Brazos
Brazos archive of published lines and poems on Linespedia.
"Song of Sacramentus Ahh, Sacramentus, where live you now? Is it at my place, or another of distinction. Do you plumb at existence, or teach us how? Are are you gone, gone, to your extinction. I recal..."
"ALLISON The rains came down, but we didn’t drown, Although it got quite high; The Little White Oak, from its banks did float, And wash us clean up to the thigh. I watched it come raging, it was quit..."
"Darkness It's really dark in here, I can't see; Any person or place, not even me!!! I wonder where I am, or how I got here; This place of darkness, now grows my fear. I thought I had been in darkness..."
"The People Who Live Under the Bridges There are people who live under bridges, Their faces lined with creases and ridges; Lost souls with eyes that have no sockets, With only lint and dust in their p..."
"BARFHEAD B is for the Breakfasts that you up-chucked, A is for All the remnants on your shirt; R is for the birthday you spent Ralphing, F is for how far the chunks have Flown; H is for How often..."
"JOE SCHMO, THE CEO Mistah Joe Schmo, the CEO, lives in apartments devine; And fills his belly with sweet cherry jelly, while drinking his Thunderbird wine. Joe Schmo's wife, the former Ms. Fife, l..."
"A Little Boy Named Brazos I once knew a kid named Brazos, [I think it was me]; He lived a life solitary, not calling on you and thee. He was shy, silent, and lonely; but he liked it that way; He fou..."
"Old Golfers Die Hard Getting old means living with pain, And you get more pain, the more you strain, When you’re young, you hear “no pain, no gain”; But they were not talking about doing things just ..."
"Saturday, March 10, 2001 TODAY Today...I walked outside and breathed fresh air... then I walked back in and sat in despair. Today...I picked up a broom and swept my floor!!! And then sat down and ..."
"OLIVADAT Olivadat, thy pristine beauty is without equal in the continuim; The mere sight of you turns conquorers into serfs..."
"FRAGILICUS Fragilicus, your soft petals open and reveal far too much tenderness beneath; In death you act like you are alive, in life you act like you are death. Far too often, life’s expectations a..."
"O, fertile man and fertile woman, what luck have we here To be with child is near an impossibility, but yet you are ..."
"I’m gone again, Laying in a hole I can’t see my way out of. Where is the top? Can I climb that far? And why is it anyway, that I live in a jar? Hey, are you there, over beside me; Can you hear me when..."
"O', king of kings, these are worthy men; Men of such worth are seldom found; O', king of kings, these ar..."
"Let’s call you ‘A’, A precious little girl with a precious little heart, Whose youth has been stolen from her by stoned adults. What were they thinking? When they had you? O, never mind, they weren..."
"I, WOLF AaWooawWoooooooAaaaWooooooooAooooooooooOooOooooooo….. I, Wolf, stand alone on a knoll in a clearing by a stark, lonely tree; I swing my head side to side, slowly, looking everywhere, anywher..."
"I, Rabbit [snuffle, snuffle] I, Rabbit, sit in the woods under a bush not far from an open glade. It’s winter, and there’s snow on the ground, and there’s not much to eat. My body is gaunt, it’s foo..."
"[scrape, scrape, clunk, crreeeaaakkk]I, Human, open the door and enter the porch of my cabin in the wild;The cold air shocks me, inside the cabin the fire had things mild.I shiver, and wait for my bod..."
"My Kitten, my Kitten, my KattHercules KattBorn: 8:00 AM, 7-27-2001Died: 11:59 PM, 7-27-2001Your mother couldn’t bring you forth,Though she tried, and she tried, and she tried…A doctor was summoned t..."
"I, Wild SsssooooooooohoooooooosooooooooOoooooosssiiiiiiiiiiii [Listen! Did you hear that?] That was the sound of my wind wafting gently through my trees. HooHooHooooooooooWoooooooooooooooOoooooooo..."
"Blocked. I am blocked; I can’t write a word. No longer a rhymer; isn’t that absurd? Used to. I used to write a lot. Why, today, can I not write a jot? Poet. I’m supposed to be a poet. But, how can t..."
"Haiku? What is that?How many syllables say?At least it’s short, ‘k?I normally don't do Haiku [don't even know how]; this is a tribute for Solange, who loves this form. Written August 20th, 2001 © on ..."
"PART I: THE TUNNEL [ahhhhh; sleep is such a precious thing; but, sometimes, I dost dream too much….] Slumbering, slumbering, I finally awake With remembrances of my warm bed in my heart. But as I s..."
"The paths in dreams oft turn scary. But wait, maybe this is not a dream]. Yes, a scarab, two feet long, is coming at me; He is stone black, and, aye, he has six legs; With wide eyes that reflect the..."
"Rain all day,Rain all night,That’s about the time we got in the fight.Too wet to work,We spent the day,Drinkin’ flavored rum on Galveston Bay.DRIINKIN’……sugar plum rum,I’m a son-of-a gun,Rolling on th..."
"Here I am, standing on the Brink, I must choose; The path to the left, or the one to the right? On each, it looks likely my life I would lose; Or take my own life by jumping off, Sweet Night. But, af..."
"Shrieks of horror ring through the canyons Of Manhattan Hundred story monoliths come crashing down By plan of Terror While the pentagonal symbol of our countries defense In Washington Is pierced like ..."
"The sand is soft, my feet dig deep, red it glows; I head toward black mountain things, up on high. I get closer, closer; to what, heaven knows; “Future forward, death backward”, to myself I sigh. Fla..."
"Oasis of Love Ah, so here I am, Standing on the edge of the wasteland. So, nothing behind me, Only forward to go, o'er the desert sand. Left behind? [What was it]? The greed and avarice of mankind?..."
"Jimmy’s Song Sometimes we are further apart than we want to be, Sometimes it’s by our choice, other times it’s not. I held a little boy’s hand in the park the other day, We were both efficiently doin..."
"Part V: The Entrance [The foolish oft tread where angels fear to go….alas, I fear I am one of those…] The door is open; I fear I must go in, For there is nothing but woe behind me. So I step forwa..."
"Sanford T. Claus, Toy Maker Emeritus A tired old man, comes home early from work, He has begged for the afternoon off, you see. For tomorrow is Christmas Eve, he has much to do, And, just like Spide..."
"Christmas Tree [1954] We went out, my father and me, Seeking the perfect Christmas tree. But not by sites of retail sales, But, into the woods, ‘mongst hay bales. For in this time, people cared n..."
"LOG IN Log in, now......back into your heart Log in, now.......back into humanity Log in, now.........try to do your part Log in, now...........face up to reality 'Whilst be the dreams that built yo..."
"Gamblin' Throw your money on the table and roll the dice Holler until your face is blue Lady Luck might be nice Wait for cards to fill a straight look at poker faces Don't count your money, no not n..."
"Windows Look out your window, at nature fair, Or go to your den, your PC’s there. Gaze out at the world we all do share, Natural, vid..."
"Winter I live in Houston, you hear me, Houston We're not supposed to have winter, not Winter So why is it so cold, as the north wind Turns It's the first week of March, it can't be Cold The wind's in..."
"Touch Me, My Friend Shake my hand, that's a quick touch. Cast your arms around me, that's even better. Muss my hair, when you are delighted with me. Drag your hand cross my shoulders passing by...."
"At the Lake, Fire and Ice Here I am, at this same lake, Where once I learned about a homeless man. He taught me something on that day, About thoughts of the left behind, And those on the take..........."
"It’s About Me I Sat here Thinking of Something to say Then I got it What was best Step out, Gone!My first attempt at a tetraclys [ hope i spelled that right] Written March 24th, 2002 © on Mar 24 20..."
"I awake with a start, aside the lake It is early, the moon still shows The air is misty, short sight can I take Sun shines thru the mist, and it glows I have slept against a tree, you see Drunken man..."