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October Poems 2024
A poem for each day of the month in which I was born
DAY 27
broken
if e’er the broken vessel
could bear the healing balm,
i own me, then, the trestle
whose groans become the psalm.
a broken reed low bowing
beside a well-trod path,
passersby scarcely knowing
their whim has bared its wrath.
a honey bee flip-flopping
by one exhausted wing,
where idle boys, hip-hopping,
have trampled on its sting.
a butterfly lies dying,
bereft of wide-winged worth
because of kind hands trying
by force to help them forth.
a bird upon a willow
peals out its mournful cry,
for, in his jest, some fellow
has clipped the wings that fly.
a frog has lost his ribbit
to injuries by stone,
for jokes by someone’s habit
mean death to him alone.
a man sold at the auction,
by rhyme and reason bruised,
finds death an easy option
to dignity abused.
if e’er this broken vessel
could bear life’s healing balm,
i own me, then, the trestle
whose groans become the psalm.
© Copyright 2024 September 27
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
A poem for each day of the month in which I was born
DAY 27
broken
if e’er the broken vessel
could bear the healing balm,
i own me, then, the trestle
whose groans become the psalm.
a broken reed low bowing
beside a well-trod path,
passersby scarcely knowing
their whim has bared its wrath.
a honey bee flip-flopping
by one exhausted wing,
where idle boys, hip-hopping,
have trampled on its sting.
a butterfly lies dying,
bereft of wide-winged worth
because of kind hands trying
by force to help them forth.
a bird upon a willow
peals out its mournful cry,
for, in his jest, some fellow
has clipped the wings that fly.
a frog has lost his ribbit
to injuries by stone,
for jokes by someone’s habit
mean death to him alone.
a man sold at the auction,
by rhyme and reason bruised,
finds death an easy option
to dignity abused.
if e’er this broken vessel
could bear life’s healing balm,
i own me, then, the trestle
whose groans become the psalm.
© Copyright 2024 September 27
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Published 30th Oct 2024
| Edited 31st Oct 2024
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30th Oct 2024 6:21pm
These have all been excellent, Cab. Some of your best work. Happiest of Solar Returns, whatever day it falls on!
Hi, Ahavati
I deeply appreciate your constant encouragement and incessant applause throughout my October poems series. When I look back at what has flowed from my pen, I am wont to agree with you, that these are some of the best poems I have ever written.
I am going to create two keepsake end products from the series:
1. a digital album with the poems narrated to musical accompaniment, with the words on screen
2. a photo book print with text and supporting images
These could be available for order by anyone who wants to support the effort while having an October Collection that could serve as inspiration in any situation and be a great gift idea for individuals born in the month,
What do you think?
This was my October 27 birthday poem!
Your RL tops the accolades.
Sincerely
cab
I deeply appreciate your constant encouragement and incessant applause throughout my October poems series. When I look back at what has flowed from my pen, I am wont to agree with you, that these are some of the best poems I have ever written.
I am going to create two keepsake end products from the series:
1. a digital album with the poems narrated to musical accompaniment, with the words on screen
2. a photo book print with text and supporting images
These could be available for order by anyone who wants to support the effort while having an October Collection that could serve as inspiration in any situation and be a great gift idea for individuals born in the month,
What do you think?
This was my October 27 birthday poem!
Your RL tops the accolades.
Sincerely
cab
3rd Nov 2024 9:11pm
