Submissions by JAZZMANOR
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My outlook reflects my writing; make haste but don't hurry. I don't think of myself as a poet. Some day I may actually deserve the moniker of "poet" but that day won't be anytime soon.
Forget The Blues Tonight
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In The Nation of Confusion
Oh what have we come to
the press is all in a daze
got the footballer
with a girlfriend that never existed
But really should we be so stunned
deceit can easily be found
and if not the media can create it
make sure we get our daily dose of "dirty laundry"
We don't have to get into who killed Kennedy
talk about our more recent lifetimes
and surely you will see that the belief is
the error isn't telling the lie but
rather getting caught
Now we all remember slick Willy he didn't inhale
or have sex with that woman ...
the press is all in a daze
got the footballer
with a girlfriend that never existed
But really should we be so stunned
deceit can easily be found
and if not the media can create it
make sure we get our daily dose of "dirty laundry"
We don't have to get into who killed Kennedy
talk about our more recent lifetimes
and surely you will see that the belief is
the error isn't telling the lie but
rather getting caught
Now we all remember slick Willy he didn't inhale
or have sex with that woman ...
643 reads
14 Comments
Wasted Effort Is All It Is
The brightness of the colors
that made a majestic arc
only faded memory of so long ago
now all I can see is the dark
Was invigorated by your presence
but you've gone and I have numbed the pain
look past the aches of a sour taste
I am still not sure I have anything to gain
"Because now love is gone
I can't go on, love is gone
I want to say but it's just too late
Waited far too long"
Can check but my soul is not tortured
for that would denote feeling remains
but they heart has all dried
no emotion just...
that made a majestic arc
only faded memory of so long ago
now all I can see is the dark
Was invigorated by your presence
but you've gone and I have numbed the pain
look past the aches of a sour taste
I am still not sure I have anything to gain
"Because now love is gone
I can't go on, love is gone
I want to say but it's just too late
Waited far too long"
Can check but my soul is not tortured
for that would denote feeling remains
but they heart has all dried
no emotion just...
759 reads
18 Comments
Pink isn't just a singer
1037 reads
15 Comments
Did People Have Enough Of Silly Love Songs?
"Angel I want to be one with you
Spread your wings and let me in
You know I'll always cherish the time spent"
Entered my life when there were no colors
the mundane was my best friend
and any intimacy seem to be a letdown
"You came along and showed me
I could leave it all behind
You opened up my heart again
And then much to my surprise
I found love, baby, love in the nick of time"
Overcast and gloomy like the Classic IV song
you were the Kodachrome
the expanse of choices to my palate
"You're...
Spread your wings and let me in
You know I'll always cherish the time spent"
Entered my life when there were no colors
the mundane was my best friend
and any intimacy seem to be a letdown
"You came along and showed me
I could leave it all behind
You opened up my heart again
And then much to my surprise
I found love, baby, love in the nick of time"
Overcast and gloomy like the Classic IV song
you were the Kodachrome
the expanse of choices to my palate
"You're...
799 reads
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Rational Progress?
828 reads
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A nice little walk
I thought I saw Thoreau by a tree one day
no sound could be heard while he walked
I tried to present a greeting
his finger waved as if not to talk
The silence was best as I followed
to a brook that was running free
a smile lit up his face
no other place he more wanted to be
In a minute another came to attention
said quietly his name was Don
something familiar but couldn't say what
a southern accent but not too strong
We saw nest of birds all over
even an owl take to flight
at one moment the beauty overwhelmed
closed my...
no sound could be heard while he walked
I tried to present a greeting
his finger waved as if not to talk
The silence was best as I followed
to a brook that was running free
a smile lit up his face
no other place he more wanted to be
In a minute another came to attention
said quietly his name was Don
something familiar but couldn't say what
a southern accent but not too strong
We saw nest of birds all over
even an owl take to flight
at one moment the beauty overwhelmed
closed my...
#birds
#nature
#uplifting #HenryDavidThoreau
#uplifting #HenryDavidThoreau
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I Want Off Of This Ride!
Some would have you believe
we are on a course with progress
well if this is the definition of progress
like Lennon, "don't you know that you can count me out".
Now lets lets talk about the environment
Superfund uses taxes, is charged with cleaning up
and yet Tyson Foods can still pollute rivers
Obama and Clinton sing their praises
Let's look at the current president
originally for oil platforms everywhere
took a disaster to change his mind
still touting nuclear power for the arsenal
Once in we know what happens
the...
we are on a course with progress
well if this is the definition of progress
like Lennon, "don't you know that you can count me out".
Now lets lets talk about the environment
Superfund uses taxes, is charged with cleaning up
and yet Tyson Foods can still pollute rivers
Obama and Clinton sing their praises
Let's look at the current president
originally for oil platforms everywhere
took a disaster to change his mind
still touting nuclear power for the arsenal
Once in we know what happens
the...
756 reads
15 Comments
And We Stand By...
I scamper, I crawl as I hear voice
cry out in vain it seems
sounds under duress, full of stress
confronted with inhumanity
An indifference to those less fortunate
"I got mine", now "why should I care about you?"
politicians feign outrage at military adventures
as if that money would be redirected to their plights
True what they say you don't have to like another
to feel connected and moved to help
agape love we are talking about
stands the test of time
So have fun with that disposable income
play from day...
cry out in vain it seems
sounds under duress, full of stress
confronted with inhumanity
An indifference to those less fortunate
"I got mine", now "why should I care about you?"
politicians feign outrage at military adventures
as if that money would be redirected to their plights
True what they say you don't have to like another
to feel connected and moved to help
agape love we are talking about
stands the test of time
So have fun with that disposable income
play from day...
645 reads
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Still A Hole In The County Tonight
Born the seventh of nine children
family indeed was upper crust
some questioned father's actions during prohibition
yet said to the children public service is a must
Always competing while growing up
with friends and siblings alike
so many stunts to keep up with his brothers
some of them not too bright
Like at five jumping in the Atlantic
family wasn't even sure he could swim
big brother has to save him
luckily had the sense to not try again
Started working for Joe McCarthy
history suggests that was a horrible...
family indeed was upper crust
some questioned father's actions during prohibition
yet said to the children public service is a must
Always competing while growing up
with friends and siblings alike
so many stunts to keep up with his brothers
some of them not too bright
Like at five jumping in the Atlantic
family wasn't even sure he could swim
big brother has to save him
luckily had the sense to not try again
Started working for Joe McCarthy
history suggests that was a horrible...
729 reads
13 Comments
Mr. Cooke, Is A Change Still Gonna Come?
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The Magical Writers Are Next Door!
I feel like being a nuisance
to upset concreted minds
there may be no logic today
my thoughts unrefined
Tiptoe like an elephant who sees a mouse
muddy thoughts may contradict
for this is my playground for exploration
the nonsense gets heavy and thick
Whom are we writing for?
is it just a need deep inside
what if no one reads your compositions
how to deal with an unreadable tide?
For maybe I am alone in this regard
more able writers get everything read
my attitude to the poems not commented on
should I...
to upset concreted minds
there may be no logic today
my thoughts unrefined
Tiptoe like an elephant who sees a mouse
muddy thoughts may contradict
for this is my playground for exploration
the nonsense gets heavy and thick
Whom are we writing for?
is it just a need deep inside
what if no one reads your compositions
how to deal with an unreadable tide?
For maybe I am alone in this regard
more able writers get everything read
my attitude to the poems not commented on
should I...
822 reads
18 Comments
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