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"salads" poems
Why would it be bad To have cake and also eat it? Why is that a metaphor of greed? What else should I do with cake? It could be a piece of art Something beautiful to behold But it’s purpose is to be eaten It’s cake Yes, I would like my cake And to eat it as well I want to enjoy The things I enjoy Not simply to hold them in my hands Stare at them upon a platter Wonder what they taste like I want to eat the cake It was made for someone to eat Why not me? Too much cake Will make me fat The sugar and flour Conspire together to build a gut It is not healthy to eat cake daily I cannot keep cake in the house The temptation is too great But everything in moderation A piece of cake here and there To be had and to be eaten Is a nice treat The daily grind of salads and chicken Nuts and fish Avocado and eggs and water Will keep me healthy Grounded So when I feel like cake I can have it Order cake for dessert Or to celebrate a birthday An accomplishment Or anniversary No one bats an eye But order cake for breakfast? Might just incite a riot There is a time and place for cake Society has deemed it so We are not the rulers of our own lives (Though we could be) Instead our culture dictates The rules of life Steak for breakfast or for dinner But not lunch Bread goes with every meal Eggs and bacon are for the morning But at night is a nice treat - on occasion Beer after five But it’s five o’clock somewhere And somewhere Someone is ready for dessert So **** it Let’s eat this cake That I have procured You and me, together Let’s have our cake And eat it too
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Mar 27, 2019
Mar 27, 2019 at 6:19 AM UTC
Cake
Why would it be bad To have cake and also eat it? Why is that a metaphor of greed? What else should I do with cake? It could be a piece of art Something beautiful to behold But it’s purpose is to be eaten It’s cake Yes, I would like my cake And to eat it as well I want to enjoy The things I enjoy Not simply to hold them in my hands Stare at them upon a platter Wonder what they taste like I want to eat the cake It was made for someone to eat Why not me? Too much cake Will make me fat The sugar and flour Conspire together to build a gut It is not healthy to eat cake daily I cannot keep cake in the house The temptation is too great But everything in moderation A piece of cake here and there To be had and to be eaten Is a nice treat The daily grind of salads and chicken Nuts and fish Avocado and eggs and water Will keep me healthy Grounded So when I feel like cake I can have it Order cake for dessert Or to celebrate a birthday An accomplishment Or anniversary No one bats an eye But order cake for breakfast? Might just incite a riot There is a time and place for cake Society has deemed it so We are not the rulers of our own lives (Though we could be) Instead our culture dictates The rules of life Steak for breakfast or for dinner But not lunch Bread goes with every meal Eggs and bacon are for the morning But at night is a nice treat - on occasion Beer after five But it’s five o’clock somewhere And somewhere Someone is ready for dessert So **** it Let’s eat this cake That I have procured You and me, together Let’s have our cake And eat it too
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The street filled with tomatoes, midday, summer, light is halved like a tomato, its juice runs through the streets. In December, unabated, the tomato invades the kitchen, it enters at lunchtime, takes its ease on countertops, among glasses, butter dishes, blue saltcellars. It sheds its own light, benign majesty. Unfortunately, we must ****** it: the knife sinks into living flesh, red viscera a cool sun, profound, inexhaustible, populates the salads of Chile, happily, it is wed to the clear onion, and to celebrate the union we pour oil, essential child of the olive, onto its halved hemispheres, pepper adds its fragrance, salt, its magnetism; it is the wedding of the day, parsley hoists its flag, potatoes bubble vigorously, the aroma of the roast knocks at the door, it's time! come on! and, on the table, at the midpoint of summer, the tomato, star of earth, recurrent and fertile star, displays its convolutions, its canals, its remarkable amplitude and abundance, no pit, no husk, no leaves or thorns, the tomato offers its gift of fiery color and cool completeness.
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Ode To Tomatoes
With each CLICK Our breath is held Will he,won't he Will he, won't he The suspense is killing me And....SHIT Door left open still Pestered by the plebeian chill In this gay little coffee shop Surrounded by the unrecognised talent of Brighton:sketch artist staring at me, writer on his laptop, songwriter etching vigorously with his pencil. All of which aren't closing the door. The eyes roll. Labouring my body up, hammering my legs across the floor, turning the factory handle. All is ask is for some carrot cake,filtrate water,polo jumpers, avocado salads,tiger bread, slimmer trousers, slipper sock , a toyger. Click And then images of Kim Jong un pass through my head. If I ruled you'd all be dead Firing squad for an open door, Loud music on the train'll be no more. Stop the screaming misbehaving brats The rabble of Spanish students All this PC stuff on the news, train seats filled with cans of ***** Suddenly The artist strolls up Let's down his cup. Closes the door swiftly And slips back in his chair Oh, so there is a god. I guess Jesus didn't lie.
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Oct 21, 2017
Oct 21, 2017 at 12:15 PM UTC
Cake and Class
first I smell myself. the deep bass tonality of my musk, hot, creamy, sweetness unique, of coffee and creamy, my owned sweat oiled secretions massaged into her skin emplaced by vigorous parts rubbing and tongue caressing, under the fading shadows of my glancing, desirous admirings then I smell herself. sinking sunset glimpses of last nights parfume parfait, scattered in random strategic locations architecturally planned, some flavors come over me like modest waves, others spelunking found in crevices, cracks and caves, where humans tread in guileless search of guiltless pleasure then I smell our sharings. lemon and thyme, paprika, sea salt and pepper, a basted rub laid upon animal skin consuming, and consumed, the vinaigrette balsamic and California yellow raisins, pine nuts, decorating leaves of red soil spinach and spicy arugula, word salads, so miraculously ingenious, you swear off eating flesh then I smell our combinations. the air conditioned atmosphere that blends us properly chilled, the olive oils pressed from two colored differing skins, the mortal and pestle finely grinding our own fresh crumbled dirt, appearing in places where dirt is wet panko crumbs encrusting us, our combined liquidity, shaken and stirred, drying in martini tandem it is 8:17am and this recipe of reciprocity, at its most pungent peaking, for soon raining waterfalls of potable city water and the sophistry of French soap, the pseudoscience of modern chemical shampoo, together erasing, scrubbing away this poems aromatherapy tapestry, your perplexed complexing nostrils will mock you once more, for ever disbelieving, thinking you could no longer write of only love poetry that crested high above the trite Friday, March 29 2019
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Mar 29, 2019
Mar 29, 2019 at 8:40 AM UTC
The Aroma of Us
first I smell myself. the deep bass tonality of my musk, hot, creamy, sweetness unique, of coffee and creamy, my owned sweat oiled secretions massaged into her skin emplaced by vigorous parts rubbing and tongue caressing, under the fading shadows of my glancing, desirous admirings then I smell herself. sinking sunset glimpses of last nights parfume parfait, scattered in random strategic locations architecturally planned, some flavors come over me like modest waves, others spelunking found in crevices, cracks and caves, where humans tread in guileless search of guiltless pleasure then I smell our sharings. lemon and thyme, paprika, sea salt and pepper, a basted rub laid upon animal skin consuming, and consumed, the vinaigrette balsamic and California yellow raisins, pine nuts, decorating leaves of red soil spinach and spicy arugula, word salads, so miraculously ingenious, you swear off eating flesh then I smell our combinations. the air conditioned atmosphere that blends us properly chilled, the olive oils pressed from two colored differing skins, the mortal and pestle finely grinding our own fresh crumbled dirt, appearing in places where dirt is wet panko crumbs encrusting us, our combined liquidity, shaken and stirred, drying in martini tandem it is 8:17am and this recipe of reciprocity, at its most pungent peaking, for soon raining waterfalls of potable city water and the sophistry of French soap, the pseudoscience of modern chemical shampoo, together erasing, scrubbing away this poems aromatherapy tapestry, your perplexed complexing nostrils will mock you once more, for ever disbelieving, thinking you could no longer write of only love poetry that crested high above the trite Friday, March 29 2019
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When my dark clouds rise And dirt clods fly and I try In sheer panic to replace Rotten fruit with dull wax fruit And wilted blossoms with Plastic flowers and she thinks we Will be on yet another short-lived But cold cycle of tightrope and Eggshell walking . . . She comes home With bags filled with Apples green & red Peppers yellow & green & red Grapes green & purple Plums yellow & purplish-red Strawberries, peaches, tomatoes Bananas & Greek salads.   This usually inspires me to go Outside to make For this setting a centrepiece of a Vase filled with a variety of fresh Picked wildflowers which brings Her more joy than two dozen Of the overrated overachiever rose. At times this seems like One of  few bridges back To a healthy & colourful world.
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Feb 2, 2017
Feb 2, 2017 at 11:57 AM UTC
One of Few Bridges Back
This bakery sounds like couples cooing at each other from opposite ends of the booth Giggling like no one else sees they're playing footsies under the table And coffee they've let go cold because no one orders hot, black coffee at five pm in this Arizona heat. It sounds like cookies taunting the diabetic who really did come in for the salads And the free wifi, of course. It sounds disgustingly like the same song I've played on repeat for the past three hours Contemplating what I want to write about tonight. But not really contemplating More like wishing that on the walk to this bakery that's stuck on the corner of a straight road I'd thrown you to the ground and punched you in the face For all the wrongs you've done and all the wrongs you're going to do. But your apathy threw me off, and I kept walking in silence. Wishing I could have the beach's sands, the mountain's bending rivers, And that I could run away from here. This bakery sounds like noise, and sometimes noise is tolerable. At least noise is better than apathy.
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Oct 8, 2013
Oct 8, 2013 at 8:41 PM UTC
Better than Apathy
clanking clank slurp, ka-boom the slop runs down a throat merrily merrily terribly chilled the gunk rolls down a throat. the forks spoons knives plates salts salads and wines ding and echo like soft butterfly tea parties all gone rabid. throughout the walls of pictures of food and the butterfly echos echo and dinging cups splash and forks click and clock (and and,..and!) hold my breath. clanking cubes of ice bing against one another Gluttonous Pig slobs them down with a spoonful of spicy French soup Pigman talks to Pigwoman; spittle flying out of his piggy chops. he stares at my forehead they see my odd selection she's laughing insanely at a joke I'm holding my eyes inside my head while all on my plate sit the legs of baby spiders all on my dish are darting sow eyeballs pitcher plant garnish and frozen grey custard for dessert; (echos still in the restaurant) I gag outloud the Fat Pigman scoffs at this my heart pops inside its cage and the waiter rolls his eyes at the mess.
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Apr 25, 2012
Apr 25, 2012 at 11:59 PM UTC
Noisy Restaurant
Dresses and makeup, this or that hairstyle, salads and chocolates, preparing for the night. It's gonna be awesome, that's all I know love and lights are gonna glow.
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Jun 5, 2014
Jun 5, 2014 at 8:58 AM UTC
Junior Prom Day
This I resolute Salads can't create **** More bounce to the ounce.
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Jan 13, 2016
Jan 13, 2016 at 2:51 PM UTC
a whole year's willpower riding on a donut
I hate honesty And I hate that no one likes my poems And I hate that no one will understand this But writing for me is like setting my heart free I hate being away from him Because at night after a long miserable day I need him close I just went on vacation But it was only fun in between The yelling And swelling And the pain And today I imagined my arms Cut up And I hate those thoughts And I hate feeling weak I don't wanna watch this kid anymore He's not mine I don't wanna hurt I wanna be with him Whenever I want And I want them to stop doubting us I wanna feel free To work toward my goals without These things weighing me to the ground I want him and school and my dreams I want to work and be normal At least a little I want to breathe and not feel like a monster I don't wanna be fat But I don't wanna eat meat and eggs and salads I want fruit and yogurt and nuts And I want to smile I want to smile With hope all these things will come true When in reality I'd settle for one Just one.
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Jul 18, 2013
Jul 18, 2013 at 8:18 PM UTC
Heart Wrenching Hope
Life is like lemons. You can do so much with them like flavor salads and top cakes. Some people don't like them so they cut them open, and drain them out into the garden so their flowers will smell good, then they throw them away. But the people who use them for good, those lemons will never be sour.
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Apr 3, 2013
Apr 3, 2013 at 5:42 PM UTC
Lemons
HEAR YE! HEAR YE! SALUTATIONS TO ALL THOSE PRESENT! GREETINGS! HENCEFORTH AND FOREVER MORE ... JUNE THE TWELVE SHALL BE KNOWN AMONG ALL HERE AT HELLO POETRY (AND ALL POETS WORLDWIDE) AS "TEMPORAL FUGUE DAY" TO WIT: You will be compelled to go to McDonald's ... on this date and at any time. As you step to the counter to place your order you MUST speak only in rhyme! You can order salads ... a burger with cheese ... breakfast or filet-o-fish Choice of drink is surely yours ... order any and all that you wish! Just make certain that ALL that you say ... in the spirit of poets EVERYWHERE comes out in a rhyming way! Let's show them solidarity Tell the world that we are here ... with wisdom and harmony finding love and facing fear. I further compel you to your language you must translate ... this declaration so that all the poets in the world will know to do this on this date. Not just to show them our pride so fierce and that it isn't just any rumor. Let's show the world that poets are amazing and even have senses of humor! So ... Plot out your order and what you will say. Let's go and have fun with this. Let's make it OUR day! WE ARE HERE!
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Jun 7, 2018
Jun 7, 2018 at 8:20 AM UTC
***HELLO POETRY WORLDWIDE FLASH MOB DECLARATION!***
I want to be a hippie, join a small commune, set up my camp way out in the woods, near the back forty & the railroad tracks. I want to swim naked with them pretty chicks, braid natty dreads, go tubing on the river, make beeswax candles & tie dyes. I want weave dream catchers, paint glitter on Venetian beads, sing happy songs, create new stars, eat whole wheat bread & make Tabouili salads. I wanna dance, circle the blazing fire, shout out at the moon, splash myself in patchouli, smell weed-smoke in the air & indulge in tantric things. I don’t wanna hurt anybody, break any laws, just wanna spread love, blow kisses to butterflies, ride double-rainbows on magic carpets & be a hippie.
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Feb 6, 2014
Feb 6, 2014 at 7:54 PM UTC
I Wanna Ride On Magic Carpets & Be A Hippie
I romanticize humanity until what's left isn't even human. I cook up fallacies about legal aliens and add a dash of cumin. Your chef tosses salads in the pasta section of the grocery store. Devil's just as confused, with a ***** and an apology at heaven's door. You don't know, and no one cares where eggs go when they die. Godzilla thinks of a car full of clowns like you would a sardine pie. What happens when an elephant gets alzheimer's and loses keys? Does the paradox consume an entire circus of trapeze-act-fleas? I ruin birthday cakes by blowing off the frosting instead of the flames. How I do that? Count backwards from backwards and say my names. Bittersweet love anthems pollute the brains of conscientious dames. Heavy metal doesn't pollute, it pacifies rage quitting from soul-sucking games. Out of the woodwork comes a limp ***** that would work, Long hours only to find he'd pay millions for a Miley Cyrus twerk, Which is worth about as much as an all-female circle **** Unless you add strap-ons, so strap in and lap up the knee-jerk-smirk. It is unwise to handle scissors when one is being cutting-edge, Because your accountants will dangle themselves off of a three-storey ledge, When you cut up the ledgers and make light of, that is, burn, the evidence of pledge, To the monkeys in your think-tank mailing feces to the upstart farmer's hedge. Now I know you're sick of rhyming and of poems and of liver culling whisky, But I must inform you of a pirate's missing eye, I've bought sight of something risky, I implore that when this song and dance is done, you'll assuredly miss me, Because I've told you everything about depravity, hence forth you must kiss me. Beacons of hope shine much like cantankerous silver in the moonlight. If you're a werewolf that will fill you with hope and with immeasurable fright. One day the world will admit that I'm awesome and impoverished to boot, Because when the song and dance is done, what's left is just an ounce of loot.
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Jul 20, 2022
Jul 20, 2022 at 9:28 PM UTC
What's Left...
I romanticize humanity until what's left isn't even human. I cook up fallacies about legal aliens and add a dash of cumin. Your chef tosses salads in the pasta section of the grocery store. Devil's just as confused, with a ***** and an apology at heaven's door. You don't know, and no one cares where eggs go when they die. Godzilla thinks of a car full of clowns like you would a sardine pie. What happens when an elephant gets alzheimer's and loses keys? Does the paradox consume an entire circus of trapeze-act-fleas? I ruin birthday cakes by blowing off the frosting instead of the flames. How I do that? Count backwards from backwards and say my names. Bittersweet love anthems pollute the brains of conscientious dames. Heavy metal doesn't pollute, it pacifies rage quitting from soul-sucking games. Out of the woodwork comes a limp ***** that would work, Long hours only to find he'd pay millions for a Miley Cyrus twerk, Which is worth about as much as an all-female circle **** Unless you add strap-ons, so strap in and lap up the knee-jerk-smirk. It is unwise to handle scissors when one is being cutting-edge, Because your accountants will dangle themselves off of a three-storey ledge, When you cut up the ledgers and make light of, that is, burn, the evidence of pledge, To the monkeys in your think-tank mailing feces to the upstart farmer's hedge. Now I know you're sick of rhyming and of poems and of liver culling whisky, But I must inform you of a pirate's missing eye, I've bought sight of something risky, I implore that when this song and dance is done, you'll assuredly miss me, Because I've told you everything about depravity, hence forth you must kiss me. Beacons of hope shine much like cantankerous silver in the moonlight. If you're a werewolf that will fill you with hope and with immeasurable fright. One day the world will admit that I'm awesome and impoverished to boot, Because when the song and dance is done, what's left is just an ounce of loot.
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you’re not going are you today to the edge of your seat to the corners of insanity? to the corners at the cinema nearest the exit to run off when the demons come to sleep in the day below your bed so the rabbits cannot find you; and then go for a walk in the cold of the night mumbling like Lady Macbeth maybe now running a fast-food restaurant and asking each tree in your garden : *Would you like some manure with that?* you’re not going to Extremity Town today, are you? to tell the Mayor he’s taken extreme measures opening an animal sanctuary; would he please open an abattoir instead where the animals skin humans? Oh you’re not going are you to the bus-stop with a stopwatch to time how long it takes for the passengers to **** the driver? Oh you’re not going are you in the day or this evening or anytime tonight? - to see if Jimmy the car mechanic has diversified on your insistence and if he now sells in his garage lingerie and toothpaste for that special night and salads and beer and peanuts and spices for first dates only O you are going to have a good quiet sleep aren’t you like owls in hollows and you won’t offer any surprises to the world? not today?
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Aug 15, 2011
Aug 15, 2011 at 7:38 AM UTC
on the edge of the seat
I. I went to wendy's yesterday and I saw ed on the other day and he carried with him, a bagful of books and came along will, and saw him they exchanged looks and Will asked for some 'tools' So came along Kim who wore too much makeup and she sat on the chair beside me to look for boys who she would hook up with. II. I went to wendy's yesterday and I saw ed on the hay and he carried with him, a handful of smokes and he started to fling the smoke and breath in the air Inside his throat. Then came along will, and saw him he passed him a light, and gave a wink they exchanged gifts and ed asked for more *** and will handed him, and ed gave his jackpot So came along kim who wore shorts and tops that showed her breast she sat to the chair beside the teenager and want to flirt with him over the motel and gave her a wink as she grabs the jackpot. III. I went to wendy's yesterday and ordered for a milkshake when I saw ed by the counter with his tray and he carried with him, a gray bag full of ******* and he started to tuck it between him, as he ordered a burger and some fries. Then came along will, and saw him he passed him the pack, and gave him a smile they exchanged gifts and will gave him the cash and ed stashed the burger wrapper in the trash So came along kim who wore a mini skirt and tops that showed her cleavage She sat to the chair beside the man and the man smiled and gave her some cash and gave him a wink as he follow her to the motel IV. For graduation, I came to wendy's to celebrate and ordered salads for the day and then I saw ed outside handcuffed by the police for selling cyanide and then I saw Will inside displeased and gave a sigh and brought out a smoke to feel it's air deeply inside his thigh that's when Tracey pointed to kim, and told me she was selling some thing and that she couldn't go with us to celebrate Because of the baby in her den. And lewis pointed to ed, Said he was addicted to the things that we weren't suppose to take. V. I went yesterday at wendy's and saw the coffin that was ed's and saw the gun that Will was holding, as he began to get the **** out of the man. I chewed my burger that day at wendy's and can't help but ask why why the people was circling around Kim's body. By the sidewalk.
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Aug 30, 2013
Aug 30, 2013 at 7:40 AM UTC
Yesterday at wendy's
I. I went to wendy's yesterday and I saw ed on the other day and he carried with him, a bagful of books and came along will, and saw him they exchanged looks and Will asked for some 'tools' So came along Kim who wore too much makeup and she sat on the chair beside me to look for boys who she would hook up with. II. I went to wendy's yesterday and I saw ed on the hay and he carried with him, a handful of smokes and he started to fling the smoke and breath in the air Inside his throat. Then came along will, and saw him he passed him a light, and gave a wink they exchanged gifts and ed asked for more *** and will handed him, and ed gave his jackpot So came along kim who wore shorts and tops that showed her breast she sat to the chair beside the teenager and want to flirt with him over the motel and gave her a wink as she grabs the jackpot. III. I went to wendy's yesterday and ordered for a milkshake when I saw ed by the counter with his tray and he carried with him, a gray bag full of ******* and he started to tuck it between him, as he ordered a burger and some fries. Then came along will, and saw him he passed him the pack, and gave him a smile they exchanged gifts and will gave him the cash and ed stashed the burger wrapper in the trash So came along kim who wore a mini skirt and tops that showed her cleavage She sat to the chair beside the man and the man smiled and gave her some cash and gave him a wink as he follow her to the motel IV. For graduation, I came to wendy's to celebrate and ordered salads for the day and then I saw ed outside handcuffed by the police for selling cyanide and then I saw Will inside displeased and gave a sigh and brought out a smoke to feel it's air deeply inside his thigh that's when Tracey pointed to kim, and told me she was selling some thing and that she couldn't go with us to celebrate Because of the baby in her den. And lewis pointed to ed, Said he was addicted to the things that we weren't suppose to take. V. I went yesterday at wendy's and saw the coffin that was ed's and saw the gun that Will was holding, as he began to get the **** out of the man. I chewed my burger that day at wendy's and can't help but ask why why the people was circling around Kim's body. By the sidewalk.
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Here lies, whom hound did ne'er pursue, Nor swiftewd greyhound follow, Whose foot ne'er tainted morning dew, Nor ear heard huntsman's hallo', Old Tiney, surliest of his kind, Who, nurs'd with tender care, And to domestic bounds confin'd, Was still a wild Jack-hare. Though duly from my hand he took His pittance ev'ry night, He did it with a jealous look, And, when he could, would bite. His diet was of wheaten bread, And milk, and oats, and straw, Thistles, or lettuces instead, With sand to scour his maw. On twigs of hawthorn he regal'd, On pippins' russet peel; And, when his juicy salads fail'd, Slic'd carrot pleas'd him well. A Turkey carpet was his lawn, Whereon he lov'd to bound, To skip and gambol like a fawn, And swing his **** around. His frisking wa at evening hours, For then he lost his fear; But most before approaching show'rs, Or when a storm drew near. Eight years and five round rolling moons He thus saw steal away, Dozing out all his idle noons, And ev'ry night at play. I kept him for his humour's sake, For he would oft beguile My heart of thoughts that made it ache, And force me to a smile. But now, beneath this walnut-shade He finds his long, last home, And waits inn snug concealment laid, 'Till gentler **** shall come. He, still more aged, feels the shocks From which no care can save, And, partner once of Tiney's box, Must soon partake his grave.
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Epitaph on a Hare
Eyes that flash the soul of civilization And warm the heart in observation. Love that whispers with a gentle touch And surrounds with hugs that seem so much. Cry Beloved! Water that caresses with a thousand tongues Sunshine that coos all the birds’ songs Teachers and vets, pronouns and clowns Croissants, marmalade, coffee and new lawns. Cry Beloved! Breezes and sneezes, walks by the shore Seashells that capture all the sea’s roar Powdery sand and laconic lagoons Daydreams and naps in the afternoons Cry Beloved! Smiles, museums, carriages in the park Salads with friends and chocolates too dark Rowing among lily pads and turtles and frogs Hiking and crossing the streams on new logs. Cry Beloved! Flowers and bees buzzing in the sun Hummingbirds hovering, dogs on the run Children running, giggles and wiggles Caring, learning, reading and snuggles Cry Beloved! Snowy mountains, valleys green Faith proclaimed, faith unseen Wonder and ponder, awe and reverence Invitations from God to join in the dance Cry beloved! Hands held together in prayer and in love Eyes raised to heaven on the wings of a dove Caring so deep, affection so real Feel the love and start to heal Cry My Beloved!
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Sep 6, 2010
Sep 6, 2010 at 8:40 PM UTC
CRY BELOVED
All he could see were numbers that reached out and grabbed taxes and takes, invoices and expenditures. He could not see explanations of delight that little mistake I made with fringe benefits, those royalties that never came. In the end his only concern was to pay the taxes to build the roads, skyways and airports where he would travel and stay. I wondered how he slept at night cocooned in numbers just 1-9 with a hefty zero that made the difference between rich and poor I wondered how he could survive on numbers no cucumbers, sunshine salads, beach beauties, high waves of reckless living, low tides of penniless nights and endless days of counting little many times over. He said to me once: Save every cent, fortify yourself against depression and natural disasters, don't spend lavishly there's a price to pay cut up your credit card. Live austerely. Oh yeah?. That same day I got an extra CC, a nice Merc, some good looking sunglasses (to shield my eyes from the accountants glare) and a cruise to the Mediterranean where the blue waters beckoned. The accountant visited the GP twice more than me that year. I'm still working the fat off at the gym. ( I suspect petty poets do the same thing all the time?) Author Notes Anyone know this guy? Check this Novel out! The Chrysanthemum Trilogy: Transition Marshall E Gass ISBN 9781493137848
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Jul 2, 2014
Jul 2, 2014 at 5:21 PM UTC
The Accountant
Darkness has pressed up against our lattice windows. Classes start again in the morning. I’m being reabsorbed by college life. I’m a planner. I’ve been going over my syllabuses, repacking my bookbag, charging my power banks, checking and rechecking the assignments due tomorrow. After watching me prep for hours, Peter said, “You’re not going to the MOON.” Peter asked me last Friday, “Are you excited for Monday? (I’ll find out if I get my fellowship.) “I’m more excited about tonight,” I said, “I like going out on the town.” “Wow,” he said, “you’re so different - not like the other girls at all.” “No!” I said, laughing, “We’re stuck in a rut, we only go to one or two places, ever - if we go out at all. When people come to New Haven, I need places to take them - places besides pizza. At home, in Athens (Ga), I know twenty places - this is RESEARCH.” I assured him. Peter settled back into his doctorate-fraternity-house yesterday. Tonight (Sunday), there’s music in the suite, the crazy noises of people and the comfort of returned friends. All the roommates are back, greeted with hugs and kisses, as they dragged in their luggage. Lisa arrived with dinner, for 10, from Dominick's, in Manhattan. Spaghetti, salads, rolls, extra sauce - in six, small, suitcase-sized insulated bags. It was a logistical marvel. It’s only 90 minutes from Manhattan to the residence - we didn’t need to rewarm anything. “I KNOW we could have just eaten in the dining hall,” she said, shrugging, “call it zany - one last hurrah.” Everyone seemed happy to be back. There were travel stories, questions, and laughter. Oh, and Zeppole, little powdered sugar custard desserts that seemed the worst for travel. Everyone seemed to have an eye on the clock though. By 11pm the suite was quiet. Très unusual.
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Mar 27, 2023
Mar 27, 2023 at 1:42 AM UTC
The last supper
Darkness has pressed up against our lattice windows. Classes start again in the morning. I’m being reabsorbed by college life. I’m a planner. I’ve been going over my syllabuses, repacking my bookbag, charging my power banks, checking and rechecking the assignments due tomorrow. After watching me prep for hours, Peter said, “You’re not going to the MOON.” Peter asked me last Friday, “Are you excited for Monday? (I’ll find out if I get my fellowship.) “I’m more excited about tonight,” I said, “I like going out on the town.” “Wow,” he said, “you’re so different - not like the other girls at all.” “No!” I said, laughing, “We’re stuck in a rut, we only go to one or two places, ever - if we go out at all. When people come to New Haven, I need places to take them - places besides pizza. At home, in Athens (Ga), I know twenty places - this is RESEARCH.” I assured him. Peter settled back into his doctorate-fraternity-house yesterday. Tonight (Sunday), there’s music in the suite, the crazy noises of people and the comfort of returned friends. All the roommates are back, greeted with hugs and kisses, as they dragged in their luggage. Lisa arrived with dinner, for 10, from Dominick's, in Manhattan. Spaghetti, salads, rolls, extra sauce - in six, small, suitcase-sized insulated bags. It was a logistical marvel. It’s only 90 minutes from Manhattan to the residence - we didn’t need to rewarm anything. “I KNOW we could have just eaten in the dining hall,” she said, shrugging, “call it zany - one last hurrah.” Everyone seemed happy to be back. There were travel stories, questions, and laughter. Oh, and Zeppole, little powdered sugar custard desserts that seemed the worst for travel. Everyone seemed to have an eye on the clock though. By 11pm the suite was quiet. Très unusual.
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you’re not going are you today to the edge of your seat to the corners of insanity? to the corners at the cinema nearest the exit to run off when the demons come to sleep in the day below your bed so the rabbits cannot find you; and then go for a walk in the cold of the night mumbling like Lady Macbeth maybe now running a fast-food restaurant and asking each tree in your garden : Would you like some manure with that?   you’re not going to Extremity Town today, are you? to tell the Mayor he’s taken extreme measures opening an animal sanctuary; would he please open an abattoir instead? Oh you’re not going are you to the bus-stop with a stopwatch to time how long it takes for the passengers to **** the driver? Oh you’re not going are you in the day or this evening or anytime tonight to see if Jimmy the car mechanic has diversified on your insistence and if he now sells in his garage lingerie and toothpaste for that special night and salads and beer and peanuts for first dates only O you are going to have a good quiet sleep aren’t you and you won’t offer any surprises to the world? not today?
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Sep 26, 2010
Sep 26, 2010 at 10:03 PM UTC
on the edge of the seat
**he had little to give, but gave it still from his warm and generous heart beating with a love pure and good for his sister's children so he seized the moment to stamp a value on my mind gave me his prized bronze bottle opener a fringe benefit from some fat kitchen where once he worked with hot spices, sizzling grills and artistic salads and now i have lost it, a thing of more than sentimental value these gestures can never be repeated they are the products of inspired moments when somehow you know there can never be another chance to leave some evidence that you too were here**
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Jun 27, 2016
Jun 27, 2016 at 12:57 PM UTC
something of more than just sentimental value
I forgot a fork So I'm eating my salad with a spoon. I didn't feel like sitting in the cafeteria, Where it's too loud and busy, So I went home, Where I'd rather hear a muffled trombone lesson Than my best friends's stories. (I'm in one of those tired-sad moods Where my whole body feels fatigued And my face feels sad And I shuffle around; No motivation.) So, I went where I am. I wish I could spend all day in home --the band room-- The place I go to hide. I have to remind myself It's just a classroom That I'll probably Never Set foot in after I graduate. But, those are thoughts for A later date When I can remember A fork.
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Nov 11, 2013
Nov 11, 2013 at 7:46 PM UTC
Forks and Spoons and Sad Salads
What if all you believed was a lie What if everything was an illusive deceit Would you commit suicide, continue to believe or investigate the truth? What if your life depended on it What would you do? There is paper trails wrapped up in illusion and like a picture framed You only see what is there, At least what the camera shots. Charisma is subtle It’s a quality I despise, why? It’s the traits of politicians, They tell you sweet bitter lies, A fool enthralled, you eat it up like it was pork chops and salads An appetizer A delight. Conspiracy theory elaborates truth as well as lies What are we to believe when the world is built on bluff? And we are all blind; give me a pair of glasses so I may see the world more vividly I do however; believe I need more than that. What holy war is upon us, when will the Jews have some solace? When will the fat aristocrat evacuate his couch and out of the kings palace? When will the rich exchange shoes with the poor and vice versa so They might know the shackled ******** life as well as champagne and caviar. We question the possibility of what takes precedence I may Google the net, read a thousand books Dive in all sorts of information But I guess my appetite wouldn’t be satisfied because my eyes and ears Had enough to realize and acknowledge that the world is built truly on illusion If you don’t believe me, take the movies, They use graphics and all the technology at their leisure for things to appear real Actors and actresses like wise We are all plunged in by theses perceptive beliefs That precipitates a reality that conjures fictitiously real. All rights Reserved. Christena Antonia Valaire Williams. April 17, 2013
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Apr 22, 2013
Apr 22, 2013 at 10:28 AM UTC
Noisulli
What if all you believed was a lie What if everything was an illusive deceit Would you commit suicide, continue to believe or investigate the truth? What if your life depended on it What would you do? There is paper trails wrapped up in illusion and like a picture framed You only see what is there, At least what the camera shots. Charisma is subtle It’s a quality I despise, why? It’s the traits of politicians, They tell you sweet bitter lies, A fool enthralled, you eat it up like it was pork chops and salads An appetizer A delight. Conspiracy theory elaborates truth as well as lies What are we to believe when the world is built on bluff? And we are all blind; give me a pair of glasses so I may see the world more vividly I do however; believe I need more than that. What holy war is upon us, when will the Jews have some solace? When will the fat aristocrat evacuate his couch and out of the kings palace? When will the rich exchange shoes with the poor and vice versa so They might know the shackled ******** life as well as champagne and caviar. We question the possibility of what takes precedence I may Google the net, read a thousand books Dive in all sorts of information But I guess my appetite wouldn’t be satisfied because my eyes and ears Had enough to realize and acknowledge that the world is built truly on illusion If you don’t believe me, take the movies, They use graphics and all the technology at their leisure for things to appear real Actors and actresses like wise We are all plunged in by theses perceptive beliefs That precipitates a reality that conjures fictitiously real. All rights Reserved. Christena Antonia Valaire Williams. April 17, 2013
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