Submissions by takis1917
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
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STORY POEM
Published
14th Jul 2019 11:57am
14th Jul 2019 11:57am
Geometric Expectations
At a busy street corner
waiting for Greeks bearing gifts...
He, always, stands at corners
to avoid going in circles...
waiting for Greeks bearing gifts...
He, always, stands at corners
to avoid going in circles...
#parody
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Jul 2019 10:48am
14th Jul 2019 10:48am
John Smith's Distinct Memories Of 1999
Rainy Days
Others fall from the clouds;
he, falls on them...
If and when
a cloud falls on him,
he cries foul...
Hot July
His wife's best friend
exhibits under the table gestures;
his sensitivities are tickled...
October Blues
His parallel thoughts
of Frontal Attack and frontal nudity
merge in the infinite...
Black Friday
Outside the pawnshop
he window-shops used parts
for building character...
New Year's Resolution
Invents...
Others fall from the clouds;
he, falls on them...
If and when
a cloud falls on him,
he cries foul...
Hot July
His wife's best friend
exhibits under the table gestures;
his sensitivities are tickled...
October Blues
His parallel thoughts
of Frontal Attack and frontal nudity
merge in the infinite...
Black Friday
Outside the pawnshop
he window-shops used parts
for building character...
New Year's Resolution
Invents...
#parody
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6 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
13th Jul 2019 4:34pm
13th Jul 2019 4:34pm
Today XI
Today,
he started the day
writing a 'Dear John' note...
Notebook, pen, determined hand!
Word, page ripped, page crumbled, page in wastebasket!
Another word... Repeat!
Another and another and another...
Repeat! Repeat! Repeat!
Paused...
Cigarette, lighter, inhaled, blew smoke!
Basket full!
- Obviously, a writer he wasn't!
- Perhaps, it wasn't meant to be...
Today,
he's registering
in a 'Creative Writing' course, online...
he started the day
writing a 'Dear John' note...
Notebook, pen, determined hand!
Word, page ripped, page crumbled, page in wastebasket!
Another word... Repeat!
Another and another and another...
Repeat! Repeat! Repeat!
Paused...
Cigarette, lighter, inhaled, blew smoke!
Basket full!
- Obviously, a writer he wasn't!
- Perhaps, it wasn't meant to be...
Today,
he's registering
in a 'Creative Writing' course, online...
#parody
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1 Comment
STORY POEM
Published
30th Jun 2019 5:58pm
30th Jun 2019 5:58pm
Today X
Today,
he started the day
upgrading his living dangerously state of being...
Locked himself in closet.
Moved methodically inch by inch
along its walls and bare shelves.
Determined, he was,
to find that frequency where he could hear himself...
Today,
pensive but cool,
he dials the neighborhood's locksmith...
he started the day
upgrading his living dangerously state of being...
Locked himself in closet.
Moved methodically inch by inch
along its walls and bare shelves.
Determined, he was,
to find that frequency where he could hear himself...
Today,
pensive but cool,
he dials the neighborhood's locksmith...
#parody
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7 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
28th Jun 2019 3:33pm
28th Jun 2019 3:33pm
Today IX
Today,
he started the day
opening his window...
Desire to mingle;
connect with the lone passer-by;
breathe a different moment;
be part of the Cosmos, for once...
What did he do?... Well, he yelled:
"Ok, ok! I admit it! I'm the one!...
No, not this one... Not that one, either... The other one!...
Not the 'Other', the other ONE...
Yes, yes, that one!..."
Today,
he's replacing the window's glass
with a mirror...
he started the day
opening his window...
Desire to mingle;
connect with the lone passer-by;
breathe a different moment;
be part of the Cosmos, for once...
What did he do?... Well, he yelled:
"Ok, ok! I admit it! I'm the one!...
No, not this one... Not that one, either... The other one!...
Not the 'Other', the other ONE...
Yes, yes, that one!..."
Today,
he's replacing the window's glass
with a mirror...
#parody
54 reads
4 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
26th Jun 2019 9:32pm
26th Jun 2019 9:32pm
Today VIII
Today,
he started the day
face to face with a truth...
Staring contest
settling of accounts encounter
high noon duel...
He wished!...
A one sided merciless beating;
slapped hard and many times;
never had a chance to turn the other cheek...
Today,
restoration of the self-imposed rule
to stay away from any truth, is in the works...
he started the day
face to face with a truth...
Staring contest
settling of accounts encounter
high noon duel...
He wished!...
A one sided merciless beating;
slapped hard and many times;
never had a chance to turn the other cheek...
Today,
restoration of the self-imposed rule
to stay away from any truth, is in the works...
#parody
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STORY POEM
Published
24th Jun 2019 1:18pm
24th Jun 2019 1:18pm
Excursion
Was it
one
two
three day outing?
He can't remember;
his thinning memory betrays him...
It, surely, was a group outing
- that photo proved it -
a photo he does not possess,
a photo he, certainly, had seen
a long time ago...
Summertime
in bathing suit
seated on a beach chair
perhaps, at a near by island
surrounded by
three, or four, or five girls...
Who were they?
Neighborhood friends?
Classmates?
But, what high school from?
For his life, he cannot conclude...
...
one
two
three day outing?
He can't remember;
his thinning memory betrays him...
It, surely, was a group outing
- that photo proved it -
a photo he does not possess,
a photo he, certainly, had seen
a long time ago...
Summertime
in bathing suit
seated on a beach chair
perhaps, at a near by island
surrounded by
three, or four, or five girls...
Who were they?
Neighborhood friends?
Classmates?
But, what high school from?
For his life, he cannot conclude...
...
#memories
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STORY POEM
Published
19th Jun 2019 5:43pm
19th Jun 2019 5:43pm
Today VII
Today,
he started the day
feeling and being practical...
He gathered straight lines
abandoned by deconstructionist architects.
Used them to connect his opposites poles.
Lonely sparks coming together to warm up
his day's meals...
And, he appropriated
a near by electricity pole.
Lit the darkest corners of his soul.
Apocalypse of musing gestures
and disguised desires...
Booked,
open to northeast winds, corner.
Stood, mingled, shook hands.
Comfortable in background role
for tourist photos... ...
he started the day
feeling and being practical...
He gathered straight lines
abandoned by deconstructionist architects.
Used them to connect his opposites poles.
Lonely sparks coming together to warm up
his day's meals...
And, he appropriated
a near by electricity pole.
Lit the darkest corners of his soul.
Apocalypse of musing gestures
and disguised desires...
Booked,
open to northeast winds, corner.
Stood, mingled, shook hands.
Comfortable in background role
for tourist photos... ...
#parody
52 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Jun 2019 12:43pm
18th Jun 2019 12:43pm
The Poem And Time Relativity
A poem a day
wastes your time away...
A poem a week
gets you a peek at the bleak...
A poem a year
starts your tango with fear...
A poem a life
you can die with a smile...
wastes your time away...
A poem a week
gets you a peek at the bleak...
A poem a year
starts your tango with fear...
A poem a life
you can die with a smile...
#LifeGoals
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9 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
17th Jun 2019 8:08pm
17th Jun 2019 8:08pm
Today VI
Today,
he started the day
questioning his intentions...
Surprise, surprise...
His intentions
pleaded the fifth
Long silence ensued...
The calm before the storm
or, the storm before the calm?
Whatever...
He still
was caught in the middle...
he started the day
questioning his intentions...
Surprise, surprise...
His intentions
pleaded the fifth
Long silence ensued...
The calm before the storm
or, the storm before the calm?
Whatever...
He still
was caught in the middle...
#parody
70 reads
7 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
6th Jun 2019 2:57pm
6th Jun 2019 2:57pm
Today V
Today,
he started the day
in dangerous mood.
Steely his stare across,
closed the door behind,
off he took for the other side.
In heavy, bumper to bumper traffic,
thinking of what he left behind,
nervous, anxious of what he'll find.
Looked for a map, he found one...
Searched for a short cut, he found none...
John Smith, risk taker, stuck in a jam!
Today,
as the day started,
he crossed to the other side.
An eternity to get there, get there he did!
And, he was ditched; the other side wasn't in!
Back...
he started the day
in dangerous mood.
Steely his stare across,
closed the door behind,
off he took for the other side.
In heavy, bumper to bumper traffic,
thinking of what he left behind,
nervous, anxious of what he'll find.
Looked for a map, he found one...
Searched for a short cut, he found none...
John Smith, risk taker, stuck in a jam!
Today,
as the day started,
he crossed to the other side.
An eternity to get there, get there he did!
And, he was ditched; the other side wasn't in!
Back...
#parody
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Jun 2019 11:20am
1st Jun 2019 11:20am
Reading Incomplete
He was
an one page
open book
in a Cosmos encyclopedia
of infinite
open volumes...
an one page
open book
in a Cosmos encyclopedia
of infinite
open volumes...
#parody
105 reads
7 Comments
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