Submissions by robert43041 (Viking)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Published in small mags in US and England years ago.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Jul 2022 8:54pm
2nd Jul 2022 8:54pm
Modestly
Just a sort of modest proposal, really
From the Trust Fund fellow
Who did not like that
Portable kitchen called
A Moveable Feast as it rolled down
Near the corner of his block
And by the Parsonage
Thus creating a shadow
On the Golden Mile he lived on.
Yes, the image and the odors of destitute people
Clashed with the various sorts of
Classy perfumes and Eaux-de-Wealth
Used by people of his class and social standing.
Why not have the kitchen-on-wheels
Moved down to the subway tunnel
Out of view
Out of...
From the Trust Fund fellow
Who did not like that
Portable kitchen called
A Moveable Feast as it rolled down
Near the corner of his block
And by the Parsonage
Thus creating a shadow
On the Golden Mile he lived on.
Yes, the image and the odors of destitute people
Clashed with the various sorts of
Classy perfumes and Eaux-de-Wealth
Used by people of his class and social standing.
Why not have the kitchen-on-wheels
Moved down to the subway tunnel
Out of view
Out of...
#greed
#denial
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Jul 2022 00:07am
2nd Jul 2022 00:07am
That's when the cookies crumbled
That was to be
Her day of Glory
At the Food Fair's
Truffles et Plus
'Show of the year
With her wagon full of goodies
How proud she was that
Even daughter Dorothy loved,
Nuts and almond and all
The road was clear
Headway she made
Exiting at the interchange
Circling part of the way
Out at the west side
Over the speed bumps
Knowing each inch of the way
Intending to be most careful
Emoting at the idea of losing
Sophie being such a strong opponent.
Considering that her...
Her day of Glory
At the Food Fair's
Truffles et Plus
'Show of the year
With her wagon full of goodies
How proud she was that
Even daughter Dorothy loved,
Nuts and almond and all
The road was clear
Headway she made
Exiting at the interchange
Circling part of the way
Out at the west side
Over the speed bumps
Knowing each inch of the way
Intending to be most careful
Emoting at the idea of losing
Sophie being such a strong opponent.
Considering that her...
#anger
#anxiety
#frustration #fear
#frustration #fear
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Jul 2022 7:49pm
1st Jul 2022 7:49pm
Vive la différence
Looking at the différence between
Cookie and Biscuit.
We are told that
Cookie comes from ''koekje''
Which is Dutch for ''little cake''.
Biscuit comes from the Latin ''bis'' and ''coquere''
Which means twice baked.
Yet in France they insist on eating cookies
While in Québec we eat biscuits.
The French perhaps think it is classy to say cookie
But it sounds rather snobbish to me.
They love to use anglo terms
Like shopping and week-end.
Le magasinage et la fin-de-semaine
C'est pas bon pour eux.
Vive la...
Cookie and Biscuit.
We are told that
Cookie comes from ''koekje''
Which is Dutch for ''little cake''.
Biscuit comes from the Latin ''bis'' and ''coquere''
Which means twice baked.
Yet in France they insist on eating cookies
While in Québec we eat biscuits.
The French perhaps think it is classy to say cookie
But it sounds rather snobbish to me.
They love to use anglo terms
Like shopping and week-end.
Le magasinage et la fin-de-semaine
C'est pas bon pour eux.
Vive la...
#bittersweet
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Jul 2022 4:01am
1st Jul 2022 4:01am
Amazing salvage
The whole episode of the Costa Concordia
Was tragic.
And the captain of that ship was a shame
Good thing he landed in jail.
But fascinating to watch
Was the salvage operation.
A firm took on the project
After so many others said
No thanks.
What a superb tour de force that was.
Was tragic.
And the captain of that ship was a shame
Good thing he landed in jail.
But fascinating to watch
Was the salvage operation.
A firm took on the project
After so many others said
No thanks.
What a superb tour de force that was.
#courage
#motivational
#inspirational #admiration
#inspirational #admiration
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Jul 2022 3:06am
1st Jul 2022 3:06am
Urgencies
To go or not to go
That may be a debatable question
In the greater scheme of things
It might mean
To want to summon the courage to go see the boss in regard to that raise
You want or think you deserve
And be prepared for that rejection.
It may entail a trip you really are not sure you wanna make
For who needs a sermon from that fat Know-it-all
But the Know-it-all who has the key you seek
Ya, it always involves hard choices
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.
But if Nature calls
Then you no longer have much of a choice in the matter.
That may be a debatable question
In the greater scheme of things
It might mean
To want to summon the courage to go see the boss in regard to that raise
You want or think you deserve
And be prepared for that rejection.
It may entail a trip you really are not sure you wanna make
For who needs a sermon from that fat Know-it-all
But the Know-it-all who has the key you seek
Ya, it always involves hard choices
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.
But if Nature calls
Then you no longer have much of a choice in the matter.
#sadness
#anger
#anxiety #disappointment
#anxiety #disappointment
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DARK POEM
Published
30th Jun 2022 3:22am
30th Jun 2022 3:22am
Swan song
Marie-Hélène was looking for a special confection
For her wedding cake.
Not the usual two, three, or four tier piece of work
With the tiny little couple standing on top.
No.
Something quite different
She wanted two swans facing each other in a heart
Such as she sees regularly in her favorite lake near Munich
The home city of her beloved Franz.
No big deal for me to comply.
She was so proud of it
As she and her husband stood by it
Ready to cut that first piece, knife in hand.
But that is when the shot rang out ...
For her wedding cake.
Not the usual two, three, or four tier piece of work
With the tiny little couple standing on top.
No.
Something quite different
She wanted two swans facing each other in a heart
Such as she sees regularly in her favorite lake near Munich
The home city of her beloved Franz.
No big deal for me to comply.
She was so proud of it
As she and her husband stood by it
Ready to cut that first piece, knife in hand.
But that is when the shot rang out ...
#anger
#dark
#despair
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
28th Jun 2022 5:17am
28th Jun 2022 5:17am
My passion for poetry
It took me by surprise
In an English literature class
As I was barely back from Vietnam
We were asked to write a short story, if I recall.
Instead, I wrote a very angry poem
About cute kids - the lures -
And booby traps designed not to kill
But mame.
Much later, in a culinary phase
I wrote funny poems to do with food
Chocolate delights, pastries, Éclairs.
Spaghetti and splashed tomato sauce.
Of course who can claim to be a poet
If he or she does not write
About love in many of its forms
From Heaven to...
In an English literature class
As I was barely back from Vietnam
We were asked to write a short story, if I recall.
Instead, I wrote a very angry poem
About cute kids - the lures -
And booby traps designed not to kill
But mame.
Much later, in a culinary phase
I wrote funny poems to do with food
Chocolate delights, pastries, Éclairs.
Spaghetti and splashed tomato sauce.
Of course who can claim to be a poet
If he or she does not write
About love in many of its forms
From Heaven to...
#strength
#courage
#motivational
#TimeHeals
#emotions
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DARK POEM
Published
28th Jun 2022 3:56am
28th Jun 2022 3:56am
Jealousy kills
Just as things were going smoothly
Entered another man
Attractive indeed even to the
Love of his life.
Oh, the misery, the pain, the anger.
Under pressure not to act the fool
She noticed, loved the attention
Yet did not play the field....too much.
Karl could not take it
In the end fists hit and the knife
Lashed - love turned to craziness
Lunacy won, followed by depression and
Suicide.
Entered another man
Attractive indeed even to the
Love of his life.
Oh, the misery, the pain, the anger.
Under pressure not to act the fool
She noticed, loved the attention
Yet did not play the field....too much.
Karl could not take it
In the end fists hit and the knife
Lashed - love turned to craziness
Lunacy won, followed by depression and
Suicide.
#anger
#jealousy
#dark
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Jun 2022 9:13pm
27th Jun 2022 9:13pm
Frustrated
I know I have written such a poem before
But it frustrates me a bit.
I have just read a poem about a person being dropped
Her lover gone
And she is feeling soooooo alone, so empty
Not understanding
Wanting the love back.
But she wants no comment.
Maybe she prefers to be alone with her pain
And her misery.
Crying, pleading for the loved to return to the nest
Won't help.
It won't happen.
It is sometimes said that the best way to solve this
Is to get into another realtionship ASAP.
But, whatever, that love...
But it frustrates me a bit.
I have just read a poem about a person being dropped
Her lover gone
And she is feeling soooooo alone, so empty
Not understanding
Wanting the love back.
But she wants no comment.
Maybe she prefers to be alone with her pain
And her misery.
Crying, pleading for the loved to return to the nest
Won't help.
It won't happen.
It is sometimes said that the best way to solve this
Is to get into another realtionship ASAP.
But, whatever, that love...
#anger
#despair
#emptiness
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Jun 2022 6:33pm
27th Jun 2022 6:33pm
Faith...and others.
January was named for the month of her birth
Turns out she loves skiing
Indeed she loves all winter sports
And has many trophies to show for her skills.
April was also named for the month of her birth
She tends to have cloudy days
Though she has sunny ones as well.
Considering her fiery red hair and strong character
Her choice of career in politics seemed a very normal one.
Faith was a total disappointment for her parents
She was enrolled in theological college.
The best her parents could find.
She learned....and revolted ...
Turns out she loves skiing
Indeed she loves all winter sports
And has many trophies to show for her skills.
April was also named for the month of her birth
She tends to have cloudy days
Though she has sunny ones as well.
Considering her fiery red hair and strong character
Her choice of career in politics seemed a very normal one.
Faith was a total disappointment for her parents
She was enrolled in theological college.
The best her parents could find.
She learned....and revolted ...
#courage
#admiration
#respect
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Jun 2022 4:55am
26th Jun 2022 4:55am
Fat...so?
The pantagruélique fellow
Woke up in a sweat,
Woke up from the nightmare
In which he was anorexic.
This had to be fixed.
Considering that he was a monk
And for the well-being of his soul
The craziness he had to find a way to debunk,
Find the cause of these woes
And get the problem fixed
Otherwise he'd soon be gone
To hell in a wine barrel.
Perhaps a confession would help
Find the origin of these nightly disturbances.
The Devil was after him, that was certain.
Thus after a copious breakfast he went to see the Abbot. ...
Woke up in a sweat,
Woke up from the nightmare
In which he was anorexic.
This had to be fixed.
Considering that he was a monk
And for the well-being of his soul
The craziness he had to find a way to debunk,
Find the cause of these woes
And get the problem fixed
Otherwise he'd soon be gone
To hell in a wine barrel.
Perhaps a confession would help
Find the origin of these nightly disturbances.
The Devil was after him, that was certain.
Thus after a copious breakfast he went to see the Abbot. ...
#denial
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Jun 2022 3:07am
26th Jun 2022 3:07am
Spiritualities
Juha Jarrinen
Has found his Spiritual way
While also creating marvelous works.
You sense that he has achieved inner peace
While also keeping his feet on the ground.
He takes his time to let the wood speak to him
Just like the artist who looks at a block of marble
And while chiseling away finds the great wonder inside,
Just like Michelangelo did.
Jarrinen feels there will be the right and long lasting connection
Between a specific drum and the appropriate Shaman.
Michelangelo worked for a pope
A different sort of spirituality ...
Has found his Spiritual way
While also creating marvelous works.
You sense that he has achieved inner peace
While also keeping his feet on the ground.
He takes his time to let the wood speak to him
Just like the artist who looks at a block of marble
And while chiseling away finds the great wonder inside,
Just like Michelangelo did.
Jarrinen feels there will be the right and long lasting connection
Between a specific drum and the appropriate Shaman.
Michelangelo worked for a pope
A different sort of spirituality ...
#religion
#spiritual
#tradition
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