Submissions by slipalong
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction classic rhyming stuff been called a realism poet. No axes to grind, chips on shoulders un-found, just like the fun of writing stuff down, safe in the sanctuary here Deep Underground.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Apr 2020 6:42pm
1st Apr 2020 6:42pm
From each heart
As we stumbled wounded
confusion rained and all were hounded
saw not tomorow, left confounded
Some gave all in their last breath
had no chance, conserved the waste
saved a life with a bequest
Saw a younster lying next
heard Gods voice in lifes context
so slim the chance were his prospects
The treasure of each life
some will waste and some will strive
a baton handed on, and self denied
See the angels hear the chiors
facets of unselfishness, a soul so tired
for each that saw, a heroic...
confusion rained and all were hounded
saw not tomorow, left confounded
Some gave all in their last breath
had no chance, conserved the waste
saved a life with a bequest
Saw a younster lying next
heard Gods voice in lifes context
so slim the chance were his prospects
The treasure of each life
some will waste and some will strive
a baton handed on, and self denied
See the angels hear the chiors
facets of unselfishness, a soul so tired
for each that saw, a heroic...
#courage
#support
#healing
66 reads
5 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
30th Mar 2020 9:27am
30th Mar 2020 9:27am
Is it 1984 come late
Is George lying motionless
his prophesy of each curtailed liberty bring
the State is all encompassing
draconian spirits lift his coffin lid
in death, his grimage so vivid
so hancuffed each, under flacid cloud
impotence, of when, and why, and how
each nation stifuled, borders closed inside
the pressure cooker, blows, of will denied
circumcised . clothed with good intentions
comes malevolence that denied, prevention
idle restlessness and needs direction cut
the shackle and chain the prison stripes of...
his prophesy of each curtailed liberty bring
the State is all encompassing
draconian spirits lift his coffin lid
in death, his grimage so vivid
so hancuffed each, under flacid cloud
impotence, of when, and why, and how
each nation stifuled, borders closed inside
the pressure cooker, blows, of will denied
circumcised . clothed with good intentions
comes malevolence that denied, prevention
idle restlessness and needs direction cut
the shackle and chain the prison stripes of...
#identity
#SelfWorth
28 reads
1 Comment
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
27th Mar 2020 9:07am
27th Mar 2020 9:07am
In the trenches with the NHS
Fast they stood untill they fell
an army with no guns; just war
the mile of all compassion seen
the tired smiles, the often tear
Smothered in a safety shell
the Hyppocratic Oath they swore
the battle rage with foe unseen
for in that work they are THE team
For all they did "for the sick, the ill. the frail"
the day the month how long the chore
for each roll upon deaths drum
some survive and some succumb
That the enemy can be curtailed
the fight be won and health...
an army with no guns; just war
the mile of all compassion seen
the tired smiles, the often tear
Smothered in a safety shell
the Hyppocratic Oath they swore
the battle rage with foe unseen
for in that work they are THE team
For all they did "for the sick, the ill. the frail"
the day the month how long the chore
for each roll upon deaths drum
some survive and some succumb
That the enemy can be curtailed
the fight be won and health...
#healing
107 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Mar 2020 12:05pm
23rd Mar 2020 12:05pm
Did someone in passing inquire
Did someone in passing inquire, the resident did he live here
last finale, the truth as he coughed and choke
shoes and clothes, rags and holes
in alley long, the house shadows obscures
Springs heavy flower soon drops, and then decays
time of refreshing rain. for each expired still stands admired
beauty in the sin of innocence. and ruins rise the same
the dust that blinds the gaze
A new presence is it calm, a tranquil balm
todays issues, and hell held at the length of arm
the winds of time, eddy across our promised land
sway...
last finale, the truth as he coughed and choke
shoes and clothes, rags and holes
in alley long, the house shadows obscures
Springs heavy flower soon drops, and then decays
time of refreshing rain. for each expired still stands admired
beauty in the sin of innocence. and ruins rise the same
the dust that blinds the gaze
A new presence is it calm, a tranquil balm
todays issues, and hell held at the length of arm
the winds of time, eddy across our promised land
sway...
#hope
#oppression
#despair
42 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Mar 2020 8:58am
22nd Mar 2020 8:58am
The every day exile
All gathered with intent it seems
and some compose
some browse and read
in that confine, we live and breath
that terminus within our reach
and some compose
some browse and read
in that confine, we live and breath
that terminus within our reach
#SelfReflection
29 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Mar 2020 9:40am
21st Mar 2020 9:40am
are you safe in biege (covid--19)
What did Tump call it that invisible enemy
we will beat this bastard was his pledge
that Chinese Disease he pronounced contemptiously
the gun lobby will give us the edge
Corona Virus looked on and laughed
its limpet's ready to infect
on any beeze and draught
the chaos quickly grew and spread
With spontaneity and silence its evil masked
from the wild market
was it the snakes or dirty rats
that crossroad breading things of darkness
We looked inside Pandora's box
unleashed the beast amongst the flock
and...
we will beat this bastard was his pledge
that Chinese Disease he pronounced contemptiously
the gun lobby will give us the edge
Corona Virus looked on and laughed
its limpet's ready to infect
on any beeze and draught
the chaos quickly grew and spread
With spontaneity and silence its evil masked
from the wild market
was it the snakes or dirty rats
that crossroad breading things of darkness
We looked inside Pandora's box
unleashed the beast amongst the flock
and...
#MentalHealth
70 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Mar 2020 2:47am
16th Mar 2020 2:47am
The War Horse
The War Horse
#horses
32 reads
2 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
14th Mar 2020 11:31pm
14th Mar 2020 11:31pm
The ferryman
None can book a crossing
fesivals smiled pain in goodby waves;
the Tora, its words so old and dusty
to wail for prophesy
Can you walk on water
faiths shekel to save or spend
righteousness come as manna --
some earth some nourishment
or garment-laden, past endeavour
The ferryman, heeds no inclement weather
your name upon the slate
payment or a free ride, that tide
the life you lead
fesivals smiled pain in goodby waves;
the Tora, its words so old and dusty
to wail for prophesy
Can you walk on water
faiths shekel to save or spend
righteousness come as manna --
some earth some nourishment
or garment-laden, past endeavour
The ferryman, heeds no inclement weather
your name upon the slate
payment or a free ride, that tide
the life you lead
#religion
27 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Mar 2020 1:59pm
7th Mar 2020 1:59pm
Lavender
Like some old and woody shrub
just spears that stand towards the sun
it's stand is just a clump
But just like me I hear it hum
it has a life, insects succumbed
in haste before its necar gone
I drop my hand to touch its bud
that tendril, between, finger and thumb
its essence without stain it comes
To nostrils, wends a fine fragrance
like poetry it fills my head, perchance
and waves infused in that balance
I take its bounty like the bee
that hidden beauty not plebeian
those accents, are fruit for me ...
just spears that stand towards the sun
it's stand is just a clump
But just like me I hear it hum
it has a life, insects succumbed
in haste before its necar gone
I drop my hand to touch its bud
that tendril, between, finger and thumb
its essence without stain it comes
To nostrils, wends a fine fragrance
like poetry it fills my head, perchance
and waves infused in that balance
I take its bounty like the bee
that hidden beauty not plebeian
those accents, are fruit for me ...
#nature
64 reads
4 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
5th Mar 2020 9:08am
5th Mar 2020 9:08am
As it comes
i am your reflected blusher, your hues
my pallette, each stroke bristles
icing sugar, none touched sweeter skin
dark outlines drawn, and crescent brows
the inside outside face, blacks and browns
but not disguise, just coke: smudged fire from lips
their tender burn, the tongue into a velvet urn
a carpetbagger searching roaming
and wisp's of hair your curtain's hung
take you, as it comes
Carol Ann Duffy poem (Whatever)
my pallette, each stroke bristles
icing sugar, none touched sweeter skin
dark outlines drawn, and crescent brows
the inside outside face, blacks and browns
but not disguise, just coke: smudged fire from lips
their tender burn, the tongue into a velvet urn
a carpetbagger searching roaming
and wisp's of hair your curtain's hung
take you, as it comes
Carol Ann Duffy poem (Whatever)
#ILoveYou
81 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
4th Mar 2020 12:22pm
4th Mar 2020 12:22pm
The beaver
What fools with vanity possesed
and with impunity was trapped
a waistcoat or a fancy vest
skinned for its pelt; now that's a fact
It content in pool and lake
working harder than any army sapper
its woodwork skill that nature gave
that ichthyic dash and look so dapper
So environmentally friendly
fell and prune with expertise
no chain saw buzz, just gnawing gently
not raze, fell just to suit it's needs
The waters swell, and rivers rise
the populous half drowned; all rage
no beaver there to stem the tide ...
and with impunity was trapped
a waistcoat or a fancy vest
skinned for its pelt; now that's a fact
It content in pool and lake
working harder than any army sapper
its woodwork skill that nature gave
that ichthyic dash and look so dapper
So environmentally friendly
fell and prune with expertise
no chain saw buzz, just gnawing gently
not raze, fell just to suit it's needs
The waters swell, and rivers rise
the populous half drowned; all rage
no beaver there to stem the tide ...
#environment
#animals
#nature
94 reads
2 Comments
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