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At the busiest hour/ when rings the bell
An abhorred guest/ peeps through the grill
I mutter go sell/ your wares at the hell
I want/  none of your deals.

Wish I could/ really be that harsh
Give him my piece/ of bitter mouth
Vent on him/ the choicest curse
Impale him with/ outta here shout.

The minute hurries/ but can’t disguise
His despair's plead/ broken eyes
Just a minute sir/ I won't take more
But on my face/ don't close the door.


Have got no time/ for the seller's trap
Not wanna buy/ all those cheap crap
No tears would swell/ no pin-pricked heart
Would love to see him/ quickly depart.

Too soon he knows/ here is no gain
Hopes would lie minced/ brutally slain
Stoops his head low/ bows out in grace
Must find himself/ another address.
 Feb 2014 DSD
James Jarrett
When I die
Do I find
All  my lost things?
You know; Socks, left gloves, 1/2" wrenches. All of the things that have disappeared into the netherworld without explanation.
Is his work sweet or bitter
Door to door goes meter reader
Is he dull or clever witty
The measurer of used electricity.

With a torch and thick bound book
Below staircase down dark nook
Scans through the dust on mesh
With a face that’s expressionless.

Speaks so little somber face
Smiles no little courtesy’s grace
Notes down with just one look
Prosaic digits on notebook.

Is he a man with a home family
Or a mad measurer lone carefree
A wild pursuer of endless digit
Never known love never had it.

Still he has to knock many door
Stay a minute not anymore
Time is his arch enemy
Till comes night sleep’s lullaby.
 Feb 2014 DSD
soul in torment
When absent...

weep not for me

for
I am with you always

I am
the breeze

that gently moves your hair
to view the laughter
In your
eyes

I am the gentleness
of rain

caressing your cheek
and slowly tickling your neck
Just
to see you
smile

I
am the warmth
of morning sunlight
and
the cool kiss of evening
that leads you softly
to thy bed

I am
the familiar embrace of sheets
and
comfort of pillow

I am ... each and every... dream

I am every waking moment

I am everything and nothing
that causes you


to pause


and think of me

So
when I am absent ...

weep not for me
my love

for...

I am always ...

with you.
Happy St Valentine's
 Feb 2014 DSD
Traveler
PARADOXICAL
 Feb 2014 DSD
Traveler
Freedom enlightens
the chains on our souls
Paradoxical...
 Feb 2014 DSD
Life's a Beach
Your self taught wave appears,
tripping on sand, it clears
away your footprints,
leaving me to stand alone on
a rocky shore, once more.

The seaweed drags her down,
a dreary green draped crown,
shines about her hair,
drift away without
a care.

You're alone.

Why not?

Rot, rot, rot away.
Sway with the wind,
wait and wait
and wait,
someday it will rescind.
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