Wordlessly Poems

Brain Dead Airhead Co-Ed

...So, stranded on Framingham Turnpike,
I walked from the corpse of my Vette
(Unsure just what gasoline burns like),
as far as my high heels could get.

The tow trucker guy got my blood up,
his bi...

Ways of Providence

...Did I ever know that I would be born?
Did I decide my psyche and physique?
Why is a rose shielded by a sharp thorn?
Providence creates each creature unique.

I think of building a castle for me....

In the depths of the night, when the stars dim their light and dreams unfurl their wings

...In the depths of the night, when the stars dim their light and dreams unfurl their wings,
I venture to the hidden realms of the soul, where nostalgia weaves its web,
Like a melancholic treasure gat...

The Hall

...Laughter of children and the dull clatter of small feet on aged wood. The congestion of men's voices with talk of crops, rain, and "remembering when". The faintly drowned out sound of a stray hand un...

3rd wheeling

...(A Christmas vacation vignette)

Lisa and I choppered onto Manhattan Island yesterday morning. We’d both felt toasted—so we took naps—and yay! We awoke recharged.

Later that evening, Lisa and I ...

puses

...It’s the morning of a different day—who knew there’d be another?
Lisa and I went on our harbor jog @ 5am—that’s nothing new.
It was, like 44°—we’re enjoying fall’s cold, refreshing bite.

Anyway,...

The Pregnant Pause

...The little linger, the wee wee wait-a-while,
says it all wordlessly, unwieldy:
"The momentary pause is pregnant!"
with distinct possibilities of a bow-out clause.
I can see and smell the stench o...

my father is a halibut

...My father is a Halibut 

we lived on a small island in the stream 
a ferry boat took us into town 
on one such a day on our way to Houston 
my father wordlessly jumped overboard
the ferry shipp...

Love Speaks Through All of The Quiet

...Love speaks through all of the quiet,
A whisper in the hush of dawn.
In silence, it starts a riot,
Of feelings, wordlessly drawn.
It's the pause between heartbeats,
A language of gentle sighs.
...

HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

...I must have been in a coma
Not to see time passing by
So can you explain to me
The mysterious reason why
How did it happen?
What’s my excuse?
Did I suddenly go blind?
Was I really so obtuse?
...

would it still be poetry

...What is poetry…well
Y’know, like when
A thought is captured by an idea
Held hostage
By a pencil
Interrogated
By itself
Answering wordlessly
If I knew
……………would it still be poetry
...

The poet does not love you for your changing beauty, a leaf that shivers in the wind

...The poet does not love you for your changing beauty, a leaf that shivers in the wind,
But for how the sun plays on the curve of your cheek, a subtle mirror of light and earth.
For those hidden crea...

Song of The Water Lilies and Lotus Blossoms No 15: AABB

...And in parts of the world for medicals,
revive their bestilled passions. Magic holds
practiced heart of effervescent spectrum,
aquatic lilies peals, summons one home.
Aqueous lotus blossom, prome...

These eyes have seen the heavens, Mia

...
These eyes have seen the heavens, Mia.

It has seen the destruction forced upon earth.

These eyes have seen god, Mia.

It has seen the icor flowing through his mirth.

These eyes never...

Whispers of Light

...


"The love we give away is the only love we keep." — Elbert Hubbard.

In breathless dreams, my passions were growing,
fanciful feelings, wordlessly screaming,
when your eyes met ...

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