24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Water falling from the sky is almost enough to make me believe in miracles.
The percussion sings when the electric fractal neurons travel into the ground,
the whole world shudders to the rhythm,
and everything alive comes to life
with the fragrance of soil and ozone.
I remember clearly once, years ago,
after a rain storm
the air was so clear
I could see how high the sky goes.
fresh fading sun rays
ribboning the sky; moonrise
peeking o’er the hill
starshine restlessly
waits nightfall’s velvet veil; ah!
What stirs my soul’s joy?
Warm lips and a soft waist,
you wait for me.
My emotions a kaleidoscope.
Your blonde hair fans out
over the grey silk pillow.
Your smile is a candle,
your anger a cactus.
You curl and curve and call,
and what am I before that?
I am happy in your orbit,
fingers laced together,
eye to eye, green to brown.
None of us are who we used to be.
Such tenderness in your touch
As a dove can have
Sheltering under her warm wings
Tenderness came to you with time
Love is all everyone needs
Feeling less all alone
Tenderness in the melancholy
Knowing once you cared
We built memories together
Tenderness in those moments
Do you recall the intimacy?
Or it has become all a past?
Tenderness in the passionate warmth
When we entwined
Those feelings don’t wash away
Tenderness in those memories
Which I will preserve
As proof that you did once care.
Of all the wishes
we had as children, all the
hopes and silent prayers
we offered up, tenderness
from Mom and Dad was highest.
Like a diamond
the almond
heals all ills
wrestle the wrestlers
and restore good health
add tag-team fenugreek
straight from Greek
Fenugreek attacks and defend the process
unsolicited ills are arrested
and wasted
guards are mounted
at the door post
no ill attacks
all ills are wasted
DogSpeak #22 Definition: Dog
Confession
we let ourselves out
Admission
we speak with our eyes
Expression
speak only words of wisdom
Compassion
what we are made of
Impression
what we live to give is good
Obsession
sharing of ourselves
Decision
we find you worthy of our love
Comprehension
we understand, we strive to relay
Vison
every home to have a dog
Mission
empty shelters, rescue every one of us
Passion
what we foster for you
Inclusion
we hear, we embrace, we accept
Televison
Animal Planet!
~ J R Turek
E Encourage them to use their manners
N Never let them forget to say please and thank you
D Don’t judge without justification
E Engage with them honestly
R Remind them it is okay not to be okay
N Never berate them for honest mistakes
E Enjoy them while they are young
S Someday they will consider themselves too grown-up
S So cherish the time spent together while you can
[Prompt: Use the word Tenderness]
“Atop the snowy mountain peaks,
The chilly wind rustles through my coat,
As I embrace myself to keep warm;
There lay a white world in front of me,
Snowy peaks and fluffy clouds.
The setting sun blinds my vision,
As I look through the intense sky;
Uninterrupted was my peace,
Atop the snowy mountain peaks.”
Tender Night
Night envelops her dark blanket
and sprinkles tenderness
on the sleeping world
casting an invisible spell
and takes away the tiredness
Hour 22
@varenyas