Exhausted played out past the point of no return
and yet while I have breath there's a will
and still the fire within shall burn
but what with all the crooks connivers
cheats con men shuckers and jivers
it's a wonder such a sensitive soul as I
is here now and how quite aliver
tho' neither nor big or small
nothing at all is made to last
as day by day we waste away
and it feels like I'm fading fast
when looking back before lights out
with but one life to spend
lived its span on my terms to the candle's bitter end
and I know when it's time to go all will be as it should
there'll be no regrets along the lines of
if only I'd done it when I could
Categories:
wiped, humorous, identity, life, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
"I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart).
I am never without it."
E. E. Cummings
Grandma was my hero in childhood days
comforting me with hugs, kisses and praise
I loved her house because it was so old
Sweet peas in her garden, purple and gold
She'd brush my hair when it was in tangles
let me wear her gems, earrings and bangles
And then I mothered her as time unfurled
Brushing her long white hair in waves that curled
Her tender smile soothed my heartaches and tears
Held me in loving arms to stop my fears
I will never forget her gentle touch
Dear Grandma, I miss you so very much
I wept like a child on interment day
Wished she was there to wipe my tears away
September 16, 2022
Writing Challenge-In My Heart S Forms Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France
Lost to Heaven - Grandmother Marceline
checked with howmanysyllables
Categories:
wiped, grandmother, love,
Form: Sonnet
thank you very much
tear torrents had left them wet
eyes are still deep ponds
28 August 2021
Categories:
wiped, allegory,
Form: Haiku
Sinking beauty of sadness
sun’s hue leaves my day
twilight rays make a painting
of life new from gray.
Night stars sparkle bright
silver dust spreads on sorrow
wipe scars with delight.
June 24, 2021
Syllable count checked on HMS
Rhyme checked on RZ
Contest : Seguidilla
Sponsor : William Kekaula
Categories:
wiped, inspirational, joy, life, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
Full of dust from the world of sin
So broken and hurt I needed His grace
He was Just waiting for me to ask Him in.
To partake of His blessings and see His face
So broken and hurt I needed His grace
He came from heaven to erase my sins
To partake of His blessings and see His face
He's fought my battles and gained the wins
He came from heaven to erase my sins
He died for you, will you join Him too
He's fought my battles and gained the wins
He'll never leave or forsake you
He died for you will you join Him too
He wiped the dust from this broken man
He'll never leave or forsake you
A new life He gives if with Him you stand
He wiped the dust from this broken man
He was just waiting for me to ask Him in.
A new life He gives if with Him you stand
No longer full of dust from the world of sin
Categories:
wiped, jesus, religious,
Form: Rhyme
An eyewitness to an empty void
A silent voice to thoughts screaming out loud
A bottomless pit of a materialistic world
A moment of prayer to a prejudice god
The heart feels heavy and hard
Bitter and weak like an apple gone bad
Compassion used to be a human trademark
It has left us, leaving a scar like a death mark
A ship headed full steam toward a rocky dock
we drown in sin like a sinking rock
Can kindness kill, just as pain can heal?
Tears dry up with the last sob, eyes begin to seal
We join each other in the corner of the mind
An unrelenting cul-de-sac like a closed hand
Once an open, receiving and absorbing sponge
Now degenerating, assimilating only to avenge
It is written in earth’s diary, in the world’s memory
In our daily lives, in human tragedy
Are my hands tied or broken behind my back?
Am I frozen with fear like a cold ice block?
A deep crack, an empty sack, a dirty stinking sock
Numbed with shock to feel a prick, a single minded track
An inevitable crash, in freefall, stuck
Can we stop to give love a break
Categories:
wiped, life, pain, prejudice,
Form: Rhyme
Crying deep within all that matters.
Held high above the bitter chatters.....................
Cry's Perserverence.
Categories:
wiped, faith, life, time,
Form: Free verse