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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.
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
27th Dec 2022 9:39am
27th Dec 2022 9:39am
In the hush (Shakespearean sonnet)
The bliss of temperance when it occurred
it was a wish, a dream that came along
the stopper on the bottle was secured
the quiet from the ever throbbing throng
Clean the clutter, restriction that confines
to rest the heart in the evenings sweet amen
recline among, placid gardens swinging vines
waking slumber, comes like a long lost friend
Surround me, rest my bones in placid times
my mental state its fabric rent, tired
and bathe my restless heart and troubled mind
know faith will be the liniment desired
My prayers...
it was a wish, a dream that came along
the stopper on the bottle was secured
the quiet from the ever throbbing throng
Clean the clutter, restriction that confines
to rest the heart in the evenings sweet amen
recline among, placid gardens swinging vines
waking slumber, comes like a long lost friend
Surround me, rest my bones in placid times
my mental state its fabric rent, tired
and bathe my restless heart and troubled mind
know faith will be the liniment desired
My prayers...
#SelfReflection
#meditation
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Dec 2022 9:32pm
21st Dec 2022 9:32pm
Perfection in a word
beyond my realm?
it is the prize the Golden fleece
and so I write with blunted pen
scribble with a twisted nib
to find a Zanadu and not just blurb
a synonym that spells superb
poets corner epitaph
lead on stone, forever last
as god has carved its thread
written on from birth till death
it is the prize the Golden fleece
and so I write with blunted pen
scribble with a twisted nib
to find a Zanadu and not just blurb
a synonym that spells superb
poets corner epitaph
lead on stone, forever last
as god has carved its thread
written on from birth till death
#inspirational
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
3rd Dec 2022 7:28pm
3rd Dec 2022 7:28pm
Copycat; Haiku chain
To cut and to paste
will never seem a disgrace
calling it your work
Hope nobody sees
that a cheater gets acclaim
will justice prevail?
A fines, just a joke
a lobotomy, request
for each bloody pest
will never seem a disgrace
calling it your work
Hope nobody sees
that a cheater gets acclaim
will justice prevail?
A fines, just a joke
a lobotomy, request
for each bloody pest
#betrayal
#deception
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EROTIC POEM
Published
12th Nov 2022 7:03am
12th Nov 2022 7:03am
On the wings of lust
#love
#relationships
#sex
#sexy
#temptation
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th Oct 2022 2:09pm
18th Oct 2022 2:09pm
A dewy morn
Dawns jewelled gifts, set
yet to catch the mornings rays
signed with strange footprints
yet to catch the mornings rays
signed with strange footprints
#nature
#haiku
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
16th Oct 2022 8:32pm
16th Oct 2022 8:32pm
the Arora Borealis
As it approached, a sense of wonderment arose
that canvas was awash
it poured the incandescence from the pot
all creatures stood transfixed
in silhouette we stood
not by cold, by pure amazement we were froze
for that indelibility, see the sky in that matrix
'twas on my bucket list, before my demise
I beat my chest and screamed "I'm glad to be alive"
that canvas was awash
it poured the incandescence from the pot
all creatures stood transfixed
in silhouette we stood
not by cold, by pure amazement we were froze
for that indelibility, see the sky in that matrix
'twas on my bucket list, before my demise
I beat my chest and screamed "I'm glad to be alive"
#nature
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Oct 2022 6:40pm
16th Oct 2022 6:40pm
Filling in the blanks
Filling in the blanks
The question that I ask.
"To reveal, the future of temptations needs
as the phantom of the opera
to stalk and pray, hide the truth
hold up your fantasies, unto the light
and they just be like sculptured wax
or Paper Mache
waiting in the theatre wings, where our ego fashion's us
As Janus held the mask to hide excess
tread faltering steps along the precipice, not here
but silent screams from the valley deep beneath
to hold the spotlights brilliant arc
a thespian as Dionysus was ...
The question that I ask.
"To reveal, the future of temptations needs
as the phantom of the opera
to stalk and pray, hide the truth
hold up your fantasies, unto the light
and they just be like sculptured wax
or Paper Mache
waiting in the theatre wings, where our ego fashion's us
As Janus held the mask to hide excess
tread faltering steps along the precipice, not here
but silent screams from the valley deep beneath
to hold the spotlights brilliant arc
a thespian as Dionysus was ...
#identity
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DARK POEM
Published
29th Sep 2022 8:58am
29th Sep 2022 8:58am
1984 now (Senryu chain)
Fiction, turned to fact
darkened warnings a travail
regaled farmyard tales
In 1984
Orwell wrote a classic book
best and worst reversed
Oppression, bombs chaos
four legs on two feet, vain ego
metamorphosis
Ukraine's bloody war
arrogant dictator needs
room 101, now
Putin locked forever
shackled, starved, living with rats
smell the shit he cast
darkened warnings a travail
regaled farmyard tales
In 1984
Orwell wrote a classic book
best and worst reversed
Oppression, bombs chaos
four legs on two feet, vain ego
metamorphosis
Ukraine's bloody war
arrogant dictator needs
room 101, now
Putin locked forever
shackled, starved, living with rats
smell the shit he cast
#haiku
#senryu
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
16th Sep 2022 9:02pm
16th Sep 2022 9:02pm
Saving winters child
When comes the frost that sows the seed
a patterned haw, its brittle plea
its whisper, only self can hear
a secret shared with only me
And who can break your winters child
for in normality, it resides
for there is very little sign
to break the plan on deaths designs
In quiet isolation, time to brood
the winters child, alone is stood
family and friends, don't have a clue
the ache to be misunderstood
Samaritans with angel's tread
a silent reach beyond the dread
a moment to step back from the...
a patterned haw, its brittle plea
its whisper, only self can hear
a secret shared with only me
And who can break your winters child
for in normality, it resides
for there is very little sign
to break the plan on deaths designs
In quiet isolation, time to brood
the winters child, alone is stood
family and friends, don't have a clue
the ache to be misunderstood
Samaritans with angel's tread
a silent reach beyond the dread
a moment to step back from the...
#suicide
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Sep 2022 7:10pm
15th Sep 2022 7:10pm
Succession for inspection
They came to crowd beside the gates
half-mast the flag, it spelled the news
gripped the spirit with a gust
in disbelief. Her son would fill her shoes
The carpet with its corner up
where scandal hides
one son that holds a stench non can mask
the cracks that hold but still divide
Stern faced the monarchy, must be preserved
and by gods hand, underpin the loss
the pomp of braid, its march incessant stirs
a pyramid of golden dross
Divorced by wealth, that birth has dealt
with common touch they stand aloof ...
half-mast the flag, it spelled the news
gripped the spirit with a gust
in disbelief. Her son would fill her shoes
The carpet with its corner up
where scandal hides
one son that holds a stench non can mask
the cracks that hold but still divide
Stern faced the monarchy, must be preserved
and by gods hand, underpin the loss
the pomp of braid, its march incessant stirs
a pyramid of golden dross
Divorced by wealth, that birth has dealt
with common touch they stand aloof ...
#relationships
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STORY POEM
Published
11th Sep 2022 12:54pm
11th Sep 2022 12:54pm
Farce of summer holidays
We welcomed it with open arms
but ever soon it lost its charm
and whatever shadows shade
dissolved wherever rays were laid
Bared our skin to colour bronze
but its intensity went ON and ON
and seeking any shady spot
cool that was, any dark inky blot
Sun hats they were all sold out
sunscreen disappearing in a rout
the earth was parched its surface cracked
with no escape, we all are trapped
Like ants we scamper bear a leaf
to fan ourselves and give relief
when factor 50's not enough
like eggs we fry...
but ever soon it lost its charm
and whatever shadows shade
dissolved wherever rays were laid
Bared our skin to colour bronze
but its intensity went ON and ON
and seeking any shady spot
cool that was, any dark inky blot
Sun hats they were all sold out
sunscreen disappearing in a rout
the earth was parched its surface cracked
with no escape, we all are trapped
Like ants we scamper bear a leaf
to fan ourselves and give relief
when factor 50's not enough
like eggs we fry...
#funny
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SELF POEM
Published
8th Sep 2022 10:01am
8th Sep 2022 10:01am
The lamp lighter
Is there only, left just shards
headaches come like thunder cracks
dark passages that are always blocked by bars
but stars of hope, I see their glow refract
Thro' the fog when life brings grief
those lumens bright: a carbon arc
spotlight, the glow of self-belief
shadows flee, your glimmer flash and dart
Light the lamp within my soul
as dawn breaks on sleepy eyes
speed the heart and take control
release the spirit, stir its spark to fly
Light the tread on each dark path
torch I...
headaches come like thunder cracks
dark passages that are always blocked by bars
but stars of hope, I see their glow refract
Thro' the fog when life brings grief
those lumens bright: a carbon arc
spotlight, the glow of self-belief
shadows flee, your glimmer flash and dart
Light the lamp within my soul
as dawn breaks on sleepy eyes
speed the heart and take control
release the spirit, stir its spark to fly
Light the tread on each dark path
torch I...
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
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