Autumntime


Greens have gone,
From foggy view,
Days are dust,
In darkened hue,
Hours vast light,
Now, dwindles, few.

Thronging sepia, scarlet, yellows,
Waylay, the walkway, steps unsettled,
Slipt strides skulk their creptly echoes.

Harvest comes to croon its yearly cast,
Dyeing embered leaves on weary paths.

Yet, the songs seem to taste,
Of cindered yore,
Like, a belly full of fire gone to war.

The ash in its haste,
Falls fret and sore,
Whilst the Tinder and the Kindling’s,
Flames burst fore.

And, I sit in burning meadows,
Neath black cloud,
Raindrops flit, a yearning sizzle,
Steams;

A shroud.

Covering our footprints with,
Falls, dusty, wet,
Entwined with blazing leaves,
Beckoned syne,
Taut mind — affixes hazy memories,
Reckoned, pined,
For joy’s while, betwixt mazes free,
.
From echoed;

Autumntime.


© poormansdreams



the amputee


he’s sewn up,

sore.

and, missing;

something?

some things?

or,

somewhere?


missing.


missing; somewhat?

or, is it, someone?


a jigsaw piece;

minus it’s edge.

a garden hose;

but no hedge.

a windowsill;

without a ledge.


this fascination

with forbidden lust

is an –

amputee –

both arms;

taken;

forsaken.


and, with that being said,

he’s; still;

besotted

with a pair of gloves.


but, nevertheless,

trustily supported

by two good legs.


epiphany;

disregarded.


for, what one lacks,

sore,

one doesn’t

necessarily know

not to need

in these

matters of amour.


and,

regrettably,

one should never

overlook;

what’s beneath,

when able

to take a ride

on

romance’s

intimate see-saw.


nor,

turn their backs

on

true love’s

magnificent stampede;

in boots;

inconsiderately worn.


King Kindness


Seclusion said to

Sadness

“Why the glum face?”

Sadness solemnly replies,

“I’d ask you the same question

if I could only get out of this

place…”


Memory meddled with Anger

asking,

“Did it really happen like that?”

Anger incandescently answers,

“How dare you question me?!

You fool!!

You’ve forgotten the facts!!”


Ignorance skipped along vacant

swinging hand in hand with

their friend Bliss when,

they spurted out,

“Knowledge is dead;

we don’t know them and

won’t miss them.”


Fortune bowed

at the feet of Bravery

and it’s achievements.

Fortune grovelled,

“Please take me but be careful.

My attendance

brings with it malfeasance.”


King Kindness watched over

offered to help them all out;

managed to find friends for Seclusion

showed Sadness what Happiness was all about

bought a diary for Memory

and helped Anger get some stress relief

Ignorance was made to see

how Knowledge when brought back to life

helps improve self-belief

and that (unsurprisingly) made Bliss even more happy

Bravery was taught humility

and Fortune thanked King Kindness

because that meant wealth was spread equally

between the lowly Pauper and those called ‘Your Highness’.


If only we took that bit of guidance!!