Submissions by takis1917
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th May 2020 9:34am
16th May 2020 9:34am
Woman Collecting
Woman collecting
miscellaneous reasons
and few hornet bites...
miscellaneous reasons
and few hornet bites...
#haiku
#parody
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2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
17th Apr 2020 1:43pm
17th Apr 2020 1:43pm
John Smith's Point
The convenience of yesterday,
this available ease
that gifted him
an irresistible charm of coolness,
had long vanished in the thin air.
He kicked and screamed;
he cussed and cursed;
he cried "foul" and demanded
its immediate and unconditional return;
its reappearance, one way or another...
John Smith
had reached a point;
had reached the point of no return
as he was, earnestly, predicting
his imminent return...
this available ease
that gifted him
an irresistible charm of coolness,
had long vanished in the thin air.
He kicked and screamed;
he cussed and cursed;
he cried "foul" and demanded
its immediate and unconditional return;
its reappearance, one way or another...
John Smith
had reached a point;
had reached the point of no return
as he was, earnestly, predicting
his imminent return...
#parody
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3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Apr 2020 10:48am
12th Apr 2020 10:48am
You've Changed
You've changed!
Don't you see?
Don't you realize it?
Do you remember?
Can you remember?
Will you remember when?
Was it in your crib?
Was it in first grade?
Was it your first kiss?
When was it that you changed,
that you became like everybody,
that you became everybody else?
Don't you see?
Don't you realize it?
Do you remember?
Can you remember?
Will you remember when?
Was it in your crib?
Was it in first grade?
Was it your first kiss?
When was it that you changed,
that you became like everybody,
that you became everybody else?
#parody
#SelfDiscovery
95 reads
11 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
11th Apr 2020 3:04pm
11th Apr 2020 3:04pm
Wartime Maria
They say
"we're at war
against an enemy
like no other
against an enemy
insidious and invisible"...
Maria
is with Byron
Fight, they will
Fighting, they are
certainly, not like soldiers
certainly, like rebels...
"we're at war
against an enemy
like no other
against an enemy
insidious and invisible"...
Maria
is with Byron
Fight, they will
Fighting, they are
certainly, not like soldiers
certainly, like rebels...
#war
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5 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
10th Apr 2020 3:54pm
10th Apr 2020 3:54pm
... Where He Felt At Home
He left
the beginning of decay
for the end
of a never ending misery
An occasion
celebrated in the rain
and a rainbow
lurking behind some grey clouds
There is nothing hopeful in a rainbow
nor outside it
around, over
or beyond it
Birds fleeing
Bird brains cheering
Bird shit following the rain
No reason
to notice it, then
or acknowledge its existence
Choice or charity
he had done it
from there to there
where he felt at home...
the beginning of decay
for the end
of a never ending misery
An occasion
celebrated in the rain
and a rainbow
lurking behind some grey clouds
There is nothing hopeful in a rainbow
nor outside it
around, over
or beyond it
Birds fleeing
Bird brains cheering
Bird shit following the rain
No reason
to notice it, then
or acknowledge its existence
Choice or charity
he had done it
from there to there
where he felt at home...
#parody
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2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
8th Apr 2020 3:39pm
8th Apr 2020 3:39pm
Today XXI
Today,
he started the day
immersing himself in the arts...
Three poems, he read
three poems by the master
the Alexandrian
scorned and dismissed by his time's pens...
One about Anthony
counting his last few breaths
in the beloved city...
Another with title in Latin
- CHE FECE... IL GRAN RIFIUTO -
regarding those refusing surrender...
The third of vivid memories
desiring mauve eyes
excited, palpating finger tips...
Inspired and moved
by the heavenly verses
the enchanting...
he started the day
immersing himself in the arts...
Three poems, he read
three poems by the master
the Alexandrian
scorned and dismissed by his time's pens...
One about Anthony
counting his last few breaths
in the beloved city...
Another with title in Latin
- CHE FECE... IL GRAN RIFIUTO -
regarding those refusing surrender...
The third of vivid memories
desiring mauve eyes
excited, palpating finger tips...
Inspired and moved
by the heavenly verses
the enchanting...
#parody
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1 Comment
STORY POEM
Published
28th Mar 2020 12:04pm
28th Mar 2020 12:04pm
Today XX
Today,
he started the day
making his shopping list...
- Mirror(s)
Desirable Shape Reflection Coated
- Re-invention of the Wheel Kit
Sharp Edges Included
A reminder in parenthesis:
(Spinning, a state of reality could very well be
but, never describes, nor explains it)
- Perfection Cream
Best for Unfinished Gesture Poses
- Can of Colours Soup
Darkness Guard Added
Today,
is, always,
the hardest day of his life...
he started the day
making his shopping list...
- Mirror(s)
Desirable Shape Reflection Coated
- Re-invention of the Wheel Kit
Sharp Edges Included
A reminder in parenthesis:
(Spinning, a state of reality could very well be
but, never describes, nor explains it)
- Perfection Cream
Best for Unfinished Gesture Poses
- Can of Colours Soup
Darkness Guard Added
Today,
is, always,
the hardest day of his life...
#parody
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STORY POEM
Published
22nd Mar 2020 10:37am
22nd Mar 2020 10:37am
Today XIX
Today,
he started the day
checking himself for symptoms...
He opened the door
stood at the threshold...
Saw the trees
the empty streets
the parked automobiles...
He heard the wind
the murmur of the leaves...
Vital signs stable
Breathed in, breathed out
Firmly alive...
Closed the door
he walked back in...
Today,
he stares at the blank screen
and hangs his words to dry...
he started the day
checking himself for symptoms...
He opened the door
stood at the threshold...
Saw the trees
the empty streets
the parked automobiles...
He heard the wind
the murmur of the leaves...
Vital signs stable
Breathed in, breathed out
Firmly alive...
Closed the door
he walked back in...
Today,
he stares at the blank screen
and hangs his words to dry...
#parody
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STORY POEM
Published
7th Mar 2020 12:29pm
7th Mar 2020 12:29pm
On 2020
A few months ago
on his calendar year 2020 preview
jotted down
a crocodile crying sighting
many a choreography
for dancers with two left feet
a self he could call his own
and a slight increase
of excuses for his behavior...
Fast forward to now
- hurry before the now is gone -
he rides discontent's Winter
plastering against the wall
like a spray can with a spelling impediment...
In the now
right after the now before
assumes a horizontal pose
and pauses projecting second thoughts
on calendar...
on his calendar year 2020 preview
jotted down
a crocodile crying sighting
many a choreography
for dancers with two left feet
a self he could call his own
and a slight increase
of excuses for his behavior...
Fast forward to now
- hurry before the now is gone -
he rides discontent's Winter
plastering against the wall
like a spray can with a spelling impediment...
In the now
right after the now before
assumes a horizontal pose
and pauses projecting second thoughts
on calendar...
#parody
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Feb 2020 10:37am
21st Feb 2020 10:37am
Suspicious Mind
I stopped and frisked me...
Not much fun,
but, the darker I become,
the more I suspect me...
Not much fun,
but, the darker I become,
the more I suspect me...
#parody
126 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th Feb 2020 6:31am
14th Feb 2020 6:31am
Will You Be My Valentine?
Hey!
Move away!!!
You're blocking my darkness!"...
That's how it all started
And, then, came love
"All I want for Valentine's Day
is a date with a fair lady
and seven unfair ones..."
Rejected!
Get real!
"Is reality
an alternative to illusion,
or an alternate illusion?"
Huh?
Next question!
"Where is smoke
is there always
a smoking section, too?"
And, then, came love
For poker faces
"When I grow up,
I want to...
Move away!!!
You're blocking my darkness!"...
That's how it all started
And, then, came love
"All I want for Valentine's Day
is a date with a fair lady
and seven unfair ones..."
Rejected!
Get real!
"Is reality
an alternative to illusion,
or an alternate illusion?"
Huh?
Next question!
"Where is smoke
is there always
a smoking section, too?"
And, then, came love
For poker faces
"When I grow up,
I want to...
#parody
95 reads
6 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
7th Feb 2020 5:11am
7th Feb 2020 5:11am
Today XVIII
Today,
he started the day
listing his lies and his truths...
Nothing complicated or intricate;
two columns.
One for lies, the other for truths...
Thought it better to start with the latter.
The obvious, the oft repeated,
the constants he could not deny,
like... Yes, like... Maybe, like...
Probing doubts crawled in...
Truths, or poses, pretensions, claims,
automated responses, statements and spins?
Overburdened and overwhelmed
to the first column he returned...
Best to list them in...
he started the day
listing his lies and his truths...
Nothing complicated or intricate;
two columns.
One for lies, the other for truths...
Thought it better to start with the latter.
The obvious, the oft repeated,
the constants he could not deny,
like... Yes, like... Maybe, like...
Probing doubts crawled in...
Truths, or poses, pretensions, claims,
automated responses, statements and spins?
Overburdened and overwhelmed
to the first column he returned...
Best to list them in...
#parody
102 reads
6 Comments
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