robert-gretczko
A son of the South Bronx. Born and raised in Fort Apache. Until I got out. / 35 years running my advertising agency as its Creative Director. / Having written thousands of advertising ads, commercials and promotion / pieces, I've always loved writing poetry and want to share it! There you have it in few hundred characters, more or less. I enjoy the site and the wise ideas....!!! Of course, all of my writings are copyrighted, intellectual property and may not be used copied or reproduced for any purpose or any reason.
a time was when the loving embrace you gave your child
fit between your fingertip and bend of your elbow
soon
it’s the top of their heads you see when they run to your embrace
cheek pressed close... hearing your heartbeat
as you heard theirs
when you pressed your cheek to mom’s birthing belly
later
your embrace first meets, eye to eye, then ear to ear
as they whisper “love you Dad... see later”
now
you look up as they bend down placing their head on your shoulder
saying “Dad I love you”... see you back after the weekend.
May 7, 2022
May 7, 2022 at 9:06 AM UTC
soon my children will fly from my firm embrace
to that worldly gaggle of spit, and fire and chance and
unleased all... opportunity, happiness, love, and desire
but for now, I'm holding tight to their smiles and stylings...
and petulance and arguments and laments... pitched battles
that end up soon in smiles and hugs goodnight
and dressing up.. posing and posturing for a tik tok
dance or feisty Instagram... silly but so now...
flippancy and admonishments roll out like a lucky seven
going out, coming in, that's up and then down
here's the doorbell being rung one, two, three times
fast, so fast... "open up Dad keys are in our backpacks"
a blink from diapers to destinations... on their own
with friends and futures in tow... be home soon
maybe midnight, maybe three... really not sure
time waits ready to treat the destiny for each one's
sonnet, symphony... jazz riff or rap synapse...
solely and uniquely fitted like a fine dovetail joint
Dec 21, 2021
Dec 21, 2021 at 3:16 PM UTC
glowing bright as a midnight star
a daughter strong as a towering oak
that's what I am getting... her name is Tahlia
wrapped in curls and manners bespoke
for me, her siblings and mother
frames filled with awards and recognition
we all know she is like no other
with focus, determination, and erudition
skills self-taught she crafts and smiles
folding, sewing, painting... singing away
her manner is engrossed as she beguiles
then off she goes all ready for play
not six, not twenty, just eleven in years
so knowing, and caring... always ready
"honey, can you find"... she's already up the stairs
her wit and knowledge are amazingly heady
a joy, a triumph to be called her "Dad"
I stop always to do whatever she'll ask
that is the way to guide and show her how glad
to know for me it's an honor... never a task
Dec 21, 2021
Dec 21, 2021 at 7:26 AM UTC
we are shredding our sensibilities
into mindless, endless affirmations of guilt
if by a freak of nature we are all now a disease
by birth our skin.... white and pale as silt
stumping and pumping hands high in shrill
gasping moments in the public square
banged and pummeled our mouths fail our will
but against those men with muskets do we compare
thrown across flickering screens that rage
with acid and foment eliciting condemnation's hate
are we just players in the second act on stage
if you fail and are plowed under there is no rebate
the mustering blustering sanctimonious deceit
has crept in brains and deranged the synapse
flagellating babbling chauffeur-driven elite
deliver the death knell, clock sure without lapse
take heed and know your forbearance is fully tested
against an evil with spikes at every turn and bend
if you falter now or run from the beast to be bested
surely the light and lift of all mankind will be but a bitter end
Nov 27, 2021
Nov 27, 2021 at 7:12 PM UTC
As we surround ourselves with the optimism
that comes from our natural goodness
serving the traditions of our eternal search of American humanity
let's remember our time is always fleeting
each minute put to solutions that heal, will in the long arch of time, create the continued fertile ground that sustains our primal liberties
that set us uniquely apart inserting us into the brightly lit path
of human decency in spite of
our profound failings and predictable flaws
Nov 25, 2021
Nov 25, 2021 at 4:58 PM UTC
tone, stretch and stray
far from where you are today
firmer, tougher... less of you
a new visage, from your head to your shoe
a pursuit now chartered en mass
of hips and thighs... arms and ***
glorious, youthful and svelt
keep doing it, and doing it add holes in your belt
watch as the numbers steadily decline
friends and strangers in admiring... opine
you look younger... what are you doing?
it's the bulges and lumps away you are shooing
Jul 22, 2021
Jul 22, 2021 at 7:20 AM UTC
a cascade of Pavarotti high cs
the turbulence of ocean tsunamis
a casual duck quack, quack
the clacking of a nine-ball rack
a boot dropped with a thud
the splat when falling in the mud
the morning doves coo coo coo
a diamond rings ooh ooh ooh
a sudden unexpected insult
the response and inevitable tumult
the joy in a finely aged wine
a smile from whom you choose to dine
food just dropped on your pants
the casting of an unapproving glance
a lofting climb of a high flying kite
the tug you make with all your might
the hostas now dead under the snow
will surely soon blossom, that you know
your children's tinkling joy and laughter
will be your symphony in the hereafter
Apr 28, 2021
Apr 28, 2021 at 12:49 PM UTC
today its Gauguin
fiery fauvist palette
where snow used to reign
pink purple fuchsia
and bits of white and mauve puffs
bathed in azure skies
soon bursting sunbeams
complete the symphonic scene
with feathered singing
sipping my coffee
quietly I watch the show
hum Pavoratti
Apr 15, 2021
Apr 15, 2021 at 9:20 AM UTC
here eyes woke with smiles
I said good morning... sleep well?
yes! and so did you
Apr 15, 2021
Apr 15, 2021 at 8:57 AM UTC
inescapably
love conquers every human
if you allow it
the mind finds its way
to every enlightenment
when your heart seeks it
joy comes from your strength
against every upheaval
life throws in your path
power grows in truth
in every undertaking
make it your work
kindness is the hope
for your every utterance
you make others smile
Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021 at 4:05 AM UTC