Submissions by cabcool
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I have been writing poems since I was 13 years old. I have had many publications of individual poems in newspapers, magazines, electronic forums, and on radio.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Dec 2018 5:27am
20th Dec 2018 5:27am
beyond
you
make me
want to
d
a
n
c
e
right into your arms.
you
make me
want to
y
l
f
beyond
limitless skies…
© Copyright 2018 December 19
by Clyve A. Bowen
http://mydo.cx/M2MwMzgx
make me
want to
d
a
n
c
e
right into your arms.
you
make me
want to
y
l
f
beyond
limitless skies…
© Copyright 2018 December 19
by Clyve A. Bowen
http://mydo.cx/M2MwMzgx
#love
#motivational
#inspirational #dance
#inspirational #dance
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
17th Dec 2018 8:02pm
17th Dec 2018 8:02pm
with His stripes
infinite love
gift-wrapped in burial clothes
unblemished sacrifice
upon the altar
born to a world of
beastly offal stench
Good Shepherd
midst His lost sheep seeking shelter
a lowly feeding trough
cradles the King
a feast of slight appeal
to gluttony
Lamb to the slaughterhouse
of brutal men
persona non grata
dark litany
a cup that will not pass
by Sovereign Will
till every bitter drop
congeals the blood
a crown whose thorns must first
impale His brow ...
gift-wrapped in burial clothes
unblemished sacrifice
upon the altar
born to a world of
beastly offal stench
Good Shepherd
midst His lost sheep seeking shelter
a lowly feeding trough
cradles the King
a feast of slight appeal
to gluttony
Lamb to the slaughterhouse
of brutal men
persona non grata
dark litany
a cup that will not pass
by Sovereign Will
till every bitter drop
congeals the blood
a crown whose thorns must first
impale His brow ...
#love
#kindness
#spiritual
#suffering
#sacrifice
898 reads
5 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Nov 2018 8:50pm
15th Nov 2018 8:50pm
morning
you should have seen me broken here last night
bent low beneath the heavy hand of fear
crippled by thoughts that nibbled at my sprite
i was the prey that prayed the silent prayer
no words to woo my pain into a song
hope’s melody gone, love’s sweet tone stone deaf
nor heard the dark my deep and desperate drang
searching for sense where reason was bereft
no tears to soothe me like a healing stream
dry-stained the cheeks that drained their aqueduct
no sleep from which to peep as from a dream
a fallen bird of plumage...
bent low beneath the heavy hand of fear
crippled by thoughts that nibbled at my sprite
i was the prey that prayed the silent prayer
no words to woo my pain into a song
hope’s melody gone, love’s sweet tone stone deaf
nor heard the dark my deep and desperate drang
searching for sense where reason was bereft
no tears to soothe me like a healing stream
dry-stained the cheeks that drained their aqueduct
no sleep from which to peep as from a dream
a fallen bird of plumage...
#anxiety
#hope
#LifeStruggles
#motivational
#inspirational
1070 reads
4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Nov 2018 7:32pm
14th Nov 2018 7:32pm
in Your infinite embrace
the universe quakes
in Your awful presence.
yet, You carry me, so tenderly,
in Your infinite embrace…
© Copyright 2011 September 13
by Clyve A. Bowen
in Your awful presence.
yet, You carry me, so tenderly,
in Your infinite embrace…
© Copyright 2011 September 13
by Clyve A. Bowen
#love
#kindness
#inspirational #admiration
#inspirational #admiration
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Nov 2018 6:51pm
5th Nov 2018 6:51pm
beyond the shallow purple haze
For Desirée on her 11th Birthday – 2018 November 01
how delicate
the fragrance of my
little rose,
inspired by
the pirouetting
wind that blows!
her eyes see way
beyond the shallow
purple haze
of momentary
dreams that trip
across her gaze.
her gentle touch,
of petals lithe as
gossamer,
could never bruise
the bashful air that
breathes on her.
there is no guile
‘neath any word her
lips can say;
a golden harp
the heart of my sweet
Desirée…
©...
how delicate
the fragrance of my
little rose,
inspired by
the pirouetting
wind that blows!
her eyes see way
beyond the shallow
purple haze
of momentary
dreams that trip
across her gaze.
her gentle touch,
of petals lithe as
gossamer,
could never bruise
the bashful air that
breathes on her.
there is no guile
‘neath any word her
lips can say;
a golden harp
the heart of my sweet
Desirée…
©...
#children
#identity
#admiration #daughter
#admiration #daughter
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ANGER POEM
Published
3rd Aug 2018 6:05pm
3rd Aug 2018 6:05pm
i quit!
you milk my brains to remedy
your dark, anaemic greed
you plagiarise my passions, claim
my mileage as your speed
flying on feathers cruelly plucked
from my declining wings
my tired shoulders giant perch
from whence you stage your flings
today i take my intellect
you shall not milk me dry
i snatch my wing wind—sorry sight
you plummet from the sky
enough is enough when politics
has marred your cunning wit
she picks her teeth and as you phartz ...
your dark, anaemic greed
you plagiarise my passions, claim
my mileage as your speed
flying on feathers cruelly plucked
from my declining wings
my tired shoulders giant perch
from whence you stage your flings
today i take my intellect
you shall not milk me dry
i snatch my wing wind—sorry sight
you plummet from the sky
enough is enough when politics
has marred your cunning wit
she picks her teeth and as you phartz ...
#courage
#LifeStruggles
#LifeChangingMoment
629 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Aug 2018 9:44pm
2nd Aug 2018 9:44pm
summer heat
goodbye
shut-in classrooms
artificial birds and fake-blue skies
virtual reality
sweaty middle passage regimen
congested backpacks
traffic indigestion
exam bewilderment
and dreaded report cards
farewell
UN-sound system
see you post summer (perhaps)
your rigid doors slam shut
keys thrown away
for a season
summer heat has landed
to celebrate new life
i could eat my free paper raw
but it is my passport
to free-run mango walks
and fragile guinep branches
rose apples and sugarplums...
shut-in classrooms
artificial birds and fake-blue skies
virtual reality
sweaty middle passage regimen
congested backpacks
traffic indigestion
exam bewilderment
and dreaded report cards
farewell
UN-sound system
see you post summer (perhaps)
your rigid doors slam shut
keys thrown away
for a season
summer heat has landed
to celebrate new life
i could eat my free paper raw
but it is my passport
to free-run mango walks
and fragile guinep branches
rose apples and sugarplums...
#children
#summer
#nature
#holiday
#escape
620 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Jun 2018 00:05am
7th Jun 2018 00:05am
pregnant
intricate complexity
my womb
becoming
my universe
consummate consistency
my demise
becoming
my anniverse...
© Copyright 2018 June 5
by Clyve A. Bowen
my womb
becoming
my universe
consummate consistency
my demise
becoming
my anniverse...
© Copyright 2018 June 5
by Clyve A. Bowen
#birth
#motherhood
#LifeCycle
698 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Jun 2018 4:58am
4th Jun 2018 4:58am
mountains i have climbed
For Mama, on the 105th Anniversary of her Birth
seeing i have seen
hearing i have heard
should i close my eyes this day
speak not a frowning word
hearing i have heard
feeling i have felt
voices now are whispered songs
that all my heartaches melt
feeling i have felt
lessons i have learnt
pain is not my strangest friend
‘tis oft that i've been burnt
lessons i have learnt
secrets i have kept
patience holds my trembling hand
nor wisdom ever...
seeing i have seen
hearing i have heard
should i close my eyes this day
speak not a frowning word
hearing i have heard
feeling i have felt
voices now are whispered songs
that all my heartaches melt
feeling i have felt
lessons i have learnt
pain is not my strangest friend
‘tis oft that i've been burnt
lessons i have learnt
secrets i have kept
patience holds my trembling hand
nor wisdom ever...
#LifeStruggles
#LifeGoals
954 reads
10 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Jun 2018 3:32am
4th Jun 2018 3:32am
i’m not afraid of death
i’m not afraid of pain
i’m just afraid of never feeling
i’m not afraid of strain
i’m just afraid of never healing
i’m not afraid to wait
i’m just afraid of never moving
i’m not afraid of hate
i’m just afraid of never loving
for fierce fiends tackle
from outside my breast
but crafty friends deep in bosom rest
i’m not afraid to fight
i’m just afraid of never scoring
i’m not afraid of flight
i’m just afraid of never soaring
i’m not afraid of debt
I’m just afraid of never giving
i’m not...
i’m just afraid of never feeling
i’m not afraid of strain
i’m just afraid of never healing
i’m not afraid to wait
i’m just afraid of never moving
i’m not afraid of hate
i’m just afraid of never loving
for fierce fiends tackle
from outside my breast
but crafty friends deep in bosom rest
i’m not afraid to fight
i’m just afraid of never scoring
i’m not afraid of flight
i’m just afraid of never soaring
i’m not afraid of debt
I’m just afraid of never giving
i’m not...
#courage
#patience
#LifeCycle
923 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Jun 2015 11:38pm
4th Jun 2015 11:38pm
apronsongs4 (a mothers day tribute)
wonder
if you remember
my father
kissing new life
into you
blessing
your womb
with the swell
of its eighth
regeneration
of God’s sixth
creation
beyond the walls
of eden days
can you recall
the rise
of your own
magnificat
like elizabeth's
exultation
commingling
with mary's
song of joy
at another little
baby child preborn
to the cabcool clan
did dew water man
sing like simeon
his noble nunc dimittis
not ready yet
to close his...
if you remember
my father
kissing new life
into you
blessing
your womb
with the swell
of its eighth
regeneration
of God’s sixth
creation
beyond the walls
of eden days
can you recall
the rise
of your own
magnificat
like elizabeth's
exultation
commingling
with mary's
song of joy
at another little
baby child preborn
to the cabcool clan
did dew water man
sing like simeon
his noble nunc dimittis
not ready yet
to close his...
855 reads
1 Comment
EROTIC POEM
Published
4th Jun 2015 7:01am
4th Jun 2015 7:01am
animal instinct
between us
the amalgamation
and consummation
of animal instinct
when u r animal
i am instinct
i anticipate ur approach
storming me
with ur relentless love
but u can be only gentle animal
my calming quenching dove
inspiring instant life
instead of causing swift demise
i harbour only
keen instinct
as ur pheromone draws me
intensely
into ur amazing habitat
u nurse me with ur tender breasts
the twin ducklings of solomon’s
shulamite phantasm
4 i must feed upon their stem cells ...
the amalgamation
and consummation
of animal instinct
when u r animal
i am instinct
i anticipate ur approach
storming me
with ur relentless love
but u can be only gentle animal
my calming quenching dove
inspiring instant life
instead of causing swift demise
i harbour only
keen instinct
as ur pheromone draws me
intensely
into ur amazing habitat
u nurse me with ur tender breasts
the twin ducklings of solomon’s
shulamite phantasm
4 i must feed upon their stem cells ...
1078 reads
2 Comments
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