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Bill Kapac Poem
" WINTER "
COLD BITING WINDS BLOW
SNOW FLAKES COVER FROZEN GROUND
WINTER STILL AROUND
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Bill Kapac Poem
“ SILENT POET ENCLOSED RHYME “
PEN DANCED ACROSS WAITING PAPER, WORDS FLOWED SMOOTHLY AS FINE WINE
EVERY DETAIL MAGNIFIED, SO CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT
AS IF HE FOUND A SECRET, THE WORLD COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT
LIKE A SCRIPTURE CARVED IN SOLID STONE, UNTIL THE END OF TIME
HE SPENT ALL HIS TIME WRITING ALONE, HARDLY HAD A FRIEND
THE DAYS WERE ALL THE SAME, HE RARELY SAW THE SUN
WHEN A POEM WAS FINISHED, ANOTHER JUST BEGUN
TALKED ONLY TO HIMSELF, IN WEIGHTED WORDS HE COULD DEPEND
YEARS FLEW BY TOO QUICKLY, HIS WORK STACKED ON A SHELF
FATE GREETED HIM WITH DIGNITY, A WARMING IN HIS CHEST
A SMILE FOUND HIS WRINKLED FACE, HE HAD GIVEN LIFE HIS BEST
A LIFETIME WORTH OF WORDS, NEVER READ BY ANYONE ELSE
HE PONDEREDED FOR A MOMENT, LAYED DOWN HIS TRUSTY PEN
STARING AT THE NOTEBOOK, FEELING ITS LAST WORD
LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, NEVER TO BE HEARD
HE WOULDN’T NEED IT ANYMORE, HE’D NEVER WRITE AGAIN
Copyright © Bill Kapac | Year Posted 2019
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Bill Kapac Poem
“CHARLES DARWIN AND THE JUNKIE”
THE NEEDLE SWIMS INTO MY ARM, LIGHTS FIRE IN MY VIENS
AND FOR THAT MOMENTS PLEASURE I TRADE WHAT SOUL REMAINS
NATURE THINS IT’S OWN HITLER TRIED IT TOO
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST IT AIN’T NOTHING NEW
CHARLES I'M NOT THE STRONGEST BUT I MAY JUST SURVIVE
AND IF I MAKE IT THROUGH THIS HELL IS IT WRONG THAT I'M ALIVE
EVOLUTION WILL NOT SAVE ME NO GOD HOLDS MY HAND
ONLY I CAN HELP ME NOW I THINK YOU’LL UNDERSTAND
THERE’S NO ANGELS FOR ME HERE I’M ALONE TONIGHT
IF I CAN’T BEAT MY DEMONS CHARLES DARWIN YOU WERE RIGHT
I LOOK AROUND FOR HELP THERE’S NO ONE IN SIGHT
SURRENDER COMES TOO EASY I STILL HAVE SOME FIGHT
THE WEAK MAY INHERIT THE EARTH BUT THEY DON’T HAVE IT NOW
SOMEDAY I MAY BELIEVE IF I GET THROUGH SOMEHOW
I HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME I’M IN OVER MY HEAD
I’M FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE AND NOT FAR FROM DEAD
CHARLES DARWIN YES I HEAR YOU I KNOW WHAT YOU SAY
BUT YOU SHOULD RECONSIDER THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER WAY
AND SHOULD I SLAY MY DEMONS AND SAY HERE’S WHERE I BELONG
CHARLES DARWIN, CHARLES DARWIN, CHARLES DARWIN YOU WERE WRONG
Copyright © Bill Kapac | Year Posted 2023
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Bill Kapac Poem
“ SHOW “
Her smile so warm and bright my eyes meet hers
New love maybe I hope nature occurs
I pray some way today will be mine
To share and care true love all hers and mine
She saw me stare and flirt she knew my game
But she did not as yet even know my name
I know I had to make my move right now
Heavenly magic words came to me somehow
Yet I’m surprised she did not run away
I had to think how could I make her stay
Because I know there was no time to waste
Nothing I could say now be said in haste
Maybe I said something too soon who knows
Or could it be I did not see it was a show
ORPHAN SONNET POETRY CONTEST 05-14-2022
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“ TEARDROPS “
A TEARDROP SHINES LIKE A DIAMOND RING
BUT NO SMILES OR GLORY WILL IT BRING
LIKE AN UNWANTED GUEST FEELS OUT OF PLACE
AS EMOTION PAINTS A WAITING FACE
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Bill Kapac Poem
TAKE ME TO THAT MAGIC PLACE WE USED TO GO
OPEN UP THE HIDDEN DOOR THAT ONLY YOU KNOW
I DRIFT INTO YOUR HONEST EYES KISS YOUR WAITING FACE
WARMTH SURROUNDS MY BODY I’M WELCOME IN YOUR PLACE
I CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND ME TRYING TO STOP TIME
BATHING IN THAT SECRET PLACE IN THE CORNERS OF YOUR MIND
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Bill Kapac Poem
“ THE SPLENDER OF THE ROSE”
A ROSE IS JUST A FLOWER UNTIL YOU SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND
LIKE A KISS THAT STARTS A FIRE YOU HOPE WILL NEVER END
LOVE IS COMPLICATED AN UNDERSTATED WORD
THE SOUNDS OF A SONGBIRD WAITING TO BE HEARD
LOVE CAN BE INVISABLE AS IT TAKES ON MANY FORMS
SWEET FRAGRANCE PULLS YOU IN AS THE ROSE CUTS YOU WITH ITS THORNS
OUR PATH IS FULL OF BUMPS AND UNEXPECTED TURNS
NEW LOVE LIGHTS THE WAY AS ROMANCE SLOWLY BURNS
THE ROSE SPRINGS FROM A TINY BUD TOO SMALL TO EVEN SEE
A ONE IN A MILLION CHANCE FOR THE BEAUTY IT CAN BE
LOVE STARTS WITH A SMILE AS TWO HEARTS COME TOGETHER
WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF LASTING ONLY TRUE LOVE STAYS FOREVER
THE FLOWER OH SO BEAUTIFUL BUT EVENTUALLY IT DIES
THERE LIES A HIDDEN SECRET NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS
LOVE IS LIKE A MIRACLE THAT SOMEHOW SURVIVES
THE MAGIC’S IN THE FLOWER THE SPLENDOR OF THE ROSE
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Bill Kapac Poem
“ VICIOUS VIOLINS “
VOICES FROM SOMEWHERE I’VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE
HARMONY FLOWS SMOOTHLY MAKES ME WANT FOR MORE
IT MUST BE ANGELS SINGING FROM HEAVEN ABOVE
THE WORDS SWEET AS HONEY SOUNDING JUST LIKE LOVE
LIKE A MAGIC CHIOR UNDER COVER OF THE NIGHT
DANCING FINGERS HITTING EVERY NOTE JUST RIGHT
HIPNOTIC VIBRATIONS LAY A WARM SPELL ON ME
SUREAL SWIRLING SOUNDS SET MY SOUL SO FREE
THEN TEMPO RISES QUICKLY LIKE A SCARED SCREATCHING OWL
BLAZING ELECTRIC GUITARS TRY TO KEEP UP SOMEHOW
SPARKS FLY OFF THE BOWS IN AN INSRUMENTAL FIGHT
AS VIOLENT VIOLINS SET FIRE TO THE NIGHT
THE EXPLOSION OF CONFUSION QUICKLY PULLS ME IN
AS SOUNDS OF SALVATION HAVE NOW TURNED TO SIN
MY WAITING EARS ASAULTED THE SOUND I’M WAITING FOR
THE MELLOW SOOTHING MUSIC I WILL HEAR NO MORE
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Bill Kapac Poem
“ SAID A FATHER TO HIS SON ”
WHEN THAT BOY STEPPED ON THE BUS SOMETHING CAUGHT MY EYE
HE LOOKED JUST LIKE ME AND I GUESSED THE REASON WHY
FATE SAT US SIDE BY SIDE HIS NOSE SHAPED LIKE MINE
IT WAS LIKE LOOKING IN A MIRROR GOING BACK IN TIME
I SLOWLY TURNED MY HEAD LOOKED AT HIS EYES
WONDERED TO MYSELF HAD HIS MOTHER FILLED HIM WITH LIES
I COULD BE THE FATHER HE NEVER GOT TO SEE
KNOWING THAT HIS MOTHER NEVER MENTIONED ME
SHE WAS PREGNANT I WAS HAPPY TIL SHE FELL FOR SOMEONE NEW
OUR LIFE TOGETHER OVER THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO
SHE SAID SHE’D TELL HIM THE BABY WAS HIS IF I’D JUST GO AWAY
IT BROKE MY HEART TO LEAVE IT WOULD BE TOO HARD TO STAY
I CAME BACK TO TOWN YEARS LATER TO SEE WHAT I WOULD FIND
MAKE AMENDS SEE OLD FRIENDS AND WHAT I LEFT BEHIND
I FOUND WHAT I CAME LOOKING FOR RIGHT THERE ON THE BUS
THE WHOLE WORLD DISSAPEARED IT WAS JUST THE TWO OF US
WE RODE ALONG IN SILENCE CHECKING EACH OTHER OUT
HE COULD SEE WHAT I DID SEE THERE WAS NO LONGER DOUBT
I GOT OFF THE BUS TO HIDE MY TEARS SHAKEN AND SAD
FELT THE STARE UPON MY BACK HE KNEW I WAS HIS DAD
MY QUESTIONS WERE ALL ANSWERED NOW HIS HAD JUST BEGUN
GOODBYE WITH OUT A WORD SAID A FATHER TO HIS SON
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Bill Kapac Poem
bear
bears sleep winter long
together where they belong…
snoring like a song
04-10-2022
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