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AJ Aug 30
They say, “The sea is full of fish to find,”
As if my hands were built to cast a net,
But love has never anchored down my mind,
No bait I’ve thrown, no catch I’d seek or let

I, a lone sailor, drift without a line,
No bait, no hook, no wish to ever snare
The saltwind sings of long-lost valentine,
Yet I just crave the quiet open air

The stars don’t ask whom I have kissed or kept,
The moon does not demand a hand to hold
And I, alone, have wept the way I’ve wept,
Not for lost love, but tales I won’t be told

And if you ask why I don’t chase or wish,
I’m simply just allergic to the fish
larry mintz Aug 23
I feel like I'm drowning in the stormy sea
Tiamat help me write on the Void, please
My mind empty ;coming up with thoughts I freeze
I feel I am drowing;what is the key ?
I drank some Jameson whisky to **** my brain
Today I feel like an empty beer barrel
The words I need I find hard to channel
It did not help the existential pain
Tiamat said Listen and stop *******
If my agents got thru you know what to do?
"I am All ,hear my tales ,see my image "
Remembered the tales flesh is awakening
Void is potential and naught at once too
It is in your bones so make the linkage
A seed of faith I planted with trust
Promised to grow like how Mother wanted and just
As the reflections of the past must be recognized,
And the fruits of seedlings shall be embraced and not idealized.

I believe a little hope shall never be wasted,
By the burning and loving soul, I am guided
So those who conform are the very worst
From the petrichor of a traitor who's cursed.

The power of knowing we are privileged
Even foliaceous dialects are bound by one language
I am honored and proud, as opposed to loathing
Let us re-unveil the warmest smile to the Land of the Morning.

On this ground, a sprouting mind threatens hundreds of men
’Til the leaves have fallen, our blood will still be golden.
J Michael Aug 13
Only in dreams, a proof appears again;
A distant past, still embers. Whispers the name.
And more, rekindles flames, it melts my head.
A feeling, though fleeting. Fervor or bane?

The dread of knowing, you are only dreams.
Awake, I pine to fall again to dark.
A reverie to pull from my frayed seams,
And catch ablaze this lonely, long lost spark.

So now I ask, why you appear this time?
I try to find a meaning, logic’s curse.
Will answers be in me or you to find?
I’ll wait for which will speak unto me first.

I take your touch, your voice, with me to dawn,
Pretending they were true, although you’ve gone.
And patience will revive the warmth you bring,
That burns my soul to black, and makes it sing.
At my prime time
I surely rhyme
I write countless sonnets
Like numerous poets
I tell it like it is
With everlasting ease
I remain calm and kind
To speak my mind
As a free man in control
Of my destiny, I play that role
On a daily basis with success
God grants me health and happiness
So far, I am blessed to be alive
I am lucky and I thrive
At my prime time
I weep because I am happy
And I assuredly rhyme
In front of so much beauty.

Copyright © February, 2022, Hebert Logerie, All Rights Reserved
Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.
ria Jul 23
i fear the day that the sky turns dark red.
when chocolate covered strawberries taunt me.
and when dagger-sharp arrows fall overhead.
these are the sure tell signs that you must flee.

you must fear St. V, for he is peckish,
famished and preying for those lonely hearts.
he will seek you out and offer a kiss
and with eyes closed, aim at you with his darts.

you must not trust this pink and lovely day.
no matter the roses or the love notes,
or the sweet grand gestures and what they say.
St. V will trick you and slash through your throat.

So when that dreadful love-filled day rolls in,
go find that cherub babe, and slaughter him.
MetaVerse Jul 8
Laura.  She tempts me much to self-abuse,
The sin of which is true love's evil twin.
I regularly sin by giving in,
Making a sock of fresh banana juice.
I struggle to resist, but what's the use
When future me will certainly begin
To tug himself (much to his own chagrin)
Thinking about her headlights and caboose?
The walnuts swell upon the walnut tree;
The sap is running—slimy walnut sap.
Her apples call my name.  They're teasing me.
The hardwood grows with vigor in my lap.
I burn to plant my seed deep in her V,
The garden of her earth, then take a nap.
Cobby Jul 5
I pressed my soles against your rosy bricks
and felt my bones familiar to your kitsch.
I loved it anyway: the houses that
lined up like ducklings in bowties peach-and-
lemon, dumb to the pretense of their ton.
And while this ingrate-grey estate went on
with his tired litanies, my eyes drifted
somewhere searching past the weight of the wind -
what more deceits do I fit into my
pockets and bring home? I cupped a palmful
of air and sealed it inside a coat pocket;
one hand freed to take snaps of a daydream.
These hands will warm soon enough and these bones
will stop aching, these eyes will stop searching.
Bryan Jul 4
The rarer fruit is sweeter when despite
Her bruising skin, she sits atop the bowl
On seasons not her own. A juicy bite
So sweet and thoughtful, full of all the soul
I need to last another day. She's ripe
And I am hungry. Fallen fruits await decay
Yet never her. I'd thought she'd be the type
To know about her rare, forbidden sway.
But all the more I stare into her pit
I think about the farm she's stolen from
And what a better tree she'd make if it
Was not for me and my **** hunger. Plum,
So stuck upon your twig, you'll never know
What joy there is to have in letting go.
MetaVerse Jul 4
ınk a new line that drips upon a page;
poetry plays a point that letters spell.
when feet are running meter's rhyme and rage
the poet writes of love that's worth the tell.
a statement made of stanzas rings a bell
in ears that crave the rhythm of a verse
rehears'd in dulcet tones that maybe yell
at times when feeling love is but a curse.
volta Velveeta cheese an early hearse
and bathroom book of verses by anon.
musical fruits smell better smelling worse:
if music be the food of loveplay on.
     in octaves, sevenths, sixths, fifths, fourths, and thirds,
     poesy *****-footing plays with words.
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