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Tapestry
Tapestry
Is a life’s work.
Twisting threads
Weaving their way.
Some unravelled.
Some broken.
Some sparkling
Silver some of gold.
Where do the threads connect?
What do they mean?
Do the gold and silver
Connect to something
Beautiful?
Do the unravelled
Show the issues
You’ve had a good to solve?
Do the broken threads
Show heartache and pain?
Tapestry
A life still unfolding.
Weaving and connecting
Bringing
Balance
Bringing joy
Bringing hope
Telling my story.
Written just now 8.11.2021 3 pm
Is a life’s work.
Twisting threads
Weaving their way.
Some unravelled.
Some broken.
Some sparkling
Silver some of gold.
Where do the threads connect?
What do they mean?
Do the gold and silver
Connect to something
Beautiful?
Do the unravelled
Show the issues
You’ve had a good to solve?
Do the broken threads
Show heartache and pain?
Tapestry
A life still unfolding.
Weaving and connecting
Bringing
Balance
Bringing joy
Bringing hope
Telling my story.
Written just now 8.11.2021 3 pm
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Posted: Nov 2021
About this poem:
This is my poem and it is to explain how life twists and turns.I’m relaxed with a coffee as I write this original work.
Whiplash Soup
Kieseritzky Gambit
black Nazi queens
Warhol in spandex
Diamond Dust Shoes
Duchamp's
nude descending
Sputnik '57
circulatory
pink thieves
rubber gun
castration complex
Finnegan's Wake
black Nazi queens
Warhol in spandex
Diamond Dust Shoes
Duchamp's
nude descending
Sputnik '57
circulatory
pink thieves
rubber gun
castration complex
Finnegan's Wake
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Posted: Nov 2021
About this poem:
Dada ramble
Eating Thanksgiving Food
I bought my first pumpkin pie yesterday
I also bought some cool whip
I like my pumpkin pie cold
I also had some sliced turkey
The mashed potatoes and stuffing await as they take more time to make
I also have a can of cranberry sauce I will have to open soon and enjoy
I think of Thanksgiving and how the Indians have a day of mourning
They lost their good land and many lives
They had one good meal with the pilgrims in 1621
I also think of the homeless
We had a guy who had lived outside our town for about two weeks
He had a bicycle connected to a cart with tarps and solar panels
I saw a youtube video of him and he was about 20 miles away by Montfort
I also think of the balloons they have at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Spongebob is my favorite
So it's food, pilgrims, Indians, homeless, and balloons
Oh my!
I also bought some cool whip
I like my pumpkin pie cold
I also had some sliced turkey
The mashed potatoes and stuffing await as they take more time to make
I also have a can of cranberry sauce I will have to open soon and enjoy
I think of Thanksgiving and how the Indians have a day of mourning
They lost their good land and many lives
They had one good meal with the pilgrims in 1621
I also think of the homeless
We had a guy who had lived outside our town for about two weeks
He had a bicycle connected to a cart with tarps and solar panels
I saw a youtube video of him and he was about 20 miles away by Montfort
I also think of the balloons they have at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Spongebob is my favorite
So it's food, pilgrims, Indians, homeless, and balloons
Oh my!
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Posted: Nov 2021
About this poem:
I am getting a turkey and a ham at work in about a week, I'll have to save the wishbone. I know that neither Indian or native american is the proper term, but I can't remember what they were called in Massachusetts. I also noticed the butter I buy no longer has an Indian woman on it.
Halloween Night
The stage is set for all tonight’s scenes
It happens every year for Halloween
The Moon is full way up in the sky
Backdrop for all the baying cries
All is dark – quiet and very – very still
To hear sounds of moans and groans on cemetery hill
If you must go out be sure to dress in black
To blend into the night to avoid attacks!
Blood thirsty vampires looking for veins
Demons looking for many souls to tame
Ghosts and Goblins wandering lost
Witches brewing pots avoid at all cost
Good luck as you go out into the night
Wear your armor and be ready for a fight
Arm yourself with your necessary weapons
Your cross and your Bible and God’s blessings
It happens every year for Halloween
The Moon is full way up in the sky
Backdrop for all the baying cries
All is dark – quiet and very – very still
To hear sounds of moans and groans on cemetery hill
If you must go out be sure to dress in black
To blend into the night to avoid attacks!
Blood thirsty vampires looking for veins
Demons looking for many souls to tame
Ghosts and Goblins wandering lost
Witches brewing pots avoid at all cost
Good luck as you go out into the night
Wear your armor and be ready for a fight
Arm yourself with your necessary weapons
Your cross and your Bible and God’s blessings
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Posted: Oct 2018
About this poem:
Halloween nightLove inkind
A bowl of lemons
on the wooden table
citrus catches the sun
that falls for you and me
season to season
bud to flower
such kindred spirits
we enlist the blossoms
every dew morning day
on the wooden table
citrus catches the sun
that falls for you and me
season to season
bud to flower
such kindred spirits
we enlist the blossoms
every dew morning day
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Posted: Nov 2021
About this poem:
something nice for an afternoonThe Day Before Halloween
Twas the day before Halloween
And all through the town
Lots of creatures were stirring
Even a kid dressed up as a triceratops
All the decorations were hung from the backs of cars with care
In hopes that trick or treaters would soon be there
Then what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a kid as a ninja and an adult as a skeleton
More rapid than flying witches they came
And I shouted and called them by name
On goblins and ghouls and children too young for preschool
On cops and nurses and princesses and cowboys
And a girl from the movie Beetlejuice
A cheerleader and a scary pumpkin warlock too
And I screamed as they faded from sight
Happy Halloween to all and to all a good night!
And all through the town
Lots of creatures were stirring
Even a kid dressed up as a triceratops
All the decorations were hung from the backs of cars with care
In hopes that trick or treaters would soon be there
Then what to my wondering eyes should appear
But a kid as a ninja and an adult as a skeleton
More rapid than flying witches they came
And I shouted and called them by name
On goblins and ghouls and children too young for preschool
On cops and nurses and princesses and cowboys
And a girl from the movie Beetlejuice
A cheerleader and a scary pumpkin warlock too
And I screamed as they faded from sight
Happy Halloween to all and to all a good night!
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Posted: Oct 2021
About this poem:
I went to main street in Platteville and wrote this as the trick or treaters were getting their candy. The Hulk, a goblin, and a cheerleader just went by.HALLOWS' EVE (Response to Halloween Challenge)
HALLOWS’ EVE
A Cold black night with a full moon
A howl on the wind sings an eerie tune
It is Hallows' Eve and the creatures are roaming
There are eyes everywhere – can see them glowing
As the night goes on anyone can see
Them roaming all around – different looking beings
There are zombies, witches, goblins and ghosts
It is hard to count which has the most
Whines – screams – growls – howls
The Devil and his demons are on the prowl
They are wandering the streets and roads outside
Knocking on doors demanding to come inside
Fear is rampant as they become hungry
If you don’t feed them – things could get ugly
Not daring to turn on or off the light
Knowing they’ll keep coming all night
There’s a knock on the door – oh no!
Will it be a friend or foe?
Opening the door carefully to see
A little voice pipes up “Trick or Treat”!
A Cold black night with a full moon
A howl on the wind sings an eerie tune
It is Hallows' Eve and the creatures are roaming
There are eyes everywhere – can see them glowing
As the night goes on anyone can see
Them roaming all around – different looking beings
There are zombies, witches, goblins and ghosts
It is hard to count which has the most
Whines – screams – growls – howls
The Devil and his demons are on the prowl
They are wandering the streets and roads outside
Knocking on doors demanding to come inside
Fear is rampant as they become hungry
If you don’t feed them – things could get ugly
Not daring to turn on or off the light
Knowing they’ll keep coming all night
There’s a knock on the door – oh no!
Will it be a friend or foe?
Opening the door carefully to see
A little voice pipes up “Trick or Treat”!
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Posted: Oct 2016
About this poem:
For you Cafe: Bringing out of the mothballs for Halloween 2018. Nonsmoker's Halloween Challenge 2016
Counting On The Church Bells To Ring
Counting on the church bells to ring in that little town
Counting on the peace that they bring with their gentle sound
Walking on the sidewalk by the street heaven can be found
Counting on the church bell to ring in that little town
The clouds up above cover that little town with love so graciously
Bright colored leaves dancing in the breeze of fall as they fall around me
The town clock doesn't work it's always stays on three
Counting on the church bell to ring in that little town and give hope for eternity
And when it's raining I won't be complaining and the reason why
When I'm in my car and go passing by
I roll my window down
Counting on the church bells to ring in that little town
Counting on the peace that they bring with their gentle sound
Walking on the sidewalk by the street heaven can be found
Counting on the church bell to ring in that little town
The clouds up above cover that little town with love so graciously
Bright colored leaves dancing in the breeze of fall as they fall around me
The town clock doesn't work it's always stays on three
Counting on the church bell to ring in that little town and give hope for eternity
And when it's raining I won't be complaining and the reason why
When I'm in my car and go passing by
I roll my window down
Counting on the church bells to ring in that little town
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Posted: Oct 2021
Post CommentStuff To Do In October
Eat pumpkin Reese's
Eat apple pie
Eat apple cider donuts
Golf off women's tees when the leaves are yellow and orange
Go to homecoming parade and Platteville Pioneer's football game
Watch horror movies especially Child's Play
Look at all the colorful leaves
Scrape first frost off windows of car
Carve pumpkins
Decorate for Halloween
Eat strawberry pie while watching the movie Thinner
Have a Happy Halloween!
Eat apple pie
Eat apple cider donuts
Golf off women's tees when the leaves are yellow and orange
Go to homecoming parade and Platteville Pioneer's football game
Watch horror movies especially Child's Play
Look at all the colorful leaves
Scrape first frost off windows of car
Carve pumpkins
Decorate for Halloween
Eat strawberry pie while watching the movie Thinner
Have a Happy Halloween!
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Posted: Oct 2021
About this poem:
I miss dressing up as a sleestak from Land of the Lost or Dracula and running from house to house to get candy. My favorite as a kid was the minirolls of Life Savers.
A Simpler Time
Standing in a line
In a room full of strangers
What will I find
Walking through the door
Where are you now
My long forgotten dreams
All those sweet autumn days
Playing in the leaves
When memories come alive
Stirring images in our minds
Peaceful sounds of a shoreline
Skipping all those stones
Laughing in the breeze
Doing whatever we please
Singing a happy song
When its raining leaves
Nothing lasts for long
Is the title of this song
So put your mind at ease
A good life won’t displease
When you live each day
Rising up to do the chores
Like so many rolling waves
Washing up unto the shore
In a room full of strangers
What will I find
Walking through the door
Where are you now
My long forgotten dreams
All those sweet autumn days
Playing in the leaves
When memories come alive
Stirring images in our minds
Peaceful sounds of a shoreline
Skipping all those stones
Laughing in the breeze
Doing whatever we please
Singing a happy song
When its raining leaves
Nothing lasts for long
Is the title of this song
So put your mind at ease
A good life won’t displease
When you live each day
Rising up to do the chores
Like so many rolling waves
Washing up unto the shore
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Posted: Oct 2021
About this poem:
Searching for some inner 'meaning of life' and some simpler times while queuing in a line……..to receive a Covid vaccine.Poems entered on these pages are copyrighted by the authors who entered them. They cannot be reproduced without the author's written consent. © Copyright 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
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