FRIDAY WRITINGS #229 P0ETS and Storytellers UNITED

she has 
by circumstance
by health and necessity
lost almost everything materially
and strangely does not care

what remains will suffice
a warm bed with cushions and furs
shelter food and drink
shared poetry blogs
her  balcony palms 
the tree tops waving
at her through the window
bird song in the early morning
her grandmother's  lovely smile
and warm hugs

these are the
the wonderful things
that remain with her
before the ferry man comes to collect her
for the ride across the Styx
and most importantly
music
music 
music
give me excess of it.

ALFRED BRENDEL ( 1931 - 2025)

What's Going On

Mary Oliver's famous poem "The Journey" begins "One day you finally knew what you had to do . . . ."

she knows
change has to come
she just can't face it now
too old too tired too everything
stuff it

THE SKEPTIC'S KADDISH...W3 # 213...CINQUAIN....SHADORMA ....HAIKU

he says
hello each week
as a sweet reminder
a kind lovely considerate
young man 

she would like
to meet up one day
unlikely
never mind
she will play schumann for him
each phrase a love note

  

she  smiles her message
via the stars her fingers 
still perform magic

 

ALFRED BRENDEL( 1931 - 2025 )

MLMM Monday Wordle # 478

 picture dream shared before kind want touch calm  cheer hand forehead cool

a shared dream 

picture

a cool kind hand touch 

to a fevered  forehead

bringing calm and cheer

before sleep

 that's what we  all want

Tanka Tuesday... Poetry Challenge # 66

never ending
a staccato of tears
beauty in rain drops

grey sad tinkles
an accompaniment
to loneliness

Weekend Writing Prompt # 469 with Sammi Cox....Cherished

for the loving tribute
cherishing your wife
for your integrity
you will be missed by so many

FRIDAY WRITINGS # 228 POETS AND STORYTELLERS UNITED

HAIKU
my sweet cheeky boy
warm sunshine in such sad times
so easy to love

tea time
marmalade boy's
favourite feline game
serve me salmon or the teacup 
takes a tumble

SHADORMA

i do like
a comfortable bed
to relax
and dream in
particularly with all
the embroidery

a love story
so pleased
they found each other
always with him 
never to be forgotten

canned fish for my meals
mostly never on time
i prefer to eat fresh lobster
come quickly
save me
how can a little cat survive this

CINQUAIN

this was
not my idea
can't stand all the fan mail
leonardo blames me for it
not true

The Skeptics Kaddish W3 Prompt # 212

CINQUAIN

she wakes
her legs don't work
she can't walk what else can 
go wrong well it seems just about
everything

Whats Goin On ....Power

ozymandias 
boasting of himself

 as king of kings
didn't manage to avoid
obliteration doom and destruction

building 
a billion dollar ballroom
is not a way out
of your inevitable demise

bozomadiass
you'll be remembered as
a fruit cake of quintessential 
loser proportions

we sang power to the people
on all the protest marches back then
well it didn't work
we got stuck with
another ozymandias 
this time
wreaking havoc globally

we just have to keep at it
don't give in
don't give up

Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge# 65 ...Homophones

if you don't practise
you'll never be any good
practice makes perfect

piano's not easy
you must go slowly piano
piano prego please

if you form a band
a rock band will get you banned 
from piano circles

boy oh boy buoyed with
emotion this is far too much
what ails thee maestro
you are in need of  two  ales
to temper your crazed temper

SICILIENNE...FAURE

 

MLMM MONDAY WORDLE # 477

she touched her ring softly
it only revived memories  of
pain and nostalgia
she fell in love
but had made the wrong choice
she never danced anymore to
tunes on the radio
once she was a barrel of laughs
now she sipped tea
drank more wine  than she should
staring into the distance
waiting 

Men At Work... Down Under ...1981....The Sunday Whirl # 757

lifetime share relax connect place last class awe home will years trip

will share  this and connect
last heard years ago
an awesome aussie song
in a class of its own
a very relaxed place still
home sweet home
have a trip of a lifetime
come on down

FRIDAY WRITINGS # 227... POETS AND STORY TELLERS UNITED

 

"Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May"

they sure,do
life's still like that
"hell is empty and
all the devils are  here" 

yep still here too
not much has changed in that regard
in the last 400 years
we still read you
we still discuss you
we still admire you
we thank you
for enriching our language
for your wisdom
for your genius
some don't understand
why you bequeathed the love of your life
the second best bed in your will
I do

"Peace, thou saucy companion; thy overweening wit doth blind thee." 

oh alright then
you win

"Aye,methinks it be settled"

Thou art absolute, all-flawless, and divine,”
“A very masterpiece of nature’s grand design.”

signed
A Fan Forever

The Skeptics Kaddish...W3 Prompt #211

CINQUAINS

he knows
when i am sad
presses so close to me
purrs in my ear to comfort me
dear thing

they say
they're arrogant
not when they find their own
they are affectionate when you
are down

What's Goin On

it's sad
we fell out
after all those years
and now you have gone
feel strange unsettled
about that
wish things had turned out
differently
life is riddled with too many 
dark holes of despair 

the unbearable sadness of being

FRIDAY WRITINGS # 226 POETS AND STORY TELLERS UNITED

TSK !
naughty girls
early convicts
welcoming the new vicar
the initial beginnings
of aussie irreverence
disrespect for authority
a cultural hallmark still
existing today

although
these days the girls don't bare their bums
they give the middle finger instead
not qute as effective

CINQUAIN 

sometimes
methinks we lose
our past and become more
bland and politically correct
pity

What's Going On !....Solastalgia....Butterfly Cinquain

she likes
all the old things
her home looks like this now
with tea cosies and hot water
bottles
she does not own a dish washer
still hangs clothes on the line
makes her own food
yummy

The Skeptics Kaddish...W3 Prompt # 210... Dectina Form

she
is not
his mother
but could well be
because she cares for
him twenty four seven
she devotes her life to him
keeps him alive and well cared for
sacrificing her own wants and needs
she is not his mother but could well be

TUESDAY TANKA # 63

                                                 April Showers bring May Flowers

 BUTTERFLY  CINQUAIN

one needs
resilience
to combat life's woes
some do it tougher than others
it seems
nature however gives us strength
with beauty everywhere
thank you dear Lord
thank you

the spotted pardalote

    

MLMM Monday Wordle #475

stool scratch pair sunlight shine patch attire elegant time tired old faded

i sit on the stool you gave me
all those years ago

and remember 

it's your birthday today
memory of you has not faded with time
you were never a tired old lady
no one was a patch on you
always elegantly attired
never a scratch on your shiny polished pair of  shoes
you were the sunlight of our lives

ta petite-niece
misses you
will love you always