Submissions by wallyroo92
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Inspired by life, literature, love and music.
Lengthwise
It was on the eighth mile when I felt the hunger pangs
And the sweat in my eyes produced some salty tears
Then the idea popped into my head and I said to myself:
“Today I’m getting big juicy burger and some craft beers”
My friend and I talked about getting some drinks
So later that afternoon we headed over to Lengthwise
While enjoying a nice golden ale we shared our tales
I slowly savored my bacon cheese burger with fries
Oh but that patty in a beer baked Focaccia bun was exquisite
The mayo, the cheese, the ratio of onion, lettuce and...
And the sweat in my eyes produced some salty tears
Then the idea popped into my head and I said to myself:
“Today I’m getting big juicy burger and some craft beers”
My friend and I talked about getting some drinks
So later that afternoon we headed over to Lengthwise
While enjoying a nice golden ale we shared our tales
I slowly savored my bacon cheese burger with fries
Oh but that patty in a beer baked Focaccia bun was exquisite
The mayo, the cheese, the ratio of onion, lettuce and...
#food
#funny
102 reads
3 Comments
The Cheese
(WARNING: This piece may stink)
All my life I’ve never been very photogenic,
But I’ll take pictures when people ask me please,
And though I still feel a little awkward,
I clumsily smile and simply say cheese.
When the wife asks me to make breakfast,
Naughtily she gives my cheeks a squeeze,
She gets mad because I won’t grade it,
Because I like to use a knife to cut the cheese.
And when she and I have those arguments,
I don’t know how to put her mind at ease,
After the discussion if I still feel the concussion,
I...
All my life I’ve never been very photogenic,
But I’ll take pictures when people ask me please,
And though I still feel a little awkward,
I clumsily smile and simply say cheese.
When the wife asks me to make breakfast,
Naughtily she gives my cheeks a squeeze,
She gets mad because I won’t grade it,
Because I like to use a knife to cut the cheese.
And when she and I have those arguments,
I don’t know how to put her mind at ease,
After the discussion if I still feel the concussion,
I...
#funny
102 reads
2 Comments
Post No Bills
I still remember that dream, very vividly
Jogging in my childhood neighborhood
Along Washington Boulevard near La Brea
Running in the downpour
Like the rain was supposed to be some kind of metaphor
And gusts of winds would throw me against the fence
The ones that have post no bills
Like little, tiny violent tornadoes
Getting tossed around
But stubborn me, kept running, kept on that same path
Same pace
Later on I remember trying to interpret that dream
As life’s struggles beating me down
The feel of the water and...
Jogging in my childhood neighborhood
Along Washington Boulevard near La Brea
Running in the downpour
Like the rain was supposed to be some kind of metaphor
And gusts of winds would throw me against the fence
The ones that have post no bills
Like little, tiny violent tornadoes
Getting tossed around
But stubborn me, kept running, kept on that same path
Same pace
Later on I remember trying to interpret that dream
As life’s struggles beating me down
The feel of the water and...
#hope
#dreams
#LifeStruggles
134 reads
2 Comments
Free Yourself
Forgiveness…forgiveness is about letting go
Letting go of the anger and resentment toward someone else
It’s about freeing yourself of the past that cast a heavy burden
And finally being able to breathe by coming up to the surface
Forgiveness is about getting rid of those emotional chains
Those that once bound you, those that wouldn’t let you move ahead
Is about being able to see the truth that beyond all façades
We’re flawed and thus we must find absolution and make amends
Forgiveness is about releasing the thorns embedded within
When...
Letting go of the anger and resentment toward someone else
It’s about freeing yourself of the past that cast a heavy burden
And finally being able to breathe by coming up to the surface
Forgiveness is about getting rid of those emotional chains
Those that once bound you, those that wouldn’t let you move ahead
Is about being able to see the truth that beyond all façades
We’re flawed and thus we must find absolution and make amends
Forgiveness is about releasing the thorns embedded within
When...
#ImSorry
#forgiveness
#MovingOn
167 reads
7 Comments
Der Kaiser
They say legends never die
Their stories becoming something of a myth
But for those from another generation
They bore witness to the greats
Somewhere up there a dream team is playing together
Cruyff, Maradona, Pele, Charlton
And now Franz joins them
Rest in Peace Der Kaiser
Their stories becoming something of a myth
But for those from another generation
They bore witness to the greats
Somewhere up there a dream team is playing together
Cruyff, Maradona, Pele, Charlton
And now Franz joins them
Rest in Peace Der Kaiser
#death
#sports
102 reads
2 Comments
The Nature of Reality
Existence – our existence is proven by the senses
Where the tactile and intangible come together as one
In and out of where we see ourselves
Reason – we reason at higher levels of understanding
Able to conceive and perceive others as well
Able to achieve humanity and harmony
Knowledge – knowledge should be the gift to each other
To share the essentials and fundamentals
So that we can move forward toward progress
Value – we should value all that has been given to us
Through struggles and triumphs each a lesson learned
And...
Where the tactile and intangible come together as one
In and out of where we see ourselves
Reason – we reason at higher levels of understanding
Able to conceive and perceive others as well
Able to achieve humanity and harmony
Knowledge – knowledge should be the gift to each other
To share the essentials and fundamentals
So that we can move forward toward progress
Value – we should value all that has been given to us
Through struggles and triumphs each a lesson learned
And...
#TruthOfLife
#philosophical
111 reads
2 Comments
Second Grade
I’ve always thought of my aunt more like a big sister
She’s twelve years older and we always have great talks
She used to be the one to pick me up from school
Even though it was only like a two block walk
One afternoon we had a coloring assignment
I remember I had lagged trying to finish it all
It was me and another kid left in the classroom
And the assignment: coloring a cow I clearly recall
But my aunty’s patience that afternoon was wearing thin
She went over to the classroom telling me to hurry
And I, perhaps with my ADD or OCD...
She’s twelve years older and we always have great talks
She used to be the one to pick me up from school
Even though it was only like a two block walk
One afternoon we had a coloring assignment
I remember I had lagged trying to finish it all
It was me and another kid left in the classroom
And the assignment: coloring a cow I clearly recall
But my aunty’s patience that afternoon was wearing thin
She went over to the classroom telling me to hurry
And I, perhaps with my ADD or OCD...
#family
#funny
#memories
98 reads
6 Comments
New Year Baby
Life can bring you so much joy…
At unexpected times
In unexpected places
It can certainly turn your life around
And bring happiness with tiny little faces
It was five minutes into the New Year
When my granddaughter came into the world
It was so quick, so sudden
What a way to start 2024
And when I held her in my arms
I stared at her angelic face
Little Luna, we’re over moon
Our little star is filled with grace
Today for the first time
I called my daughter momma
At unexpected times
In unexpected places
It can certainly turn your life around
And bring happiness with tiny little faces
It was five minutes into the New Year
When my granddaughter came into the world
It was so quick, so sudden
What a way to start 2024
And when I held her in my arms
I stared at her angelic face
Little Luna, we’re over moon
Our little star is filled with grace
Today for the first time
I called my daughter momma
#love
#children
#family #daughter
#family #daughter
152 reads
18 Comments
As Time Goes By
(I remember all of this)
For too many years I’ve ran and ran
On treadmills
On dark and lonely boulevards before dawn
I’ve been welcomed by cool breezes and beautiful sunrises
I’ve been greeted by other runners going their way
And then
For months, I’d slide down an idle path
I’ve gone for hours on early morning runs without music
Listening to my breathing
Hearing my thoughts out loud
I’ve also rocked to tunes with beats pounding
Only to run out of breath when the rhythm was too fast
(Gotta find the right...
For too many years I’ve ran and ran
On treadmills
On dark and lonely boulevards before dawn
I’ve been welcomed by cool breezes and beautiful sunrises
I’ve been greeted by other runners going their way
And then
For months, I’d slide down an idle path
I’ve gone for hours on early morning runs without music
Listening to my breathing
Hearing my thoughts out loud
I’ve also rocked to tunes with beats pounding
Only to run out of breath when the rhythm was too fast
(Gotta find the right...
#aging
#responsibility
#healing
135 reads
8 Comments
Welcome Back Otter
If I were to return to earth in another lifeform
I would comeback as a Sea Otter
Be part of nature’s cycle and balance
I would be happy to live in the water
I’d be grooming and primping my thick coat of fur
Floating in the ocean under the California sun
Watching and waving at the whales going by
Diving for food and swimming all day would be fun
No matter what religious or philosophical views
Being a marine mammal would teach all a lesson
Perhaps bringing more awareness to humans
And the dangers to the ecosystems would lessen...
I would comeback as a Sea Otter
Be part of nature’s cycle and balance
I would be happy to live in the water
I’d be grooming and primping my thick coat of fur
Floating in the ocean under the California sun
Watching and waving at the whales going by
Diving for food and swimming all day would be fun
No matter what religious or philosophical views
Being a marine mammal would teach all a lesson
Perhaps bringing more awareness to humans
And the dangers to the ecosystems would lessen...
#earth
#environment
#rebirth #philosophical
#rebirth #philosophical
91 reads
4 Comments
Metamorph
Everything must change
Throughout this existence and into the next
The conquest of time awaits
For those who seek will find the birth of eternity
Life is a transformation
The gods insist we participate
Mind and body give way to immortal spirit
Triumphant of the lifespan on earth
Across the river we will go
Converting recollections of the past into songs
With a winged victory we will traverse
The universe
And into the arms of forever
The sorrows of yesterday ...
Throughout this existence and into the next
The conquest of time awaits
For those who seek will find the birth of eternity
Life is a transformation
The gods insist we participate
Mind and body give way to immortal spirit
Triumphant of the lifespan on earth
Across the river we will go
Converting recollections of the past into songs
With a winged victory we will traverse
The universe
And into the arms of forever
The sorrows of yesterday ...
#death
#rebirth
#spiritual #mythology
#spiritual #mythology
107 reads
0 Comments
In the Spirit...
In the Spirit...
#kindness
#Christmas
#humankind
138 reads
6 Comments
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