Warm and Wet It's what the weather folksjust saidApril's gonna be all warmand wet. Days of hot and densethick airDrenching my teesin sweat Each step I take amongtropical treesWill bathe me in thick moistureLeaving me to wonder... ...WHY ME?! Born in middle earthan islandSurrounded by endless waterendless warmthendless weatherThat never changeth Air mostly still and … Continue reading My (Apr) Monday Metrical Musings #74
Sonnet #1 - A day at a time Son, I'm learning anewHow to be a dad to youA day at a time Son, I wish to get it rightMore times of good than times of grime A day at a time Son, I hate to fake itJust so I can make it A day at … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #72
An ode to The National Library It stood aloftOn a moundFlaming red in the evening like a wall of fire. Brick upon brick rising higher and higherThe closer I climb towards it. Each uphill step I take brings me nearerThe air ever dense like an Amazon forestThen quickly cooling as I enter its airconditioned cavernsLike … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #70
February Fears My fears surface in FebruaryFor that's when springSupposedly arrivesAnd the lunar calendar beginsAnd I'm left wondering Do I have to pay respects again? O can we please skip FebruaryStay in the winds of January?Where I can feel as free as a birdAnd not be tied down By convention and duty. To soar away … Continue reading My (Feb) Monday Metrical Musings #69
Those "I Don't Feel Like" Days Ever had a day like mineWhen you wish in bed to stay?And never crawl out of That 4-pocket spring mattress lay? I call them fondly"I don't feel like" daysWhen I simply wish not toDo anything I usually wouldPray tellHave you those too? When I don't feel likeReadingThe greatest novel … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #63
Checkmate! It's all aboutWhat matters mostThe rook, the knightOr the holy bishop? No, my sonIt's about the KingHe's the most important pieceSo think think think! Before you make Your next hurried moveLook closely, pleaseBefore he goes poof! I've played this game More years than youSo up my sleeveI've still got a move or two! Haha, … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #55
Lost Words & Phrases Take a few minutesAnd come join meAs I call out words and phrasesThat have lost their meaning. What pray tellAm I speaking of?Why, don't you know?The following beauts of course!These modern-day sonnetsThat shimmer and shineYet are hollow and fakeWorse than swamp and slime!Words and phrases like: "How are you? We were … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #37
These Dreams Spare a little candleLight my darkened dreams.So I can see what's movin'Among these forest trees.Pale skin, glistenin'Perfume, intoxicating.As the crescent moon hangs overA land that's fast asleep. Shadows everywhereSuffusin' my memory.I wish to stay foreverIn this revelry.I know it's far beyond meStill I yearn to be.With my princess, my angelWaitin' inside these dreams. … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #36
4.40 Sudden joltPitch blackWoke upTo seeIt's 4.40! Same every dayWho to blame Deep asleep ILong for, yet Awake at 4.40! Why can't I onlyWake up at 8.40?Just like my spouseUnconscious by my side Sadly not to beFor me, it's 4.40! Is it anxiety and stress?Old age, indigestion, "high tide"?My internal clock gone amok?I may never … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #35
Borrowed Time As the sun comes upOn a brand new day.The birds a-chirpingOn their merry way.I wake up, and I wonder Am I living on borrowed time? Thinking back to lost onesWho left us too young.Those whom I used to spar withIn class and schoolyard fun.I look back now, and I wonderAm I living on … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #30
