Male Loneliness Men struggledMen sidelinedMen friendshipDisappearing Men disparagedMen unemployedMen domesticReappearing Men institutionsMen isolationsMen tribulationsMultiplying Men suicidalMen solitudeMen aloneReluctantly Men everywhereMen nowhereMen silencedDisturbing
Bad Dad To stop sibling rivalryJust play the bad dadThat's what I have discoveredThough it brings me much dread Cos when I turn ballisticMy sons band togetherI'm instantly their common enemyAnd they the Band of Brothers (united) It's good I guess butWhere does that leave their old man?Out in cold enemy territoryTaking his sad solo … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #205
Hold On Hold on To......something...someone...somewhere Hold onFor......mean-ing...keep sake...dear life Hold onTil......dusk sets...night calls...dawn breaks Hold onFor......good times...bad times...all times
Molten Fires I need to start overI need to end my hoverTo hunker down and writeMorning noon and moonlit night Told some folks I'm in a rutMore time now to be writing butNo words from me seem to issue forthCreativity a miserable medal-less fourth Behind other more pressing demandsBehind all of life's ups and downsFamily. … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #203
The Birds & The Bees #1 It's time again but yet it's notTo talk to another son about natureThe birds the bees and all of creation in betweenAnd still I'm sooooo unprepared unsure It's different this time you seeMy youngest is a "blurry" beeLiving in his own honeycombAfraid to venture to the unknown Yet he's … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #202
Have I The Right To Scream? Oops I think I did it again!Substituting great for goodEven what's only blah....Just middle-of-the-road And all for what? Doomscrolling. TikToking.Forgetting all the books.Fast dopamine. Rapid responding.Quick relief and pleasure sensing Don't I already knowThe perils of this digital life?Didn't I read Newport. Twenge. Jonathan Haidt? Yet I still fall. … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #201
Another Milestone I just want to state for the recordThat 200 is no mean featI've pushed out these ditties for so long Would hate to go out in defeat Many were the times I thought "Rhyming couplets"? Who does that anymore?How kiddish my poems must sound to othersYet every single one's mine to call I've … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #200
Saying Goodbye To My Million Dollar View Some may scoff but they don't knowThis greenery so rare I've loved since long agoTwenty-five years to be exact I've had it butNow I must say goodbye to my MillionDollarView Just opposite my apartmentAll shades of green you'll seeEach one a special treeEach one a leafy scene I … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #198
Winterfell When hot meets coldThings become lukewarmHow does that figure?Does it mean hot won since There's no chill in lukewarmOnly warmth? I've debated for so longOver this crazy phenomenonAs a parent especiallyWith a cool cat teenager. How swell!!Who responds to my outbursts like The icy wall of Winterfell I don't know how many more timesI … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #197
Boiling Water Water boilingA delightTap gushingBeautiful sight Love overflowingWaterfall soundKettle whistlingAnother round My thingBoiling waterCalming meFilling bottle Time frozenWorld recedesJust mePouring treats Life watchesSlow motionCascades downNiagra beckons Water replenishesParched throats Thirst quenchingHope floats Boiling waterMinutes slowSavour momentsRestores soul
