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Poet Andrea Gibson

A Comment on one of my Poems

Someone had commented on a poem, writting that I should not be on PoemHunter because I was not a poet. So what is it you call my writting? click here for the poem and below it is the comment, here.

Poetry Sites

Here are two sites I add poetry to. The first is Poem Hunter, here .

The second is Poet Freak, here .

The Hodgepodge of Poetized Morsels Parts 1 Through 5: poems defined.

PART I

To Friends – toast to friends.

esreveR-nI –using only words that spells another word backwards

The Lines Has Been Drawn- not actually what the phrase is usually used.

Shots Fired- one of several poems I use for the grand finally. A performance piece.

A Ridiculous Scavenger Hunt List- list of things most likely will not be around, but would not be surprised it is.

Spam- email spam, not that stuff that you wish you haven’t eaten.

Cameras- round and rectangle.

Question- question everything.

Imagine- what I am imagining right now.

Improper Usage- who needs something more expensive when this does the job as well, sometimes better.

Half Moon- poems and songs of full moons, now here’s one of half-moons. Yes I enjoy writing for subjects that are written less like the road less traveled, subjects less written.

Extremely Brief- a poem listening to a two minute song and cannot finish because of the silence.

Dissipated Souls- yelling at something that does not hear.

How Would You Know are You a Dentist? - don’t tell what it is like unless you have tried it yourself.

To Leave Falsehood- figuring out leave or stay of something not worth your breath.

Hopping Mad- what the phrase actually is about.

Women- love them.

Hugging- hugging something for dear life.

My Habit- forgot what that is. You need to purchase the book and read to find out what it is.

Babysitter’s Lament- things that can go wrong [usually does] when you are the only adult with five to six 7-8yr olds.

Healing a Childhood Trauma- dealing with happenings in your youth.

Uncertainty- I am uncertain what this is.

Placing a Klutz as a Supervisor- I had to deal with many of these.

Adding to Six- what they teach our kids in school. Take them out of it.

Silence- I will remain silent on this one.

Honkers- nothing about cars but the V-shaped formation migrators.

Priceless- something priceless. Purchase the book to find out what is priceless to me.

Messed- messed up poem worthy to add to any poetic anthology.

It- purchase the book and find out what ‘It’ is.

Tempt- I am tempted to tell you, but it won’t be secret anymore. Purchase the book to find out what I can’t tempt to tell you. Find out the secret.

Stretching It- what am I stretching.

The Working Class Blues Remedy- the blues of the working-class and how they deal with it.

Allurement- the allurement of nature.

No Money- I have none at this time.

The Time that I Crave- find out the time that I crave by purchasing this book.

Coercing the Judges- how to coerce the judges of a poetry slam.

Me, Myself and I- a poem about all three of us.

Over Easy or Scrambled- a metaphor for something, but what?

When in Rome- do not do what the romans do, it is a trick, do not do it.

Babbling without Logic- a mix of lines and phrases thrown together that could not make it into other poems. It also rhymes.

Too Happy- find out why they are too happy.

Lost and Found- the frustrations of losing things and finding them.

Show my Unawareness Of- I am unaware when those keeps secrets from me.

26 Years- about a famous poet, not about his/her age.

Poetry Sings- how poetry sings to me, maybe also to you.

I Get the Sensation- the sensation I get when biting into something. Not into someone’s neck.

Heroic- those that are heroic, yet get less recognition than others that should not get it.

Independency- being independent from others.

The Discrimination of Yusaf Islam- formerly known as Cat Stevens. Not all are the same.

An Old, Scratched, Blemished Poem- similar to a broken record.

Confusion of Three Minds- 3 speakers speaking at once with different subjects.

Warning- a warning about the book.

PART II

Beginning of the Alphabet- teaching the English alphabet.

A Wise Crack Response to Poetry Open Mic Rules- not liking the rules lets speak out.

Civil War- contradictory.

Secret- getting over one’s head trying to find a secret.

Shell- in one’s shell, ready to emerge from.

None- a reasoning to something.

Nothing- what you get if you do not purchase this book.

Wish- be careful what you wish for.

From Dream to Reality- dreaming reality.

World Sickness- all the sickness in the world.

Uncle Sam Wants- he wants a lot. Basically everything.

Fast Talking Poet- I cannot do this live because I cannot talk fast enough.

Money- what money really is and its value.

I Walk- I also ride the bus, run, ride a bike, ride a car and do cartwheels.

Bar I- all the leaders of religion, nation and corporations and a bar that you drink in.

In and Out- back door and front door.

Journey of a Stone- a stone and its journey.

Rosemary- not a woman but something else.

Syrup- maple.

*? – known as these symbols.

Necrosis the Environment- changes. Nature, destruction.

Not Ashamed of My Nakedness- nakedness is good exploiting it is not.

Annoys- boy does this really bothers me.

The Corporate Celebrities…. – should you really care too much for celebrities more than people you know.

Cheer-Up –making people have fun.

Gone Too Far- an incident at a bar.

The More Rational Response to the Poem ‘Gone Too Far’ – what really what you should have thought of the incident in the bar.

The Secret of Staying Young- comic strips.

Smoking Safely, Healthier and Cheaply- not for all smokers. Only for those who complain about their health and financial status way too much.

An Attitude Towards an Attitude- do not give me that attitude.

Energize by Nature- energizing by nature not man-made.

My Suffering- I do suffer.

Forgetful- I have forgotten about this one.

Something New- purchase the book to find out what is new. A performance piece.

Redemption- redeeming myself.

Waiting- purchase the book to find out what I am waiting for.

Drunk on Poetry- do not read too much at once you may get drunk.

A Routine Life- everyone has one of these.

Homosexuals are Straight- may not be what the title implies.

Politically Incorrect- not what they want you to know.

Window of Opportunity- it may be too good to be true, careful.

Cruel, Cruel World- flip-side to ‘What a Wonderful World’.

Casted by None- why is it there, how it happen, what is doing this.

Spontaneous- this is spontaneous.

Football- the realities of football.

Suit Yourself- you darn tootin’ I can suit myself.

Foolish Accidents- most accidents are.

Talent- it is rare to find real talent than copycats.

I Feel Like- the way I feel when I am there.

Read Directions- read them for better results.

Supportive Impostors- saying you support, than do it. Damn hypocrites.

A Brief Significance- this one is brief.

PART III

Walking Journal- no paper, yet a pen. What to do?

Tricker Treaters – the real reason behind this holiday.

Reviving Preserved Notes- a dream I had once, never had it twice.

Hypocrite- hypocrisy.

Modern Creations- man-made.

I am Right- you better believe I am when I tell you you’ll be very happy to purchase this book.

Knowing Reality- knowing it and being told what it is is two different things.

In the Dark- you’ll stay in the dark if you do not purchase the book.

Game Over- it just repeats itself, I would thing you either get bored of it or sick of it.

One Word- a word I thought would describe me when blindly opening a dictionary and putting a finger on a word. Boy was I wrong.

People- yes I know people, many people.

Where We Are…. –Longest title I have written. But not the shortest poem but it is short.

Corruption – I do not want to think about this one.

America’s Gods- do you really know what your god is.

Trip- yes there is a trip.

F*%#- just to show people how silly they sound using it way too much.

Read Between the Lines- it what you have to do reading this one.

Liar- someone with a lie.

Apple- where did it come from.

Spring- spring into action and purchase the book.

I am a Poet- that I am. Making fun of those who poke fun of it.

Surprise Attack- this one is another surprise.

Real Music for Romance- Billie Holiday.

Fat Cat- another poem making fun of those who poke fun of poetry.

First and Last- first, last and everything in between.

Misrepresentation- just because they say it does not it is true.

Break-Up- breaking up.

The Desecration of H20- talking about contamination of water nowadays what about this, long time ago.

March- the month for National Women’s Month.

Separated- being separated, nothing to do with conjoined twins.

Not Intended- was supposed to be something else.

Birthdays- aging.

Geographical Illiterate- not knowing directions.

Mislead the Masses- again being led by a leash by the media.

Confusion- I am totally confused on this one.

Mishandled Bridge Strategy- the bidding gets screwed up.

Energy- natural [FREE] or man-made.

The Future- poetry in motion. Performance poem.

Lost and Bothersome- being someplace else.

A Rarity in America- this is very rare.

A Cheapskates Generosity- their generosity is…

The Littlest Warrior- a child’s battle with an ailment.

I Can Count to Ten- I can. The question is, can you?

Most Unrivaled- Nature.

One of the Annoying Things on TV- basically it is all annoying.

My ABCs- the way I remembered alphabet.

Chauffer- I can chauffer if you will let me.

A Through Z - another way I remembered the alphabet.

One Step Away- yes I am one step.

Not a Bit Curious- I am not, but if you are purchase the book.

Here We Go Again- once again.

Political Symbols- the real meaning to them.

 

PART IV

A Poet Disorientated at an Open Mic- all poets at one time or another had had this happen. A performance piece.

My Photographic Memory- it is as good as it used to be.

Advice- my advice is to purchase the book.

Why Else a Guy Like Me…. - I am not he handsomest guy out there.

Break a Leg- sometimes I break an arm, a rib, nose or something else.

Snow- some do enjoy the snow.

A Photo is Worth a Thousand Words- that is what they say. Sometimes the words are more, sometimes they are less.

My Good Friend- another performance piece. There are a few of them.

Friends in High Places- they are high, real high up there.

Alternative to a Tree- you get arrest for doing that out in the open in the city, even with good reason.

Acting Silly- doesn’t everyone do now and then?

Isn’t It Obvious- it is obvious you’ll enjoying the book once you purchase it and read it.

Money Does Not Make the World Go Around- I thought it was its rotating axis.

A Refusal to Participate In this Challenge- some challenges I will not participate in, I’ll leave that to the experts.

The State In Which the World is In- I know what it is, do you?

Repeated- although I said this before, I will repeat myself. Purchase the book.

I Have Allergies- just like anyone else. I am allergic to materialistic things.

Best Suit- I have a best suit. I am not playing cards with this one.

Lazy Smart Ass- there are lazy people and then there are smart asses. It is rare for a lazy smart ass.

1,2- I can count people.

Quote from Many Americans from the First Presidential Elections- that is right, they said this way back then also.

Defining Words of the Government- what the title implies.

I See the Living- oppose to the dead.

Looking Back- look ahead, side to side, up and down as well.

Encourage- I encourage people.

Go Get a Dog- they are so cute.

Get Defensive End- 11 players not 10.

The Things They Imprint the Stalls With- restroom writings on the walls.

Up-Right Bass- better than the electric, especially with a bow and slide.

Growing More Ancient Every Day- every second I age, even as I write.

Where I Was- now where was I?

In a Rubbish Heap- frustrated with all this clutter.

Finding Oneself- now where am I?

Bummer- I am bummed right now.

Music- that is what I am listening to right now

A Margarita- I could use one right now.

Baldness- that is one of my problem.

Transvestite- no I am not one of them.

Tea Hog- someone is hogging the tea.

Chaotic Marathon- now where are the signs to the route?

Lost Pages- none of the pages will be lost when you receive this book when you purchase it. But the rest is up to you.

Ripped Pages- once you purchase the book, you may do whatever with it provided you do not harm anyone with it.

Rotten Tomatoes- also some chop suey.

Bell Ringers- Bah Humbug!!!

Evil- money.

Overwhelmed- on occasion I can be overwhelmed.

Beat Down- getting beaten by ignorance.

River- flowing of a river.

Service- I give great service.

My Muse- I have one of these.

Shower On- only way to get wet inside buddy.

Consequential Act- an act that is evil.

 

PART V

We There?- throughout this section it will appear now and then. By the way we are not there yet.

Non-Alcohol- for those are designated drivers.

Silly Fun- as long as it is fun, who cares if it is silly, right?

Tears- an early poem from the 80s.

Beginning of an Embarrassing Story- usually those that are telling, it did not happen to them.

Self-Possession- I am not going to listen to them at what they think who I am.

Easily Excited- some people can get excited over the silliest things.

Animated Abode- early 80s poems about haunted houses.

Superstition- this involves a black cat.

Next- in live.

Bits of Shattered Love- early 80s attempt at broken hearts.

Aloha- an ode to a word meaning two different things.

Neglected Defected- broken mirrors, inner self and other things egotistic.

The Ills that Flesh is Heir To- diseases.

Larger Stage- give me a larger stage.

No Reunion- one band I know there will never be a reunion.

Ode To the Theremin- a musical instrument.

Tarnished Tears- another early 80s poem.

What am I Doing on a Golf Course with a Baseball Bat- must have gotten drunk the night before or is this just a dream or do I have not enough money for the real thing.

Ode To the Sitar- another musical instrument.

Tongue Twister- my first attempt of writing a tongue twister.

The Runaround- first nonsensical poem from the mid-80s.

Improvise- only thing to do when not having the tools.

Relief #3- loud noises.

Ode to Who Knows What- do not know this ode is for, but is for someone or something.

Ride of My Life- bicycling.

An Attempt to Rack One’s Brain – I am trying to think right now of what this is of.

Losing It- another mid-80s poem.

Relief #2 –very hot day.

Old- it is quite old.

Honesty Not Accepted- needing honesty, but not wanting to hear the awful truth.

Climax- a mid-80s poem.

No Light Bulb- no idea.

Every Thirty Minutes- oppose to twice daily.

Talk to Me- talk not look at.

Dialogue in Every Horror and Action/Adventure Movie- you would think they can come up with something new.

Relief #1- nature.

Cosmic Fantasy- 80s poem that was supposed to end up in a musical, but never happened.

Tongue Twisting Old West #1- new one from the slang poetry. This one of a woman.

Ludicrous- mentally distraught poem.

Tea Tasting- there is wine tastings but why not tea tastings.

Uptown- I noticed many small cities and towns does not have an uptown but a downtown.

The Wind Winds- new experimental poem idea, only 1 has been written so far.

Amplify Style- wants to flaunt it.

Distraught- another mid-80s poem.

Mirthful- this poetic anthology can make you mirthful once you purchase and read it.

Collapsing Continuously into Romance- falling in love, so I thought.

Sloppy Joes- couple of them.

Pigment- this is a second version. From the color series. First version is in ‘Tints, tones and Hues Volume I and II’.

Extreme- another 80s poem.

The Eyes Have It- they have something alright.

Dancing Angels and Winged Ghosts- soothing the aches.

 

Explaining To Suckle the Senses of Nursery Rhyme Reconstructions Poems

To Suckle the Senses

To Suckle the Senses- settling down with thoughts.

A Quest to Ameliorate- thinking clearly

Hazardous Refuse- lost, yet not into thought.

Graffiti is…- what graffiti really is, not what they tell you what it is.

The Adversity of Detecting My Chi- the way I can detected, too bad for all those things that run on a motor keeping me from tapping into it the way I need to do it.

Twelve- experimental poem on opening a page in the dictionary and putting my finger, blindly on the page and do it for twelve words, hence the title. Makes some sense but not totally.

Retired- exhausted.

Drifting Obliviously- from listening to one of my soundscapes with the same title.

Preparation Idled- not yet ready to prepare a project.

Ballad Monger of Chaos- poet and the definition of the chaotic poems he/she writes.

Percolate- percolating one self.

Dulotic Society- society of humans not humane with too much technology and not enough of interactions and nature.

Unfortunate Karma- be careful with karma.

The Conduit to My Happiness- the way to my happiness, neither through the stomach nor the thing between the legs.

Amphigory- nonsensical piece.

Frustrations- my angst.

Unrestricted Spaciousness- do not get closeted in in your own home, there’s a vast area called outside where you can explore and get away from the clutter.

At the Identical Crossroads- keep going back to the same thing you shouldn’t but you do anyways because a force of habit.

Idling- circles of the same yet different.

Fakeness Reigns Supreme- fake is not rare in today’s society. Honesty is.

Tornado-about a tornado, written through listening to Miles Davis’ Aura CD, musical piece ‘Intro’

Expressionless Sun Rising Upon a Man-Made Universe- ending up differently than you thought when making up a fake world. This is also one of my soundscapes with the same title. A dream of mine was where I continue to recite the first three or four lines over and over again. The rest came along later and shortly after.

The Felo-De-Sa Card- King of hearts.

Seek to Extricate Creativity- seeking my muse for writing.

Narcissistic Self-Righteous Egomaniac- from an X-files episode titled ‘The Ghosts Who Stole Christmas’ with Ed Asner and Lily Tomlin as the ghosts. Ed Asner’s character referred this [the title] of what Mulder [the FBI agent] was by analyzing Mulder. The title comes from the episode, although the poem is about those kinds of people.

Suitable Abode- another one about nature.

Ideal Pleasure- nature is a natural amusement park.

Thwarted Lounge Lizard- you finally realizing what he is.

Fantasy- using your imagination.

T.G.I.F. – losing thoughts you should not lose.

Unseeable In Obvious Perception- passing through a vast exploration of nature that does not cost you any money and ending up to someplace that costs money.

I am Introduced to Crystallized Prehension- turn off the damn TV.

The Presentiment from Irresolution- trying to grasp the reality and false imagery.

Tongue Twisted Vowels- using the 5 different vowels to create a tongue twister.

Tamed by Nature- serene feeling from being around nature.

Nursery Rhyme Reconstructions

Schemes on Dreams and Thoughts- pay me for a scheme. Flip-side to ‘I’ll Tell You a Story’.

Bush- a president’s war. Flip-side to ‘Jack’.

Jack and Jill- one success in business the other is not. Flip-side to ‘Jack and Jill’.

Snotty Dotty- looking for a prince among the frogs. Flip-side to ‘Georgie Porgie’

Mike’s Bike- about a flat tire on a bike. Flip-side to ‘Jack Sprat’.

Ears Don’t Hear- a dead man. Flip-side to ‘Fears and Tears’

Whether You Win or Lose- it is too damn fun to get mad even losing. Flip-side to Multiplication is Vexation’.

Mature Mrs. Mosset- too kinky to read to your child. Flip-side to ‘Old Mother Hubbard’.

Politician All Wet- lying piece of…. Flip-side of ‘The Mouse and the Clock’.

Let Off Steam- get it out!!!! Flip-side of ‘Jerry Hall’.

Corporate Fraud- don’t listen it is all a scam. Flip-side of ‘Three Blind Mice’.

Stymied By the Riddle- nonsensical puzzle. Flip-side of ‘Cat and the Fiddle’.

Fearful, Tearful- WAR!!!! Flip-side to ‘Humpty Dumpty’.

Voluptuousness Entices Me- another kinky. Flip-side of ‘A Man of Derby’.

Toast- be careful where you stumble, Jack. Another flip-side to ‘Jack’.

Five Fools- this little and this little and this little…. Flip-side of ‘Five Toes’.

 link to To Suckle the Senses of Nursery Rhyme Reconstructions here

An Explanation of the poems of 'Death on a Bicycle'

Death on a Bicycle

The Grim Reaper on a Bicycle- wondering how the Reaper gets around from death to death

Coincidental Omen- biking back from a bike trip passing a cemetery with death [not the reaper] in the road.

Bicycle- the bicycle

First Bike Ride- first time riding a bicycle as a child.

Velocipede Beauty- instead of calling females biker chick, this.

The High-Wheeled Parisian Belle- late 1800s a female racing bicycle with horses.

27 Gears- gears on a bicycle.

A Gratifying Bicyclist- gratifying out in the road with a bike.

An Unbearable Amount- how unnecessary cars are used.

Overhaul- greasing and getting the bicycle ready for spring.

The Bicycling Bible- I could write it.

One Occurrence Shared- Albert Einstein and myself.

Relief #4 – riding with no motorized vehicles present.

A Comforting Ride- being satisfied with a ride on a bike.

Bicycling Extremist- bicycling anywhere.

Marshal Walter “Major” Taylor- an African-American cyclist of the late 80s early 90s.

Mike’s Bike- flipside of ‘Jack Sprat’ involving a bike and a flat.

A Rustic Journey- riding through the Adirondacks.

Americade- motorbikes.

I Prefer Both- being pursued by women or is it me pursuing them on a bicycle.

The Advantage Lost- go take a bike ride everyone.

Bicycling is Life- freedom and simplicity.

The Bicycling Commandments- things to do and not to do on and off the bike.

Out-Do –mixing it up to be excitable.

The Same Bicycle- what the title implies.

I Bike- why I bike. A piano is best reading this one.

Justifiable Murder- turn off your TV set.

Rejuvenate- trying to find closure with a death.

Holding onto Memories- the continuation of the spirit.

Go Forth into Eternal Tranquility- don’t take any more pain.

Relief #5- taken by the Grim Reaper.

Suggestion to Death- give death a GPS, so he can take you know what.

Disallowance from Death- the Grim Reaper with a sense of humor.

Content with Death- no more pain to endure.

Death Encounters- what death encounters from those he takes with him to the other side.

What Is in It for Me- why this life.

Through the Eyes of Rachel Corrie- a death to an activist.

No Moment of Silence- where do they get these traditions.

Preparing for the Worse or…. - just let it happen, don’t prepare. You will be gone.

The Struggle of Addiction- reminiscing of someone with an addiction and its impact on oneself.

Headstones- cemetery’s headstones and thoughts upon them.

Ode to ‘St. James Infirmary’ – ode to my favorite song.

A One Day a Year War Zone- Black Friday.

Bar II- find out what happens with a bar of soap and leaders of religion, leaders of nations and leaders of corporations get together.

Retribution- nature and man.

This Loss- loss of my grandmother.

The Ghost- human unbalancement.

An Exploration of an Autopsy- a bit in the abstract realm of things.

No Need for Negotiations- death does not negotiate, no matter who you are, no exceptions.

Unnecessary Deaths- deaths that could have been avoided.

Spirit Alive- the spirit lives on, whether the body does not.

Their Loss, Not Mine- glad was able to know of their existence before their death.

 

Expressing Art Through Poetry: explaining the poems

Expressing Art through Poetry – is poems through my abstract photos. It is also through other artists’ artworks.

‘Blurred Curvature’ – is a photo of curved motion from a reflection of light. [B&W]

‘A Rareness of Mysterious Thoughts’ - is photo of hashed curved purplish, bluish and reddish pattern on lower part of with other abstract lines

‘Deadly Stillness’ – is? [Forgotten]

‘Center’ – is of a bluish reflected light on table in the center of the photo.

‘Disclamation of a Preliminary Encounter’ – is two part vertical streaks of light barely touching each other.

‘Life’s Thrown Back Image’ –is a photo on a close-up of a car’s door mirror with ice on it. [B&W]

‘Luminated Kisses’ –is a photo of pavement with the setting sun’s light hitting upon it.

‘Mirrors of Irregularity’ –is a photo of a mirrored image [? Of I do not remember what] abstract of something.

‘Re-Establish Veracity’ –is? [Forgotten]

‘Swirling’ –photo of swirling reflected light. [B&W]

‘The Coming of Togetherness’ –mixed with black and whites entwined with one another. [B&W]

‘Intermediate Ideation’ –photo of wired fence, clouds behind it. [B&W]

‘Decomposed’ –metal object painted green that had the paint deteriorating.

‘Effusive Fulmination’ –many movements of streaked lights.

‘Avouching My Presence Globally’ –is a photo with a tiny animated human with its mouth open screaming. Movement of the camera of a reflected image.

‘Chasing Shadows’-is? [Forgotten]

‘Dizziness’ –is a photo with a technique that I twist the focus ring while taking the photo. Made a blurred movement of the object [meshed] [B&W]

‘Swarm of Botched Retrospective Sentiment’ –although it isn’t, it looks like a close-up upon a record needle on a record and blurred, it is not.

‘Determination’ –upon a pond where the setting light is a streak mirrored upon its surface surrounded by darkness.

‘Distorted Mirrors’ –camera movement which looks a little like pilot goggles of old, and also eyes of either a frog or a toad.

‘Human Machines’-movement of camera of a computer screen which looks like an aliens head from an X-ray photo.

‘Programmed’ –reflected image. Blurred human face.

‘Submerging Actuality’ –an over-exposed photo of a silhouette of a street light, where it is hovering of the pole in mid-air.

‘The Unrevealed’ –reflection of an iced car window of a silhouette of a human from chest to head.

‘The Dance’ –a photo I took of a dancer from The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company.

‘TV’ –graffiti art on a Glens Falls building that has a TV set with the word obey in it.

‘The Sun Rises in a Purple Way’ –an old photo late 80s early 90s of a sunrise with a purplish color.

‘Television is Not Your Friend’-a photo of me in a chair with a bottle of liquor staring at a TV with noise on it and evil words on it.

‘Justified Rest’ –close-up on a fallen part of tree lying on the ground.

‘It is All the Same’ –is of a spider crossing to one place to another and it is the same two kinds of things.

‘One Way Dead End’ –a pile of Phillip-head screw drivers.

[No Title, Left Blank] –photo of a close-up on a blank pages in a journal.

‘Exfiltrate Restraint’ –parts of human skeletons. From a Leif Alexander Bernard photo of his fire series. Movement of camera of a nighttime camp fire.

‘The Hunt’ –same Leif Alexander Bernard fire series. This one seems to have birds of prey flying.

‘Trapped’ –another fire series of Leif Alexander Bernard photos. This one seemed to have animated faces of some kind in it.

‘Her Verve’ - From a Leif Alexander Bernard photo of his fire series. This one with an animated female figure peaking, hidden behind something.

‘A Detour of Light’ - From a Leif Alexander Bernard photo of his fire series.

‘The Hunt’ {lyrical Version} –same as above version but added lines that rhymes.

‘Trapped’ {lyrical Version} – same as above version but added lines that rhymes.

‘Reaching’ –a Montana Tracy photo of a house top with a window with reflection of the sky on it and shadow of tree branches on the houses side barely touching the window.

‘The Heart’-an artwork of Zach Zolls ‘Sacred Heart’ a heart attached to a mechanical contraption.

‘Colors of Destruction’ –painting by Bonnie Szmada which has colors of nature stuck on man-made objects.

‘When the Trumpet Blares’ –is from a painting by Burnest Crumple. An abstract collage of trumpeters and trumpets.

‘A Sunshine of Vividness, Caressing the Visionless’ –is from a painting by Carol Barrett. Splat of yellow paint on top of a black pattern.

‘Non Existence is Perfection’ – a painting by Kate Austin of mixed random colors. Was not really what I was actually looking at that prompt me to create a poem ‘no such thing as perfection’, ‘nobody’s perfect’ but the title reminded me I wanted to write a poem of perfection.

‘Assorted Memories’ –painting by Liz Parsons. A board or door or whatever that she used with images spread around with no order upon them.

‘StereoTypical Lies’ –another painting by Kate Austin. This one consists of ideas of words in the painting, also it seemed part of the canvas was jumping out at you as if it was torn open and one other part of the painting that was trying to jump out at you, coming out of the canvas.

‘Their Light’ – a painting by David J. Colt. This, an abstract with a bluish tints and hues seems with waves with stars or something else on the waves.

‘Not Mine Own’ –splat of narrow reddish in the middle with colors strewn around it. Another painting by David J. Colt.

‘Twin Embrace’ –two paintings with curves [three dimensional] curving out. Double painting by Lisa Adamson.

‘Avoiding Collision’ –a painting by Jenny Hutchinson. A figure with lines upon it like [melting?] or some other effect like [disintegrating like sand?]

‘Tendrils’ –artwork by Russell Sarrianne by using grape tendrils on certain kind of painting. This is about the technique than one individual work.

Crossword Poems: explanation of

CrossWord Poems- is poetry using all the answers to a crossword puzzle and attempting to make it that the reader understands it.

‘Afternoon Nightmare’ is about something to do about a wild dream in the afternoon with an arsonist in a fur tutu.

‘The Alibi’ is about a crazy alibi by a couple.

‘Quaker’s Sitars and Ale’ is a Quaker, ale and a jousting event using sitars.

‘This is Cooking?’ is of a magi in Omaha, a dope with axe and a few other oddball things thrown together.

‘Through an Imagination from a Beaver to a Metal’ is a beaver sampling beer stirring a cello’s ego.

‘Law At Sea’ is reading law, eating ham stew at sea.

‘Ether and Sambuca Soaked Sno-Cone’ a park, urn of tea bottle of Sambuca and a sno-cone with other wild imaginations.

‘Growth of the Root’ is a tree, pork chops and toons.

‘A Shot at a Game’ is a rapier with maple keel with mitt and tokens.

‘Unthought-of of Scheme’ is a vine reel of the Middle Ages and a good idea.

‘Miser Agent’ is a redness of a miser during the new Iron Age.

‘A Sailor’s Mistaken Judgment’ is of a sailor with sin with cedar tea.

‘The Sun Glares upon the Obscure’ something to do with chewing gum and a fine-toothed comb.

‘Premium Gas and Pentium Chips’ is rebuffed Pentium chips painting with pastels.

‘Ramshacking Ad-Libs’ is steeling tainted sleds.

‘Geographic Tail Obscured’ is of nonets in thongs at O’Hare.

‘Ode to the Horizon’ is a red tuna, gas and a Panini.

‘Airedale Terriers’ Personal Trainer in Monte Carlo’ is terriers with pieces of bodice in their teeth.

‘Ending of Brewing Stew’ is brew stew with raw eggs and a neon turkey.

‘Ale Lasagna’ is an ancient tradition apparently in Miami.

‘My Advice’ is Ahab in Philadelphia with a camera.

‘You Asked for It’ is molten lava and Bach with owls and a cult.

‘Untrained Amateur’ is a Moroccan con artist.

‘Tick Covered Awls’ is of math using stale babka, a candle and a do-rag.

‘A Slow-Witted Emu Has an Idea’ imagine that an emu that is slow-witted has an idea on a pier in Osaka.

‘Eternal Animation Named Oblivious’ is a pelican that teases porters with collies.

‘An Unavenged Avenger’ is an elfin opera a six shooter.

‘A Glass blower on an Idaho Isle’ playing a tabla on an isle in Idaho.

‘My Premonition’ is dialing a toll free number 1-800-habachi.

‘An Ogre Refuses its Aid’ is nuking tomatoes with TNT.

‘Tia Maria Rampage at a Rain Delay’ are opahs migrating with hangovers.

‘Raving in a Deli’ is Crete, asiago and reair through geyser’s lid.

‘The Jekyll and Hyde Concept’ is the good and the bad.

‘Stifled Loner’ is another incident in Idaho, this one a carafe.

‘Blood Seeped Manse on the Osage River’ is the mafia with pickled peppers and party poopers.

 

Jumbled Bourbon Poems: Defining Each Poem

'Jumbled Bourbon'- Is 40 poems of jumble poetry that I take jumble puzzles four scrambled words and write them some where’s in the poem, then take the final answer and use it as the title. Then add 12 bourbon poems to reach 52 poems. A little more understanding of what is going on than the ‘Crossword Poems’

Jumbles- ‘Bill Bored’ about a man keeping an eye on his drunken lover to make sure she’ll be all right.

‘Do Him Justice’ about best in drinking juice.

‘Knock ‘Em Dead’ about a cat using poison.

‘Cruise Crews’ about a cruise that people thought to be haunted but a mouse making things those things to happen.

‘Odds Choice’ a bishop accidently killing flowers and praying for them.

‘Miss Taken’ an idea that seems to be tricky and dreadful at the same time.

‘Preoccupied’ about penciling and an old fella.

‘Pedal-er’ on a bike through tough roads.

‘Scenic Change’ a possible cure for the hiccups.

‘Called It a Day’ about a father’s gambling habits and the child learning about not to be addicted to it.

‘Lived High’ helium inhalation of, causing a garden rampage.

‘Soaked’ an angler, a hook, bicycle spokes, and onions.

‘Arch Enemy’ a bit too abstract like some of the ‘Crossword Poems’

‘Exhausted’ a bird using a crane to bring an alter to its nest.

‘Smell Bound’ about a bison getting laughed at by others with his meeting with a skunk.

‘A Cutie Pie’ satisfying cutie-pies.

‘A Piece of Cake’ about finding cake in a pocket that has been there for a while.

‘Yester-Daze’ another abstract like the ‘Crossword Poems’

‘Hard to Stop’ yet another one to explain.

‘Will Power’ will power.

‘Cloud Be Verse’ female reading chaotic verse with a special T.G.I.F. at the end.

‘Absorbing’ Halloween party preparation gets botched.

‘Weight Lifter’ advise to lifting one’s weight off ones back.

‘All He’s Worth’ finding how dull one can be.

‘Got Defence’ nature comes together to fight against the abomination of it.

‘Prison Break’ newspaper wild imagination of an item for an escape.

‘Blushing’ a lass enticing a giant.

‘Think Tank’ thinking about crazy actions.

‘Ad-Versity’ a wild advise on investing.

‘The Creeps’ hey everyone has their own wild idea of fun.

‘Bellowed’ waking.

‘Well Suited’ having respectable action even though with too much drinking.

‘Ad-Vantage’ another one with a giant, with a valet and a business opportunity.

‘Raft of Ideas’ roaches with ideas.

‘Slim and Fast’ both ways.

‘Drawn Out’ drawing out the wild animals through wild behavior’

‘Dealt with It’ about larva and a leaf drifting away.

‘Went to Sleep’ old dog not wanting to do new tricks.

‘Exercised’ exercised.

‘Quicksand’ quail, suede and sand’

Bourbon- ‘Replenishment’ about not having excessive drinking.

‘A Poem a Day’ about writing one poem a day about bourbon, after writing like five of them. After writing it I stopped.

‘Bourbon Straight-Up’ about best without mixing with bourbon, especially the good tasting higher end.

‘One of the Stoppages on a Saturday Night’- about a place stocked with good bourbon.

‘Celebration’ how to celebrating without drinking anything. And how to remember how to.

’27 Women’ incident while had a drink of bourbon and a bachelorette attendees.

‘Muted Love’ about not be open about a love interest.

‘Every Friday Night At Wallabees’ bourbon, house band and the nights they play.

‘Another Bourbon Poem’ sipping bourbon while reminiscing what went wrong in a relationship.

‘Identity Theft’ about why my identity should not be stolen.

‘Bourbon’ also in the color series poems. The poem about bourbon itself.