(Hour 3)

Darkness is rising,
while the moon is colliding,
with the sun,
there’s no where left
for you to run,
you’re done, finished,
nothing left but
an empty shell,
welcome to this world you created,
this place that I have hated,
the longer I existed,
the more time I wasted.
But bliss and in denial,
feeling I have been thrown on trial,
of nothing but my peers,
with their ears wide open,
not truly caring what is spoken,
in the long run for them,
this was simply just fun,
thoughts never lasting,
while the rest continue to fast,
trapped under the rubble,
trying to avoid all trouble,
but caught in the crossfire,
by nothing but another liar,
you can’t conspire against us,
all are consumed on this bus,
conformity is our normality,
so stop with the fuss
and you will see.
On our last day,
I only have this to say,
weather you are one beneath the rubble,
only wanted to avoid all trouble,
or simply an empty shell,
stating again
Welcome to this world you created,
this place that I have hated,
the longer I existed,
the more time I wasted.
with nothing to gain,
this place is driving me insane,
but weather you take a bus or plane,
you will all remain
in this world you created,
what a time you wasted.

Regret

What would I give to keep you dear

to live in love with no fear

where would I lie should you fall away

unable to face the coming day

 

How could I move without your love?

how could I breathe?

When you’re the best part of me.

Luck

Luck

I never was much of a fisherman
until I fell in love with one.
Even then, I always carried a book,
snacks, a thermos of coffee,
notebook and pencils.

He did what he could to keep it interesting.
We bet on first fish in the boat,
biggest fish,
most fish.
He usually won, and he wasn’t always graceful
when he didn’t.

He was more patient.
I treated fishing as an active sport—casting,
retrieving lost lures,
casting again. And I learned
to relish the good luck:
an excellent crappie hole
sand bass feeding frenzie
the hard fighter I let go to fight again
the short story I sold about one rough day on the water
my fishing man

Once, he sacrificed his favorite pole to save me
when I fell out of the boat in a snaky creek.
Lost my glasses, too. Always figured
there was a catfish down that creek
who was suddenly able to see the difference
between a live worm and a hooked one.

Goodnight Fish

At sea and at bay, we sit and we stay

We pull out our line and hook the bait, we open the cooler and we sit and we wait

A simple pull on the line would make us aware that the fish are biting instead of just browsing what’s there

A slight little jiggle in the line makes us jump, we reel it in hoping it’s not a stump

Another hopeful moment but not what we thought, so we cast the line askew and try to find something to brag about being caught

The day grows darker and we must pull in, after all fishing is patience and we don’t always win

We will come back to the same place next week hoping to catch something worthwhile, that we are willing to keep

Goodnight Fish

Angling for Some Tangling – Poem for Hour 3

Cast a line and see where it falls,

Because it’s the unknown that really enthrals

You – admit it,

You don’t want a’ hook, line and sinker’ –

You want more of a freethinker

So you’ll need the right bait –

You’ll need to create

The thrill of the chase,

An unsolved case

For her to investigate,

So she’ll reciprocate

With grace.

But don’t spin her a line,

Because it’s only a very fine

One between playing games

And causing untold pains,

And once you’ve caught her

She’ll lose all appeal,

And you’ll be back to reel

Another one in,

Promising safety from sharks with hidden fins

Offering acceptance of all of their sins,

Then using them like needles and pins

To pierce the surface and damage what’s within.

(c) Gemma Hinton 13/06/15

 

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#4

Morning love

sun rays glow

nature awakens

birds sing

chipmunks scamper

looking for seeds and bugs

yum to some.

Gone Fishing (Prompt 3)

be patient

it will come

they always do

flex your rod

when it weighs down and bends don’t lose it

they are not ignoring you

believe me

it seems like it but don’t let go

smiles and sun hats greet conversations

as we pull out previously packed lunches

waiting until we catch the next one

and I catch my first

 

2015 poetry marathon poem #3 spawning season

It’s spawning season
You baited your hook carefully
They come into the shallows to spawn
What about the mommy fishes?
I worried
You won’t be catching mommy fishes
will you?
No mommy fishes, you reassured me

Even as you cut
into the glistening bellies
scraping the crystalline beads
of life into the water below
Even as you laughed at me

Even then, only weeks
into what would become love
marriage separation love again
two sons and a life together

you protected me
filtered my reality
through the lens
of your affection
Traded reality
for what might comfort