Submissions by robert43041 (Viking)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Published in small mags in US and England years ago.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
Yesterday 3:08pm
Yesterday 3:08pm
Reality hurts
He deceived himself
Progressively
Entirely
Hit Rock Bottom
Realized much later
That he was a presumptuous fool
Yes, Rock Bottom
Always hangry
Mad at the world for being a failure
Until he saw that Light
And accepted who and what he was.
Progressively
Entirely
Hit Rock Bottom
Realized much later
That he was a presumptuous fool
Yes, Rock Bottom
Always hangry
Mad at the world for being a failure
Until he saw that Light
And accepted who and what he was.
#redemption
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
Yesterday 2:50pm
Yesterday 2:50pm
Population control
In Charleroi, Belgium,
The authotities, tired of the proliferation of pigeons
Found an interesting way to control their population.
In strategic places are found grain and water distributors
The grains are laced with a contraceptive.
I can easily imagine a despot somewhere in a far future
Pondering on some equivalent
In order to control certain segments of human populations....
The authotities, tired of the proliferation of pigeons
Found an interesting way to control their population.
In strategic places are found grain and water distributors
The grains are laced with a contraceptive.
I can easily imagine a despot somewhere in a far future
Pondering on some equivalent
In order to control certain segments of human populations....
#dark
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Nov 2022 2:35pm
25th Nov 2022 2:35pm
Get lost (222)
It is easy to lose concentration these days
What with Hockey, Football and Soccer
All on at the same time
(Maybe there is possibly also snooker and table tennis somewhere)
But it is Juvenal who said it best with his Panem et Circenses
At least it is a time when we can forget about our troubles for a while.
PS: Argentina lost: don't care.
Last night the Vikings (my favorite team) beat the Patriots
We're on our way to the Super Bowl.....and maybe win it this time
Hey: a guy can dream.
What with Hockey, Football and Soccer
All on at the same time
(Maybe there is possibly also snooker and table tennis somewhere)
But it is Juvenal who said it best with his Panem et Circenses
At least it is a time when we can forget about our troubles for a while.
PS: Argentina lost: don't care.
Last night the Vikings (my favorite team) beat the Patriots
We're on our way to the Super Bowl.....and maybe win it this time
Hey: a guy can dream.
#hope
#inspirational
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Nov 2022 3:23pm
24th Nov 2022 3:23pm
Safe?
After the second massacre in a few days
Gay club in Colorado and hit from a disgruntled employe
At at Walmart In Virginia
A woman says that she is pleased that her daughter
Opted not to go to VirginiaTech where she would be a Freshman
But to another school where she would be safer
Big news for you, lady:
There is no such thing as a safe place in the US
Ok: no safe place anywhere in the world, but nowadays
In the US with the crazy 2A you are sitting on a time bomb,
No place to hide.
Gay club in Colorado and hit from a disgruntled employe
At at Walmart In Virginia
A woman says that she is pleased that her daughter
Opted not to go to VirginiaTech where she would be a Freshman
But to another school where she would be safer
Big news for you, lady:
There is no such thing as a safe place in the US
Ok: no safe place anywhere in the world, but nowadays
In the US with the crazy 2A you are sitting on a time bomb,
No place to hide.
#anger
#disappointment
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Nov 2022 3:07pm
24th Nov 2022 3:07pm
Quiet please.
Normally in the library
You hear.....nothing.
But this morning lots of blah blah blah
Between librarians at their central desk
And lots of blah blah blah even between librarians and some users
Must be something in the coffee.
You hear.....nothing.
But this morning lots of blah blah blah
Between librarians at their central desk
And lots of blah blah blah even between librarians and some users
Must be something in the coffee.
#anger
#frustration
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
23rd Nov 2022 2:25pm
23rd Nov 2022 2:25pm
Where is your God?
Where is your God
Who allows so much pain and misery
In this, yes, very miserable world He (or She) created?
Who allows so much pain and misery
In this, yes, very miserable world He (or She) created?
#religion
#Christian
#Buddhist
#Taoism
#Hindu
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Nov 2022 2:21pm
23rd Nov 2022 2:21pm
Misery (222)
We do not know how
Or when our last breath will be
But I watched a program on tv
About where some people on longcare live.
Among them a few stuck with this very inhuman Alzheimer
But at least with a loved one nearby
Some in bed barely alive and spoon-fed
In my humble view
Blessed are those who go quickly
Heartstroke.
Gone.
Or when our last breath will be
But I watched a program on tv
About where some people on longcare live.
Among them a few stuck with this very inhuman Alzheimer
But at least with a loved one nearby
Some in bed barely alive and spoon-fed
In my humble view
Blessed are those who go quickly
Heartstroke.
Gone.
#sadness
#anger
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd Nov 2022 3:03pm
22nd Nov 2022 3:03pm
Leaving no crumbs
It was at Christmas time of 1517
That the Bishop erred
And dared serve a copious table
Consisting of nine dishes
Which was way above his rank
As per the Sumptuary Law
Which allowed him to serve only seven
The word quickly got around
And he was served the appropriate fine.
That the Bishop erred
And dared serve a copious table
Consisting of nine dishes
Which was way above his rank
As per the Sumptuary Law
Which allowed him to serve only seven
The word quickly got around
And he was served the appropriate fine.
#emotions
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Nov 2022 2:47pm
19th Nov 2022 2:47pm
World cup soccer
The world cup
Opens up in an open air prison
Where possibly the inhabitants do not see it as such
But I wonder how many of its Leaders who have all the $$$ means
Occasionnally fly out to countries with more lenient views
Where they can enjoy wine, women (or men) and songs....
Opens up in an open air prison
Where possibly the inhabitants do not see it as such
But I wonder how many of its Leaders who have all the $$$ means
Occasionnally fly out to countries with more lenient views
Where they can enjoy wine, women (or men) and songs....
#anger
#disappointment
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th Nov 2022 3:13pm
18th Nov 2022 3:13pm
Wilted
The old lady, fashionably dressed as usual
Sat in her Queen Anne chair
In the comfort of her sun-filled verrière,
The House and Garden open on her lap
And surrounded by her precious loves
From that Dracoena Limelight
And a large Monstera Deliciosa
In one corner on her left
A Philodendron Heartleaf
And a Spathiphyllum ''Peace Lily''
On a table at her far right
Uncared for for a certain while
Wilted and dead
Just as she was
And finally at peace.
Sat in her Queen Anne chair
In the comfort of her sun-filled verrière,
The House and Garden open on her lap
And surrounded by her precious loves
From that Dracoena Limelight
And a large Monstera Deliciosa
In one corner on her left
A Philodendron Heartleaf
And a Spathiphyllum ''Peace Lily''
On a table at her far right
Uncared for for a certain while
Wilted and dead
Just as she was
And finally at peace.
#emotions
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Nov 2022 4:02pm
17th Nov 2022 4:02pm
Wet dream.
In her dream
It was such a hot and humid day in August
As she lay in her bed, asleep,
Body enjoying the silk sheets yet unaware
And caught in a beautiful, cold, and snowy
December day with high expectations
Of trips to the cabin, warm fires
That is when she woke up in a cold sweat
Because Christmas was sooooo close
And her shopping not even begun.
It was such a hot and humid day in August
As she lay in her bed, asleep,
Body enjoying the silk sheets yet unaware
And caught in a beautiful, cold, and snowy
December day with high expectations
Of trips to the cabin, warm fires
That is when she woke up in a cold sweat
Because Christmas was sooooo close
And her shopping not even begun.
#anxiety
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Nov 2022 3:46pm
17th Nov 2022 3:46pm
Who will remember?
Who will remember
How many workers died while constructing
All these stadiums in Qatar?
Games bought with corruption all around.
Le PSG in difficulty. bought by Qatar
Qatar feeling threatened, stuck between iran and Saudi Arabia
Buys 25 fighter jets.....from France
How many other enveloppes full of cash dispensed here and there
For a critical vote?
So Qatar spends 250 BILLION to put itself on the world map.
As the old adage goes, money and sex make the world go round.
How many workers died while constructing
All these stadiums in Qatar?
Games bought with corruption all around.
Le PSG in difficulty. bought by Qatar
Qatar feeling threatened, stuck between iran and Saudi Arabia
Buys 25 fighter jets.....from France
How many other enveloppes full of cash dispensed here and there
For a critical vote?
So Qatar spends 250 BILLION to put itself on the world map.
As the old adage goes, money and sex make the world go round.
#greed
#disappointment
#apathy
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