Poetry at the Peaceful Pub http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/forums/9 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:57:55 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/forums/9 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ And tonight's show is sponsored by... ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24782/t/And-tonight-s-show-is-sponsored-by-.html Five minutes of fame
and here they come,
like moths drawn to a flame ;
"Hey pretty lady, wholesome guy,
you wanna play our game?
We'll put your name in city lights
for all the world to see ~
How much? Let's say a million
dead, It's just petty cash to me.

feeds@yuku.com (bongler) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24782 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:30:21 GMT <![CDATA[ Henny Penny Speaks to America ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24781/t/Henny-Penny-Speaks-to-America.html You're jobless, and the bill collector's calling.
Politisquabbles dominate the news at 6 o'clock.
Relax, the sky is probably not falling.

The pundits paint a bleak scenario. Predictions seem
convincing in their repetitious drumming,
but to the watchers waking from a bad collective dream,
one thing alone is certain: Change is coming.

More likely what we're feeling is a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Mary Boren) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24781 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:35:53 GMT <![CDATA[ Soul ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24780/t/Soul.html

Amid this Sunday's Indian Summer luster,

the defoliate red oak is a hard shadow.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (meadowglenfarm) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24780 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:10:17 GMT <![CDATA[ Dawn on the SouthDowns ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24778/t/Dawn-on-the-SouthDowns.html


Over the south soft rolling hills of the South Downs,

Horizon wears beauty, like Royalty wear crowns,

As water-weak Sun streaks the pink-red morning skies,

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MrLeslie) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24778 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:51:13 GMT <![CDATA[ You Inspire Me ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24777/t/You-Inspire-Me.html you who have fought injustice,
without care for self,
suffering pain, injustice and humiliation.
I rejoice in your success
and freedom.

For those still held in captivity
I pray earnestly for people power
to demand and gain your release,
the world is tired of tyranny,
it's days numbered
as technology sends news
of a better way of life
waiting for those willing
to fight for it.


... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Jean Lewis) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24777 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:16:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Ridin' the Winds ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24775/t/Ridin-39-the-Winds.html I'm ridin' the winds of the forties,
just watchin' time go by.
There's nothin' I can do 'bout it;
no matter what I try.
These days are made for passin';
that's just what they'll do.

I'm just a part of it,
not really in charge of it!
I've gotta be smart 'bout it;
gotta take heart 'bout it!

These days are made for livin'
from sunrise to sunset.
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jantanleo) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24775 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:23:46 GMT <![CDATA[ Jewels ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24774/t/Jewels.html I take hold of a hand

from Heaven in my daily strides;

each day's breath significant - a gift I realize.

http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24774 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:35:37 GMT <![CDATA[ Sitting by a still green pool ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24773/t/Sitting-by-a-still-green-pool.html birdsong reminds me of you.
Look, a bluefinch says to a swallow,
there is that foolish poet again,
scratching worthless words on paper
when he could be sitting in the trees like us
whistling merry tunes...

Poets and men in general are an unsatisfactory species,
remarks an owl to a thrush
without the least trace of condescension;
not only are they forced to employ words
instead of musical notes
(they... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Willowdown) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24773 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:35:41 GMT <![CDATA[ Storm - Willowdown and trinimade ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24772/t/Storm-Willowdown-and-trinimade.html she is breathless and expectant,
full of passion and promise,
restless for activity and release,
burdened with the tensions of her journey
over mountain and sea,
proud and furious,
playful and wild
- where is the suitor to woo
and win this turbulent bride?

Heaven help the groom who tries to tame her,
Who can know what will bring her to her knees;
Maybe a wind with gusts to match her own,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Willowdown) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24772 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:34:23 GMT <![CDATA[ My Plan ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24771/t/My-Plan.html to my satisfaction,
the whole world will see
a happy smile reaction,
a story of success
is the happiest conclusion
of weeks of work and study
that sometimes caused confusion.

With that success behind me,
it's time to seek another,
for standing still is useless
and there are many fields to cover,
science, maths and art
are just a few examples,
this time I'll tackle programming,
and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Jean Lewis) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24771 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:52:32 GMT <![CDATA[ Jean's Challenge of the Day...Advice ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24770/t/Jean-s-Challenge-of-the-Day-Advice.html Read the Instructions.


Dear one who's born
..............into a complicated world,
A busy thoroughfare
of invention and discovery,
No matter how smart you are
or how rich you get, nothing yet
has been found to outshine

good manners.

No matter
what your station in life,
it will be heightened by respect
for others and for yourself,
After that,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (smzang) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24770 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:59:53 GMT <![CDATA[ Partnership - trinimade and Willowdown ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24765/t/Partnership-trinimade-and-Willowdown.html That there is still that sparkle in her eyes,
Tell her that shes lovely in the morning
That shell be lovely til the day she dies.

Dont tell her that she used to be good-looking,
Dont tell her that the neighbours looking fine,
Dont say that her ideas are old fashioned
Or that her viewpoints are hard to define.

Love's no gaudy bauble given lightly in youth
Thats tarnished with the passing... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Willowdown) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24765 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:37:50 GMT <![CDATA[ Our Brother's Keeper - trinimade and Willowdown ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24764/t/Our-Brother-s-Keeper-trinimade-and-Willowdown.html Our prime concern our every want and need,
Our only care is that that we should survive;
Were caught up in our little world of greed.

Our bellies full we toss aside the food
That others hunger for day after day,
Our value oft measured by wealth accrued,
We blindly join the rat race and the fray.

Glitz and glamour, tinsel and shimmer,
monkeys in suits seek to lure the young,
selling sex to... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Willowdown) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24764 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:21:23 GMT <![CDATA[ The Ballad of the Blowfly ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24763/t/The-Ballad-of-the-Blowfly.html
[Based on a true Story]

We'd met them in Cloncurry town while touring Queensland's west,
Enthralling them with verse and yarns we Aussies all love best.
The bloke he was from New South Wales, but had been overseas
And bought on back a Pommy lass he loved to hug and squeeze.


We told them we were joining mates in good old Camooweal.
There was a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bush poet) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24763 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:06:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Once Upon A Time...Jean's picture challenge ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24761/t/Once-Upon-A-Time-Jean-s-picture-challenge.html derelict.jpg abandoned picture by hhaanniidd



Once Upon A Time

I stand here...derelict,
but I was once upon a time
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aanneee) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24761 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:43:17 GMT <![CDATA[ A Waltz with Winter ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24760/t/A-Waltz-with-Winter.html image


]]> feeds@yuku.com (smzang) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24760 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:56:21 GMT <![CDATA[ Jean's Proverb Challenge ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24759/t/Jean-39-s-Proverb-Challenge.html Jean gave us a great list of proverbs to use just one...but I could not decide, so used 4 imbedded in this piece and they are in italics



Thinker

My son,
how proud I am
of the man you have become
the chief you are.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aanneee) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24759 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:57:51 GMT <![CDATA[ Piano in the desert ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24758/t/Piano-in-the-desert.html the dead pretending
to be alive have passed
a candle like a baton and
wait for my demise beneath
bullet shredded skies. I
play a piano and rhapsodize
the music helps to keep me
alive, the ghosts dance a
ballet each holds a bullet
with my name. One last ghost
stands on a provisional grave,
the candle is now a gun with each
click one of my senses is gone.
I join the ghosts and dance.

]]> feeds@yuku.com (barry) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24758 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:20 GMT <![CDATA[ The Gods of the Far North ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24756/t/The-Gods-of-the-Far-North.html have set up a banquet table in my head.
Every evening they come and dine
on rare meats, pulsing jewels, quail's eggs;
on memories and perceptions
dredged from the edges of the world,
from one step over the borderlands of Sleep,
two steps behind the phantom-blossomed surface of the Mirror.
Every evening they drink strange nectars and wines
pressed from the flowers of childhood,
the fruits of adolescent yearning,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Willowdown) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24756 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:36:37 GMT <![CDATA[ body slam ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24751/t/body-slam.html and I am here
in rusted aluminum cans burning in
the ash trays of memory

this ticker-tape parade earth
has no streamers
no confetti
just blank verse
old smiles
artificial steps
cob web wigs

I look to the anchored sky
to graffiti covered sails
where the paint goes farther than the boat

the boot of reason
fits no man's foot
it only walks the tortured glass grass
of... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (OCTOGENARIAN) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24751 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:11:56 GMT