Submissions by takis1917
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
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STORY POEM
Published
28th Feb 2021 2:42pm
28th Feb 2021 2:42pm
Duration
Summons time
Confronts it
-one might say, provokes it-
and, corners it
Has it where he wants it
Relentless counting ensues
His years, days, his moments
About the years
he already knows
embarks on the impossible
-as if they never existed-
nor any days can he find
He lost them all
like all the bets he ever made
One or two
or maybe three moments
he counted
drawing lines in the thin air
of this distant stare
of that ever absent stare
Confronts it
-one might say, provokes it-
and, corners it
Has it where he wants it
Relentless counting ensues
His years, days, his moments
About the years
he already knows
embarks on the impossible
-as if they never existed-
nor any days can he find
He lost them all
like all the bets he ever made
One or two
or maybe three moments
he counted
drawing lines in the thin air
of this distant stare
of that ever absent stare
#parody
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STORY POEM
Published
21st Jan 2021 2:49pm
21st Jan 2021 2:49pm
Maria's Life In Sixty...
I
Reading of her will.
Short, exact, to the point.
Some kitchen utensils
frozen chicken
pack of spaghetti
tomato paste can...
II
Rain.
Wet.
Enters bar.
Hit and miss regular
asks
what would her legacy be.
Perplexed, befuddled "Huh?"
escapes her lips...
III
Birth in hospital.
Mother pushes and screams...
Out she comes
bloody,
wondering what for?
Doctor cuts umbilical cord.
She sighs...
Reading of her will.
Short, exact, to the point.
Some kitchen utensils
frozen chicken
pack of spaghetti
tomato paste can...
II
Rain.
Wet.
Enters bar.
Hit and miss regular
asks
what would her legacy be.
Perplexed, befuddled "Huh?"
escapes her lips...
III
Birth in hospital.
Mother pushes and screams...
Out she comes
bloody,
wondering what for?
Doctor cuts umbilical cord.
She sighs...
#LifeCycle
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Jan 2021 3:23pm
16th Jan 2021 3:23pm
Poem Never Written
It is, certainly, correct
to point this obvious omission out.
It is customary, after all,
a collection dedicated to...
- or, an address paying tribute to one,
even, a eulogy for one worth it -
... to focus, mainly, on the whole,
the totality
that greater than the sum of its parts is
and signifies
their, otherwise, solitary landscape(s).
Absolutely,
a critical omission!
Yet, not because of,
oh, no,
oversight, imprudence, or, recklessness.
I should, simply, be charged
with natural inadequacies.
The...
to point this obvious omission out.
It is customary, after all,
a collection dedicated to...
- or, an address paying tribute to one,
even, a eulogy for one worth it -
... to focus, mainly, on the whole,
the totality
that greater than the sum of its parts is
and signifies
their, otherwise, solitary landscape(s).
Absolutely,
a critical omission!
Yet, not because of,
oh, no,
oversight, imprudence, or, recklessness.
I should, simply, be charged
with natural inadequacies.
The...
#poverty
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STORY POEM
Published
26th Nov 2020 12:35pm
26th Nov 2020 12:35pm
Maradona
Time stands still
as you dribble
through it
over it
around it
As you dribble
through billions of legs
over billions of tackles
around billions of walls
Time stands still
as you pass to Che
as you hug each other
- for the first time -
within the eternity of ever diminishing hopes...
as you dribble
through it
over it
around it
As you dribble
through billions of legs
over billions of tackles
around billions of walls
Time stands still
as you pass to Che
as you hug each other
- for the first time -
within the eternity of ever diminishing hopes...
#nonfiction
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STORY POEM
Published
24th Nov 2020 1:29pm
24th Nov 2020 1:29pm
Messi
- What about a rest?... Let's talk...
- Huh?...
- You need a rest...
- What?...
- I'll rest you today, play you on Sunday... Let's discuss...
- Let's not!... My definition of terms does not concede to idle Sunday chatter...
- Huh?...
- You need a rest...
- What?...
- I'll rest you today, play you on Sunday... Let's discuss...
- Let's not!... My definition of terms does not concede to idle Sunday chatter...
#dialogue
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1 Comment
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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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