Expanding

 To be a cook best grow some hands

To meet your customers demands

They always want what you can’t reach

It hurts a bit, prepare to screech.

Unfeeling

 November was numbing

And not from the cold

Monotony made me lose touch

And now I’m succumbing

Losing my hold

I need stimulation so much.

Winter Tree

Spill some blood for the Winter Tree
And I will grant you wishes three
Before you make a wish beware
The price is high - do you dare?

Redirect

Lamenting where you thought you’d be
Won't change where you are
Work toward your future and you’ll see
That you can get quite far.

Splintered

Beside a house that’s filled with love
A tree will thrive and grow
Immersed in light from up above
It shelters those below

But when they’re by a house of gloom
They may find out instead
There is no shine to help them bloom
And soon they’re hollow, dead.

Clash

Amber, ochre, vermillion, umber
Are putting summer green to slumber
Until those frozen mounds of white
Bid all vibrancy good night.

Spama-lama-ding-dong

He never thought he’d find someone
That he could love online
But much to his astonishment
He witnessed the establishment
Of what some would define
As raging lust, which could be fun.

Major 7th

Is it too much to ask
For seven in a row?
The only futile task
Is the one you forego.

Resurgence

When he saw that note
He clamped on his arm
His pulse, once remote
Was surging, her charm

Had brought back to life
A heart weak and bruised
From unending strife
Of being abused.

Prolific

His words became a brush
His canvas was the screen
With colors bright and lush
He painted every scene

A pixel never made him wait
For it to slowly set
And he would never be irate
For smearing it when wet

His words became a brush
His canvas was the screen
Consumed by a creative rush
His output was obscene.

Outmatched

“I felt that.” he said
His face all red
As he watched his foe
Take over the show
Then turned to go
Straight home to bed.

Embattled

You want so bad
To find a heart
With which you can connect

The lonesome lad
Is not the part
You’re eager to perfect

You haven’t had
Much luck with art
Your muse demands respect.

Mystified

No one seems to care
I'm sinking in a bog
The mist is everywhere
I'm lost within a fog

Unhappy with the muck
That’s forcing me to slog
I curse my current luck
I'm lost within a fog.

A Lot of Nothing

Abstractions abound
Rejections resound
Connections confound
Inaction inbound.

Warm Up

Could it be?
I guess we'll see
Too early too tell
But things went well
I hope for a chance
To once again dance.

Battle Eternal

Monks gathered for the mystic rite
Their fear of reprimand profuse,
But chose instead to seek the light
And suddenly— all hell broke loose!

Some demons from a nether realm
Came surging through the altar room
They had one goal: to overwhelm
And bring about the mortals doom.

The acolytes began to chant
To send the aberrations back
In pain, the monsters started to pant
As good prevailed and quelled the attack.

Gimme That Green

The morning sunlight lingers on the lawn
And makes the grass like emeralds in the breeze
I wasn’t seeking treasure this fine dawn
But windfalls such as this the prudent seize

Imperius

A single pale centurion
Will brave the night alone
To watch the empire dream of fire and steel

And focus all its fury on
The soldiers lying prone
So they are filled with purpose they can feel.

Can It

In the garden of earthly delight
The fruit is so pleasant to eat
But those with a large appetite
May find it can be much too sweet,
For gorging on the one you pick
Can get you kind of sick

Quadruple 1

Synchronicities abound
Haunting mysteries astound
An intriguing tale is spun
On today, quadruple one.

Out There

He swore that he would wait
but she was in another state
they texted every day
and chatted when she was okay,

more pleasant and sedate.
He swore that he would wait
Despite the loneliness he felt
He wanted her, no one else

So he accepted it
Ignoring every little fit,
He swore that he would wait
Though she was in another state.

Collapsing

I forgot how to spell
My blog went to hell
Because my computer can do things so well

And now I can’t stop
Although I'm a flop
And traffic (like me) will probably drop.

Unsinkable

Drainers try to drink you
Make sure you have a plug
For when they cannot sink you
They won’t be so damn smug.

Noncombatant

How long can you go on pure will?
I’ll let you know because I’m going still
Despite a stumble now and then
I’m much too stubborn to say when

I could keep going on at length
But honestly I’m trying to save my strength
For will power can only go so far When everyone just wants to spar.

Sweet Evelyn

There’s only one I think of
That always makes me grin
Sweet Evelyn
And every time I dream of her
My head begins to spin
Sweet Evelyn

I look into the sky and see the stars shine
Even though they're so far away
And I wonder if someday she will be mine
But it’s not for me to say
Sweet Evelyn

Meant To

Why am I emphatic
My joy so automatic
When thinking of the poems that I
Can fashion from the static?

There is no apprehension
No need for intervention
I'll write until the day I die
And that’s my lone intention.

Large Withdrawal

This may sound strange
But, do I look like a bank?
Despite needing change
I try my best to be frank
And tell folks there’s no money here
While they extend their hands and sneer.

Appointed

In the twilight of the time shift
I feel a bit ahead
Through endless sands we all sift
For grains of truth that fled

A second can become a week
A minute now a year
The threat of loss controls the meek
The hour of judgement here.

Taken Aback

Everything I ever say
Is always meant in the nicest way
Unless you’ve got me seeing red
Then we’ll both regret what’s said.