Pause & Try Of late I've been thinkingI needTime to pause and figure Things outTo meetMyself again becauseI'm losing me People ask and demandMore of meThan I'm actually readyTo give. Or even have (to give)But because I've been So willingMy plate is swiftlyFilling (like a buffet!) Learning to say noWas never easy for meThough as … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #289
The Voice Inside Says STOP Rhyming! I know I knowYou who have stayed with me this longCan see all my rhymes in all my songsOops I mean poems(Or are they? Maybe not!) Despite what many may deem as whimsyRhyming in poetry means everything to me (see?)I know I know it's more than sounding similarPoetry's more … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #287
Noodle School Memories William Maxwell once saidTo writeAll I need is to remember the slamOf my childhood home's screen door I had no such doors but I do haveThe smell of a bowl of Yellow noodlesTo transport me backTo a time in my whites and blues From 7 to 12 years old in a dingy … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #285
Wind In My Heart They tore the palm trees downMy melodic maidens all goneNo warning except for the buzzNot even a TIM-BER to end their song Each time the wind blew throughThose leaves would sway and singIt was like a chorus from heavenSoftly caressing my dream But now they're downChopped off before their primeWhy end … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #281
On The Brink Ever felt on the brinkOf something massive?Well I haveEvery other dayBut then the lethargy descendsLike ether from the airAnd I'm narcotisised Ever felt on the brinkOf something monumental?Well I haveEvery other weekBut then reality bitesLike a snake in the nightAnd I'm anaesthesized Ever felt on the brinkOf something murderous?Well I haveEvery other … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #280
Effortless Floating down a riverA mere ten inches deepLooking up to heavenSeeking some reprieve From this madcap worldThat's rushing us Down a gorgeI'd rather not Effortless EffortlessAdrift and set freeBest place to beEven if the world can't see That it's hurtling towardsAn unending abyssWhen it fills its daysWith rocks and boulders I want to stay … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #277
Tree You stand tallImperviousUnswaying Stoic How do you do it?Me I'm in aweMe who's always vacillatingUnable to stand tall Like you! Teach me O Mighty Tree How to stay rod still No matter the storm beImmoveable Strong You stand calmResplendent in the sunUnmoved by the buzzIn this city island chaos I'm frazzledUnsettledFrenticBedazzled Unlike you! Think … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #275
Rain like bullets White pellets longSlicing sideways Billions of light sticksPlummeting from the sky Cymbals and drumsPommeling above the cloudsThunderous. Relentless.So help us God! You promised no more floodsYet this seems unstoppableRain like bulletsWorse than hail Keeps my son and me inHe's cowering in fear (as am I!)Who will end this torrent?Of sky that's fallin' … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #274
Cycling Our Whole Life Through Each time we cycleI discoverWonders and sightsUnusual to behold People in yellow (above)Seated on green lawnsThe peace that radiatesFrom them apparent A different yellow (below)Not too far awayCelebrating marital unionIn a breezy special way Source: Poet's Album (22 Feb 2026) I love these unexpected sightsThank you son for bringing themBecause … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #273
When The Sun Hits The Hills When the sun hits the hills Someone once saidWhen the sun hits the hillsA ringing goes outAll over God's Green Earth When the sun hits the hillsSong birds launch into a choirOf arias and hallelujahsLeaves waving unfurled When the sun hits the hills The land's covered in a soft … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #271
