sand between my toes
wet suits drying on the line
sad to see you leave
shall I compare thee to a summer fest
hardly there are too many cream faced loons about already
self love abounds partnered by obsessive zest pests
our society's ship teetering unsteady
power and greed the order of the day
survival of the fittest dog eat dog
it's the way we live and sadly we 'll pay
there's no clean air we breathe polluted smog
why dont we learn to care for our planet
and show true love for ourselves
for our flora our fauna little john and janet
for blinky bill and santa's mischievous elves
we must do it now or it will be too late
if we don't we'll be doomed to a terrible fate
orange hair'd
the flame thrower
positions himself
at the end of the tunnel
pretending
he's a shining light
CINQUAIN
not fooled
by a moron
stupid and ignorant
embarrassing his own people
shameful
how how
can this be true
this is the president
of the most powerful nation
on earth?
living near the ocean
at the bottom of the world
food on the table
shelter
no wars
still has all of her marbles
too many don't at any age
(half of America voted for Trump )
point taken
free from materialism
not tempted by persistent propaganda
to consume and conform to societal trends
only impressed by genuine kindness
lack of self centredness and if talent
is thrown into the mix even better
belonging to little poetry comunities online
sharing poems with like minded folk from far away places
whom she would have never encountered
they show her more kindness than people she has known
all her life
finding peace
and self esteem
by shutting the door on
those who don't value her
regardless of who they are
and finally
a total surprise
a new person in her life
a musician of similar age
who actually enjoys talking to her
on the telephone
always pleased to hear from her
wants to take her to lunch
gifts her books of his poems and autobiography
RHYMING VERSE AN ACQUIRED TASTE
she's no good at rhyming at all
it goes against the grain
can't imagine why anyone bothers
a waste of time appalled
some seem to like it such strange odd
plodders
for me
you are more than
a friend i would be be lost
without you you're the cream in my
coffee
this wonderful planet
a jewel in the crown
of the universe
wonder abounds
in nature
also in mankind
marred by mammon
satan's spawn
corrupt world leaders
and money grubbers in ascendancy
intent on destroying us all
for personal power and greed
we were given free will
unite
overthrow the evil
good must triumph
good will triumph
find faith
believe
"upon this rock i will build my church
and the gates of hell will not prevail against us
(Matthew 16:18)
tis trooper time
time for the sheep
to turn towards the light
breakfast brought in bed
with a bunch of red roses
s'pose we can all dream
ardor and desire after
forty years is unlikely
WHATS GOING ON....SHELTER
newwhatsgoingonblogspot.com
CINQUAIN
i find
shelter writng
humorous poetry
i can hide away from harsh life
lucky
music
an escape too
without these two godsends
my life would be unbearable
sadly
https://rallentanda.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-skeptics-kaddish-w3-196erasure-poem.html
( recent humorous poems )
SHAKESPEARE POEM 1
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments; love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O, no, it is an ever-fixèd mark,
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wand’ring bark,
Whose worth’s unknown, although his heighth be taken.
Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
SONNET 116
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ERASURE POEM 1
marriage
O,no
it is an ever edge of doom error
upon me
proved i never ever loved
SHAKESPEARE POEM 2
Take O take those lips away
That so sweetly were forsworn,
And those eyes, the break of day,
Lights that do mislead the morn:
But my kisses bring again,
Bring again—
Seals of love, but seal’d in vain,
Seal’d in vain!
– William Shakespeare
ERASURE POEM 2
Take O take those away
Break lights
mislead the morn
Bring seals
love
from Will
banquet food hand dress two ruby drum lady box trouble cheek instance
twas one of those banquets
fine food and drink
everyone dressed to the nines
hands bejewelled and tattoo'd
ruby the lively lady
with rouged cheeks
in an instance
at two in the morning
jumps out of the box
to a drum roll
SURPRISE
