"rar" poems
When I was stationed at Enoggera, as a young platoon sergeant with 9 RAR, a Merino ram was offered, and accepted, as the Battalion mascot. The diggers called him Stan. The brigade RSM of the time was outraged because he viewed our adoption of Stan as a direct and improper play on his surname, which was Lamb. And, of course, he being as bald as a coot the diggers called him Curly. As I recall, Stan was a lively, ill disciplined beast with little respect for the niceties of service life, hence:
When Stan-the-Ram met Curly Lamb a fracas did ensue.
For Curly stood beside the road just outside B.H.Q.;
His Sam Brown belt so shiny, his pace-stick 'neath one arm,
The RSM of our brigade was used to war's alarm.
But Stan, although a raw recruit and barely chewing grass,
Unimpressed by Curly, charged and knocked him on his ****
"It's contact rear" cried Curly, as he struggled to his feet,
Turned about with arms akimbo his assailant for to meet.
Meanwhile Stan's poor handler looked ready to desert
'cos Stan-the-Ram whilst in his care had Curly eating dirt.
I guess he felt embarrassed, which was natural, wouldn't you?
If involved in such a fracas outside of BHQ.
Your questions are but natural and in answer I can swear,
As these events unfolded I was marching off the square.
Having Just dismissed defaulters I was feeling rather mean
But my despondency was lifted by that ****** glorious scene.
And in the mess that evening rang out laughter clear and loud,
For I'd told them all my story and of Stan we felt quite proud.
There was Sutherland and Massingham, and Peter Cowan too
And Tim Daly called **** Gordon from his room, well, wouldn't you?
And when **** heard my story he poured port into a glass,
And we drank a toast to Stanly putting Curly on his ****
Mar 10, 2019
Mar 10, 2019 at 1:45 AM UTC
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T h e o n e h e r e i s a s i m u l a t i o n
O u r f u t u r e
O n e w i t h t e c h n o l o g y
W e w i l l c o n q u e r r e a l i t y
A n d w h e n w e d o
W e w i l l b e c o m e i m m o r t a l
W e w i l l l o n g t o d i e
Y e t w e w i l l n o t s e e r e s t
A n d w e w i l l m a k e a n e w r e a l i t y
T h i s n e w r e a l i t y i s y e s t e r d a y s p a s t
Y o u a r e l i v i n g i n t h a t r e a l i t y
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Y o u c a n n o t w a k e u p
A s a n i m m o r t a l y o u ' v e y e a r n e d t o e x p e r i e n c e
M o r t a l i t y
Y o u r s e s s i o n w i l l e x p i r e
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e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rHr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e m e m b e rr e
_enjoy_
Oct 28, 2018
Oct 28, 2018 at 8:21 PM UTC
Er det strafbart
At sige du er rar
I mens vi drikker kaffe på en kaffebar
Kigge i dine øjne, er det rart?
Eller skal du forberede dig
3, 2, 1
Eller er du bare klar?
Vi kan også sige
Klar, parat start, der flere muligheder
Men du vælger bar!
Vi kan også bare snakke?
Men jeg venter svar!
for lige nu, er du det
jeg kalder for en smule uparat.
Tror ingen af os, kom så godt fra start
Jun 17, 2017
Jun 17, 2017 at 7:11 PM UTC
The cold wind bites
It lets me know
I do not belong up here
I am not a tree, tall
Though I am.
I think, perhaps, I am not hardy enough,
Not uncomplaining enough
I am only a visitor,
Tem-po-rar-y
me.gs
Apr 4, 2015
Apr 4, 2015 at 6:46 PM UTC
When you asked me
To leave you alone
I wanted to say
"no"
But I did not want you
To get mad
I am here for you
I....I care for you so much
I wish I could
Do something
To say that I will
Stay here with you
But I can't ever
Get the words out of my mouth
So... I write this down
I don't think of you
As just someone who has
Thought of suicide
I am here for you
If you do
But I am here because
I....
I don't always think
Of you like that
I think of how
Beautiful you are
And what I can do
To be able to
Be as good a friend
As I can
I would do anything
For you
If you needed me
So when you do I am here
But until then
I am here
Trying to do everything
I can
To see you smile
Jun 17, 2014
Jun 17, 2014 at 11:12 PM UTC
:lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent.
stand still
move forward.
all these emotions I feel are all temporary
w\ out being affected by what the world has to offer for a young black woman; remaining , , confident
courageous
despite the come and go situations that sneak upon me.
temporary.
responding rudely based off emotions im entitled to feel for situations that won't matter
year , two years ,
three years etc.
it's temporary.
I'm temporarily stuck. temporarily confused.
Oct 6, 2015
Oct 6, 2015 at 1:58 PM UTC
alt jeg vil er at male
male og skrive
kaste mine følelser på papiret
og glo op i loftet
åbne mit vindue så vidt
jeg næsten falder i afgrunden
se byen i fugleperspektiv
det kan jeg godt lide
nyde aftenduften fra min vindueskarm
der hver aften dufter af noget nyt
særligt fugtig og sød
som at beskrive en farve til en blind mand
eller vindens kys i nakken
vrikke mine ører i takt til lyden af bas
fra modsatte ende af døgnet
natten er så rar og fin og uforstyrret
det kan jeg godt lide
Dec 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018 at 3:08 PM UTC
As a Scorpio who's well-intentioned
I will try to avoid your mentions
But I still will dream of you—
Little Virgo, sky/sea blue
Why sky and sea?
Well let me see. . .
What better way to describe thee?
As clouds aloft, thou art, thou art
So pure and soft, thou art, thou art
And when thou thinks of me unwell,
Thou art a maelstrom's swirling hell.
So sky and sea
Yes, those are thee
Yet wouldst not water describe me?
Unpredictably consistent
Sometime calming; oft persistent
And as water wears at coast
Seems I'm the one who wears you most
Sky and sea, sky and sea
Could it be they're meant to be. . .
An homage to our similar'ty?
Twins of cloth yet each a rar'ty?
Evidence that we are one?
No separation when out the sun?
Could it be the sky and sea
Are mostly you and mostly me?
Perhaps in our co-mingled blueness
We have found a vein of trueness
And as the sky turns orange and pink
And sea as dark as pitch
We turn ourselves from sea to sky
And follow that sunny niche
Oct 11, 2019
Oct 11, 2019 at 12:14 AM UTC