User Poetry - Page 30

DaleDe · 06-24-2009, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by griffonwing

One of my faveorites lines was from Rich Hall on Q.I. (BBC). Stephen Fry asked what everyones superpowers would be if they could have one. Rich said "I would like to travel ahead in time, but only by two seconds. I could go, " Gesundheit!" and you would sneeze."

That could certainly be useful if someone shot at you, you might have time to duck.

GeoffC · 06-28-2009, 05:52 AM

Can any of the Mods remove the tag "unutterable silliness" - I tried but there wasn't an option available ....

I think this thread deserves a more serious intent ...

Patricia · 06-28-2009, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Can any of the Mods remove the tag "unutterable silliness" - I tried but there wasn't an option available ....

I think this thread deserves a more serious intent ...

Done, as requested..

GeoffC · 06-29-2009, 01:12 PM

rain falls-
cattle and men
fail on barren lands

GeoffC · 06-30-2009, 01:15 PM

Take my hand and we shall stroll
along the rocky road of life as one.

White river water flows along our side,
rafting troubles far away
and minnows come along for a ride.
Tempestuous storms a’head
bleed rain from darkened clouds
the drowning tears.
Wild winds chill the marrow of our bones
deep to the very depths
and whale song invades.
Warm summer breezes inveigle
away the weary dregs of winter’s morns,
and snowflakes melt upon the hearth.

badgoodDeb · 06-30-2009, 05:02 PM

I must have a gene in common with GeoffC. I'm not greatly into poetry, but yours are always meaningful to me. Good stuff!

GeoffC · 07-02-2009, 12:19 PM

Two 'oldies'

What is this life: Part 1.

What is this life that we do lead
When all we do just makes us bleed,
And all we sow comes up as weed.
?
What is this life that curses so
And drags us through on tow.
And little in the garden, here, does grow.
?
What is this life that brings such woe
When bosses think, and then say no.
And each of us then, becomes a foe.
?
They sit up there, in ivory tower
Yielding such expansive power
Expecting us to do, but cower.
!
What is this life that we do lead
When all we do, seems to feed
The notions they have, such greed.
?

What is this life: Part 2.

What is this life that we all lead
When happiness was, we thought, decreed
And then forced, we were, to concede.
?
That crazy hand of cards was dealt;
Who left that Joker in, and gave us that belt.
Happiness was then left, to melt.
?
But one year on we may have won
That’s surely, now, how it is done.
No one left, to point that gun.
!
But what this life, we now lead,
When weeks fly by, and we pay heed
To tumbled numbers that we need.
?
Now lead us this life of promised hope,
And surely we are made to cope
With each and every persons’ nope!

GeoffC · 07-02-2009, 12:24 PM

morning

shorn of warmth; the earth
of frozen diamonds,
that scintillate
in full moon glow,
a myriad of prisms cold
and beauty hard,
beneath our feet
that crunch along the way,
‘cross silvery green
towards the rising glow
of another dawn.

as we age

washed away my cares
spring showers
opened up my dreams
summer warmth
blood crimson fruits from blossom
autumn cool
virgin white at end
winter ice
nay begin again

cycle on, cycle on
season faster as we age.

GeoffC · 07-02-2009, 12:26 PM

One last 'oldie'

The Sun

blazing forth through frozen void,
by power of atoms all destroyed
golden orb which rules our life
cuts the night with sharpened knife.
blazing fires o’er miles and miles
our synapses, they waken
as retinal displays be shaken.
hues galore
from land to sky, sea to shore
our gaze
always amaze.

Patricia · 07-02-2009, 05:13 PM

Thanks, Geoff.
You must have written enough for an ebook by now.

DaleDe · 07-03-2009, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

Thanks, Geoff.
You must have written enough for an ebook by now.

Or at least an update to the wiki.

Dale

GeoffC · 07-03-2009, 04:34 AM

:gulps:
:runs:
:hides:

GeoffC · 07-04-2009, 06:54 AM

….and true

I walked naked through
the meadow at dawn,
betwixt tall grasses bowed
so heavy with seed and dew
that caressed the skin
to wash the cares away.
whilst all around
the air was filled with bees who bumble
and slake their greedy thirst,
and butterflies do take to wing
to taste the heavy scents that infuse
the gentle airs
with honeysuckle, rose and orange tree.

I walked naked through
meadows at dawn,
with you beside; and true.

GeoffC · 07-05-2009, 09:29 AM

…… Cold Anger

how many more to die
how many more to lie
once more
on foreign field far
from home.

how many more to maim
how many more until the aim
to please
is done on foreign soils far
from home.

how much more time
how much more, ‘fore deeds chime
at last with aspirations
for lands far
from home.

how much more fight
how much more brilliant flames of right
shall die away
in lands far
from home.

how many more dreams
will it shatter
chasing smoke and dreams
across lands
far from home.

GeoffC · 08-12-2009, 11:24 AM

Too quiet in here by far - so here's a couple to re-vitalise the thread....

Seasons

washed away my cares
spring showers,
opened up my dreams
summer warmth,
blood crimson fruits from blossom
autumn cool,
virgin white at end
winter ice;

nay year;
begin,
once again.

©12 August 2009

Dreams

I wish I could own your dreams,
and guide you through the realms
of perfect fantasy.

I wish I could own your dreams,
and take you to distant lands
far across the deep blue sea.

Between the gates of Worlds
we could stroll
joined hand in hand
'pon mystic flows -
the melding of our souls.

Above the aches
of weary toil,
we could reach
the heights and shed -
for a while, life’s mortal coil.

I wish I could own your dreams,
and from life's
trials we could flee.

I wish I could own your dreams
and guide our footsteps to where,
- where we would be free.

© 12 August 2009

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06-28-2009, 05:52 AM	#437
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Can any of the Mods remove the tag "unutterable silliness" - I tried but there wasn't an option available .... I think this thread deserves a more serious intent ...

06-29-2009, 01:12 PM	#439
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	rain falls- cattle and men fail on barren lands

06-30-2009, 01:15 PM	#440
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Take my hand and we shall stroll along the rocky road of life as one. White river water flows along our side, rafting troubles far away and minnows come along for a ride. Tempestuous storms a’head bleed rain from darkened clouds the drowning tears. Wild winds chill the marrow of our bones deep to the very depths and whale song invades. Warm summer breezes inveigle away the weary dregs of winter’s morns, and snowflakes melt upon the hearth.

06-30-2009, 05:02 PM	#441
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I must have a gene in common with GeoffC. I'm not greatly into poetry, but yours are always meaningful to me. Good stuff!

07-02-2009, 12:19 PM	#442
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Two 'oldies' What is this life: Part 1. What is this life that we do lead When all we do just makes us bleed, And all we sow comes up as weed. ? What is this life that curses so And drags us through on tow. And little in the garden, here, does grow. ? What is this life that brings such woe When bosses think, and then say no. And each of us then, becomes a foe. ? They sit up there, in ivory tower Yielding such expansive power Expecting us to do, but cower. ! What is this life that we do lead When all we do, seems to feed The notions they have, such greed. ? What is this life: Part 2. What is this life that we all lead When happiness was, we thought, decreed And then forced, we were, to concede. ? That crazy hand of cards was dealt; Who left that Joker in, and gave us that belt. Happiness was then left, to melt. ? But one year on we may have won That’s surely, now, how it is done. No one left, to point that gun. ! But what this life, we now lead, When weeks fly by, and we pay heed To tumbled numbers that we need. ? Now lead us this life of promised hope, And surely we are made to cope With each and every persons’ nope!

07-02-2009, 12:24 PM	#443
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	morning shorn of warmth; the earth of frozen diamonds, that scintillate in full moon glow, a myriad of prisms cold and beauty hard, beneath our feet that crunch along the way, ‘cross silvery green towards the rising glow of another dawn. as we age washed away my cares spring showers opened up my dreams summer warmth blood crimson fruits from blossom autumn cool virgin white at end winter ice nay begin again cycle on, cycle on season faster as we age.

07-02-2009, 12:26 PM	#444
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	One last 'oldie' The Sun blazing forth through frozen void, by power of atoms all destroyed golden orb which rules our life cuts the night with sharpened knife. blazing fires o’er miles and miles our synapses, they waken as retinal displays be shaken. hues galore from land to sky, sea to shore our gaze always amaze.

07-02-2009, 05:13 PM	#445
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Thanks, Geoff. You must have written enough for an ebook by now.

07-03-2009, 04:34 AM	#447
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	:gulps: :runs: :hides:

07-04-2009, 06:54 AM	#448
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	….and true I walked naked through the meadow at dawn, betwixt tall grasses bowed so heavy with seed and dew that caressed the skin to wash the cares away. whilst all around the air was filled with bees who bumble and slake their greedy thirst, and butterflies do take to wing to taste the heavy scents that infuse the gentle airs with honeysuckle, rose and orange tree. I walked naked through meadows at dawn, with you beside; and true.

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07-05-2009, 09:29 AM	#449
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	…… Cold Anger how many more to die how many more to lie once more on foreign field far from home. how many more to maim how many more until the aim to please is done on foreign soils far from home. how much more time how much more, ‘fore deeds chime at last with aspirations for lands far from home. how much more fight how much more brilliant flames of right shall die away in lands far from home. how many more dreams will it shatter chasing smoke and dreams across lands far from home.

08-12-2009, 11:24 AM	#450
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Too quiet in here by far - so here's a couple to re-vitalise the thread.... *Seasons* washed away my cares spring showers, opened up my dreams summer warmth, blood crimson fruits from blossom autumn cool, virgin white at end winter ice; nay year; begin, once again. ©12 August 2009 *Dreams* I wish I could own your dreams, and guide you through the realms of perfect fantasy. I wish I could own your dreams, and take you to distant lands far across the deep blue sea. Between the gates of Worlds we could stroll joined hand in hand 'pon mystic flows - the melding of our souls. Above the aches of weary toil, we could reach the heights and shed - for a while, life’s mortal coil. I wish I could own your dreams, and from life's trials we could flee. I wish I could own your dreams and guide our footsteps to where, - where we would be free. © 12 August 2009