unnamed: Poems

53 · May 28

Lunch (Haiku)

unnamed May 28

Lunch (Haiku)

lately ladies lunch
patty melts, pies and punch
tips total tallied.

53 · May 14

Sayings

unnamed May 14

Sayings

let sleeping dogs lie
I've tried to heed that warning
they always wake up!

52 · Jun 17

Drive By

unnamed Jun 17

Drive By

Shot down once again
A drive by ultimatum
Sadness makes the rules.

52 · Jun 6

Untitled

unnamed Jun 6

Untitled

Hate is not selling
Not even for a bargain.
It's not on my list.

52 · Jun 8

Unseen

unnamed Jun 8

Unseen

yesterday is blind
did today dislodge a dream
waiting to be seen

52 · Jun 6

Enemies

unnamed Jun 6

Enemies

I've had enemies
but never felt hate for them
just indifference.

52 · May 25

Crickets

unnamed May 25

Crickets

chipper crickets chirp
mingling members meet mates
fighting foes fearless

52 · May 23

Deceit

unnamed May 23

Deceit

deceit deceived you
told you what you love to hear
fed your broken heart

52 · May 21

Laughter

unnamed May 21

Laughter

kookaburra laughs
wind is tickling the trees
they can't catch their breath.

51 · May 14

Doubts

unnamed May 14

Doubts

I'm incredulous
can't believe I spelled that word
I believe in doubt

51 · Jun 12

Trees

unnamed Jun 12

Trees

leaves twirl and dance
sunlight brings colors to life
purple , gold and green

51 · Jun 1

Destinations

unnamed Jun 1

Destinations

destination reached
or so the gps says
though I'm in a lake

51 · Jun 11

View From The Cheap Seats (Tanka)

unnamed Jun 11

View From The Cheap Seats (Tanka)

These are lousy seats
did you say this is soccer
I cant see the ball
whys this game so ****** long
why don't they shorten the field

51 · May 17

My Heart

unnamed May 17

My Heart

no friendly banter
my heart stays still for a while
just some small talk

51 · Jun 10

The Light

unnamed Jun 10

The Light

candles shine so bright
but only in the darkness
they need each other.

50 · May 28

Mental Pain

unnamed May 28

Mental Pain

sensitive to touch
scars are painful reminders
of days without end.

50 · May 21

You're Unique

unnamed May 21

You're Unique

you are so unique
a lighning strike in winter
a raindrop in spring

50 · May 16

Freedom

unnamed May 16

Freedom

in a free country
please don't tell me how live
It is my birthright

50 · May 19

Words

unnamed May 19

Words

you make my world turn
turn dark clouds white and fluffy
cringeworthy but true.

50 · Jun 7

Somewhere

unnamed Jun 7

Somewhere

I'm not anywhere
If you are going nowhere
You are our somewhere.

50 · May 24

Gossip

unnamed May 24

Gossip

tongues are wagging
you're lapping up the limelight
the taste is all bad.

50 · May 20

Easter Bunny

unnamed May 20

Easter Bunny

I am young at heart
Easter bunny on my mind
sucker stole my crocs!

50 · Jun 10

Dying

unnamed Jun 10

Dying

I don't doubt I'll die
I wonder where, when and how
I wonder who'll care

50 · May 29

Distance

unnamed May 29

Distance

You're loved from afar
a secret admirer
shy and insecure

50 · May 28

Happy Dogs

unnamed May 28

Happy Dogs

the dogs were barking
tails wagging in a circle
Its the ice cream man!

50 · Jun 2

Past

unnamed Jun 2

Past

habitual thief
time slowly steals years away
never know they've passed

50 · May 8

Nuclear

unnamed May 8

Nuclear

I hear his speeches
everyone is up in arms
I fear for the world
in the heat of the moment
a red button holds our fate.

50 · May 24

Socialness

unnamed May 24

Socialness

social media
texting, X and facebook too
people skills are dull.

50 · May 26

Wool

unnamed May 26

Wool

sheep sheared surely shamed
wear wool when weathers wispy
yippie ki yay yarn

50 · May 23

Lip Syncing

unnamed May 23

Lip Syncing

lip syncing for fools
that's what they have made of us
if caught, we're to blame

50 · Jun 9

Earth

unnamed Jun 9

Earth

all god's creations
dying right before our eyes
earth shrinking in size.

49 · May 28

Love Comes Back

unnamed May 28

Love Comes Back

you returned a heart
love carried off with the wind
set it at my door

49 · May 14

Names

unnamed May 14

Names

I'm not "hey lady"
"um" is not my name either
I am simply me.

49 · May 20

Poetry's Influence

unnamed May 20

Poetry's Influence

poets can sway you
deep ingrained feelings flow
voiced by ink and pen

49 · May 14

Forgiveness

unnamed May 14

Forgiveness

I forgave you once
second chances I believe
third times not a charm

49 · Jun 7

Don't Let Me Go

unnamed Jun 7

Don't Let Me Go

You can cancel dates
You can cancel netflix too
please don't cancel me.

49 · Jun 3

The Past

unnamed Jun 3

The Past

theres not enough hours
to waste your time looking back
the view will never change.

49 · May 28

Slumber

unnamed May 28

Slumber

pills taken in haste
not really wanting to die
just some peaceful sleep

49 · May 16

Superman

unnamed May 16

Superman

flying through danger
kryptonite his nemesis
an S for his name.

48 · May 29

Paintings

unnamed May 29

Paintings

beauty speaks his name
van gogh turns an ear to hear
flowers in a vase

48 · May 26

When Love Has Gone

unnamed May 26

When Love Has Gone

when love has slipped by
I'll set a timepiece forward
and catch it's passing
.

48 · May 16

Class Wars (Satire)

unnamed May 16

Class Wars (Satire)

Gas prices are so high
that the unleaded people
are looking down on
the regular people!

48 · May 22

Phases In Life

unnamed May 22

Phases In Life

I've seen the middle
then at the top of my game
It all crashes down.

48 · May 20

Discretion

unnamed May 20

Discretion

wading knee deeply
in words not so discretely
my foot in, mouth shut.

48 · Jun 3

Dreaming

unnamed Jun 3

Dreaming

when I'm fast asleep
I will up and leave my world
walk into a dream

48 · Jun 10

I Needed You

unnamed Jun 10

I Needed You

I called out your name
when I lost my way back home
when I lost myself

48 · May 24

Medicines

unnamed May 24

Medicines

Pharmaceuticals
Have a million side effects
The label is clear?

48 · May 26

Reading

unnamed May 26

Reading

my world goes silent
picking up a book to read
new world opens up.

48 · May 31

Rooftop

unnamed May 31

Rooftop

rain hits my rooftop
dreams of you between the drops
how the tune was ours.

48 · May 30

I'll Get By

unnamed May 30

I'll Get By

time has forgotten
asked it to come and get me.
I'll just hitchhike.