The Poetry Marathon

Colors warm, and filled with sweetness

Hugs and kisses feel completeness

Sharing laughs and sneaking looks

Writing notes behind our books

What could I possibly be ?

~Rebeli

I can’t seem to quench my desire for you

The knowledge of you

I thirst for your every word

I hunger for you

The very source of your substance

It calms my desire for you

But I can’t help it

No matter what I say or do

Every day

I hunger and thirst for you.

~Rebeli

Long ago in the mountains

Near the Amazon

The howling of wolves

Could be heard

It is said

That the mountainside weeps

Whenever a child is born

For the pain of the laboring woman

Can be felt by the very earth

You can feel the rumbling

And then she rests

When the birth of the child is complete

She weeps no more

Then the mountain, she sleeps in peace.

~Rebeli

An unexpected happening

He poured something into our drinks

I Woke up screaming in agony

She died for six minutes literally

But worse would have been the alternative

Had we not left so abruptly

We would not have crashed into that tree

God only knows where we would be

Far worse our traumas could certainly be

Thank God we had ability

To leave before the real tragedy.

~Rebeli

Long day filled with stress
Long week we need some rest
We come together
to partake in friendship
In Gods hands we place our duress

Some bring the food,
Some bring the drinks
Some offer themselves
To iron out the kinks
And Music too provides a link

We open up about life’s troubles
We leave them at the door
No struggles
We come to engage
In moments of friendly escapades

At the end of our gathering
We feel much lighter
Than when we came in
Off we go to face another week
Until we meet again we’ll keep

Life itself is to be enjoyed
So gather with friends
And block out the noise
Healthy moments filled with smiles
That’s what makes this life worthwhile.

~Rebeli

Hahaha jokes on you
You thought you’d be the one

To chuckle last
But unt unt unt, Not so fast

He who makes a funny
Must be a comedian

Oh how very convenient
My words are rather lenient

I kid you not
Amusement is my strong spot

I make ‘em smile
It’s worth their while

I drag a smile or two
The snorts and heckling

It’s good clean fun
Might just get to you too

~Rebeli

Oh what Lightning speed he’s got
Leaving the other animals in thought

Like a flash you barely see
Just a cloud of smoke or three

Slow poke slow poke once was said
The hare so fast he rested instead

Arrogantly sure of himself
He fell behind but he slept well.

Now it’s time to play catch up
But it’s too late the turtles won

Next time don’t underestimate
The one who’s stealth won him the race

~Rebeli

A slice of bread,
And white at that
Covered in condensed milk
That was our snack

And sometimes that
Was dinner too
Single mother of four
Just trying to make do

Oh how I miss
Those days of old
Amidst the struggle
We didn’t fold

A time when people
Would lend a hand
Without any judgment
Or expecting paybacks

It’s sad that we
Have come so far
Technologically saavy
But cold at heart

I sometimes take a slice or two
And reminisce with my sibling too
Remembering the better days
When life’s simplicity was the way.

I pray those times will soon return
Go back to basics and relearn
To be good people from the start
And not take life to the heart

~Rebeli

Beware the lions roar, it’s gnashing teeth
The likes of something never before seen

It’s jaws protrude from mandibles so large
Your head would be the size
Of a jaw breaker in real life.

But let us not think morbidly, think positively
Don’t lose your head it’s merely poetry

Let your imagination do the talking
Open your eyes and run, there’s no use walking

The jungle holds a great many secrets
Beware the lions roar, it’s gnashing teeth

But let’s not think morbidly, think positively
He sits lounging in his living room or den
Above his mantle mounted is your head

My my how tables turn its not uncommon
The lion once the hunted now he sits and enjoys the homage

~Rebeli

Sibling love, soul mates, twin flames
Perhaps from a different time we came
Connected at the root
Through the spirit so divine
So alike yet so different
Both etched in time
Giving more of themselves
To one another than others
Speaking without words
An understanding reserved
For a sister and brother
A connection that holds
The weight of the stars
Yet light as a feather
Repairs any scars
No matter the distance
Wherever they are
Nothing able to keep them
Apart for too long
Sibling love…
Blood thicker than water
Bound by invisible strings from the Father.

~Rebeli