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a pity of ashes, were strewn well about
love lying in ruins, the fire burnt out

embers expired, the flame not living
smouldering heap, love's timber burnt out  

finished passion's taper, no visible flicker
ardor had lost its shine, all twas burnt out

no more elan for the two, the spark gone
love's crackling unheard, a flint had burnt out

verve's bright gusto did dissipate, as the days passed by
an ash mound within hearts, love's cinders all burnt out
out toward the north esat sky
a last flicker of a star
twas seen afore first light broke
o' er the bush landscape
in the solitude
of night splendor
the mind drifts
to a tranquil plain
glinting pin holes
in skies do bring rest
to the mind's
wearied taxed vein
all thinking silenced
within stellar pool  
one able to forget
the daily bustling train
I have a job's list longer than an arm
But none of them bring to me loads of charm
Where to start is the question that I ask
I ponder which one to give a top spot
They all implore me to get on the trot

From the kitchen dishes yell out to me
So does the floor beg for my housemaid's knee
In these gross chores I don't want to bask
Yet they require my urgent attention
The state of my digs not worth a mention

Once I have an energy burst come to me
The job's lengthy list will be whittled down
I wish to rid my house of it's grubby frown
Without further adieu I'll busy as a bee
yesterday my button
wouldn't do up
as my girth has become
a little too round
last year my pants
fitted so perfectly
but since I've put on
a few extra pounds
they are far too tight
around my portly belly
how quickly the weight
can be gained
one has ballooned
into a size eighteen  
no more does
a smaller jean fit
that is why
my button popped free
contributor money will buy
a favourable outcome
this is the most favoured
beat of drum

drumming up money
in mountainous piles
brings favour's ideal
winning smiles

if favourable outcomes
are what you so seek
stack the wads of money
in heaps not so meek

drumming favours
favourably
drumming favours
liberally

the vendor of said
drum beat
will ensure favour's
so neat

to achieve this goodly
outcome
keep beating money's
opulent drum
seeing a bee
buzzing around a tree
would make thee
feel rather jolly

for jolly me
a buzzing bee
engenders much
glee

when the blossoms
appear on the spring trees
one shall be elated greatly
hearing the buzzing of the bees
mum isn't here to talk to
she has gone to heaven
where all the good people go
most days I see her
in my minds eye
and think of her
with a silent
tear in my eye
she was called to heaven
at such a young age
mum was only 58 years old
the good die young
they are spirited away
this Sunday
it will be Mothers Day
a visit to the cemetery
I shall make
to place some flowers
on her grave
a few words of love
I'll whisper to her
as she rests peacefully
by the river
many
*months

the
selection
process
takes
it's
similar
to  
picking
the
finest
of
cakes

on one side
there's democrat candidates
on the other
there's republican candidates

the primary's period
is where the wheat is sorted from the chaff
to find a personage
who'll hold the head nominee's staff

the hoopla goes on for
what seems an eternity
television ads telling
of the runners probity

by October the polls
give a reasonable indication
as to who'll lead  
the great American nation

that November Tuesday
determines the commander in chief
phew the people say
*what a relief
of calculus the man had no good sense
which was plain in the poor syllable count he did
on figuring his abilities dense
an accounting firm wouldn't pay him a quid
yet he professed to being very sum smart
though of genius none could be reckoned
the error in the abacuses bead part
correct numbers of him so beckoned
eleven were employed on each line
over the roof by a digit he went
instead of using the standard ten mine
his sonnet seemed so ungainly of bent
the final total wasn't quite up to scratch
hence his poem not put in the flawless batch
Californian skies ever blue
long hung the hue
rain didn't appear
only a dry fear

the landscape sought lots of wetness  
soaking dampness
yet none did drop
all in a flop

wells depleted of goodly fill
water flows still
arid the land
no rain at hand
angels welcomed her to heaven
they sang a song of greeting
through death's portal came
her Godly meeting

in a pose of serenity
her soul rests eternally
God's arms shall enfold
her with an infinite love

called home
to peacefulness
called to God's side
in God's kingdom
Thelma
now
resides
across the crystal clear lake
the swans did gracefully glide
their deportment o'er water
calm in countenance
came a virus
out of the
east
and it has proven
to be a hideous
beast

its assailing doesn't
seem to
discontinue
ever its looking for
a populated
venue

our global community
being harassed around the
clock
and always wondering
where it will pull into
dock
  
the taunting menace
of its monstrous
spread
is a constant which
so troubles the
head
tonight she put in a cameo performance
how the audience loved her brief act
had she of stayed on the stage for much longer
others in the production would have missed out on the spot light
she said few lines but they made an impact
she is a star that is for sure
though some in the audience thought she was bore
when the curtain goes up
she'll be on stage
performing
a
cameo
role
of
outrage
gleefully he rubbed his hands together
goodly dough inflows would ring the till
generous amounts from wallet leather
greatly bolstering the enterprise's gill

lots of quids a bank rolling treasure chest
loving the sound that the money word made
liberally taking it for the poet's nest
leveraging what they'd place in his lade

only a select few owning credit line
oh and their income got good will galore
opening the site up as a gold mine
Olive went on about ops at the store

now an abundance of fees buys backing
negotiations are done this very way
never forget what's been in her tracking
noteworthy is the story's candid relay
a mistake she made in telling all*
to that blackmailing gentleman
at any time he may drop the ball
in divulging her secret's pan

to that blackmailing gentleman
entrusting personal data
in divulging her secret's pan
disclosing every cantata

entrusting personal data
without checking out his dodgy side
disclosing every cantata
yep she'd be on a slippery slide

without checking out his dodgy side
where beans were spilled by the gob
yep she'd be on a slippery slide
so many details would easily lob  

where beans were spilled by the gob
in divulging her secret's pan
so many details would easily lob
*to that blackmailing gentleman
this boat has transported
lovers around
so they can take in the sights
that are on dry ground

he who steers the boat
employs a long pole
so the boat doesn't get
out of control  

the shape of the boat
is similar to a crescent moon
which might be found
gliding over a dark lagoon

the boat was in a James Bond
movie scene
as it passed under the stone
archways lean

if you know what boat
this is
you'll be the winner
of the quiz
he aspires to have
the top job in the land
and he's of a donkey's
kind of brand

this man is well known
for being big on touch
though those he has
touched don't like it much

in past days he played
the role of sidekick
and his boss at that time
was pretty slick

he's of an advanced
age
some will say it hasn't
made him sage

by late next year  he may
acquire the position
but he'll need to be in
peak running condition
numerous books and songs
have been written about it
and when spelling it you'll
require oodles of wit

its location is in
the northern hemisphere
and cotton and corn are grown
within its very sphere

it is seen to branch
into feeder streams
at the end of its long
interstate traveling gleams

slaves were transported on ships
to toil near the river's banks
and their colonial masters gave
them such meager thanks

the I's and the S's
get much mention in its name
so are any of you able
to figure out its game
the stone will be placed
in a regent's
crown
and has a valuation
expensive of
gown
  
the color of blood
tells about its
hue
which is striking in
its opulent  
view

a girl's name from
yesteryear
that starts with the letter
R makes it
clear
  
The Rolling Stones mentioned
it in a Tuesday
song
and during the sixties it was
popular with the
throng
    
it is found in the exotic
country of
Thailand
and has an appearance
exceptionally
grand
he'll be seen with
others of his sort  
for they travel in
a drove's escort  

he's not an Angus
nor a Hereford  
yet he's of the
bovine accord

over the centuries
he's roamed inside the Utah state
so he can find food
for his stomach's sate  

the first nation people
will symbolize him on a totem pole
as this represents
his strength of role

if you can guess what
animal he is
you'll be the one
to solve the quiz
capitulation is on the English sides mind
their brand of cricket has been of an awful kind
this ashes series our Australian side blew them away
as they had a very stylish form of play

the bowling and batting of the Australian team
has wrecked the English lads winning dream
our lads didn't put a foot wrong on the wicket  
they were a class act at playing the game of cricket

the last match in the series is on to-day
and the Australians will most certainly be making hay
at this stage they've got the English struggling
they've not got enough fire power in their batting

after the lunch break we'll have the English all out
they'll be wearing the odd ****** pout
they've not prepared well in any facet of the game
which has been a terrible shame

the annuls of cricket shall record England's loss
and speak glowingly of the Australian teams gloss
the 2013-2014 ashes series a series of capitulation
where the English didn't play well against our nation
capitulation is on the English sides mind
their brand of cricket has been of an awful kind
this ashes series our Australian team blew them away
as they had a very stylish form of play

the bowling and batting of the Australian team
has wrecked the English lads winning dream
our lads didn't put a foot wrong on the wicket
they were a class act at playing the game of cricket

the last match in the series is on to-day
and the Australians will most certainly be making hay
at this stage they've got the English struggling
they've not got enough fire power in their batting

after the lunch break we'll have the English all out
they'll be wearing the odd ****** pout
they've not prepared well in any facet of the game
which has been a terrible shame

the annals of cricket shall record England's loss
and speak glowingly of the Australian teams gloss
the 2013-2014 ashes series a series of capitulation
where the English didn't play well against our nation
the carbon tax is gone
the carbon tax is gone
hey aint that good news
the carbon tax is gone

the power companies
can pass the savings on
now that the carbon tax is gone

electricity bills of late
have been too high
peaking at 18 percent
which has left little in the purse
to pay our rent

Clive and his senate colleagues
have done a jolly good thing
getting rid of that carbon tax thing
which has engendered
in the public
much irking

the carbon tax is gone
the carbon tax is gone
hey aint that good news
the carbon tax is gone
Bill the bard was talking to me to-day
Our chat did center on sonnet writing
He said I should pen something exciting
So a poem of that ilk I'll now display
A new talent was unearthed last night
On the seven television station
She received a rousing ovation
Her future in entertainment looks bright
A recording contract is on the books
She'll be a singer who'll have many smash hits
Her excellent voice can reach high notes
As well as that she has the most classy looks
Bill and I shall enjoy many newsy tidbits
Telling of her career anecdotes
they seek
a permanent seat
one that will allow them
to stay on the taxpayer's treat
on government and opposition benches
they do enjoy sitting
yet they care not
for the pockets they're hitting
few do much while in parliament
but they do keep
accruing monies
as if it were
a lifetime entitlement
the vocation
of being a politician
is similar to
an adding up mathematician
on the day they do retire
the paying out by treasury
doesn't expire
off the public purse
they'll not be weaned
for it is
an unending river
of cream
prices for car insurance and registration are too dear
when we part with our dollars we cry an odd tear
there is little or nothing we can do about the rising costs
they make on our finances such outlandish imposts

seemingly our money supply is dwindling away
as all we ever do is fork out dollar after dollar to pay
the days of owning a care shall come to an end
we've not enough money to handle this friend

those of us who rely on a car in the countryside
are not getting a good insurance or registration ride
horse and cart transport we'll have to rejuvenate
as the cost of keeping a car on the road does exasperate

to-day at the motor registry they'll be a lot like me
who'll be miffed with the ever increasing fees
we'll have a grumble and a bit of a whinging session
about how these costs can leave our wallets in recession
cars
transport mode
cruising the highways
engines purring really well
automobiles
cascading water flowed
over the sharp rock ledges
on its course to the delta
where it splayed out
living the ultimate fantasy  
on the casting couch
a reverie of carnal pleasure
there did always slouch

some of the starlets role playing
just for him
his ****** appetite at showtime
was never trim  

he'd manhandle the sweet
titillating dames
who sought parts in the next
blockbuster movie frames

Mr Weinstein's past productions
are presently getting press
not so
good
seems the gropper extraordinaire
has split from Hollywood's
dream
neighborhood
cast off the coat
of the last eight years
cast off the coat
leave behind the arrears
cast off the coat
a new dawn appears
cast off the coat
the road ahead clears*

change who tillers
the admin's
ship
bring in a fresher
governance's
clip

Washington's clock ticks
with a timing so loud
pleading to the people
lift the heavy shroud

too long
an incumbency
too long its stay
staying for many
a long day


cast off the coat
of the last eight years
cast off the coat
leave behind the arrears
cast off the coat
a new dawn appears
cast off the coat
*the road ahead clears
catastrophists
here
catastrophists
there
catastrophists
everywher­e

they're predicting the globe
shall see catastrophic
warming
and that we must heed
their catastrophizing
warning

yet catastrophic events have
occured since time
began
where increasing temperatures
had a longer life
span

the green lobby's coming catastrophe
wants to hold us all
hostage
by dramatizing their dire  
alarmist's
message
  
catastrophists
here
catastrophists
there
catastrophists
eve­rywhere
this past week the cattle sale went very well
all the vendors were keen and eager to sell
the buyers had loads of money for purchasing
they bought over six hundred cows for breeding

record sales such as this are rarely seen about here
the buyers always reckon the cattle prices appear to be dear
but the auctioneer was sweating for quite a while
he sold many pens of cattle with a beaming smile

all in all the sale day was a successful affair
everyone who attended were glad that they were there
this sale will go down in the history books for sure
cattle changed hands quite literally by the score

the next sale is scheduled for the seventh of May
and the district cattle breeders can't wait for the day
sellers will be hoping that the prices keep following an upward trend
and that there will be a goodly amount of cattle penned
with burnish of false veneer
he spouted words
to thine ear
as an unknowing
dill one listened
one had succumbed
to the warbler's charming
sound
that time honored adage
doth hold so true
be of guarded view
whence a dodgy line
is sold unto you
ne'er settle for a spurious
claim of love
the warbler
unto your heart
states his undying devotion
yet there is no substance
to his currency's
valuation
when they lay me to rest
I hope they put me in a cedar wood chest
and if they don't bury me as I request
they'll be haunted by me
until they do as I request
which is to bury me in a cedar wood chest
atop the high mountain
in the rarest of rarefied air
the greats all congregate
their pillars marked
with the word
phenomenal
to ascend
to this location
to be amid
their finesse and style
one must strive along the miles
a foundation of sturdy bricks
one establishes
here on this earthly ground
to enable
a rise to the locale of the immortals
who reside in the loftiest
of celestial surrounds
they've taken over the shop
they're running central command
should you be acquiescing at their feet
to you they'll stretch out a friendly hand
those who aren't in the fold
the ones on the outer
shall never be given an entry
for only the top liners
shall obtain a front door key
it's plain
it's simple
it's a management decision
who will be in
either
the inclusion
or
exclusion
departments
of
the
store
her cerise lips invited
him to partake of a kiss
with the spark now ignited
their smooch did sizzle
in the depths
of the cerulean sea
his thoughts
were immersed
the crossing of a bridge
into a territory promising
his mind reflected
e'er deeper the fathoms
to be in this location
where days of penury
would no more be
the bull riders came
from near and far
to try and conquer
Chainsaw's elevated bar

he'd buck them off afore
the eight second crack
none would last upon
his awesomely built back

around the rodeo circuit
this bull had a legendary status
for beating they who'd do
battle with his feisty apparatus

the goading spur of rider
not disconcerting him
he'd show them that he
was ever potent in trim

of an immortal bovine
we'll never see again
so celebrate the elan
of Chainsaw's grain
the shops were
packed out to-day
everyone was on
a shopping foray

all I wanted
was four dining chairs
but the furniture store
had none of these wares

the shopping experience
is oft fraught with distress
especially when one can't get items
which bring happiness

I'll have to resort
to shopping online
at least there
I can obtain what I so pine

it is time for me
to do a Google search
to find four dining chairs
made out of birch
the
fellows
at the beach
waxed surf boards
out they did paddle
some had wipe outs on the crests
others tunneled through barrels
summer time is such a super time
to watch surfers challenging waves
is there going to be a change
of administration
or will the status quo still be
leading the nation  

with the election being
one hundred days away
that's when the citizens
get to have a final say    

both candidates are hoping
for a decisive win
but only one president
can be voted in

when early November arrives
on the scene
we'll have an idea as to who'll
fill the oval office screen  

presently Trump and Biden are
pitching their spiel
to an electorate who could well
alter the tiller at the wheel  
  
is there going to be a change
of administration
or will the status quo still
be leading the nation
in a fashion
none too subtle
the word twas put upon
me
to do a favor  
thence I of obliging
persona
forthwith
checked out the space  
I put a agreeable mark
upon it
much like a hit man
I'd been requested
to serve a purpose
to whit
I acted to satisfy
the chappy
down the main drag of our town
the thundering sound of motor bikes did resound
folks in our town rushed out doors
to see what was making such an almighty roar

the bikers were on their monthly charity rally
they stopped at the local pub owned by John O'Malley
they partook of a ration of ale
whilst filling their donation pails

after an interlude in our small township
they straddled their chrome plated Harley ships
to ride along the country byways
on this most magnificent autumn day
a green dot is ever present
on my Facebook
the chap whose name is beside
is endlessly having look

yet he's not communicated
or had a wee chat
he may well prefer
his non conversant hat

others with green dots
are seeking to speak to me
they seem to hanker
for my verbal spree

that fellow can talk to me
whenever he doth wish
he's most welcome
to give his tongue a swish

I'll be online for an hour
or maybe five
so my time will be available
to chat with him live
One to make you smile...
merrily the birds chirped
at the dawn of day
their songs of happiness
drifted in the wind's splay
out on the porch
at first light
listening to them
brings one much delight
their choral sounds
fill the air
with a tune
ever so fair
they make one's heart
lift and sing
as they impart
their cheering chirping
clouds smudged of a shade grey
hung around on this dull day
they blocked the sun's bright ray
cheerless their display
at the hub they amass, flying in from everywhere
at the hub they amass, flying in from everywhere
guys and gals with metaphors, sharing works fair
guys and gals with metaphors, sharing works fair
guys and gals ,flying in with metaphors
they amass at the hub, sharing works fair

poetry lines written 24/7, in all countries around the globe
poetry lines written 24/7, in all countries around the globe
bringing verses of joy, the assembly give them a cheer
bringing verses of joy, the assembly give them a cheer
all countries around the globe, bringing verses of joy
the 24/7 assembly, give poetry lines a cheer

the quill never slumbering, ink spilled all the time
the quill never slumbering, ink spilled all the time
in styles ever so sublime, our words verily sighted
in styles ever so sublime, our words verily sighted
ink spilled so sublime, our words never slumbering
the quill verily sighted, in all time styles

the quill never slumbering, poetry lines written 24/7
gals and guys with metaphors, fly in from everywhere
at the hub they amass, sharing works fair
in styles ever so sublime, ink spilled all the time
bringing a verse of joy, in all countries around the globe
our words verily sighted, the assembly give them a cheer
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