slipalong
Poem Published
Today 3:35am
Today 3:35am
The carving
The silhouettes that filled Septembers sky,
in innocence they stood.
Twins, stood never far apart
America in brotherhood
the trade they had would soon be robbed
carved with hatred
carved from a clear blue sky
carved with the fanatic's death wish cry
We stand for just a minute now,
silence gathered, standing bowed,
and try to resurrect. from the shattered and the torn.
9/11 the innocence of dawn.
A fading photo clasped, the knuckles white,
with sorrow and our teeth clenched tight. ...
in innocence they stood.
Twins, stood never far apart
America in brotherhood
the trade they had would soon be robbed
carved with hatred
carved from a clear blue sky
carved with the fanatic's death wish cry
We stand for just a minute now,
silence gathered, standing bowed,
and try to resurrect. from the shattered and the torn.
9/11 the innocence of dawn.
A fading photo clasped, the knuckles white,
with sorrow and our teeth clenched tight. ...
#memorial
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randyjohnson
Poem Published
22nd Sep 2021 8:41pm
22nd Sep 2021 8:41pm
The Late John Challis
John Challis became a famous British actor and that's what he deserved.
He starred as Captain Peacock in the reboot of "Are You Being Served?"
It's sad to have to tell people that John has passed away.
He guest-starred in "Open All Hours" and "Play For Today".
He starred as an evil man named Scorby in an episode of "Doctor Who".
The title of that episode that John starred in is "The Seeds of Doom".
He guest-starred in anepisode of "Heartbeat".
He starred in "Only Fools and Horses" and "Coronation Street".
He also starred in an episode of "Last of The...
He starred as Captain Peacock in the reboot of "Are You Being Served?"
It's sad to have to tell people that John has passed away.
He guest-starred in "Open All Hours" and "Play For Today".
He starred as an evil man named Scorby in an episode of "Doctor Who".
The title of that episode that John starred in is "The Seeds of Doom".
He guest-starred in anepisode of "Heartbeat".
He starred in "Only Fools and Horses" and "Coronation Street".
He also starred in an episode of "Last of The...
#death
#memorial
#Britain #nonfiction
#Britain #nonfiction
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The_Silly_Sibyl
Jack Thomas
Jack Thomas
Poem Published
21st Sep 2021 2:36pm
21st Sep 2021 2:36pm
All the Dead Jesters
There was a comedian [who] told me that “I think the worst part of the [Bill] Cosby thing was the hypocrisy, and I disagreed. ... I thought it was the raping. - Norm MacDonald
I’ve only ever done one Tweet. One Tweet and I’ve got 6,000 followers. ... I Tweeted “Due to a series of imposters I have been forced to set up a Twitter account. Now go fuck yourselves.” - Sean Lock
Two great comedians have passed away
Too young, these days,
And though I didn’t know,
did not keen like an old widow,
It’s hard to think of all
The dead jesters. The jokers in ...
I’ve only ever done one Tweet. One Tweet and I’ve got 6,000 followers. ... I Tweeted “Due to a series of imposters I have been forced to set up a Twitter account. Now go fuck yourselves.” - Sean Lock
Two great comedians have passed away
Too young, these days,
And though I didn’t know,
did not keen like an old widow,
It’s hard to think of all
The dead jesters. The jokers in ...
#memorial
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2 Comments
randyjohnson
Poem Published
15th Sep 2021 4:37pm
15th Sep 2021 4:37pm
Norm
A man has lost his life nearly 62 years after he was born.
We've lost an actor and comedian and his name was Norm.
I'm sorry to have to inform people that Norm MacDonald has passed away.
He died on September the 14th, he left this earth yesterday.
He starred in movies and was a cast member of "Saturday Night Live".
He was diagnosed with cancer nine years ago and he couldn't survive.
He was also a writer who wrote for the sitcom "Roseanne".
Millions will mourn the death of this very talented man.
"Dirty Work" is my favorite movie that Norm starred in. ...
We've lost an actor and comedian and his name was Norm.
I'm sorry to have to inform people that Norm MacDonald has passed away.
He died on September the 14th, he left this earth yesterday.
He starred in movies and was a cast member of "Saturday Night Live".
He was diagnosed with cancer nine years ago and he couldn't survive.
He was also a writer who wrote for the sitcom "Roseanne".
Millions will mourn the death of this very talented man.
"Dirty Work" is my favorite movie that Norm starred in. ...
#death
#memorial
#nonfiction
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cabcool
Poem Published
8th Sep 2021 5:14am
8th Sep 2021 5:14am
elegy of drums
A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
charlie beat the hell out of skin
spilling not a drop of precious blood
membrane to his feet tamed the din
of his passions raging like a flood
paradiddle dreams crowned his head
bossa nova clavé poly rhyme
syncopation sycophant-bred
of the gallantry of space and time
...
charlie beat the hell out of skin
spilling not a drop of precious blood
membrane to his feet tamed the din
of his passions raging like a flood
paradiddle dreams crowned his head
bossa nova clavé poly rhyme
syncopation sycophant-bred
of the gallantry of space and time
...
#music
#memorial
#admiration #heroic
#admiration #heroic
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Keilani
Poem Published
7th Sep 2021 11:53am
7th Sep 2021 11:53am
Arise
No day shall erase you from the memory of time.”
(Publius Vergilius Maro)
Imploding towers
collapse in hatred’s furnace
profane cremation
smite our sisters and brothers
upon unholy altars
Their light arises
ascending Jacob’s ladder
transfiguration
through the bane of zealotry
for our beloved twin towers
(Publius Vergilius Maro)
Imploding towers
collapse in hatred’s furnace
profane cremation
smite our sisters and brothers
upon unholy altars
Their light arises
ascending Jacob’s ladder
transfiguration
through the bane of zealotry
for our beloved twin towers
#memorial
27 reads
3 Comments
slipalong
Poem Published
6th Sep 2021 1:28am
6th Sep 2021 1:28am
Taut pigskin
As a sorrow needs a joy
a group from early struggles
are formed not gold but just some base alloy
The steady beat of hands and feet
they cast a sound
the counterpoint, as Mic Jagger pranced around
Held the anchor
built the framework
the sound of calm when there was rancor
Great drummers have a signature to leave
its echo in the tightness
the blur of arms and sticks, only memory retrieves
Percussions always centre stage
and with his laconic look, we could all engage
the background cogs,...
a group from early struggles
are formed not gold but just some base alloy
The steady beat of hands and feet
they cast a sound
the counterpoint, as Mic Jagger pranced around
Held the anchor
built the framework
the sound of calm when there was rancor
Great drummers have a signature to leave
its echo in the tightness
the blur of arms and sticks, only memory retrieves
Percussions always centre stage
and with his laconic look, we could all engage
the background cogs,...
#memorial
#respect
26 reads
4 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
4th Sep 2021 10:16pm
4th Sep 2021 10:16pm
this silent night
In Loving Memory of my Late Mother
Blanche Medorah Cunningham Bowen
1913 February 06-2020 July 14 (107 years old)
"Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing
for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead." Isaiah 26:19 (ESV)
i
requiem
this vacant song
this silent night;
to them
the tears belong
who know the plight
of sleep
imposed upon
the mortal soul,
whose peep
beneath the sun
none can control. ...
Blanche Medorah Cunningham Bowen
1913 February 06-2020 July 14 (107 years old)
"Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing
for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead." Isaiah 26:19 (ESV)
i
requiem
this vacant song
this silent night;
to them
the tears belong
who know the plight
of sleep
imposed upon
the mortal soul,
whose peep
beneath the sun
none can control. ...
#grief
#hope
#death
#inspirational
#memorial
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2 Comments
cloventongue89
Poem Published
27th Aug 2021 1:48pm
27th Aug 2021 1:48pm
Serenade of Cries
I am haunted by a ghost of memories
Yet not a shape
Rather absence embodies this apparition
There is a void where once there was an angel
Evermore I ache without the ability to soothe
Speaking in a serenade of cries
My inconsolable yearning
My heart left in want for what it cannot have
Just one more day with you...
Yet not a shape
Rather absence embodies this apparition
There is a void where once there was an angel
Evermore I ache without the ability to soothe
Speaking in a serenade of cries
My inconsolable yearning
My heart left in want for what it cannot have
Just one more day with you...
#sadness
#dark
#mother
#death
#memorial
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Razzerleaf
Poem Published
23rd Aug 2021 11:58pm
23rd Aug 2021 11:58pm
Watching while words die
I.
We shared a red umbrella
beneath grey northern skies,
emotions pooled at our feet
I didn't see the bus pull up
and you stepped on without
turning around, I looked up
at the rain then watched
you take a seat.
The hiss of a closing door
meant I was too late
to talk about the responsibility
I wanted to take.
So, I watched the taillights
disappear is swirls of road spray,
the words I couldn’t say
lost in October's dripping branches.
Your mother called in November
just after...
We shared a red umbrella
beneath grey northern skies,
emotions pooled at our feet
I didn't see the bus pull up
and you stepped on without
turning around, I looked up
at the rain then watched
you take a seat.
The hiss of a closing door
meant I was too late
to talk about the responsibility
I wanted to take.
So, I watched the taillights
disappear is swirls of road spray,
the words I couldn’t say
lost in October's dripping branches.
Your mother called in November
just after...
#grief
#death
#memorial #PowerOfWords
#memorial #PowerOfWords
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slipalong
Poem Published
19th Aug 2021 8:10pm
19th Aug 2021 8:10pm
Self Portrait
Deep purple played
lime, green and yellow flags were waved.
The gold of sunset, its arcade, cirise and pink behind the clouds,
Stadium rock that cobalt blue with velvet fingers on the strings.
Blurred mauve rift's, pyrotechnics floated like red mist,
They pitched the hits like cherry's picked,
pink flushed with heat, my vein's so pumped with fuchsia blood.
Luminescence so enjoyed
that lethal mixture had destroyed
Sapphire and the orange, the day-glow and the flashing lights,
The palette mix of my demise
on mauve silk. laid to rest, ...
lime, green and yellow flags were waved.
The gold of sunset, its arcade, cirise and pink behind the clouds,
Stadium rock that cobalt blue with velvet fingers on the strings.
Blurred mauve rift's, pyrotechnics floated like red mist,
They pitched the hits like cherry's picked,
pink flushed with heat, my vein's so pumped with fuchsia blood.
Luminescence so enjoyed
that lethal mixture had destroyed
Sapphire and the orange, the day-glow and the flashing lights,
The palette mix of my demise
on mauve silk. laid to rest, ...
#memorial
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Grace
Idryad
Idryad
Poem Published
18th Aug 2021 3:26am
18th Aug 2021 3:26am
Tears for Roses
Ghost of a Rose
I reminded you of
today ghosts and roses
reminds me of us
our dreams and wishes
ending on a day
dated today when blossoms
bled into the ground
you left alone
embracing the skies
so blue
where I was
you're gone to where red roses smile
I'm a ghost wandering like gossamer
following you trying to see
over the veils of a perfect landscape
This date of any months
of any years
the number eighteen
spells Pain.
18.Nov.2020
18.Aug.2021
I reminded you of
today ghosts and roses
reminds me of us
our dreams and wishes
ending on a day
dated today when blossoms
bled into the ground
you left alone
embracing the skies
so blue
where I was
you're gone to where red roses smile
I'm a ghost wandering like gossamer
following you trying to see
over the veils of a perfect landscape
This date of any months
of any years
the number eighteen
spells Pain.
18.Nov.2020
18.Aug.2021
#love
#memorial
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