J Kharkongor Szabo: Poems

Sep 2021 · 477

Mother

J Kharkongor Szabo Sep 2021

Mother

She gives, she gives and then she gives some more...
We take, we take and then we take some more..
Till she's all spent
And there's nothing left to give

Mother refers to our beautiful earth, just like a mother she is selfless. Now she's tired and we must all wake up and help her survive.

Aug 2021 · 301

Missing U

J Kharkongor Szabo Aug 2021

Missing U

Your fragrance
Like a field of wild roses
Descends upon me
I shut my eyes...
Just to feel you near

Aug 2021 · 165

The waltz

J Kharkongor Szabo Aug 2021

The waltz

A breeze waltzes by
Lifts, disturbs the leaves
Once lying still
Now dancing and rejoicing
Muffling the sound of traffic
From the highway near by..

Aug 2021 · 79

Violet Skies

J Kharkongor Szabo Aug 2021

Violet Skies

Orange violet skies
Tears in my eyes
Why does something so beautiful
Make me cry...

Jul 2021 · 89

Easy

J Kharkongor Szabo Jul 2021

Easy

They called her "Easy"
I don't know why
I quite liked her
Her kind smile
She wore shiny bright clothes
Looked awesome to me
Mum and the neighbors would collect in the corridor
Talk about her
I wandered why
They spent so much time
Talking about someone
they did not like...

Jul 2021 · 135

Last dance

J Kharkongor Szabo Jul 2021

Last dance

Pop Pop what's that I hear
Pop Pop pop pop pop
An elderly man in front of me falls to the ground
I fall to the floor
crouched against the checking counter
I see thru a crack
A young man in a cashier's uniform
Pushes a few people to the ground
No more than 16 years old
He rushes towards the gunman
Charges into him
Pop Pop pop pop pop
For a second his body
Dances in the air
Lifeless he falls to the ground
His last dance
This young brave hero
So young
So much potential
Gone in a second
Gone too soon...

Jul 2021 · 202

Rain

J Kharkongor Szabo Jul 2021

Rain

Raindrops against my window pane
arouses within me a need to open the window...
and let the rain in ...

Jul 2021 · 186

Us 3

J Kharkongor Szabo Jul 2021

Us 3

Sitting there on that bench with you
Listening to the breeze
Holding hands...
Catching sunrises and sunsets
With you my partner in Life

For Rob my partner in life. This is the third poem from the - us collection

Jul 2021 · 152

My lil friend

J Kharkongor Szabo Jul 2021

My lil friend

Silence is broken
By the chirps of a sparrow
Perched upon my balcony
Much needed company
In these lonely covid times....

Jun 2021 · 175

Invisible

J Kharkongor Szabo Jun 2021

Invisible

She was there
She was always there
But no one really saw her
Like furniture she stood
Unacknowledged, Unloved , Unnoticed,
Always used...

This is a nod to all those people in our lives who are always there for us but we don't really see them .

Jun 2021 · 276

Us 2

J Kharkongor Szabo Jun 2021

Us 2

Our eyes met
The world was lost
Just the 2 of us remained .....

Is the second poem from the - us collection

Jun 2021 · 259

Birth

J Kharkongor Szabo Jun 2021

Birth

As day spreads its soft golden wings far beyond
Light catches the edges of the sloping roof tops
Birth of a new day ....

Jun 2021 · 213

Mum

J Kharkongor Szabo Jun 2021

Mum

His small, soft, chubby hands
clutches onto mine - large, rough, calloused
But he doesn't care
He loves his mom and it feels wonderful...
Just holding hands...

May 2021 · 85

Hope

J Kharkongor Szabo May 2021

Hope

Come take my hands and walk with me
A little further...
A few more steps...
and we are there

May 2021 · 83

A Perfect Day

J Kharkongor Szabo May 2021

A Perfect Day

Daffodils shiver in delight
As the summer breeze mischievously whistles by
Teasing the daffodils to a dance
White cotton candy clouds play
peekaboo with the sun
I float upon my hammock
In the company of Austen
I nod in and out of my blissful nap
Oh what a Perfect Day !!

May 2021 · 284

A walk

J Kharkongor Szabo May 2021

A walk

Daisies floating in a sea of green
Trees whispering sweet nothings
A walk in paradise....

Apr 2021 · 90

Tomorrow

J Kharkongor Szabo Apr 2021

Tomorrow

Wind howls through the window
Skies grey and dull as if in mourning...
Amidst so much dreariness
A lil bird hops and skips on my window sill
Chirping as she goes
Spreading cheer on this dreadful morn...
Telling me ... all is not lost
Tomorrow...still to come...

Apr 2021 · 185

Spring

J Kharkongor Szabo Apr 2021

Spring

A sea of green ...
Sways in the breeze
As an orchestra of sparrows...
Cheers it on....
Spring is here...life begins

Mar 2021 · 323

Shelter

J Kharkongor Szabo Mar 2021

Shelter

Dark clouds gather overhead
A drop of rain bounces off my raven head
I look for shelter but find none
Suddenly I feel something
Over my head - your jacket
And I find my shelter..
right by your side

Mar 2021 · 84

Goodbye

J Kharkongor Szabo Mar 2021

Goodbye

I see her hurt, I say nothing
My pride getting the better of me
Her eyes red, filling up with tears
She says nothing...
Her pride getting the better of her
The silence thickens....
as it gets more painful...
more uncomfortable..
I want to stop her
Pride like a stone stuck in my throat...
won't let me..silence prevails
Her bus comes halts
She gets in doesn't look back
Her pride won't let her
I stand there...
A few drops of rain bounce off my coat
I stand there letting it all come down
Now a heavy shower
Drenched to my skin
A tear rolls down my cheek
Mingles with the rain
A man never cries
I cry like a baby
No one notices
In this pouring rain nobody does..
Life goes on..
Too busy to notice this one lone man crying in the rain....

Mar 2021 · 196

Stargazing

J Kharkongor Szabo Mar 2021

Stargazing

Sharing dreams in soft whispers
Touching stars in the sky
Just you and me and the night sky..

Mar 2021 · 537

Laundry day

J Kharkongor Szabo Mar 2021

Laundry day

Going thru your clothes
I find a note ...a love note
from your lover
said "I miss you "
I stared at it
My hurt turned into tears
drenching the note
soggy and lifeless...
I tore it into a million pieces...
You came home that night
I greeted you at the door with a kiss
Like always...
We sat there had dinner, talked about the day, watched TV
Like always...
A million questions flooded my head
But words would not come..
I just kept quiet and let it hurt inside
Days went by...I said nothing...
I let it all be..
You see I hate change...
Like always...

Mar 2021 · 403

Daughter

J Kharkongor Szabo Mar 2021

Daughter

She pushed her soft cheeks against mine
Put her chubby little hands in mine
Still as a picture
Knowing what was needed....
Not a word was uttered between us
We sat there and weathered the storm...

Feb 2021 · 66

I just accept it

J Kharkongor Szabo Feb 2021

I just accept it

They never tell me anything outright
But the moment I enter the shop
There is a stiffness in the atmosphere
The shopkeeper's eyes stern and alert
watching my every move...
I turn the corner and check the stuff on display
He comes up to me and says "hey watch it - no messing around, what do you want ? "
I mumble, "a pack of Marlboros"
He gets it and demands for the money as if I would not pay
I am walking down the street
with my hands in my pockets
A police car drives up to me
The officer gives me a ***** look and asks me to get lost and never be seen in the neighborhood
I am made to feel like a fugitive everyday of my life
Everyday I have to give explanations for things I have not done
But it does not affect me no more..
I feel no hurt
I feel no pain
I feel no humiliation
Just a feeling of numbness
spreading thru my brain
So that I don't think anymore
I don't feel like - why do they do this to me
I just accept it

Feb 2021 · 288

Pure Joy

J Kharkongor Szabo Feb 2021

Pure Joy

Sunshine falls softly upon my toes
Now resting casually upon the window sill
My toes wriggle, shiver with joy...
As they break free from my stilettos

Feb 2021 · 107

Disconnected

J Kharkongor Szabo Feb 2021

Disconnected

Everyone is here
Yet no one is listening
Eyes on their phones
Ears blocked by head phones
A room full of people
Yet nobody talks
How can we be surrounded...
and yet feel so alone
Seeking connection in digital screens
How many likes and how many dislikes
Keeps us awake almost all nights
So much connection yet no ones connected
Still feel alone...
Still feel alone...

Feb 2021 · 304

Enough

J Kharkongor Szabo Feb 2021

Enough

Sometimes I feel
Not enough
Always trying...
To be what others
want me to be
In the process...
Every time I lose a little of me...

Feb 2021 · 139

Forever yours

J Kharkongor Szabo Feb 2021

Forever yours

Selling me dreams neatly stacked
Just like your new books never read
They stay on the shelf
Looking very pretty
Stacked up neatly...
Just like your promises
Never to be realized
Never to be read...

Feb 2021 · 191

Untitled

J Kharkongor Szabo Feb 2021

Untitled

Snowflakes fall softly upon ...
My hair once black now white
I stick out my tongue and catch a flake...

Feb 2021 · 99

Us

J Kharkongor Szabo Feb 2021

Us

Our feet sink in the soft sand
As seagulls make their way across the sky..
At the sight of us kissing ..
the sky blushes red...

Us is the first of a collection of love poems

Feb 2021 · 477

Small talk

J Kharkongor Szabo Feb 2021

Small talk

Faint light filters through the curtain lace
On a dusky cold winter morn
As steamy cups of coffee sit upon the beech wood tray
We sit there in silence
Lots to talk about but nothing to say
The coffee grows cold
With polite smiles frozen on our faces
Talk about the weather
Talk about the children
Talk about Sunday mass
Talk about everything else but us...

Feb 2021 · 182

Diamonds

J Kharkongor Szabo Feb 2021

Diamonds

Mist settles on the meadows
Rays pierce the green
Look diamonds on wet grass

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