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Jun 2016 · 234
CEREAL
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
My first memory of you
was simplistic,
however poignant
Although you have changed
over the years
my favorites
are a constant
From the first bowl
of the day
until a late night
micro meal
I was comforted
Oh the sugary milk
at the bottom
The crunchy goodness
in every bite
The artificial fruity flavors
and twisted colors
Even the healthy
nut riddled brand bits
You have your place
in out hearts.
Jun 2016 · 530
SPICE
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
I need you
to give life to the bland
My palate longs
to savor your many flavors
the sweet
salty
bitter
sour
etc...
You can change your complexion
instantly
if chilled or heated
then blended with others
you play well together
SPICE of life
you are
as many nations
claim you
Your heat can bring tears
and runny noses
You have the power
to pucker lips
as well as
make any man salivate
like a well trained pet
over your savory presence.
Jun 2016 · 1.4k
SWEETEST DAY
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Today is the SWEETEST DAY on Earth
because you are in it
Not just a day of hearts and roses
to express my feelings for you
Not just a day of chocolate and poems
because its deserved daily
This day is for love and lovers
to ignite passion and romance
To take you by the hand and dance
when no one is watching
To have a plan that shows you
love without uttering a word
Truly the SWEETEST DAY as
we unite together as one
Jun 2016 · 353
HILLSIDE
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
As I traverse
to my secret place
a destination
just for me
a place of solace
splendor
and rich with
lush green fields
Day or night
I can find myself
there
leaning more about
myself
the universe
and my love
My HILLSIDE
gives back to me
in a spiritual manner
with guidance
from the Man above
Peering into the
glorious heavens
on any star filled
evening
Watching the sun
play hide and seek
with the clouds
by day
I often discover
relief from the
world and
answers to life's
deepest questions.
The HILLSIDE
is my peace.
Jun 2016 · 204
ONE LABEL
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
We continue to thrive
in our ways to
discriminate
judge
and
label one another

Just by chance...
what if we
didn't
do you hear me...
what if we
DIDN'T

Just
ONE LABEL
human
with no color attached
no fluff no filler
no BS.
Jun 2016 · 137
INDECISION
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Oh I often have plans
yet very rarely
seem to see them through
I'm not an ADD candidate
however I do get distracted
by other projects
Yep... here is go again
inflicting  my own
self-derived kibosh
My INDECISION
has cost me dearly
over the years
Often going left
when should have
gone right
I need to be all in
both feet
planted solid
I choose to be great
I welcome success.
Jun 2016 · 172
FALLEN RAINBOW
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Where do you hide
after the rain subsides
Why do your brilliant
colors disappear
The elusive *** of gold
albeit a myth
we still seek your end
On rare occasion we sight
a double or triple version
of your faded spectrum
We stop in wonder
like children viewing fireworks
Once again
you depart from us
Houdini-like...
right before our eyes.
Contemplating changing the name to Faded Rainbow.  What are your thoughts fellow poets?
Jun 2016 · 150
GOODNIGHT
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Now I lay me down to rest
I pray my Lord
I've done my best
and as I sleep
may my dreams be true
to find the peace
and love in you.
Thank you Lord
Jun 2016 · 814
FERMENTED GRAPES
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Blended and aged to perfection
semi sweet or dry to taste
you pair well with any meal

We toast with you
and celebrate special occasions
when you get all bubbly

Rosé
Blush
Blanco
Burgundy
Chianti
Moscato
Reisling
Pinot Noir
Malbec
... just to new a few

My carafe breathes
with FERMENTED GRAPES
fill my Waterford crystal glass

Poured to perfection
I drink you in
you complete my day.
Jun 2016 · 624
TOAST & TEA
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Of all that warms my heart
in the days of my childhood
you were there to nourish me

On those brisk winter mornings
when the cupboards where nearly bare
you fulfilled my needs

My old friends Earl Grey
and Orange Pekoe
never disappointed

Never to take a back seat
white Towntalk bread
lightly toasted with butter

TOAST & TEA
virtually inseparable...
my comfort food.
Those of us old enough to recall this staple diet food of essentially days gone by, but I  still love you.
Jun 2016 · 138
Essence
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
I can't exit you from my mind
all that you encompass in me
controls my emotions
Your ESSENCE envelopes my soul
it completes me to my core
My adoration of you is primal
every fiber within me loves you
a healthy respect in tune
with an acknowledgment of
your sensual persuasion
drives me to you
I can't get enough with
no desire to stop.
Jun 2016 · 418
WALK
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
As I WALK through this life
I am blessed to see all of Gods beauty
Able to use my legs
I am capable of running
but life moves at a quick pace
Take the time
stop and smell something
Look high and low
recognize the awesomeness
If you can see
take it all in
If you can feel
touch the richness of nature
If you can taste
discover the flavors of the world
If you can hear
drink in the sounds that resonate
all around you
Do not ride
WALK about life
partake in it's splendor
Jun 2016 · 117
PUSH
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
We PUSH one another
to be better
to give more
to compete harder

We PUSH one another
to reach potential
to higher callings
to achieve greatness

We PUSH one another
to live spiritual like
to not be mediocre
to be more...
Jun 2016 · 144
YOLO
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
The journey is epic
what we make of it is poignant
I submit that we all have a destiny
and discovering it is key
We search and stumble through life
seeking to find meaning
seeking to be enlightened by something
or someone
Others resist the challenge and go it alone
The playing field isn't level
and everything isn't for everybody
Obstacles abound
yet we find a way to overcome
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE
so make it real
make it lasting
make it loving
and make it your own.
Jun 2016 · 123
U.S.A.
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
I'm no conspiracy theorist
I love my country
so why does U.S.A.
stand for
UNDER
SUSPICIOUS
ACTIONS
At times I shake my head
being of sound mind and body
I often wonder
why political figures
do what they do
Americans are NOT that stupid
or are we
I'm so tired like so many
of the systematic B.S.
Jun 2016 · 210
COMPLICATIONS
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
You are a part of my life
with no escape

Murphy's Law personified
only to me

A conspiracy which
boggles my mind

The stress you provide
knots my gut literally

COMPLICATIONS...
I dislike you fervently

I question your timing
as you always appear on time.
Jun 2016 · 236
WEEKEND
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Anticipation building for you
as a long week ensued
I seek my recharge you provide
by your two day escapade
Shop
Play
Sleep
I have my options
offered by your strategic mini holiday
Time to reconnect with
Friends
Family
Lovers
I'm inspired by you
and look forward to visiting
more often.
Jun 2016 · 308
AMAZED #2
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
By how a fragrance can melt a man
by the human will to survive
by genius
by the combo of red hair & grey eyes
by how emotions control us
by clear blue Caribbean waters
by the senselessness of war
by the creative mind
by love and hate
by my love of pizza
by my fears
by the mercy of God
I'm so AMAZED by life.
Jun 2016 · 131
R & B
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Since the day I was born you moved me
with your smooth melodies
of rhythm and blues
assembled
arranged
& deconstructed
A living and breathing
time capsule of history
You evoke our emotions
bending and twisting us
to your will
We love you
for your compositions
that make us
laugh
cry
smile
and surely sing along
We sing out loud
when no one is around
We dance abound
like happy children
My love for you is eternal
thank you R & B
for moving my soul
Jun 2016 · 113
Po Etryman
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
I write to clear my mind
from visions and dreams
the come to me in my slumber

I write because I can't stop
the words come to me
like water flowing down hill

I write to express love
to fill my ladies heart
defining my passion to her

I write to feel free
opening myself to all
I am Po Etryman.
POERTYMAN
Jun 2016 · 169
WORLD PEACE
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
I'd love to write the world a poem
and change the way we think
To lay down arms and embrace differences
dialogue like we love and care for one another
I would love the world to look through the eyes
of children and
NOT see color
NOT see racism
NOT notice imperfection
NOT view impairments
We all deserve good health, food and clean water
world citizens are all one people
I envision a common love
hands joined and lifting each other up
singing one song
NOT fighting
NOT being political
NOT promoting greed
NOT destroying and tearing down
WORLD PEACE is practical
it is necessary
and it is just.
why not in our time
why not now?
We are a viral society
We have the power to make change
We have the ability to influence policy
to all poets
write your words of WORLD PEACE
send them throughout the land
be viral
be free
be at peace.
pay it forward in the name of world peace
Jun 2016 · 124
TIME TO FLY
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
All my life I've been safe
never stepping out to spread my wings
playing it safe even when I gamble
All my life I've been safe
taking the steady job and common car
travelling close to home
All my life I've been safe
married the woman I was expected to
and it safely failed
All my life I've been safe
buying the house that was average
conforming to general styles
All my life I've been safe
now its TIME TO FLY
step out on faith and soar
All my life I've been safe
I want to change the world
with a poem that touches the world.
Jun 2016 · 186
SOLO
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Alone
Single
Unaccompanied
Independent
Companionless
Oneself
The need to fly SOLO
could be by choice
but why?
I ask not to judge
but seek & wonder
Four simple letters that seem
to draw a canyon-like
void in life's circle
I sense  fleeting loneliness
in that noun/adjective
however
being SOLO sparks
inner peace
insightfulness
courage
& just possibly
self love.
Jun 2016 · 144
Poetry
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
A song of words that express
A fluid compilation of ones being
Styles abound yet rules apply
but they are made to be broken
Sonnets and Haiku's
they evoke unbridled emotion
Love, hate and sadness
we pen a subject that moves us
we relate, we admire and contrast
Expression of epic force
we cry, we laugh and wonder
Rhymes and rhythms we create
with substance and candor
Occasionally making no sense
but only to the poet
We applaud, we marvel and appreciate
the creative mind.
to all poets
Jun 2016 · 637
SHY
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
SHY
I think I can
but stop just short
wondering all along
with regrets
of not trying

so SHY
confidence evades
like a master criminal
eludes the police

SHY to a fault
yes... it's my fault
yet I yearn to
build my self up
if only in my mind
fiction... I think.
Jun 2016 · 301
I AM...
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
I am a father, boyfriend and ex
I am a brother, son, uncle and great uncle
I am a business man, officer and marketer
I am a designer, insurance agent and friend
that is just the tip...
I am a coach, teacher and board member
I am a manager, salesman and CMO
that is just the tip...
I am multi cultural not to be defined
I am skilled professionally
with simple tastes yet tastefully refined
I am a Christian first with that in mind
I am often seeking yet yearn to find
I am more than you may know
I am more that I tend to show
I am a private soul
I am a lover of life
I am a passionate male
with a passionate wife
I am more than you may know
Jun 2016 · 157
HASHTAG (#)
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
When I grew up you were a pound sign
now you've changed
just as so many things today

# I cannot say the word
you offend me at times
why did you convert?

# you connect related items
we are made to offer our opinions
cyber voyeurism at it's heart

# so many love you
I'm not the one
find you place amongst the masses.
Jun 2016 · 291
FLUID LOVE
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
I charge that love is fluid
it takes the form of every shape
Love cannot be bottled in any vessel
it must be free to expand and contract
Love flows like a lazy river
as it twists and turns
then falls upon you with breath taking force
Not to be contained although we try
Love can make us high
and that same love can bring you to your knees
FLUID LOVE is peace in a green valley
never yielding to practical constraint.
Jun 2016 · 103
More
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
MORE of you in every way
I require MORE without knowing what I need
MORE trust?
MORE love?
Ever MORE time to share
Does MORE show my greed?
MORE needs?
MORE understanding?
MORE of you everyday
Jun 2016 · 228
RAINY DAY
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
When I was a young boy
I would stomp around in you
leaving no puddle to waste
Jumping and splashing
in my classic yellow coat
with matching boots
NO umbrella necessary
as my hat would protect me
from your cool elements
Growing older
I discovered my compact
retractable umbrella of black
true and steady it was
as your drops would fall
all about me
unfortunately in high winds
it failed me
by flipping inside out
embarrassing me again
and no more puddles
as I stay on the look out
for cars trying to splash me
for funs sake
Now that I'm grown
my oversized golf umbrella
protects me now
strong, tried and true
and that RAINY DAY
doesn't stand a chance
until the day my lady and I
enjoy one another's company
strolling hand in hand
feeling your warm drops of wet bliss
no cares in the world
no matter how drenched we get
seeking that small shallow puddle
and yes... we stomp it
and laugh
stealing a kiss
as we look to the heavens
and count your drops
tongues fully extended
we drink you in
Jun 2016 · 127
YES
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
YES
Everyday I wake up and feel the sunshine upon my face
Whenever I feel her loving hands around my arms and waist
Having my favorite meal prepared just for me
Enjoying a classic memory of simple toast and tea
Winning at anything you worked hard to achieve
Dragged to a awkward function which you cannot wait to leave
Watching an awesome movie
Lying on a sandy beach
Listening to your favorite song
A sweet & juicy Georgia peach
Finding that one shady spot on a hot summer day
Spending time with your kids when all you do is play
Answering your parents properly
Planning the perfect date
Enjoying the stars on a clear crisp night
Choosing the perfect mate
Jun 2016 · 266
BLESSINGS FLOW
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Blessings flow abundantly
as evil is about it's handiwork
Hold true to seeing the signs
signs to keep us on our path
of doing good works
Blessing flow abundantly
as we often fail to give thanks
thanks for all that is good and bad
times of need and fruitfulness
Blessings flow... always be mindful.
Jun 2016 · 379
SEED
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
My Titian SEED
Masterawesome03
3
Bubba
TDR
All code for my baby boy
a total package like none other
athletic and bright
the second you came into this world
the sun appeared intensely more bright
Canadian-American-Multicultural young man
raised in conditions with trials at hand
I miss our bond (father and son)
I miss your hugs (for my soul)
I miss your laugh (to brighten my day)
I miss the summers of endless play
My SEED of love and joy you are
endless pride I feel as you grow
I am blessed of all fathers am I
for TDR
Jun 2016 · 238
SUITCASE
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
I come with baggage
not a trunk, but some carryon's
a few
My past is my past
yielding to time with some regrets
Never pretending to be perfect
however my code is pure
Love me and respect me for who I am
and I will reciprocate that value in return
Have my back in time of need
and I will always have yours without doubt
I can surely carry my own SUITCASE
and willing to carry yours
Always stronger together than apart
a travelling partner for life.
Jun 2016 · 141
ONE SONG
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Growing up in a time when music ruled my soul
it raised me and coddled me like a mother
Music could make you laugh and cry
it could lift you up and give you faith
ONE SONG can change your life
a song can travel you to another time and place
ONE SONG can provide a memory which can
recall memories of the past
ONE SONG can inspire you to create, love and change the world
one note at a time
ONE SONG can make babies and move the crowd
all night long
Music is a gift that should be appreciated for its benefits
and nourishing rhythms
I close my eyes and open my ears to hear ONE SONG
losing myself and finding myself in the music.
Jun 2016 · 208
AMAZED #1
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
By the universe
by the way the wind blows upon my face
by the warmth of the sun
by the depth and darkness of outer space
by the birth of a child
by a mothers loving hand
by technology at it's finest
by a nations common theme
by the way a man loves a woman
by the way we dare to dream
... I am AMAZED.
Jun 2016 · 586
"Body"
Allen Robinson Jun 2016
Ever changing you are
as you increase and decrease with time
Your shape has always intrigued me
loving each and every subtle curve
The dynamic way your dress moves
caressing your "BODY" as my fingers often dream
Often I long to taste your silky smooth skin
with a fragrance that can drive any man wild
"BODY" of a goddess pressed close against mine
we blend together in ultimate bliss.
for V

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