Decades of Decay (Hour 18, A Four Square Poem)

  Decades of Decay   Beaten Bloodied Blackened Broken   Rage Unchecked Hatred Unspoken   Together Trashed Rancid Rotten   Forever Lost Future Forgotten   ****A four square poem has four stanzas of four lines each, where each line is only a single word.****  

21 What tomorrow brings

21     What tomorrow brings   Red sky at night sailor’s delight Red sky in morning sailor’s warning A week of warnings as this Sunday morning Brings a red dawn to take heed   A brief respite from the calamity Of our world that divides…

beyond the blue

way over yonder past my eyes being closed oceans of paisley reminders silky and so soft wide open spaces full of the lies the truth just hurts sometimes

22~21

eyes shaped like almonds she wished they were bigger and round like her sister’s   both brown eyed girls just like their mother’s who wished hers were darker like when she was younger   all seen through the eyes of the next generation with nothing…

Blooms day

As soon as the rain started Umbrella flowers unfold Some flowers change their colors covering the faces of humans plays to the tune of rain black tulips blooms

Hour 21

Schools are out for break, Highly anticipated, Children are anxious, The school staff is excited, Tag, you’re it, it’s your turn now,    

Suze and Bob

I never knew the name of the girl walking down the street with Dylan on the cover of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan I assumed a model was hired by the record company to link arms with the downward-looking Dylan and be photographed traipsing down the…

Poem 9 – A Dream

It was only his dream A bed that floated Amidst nature And all the beauty it had to offer   A stream of water below Clear blue sky above Trees to the left Shrubs to the right   A yellow flower bed And the sky…

Shelter

When dark skies signal a gathering storm, I reach for you while I try to stay warm. Like an open umbrella protecting me the shelter you give brings me safety and peace.