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Dec 2014 · 199
Haiku
the new year's pages
shall soon unfold for sighting
what will they tell us?
Dec 2014 · 1.1k
Toss
the old gang
had got together
with their minds focused
on a conspiracy 
they were going to hunt
that ferret out
of their immediate proximity

the dang creature
twas making
their lives
a tormenting hell
so as a collectively body
they decided
to throw the ferret
into a deep well

but he sensed
that a conspiracy
had been formulated
by the gang's boss
to whit he let
the animal protection unit  
know of the co-conspirators
intent to give him the toss
Dec 2014 · 254
I Love You
inky
pinky
poo
I love you
why I love you
inky
pinky
poo
is because
you're
inky
pinky
poo
Dec 2014 · 467
Malady
in his conscience
a sickness had paved
unto the ailment
he had become enslaved

long his suffering
never did it abate
within his chronic mind
it did lastingly plate

the ill of plagiarism
was deeply engrained
of his character
e'er would be stained

a script he'd copy
with no reluctance
the nature of his persona
had a replicating parlance

time ne'er bequeathed
him an enduring remedy
for his flagrant
re-producing malady
#sickness  #plagiarism  #remedy
The stroke of thine quill, twas well felt by he
In its ink, one did utter a free spree
One admits, to the phrasing of *******
Maybe, one twas ill advised, in act
For this notation, had a harsh impact
A valuable lesson, twas taught to me
That being, be much more thoughtful of he
Using that term, has left a very big hole  
Communication lines, all stalled
Two persons, isolated and walled
An intemperate lash, won me no friend
The past error, of quill is very clearly seen
One had so awfully, vented one's spleen
Of this tutorial, I'll e'er comprehend
a peaceful mood is within the country's chair  
rain drops falling dispersing their fare
the bushland no more in despair
a quenching drink on soils bare
terrain out of dry lair
getting a wet share
lands now repair
moist the care
goodly
air
Dec 2014 · 432
Love's Residue
amid the decaying bones of love
a voracious mold grew
its coverage twas of an
aubergine hue

interred in the tomb
the lamentable strains of death
all of love's happiness
starved of breath

a nothingness resided
in this dark and dismal dwelling
all of the fulfillment drained
from love's promising shelling

in the depths of the grave
the marrow of love did diminish
it twas an awful pall for the two
to have come to such a finish

as the worms took sustenance
upon the couple's once living tissue
they did taste the bitterness
of love's residue
the cat has gone missing, where oh where did he go
the cat has gone missing, where oh where did he go
tis not his style to take off, he's a home-body
tis not his style to take off, he's a home-body
where oh where did he go, tis not his style to take off
he's a home-body, the cat has gone missing

could he be in a tree, sussing out a bird
could he be in a tree, sussing out a bird
what is he up to, one must go looking for him
what is he up to, one must go looking for him
what is he up to, could he be in a tree
sussing out a bird, one must go looking for him

**** never ventures far, I hope he'll return
**** never ventures far, I hope he'll return
Mr Webb may have sighted him, during the day
Mr Webb may have sighted him, during the day
I hope he'll return, during the day
**** never ventures far, Mr Webb may have sighted him

the cat has gone missing, one must go looking for him
where oh where did he go, could he be in a tree
**** never ventures far, tis not his style to take off
Mr Webb may have sighted him, sussing out a bird
I hope he'll return, during the day
he's a home-body, what is he up to
Dec 2014 · 572
Six Word Story
business
matters
came
afore
the
foreplay
Dec 2014 · 212
Ten Word Poem
one word added to nine words
doth make ten words
Dec 2014 · 433
Dissertation
of a lengthy discourse
he did verily imbibe
twas truly a prolonged
kind of scribe

a succinct version
he could have easily writ  
to convey the meaningfulness
of the message he wanted to knit

ever did the wordage
keep on continually rolling
there twas little or no break
from the tiring scrolling

on and on
and well beyond
oh how he delighted in holding us
with his infinite bond

some pruning and trimming
twas needed on his expansive stanzas
as the dashed things
were growing like ivy bonanzas

nowt did stop him
he pursued an exhausting trail
without reigning in its
million mile grail

the reading journey he took us on
did stretch out
of that there is most certainly
no doubt

his next installment
twill be another extended sound byte
one which will linger
unto the late hours of night

one awaits to sight and marvel
with much anticipation
at him displaying
his protracted dissertation
Dec 2014 · 403
New Year's Resolution
as the New Year
is fast drawing near
one shall be making
a resolution for that year
the resolution I shall make
isn't yet quite clear
but I will make one
as the New Year draws near

one year I was going
to watch my weight
and go on a diet so I could
fit through the cow shed gate
but that resolution
went by the wayside
and my backside is still
fifteen axe handles wide

is making a New Year's
resolution mandatory
or can I exclude it
from my history
with so many resolutions
I've made in the past
none have ever
being made to last
Dec 2014 · 656
Ever Had Those Days
ever had those days of NAGGING
the ears are punch drunk
taking lefts, rights and upper cuts
the retinue of blows are countless
this follows that it's punching bag material
you know how Joe Frazier felt
when he left the ring
stunned to a stupor

ever had those days of BAGGING
nothing you attempt to do for people
turns out as it should
everything ends up pear shaped and asymmetrical
the best is done to fix the problems
without the proper tools
a Jack of all trades
is a cunning fool
a master is a pilot ace
who do they think you are
some super hero

ever had those days of RAGGING
*** shots are taken
keeping you on your feet
like Ginger and Fred
doing a four two step
you hope a ****** doesn't lay in wait
hitting the all important red dot
notice how rabbits
dart and dance
not wanting to take up the spotlight

ever had those days of SLAGGING
the words are directed
like hacking scissors
chopping a crooked edge at your sleeve
leaving you to the whim of humiliation
your dignity left in tattered shreds
where's a seamstress
when you want one
at a stop work meeting
shop stewards are thugs and stand-over merchants
no one comes to your rescue

have your ever had those days
none of us are immune
Dec 2014 · 459
Sullen Winter Clouds
sullen
winter clouds
hung
in his mind's trough
of a dismal patina
the sunlight
blocked
by a gloomy dark shadow
down and depressive
the winter weather's
weighty
garment

the season
of spring's elation
had vacated
his mind's cavity
in its place
twas a wintery
menacing feel
which lay within
his head-space
not an iota
of rejoicing
did reach
unto this place
#depression  #head-space  #dismal
the Boxing Day test cricket match
has just begun
with the Indian bowlers
out to stymie the Australian's run

they'll be keeping
their cherry ball deliveries tight
so the lads from Oz
don't get any easy flight

on the wicket there will be
a momentous Waterloo battle
the Indian side shall need
all of its line and length chattel

no loose ***** going awry
into the four's ditch
they'll have to be spot on
when sailing down the pitch

in the first session of play
India can't afford one mistake
or their teams shall be left
in the Aussie team's shattering wake

as the innings progresses
throughout the day
the Australian side
will surely be making hay

the pride of both cricketing nations
is at stake on the MCG
those vying to win the spoils of the test
shall require a flawless key

runs aplenty are on offer on the pitch
for the Aussie boys
so the Indian bowlers must forestall
their batting ploys
Dec 2014 · 725
Caveat Emptor
with burnish of false veneer
he spouted words
to thine ear
as an unknowing
dill one listened
one had succumbed
to the warbler's charming
sound
that time honored adage
doth hold so true
be of guarded view
whence a dodgy line
is sold unto you
ne'er settle for a spurious
claim of love
the warbler
unto your heart
states his undying devotion
yet there is no substance
to his currency's
valuation
Dec 2014 · 566
Country Capital
Tamworth is the Country Music Capital
which is located in the state of New South Wales
and in the month of January
all of its streets fill with musical tales

Mr Kenny Rogers that American great
shall be featuring
he'll be singing ballads for the crowds
who of him are so adoring

those Nashville record producers
could find lots of talent down under
it is recommended they hop aboard a jet
to check out our Aussie thunder

this festival of twanging guitars
and fine singers must be seen
so we're inviting all devotees to gather
with us for an eyeballing glean

in January the city of Tamworth
plays open house for a fortnight  
all comers will heartily enjoy
the atmosphere of its tonal light

Keith Urban twas unearthed
by those in the recording industry
stetson wearing promoters caught onto
his bankable brand of country
Dec 2014 · 351
Stuffed
give a thought for those many
turkeys that were stuffed
they may not of enjoyed
having their rib cages duffed
#turkey  #stuffed
Dec 2014 · 447
Eating At Christmas
over the Christmas period
we tend to eat too much nosh
our bellies feel like they've been hit
with a heavy food cosh

it is advisable to consume
just the right amount of grub
as our stomachs don't want to be like
an over full bath tub
#food  #bellies  #overeating  #humor
Dec 2014 · 577
Alliterative Haiku
whipping westerly winds
whirled and whacked wildly
without wariness
Dec 2014 · 930
Santa's Mantra
Santa sings a mantra
a mantra Santa sings
he sings his jolly mantra
as the Christmas bells ring

his happy mantra
can be heard here and there
it is a song which has
such a mirthful air

the strains of Santa's mantra
shall echo all around the globe
for he wishes us all to be
gleeful in his bright lobe

Santa sings a mantra
a mantra Santa sings
he sings his jolly mantra
with a jovial swing
#mantra  #singing  #Santa  #Christmas
She wove a picture of glory with her hand
Each thread showing the colors of nature
To behold its attributes twas grand
All the features making for allure
Her beauty ever so astounding to sight
Blue of sky stretching over the vast terrain
Pristine snows covering mountains of height
Red soils spanning across the open plain
So splendidly embroidered our globe
With hues of green in the vegetation
Floral shades sewn through this gorgeous robe
Truly stupendous of decoration
Our planet possesses so may fine tints
She is a wonder of such divine glints
and the snow on his roof had become grey
yet he did have a raging fire down below
which had need of expression so say

within him dwelt a bull's roaring billow
age ne'er deterred his **** from libidinal tone
yet he did have a raging fire down below

of a female's enchantments he'd ever bone
though he twas not in a younger man's shirt
age ne'er deterred his **** from libidinal tone

as he mellowed there twas still grist in his dirt
unto a lady he'd be willing to impart it
though he twas not in a younger man's shirt

a rod of advancing years can e'er be lit
the juices of sexuality flow in a stream
unto a lady he'd be willing to impart it

e'en as the dusk sun loses its flaming beam
the juices of sexuality flow in a stream
and the snow on his roof had become grey
which had need of expression so say
#***  #older-man  #snow
T-Thronging poets are welcomed at the doorway
H-Hundreds do shuffle in by night and by day
E-Eliot York hath provided a platform for display

H-How fantastic it's been to stumble upon this space  
E-Every conceivable style of poetry is seen in the place
L-Love and all emotion put in front of a person's face
L- Lasting impressions left for our minds to e'er trace
O-Our world poetic fraternity gathering in an embrace

P-Prolific amounts of verse offered to the page
O-Over the years some hath been verily sage
E-Engaging with fellow poets on a large stage
T-Themes and philosophies begetting of gauge
R-Robust the giving which occurs at this silage
Y-Young and older writers inside a vast cage

S-So let us all put our pens in creative mode
I-Invest HP with the fruits of your brain's node
T-Thousands of readers will enjoy every code
E-Endless lines we can all scribe into a fine ode
Dec 2014 · 796
Hashtags
the suggestion box
at bottom of right screen
is one which prompts
a writer to closely glean

it tells of those all important
trending hashtags
which a poem requires
amid its valley crags  

on more than a few occasions
I've tried using them
without a successful
trend being sewn into my hem

a veritable ship load  
of my poems have sunk
as they haven't grooved
with the hashtag funk

there is something
not right with my word mix
maybe it is in need
of a trend setting fix

this very day I perused
the charts for a hashtag
which would stow
a trending item in my bag
#hashtags  #trending  #humor
they've now got a toehold in the place, they're well established
they've now got a toehold in the place, they're well established
nowt will move them, these parts suit them
nowt will move them, these parts suit them
these parts suit them, they're well established
they've now got a toehold in the place, nowt will move them

the board is crammed with their posts, over a hundred counted to-day
the board is crammed with their posts, over a hundred counted to-day
no doubt they're insistent, they'll not be nudged  
no doubt they're insistent, they'll not be nudged
over a hundred counted to-day, no doubt they're insistent
they'll not be nudged, the board is crammed with their posts

some aren't impressed with their carry on, what bugbears they've become
some aren't impressed with their carry on, what bugbears they've become
they need to be escorted from here, HP management isn't listening
they need to be escorted from here, HP management isn't listening
what bugbears they've become, they need to be escorted from here
some aren't impressed with their carry on, HP management isn't listening

the board is crammed with their posts, they're well established
they need to be escorted from here, what bugbears they've become
some aren't impressed with their carry on, no doubt they're insistent
they'll not be nudged, they've got a toehold in the place
over a hundred counted to-day, these parts suit them
nowt will move them, HP management isn't listening
Dec 2014 · 4.1k
Mentor
the fountain of poetry
e'er threatens to dry up
yet the inspirational words of Beryl Dov Lew
re-supplied my dwindling cup

with his advice duly given
my expression's reservoir fills to capacity
in a most generous
flow of endless verbosity

had he of not encouraged me
to keep the pen's ink spilling
my Hello Poetry pages
would be empty of shilling

with a mentor of Beryl's calibre
positively re-invigorating my oft dry fountain  
I am ever assured of a verse
brimming unto the highest mountain
#inspiration  #mentor  #fountain
Dec 2014 · 602
Ploy (Italian Sonnet)
Twas a very clever ruse he did devise    
To appear in two separate outfits
But he didn't count on my astute eye's wits
I'd fast detected his not so smart guise
On a weekly basis he plays his trick
Bobbing up as Jim then as Mister Loy
One has caught well onto his crafty ploy
He's thinking that I'm of a mind quite thick
How one so delights in his duality
Ever doth it bring a smile to thine face
These facades so different in kind
He is of a binary personality
I'm so well acquainted with his grand trace
Of his wee artifice one is not blind
Dec 2014 · 329
Glass Pane (Dodoistu)
like a malleable glass pane
the mirage bent and moved
atop the road's tar surface
on the noon sun's peak
Dec 2014 · 466
Poetic Offering
twill be a sensational
evolution
when he makes his new year's
resolution
he'll be giving up all types of
duplication
that shall no longer be his
vocation

for many a long day
he's been passing off others works  
as his own clay
to falsely claim
that they were all
of his personal tray

yet there is much
suspicion
as to whether he'll show any
contrition
for nicking off with poems not of his own
volition
he's a fellow mired in a questionable
position

with but a few days
till the new year
will be cease stealing
our pieces of gear  

twill be so good to see him
changing his hallmark pilfering
to an original kind
of poetic offering
#plagiarism  #duplicating  #theft
Dec 2014 · 510
Santa's Bottom Line
as from next year Santa will be
using a new business model
he'll be out sourcing his present making
to a Chinese manufacturer

Santa has found that there will be
cost savings by sending production off shore
for some considerable time
his work-shop has run as a losing straw

and his financial adviser  
has eloquently told him
to fix the balance sheet
which has looked rather slim

Santa is urgently addressing
his per unit labor costs
in an endeavor to curtail
all unnecessary imposts
Dec 2014 · 624
Come Dance With Me
baby baby baby
come dance with me
baby baby baby
come dance with me

we'll carve the floor up
we'll put on all the moves till sunup
we'll show them how it is done
we'll shimmy and Watusi our hot buns
we'll eclipse that old strobe light
we'll be swinging all through the night

baby baby baby
come dance with me
baby baby baby
come dance with me

we'll tear the house down
we'll be the best steppers in town
we'll make a fabulous syncing team
we'll jive on into our Salsa dream
we'll have the joint pulsating hard
we'll nicely calibrate our dance card

baby baby baby
come dance with me
baby baby baby
come dance with me
the Dali Lama
is a man of happy karma  
he laughs quite a lot
much like Mary Jane's ***
Dec 2014 · 691
Animosities
as we're celebrating
with family and friends
on Christmas day
give a thought to nations
who are in the fife
of a destructive flay

there will be no peace
all harmony unkempt
the tones of happiness
in these lands exempt

munitions reining down
terror in every street
the frightened war weary
caught in a violent cleat

the wailing of innocent children
the grieving heart of a mother
humanity lost in the woods
the planet's brotherhood in smother

and the joys of Christmas
we'll have to share
yet there will be places on our orb
dowsed with pain and despair

Syria and Iraq
those trouble riven territories
where there is an ongoing
legacy of animosities

merry and mirthful
shall be our Christmas day
but let us not forget war torn countries
far beyond our homeland's bay
Dec 2014 · 423
The Anthem of Green
the anthem of Green
is the one I shall sing
it is endowed with
a prosperous ring  

the valleys and fields
covered in a green drape
a hue rich and healthy
in the color of its cape

green foliage
adorning forest trees
green grasses
growing in meadow leas

a perennial jade
ever lasting is its parade
showing in Florida everglade
most attractive is the shade

how one enjoys
the green of the terrain
that speak to one's heart
with a resplendent refrain
#favoritecolor #challenge
Dec 2014 · 353
Memories
of events in the past
each person has his or hers
own memories
different of perception
not alike
the occurrences
not recalled
in a sameness
of
light

which of the story's
do you believe
as neither are of one
united reeve

an account of a tale
has many sides
they vary in the wash
of the tides

what eye view of an episode
we reckon to be accurate
depends on the information
written in our recollection slate

tis true for you
tis not for me
the story
affixed
in
our
individual
memories
Dec 2014 · 297
High Bar
should Thee Artiste tell me
my poetic offerings are sub-par
I shall endeavor to lift my game
so they rise above his high bar
Last night the bard came to me in a dream
Why he chose to appear I'll never know
He spoke these very words to me in a team
As my head rested on a soft pillow
Take a pen and write a sonnet my dear
Which can be perused in reading land
After getting his message loud and clear
One started this project verily grand
With my write William would be delighted
His visit unto me did motivate
Though of his eyes my piece won't be sighted
But composing it did so captivate
I have just awoken from deep sleeping
To discover a poem in my keeping
Dec 2014 · 354
Infinite Gleam
an array of angels
in the heavens did sing
of a divine coming
unto the Earth

the God child twas born
a savior
a king
for those who believe
in his being

with faith we turn
the pages of scripture
on Christmas day
and ruminate
on this glorious birthday
his brightness
eternally of splay

our heavenly king
our beacon of everlasting life
born of the Earth
in faith's continuous stream
oh praise to the Lord above
for his son Jesus
who bears the torch
of love's infinite gleam
A poem inspired by my poet friend Paul Butters.
The scaffolding of the heart falls apart
When our beloved kin quickly depart
A repair kit is sought for the lasting grief
Tears are never ending in their sad stain
The living burdened with years of pain
Wrenched from those caring arms in cruelness
The soul e'er feels the ache of bitterness
To have consolation soothing relief
Always a cavern of dark clouds prevail
A death causes us to constantly ail  
In search of solace we all go looking
A brighter glimmering light regained
The sorrows of loss well ingrained
Our dearest leaving so overwhelming
Dec 2014 · 553
Over The Fence
due to the lack of word power
this very Sunday
I shall not be putting
on a high octane display

if a spark of inspiration
comes to me tonight
perchance I'll write
a verse or two of delight

my quill hath no vim
within its dull nib
which can offer up
a stanza to the crib

in deep contemplation
my mind doth sink
to find something that will
give the page a pinkish ink

whence my poetic form
returns from its absence
there will be verbiage
burgeoning over the fence
Dec 2014 · 384
Haiku
with a ***** sear
the sun scorched the landscape
in fervent ardor
Dec 2014 · 599
Intent (Ghazal Poem)
Of fake love a woman won't accept, she requires a genuine intent
The true heart will obtain her rapport, lasting is its thatch of intent

Oft the so called chivalrous knight, rides into a woman's soul
Yet he has nowt to offer, within him there's implausible intent

A false illusion he portrays, this stage act is the one that he'll play
The mislead lady so distraught, on recognizing the ill of his intent

Bespeaking love's honor, can only be voiced by a gentleman
He'll always have a princess by his side, this be kosher in intent

A man who practices fraud, shall never abide in a lady's fondness  
Of a duper's treachery, there is but the ides of ruinous intent
Dec 2014 · 627
Luminaries
at top of poetic tree
the exemplary talents are located
they who have a monicker
which is gold plated

to gain access into
this rarefied sanctum
one must be willing to crawl
up the fawning ******

but some aren't seeking
a place at the table with the upper truss
they are quite happy
to stay aboard the common man's bus

sniveling and groveling
at the feet of the elites
isn't a feat which enthuses
those who are seated in the lower rung seats

the luminaries
at lofty vantage point
all go on about humility
they might like to look inside themselves
at the mirror image
reflected in their seas
#humility  #luminaries  #common-man
For many long hours the wind hasn't abated
It's blusters are rather agitated
Street paper and leaves hurled about
Tree boughs bending in the fast paced throng
No doubt the gales whisk is verily strong
Birds are getting buffeted in the sky
There's no respite from the wind's speedy fly
My back door just let out a slamming shout
Those south westerlies are ripping affairs
Throughout this day they'll be flouting their airs
A turbulence called in our regions
Bringing currents that are rapid of whirl
They bear a truly unabashed twirl
We'd gladly farewell their gusting legions
#wind  #gusting  #fly
Dec 2014 · 395
Stock-man's Body
beside the slow flowing
bush-land creek
lay the body of a stock-man
whose body twas sleek

his remains were not found
in eighteen ninety two
though the search for him
did for days ensue

the mount he was riding
had been given a scare
by something that moved
in the prickly pear

a heavy fall he took
on the hardened soil
where his head bled
in a torrential scarlet coil

on the sixteenth of May
in nineteen eighty three
a bush walker stumbled upon
the stock-man's skeletal body

he found a tobacco tin
in the creek's silted dirt
along with the remnants
of his trousers and shirt

for years his family had waited
to hear good news
that he'd been discovered
within the bush-land's muse

but of his passing they were told
at a far later date
a brown snake moving
in the prickly pear sealed his fate
Dec 2014 · 1.6k
Sultry Menu
gyrating
to and fro
hypnotic
mesmeric
her hips did move
men were lured
into her pelvic groove
the spangling sequins
on her costume
shimmered
in their most desirous eyes
how they all
aspired
to
dance
in her tantalizing field
a scorching heat
she did produce
which generated
a furnace of ardency
in a smoke filled bar
on ninth avenue
men did feast
upon her sultry menu
#dance  #desire  #ardency
Dec 2014 · 506
Haiku
from creation's full womb
our poetry is birthed daily
for readers world wide
On canvas God's image is obscured
A casual eye may not be secured
In the middle ground and to right side
A hooded figure the artist did paint
Within his composition it is faint
In center foreground a telephone sits
E'er taking the viewer's sighting wits
At back of picture greyish blocks preside
A dab hand with oils and of brush daubing
His canvas is a work most absorbing
In lake scene God's presence is reflected
Of the divine a common Dali theme
To grasp the meaning of his color scheme
The artist's intrigue must be inspected
#artist  #canvas  #theme
Dec 2014 · 1.3k
Sparkling Spry
within the lunar and stellar
landscape's terrain
the dreamer shall reach
a marvelous domain
an infinite amount of possibilities
live in this plain
journeying to its wonderland
our ultimate refrain

children we can be
in the ginormous playground
we'll giggle at all
the amusements that are found
there will be lots
of entertainments e'er around
plenty of happiness will reside
on its merry go round

this though has grabbed
many a child's attention
to take a magical carpet ride
to a celestial dimension
we adults recall the fantasy
of its inception
our young hearts filling
with joy's cheery invention

the inner child breaths
in our mind's eye
sometimes it likes to fly
like a kite on high
in this amazing realm
dreams never die
their potentiality lifts us
with a sparkling spry
#dreams  #childhood  #fun  #fantasy
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