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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.
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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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Aug 2022 1:20pm
25th Aug 2022 1:20pm
Verbena summer
Profiled tall
shot its purple clusters
dwarfed the agapanthus
in the wilting heat of summer
spread its slender grandeur
insect came to sip
from the coolest days of May
June still saw it rise, progress the highest tip
surrounded by the hum of bees
July, still ardent in display
dominate all beneath its feet in Augusts heat
it shows the way, its message clear
to grow, with an open giving hand, each leave replete
still swaying in Septembers winds
summers gone and autumn tears
the flurry of Octobers leaves
now...
shot its purple clusters
dwarfed the agapanthus
in the wilting heat of summer
spread its slender grandeur
insect came to sip
from the coolest days of May
June still saw it rise, progress the highest tip
surrounded by the hum of bees
July, still ardent in display
dominate all beneath its feet in Augusts heat
it shows the way, its message clear
to grow, with an open giving hand, each leave replete
still swaying in Septembers winds
summers gone and autumn tears
the flurry of Octobers leaves
now...
#nature
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LOVE POEM
Published
9th Aug 2022 8:26am
9th Aug 2022 8:26am
Hands behind the potters wheel
Firm but gentle touch
to see and have, what she possessed
glean a little of her gleam
bells that rang in a distant spire
a union of like minds so blessed
Move consciousness unto a higher plane
reassure; tomorrow is your day
grammar, "is that why you are misunderstood"
walk with you through storms
say "the rain it always stops, grey clouds clear away"
Muse that has a mellow chime, that rings
cajole you, when the time is right
I still treasure mine
still through loosed ties ...
to see and have, what she possessed
glean a little of her gleam
bells that rang in a distant spire
a union of like minds so blessed
Move consciousness unto a higher plane
reassure; tomorrow is your day
grammar, "is that why you are misunderstood"
walk with you through storms
say "the rain it always stops, grey clouds clear away"
Muse that has a mellow chime, that rings
cajole you, when the time is right
I still treasure mine
still through loosed ties ...
#MyInspiration
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Aug 2022 9:25pm
7th Aug 2022 9:25pm
Octogenarian teenager
Ever hoping to do better
unfinished manuscript
competition of the next page
mixing with all the other fonts
youths mind, that age is nought but fun
bucket list that leaks
unfinished manuscript
competition of the next page
mixing with all the other fonts
youths mind, that age is nought but fun
bucket list that leaks
#SelfReflection
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STORY POEM
Published
5th Aug 2022 9:46am
5th Aug 2022 9:46am
My whisky used to wear a trilby
Ashes, of what were his life
more than just a faithful true companion
I keep him in an urn of white
to my furry friend, I post this anthem
The greeting of his force 10 purr
at feeding time he would clean out the tin
for he was a cat-food raconteur
finish it off with a Cheshire catgrin
My whisky's spirit, it lingers still
his personal pride, would be my guide
to [u]clean up well[u]when lethargy was top of my bill
so sleek of coat and worn with pride
Out of the blue he adopted me
threw in his hat, and sensed my...
more than just a faithful true companion
I keep him in an urn of white
to my furry friend, I post this anthem
The greeting of his force 10 purr
at feeding time he would clean out the tin
for he was a cat-food raconteur
finish it off with a Cheshire catgrin
My whisky's spirit, it lingers still
his personal pride, would be my guide
to [u]clean up well[u]when lethargy was top of my bill
so sleek of coat and worn with pride
Out of the blue he adopted me
threw in his hat, and sensed my...
#BestFriend
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DARK POEM
Published
21st Jul 2022 3:06pm
21st Jul 2022 3:06pm
Something to chew on
festival of flesh, will be a your Marquis de Sade
as convenience food makes you Its slave
Gross exposed, Wind in the willows Mr Toad
as an early grave lies on that road
as convenience food makes you Its slave
Gross exposed, Wind in the willows Mr Toad
as an early grave lies on that road
#greed
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
18th Jul 2022 9:49am
18th Jul 2022 9:49am
Inside the mystic cycle
Stand together with the ghosts
moon breaking its whisper
so casually spilt, its shadows casting
like the undergrowth of our needs
slippers steeling through the naked trees
holding its breath for the dawn
the owls last hoot
before the sun would glint upon its wing
like the snapshot dream
a flash ,across times rift
not for our convenience
the seasons will, the greater powers forge
soak it up like sphagnum moss
imbibe that tincture
distilled from folk lore
the fired ark of wisdom pushed out from the shore
moon breaking its whisper
so casually spilt, its shadows casting
like the undergrowth of our needs
slippers steeling through the naked trees
holding its breath for the dawn
the owls last hoot
before the sun would glint upon its wing
like the snapshot dream
a flash ,across times rift
not for our convenience
the seasons will, the greater powers forge
soak it up like sphagnum moss
imbibe that tincture
distilled from folk lore
the fired ark of wisdom pushed out from the shore
#mythology
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LOVE POEM
Published
12th Jul 2022 12:32pm
12th Jul 2022 12:32pm
Every storm runs out of rain (picture prompt)
Gathered clouds of grey, brings damp invective
water fall, that sings depressions fears
angels left me bereft, neglected
my silver linings all were commandeered
What will help me lift that heavy cross
praying that the deluge will decrease
safe harbour when your world is all awash
and see a glimpse of sun, behind rains sheets
Sun, stealing in, with just a glimmered smile
the storm now turns its back in shame
butterflies, flutter in, from long exile
TRUE; every storm runs out of rain
Refreshed to find my spirit...
water fall, that sings depressions fears
angels left me bereft, neglected
my silver linings all were commandeered
What will help me lift that heavy cross
praying that the deluge will decrease
safe harbour when your world is all awash
and see a glimpse of sun, behind rains sheets
Sun, stealing in, with just a glimmered smile
the storm now turns its back in shame
butterflies, flutter in, from long exile
TRUE; every storm runs out of rain
Refreshed to find my spirit...
#heartbroken
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