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Oh why am I still hurting Isn't it past the hour of pain? Hell is only temporary Til He rids you of all shame! I stepped into Your room Try to relive Your relieving To rid me of my gloom Try to receive Your revealing Jealous the jealous God I seek restless for Your love Mine eyes grow tired and weary Jealous the jealous God Jealous the jealous God I drown helpless in Your flood I thirst scarcely for Your mercy Jealous the jealous God Why is the world so empty Yet weighs millions o' pounds? Where lies pile up aplenty To keep the lost from being found Why is deception Like form of education Setting false foundations Corrupting His creation As lies disguise damnation For a paper-clad salvation Sending ill vibrations To the youth of all the nations I wonder how much am I missing, o God? A wonder even the universe cannot contain Translated and made compatible in a human's brain. Soulless animals kiss the land In honor of the One Who was, who is and is to come Who dares their doubt expand In disbelief blot out the sun Jealous the jealous God Soulless animals indeed we have become
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May 10, 2014
May 10, 2014 at 11:03 AM UTC
Jealous the jealous God
*A coarse, yellow coat with dark spot aplenty Lean as a greyhound with limb long and lengthy, Faster than hare from a cold standing start Impossibly glimpsed in tall grasses that part. Crystaline jewels in two huge hazel eyes With the svelt of a feline’s cold killing surprise, Explosively quick with an elegant gait And a murderous jaw full of canines that wait For a fleeing gazelle or a springbok at speed Then a launch that would emulate bullet, when freed. Incredibly smooth with a fast loping stride That would tax any racehorse an envious ride, Snapping manouvers to left and to right That mirror a quarry’s evasions of flight. A blur in a frantic explosion of dust Then the life blood erupts, splashing red as the rust. Heaving great flanks after thrill of the chase Wide open muzzle and gore on the face, Guarding the game till the kittens locate Then the spoils of the chase will make portions dictate.* Marshalg Serengetti Plain Central Africa 30 November 2012
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Nov 29, 2012
Nov 29, 2012 at 5:46 PM UTC
Cheetah
*A tentative touch unsure of erotica I've yet to explore. Her sweet ripe ******* allure my watering mouth can't ignore. Tickling teasing touch to ignite us giggling on our high Soft soothing caresses in between wondering why I was so shy... Our fingers tangled in long blonde hair, then gently stroking soft warm skin. Bodies writhing, legs entwining, where she ends, there I begin. Oblivious to our thoughts enambered with desires Lips of wine in heated passion soaring pleasures even higher. Perfumed oil on bodies glistening, **** laughs and playful fights. Lace and heels and toys aplenty, Girl, we'll make this last all night. By EJ and Cné*
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Aug 17, 2017
Aug 17, 2017 at 1:01 PM UTC
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (A Collaboration with Elizabeth J)
It’s not that big a surprise How much I adore Amsterdam Like immigrants long ago So welcomed here just as I am In the historic Lloyd Hotel To witness a wedding so swell I’m glad I’m here in Amsterdam Canals and bikes aplenty Whizzing past on every street The Keukenhof gardens amazed VanGogh’s Museum made me weep I’m glad I’m here in Amsterdam We walked for miles & took the train Our flight home I made not a peep It must have been that Space Cake We ate it and went right to sleep A fond farewell to Amsterdam
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Apr 26, 2017
Apr 26, 2017 at 5:49 PM UTC
I’m glad I’m here in Amsterdam
I know today the world celebrates you But in my heart, your festival plays all season To craft songs in your praise is honour And this wordsmith is honorable aplenty I know I'll never know the pain The way societies have pushed you when You blinded them with your radiance Now enlightened they can only apologise Justice is the cry! Tell me it is not my lone heart I do not strive to appease, it is just what every woman deserves Even if I lend my hand to just the ones close to my heart They say intelligence comes from one's experience, and wisdom from those of others' Wise I have become, so I pledge to be better than my fathers
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Mar 8, 2019
Mar 8, 2019 at 8:29 AM UTC
A pledge to women
You carry a weight that's so heavy A caravan filled with so many You journey along, the sand is your song And heat filled with sun rays aplenty With your guidance we soon will become Unified with God's grace and God's love Your knowledge is great, sufficient in strength Standing small as you tower above You feel pain just the same as we do You will cry tears of sadness for you Tune into the light, your spirit is bright You reflect what sunlight shines in you Teaching us to heal and to move on Even dark times when sadness has won To listen up close, is what I have chose Especially when life comes undone Spirit Camel, you never run dry Capabilities keep you alive You're a natural at heart, playing the part Mother Nature intended you by To ride on with you makes me feel safe With you there is no rush and no haste Taking our time, learning how to decide With a rhythm of peaceful-like pace Self sustaining without an ego Spreading love every place that we go We survive day and night, sharing your plight We are one with your wandering soul As your milk provides food for your calf You have cared for us on your behalf Without a complaint, and in your restraint It appears that you smile and laugh You must see how humans sometimes seem Like a nightmare and not like a dream Yes we can be, idiotic you see We have so much to learn from your scheme I am honored to know you great one May your message be carried with love Through winds and life's storms, may we be reborn With your courage and gentle wisdom © tHE tERRY tREE
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Dec 4, 2014
Dec 4, 2014 at 5:22 PM UTC
Camel Spirit
You carry a weight that's so heavy A caravan filled with so many You journey along, the sand is your song And heat filled with sun rays aplenty With your guidance we soon will become Unified with God's grace and God's love Your knowledge is great, sufficient in strength Standing small as you tower above You feel pain just the same as we do You will cry tears of sadness for you Tune into the light, your spirit is bright You reflect what sunlight shines in you Teaching us to heal and to move on Even dark times when sadness has won To listen up close, is what I have chose Especially when life comes undone Spirit Camel, you never run dry Capabilities keep you alive You're a natural at heart, playing the part Mother Nature intended you by To ride on with you makes me feel safe With you there is no rush and no haste Taking our time, learning how to decide With a rhythm of peaceful-like pace Self sustaining without an ego Spreading love every place that we go We survive day and night, sharing your plight We are one with your wandering soul As your milk provides food for your calf You have cared for us on your behalf Without a complaint, and in your restraint It appears that you smile and laugh You must see how humans sometimes seem Like a nightmare and not like a dream Yes we can be, idiotic you see We have so much to learn from your scheme I am honored to know you great one May your message be carried with love Through winds and life's storms, may we be reborn With your courage and gentle wisdom © tHE tERRY tREE
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The heart works for the hard work, beating constantly as targets are acquired. Shots fired, money wired and payments aplenty. Contacts signed, terms and conditions defined, it could take time, but the ***** rolling. Touch base as we reach for the stars, customers in charge, their business is ours. We roll monthly, comfortably in our own domains, renew them annually again as the pattern remains the same. Some days, it's a struggle to get out of the pit, feeling burnout, lack energy for my daily workout. The wage ain't great but the dividends could add up to millions. Some are cynical but I won't listen to those opinions. I treat my staff as people not minions. No need for incidents were a team of individuals. Passionate and driven creatures, hidden features and secret keepers. Let's get money and lets get paid, Theres a million ways we can earn more than the minimum wage. Let's raise the bar, the city is ours and the worlds not too far away... Dream tomorrow and live today.
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May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015 at 8:19 AM UTC
Labor omnia vincit
Looks like you need a drink... What'll it be, let me think... One thing you should know, Little Miss, I'm not a bartender... I'm just winging this... Hmm... Arc in a cocktail shaker Filled halfway up Throw Melz in the mix Just a dollop Let's see now... Spoonful of rhymes Make that a table Few drops of Conor If he's up and able Almost ready... A touch of Tea Maybe a tad more A dose of Frank In a little pour Just about done... Cap it up Shake that shaker Pour it out Top with Silver Ahh... In a cocktail glass Now sprinkle with Dani Let's not stinge Sprinkle aplenty There you go, Hon... Take a full swig When you see the bottom, your pain wouldn't seem so big...
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Oct 4, 2014
Oct 4, 2014 at 2:03 AM UTC
Bottoms Up!
A self confessed dreamer One that knew no bounds Can't keep his mind in tether It's always fleeing from the grounds He'd always been the dreamer Picking the shackles of reality Always hopeful of finding another A safe haven, an escape, a sanctuary Madness is thought of this silly little dreamer Forever bartering reality for a life of fantasy "He's moonstruck", said one to the other Obstinate still he chooses to wander free Alas one day, he stumbled upon a jewel Glistening, deceivingly within arm's reach But a beautiful game was played so cruel Fate wouldn't give easily what it could teach Glimpses of undefined beauty Himself drawn closer to this beacon He craves for this gem so madly Didn't care for what's to happen He descended to the surface One thing he just did realise That the jewel wasn't in its place But a reflection of another in the skies He looked up, he spun and he squinted Attempting this search he had just begun For a moment he found himself to be blinded For the jewel is indeed the sun He marvels at her beauty Till his eyes turned red and sore But he doesn't stop even briefly For she's the object of his adore He gazes at his newfound muse Till the day grew dim and late When she sets he would hesitate and refuse To return willingly to his ****** state Through promise he returns daily To catch his sun as she would rise For she fills him with aplenty And she listens to his forlorn cries He loves her much as she did him In each other's magic the two would bask As time flits by, the day grows dreadfully dim Too short a time from dawn till dusk The dreamer waits patiently As dusk turns to dawn The dreamer waits painfully For she will come then she'll be gone This rise is somewhat special For his love he had made known She admits the love is reciprocal For him her love had also grown But the dreamer will soon come to realise Out of reach his sun he can never kiss Her bountiful love will be the ultimate prize The prize he can never claim to be fully his *"Silly little dreamer feeding your childish dreams" "Silly little dreamer what fanciful notions you make" "Silly little dreamer you'll be ripped at the seams" "Silly little dreamer not every heart you just can take"* He pays no heed to what the others say He knows his chances run exceedingly slim He's walking on tightrope that's doomed to fray But what happens today is what really matters to him I am that silly little dreamer Whose feet is never on the ground I have chosen to live part of my life in wonder For it is you that I have found
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Jul 18, 2014
Jul 18, 2014 at 5:59 PM UTC
Dreamer (I)
A self confessed dreamer One that knew no bounds Can't keep his mind in tether It's always fleeing from the grounds He'd always been the dreamer Picking the shackles of reality Always hopeful of finding another A safe haven, an escape, a sanctuary Madness is thought of this silly little dreamer Forever bartering reality for a life of fantasy "He's moonstruck", said one to the other Obstinate still he chooses to wander free Alas one day, he stumbled upon a jewel Glistening, deceivingly within arm's reach But a beautiful game was played so cruel Fate wouldn't give easily what it could teach Glimpses of undefined beauty Himself drawn closer to this beacon He craves for this gem so madly Didn't care for what's to happen He descended to the surface One thing he just did realise That the jewel wasn't in its place But a reflection of another in the skies He looked up, he spun and he squinted Attempting this search he had just begun For a moment he found himself to be blinded For the jewel is indeed the sun He marvels at her beauty Till his eyes turned red and sore But he doesn't stop even briefly For she's the object of his adore He gazes at his newfound muse Till the day grew dim and late When she sets he would hesitate and refuse To return willingly to his ****** state Through promise he returns daily To catch his sun as she would rise For she fills him with aplenty And she listens to his forlorn cries He loves her much as she did him In each other's magic the two would bask As time flits by, the day grows dreadfully dim Too short a time from dawn till dusk The dreamer waits patiently As dusk turns to dawn The dreamer waits painfully For she will come then she'll be gone This rise is somewhat special For his love he had made known She admits the love is reciprocal For him her love had also grown But the dreamer will soon come to realise Out of reach his sun he can never kiss Her bountiful love will be the ultimate prize The prize he can never claim to be fully his *"Silly little dreamer feeding your childish dreams" "Silly little dreamer what fanciful notions you make" "Silly little dreamer you'll be ripped at the seams" "Silly little dreamer not every heart you just can take"* He pays no heed to what the others say He knows his chances run exceedingly slim He's walking on tightrope that's doomed to fray But what happens today is what really matters to him I am that silly little dreamer Whose feet is never on the ground I have chosen to live part of my life in wonder For it is you that I have found
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The shivering eyeglasses lazily coating the ground Break way to the budding of the season. To reincarnate is to live the anomaly, The evergreen boughs bend in the wind. Coalescing crystals form dew on our morn To leave a fresh taste, on lips, on tongue. The time is imminent, but the dawn is young, My white Orchid, born to the sun. Simply, optically, it's to weak to touch Unworthy digits, to blind to see. My scarlet levees, to right to feel. The ivory blossom, to right to be real. Under the canopies, the shimmering outline Moves closer until the mirror cracks And our reflections are polymorphicly one, Our hearts still polyamorously two. I yearn to dream of lucid lavender, The aroma surrounds the dream, still dreamed The scent so real, or so it seemed Encapsulating this moment in amber. Until we sleep, until we fly Together. Our wings open to embrace the quilted high. Our mouths embrace to fill the void, Unleash the magic, bathing us in light Bricks and mortar overlap my thoughts But time alone is not a wall. Time alone, it cannot fall And it still ticks with the beat of my pendulum. Oh flower, oh life, vitality aplenty. Your hideousness, a secret untold, Withers to your beauty, yet to unmold. Le voyage fantasme is here for me now. And now the grains slip between my toes. The sandcastles caress the glass of our hour. It's never too late, but always on time, So before the light fades, kiss me and say "I'll sleep tonight, I'll dream of you." Orchid, my Orchid, love, my love I'll dream with you forever.
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Nov 3, 2010
Nov 3, 2010 at 7:39 PM UTC
Ballad of the White Orchid
The shivering eyeglasses lazily coating the ground Break way to the budding of the season. To reincarnate is to live the anomaly, The evergreen boughs bend in the wind. Coalescing crystals form dew on our morn To leave a fresh taste, on lips, on tongue. The time is imminent, but the dawn is young, My white Orchid, born to the sun. Simply, optically, it's to weak to touch Unworthy digits, to blind to see. My scarlet levees, to right to feel. The ivory blossom, to right to be real. Under the canopies, the shimmering outline Moves closer until the mirror cracks And our reflections are polymorphicly one, Our hearts still polyamorously two. I yearn to dream of lucid lavender, The aroma surrounds the dream, still dreamed The scent so real, or so it seemed Encapsulating this moment in amber. Until we sleep, until we fly Together. Our wings open to embrace the quilted high. Our mouths embrace to fill the void, Unleash the magic, bathing us in light Bricks and mortar overlap my thoughts But time alone is not a wall. Time alone, it cannot fall And it still ticks with the beat of my pendulum. Oh flower, oh life, vitality aplenty. Your hideousness, a secret untold, Withers to your beauty, yet to unmold. Le voyage fantasme is here for me now. And now the grains slip between my toes. The sandcastles caress the glass of our hour. It's never too late, but always on time, So before the light fades, kiss me and say "I'll sleep tonight, I'll dream of you." Orchid, my Orchid, love, my love I'll dream with you forever.
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Keith has done his rain dance No more fun in the sun Too much time in Egypt until the war was done Rain rain rain aplenty all the drains are running empty Like Santa's Rudolph always prancing I will keep on rain dancing
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Jul 20, 2018
Jul 20, 2018 at 6:57 AM UTC
Keith's Rain Dance
a quote of Bernard-Henri Lévy ~~~ the divers’ recovery, diverse, shipwrecked salvage from different locations, auctioned to the highest bidder, tho the excised excerpts are exceptional, none come to do the bidding, for the provenance of words belongs to all, and to none ~~ “so oft we trifle words, expel them from the country of our body, without passport and earnestness, as if they were the cheapest of footnote filler, day tourists, to be treated as leavings, refuse for daily discardation, barely noting their fast comings and faster disappearance, but leaving not, a mark of distinction” “the addicted pleasure words granted to we privileged few, like every enslaved soul to the mind, which I am, I am, evening dreams, midnight thinkings, sunrise seeings, how can I infect and thus protect the young to the liberty to love the crafted content of our human essence to better comprehend that a moment caught on tape of our shared words is a holiday, a celebration for the ages...and every molecule, becomes a human tuning fork in concert, in pitch identical, in blood tainted with the simplicity of we are all the same, only words, this will transmit” “murmur me, with soft downy charms, these words discovered recoursed and intended well to pointedly offset and contradict their very own tumultuous discovery uncovering, tear tongue me with calming, lapping word  wages, hymns harmonious and fine homilies, a call, a request, a bequest to sedate my shrill life “some cells, microscopic, preserved digitally, aged to imperfection, thrash my eyes, making me speak in tongues I do not recognize, but fluently possess, no wonder there, the memory place fairly empty, room aplenty for passerby's and the imagery                                                          ­ of the vaguest of dearly departed skin is not the only mot shed,                                                 sloughing of woeful words” “speak them slow and distinct, for they arrive slow to you, a trickling of refugees for your sheltering, harbor them as full companions, protected by natural law, provision them well, prepared and ever ready for a quick departure, moor these words at the embarcadero, for the next restless leg of endlessness, which they themselves will inform you will last longer than eternity, long after there are no humans to speak them”
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Mar 27, 2019
Mar 27, 2019 at 4:55 AM UTC
“diving into the depths of my words”
a quote of Bernard-Henri Lévy ~~~ the divers’ recovery, diverse, shipwrecked salvage from different locations, auctioned to the highest bidder, tho the excised excerpts are exceptional, none come to do the bidding, for the provenance of words belongs to all, and to none ~~ “so oft we trifle words, expel them from the country of our body, without passport and earnestness, as if they were the cheapest of footnote filler, day tourists, to be treated as leavings, refuse for daily discardation, barely noting their fast comings and faster disappearance, but leaving not, a mark of distinction” “the addicted pleasure words granted to we privileged few, like every enslaved soul to the mind, which I am, I am, evening dreams, midnight thinkings, sunrise seeings, how can I infect and thus protect the young to the liberty to love the crafted content of our human essence to better comprehend that a moment caught on tape of our shared words is a holiday, a celebration for the ages...and every molecule, becomes a human tuning fork in concert, in pitch identical, in blood tainted with the simplicity of we are all the same, only words, this will transmit” “murmur me, with soft downy charms, these words discovered recoursed and intended well to pointedly offset and contradict their very own tumultuous discovery uncovering, tear tongue me with calming, lapping word  wages, hymns harmonious and fine homilies, a call, a request, a bequest to sedate my shrill life “some cells, microscopic, preserved digitally, aged to imperfection, thrash my eyes, making me speak in tongues I do not recognize, but fluently possess, no wonder there, the memory place fairly empty, room aplenty for passerby's and the imagery                                                          ­ of the vaguest of dearly departed skin is not the only mot shed,                                                 sloughing of woeful words” “speak them slow and distinct, for they arrive slow to you, a trickling of refugees for your sheltering, harbor them as full companions, protected by natural law, provision them well, prepared and ever ready for a quick departure, moor these words at the embarcadero, for the next restless leg of endlessness, which they themselves will inform you will last longer than eternity, long after there are no humans to speak them”
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This isn't about front lines and deep mud, it's not about sacrifice and bands of brotherhood. It's not calling for silence or for national pride, it's not about cenotaphs and those left behind. No, this a thank you to one Ernest Page, Gunner Sergeant, Royal Field Artillery, 182nd Brigade. Thank you for ducking, thank you for dodging, thank you for lasting, thank you for living. Thanks for returning back home to Brockley. Thanks for asking Gran and building a family. Thank you for dad and for little Aunt Betty, for Pam and for Pete and for cousins aplenty. Thanks for Rose Cottage, for trips round the lake, thanks for loud laughter and sleepy eyed late mugs of hot chocolate and medeira cake slabs. Thanks for my sisters, thanks again for my dad. Thank you for surviving, and all that implies. I owe you it all, I owe you this life.
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Nov 1, 2018
Nov 1, 2018 at 6:17 PM UTC
This is not a war poem
Words aplenty I always have To express the way I feel Yet looking in your eyes right now Word's can’t even begin to tell I feel no hate towards anyone Though perhaps I should for you But I know any hate I hold inside of me Would destroy me too I am saddened by the reasons I now look at you For you and myself but most of all For our families too My heart cries for your children As it cries for my own Left alone without both their parents To love there in their home Such a senseless act of desperation For a small nominal gain That ended the life of a beautiful man Bringing all of us such pain
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May 21, 2010
May 21, 2010 at 8:25 AM UTC
Closure
bow tie and collars nice pair of suspenders buzzcut and braid wanna get laid? sex-tuned world labels all swirled high level of confusion doubt and frustration all the stigma about sexuality gender who you are we tell you where you fit labels aplenty let me name many **** *** thot, ***** these and much much more ***** ***** and traitor see you all later ******* druggie, and **** nerd, geek, emo, goth **** ****** loner crackhead and stoner athletic and pretty simple or **** labels aplenty go on, take your pick
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May 3, 2016
May 3, 2016 at 9:14 AM UTC
labels, ***
=== !!!!! !!!!! ===     !!!!!     === !!!!       !!!!!     !!!!! !!!!       !!!!!      !!!!! !!!!!      !!!!!       !!!!! !!!!!   !!!!!    !!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!! ##  #         !!!!!!         #### ####   #######  ###       ##    ###################### sentinel, you grow in peace you who have seen war you saw the native people killed off by the score you continue on your way the source of tale and lore you have a heart that will not cease for a hundred years or more this is the great saguaro he scrapes the sky with arms flung up to the heavens though huge you do no harm you have thorns aplenty but also have your charms you will watch forevermore ever sounding the alarm soulsurvivor (c) 6/11/2015
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Jun 11, 2015
Jun 11, 2015 at 2:21 PM UTC
sentinel of the desert
There’s a sense of something really good this Christmas, There’s a feeling in the air that it’s OK The anticipation’s there about ….a happiness out there And the weather outlook’s brilliant for the day. Mother’s planning a big roast for Christmas dinner There’ll be sparkles and bright spangles on the tree, Underneath there’s quite a pile, gaily wrapped to bring a smile And a kiss beneath the mistletoe for me? Spare a thought for all poor souls who have nobody Gift-wrap a parcel or two for the disowned, To make some unknown person smile advances Christmas by a mile And really brightens up the prospects for the un-homed. It’s a day to gift good wishes to your loved ones Share some cold beers in the sunshine on the deck, And when we’ve eaten to excess and helped mum clean up the mess There will be time to take a snooze…and what the heck! So to all our friends, across this world, aplenty, May we take this opportunity to say We hope your Christmas be as good as we know it really should And may Santa gift you happiness ….to stay! MERRY CHRISTMAS Love from Janet and Marshal. “Foxglove” Taranaki, New Zealand.
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Dec 13, 2013
Dec 13, 2013 at 6:33 PM UTC
YULETIDE
This was written a few Septembers ago.  Walking on the streets of a now deserted beach island, only the leaves, in various states, to keep me company. September, walk with me, under bridges of wedding tree canopies, still green aplenty, tho subtle marked for change, making summer illusions, environmentally unsustainable. September, stroll on pathways of lesser, off the track, shaded lanes, the sun blocker trees wear new necklaces, brown and yellow diamonds, a coming attraction of their denouement, their denudement. The September trees are: Ever so slightly stooped, bent with weight of a surety, knowing with high certainty, their future, bleak, bowed and drooped, discouraged by the cold travails soon to arrive. Living in the recent past, I am dressed inappropriately, white tee and shorts, past pretender, still dressed in my Gap issue summer uniform, summer suspended animation. Island streets are de-humanized, gone home are the children, newly fallen leaves have, their place, taken. The leaves are: magically organized along the sidelines of empty streets, quiet stadiums of would be kid's touch football fields.   browned, crisp and soulless, first greet this solitary stroller, like a cheering throng of ghosts, celebrating a sighting - man, as a seasonal fossil, one that still is living and worth reminding, yet human too shall pass when his fall arrives. the leave's cheers make over into jeers and mocking laughs: Oh humans, they say, your summer songs naive, mais tres charmant. On Crescent Beach, the driftwood sadly forlorn, looking more adrift than ever, for no one passes to express admiration at the past seasons Nouveau Expressionism, an objet d'art lonely, for the beach gallery shuttered,   raising questions existential. Is driftwood on the beach sans human admiration, art, truth or refuse? I am looking backwards as the Earth moves forward. My own axis, my eyes, conscientious objectors refuse to be pressed into service of the seasons. No, no, to involuntary servitude, to rotation and revolution. Nature's witnesses, trees and leaves write their own poem, of foolish men who: Bow and droop, discouraged by the travails soon to arrive, Delaying their own fall, finally shed summer delusions like leaves upon the ground, summer poetry silenced, summer suspended, no more.
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Dec 7, 2013
Dec 7, 2013 at 8:06 AM UTC
September Summer Suspended Animation
This was written a few Septembers ago.  Walking on the streets of a now deserted beach island, only the leaves, in various states, to keep me company. September, walk with me, under bridges of wedding tree canopies, still green aplenty, tho subtle marked for change, making summer illusions, environmentally unsustainable. September, stroll on pathways of lesser, off the track, shaded lanes, the sun blocker trees wear new necklaces, brown and yellow diamonds, a coming attraction of their denouement, their denudement. The September trees are: Ever so slightly stooped, bent with weight of a surety, knowing with high certainty, their future, bleak, bowed and drooped, discouraged by the cold travails soon to arrive. Living in the recent past, I am dressed inappropriately, white tee and shorts, past pretender, still dressed in my Gap issue summer uniform, summer suspended animation. Island streets are de-humanized, gone home are the children, newly fallen leaves have, their place, taken. The leaves are: magically organized along the sidelines of empty streets, quiet stadiums of would be kid's touch football fields.   browned, crisp and soulless, first greet this solitary stroller, like a cheering throng of ghosts, celebrating a sighting - man, as a seasonal fossil, one that still is living and worth reminding, yet human too shall pass when his fall arrives. the leave's cheers make over into jeers and mocking laughs: Oh humans, they say, your summer songs naive, mais tres charmant. On Crescent Beach, the driftwood sadly forlorn, looking more adrift than ever, for no one passes to express admiration at the past seasons Nouveau Expressionism, an objet d'art lonely, for the beach gallery shuttered,   raising questions existential. Is driftwood on the beach sans human admiration, art, truth or refuse? I am looking backwards as the Earth moves forward. My own axis, my eyes, conscientious objectors refuse to be pressed into service of the seasons. No, no, to involuntary servitude, to rotation and revolution. Nature's witnesses, trees and leaves write their own poem, of foolish men who: Bow and droop, discouraged by the travails soon to arrive, Delaying their own fall, finally shed summer delusions like leaves upon the ground, summer poetry silenced, summer suspended, no more.
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Introduction: What is Preludium but a time to reflect on what it is we know; What has gone before, and how it might shape those things to come? Preludium, or, what has gone before: An entire world, A great big steaming musty living breathing screaming world and- For all we know- There’s but two souls that care to fill it: Sly Squint, our latest hero, Swinging through his city like t’were a steaming jungle And him the proverbial Ape, He crouches in shadows on rooftops, Directing his lust, forceful! At all That kneels before him. Then there’s our mysterious wanderer- One hell of a sorry, stinking, sulky sort is he. No Name to claim yet garbed in rags aplenty Travelling on an endless quest Towards a dying dusk. Yet we need to draw a Third. See, in this strange place we find ourselves, riddled with danger and loss, We need one who knows some things; One who is up there; Better yet, one who helped to shape this world. Because for now we are clueless, vulnerable, shambling in darkness. And that will simply not do. So, with haste, dear reader, with haste, Let us ride for the one with the answers; The one with more Names than you can count, even if you had a lifetime in which to do so; The one who holds all the strings.
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Jul 1, 2015
Jul 1, 2015 at 7:00 PM UTC
The Stealing of Names - III (Preludium)
Get out your sponges, stippling brushes and pens, It’s time for makeover-Monday-night to begin. Think Winky Lux, L’Oréal, Urban Decay, Maybelline, Armani and Fabergé It’s a black magic realm where brushes are wands, where a carnival of colors are carefully crayoned. We have palettes aplenty, in kaleidoscope hues, to create fashion looks, both bold and subdued. In the realm of makeup fashion, where trends never end, we remodel each other - for fun - when we can. Tonight, our new friend Jammie has come to watch us play, and he even brought two bottles of chardonnay. Lisa has a ‘Miss Rose’ case, like she saw in Bernadette Peters’ dressing room, on a backstage tour of the Shubert Theatre. Konjac, Kabuki, Doe foots, Spoolie, Lisa’s got legit tools to use. “When it comes to makeup,” she says, “always avoid dupes.” That night I was the chosen face, the excited living canvas. Lisa’s a practiced artist, her process is brisk and never tedious. She painted my lips a crimson cherry, alluring and brightly sensuous, my brows were moonlit art, my cheeks a midnight adumbrated edifice. Lisa created a special look, where rebellious edge met elegance. We took some snaps, then I washed it off - but Jammie was impressed!
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Jun 6, 2023
Jun 6, 2023 at 10:51 PM UTC
remodeling
Fingers Picking ****** flowers Dripping spice burgundy Staining serenity A touch of Surreal simplicity Undaunted movement of Molecular fractals Bursting in waves Of fantastical light Sensual trickles Tongue Licking sappy mosses Amber and honey Expanding swiftly An odyssey through the Gums and divisions Between ivory teeth Ecstasy aplenty Flooding down through The body Leaving stains Of serenity Nostrils Sniffing smoky cedar Microscopic air ripples Orchestra of tune and note Tune and note Whispers and cries Kisses and sighs Invisible in form and sight These do travel Through tunnels Those give sense of smell Droplets of spice burgundy Toes Sinking through layer Under layer of moist clay Descending in time shaken Matter Pores of the skin Breathing air and soil Replenishing vital veins Rivers of beating blood Unending Molecular fractals Fingers Picking ****** flowers Dripping spice burgundy Staining serenity A touch of Surreal simplicity Undaunted movement of Molecular fractals Bursting in waves Of fantastical light Sensual trickles
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Sep 25, 2012
Sep 25, 2012 at 9:55 PM UTC
Touch, Taste, Smell, Touch
I came upon a parade of Zinnias today..lined along the pave-way, wild and wily. An infinite variety of colorful heads popping up and out, like eyes of wary prairie dogs, on the lookout for action. Thought of you...the flower heads you gave me, filled with seeds aplenty to plant in the spring. Knew just where they would go. Imagined my hands in the welcoming earth, sowing them at just the right depth. They would grow, reaching with their long thin frames. Vigorously tall and full of summers brightness. Symmetrical flowers filled with attitude towards the sun. Flourishing in cracks along   sidewalks and driveways. Finding comfort and feeling free in the most limited of spaces. Yet...I did not plant them. Aware that I am not able, just now, to make such a commitment. To water and **** Ensuring that they would reach their full potential. A simple promise of one season. To nourish a delicate, perfect Zinnia. ~Christi Michaels~July 2015~ Copyright © 2015 Christi Michaels. All Rights Reserved.
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Aug 2, 2015
Aug 2, 2015 at 2:43 AM UTC
Zinnias
Why do artists **** their arts? Journalists obey corporate bosses. Doctors peddle drugs for status. Lawyers work for robber barons. Bankers' havens for barons' taxes. Kings start wars for hefty profits. Charity's done for the sake of publicity. Vanity today is a thriving industry. Shopping's done with borrowed money. Bankruptcy levels; not seen in history. From hazardous things; profits aplenty. Poisoned wells we leave our progeny. These lunacies have a common cause, To win 'the rat race'; at any **** rate, Even earthly mother, we brutally **** How much is enough, to be content? Pharaoh's wealth was greater than most, But while he drowned, it saved him not. Instead, strive for a righteous life, Bonded to mother, free from desire. For we're not islands, or rats in a race. And when we stand on Judgement Day, Our wealth that day will have no say, Our deeds that day will lead the way.
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Jun 2, 2014
Jun 2, 2014 at 4:23 AM UTC
Strange Times, These are Indeed...
Many a time I've thought long and hard Long have I picked at this stabbing splintered shard Is He here or is He just an idea that's been long embedded If He's here, then why do my eyes they both seem covered Many a time I've questioned why I don't want to see Because I really feel like it's only happening to me I've pondered and tried to view for many different lenses I've wondered aplenty why I haven't come to my senses Many a time I've reassured myself with the following That He does not give when you know you're not deserving Challenges for you He does not wilfully make Only those which He knows you definitely can take Many a time that I've asked if I really do believe When my discontentment triumphs and over it I grieve I know that if in my heart I want Him found It's time that I finally pulled my head out of the ground
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Aug 12, 2014
Aug 12, 2014 at 4:38 AM UTC
Searching
he plucks orange leaves orange is his favourite shade rain seeps through the soil harvest brings food aplenty flavours: pumpkin, cinnamon
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Nov 8, 2015
Nov 8, 2015 at 9:59 AM UTC
Ubiquity III : Seasons : Autumn