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I am a retired Ironworker(35 years Local 7), a lifetime Boston, Mass resident.  I am old enough to know better - but don't.


thoughts on a murky morning

Blog Posted:10/28/2021 6:54:00 AM

October smirks

Kisses the maple goodbye

A loveless lament

 

 

My granddaughter asked: “what was it like sixty years ago”. I had all the answers.

 

 

The daily fishwrap

With the crap that’s in the newspaper nowadays people won’t even wrap fish in it anymore.

 

 

favorite slippers 

separating at the seams

duct tape or glue?

 

 

My nose smells.  My feet stink.

 

 

I believe we shrink as we get older because life keeps pressing down on us.

 

 

October’s grey sky

drapes a mountains majesty

in mystery’s cape

 

 

long mournful meows

the cat can’t reach the doorbell

concierge service

 

 

November hums

twiddling icy fingers

beauty and the beast

 

John G. Lawless

©10/28/2021



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Date: 11/1/2021 1:19:00 AM
Some wonderful eclectic thoughts here, John, well penned:)
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Date: 10/28/2021 1:32:00 PM
my favorite Kus here were slippers, cat one and November. Loved the fish wrappers line. It's SO true.
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John Lawless
Date: 10/28/2021 2:30:00 PM
That's what comes from sitting by the window the day after a Nor'easter blows through Boston. thanks for checking in.
Date: 10/28/2021 12:51:00 PM
John, your blog poem is a mix of awe and funny, wonderful murky thoughts ~ friendship and poetry _Constance
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Date: 10/28/2021 2:32:00 PM
...a poetic mix of awe and funny....I'll take that as a monumental compliment. Thank you, Constance
Date: 10/28/2021 10:20:00 AM
made me smile , have a great day John
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John Lawless
Date: 10/28/2021 2:28:00 PM
hey Francine, good to hear from you.

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ALERT!!! HE JUST COMMENTED ON HIS OWN POEM!!!!
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COMPLIANT POEMOLOGY
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To Comment or Respond to Same
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DAY BREAK
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My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
7/16/2025 Phon-ethics I do not know?confusion,humor,
7/15/2025 hop to it Monokuword play,
7/13/2025 stopping in an alley on a summer day Free versecity,summer,
7/8/2025 Poetic Chop Sticks Free verseconfusion,humor,poetry,
7/6/2025 Pickled Thoughts Free verseirony,writing,
7/6/2025 I hold them hostage Free versefeelings,
6/30/2025 City Heat Free versecity,night,summer,
6/29/2025 No gods need apply Free verseintrospection,
6/26/2025 P H E W Free verseweather,
6/26/2025 Silence should not remain so Free versesilence,
6/20/2025 The Wind Chortled Free versesummer,wind,
6/19/2025 PROGRESS REPORT Free versefun,silly,
6/18/2025 summer Haiku Haikusilence,
6/18/2025 LOST Free verseirony,
6/15/2025 I-phone-itis Free verseage,humor,
6/15/2025 HOWLING WILDERNESS Free versegrowth,spiritual,
6/13/2025 10 steps to writing what you believe to be great poetry Listfun,humor,
6/11/2025 I was crazy enough to give her a daisy Free verseflower,love,
6/6/2025 The Lunacy of Language Free verselanguage,words,
6/5/2025 An Osprey Circles Free versebeauty,fishing,
6/5/2025 Hope has left the building Monokuirony,
6/5/2025 Intrusive Thoughts Free versewords,writing,
5/30/2025 Rematch Tomorrow 8AM Free verselife,work,
5/27/2025 TAP OUT I do not know?humor,irony,
5/26/2025 AH MUSIC Free verseage,music,
5/14/2025 OH, NO---It's here Rhymespring,
5/14/2025 She spoke to me yesterday Free verseamerica,freedom,
5/9/2025 Poetry Sucks Rhymehumor,poetry,poets,writin
5/8/2025 hush Monokuhumor,irony,
5/8/2025 PIGEON POLLS Rhymehumor,
5/7/2025 The Shadows Lie Free versesunshine,
5/6/2025 Requiem en terna Senryufaith,word play,
5/5/2025 ANYHOW I do not know?humor,rain,
5/5/2025 Horse Sense Monokuirony,
5/5/2025 I Gave Her a Dandelion Free versebeauty,character,love,
5/4/2025 TICK TALK Free versetime,
5/4/2025 Thank You For Your Service Free verseamerica,memorial day,sold
4/29/2025 KILL THE PARROT Free verseirony,
4/28/2025 Didn't feel like writin' today Free versemuse,writing,
4/25/2025 A Butterflys Lament Free versebeauty,strength,
4/24/2025 Age hasn't softened me Free versetruth,
4/23/2025 River Reverie Free versenature,
4/22/2025 the space between words Free versepassion,poetry,writing,
4/22/2025 unattended innuendo Monokuhumor,word play,
4/21/2025 Purple Dreams In Other Realms Free versefantasy,
4/20/2025 I AM POETRY Free versepassion,poetry,words,
4/20/2025 The doorbell rings less Free verseage,life,time,
4/17/2025 I am Questionkuintrospection,
4/16/2025 The Eternal Question Questionkugod,
4/15/2025 the poem I writ Rhymepoetry,silly,
4/12/2025 There's a dead horse in my bathtub Prosehumor,
4/12/2025 Saturday Free verserain,
4/11/2025 I used to know Free versehumor,kid,pets,
4/9/2025 Memento to the Moon Monokubeauty,moon,
4/9/2025 I do not have the time to write a tome Rhymehumor,poetry,writing,
4/7/2025 FLASHBACK Monokumemory,
4/6/2025 Alas, to write of love and loss and death Sonnetdeath,loss,love,writing,
4/6/2025 DAWN Ethereemorning,
4/4/2025 OOPS Limerickirony,
4/4/2025 Alas, old blog Free versefun,
4/3/2025 talked to a star one night Free verseloneliness,star,
4/3/2025 there I was Free versemystery,
3/28/2025 Supercalifr---you know Couplethumor,
3/27/2025 Spring will devour the wind Free versespring,wind,
3/25/2025 Life's Familiar touch Free verseage,life,memory,
3/25/2025 THINK THANK THUNK Questionkuconfusion,
3/25/2025 death dances Free versedeath,
3/24/2025 Life's shadows Monokuangst,life,
3/22/2025 Point taken Limerickhumor,ireland,
3/22/2025 Dark Sunrise Rhymemorning,
3/21/2025 just sayin Monokuhumor,
3/21/2025 TITLE MANIA Free versefun,poetry,writing,
3/20/2025 a wind whispers Senryupeace,
3/18/2025 Levity escapes me as the sun fades Blank versebeauty,night,sunset,
3/17/2025 RED HAT Otherhumor,political,
3/15/2025 POLY-TICKS Limerickhumor,political,
3/14/2025 Let the Words of My Mouth Versewords,
3/13/2025 I fear the closets fuzzy things Rhymefear,night,
3/12/2025 i sat to write of subtle things Rhymelonging,nature,spring,
3/12/2025 Allegedly Intelligent Free versepoetry,writing,
3/11/2025 Does love make a sound Free verselove,senses,
3/11/2025 Snippets of Life Free verseage,hair,men,
2/27/2025 Three Mouse-cat-eers Rhymefun,
2/26/2025 Look What I Thaw Free versespring,winter,
2/24/2025 PURPOSE Monokuword play,
2/21/2025 Clothes Call Free verseclothes,life,time,
2/19/2025 Listening to your eyes Monokuirony,
2/19/2025 And what of Poetry Free versepoetry,words,
2/15/2025 Stick Figures in Front of Oldsmobile Ekphrasisage,art,
2/13/2025 The End of Day Free versesunset,
2/12/2025 NEVER'S FOREVER'S Rhymeword play,
2/10/2025 As Day Fades Free versemoon,night,
2/8/2025 3PM, cold, windy, snow coming Free verselove,winter,
2/5/2025 The Abyss of Time's Canyon Verselife,memory,remember,
2/3/2025 The coxswain calls the cadence Rhymelife,
1/27/2025 Rumors abound Limerickhumor,
1/25/2025 Of Promises Sonnetpassion,
1/23/2025 Age and Circumstance Free verseage,life,time,
1/22/2025 Arctic Antics Free versesnow,winter,
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My Photos


Fav Poems

PoemTitleFormCategories
She's Always Drawing Mermaids Sonnetsad,
A Friendly Goodbye Free versebeauty,
Paradise Now Free versereligion,
Painting With Words Coupletpoetry,writing,
Roadmap Rhymeage,
Dark Cinquaindark,death,
The Wintered Soul Among Wisteria Sonnetgrief,
Death Becomes Art Rhymedeath,depression,poetry,
And Still She Smiles Free versedepression,friendship,lov
'theatre of the Absurd'-Catoptric Corridors of Time Rhymehumanity,metaphor,solitud
Moonless Curse Senryuappreciation,hope,longing
Rise Up and Sing the Sun Sonnetday,
Sacred Dwellers Coupletanimal,native american,sp
Scurry Now a Panther Comes Your Way Free versepoetry,
In Praise of Anonymity Free versepoetry,
Resolutions Rhymenew year,
Totems of the Mind Free versehistory,muse,mystery,
Understanding Free versetruth,
Courage Free versecourage,love,
The Souls of Leaves Rondeaunature,
All That I Have Taken In Free verseeve,nature,spiritual,suns
The Park Fountain Free verselight,moon,night,spiritua
God Was Wearing a Dress Free versespiritual,
Meditations On a Derelict Wharf Free verseage,hope,mystery,visionar
Lightning They Name Is Woman Personificationsky,
On Rainy Afternoons Free versechild,sad,solitude,
The Mystery of Before Free versebirth,memory,morning,
Seattle Streets Free verseage,old,
The Poets Are Dead Free versewriting,
Your Name Free verseanxiety,childhood,fear,
A Life Not Lived Ethereeangst,anxiety,betrayal,co
Tomorrow Free versesunset,time,
Super Size Rhymeappreciation,happiness,
Prayers are Said Elegyfuneral,grief,loss,love,
Wasted Things Free versepoetry,
How Much More God Versechildhood,memory,
I Am Rhymeevil,war,
If You Look Rhymelife,
Politicians, Preachers and Prophets Free verseimagination,love,poetry,
Whispers Free versewar,
Crack And Cranny Rhymehappiness,how i feel,life
Narrow Margin Dramatic Verseanalogy,how i feel,life,
Nameless Rhymesad,
Be Thoughtful of Others Kyrielleencouraging,inspirational
Dew Kissed Dawn Free verseappreciation,light,mornin
The Noise of Pretence Free verseangst,silence,spoken word
A Little Caveman Reasoning Free versepoetry,
Snowflakes Free verseanalogy,life,perspective,
A Vista of Fire Free versebody,fire,magic,
To Have Space Free versechildhood,god,growth,spir
Death To The Poets Rhymepoets,war,
Untitled No 28 Free verseangst,emotions,
A Poet's Prayer Free versepoetry,prayer,
What is Black Beauty? I do not know?beauty,black african amer
Sanity at Last Free verseamerica,perspective,polit
The Brutal Truth collaboration with Sandra Weiss Rhymeage,angst,
I am a girl Free verseboy,gender,girl,teenage,
Where The River Cries Coupletmetaphor,poetry,poets,riv
Ashes Free versefire,nature,tree,
Small Fish Free versefish,mirror,self,water,
How Pagans Came To Be Free versereligious,summer,
Enthusiasm Villanelleemotions,
Enthusiasm Light Versedevotion,writing,
All the President’s Men Political Verseamerica,corruption,politi
Melanin Melancholy Free versesilence,

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Jan Allison Isle Of Man Flag Isle Of Man Read
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Maurice Yvonne Canada Flag Canada Read
Constance La France Canada Flag Canada Read
Nette Onclaud Philippines Flag Philippines Read
Dialectic Crisis United States Flag United States Read
Gershon Wolf United States Flag United States Read
Dale Gregory Cozart United States Flag United States Read
Panagiota Romios United States Flag United States Read
Regina Mcintosh United States Flag United States Read
Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib Canada Flag Canada Read
Lin Lane United States Flag United States Read

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