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Beware the Jabberwock, My Son!

14 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark

I haven't posted in a few days. That's mainly because I'm finally on new medication for my mental health and it makes me feel both sleepy and somewhat stupid. (Having taken them about an hour prior to writing this, I can feel the sedative kicking in...

The Juice

14 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir

Poetic but not inspirational Why is there no flowNo way to increase the glowThe juiceCreativityFar from reach Morning riseWith no surpriseStillness of watersNo sparkNo ponders Is it because of the first weekday?The weekend took it all away?Where is...

Monday Stayday

11 Aug 2023 1 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir

A poem for Mondays off If you know the feelingWorking the 9–5Monday to FridayInBack outAnd in again Saturday and SundayThe only weekly fun daysWhere work can waitRestHold off until the next MondayThen the onslaughtToilSnareBeware However, it’s the M...

Night's sad song

11 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

I am the night's sad song, The echo of a soul, That wanders on and on Through the dark vale of dole. No ray of sunlight gilds My path of sorrow lone, And on my brow the chill Of death's white hand is shown. No friend, no kindred heart To cheer my lon...

Flown

9 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

Oh, the days have flown so swiftly by,Since first thy heart I won, And in thine eyes I saw the sigh Of love, which ne'er was done. Oh, the nights have flown so swiftly by,Since first thy lips I pressed, And in thine arms I felt the sigh Of love, whic...

A Plea for Peace

3 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

The world is weary of the din of war,The clash of arms, the scream of shell and mine;Weary of blood, and weary of the dinOf hatred's voice, and of the lust of crime. Weary of strife, and weary of the tearsThat flow from eyes of women and of men;Weary...

I Love You

30 Jun 2023 1 minute read 1 comment Espressoytonica

I love you as the waves love the cliffs,That crash against them, yet never tire. I love you as the wind loves the sails, That fill them up and carry them higher. I love you as the earth loves the rain, That nourishes her and makes her grow again. I l...

Past

29 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

The past, alas! is but a dream, A fading shadow, vague and dim; A vision that our eyes may seem To see, but cannot grasp or limn. The past, alas! is but a sigh,A mournful echo, far and lone;A voice that seems to sob and cry, But dies upon the ear alo...

Caged Bird

28 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

I The heart is a blackened coal That burns and smoulders still, And the mind is a barren soil Where no flowers can ever will. II The soul is a caged bird That beats its wings in vain, And the body is a corpse that girds Its shroud about it again. III...

Motion

19 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir

The power of movementAsphalt and flowFeedback and rhymeFreeing your heavy woe Pressing petalsFeeding the machineIntensifying the feelingOf deserting the routine AccelerationFascinationLevitationExploration Lots of wordsTo describe the feelingFreeingB...