steel guitar, a lonesome, somber tone.
The cowboy thinks this song might be the only song
That plays in his bedroom tonight.
But tick-tock, it's time to rock.
Just look around at closing time
For lost souls in drinkin’ holes
Just waiting for a pick-up line.
The clock winked at a middle-aged woman
Lying in a cowboy’s arms; the best way to be alone.
They both know this time might be the only time
They get to feel human tonight.
The sky exploded into colors, and sun winked at the stars,
Stars winked at the night, loveliness in black and white!
Day and night met in twilight shadows, a secret rendezvous,
In the deepening purple magic, casting its hypnotic allure.
Bluebirds ceased singing, in adulation of the languid hours,
While the fragrant flowers, drew strange breeze encounters!
Gaiety will have to be waiting, no matter how it is missed,
For the world won't be waking, until the sunrise compromise.
The Great Depression and then the Dust Bowl -
I was but a child as these took their toll
And as the light went from my mother's eyes
Who could understand the wheres and the whys
Then followed the war that swallowed the world
And re-lit the spark as our flag unfurled
Mother worked hard in the teeth of that gale
Never thought of loss though the light grew pale
Then one day it was over finally
My mother squeezed my hand and winked at me
She had known it all along, hadn't she
Not ever before had she winked at me
Then the years fell away till all were done
Should have said I was proud to be her son
How many words have tumbled from my head
But, oh, that sentence that I left unsaid
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The sun rose today;
His golden rays pierced my heart,
Filling me with peace.
The birds sang today;
Setting my feet dancing,
Igniting me with joy.
The wind blew today;
Sweeping away my cares,
Cleansing my soul.
The earth turned today;
Grounding my thoughts,
Strengthening my faith.
The Stars shined tonight;
Filling me with awe and wonder,
Preparing me for eternal sleep.
Dawn is finally here
Damn, the bed is so comfy I wish I?d stay here
I gotta get up though
I gotta wade through the mysterious thaw of the unknown
I gotta find my new home
I know I will love it here in the city
I know because yesterday night while having supper
A cat came to my window and winked at me for maybe more than three times
First with its left eye, then with its right eye, all the while looking straight in my eyes
I know not what else to make of it
But I know more of divinity than to disregard it
For sure the cat winks were signs
For what, I shall sure discover in time
For now the reality is staunchly on me
And I am still so glad with me
And the best of my reality I?m gonna make it
The tears won't stop falling.
I'm feeling so hurt.
Never thought someone I had long history with.
Would hood-winked me.
It blind sided...sucker punch me hard.
Of all the people I knew..
I never thought it would be you to hood-wink me.
I feel so hood-winked.