Category Archives: Poetry

Poem for Daiva – dVerse Open Link Week 126

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Michael

Your wish you said: ‘A feast in my heart’. Your plans formulating In your mind as we speak. Such a grand idea, For to this feast You’ll invite Those that you favour most. Cook for them favourite foods, Dine with … Continue reading →

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Poem 59

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Michael

walls shouldn’t exist in the presence of a friend a mate for whom you’d bend over backwards to help walk across broken glass as their well being, their sense of self is paramount. when the time comes when they bare … Continue reading →

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Poem 58

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Michael

Ode to a Helper Monkey (HM) They come in a variety of shapes and sizes Colours and forms. You find them anywhere No culture is spared They inhabit the universe. I’ll do that I’ll get that I’ll find it I’ll … Continue reading →

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Poem 57

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Michael

My mother was good person I’m sure she was, She wasn’t a criminal; she never attracted anyone’s ire Except for Mrs Moch, but that’s another story. She took us to Mass on Sundays We prayed the rosary every night She … Continue reading →

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Gift

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Michael

This is shared with Poetry Jam where the prompt today is to write about GIFT I’ve searched for ways To make you see That beneath this rough exterior There lies a person. Just a man, Nothing special. A mass of … Continue reading →

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Poem 56

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Michael

I enter the room, A note on the table ‘Come into the bedroom” I see a dim light, Soft music plays ‘Killing me softly’ Your favourite I enter Your beauty more rare than ever I stand in awe, You recline … Continue reading →

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Poem 55

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Michael

Write me a poem Go on try your hand Throw words on a page See what shape they take Do they make sense Will they touch me Set me on fire Repulse me Love me Take me to your heart … Continue reading →

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Shoes – d’verse Poetics

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Michael

This week’s dVerse Poetics is asking us to write about shoes. I have only a few pairs Two black, one brown An old pair works the yard.   To relax is have slip ons Not thongs or flip-flops But ones … Continue reading →

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Poem 54

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Michael

Deadlock You say you wont, I say I can’t. We stare across a table Mediators on either side A compromise would satisfy.   Your hardhearted attitude Intractable in times of emotional strain Vindictive in nature You seek ways to inflict … Continue reading →

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Poem 53

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Michael

There’s a moment in my day When thinking of you Takes my mind To places I know you go. Seeking me I come to you It’s all that matters.   Within me You move lithely across the room, A skill … Continue reading →

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