The Labyrinth On A Hill [Inspired by my silent retreat here from 13 to 15 Sep 2023] Dorothy's yellow brick road it was notYet there was no doubting the need to step upon What was carved out in (yes) yellow On basketball asphaltInto an intricate mural that sitteth on the floorIn a convent on a … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #150
To Me & My Teachers Teacher's Day is here todayThis year, it's on September 11, not September 1Cos September 1 was our Polling DayWhere we picked our "September" President(He's to be our 9th President, get it?! *wink*) But back to Teacher's Day It happens now when I'm in between contracts and classesMeaning technically I can't … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #149
The Rain Tree (Samanea saman) Each time I drive byThat stretch of the highwayNearing my respiteNearing my home I will always look upJust for a momentSeeing my friendsArching over my road Like arms stretched acrossA tightly knitted foliageAn umbrella for rainy daysThey welcome me into their enclave The Rain Tree (Samanea saman) Known for its … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #148
Deep Sorrow Is A Whirlpool Deep Sorrow is a whirlpool or a bucket of ice-cold water. Except, instead of feeling the bucket's water pouring on my skinI feel instead the icy shock from somewhere deep within. Then it disappears just as suddenly Before returning in waves Like a tsunami. When the tsunami hits, I feel … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #146
The first 3 letters ANTs on an ANTlerBELting out a BELterCARing for a CARibou DIEd after DIEtEND all ENDeavorsFALL into FALLopian? GRUff like GRUffaloHONk to the HONky-tongICE in old ICEland? JET to the JETskiKICK like a KICKa**LIMp to the LIMerick? MOPe pass the MOPedsNUDge in the NUDeORDer in the ORDinary? POPping a POPpyseedRUMmaging through a … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #145
Three nights ago, I did something for the second time in two years. I performed a reading aloud online with not one, not two, but four poems I wrote to an audience of fellow writers. 'Performing' is nothing new for me. I've been a lecturer and tutor for over 20 years. But that night's spoken … Continue reading My past prepared me for my online spoken reading
Slow Down...Love Bold Slow downDeep breathsLeaves rustlingFocus there Quiet pleaseNo soundBirds chirpingAll around Power offNo screensSoak inGentle breeze Life's shortQuibble lessSeek peaceAbiding rest Time's tickingEver fastHold tightFamily's best Walk slowLet goLittle mattersLove bold
A Thought Occurred To Me Today A thought occurred to me todayWell, several actuallyI figured I better pen them down Or lose my revelry. For thoughts can bombard Like military drones overheadThey hit and hit then evaporateLeaving mental shrapnels in their wake. So here are some of those thoughtsWell one in particular comes to mindIt … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #138
I Never Saw Up Close... I never saw up close......Matterhorn's snow-capped mountain range...Emily Dickinson's window pane...the slick Orient Express train. I never saw up close......the Duchess of Windsor's string of pearls...the Kentucky Derby's joyful Whirl(away)...the star-spangled banner unfurl. I never saw up close......what drives people insane...what moves them to profane...the truth set free from restraint. … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #137
What's my purpose? What's my purpose?Illusive. Fluid. Unpredictable. Yet. I wish to know. I have to know. I need to know. Now! In the following areasI'm still in doubt. Spiritual. Spousal. Parental. Personal.Physical. Familial. Communal. Professional. Or maybe I already know.Just being stubborn, and unwilling to go. To do what it isI was created to … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #136
