CJ Sutherland

Sep 2024

Lori Jones McCaffery

Can all of the real Chrstians,
The ones who actually
Follow the commandments,
Outvote the Quasi Christians
Who hold their Bibles upside down
And can not quote John 3:16

Probably not.

But add them to the multitude of
Non religious voting people
Those who read and understand
The message written on the wall,
And  know they want to vote again
And have a choice when four years pass.

Then maybe yes.
                ljm

Still on my soapbox

CJ Sutherland Sep 2024

Sister, Sue, and Mary Lou

Close as two sisters can be
Sister Sue and Mary Lou you’ll see
They grew together then went their way
Bound by emotion. A hug is all they say.

Sister, Sue, and Mary Lou
Twins, lives in twined they grew
They held each other, love and Tears
Streamed through their eyes mixed fears

Every day they spoke on the telephone
Keeping in touch, never felt alone
They mostly got along hardly fought
To find husbands is what they thought

Sister, Sue, and Mary Lou
Were each other’s glue
Boyfriends came and went
Their emotions slowly spent

Even though they lived apart
Relationships shaped The same heart
Couplings unsustainable they’ll broke
Praying perfect companion heaven spoke

A tragic way for sister Sue, and Mary Lou
Destined to be just them too
The closest Bond of love, they knew
They wanted more then sad depressed blue

Time marched by sister, Sue, and Mary Lou
Realized love was not meant to be
If one in love, not the other, Three off-kilter
Through rose colored glasses Jaded filter

It was to be for all to see An emptiness
Brewing in them a deep sadness
This insuperable story of twins,
Who achieved A great deal,

Because they never gave up
They never gave in, they Believed

An epic poem

Inspired songs
1) The wind beneath my wings
By Bette Midler

2) One is the loneliest number
By Three Dog Night

This poem was intended for the webster’s word of the day Challenge in July. The criteria is to complete a poem within that day. Clearly that was not the case . Still, I left the word and definition as an afterthought.
The idea of Websters word of the day challenge for me is to learn new words. after all the knowledge is for my edification.
I encourage everybody to try it. It’s not as easy as it looks. Message me for more information or BLT

BLT Webster’s Word of the Day challenge
Insuperable 7-3-24
Something described as insuperable is impossible to gain control of, solve, or overcoming

Poem written 5-13-24 in draft mode until now
6-3-24 we worked until published
9-16-24

Sep 2024

Safana

Justice for Abbas

Military and militia.
Nigeria and niger area
Predators and Prey

Instead of killings
Why not bring us a life

Abbas and his family deserve justice.

Abbas is nigerian military and he is only Muslim man in his entire family; in many Nigerian villages, people have no right to practise any religion other than what they inherit.

#abbas #nigeria #military #naval #army #air #justice #islam #christanity #interfaith

CJ Sutherland Sep 2024

Liminal Zone

Presumed innocent

until facts prove you guilty

Today guilty first

Media smears character

Struggle to prove innocence

Tanka Haiku
Five lines 31 syllables
Pattern 5–7 – 5 – 7–7

BLT Webster’s Word of the Day
Liminal 9-15-24
We are one culture blends into another

CJ Sutherland Sep 2024

A school of fishes taught me to be in the moment

Baja California along the coast,
a little fishing village Loretto

White Seashell, Sand
I walked along the beach

Everybody was out fishing
to get the catch of the day

I Decided to cool off in the sea
Water Waste high slow Delicate stokes

The taste of salt in the air
Schools of fish everywhere

Bumping, kissing all over my body
Passing by calmly without fear

First, I was afraid I couldn’t move
Until I realized they weren’t piranhas

I enjoyed the majestic
Ambience of the moment

I swim with the fishes
Staying among them

As soon as they came
They were gone

I want to thank Ben Noah Suresh
Who wrote a poem
“I swimming with the Fishes”
His poem made me think of this vacation
Memory. Some people will never know the sensation of having hundreds of fishes bump into you all over your body. and will allow you to swim along without scattering everywhere.

Inspired songs
1) put your hand in the hand of the man from Galilee by Ocean 1971 lyric video

2) Mind on fishin’' by Trace Adkins
( this one will make you laugh)

For two dollars they we’ll clean skin and cook your catch of the day and serve it to you. Of course, it was several years ago.. The entire town went to siesta(Took a nap) from noon until three.
Walking down a desolate street they have a beer exchange.. Turn in two empty bottles and they give you one bottle of beer. The Federale ( police) was walking by, and he took the **** of his resolver and opened our beers. There was an American building a bar. He told us no permits were necessary just a lot of bribe money to get the necessary permits fast. he offered us lunch. He had a goat leg draining in the back. He put it over a fire and served ladies first. I never had goat leg but after several beers in the hot sun and a hungry belly, anything‘s possible.

Sep 2024

Carlo C Gomez

Landlocked

~
The method is slow
And probably dangerous

From your telescope
Fewer and fewer places
No advancing horizon

Are you rendering again?

Two miles of uncertainty
Too much undergloom
You don't remember his face

It's war of attrition
A home for you
No place to run
No place to hide
To live is to die slowly
~

#isolation #fear #loneliness #love #death #memories