JoejoeSep 8, 20211 min readTime Time floats on a sea of quicksilver From a land; a parcel, a piece, a sliver From a stream like an uncharted river Meandering...
JoejoeAug 6, 20211 min readVisual MelodyLet me write you a beautiful piece of poetry Words with sweet visual melody Spread across the landscapes To dazzle beyond imagination's...
JoejoeJul 15, 20211 min readThe Front DeskAt the front desk, I sit to let you in Into the workspace, you have been. Good morning you’d say to me. Uh-huh! I’d reply to my screen. A...
JoejoeJul 3, 20211 min readThe Ecstatic Laughter SonnetUnder a pile of bedsheets in July, Are stains and spots that will not rinse-dry As the rhythm of the rain beats steady To wash the love...
JoejoeJul 3, 20211 min readRain of PainListen to the dirge―the song of the wrecked. The battered, oppressed, and the wretched; When dreams and screams beget deep hate. To...
JoejoeJul 3, 20211 min readWhen I DieWhen I die, let me not in any state lay. Throw me into the blazing inferno at the crematorium. Pour my ash in the gutters at the...
JoejoeMay 21, 20211 min readReceding TimeAgainst the slow receding strains; When the moon relays its restraints. And the sun bares earth's constraints. Should a man dare to state...
JoejoeMay 19, 20211 min readThe Mystic DrumsWoven to the rhythm of many a song By the mystic, drum beats in the gong. The percussion cadence grow strong, Pulsating throbs move the...
JoejoeApr 18, 20211 min readContent To BeWhere the earth's green Beds with the loyal sky's blue The verdant so lean and true Nothing evident but a dream. Where does art the sun...
JoejoeApr 4, 20211 min readGrieve Not For MeOnce upon my time. I will hear my last chime, Before that hour is due, I am on a leaf but a dew. Then let me down to lie. My laboring...
JoejoeMar 2, 20211 min readMother’s Faded WrapperMama lags a large head-pan. On her back, weight and added angle. At her sides, the baby's feet dangle. Another child follows along in a...
JoejoeFeb 26, 20211 min readDallas To New YorkA blabbering landloper runs a natal bargain, In the land where recent flurries quenched the mid-day sun The blizzard leaves the ground...
JoejoeFeb 26, 20211 min readTear In the BackA sudden flash occurs as it spins, urshering an inaudible chirp. Then I could no longer discern the close-up. Inside the sphere, a...
JoejoeFeb 23, 20211 min readGrief and ReliefHer life is gone over the ridge. In the end, it was all pain and grief. Harmony deserts, her sleep slid, Cycling mind keeps her eyelid...
JoejoeFeb 16, 20211 min readWidowhood If only I could prune my true origin, From whence my forbears came, I'd accept not to be cleansed. At the outskirts and be naked, Sheafed...
JoejoeFeb 7, 20211 min readMomma KnowsMomma knows the stone pits like hell. Shredded feet amble along as on eggshells. Blistered hands with lamps held tight, She cracked and...
JoejoeJan 28, 20211 min readSpare KidsA father declared, he has two. To others, he has extra pair to spare. In his death, they came on the air. Many fathers attest to extra...
JoejoeJan 22, 20211 min readLife's KeepWhen fidelity is the key, And it isn't done for a fee. Then, it is bound to be free. Let it sanitize a Kraken freak. We will sing our...
JoejoeJan 20, 20211 min readMoving OnWhen the days have run their full length And there is little else for us to live for We must leave for a firmer shore, Wherein lies...
JoejoeDec 22, 20201 min readAttitude Patience and the YuletideSome play with words for the cadence. Others may play coy for the credence. They who have nothing have patience. Those who worry too much...
