Submissions by JohnnyBlaze
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
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[ Thanksgiving 2017 ] Wishing Welled
As if you didn't already know
I am thankful
for all that You are
And if I ever have the chance
to drop coins in fountain
below
or gaze upon Shooting Star
above
I'd hope for nothing less
wishing for nothing more
drawn from this wellspring of
Love
I am thankful
for all that You are
And if I ever have the chance
to drop coins in fountain
below
or gaze upon Shooting Star
above
I'd hope for nothing less
wishing for nothing more
drawn from this wellspring of
Love
668 reads
3 Comments
[ UH ] Universe House V
Vowing to carry one another across
low thresholds for pain, still we
ENTER at our own risk;
purple hearts seeking shelter
from what was
as much as looking forward to
what will be;
wet stain of blood on hands
calloused and leathered mingling
with beaded brow sweat
and cheek fallen tears
because this Universe House
is a labor of Love
from shingling to foundation
and if it takes years to complete
then may we all the more
appreciate it and each other
...
low thresholds for pain, still we
ENTER at our own risk;
purple hearts seeking shelter
from what was
as much as looking forward to
what will be;
wet stain of blood on hands
calloused and leathered mingling
with beaded brow sweat
and cheek fallen tears
because this Universe House
is a labor of Love
from shingling to foundation
and if it takes years to complete
then may we all the more
appreciate it and each other
...
729 reads
5 Comments
[ fAwL ] Six Days
Monday
How to describe a
Poetic Love Giving Goddess
who tirelessly shares herself?
She shimmers as if a flowing river
cascading over rocky shelf
distributing ... .. .
Highly insufficient symbolism!
in my opinion; better poetry
waits to be written
while All That Is
has already perfected verse
I can hardly compete with
utilizing the metaphor of
You as the Universe
expressing how deeply
I...
How to describe a
Poetic Love Giving Goddess
who tirelessly shares herself?
She shimmers as if a flowing river
cascading over rocky shelf
distributing ... .. .
Highly insufficient symbolism!
in my opinion; better poetry
waits to be written
while All That Is
has already perfected verse
I can hardly compete with
utilizing the metaphor of
You as the Universe
expressing how deeply
I...
895 reads
5 Comments
[ On Drawing ] The Self Taught Artist
Drawing is a hobby that comes
natural to me to a degree;
I tend to disagree to agree
with anyone saying I am gifted
However, I will eagerly concur
as far as being a Teacher goes
I was a poor Substitute
Referring to myself as a
self taught artist
is easier than explaining
I learned the fucking hard way
rather than deferring to experts
knowledgeable on said subject
throughout the years
Likewise educated in self defense )
I...
natural to me to a degree;
I tend to disagree to agree
with anyone saying I am gifted
However, I will eagerly concur
as far as being a Teacher goes
I was a poor Substitute
Referring to myself as a
self taught artist
is easier than explaining
I learned the fucking hard way
rather than deferring to experts
knowledgeable on said subject
throughout the years
Likewise educated in self defense )
I...
723 reads
4 Comments
[ Birthday 2017 ] Point, Click And Shoot
The Future exists
in the Present tense---
an album of memories
you've yet to experience;
personal reality
framed in a succession of moments
through which change occurred
anywhere from years to overnight
---always dependent upon
when, where and how
the lens of your camera
is focused
Now
So ...
point, click and shoot
whatever your Heart desires
Trust in the images ...
in the Present tense---
an album of memories
you've yet to experience;
personal reality
framed in a succession of moments
through which change occurred
anywhere from years to overnight
---always dependent upon
when, where and how
the lens of your camera
is focused
Now
So ...
point, click and shoot
whatever your Heart desires
Trust in the images ...
725 reads
6 Comments
[ Birthday 2017 ] The Spirit Of Poetry
always flows in me
through this heart grown
fonder of your presence
in its absence; my yearning
tethered to you---
an Ariadne's thread
through Present's Past
and Future tense
And I'm in over my head
with dreamings under
Taurus moon above
of Two soon to become One
---un'frayed, tying the knot
in spiritual union
Spun on the loom of Love
flannel sheeting makes up half
the bed of who I am, tirelessly
waiting...
through this heart grown
fonder of your presence
in its absence; my yearning
tethered to you---
an Ariadne's thread
through Present's Past
and Future tense
And I'm in over my head
with dreamings under
Taurus moon above
of Two soon to become One
---un'frayed, tying the knot
in spiritual union
Spun on the loom of Love
flannel sheeting makes up half
the bed of who I am, tirelessly
waiting...
827 reads
5 Comments
[ fAwL ] Wellspring
When Zipporah drew water
from the well of her Father
Moses had no idea
her Love ran deepest;
everflowing it was
I do
You claim not to be Nefreteri
but I beg to differ;
there is unparalleled
universal beauty in
this mirror reflecting upon
the vast estate of your
compassionate spirit
and you have made this
man lower than the dust
King
not to rule over the Scorpion
with a staff ...
from the well of her Father
Moses had no idea
her Love ran deepest;
everflowing it was
I do
You claim not to be Nefreteri
but I beg to differ;
there is unparalleled
universal beauty in
this mirror reflecting upon
the vast estate of your
compassionate spirit
and you have made this
man lower than the dust
King
not to rule over the Scorpion
with a staff ...
778 reads
4 Comments
[ SK ] Carried Away
So, yeah
I guess we got a little
carried away
It was supposed to be a funny prank
a way to say, Thank you
for being such a good sport
I myself was shocked when
electrocuted, the principal
as well as the King and Queen's
Court went up in flames
No sense in pointing fingers
or naming names
because most everyone involved ...
I guess we got a little
carried away
It was supposed to be a funny prank
a way to say, Thank you
for being such a good sport
I myself was shocked when
electrocuted, the principal
as well as the King and Queen's
Court went up in flames
No sense in pointing fingers
or naming names
because most everyone involved ...
#StephenKing
806 reads
32 Comments
[ The Muse(s) ] INFJ
Rare blood type
flowing through the arterial
highways of Humankind's anatomy
arriving at destinations of Creation
feet wiped on Welcome Home mats
blurring the black and white
artificial lines drawn in sand
between
hard reality of physicality
and
soft holographic fantasy;
in the currency of Symbols
we deal
---sewing buttons stitched
with associative meaning
subconscious needle eyes
steadily hand...
flowing through the arterial
highways of Humankind's anatomy
arriving at destinations of Creation
feet wiped on Welcome Home mats
blurring the black and white
artificial lines drawn in sand
between
hard reality of physicality
and
soft holographic fantasy;
in the currency of Symbols
we deal
---sewing buttons stitched
with associative meaning
subconscious needle eyes
steadily hand...
825 reads
5 Comments
[ UH ] Universe House IV
Coming together
through desire expressed
and cosmic circumstance
beyond conscious design
nothing is by chance
Can I interest You
in a glass of wine?
Would you like to hear
a romantic poem?
Care to join me in a tent
made of bed sheets?
You can Make Believe it is
our Universe Home
until the hour arrives
when our dreams come true
As Always and Forever
I Love You
and that will never change
through desire expressed
and cosmic circumstance
beyond conscious design
nothing is by chance
Can I interest You
in a glass of wine?
Would you like to hear
a romantic poem?
Care to join me in a tent
made of bed sheets?
You can Make Believe it is
our Universe Home
until the hour arrives
when our dreams come true
As Always and Forever
I Love You
and that will never change
697 reads
2 Comments
[ fAwL ] What I want to do today
is the same thing as tomorrow
the day after that, and so forth
---cozy up under blankets plush
where our combined body heat
ignites kissing back-drafts fueled
by nothing more than finger brush
generating spark in an arc weld
---backpack through God's backyard
in tandem footsteps, swung hands held;
our exhibitionist campfire moments
becoming the next reality TV episode
tuned into by voyeuristic dryads
---write Love poems such as this; ...
the day after that, and so forth
---cozy up under blankets plush
where our combined body heat
ignites kissing back-drafts fueled
by nothing more than finger brush
generating spark in an arc weld
---backpack through God's backyard
in tandem footsteps, swung hands held;
our exhibitionist campfire moments
becoming the next reality TV episode
tuned into by voyeuristic dryads
---write Love poems such as this; ...
747 reads
5 Comments
[ fAwL ] This Is Not An Exit
Reality pulls not punches
After taking my fair share
I simply turned the other cheek
in exchange for even pain
distribution
settling for complete numbness
in refusal of letting it all
get the best of me
Given enough time
beatings detach facial nerves
leaving a dead skin mask
handy in hiding emotion
but this is not an exit; only
another path of least resistance
in a life long journey paving
bypasses to hardship
...
After taking my fair share
I simply turned the other cheek
in exchange for even pain
distribution
settling for complete numbness
in refusal of letting it all
get the best of me
Given enough time
beatings detach facial nerves
leaving a dead skin mask
handy in hiding emotion
but this is not an exit; only
another path of least resistance
in a life long journey paving
bypasses to hardship
...
909 reads
5 Comments
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