Submissions by jakehammer
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
mercy is, as mercy does, wandering the wild, the stars are eyes watching you, a breath upon a cloud, two white doves, two white wings, to carry you away to a land in memory, a land in memory *Patti Smith/L.Kaye
STORY POEM
Published
19th Nov 2014 9:04pm
19th Nov 2014 9:04pm
"First Love"
spoon with the Stevens sisters; brand new wheels
low to the road, sleek, she's even fast parked
deep mid-night blue, metallic flake shimmers
T-tops, four speed, dual exhaust, grilled front shark
four-hundred plus horses, street racing game
American hot rod, Johnny Cool so nods
red light show, pretty girls and high octane
gunning eighty-five hundred revs red-lined roar..
pop..
that clutch and smoke those tires, ease off the gas
slamming second, stomping the accelerator..
cop!..
embedded in my seat, I hold on with my ass
grabbing...
low to the road, sleek, she's even fast parked
deep mid-night blue, metallic flake shimmers
T-tops, four speed, dual exhaust, grilled front shark
four-hundred plus horses, street racing game
American hot rod, Johnny Cool so nods
red light show, pretty girls and high octane
gunning eighty-five hundred revs red-lined roar..
pop..
that clutch and smoke those tires, ease off the gas
slamming second, stomping the accelerator..
cop!..
embedded in my seat, I hold on with my ass
grabbing...
1015 reads
10 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Nov 2014 6:55pm
19th Nov 2014 6:55pm
"Bridge Of Old Man Joe"
entered in Case's crazy comp
just a boy in a no name town
crossing " Old Man Joe's Bridge", walking to school
I remember him always busy
in the middle of his bridge
smiling, dancing between cars
selling his papers; waving, singing his spiel,
"Got the news, latest going on.Read all about it."
rain, snow; no matter, hustling hard
Old man Joe and his bridge
Joe always wore his beat-up cap
with his cigar jutting from his mustache
his frayed gloves showing ink stained finger-tips
shoes of well worn leather, an old...
just a boy in a no name town
crossing " Old Man Joe's Bridge", walking to school
I remember him always busy
in the middle of his bridge
smiling, dancing between cars
selling his papers; waving, singing his spiel,
"Got the news, latest going on.Read all about it."
rain, snow; no matter, hustling hard
Old man Joe and his bridge
Joe always wore his beat-up cap
with his cigar jutting from his mustache
his frayed gloves showing ink stained finger-tips
shoes of well worn leather, an old...
889 reads
4 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
5th Nov 2014 8:47pm
5th Nov 2014 8:47pm
"Seductress Selene"
entered in Le Fay's comp Mane,La Luna,Lady Moon
maiden eyes reflect the moon
ripples pulse their wave
swan song echoes fade
celestial sips, undulating, mirrored nude
breathless kiss upon day-break
seductress sublime, endless, divine
fulfilled sighs to breathe
deeply in the nights glassing Sea
of Tranquility until her need
surrendering dreams
discovered, eclipsed in a lover's duel
Apollo becomes her lunatic fool
goddess, Selene's edges burn red
beaming madness, escaping, dire, cruel ...
maiden eyes reflect the moon
ripples pulse their wave
swan song echoes fade
celestial sips, undulating, mirrored nude
breathless kiss upon day-break
seductress sublime, endless, divine
fulfilled sighs to breathe
deeply in the nights glassing Sea
of Tranquility until her need
surrendering dreams
discovered, eclipsed in a lover's duel
Apollo becomes her lunatic fool
goddess, Selene's edges burn red
beaming madness, escaping, dire, cruel ...
1038 reads
7 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
28th Oct 2014 7:48pm
28th Oct 2014 7:48pm
"I Hear The Breath Of A Beast" * Audiam Et Spiritus Pecoris
entered in DH's summoning comp
into the woods afar, here lays yesterday
under the night sky, within a coven of trees
trodden earth, cool air; disturbed of stench, I pray..
deathly quiet, I hear the breath of a beast
echoes linked in time, destiny evoked of shadow
Merciless, show thy hand from the murky depths
unto thou I hold nothing, all words without blood of contract
compass points North, East, South and West
warm taint, flames flicker of wax in black
hold no threat of harm, physical, of mind, spirit or soul ...
into the woods afar, here lays yesterday
under the night sky, within a coven of trees
trodden earth, cool air; disturbed of stench, I pray..
deathly quiet, I hear the breath of a beast
echoes linked in time, destiny evoked of shadow
Merciless, show thy hand from the murky depths
unto thou I hold nothing, all words without blood of contract
compass points North, East, South and West
warm taint, flames flicker of wax in black
hold no threat of harm, physical, of mind, spirit or soul ...
1218 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
11th Oct 2014 3:48pm
11th Oct 2014 3:48pm
Sorrow's Kiss
rain pours down, unrelenting, drenching
the wind blows cold, the priest's words drone.. far away
relatives and friends hold their heads low
black umbrellas, wet over-coats and frowns
a little boy stares empty; only a coffin he sees
clutching a red rose, trembling, sobbing
lost without her..
who will tuck him into bed?.. kiss him good-night?
' I didn't even get to say good-bye' ..
the wind blows cold, the priest's words drone.. far away
relatives and friends hold their heads low
black umbrellas, wet over-coats and frowns
a little boy stares empty; only a coffin he sees
clutching a red rose, trembling, sobbing
lost without her..
who will tuck him into bed?.. kiss him good-night?
' I didn't even get to say good-bye' ..
1333 reads
9 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
19th Sep 2014 1:31pm
19th Sep 2014 1:31pm
"Rising Red Spawn"
entered in Anna Grin's latest comp
all arms and tentacles, fish-hooks, suction cups.. can't protect my testicles enough
her parrot beak without the feathers, marinated mermaid leather stuffed
Medusa with the dragon almond eyes; those aren't snakes, tendrils take the prize
big eyed demon wants more than spawning salmon semen, or the scuba crew
shark-fin soup and tuna casserole, Mama San wants a Calamari coup
soon'a gon'na sing the Kraken karaoke sole, fillet of flounder flambe'.. fish stew won't do
excus'a the Yakusa, bringing...
all arms and tentacles, fish-hooks, suction cups.. can't protect my testicles enough
her parrot beak without the feathers, marinated mermaid leather stuffed
Medusa with the dragon almond eyes; those aren't snakes, tendrils take the prize
big eyed demon wants more than spawning salmon semen, or the scuba crew
shark-fin soup and tuna casserole, Mama San wants a Calamari coup
soon'a gon'na sing the Kraken karaoke sole, fillet of flounder flambe'.. fish stew won't do
excus'a the Yakusa, bringing...
1104 reads
11 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Aug 2014 6:29am
26th Aug 2014 6:29am
"Molten Rain"
sizzling lyrics from the whistling queen Rain,
cometh the Southern thunder-storm of her
down-pour in torrents with a roar
that calls of the sirens to her fame
deluge of the ungluing of her fans with her
simmering ' Wet Words',
behoove the deliciously deserved,
derived from the blue bayou of her sultry voice so stirred..
our souls rendezvous so sensuously..
bleeding rejoice with hers
floating mist, conjuring shift,
soothing shadows in a moistening kiss heard
delving in her spells, she slides mojo in her bravado with Sappho's curves...
cometh the Southern thunder-storm of her
down-pour in torrents with a roar
that calls of the sirens to her fame
deluge of the ungluing of her fans with her
simmering ' Wet Words',
behoove the deliciously deserved,
derived from the blue bayou of her sultry voice so stirred..
our souls rendezvous so sensuously..
bleeding rejoice with hers
floating mist, conjuring shift,
soothing shadows in a moistening kiss heard
delving in her spells, she slides mojo in her bravado with Sappho's curves...
1179 reads
12 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
20th Aug 2014 3:14pm
20th Aug 2014 3:14pm
" Luhansk"
the Grads scream and thump in the distance .. dark smoke plumes rise
automatic rifle chatter cracks, mechanical dread; tanks and BMP's roar through
crumbled concrete, burned cracks and warped iron, photographs and glass
fallen chairs and strewn papers, missing walls, windows gone.. blown roofs show the sky
dinner table set, rotting meat and crystal filled wine
feel the rain hitting the floor, smudged letters of another time
vacant vacuum but the pall, melted toys smile grotesquely
ghost of far, a feeling of previous lives, pain absorbed
closer...
automatic rifle chatter cracks, mechanical dread; tanks and BMP's roar through
crumbled concrete, burned cracks and warped iron, photographs and glass
fallen chairs and strewn papers, missing walls, windows gone.. blown roofs show the sky
dinner table set, rotting meat and crystal filled wine
feel the rain hitting the floor, smudged letters of another time
vacant vacuum but the pall, melted toys smile grotesquely
ghost of far, a feeling of previous lives, pain absorbed
closer...
985 reads
10 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Jun 2014 6:01pm
12th Jun 2014 6:01pm
"Haunting Stars"
blanket in a field, sharing wine, sitting under a tree, summer shower reveals
listening with her eyes, she talks back with a cry, wrapped in cues, aphrodisiac calls sublime
brooding, lingering lips swell lush wet
impressions indelibly left
with a touch from spindling finger-tips, she brushes his skin with her breath
glimpses of her moist tongue.. hungers him for hers'.. that won't subside
gushing sigh, gesture flirt with her muse, preview of her quest without denial
seductress entices with kneaded rivalry
promises in her silent serenade sings her sight to...
listening with her eyes, she talks back with a cry, wrapped in cues, aphrodisiac calls sublime
brooding, lingering lips swell lush wet
impressions indelibly left
with a touch from spindling finger-tips, she brushes his skin with her breath
glimpses of her moist tongue.. hungers him for hers'.. that won't subside
gushing sigh, gesture flirt with her muse, preview of her quest without denial
seductress entices with kneaded rivalry
promises in her silent serenade sings her sight to...
1116 reads
18 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
29th May 2014 3:46pm
29th May 2014 3:46pm
" A Pall Hangs"
entered in Atakti's comp Dark Beginnings
crushed hearts instilled
embracing surrender
it's whatever he wills
falling faces remembered
portal to the other world
lovers cry in nightmarish waves
shadows of souls hurled
of too late a denial to pray
in not knowing him, death's hold
grips to torment ferociously
hope and light, unlit bores blunt cold
beware, your fear is his voracious need
ominous dread, anguished silence felt
ambience of the sorrowful dead feed compelled
buried,...
crushed hearts instilled
embracing surrender
it's whatever he wills
falling faces remembered
portal to the other world
lovers cry in nightmarish waves
shadows of souls hurled
of too late a denial to pray
in not knowing him, death's hold
grips to torment ferociously
hope and light, unlit bores blunt cold
beware, your fear is his voracious need
ominous dread, anguished silence felt
ambience of the sorrowful dead feed compelled
buried,...
906 reads
4 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
19th Apr 2014 10:41pm
19th Apr 2014 10:41pm
"Captured Unaware"
entered in RainC's Interpretive Art comp
she's anxious, but so luscious.. I'm sure a thankless subject
desperate performer; as she seems to be portraying now
depravity wets her appetite and cavity with desire
separated to warn her, hunger between.. do I hear her growl?
captivity with her submissive passivity lights the fire
penetrated to warm her.. it's what I require
cognitive dissonance, identify so I may sympathize
let's compromise and improvise with your disguise
shall I permit the guys to...
she's anxious, but so luscious.. I'm sure a thankless subject
desperate performer; as she seems to be portraying now
depravity wets her appetite and cavity with desire
separated to warn her, hunger between.. do I hear her growl?
captivity with her submissive passivity lights the fire
penetrated to warm her.. it's what I require
cognitive dissonance, identify so I may sympathize
let's compromise and improvise with your disguise
shall I permit the guys to...
1161 reads
13 Comments
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