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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.
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
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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
#CarolAnnDuffy
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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
426 reads
2 Comments
From that dust
Painted lips of terracotta red
Cuban heels; in steccato tramp
that flamethrower of intent
together lit within the dance
The latin speeks but not in Greek
plectrum's thrash across the strings
the arrogance of latent heat
each florish finished with a zing
The skirt, split up to the thigh
stalking horse that careers wild
and see that tempo pacify
passion's light, each cornea wide
Hold that gaze, burn laser deep
amour set, but which will yield
haughtiness, that context needs
and from...
Cuban heels; in steccato tramp
that flamethrower of intent
together lit within the dance
The latin speeks but not in Greek
plectrum's thrash across the strings
the arrogance of latent heat
each florish finished with a zing
The skirt, split up to the thigh
stalking horse that careers wild
and see that tempo pacify
passion's light, each cornea wide
Hold that gaze, burn laser deep
amour set, but which will yield
haughtiness, that context needs
and from...
#dance
381 reads
2 Comments
The befrienders
Wandering in that geodesic dome
just in that crowd, but all alone
a sea of faces -- young the old
world champions, the prize to claim
but your winning smile and steady gaze
put all the bakers there to shame
to be introduced to such a delight
just strangers sat, on walls so white
the music and social pull, unexplained!
the easy charm, was it preordained
Adam and Eve and a bloke called DAVE
that EDEN with good company
that mix to make a good pasty
just in that crowd, but all alone
a sea of faces -- young the old
world champions, the prize to claim
but your winning smile and steady gaze
put all the bakers there to shame
to be introduced to such a delight
just strangers sat, on walls so white
the music and social pull, unexplained!
the easy charm, was it preordained
Adam and Eve and a bloke called DAVE
that EDEN with good company
that mix to make a good pasty
#friendship
293 reads
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ME TOO
The evil awoke to seek a body warm
like the blood, Dracula sought
take his fill and leave without remorse
Dark intent from stoney crypt
when darkness falls, he lift's the lid
and seek red liquor, he needs to sip
Entombed from time gone by
that he may only stalk by night
females to mystify, and smiles beguile
Draw her close with silken words
mesmerise with charm superb
another day to slate his evil thirst
That virgins pale and shapely neck
his power hypnotise, to incise direct
his fangs to draw a...
like the blood, Dracula sought
take his fill and leave without remorse
Dark intent from stoney crypt
when darkness falls, he lift's the lid
and seek red liquor, he needs to sip
Entombed from time gone by
that he may only stalk by night
females to mystify, and smiles beguile
Draw her close with silken words
mesmerise with charm superb
another day to slate his evil thirst
That virgins pale and shapely neck
his power hypnotise, to incise direct
his fangs to draw a...
#abuse
#oppression
#vampires
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Unbroken chain
The knot that you both sealed
the wedding rings, and bridal veil
like your shoes all shiny new
walked upon the rice all strewn
Tin cans bumping down the road
their clatter fortune could bestow
such outlook rosy, painted pink
but chain will have its weaker links
The marraige bed its groan and creak
but then he snores, when he's asleep
will you sill allure, during pregnancy
is that bump just twins or maybe three
Some have a few some have a lot
but each deserve the best you got
for nurture will...
the wedding rings, and bridal veil
like your shoes all shiny new
walked upon the rice all strewn
Tin cans bumping down the road
their clatter fortune could bestow
such outlook rosy, painted pink
but chain will have its weaker links
The marraige bed its groan and creak
but then he snores, when he's asleep
will you sill allure, during pregnancy
is that bump just twins or maybe three
Some have a few some have a lot
but each deserve the best you got
for nurture will...
#relationships
#marriage
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Dancing through time
V1
Even when the music stops
we hear it still, our feet still tap
the choreography of life well mapped
balance and nuance steps, in noted flight
Chorus
From the first beginning chords
the lyrics awake and mime in quiet voice
that register it rings a choreography performed
link the era or its genre, pin our ears for that rejoice
and in that time, held tight until it stopped
the dying notes still hold you close
with wishes ever locked
V2
Did we in our...
Even when the music stops
we hear it still, our feet still tap
the choreography of life well mapped
balance and nuance steps, in noted flight
Chorus
From the first beginning chords
the lyrics awake and mime in quiet voice
that register it rings a choreography performed
link the era or its genre, pin our ears for that rejoice
and in that time, held tight until it stopped
the dying notes still hold you close
with wishes ever locked
V2
Did we in our...
#LifeStruggles
#dance
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I`ll lead the way
Put down your cares, and merry make
raise a tot without delay
springs verdance of three petals splayed
rejoice it is, St Patrick's day
Now hear the fiddles scraping bow
bodhran beating its drum roll
old folk songs aired, with voices raised
rejoice it is St Patrick's day
All leprechauns will cease mischief
and fairies dance in wood and field
good fortune come if they behave
as they rejoice, St Patrick's day
For his words that filled the heart
to save a nation torn apart
that...
raise a tot without delay
springs verdance of three petals splayed
rejoice it is, St Patrick's day
Now hear the fiddles scraping bow
bodhran beating its drum roll
old folk songs aired, with voices raised
rejoice it is St Patrick's day
All leprechauns will cease mischief
and fairies dance in wood and field
good fortune come if they behave
as they rejoice, St Patrick's day
For his words that filled the heart
to save a nation torn apart
that...
#inspirational
#uplifting
369 reads
3 Comments
Small steps toward nakedness
#erotic
571 reads
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My line unwrapped
Words all jumbled, like spagetti
pen at start, now I'm ready
word of love to impress a lady
melt, her cold, cold, heart
She that grass and you the rake
try to groom, to ordered state
polishing to delicate or intimate
somethin smokin, somethin tart
But she's the bitch that has you fettered
writing lines that cant be bettered
hook, line and sinker
in a pose, like Rodin's Thinker
no stop button, when you start
For that mile was so uncharted
hesitant you...
pen at start, now I'm ready
word of love to impress a lady
melt, her cold, cold, heart
She that grass and you the rake
try to groom, to ordered state
polishing to delicate or intimate
somethin smokin, somethin tart
But she's the bitch that has you fettered
writing lines that cant be bettered
hook, line and sinker
in a pose, like Rodin's Thinker
no stop button, when you start
For that mile was so uncharted
hesitant you...
#WritingPoetry
333 reads
4 Comments
Hershey bar
On the tube, in the street
take a moment, break a piece
Hook
Taste the poetry of that delight
where chocolate drips, line every bite
Close yor eyes and let it seep
raise that bar of comfort sweet
Hook repeat
Hershey's make your senses swim
from the seed the angels planted
Secrets out when they see that Yum-Yum grin
The taste that every child and adult wanted
take a moment, break a piece
Hook
Taste the poetry of that delight
where chocolate drips, line every bite
Close yor eyes and let it seep
raise that bar of comfort sweet
Hook repeat
Hershey's make your senses swim
from the seed the angels planted
Secrets out when they see that Yum-Yum grin
The taste that every child and adult wanted
#food
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