Love & Marriage Greek philia’s love is to be generously seeded to become a binding climbing flourishing vine on a sturdy wall mellowed in time surrounding a garden budding various colored blossoms in love entwined during springtime showers or summer’s thundering rain humanly inclined though still producing: sunflowers, daisies, tulips, and roses with thorns which … More Love & Marriage

Volcanic Eruption (contest: I Love Tankas) flashes blazing red blackness plus sparks spread anger consumed head fed insults seething heeded where hatred’s bred; blood’s soon shed. {sample feeling: https://allpoetry.com/story/13472768-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.-Andy—Arias-Act-III-Scene-V–by-Lucretia-Mccloud) Contest: Write a poem for contest I Love Tankas – Stonecreek Based upon: Fear of God’s Anger is Wisdom https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1971441?q=anger&p=par © 6 hours ago, Lucretia Mccloud … More Volcanic Eruption

Leah’s Eyes I. Unloved as heat on a desert plain Upon my breast no favor claimed As in a tent cuddled she cooed Her beauty my position shooed As chaff on a swirling twirling wind. My lot as second commences. Ends. II. In the twilight of our lives Forgotten deceitful lies that hid Lack of … More Leahs’s Eyes

Kindness . . . Undeserved? (2nd draft) Kindnesses grand: extended a hand, with or without pleading or a silent or constant weeping in humbling demand from a stranger, be it financial, physical or mental lent; but, most expectedly from a loving mate, or loyal friend. Kindnesses small: a smile big, even a tiny grin, thank-you’s, … More Kindness … Undeserved?

Happiness Is Knowing (1st draft contest: Inspire) Into this world we arrive bawling, grasping for precious life-sustaining air; anger instilled by of a sharp slap showing a firm hand and soft heart, enough for you, someone genuinely cared. Taking up this occupation in birthing and motherhood, not solely interested in a lucrative livelihood, hopefully, to … More Happiness Is Knowing

Nobody An inquisitive child always asks ‘how’, always asks ‘why’. Who made the sky? “Nobody,” is a current or modern-day reply. “It just is. It just appeared.” A response he doesn’t understand. But won’t or can’t begin to deny. “Who made the stars, the birds, and the bees?” “Nobody,” again. The answer with ease. In … More Nobody

Presumptousness vs Modesty ( contest: final draft) Presumptuousness often wears a clown suit performing impulsively as do children needing to be contained/trained in class not crass to allow modesty in us to exist maturely to persist securely sound in manner pleasing and pleasant around our globe individual endeavors to wear soothing airs shared creates a … More PresumptuousNess vs. Modesty

This Seed This seed dropped onto any soil without sun rain won’t’ produce; its’ lifeforce spoiled. Yet, with sun rain even under attack from birds hungry, booted feet, wheels rolling, debris falling almost smashing its’ head of being uprooted replanted elsewhere instead given protection guidance love in time its’ endurance will permit its’ growth into … More This Seed

Cupability (1st Draft) What of the watchman, sentry or guard asleep, occupied, distracted daydreaming of other places near or far even if weary, lonesome, in love? Stripped naked and whipped, in ancient times if not sounding, to his city, a warning left unguarded it’s gates for enemies ajar. What of shepherds a flock to protect, … More Cupability