CJ Sutherland

Jul 2024

Lori Jones McCaffery

Will the fealty of the masses
who have blindy followed a
Judas Ram into the perdition
we now face be shifted slightly
off target by the clarion call
issuing from the Good Shepherd
in search of her lost lambs.
ljm

An entry into BLT's Websters word game. This one was too easy.

CJ Sutherland Jul 2024

Sanctimonious Tanka

Smart and sincere not
              Moral Sanctimonious
                   It’s my way or the highway
                      I’m right and you’re wrong
                             We can do this all day long

BLT Webster’s Word of the Day challenge
Sanctimonious 7-24-24
Describe the behavior as thought they are more superior than others. Suggest a moral superiority.

Jul 2024

Aishu

The Pain

"When will you leave?" I asked.
"When you use me to grow yourself,"
replied the pain.

Jul 2024

Roshan

The Path

On the Path of God
Lies no fear, no regret, no guilt
Just purpose and courage
And most of all Love
Because of all things
God commands you to love

CJ Sutherland Jul 2024

Inevitable Modern Haiku

A Catastrophe
Guarantees change forever
Broken eggs happen

Reality, Webster’s Word of the Day
Catastrophe7-23-25
A monumental tragic event and utter failure

Jul 2024

youcancallmesierra

since its a choice

i can cover up the bruises
and put away the nooses
and pretend the sky isn't grey

conceal my feelings
feign peace with your dealings
and claim it's been a good day

burn my negativity
disguise my proclivities
and filter every word i say

in effort to soothe
and be warm for you
i will be 'okay'

today i'll do it just for you
but one day i want it to be true

today i'll do it to make it easy
but one day i want it to be for me