^^^ Great one, Pen. :)
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^^^ Great one, Pen. :)
double-exposure
big in the tabloids today
infamy thrives here
shameful exposee
tells the world your worst nightmare
but soon dies away
but soon dies away
buried beneath the absent
forgotten footsteps
forgotten footsteps
come back in my mind when I
hear you on the phone
hear you on the phone
after so many long years
just like yesterday
just like yesterday
I hear the parade sound
dreadful memory
dreadful memory
erased gone and forgotten
troubles me no more
troubles me no more
all the crowd and all the cars
when I have yoi
when I have you
oranges don't taste the same
they taste of your lips
they taste of your lips
puckered, ready to devour
all life in one gulp
all life in one gulp
knocked back like a vodka shot
bitter and warming
bitter and warming
love with a twist of lemon
another one please
another one please!
I'm not satisfied with one.
Roomful of books, please!
roomful of books, please
squelch boredom's machinations,
print buds in the air.
Print buds in the air
a poet captures one now
fulfilling passions
fulfilling passions
dreaming of changing the world
sleeping in rainbows
sleeping in rainbows
soft as cotton on my skin,
scented with morning
scented with morning
dewdrops and sweet warm breezes
infuse my being
infuse my being
bring my broken heart to life
or leave me to die
or leave me to die
if you don't want to help me
you selfish turkey
you selfish turkey
eat all the grain and you will
become thanksgiving
become thanksgiving
count your blessing and give thanks
things could be much worse
things could be much worse
I don't know how but they could
so count your blessings
so count your blessings
and remember your mother
for raising you right
for raising you right
your mother has become old
so go to bed now
so go to bed now
that is enough for one day
you deserve a rest
you deserve a rest
because you do work too hard
and need beauty sleep
and need beauty sleep
erase those tired circles
poets need fresh eyes
poets need fresh eyes
to view the world as others
only see in dreams
only see in dreams
beauty, hope, things that could be
banish the nightmares
banish the nightmares
it's time for a peaceful nap
so rest your mind now
so rest your mind now,
lay your head on my shoulder—
tell Granny your needs...
I may persume, but my own grandmothers are both deceased, and that's what they both used to say...
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To Pen: You know I can't personally deal with this short format. This haiku of yours is ironically, satirically great. Unfortunately, a reader would have to know a little about you to get it...hence my problem with haiku. quasi
tell granny your needs
your aches, the pain, the blood song
eyes will bleed for you
Eyes will bleed for you
the poet scrawls a message
in the melted snow
in the melted snow
i sit without a jacket
waiting for your love
waiting for your love
has become a sad habit
shared by so many
shared by so many
understood by very few
political views
political views
difficult to remember
constantly changing
constantly changing
colours seep through the window
brightening my world