Space Job
Frolicking above the stars
On a night diminutive
Was the planet lone and captive
Licking comets just beyond
Gravitational its pull
On a very starry night
Dancing rubble with delight
Seasonal around the orbit
It was never a coincidence
How the shiny eloquence
Of the boulders’ breaking dance
Lit celestials with the sounds
Of another silent rumble
Shards of space rocks flying by
From ...
Friday 7th February 2025 11:47 pm
Five Chances
Iron boots imprint the ground
Rigid steps to stamp the mud
Clear instead of heavy thud
On a swamp within the trees
Trudging was the lonely ranger
On a beastless quiet forest
Longing for his home and rest
Coming any time at last
He perused the vegetation
Looking for faint signs of life
Was devoid and less than rife
Free so he kept on his way
Till an unsuspicious shadow
Held a dagger ...
Friday 7th February 2025 11:43 pm
Enveloped
Through sure steps along the beach
Moving forward destination
Muscles fighting the exhaustion
Knew her journey how was long
She pressed heels above the sand
Footprints shaped of iron sabatons
Armor forged by many sons
Knee with luster under sun
Turning face for distant gaze
Over briny vast those waters
To where she wrote many letters
Loving someone overseas
Now just scattered past an...
Thursday 6th February 2025 7:23 pm
A Forest Confrontation
Was a warrior in shambles
Crawling tired through the mud
Longer longer than she should
As the sunset dared encroaching
On the scenery around her
Crows were gathering with hunger
Breathing she should be no longer
Soon the body would give in
But tenacious her stubborn
Grit and living a desire
Burned inside of her an ire
That for moving to continue
And with every lift of muscle
And her...
Thursday 6th February 2025 2:02 am
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