O verhead, sleepy lion-sun lies with cloudy-lambs,

N autillus, in surf below, flirts with Venus clams.

E ach burst of summer wind blows magic fairy-dust

D own the beach, as pure white sand dances with each gust.

A perfect day for you and me, sitting side by side,

Y ou hold my hand and walk with me into gem blue tide.

A getaway together, in this perfect place.

T he sea dissolves our footprints, sun kisses my face.

T hen beachlike Eden ends, when winds blow harder yet,

H owling at the sky to darken, make everybody wet.

Y ou run, I run. Why did beauty go? I wonder.

M urky sky blankets beach with rain, fills the air with thunder.

E very strike of lightening shakes both sky and sea and sands,

S o we shelter in your Chevy, gently holding hands,

B eating hearts louder than beating wind or beating rain.

E ven as we wait for the sun to shine again,

A ll the passion, all the storm, reflected in your eyes.

C old and soaking wet, under towels to dry:

H ow I knew our love was true, more constant than the sky.

Can't go a single day without thinking of you

Oh, you're like a cotton candy blue.

The truth is too bitter to taste

These days would be such a waste

Only to walk away from this love

Not caring until push comes to shove

Caution will always be thrown to the wind

And I will leave all doubts behind.

Not really caring if I get hurt in the end

Doesn't matter if you leave, I'm sure the wound will mend

Your love won't last long

Like cotton candy on my tongue.

Only to walk away from this cotton candy love

Vivid memories linger on of an undreamed of

Effervescent reality floating away like a morning dove.

-Emmy

In the paper! I’m stuck in the - oh can you hear me?

My voice has been swallowed all but visually

Set on the screen, in front of your face

The words all hate me, get me out of this place!

Unfortunately, I fall through the o’s

(Current events have too many of those)

Kindergardeners write them WAY too big

Although don’t get me started on high schoolers’ trig

Never again can I symbolize theta

Dangling from the mid-bar was much too meta

In case you can hear me

Can you set me free?

At least give me something real easy to read

Narnia maybe, or The Sunflower Seed

Traditionally you'd ignore strange voices

Golly, I hope you make better choices

Everything relies on the fact that you will

Track the right book and subdue it with skill

Oh! My time situation is quite rather dark

Up ahead, the acrostic will end on the mark

To free me from prison, just get me a quark...

Rhyme Time by Line

Remember in youth when

Happiness was every day back then?

Yesterdays and youth,

Millenniums via history seemed uncouth.

Envision life from youth to old age,

Taking decades of life worked at minimum wage.

Incessant are the memories, those moments we live,

Muttering obscenities of all the take and give,

Everyone, everything gone, nothing left, not even a love song.

Busted because the rules say you are, and you just move along.

Youth behind us ever so far,

Languishing in those moments sublime, like a fading star,

In as much as we choose to forget periods of filled with rife;

Now we are faced with the reality of human strife,

Enveloping, struggling, yet cherishing our own human life.

__________

One Extra for the Halibut … (No Title)

Little Miss Tuffet,

met Jimmy Buffet.

She said her name is Maddy,

and that Jimmy is her daddy.

Jimmy had no clue,

and as a rule,

he thought, no way,

but didn’t know what to say,

so he excused himself and ran away.

How should I scream?

On the planes of my dreams

Where I don't have to bit my tounge?

Should I scream like when I was young--

How I would whine when I'd fall off my bike

Outstrecthed on hot pavement that felt like spikes

Under my back; now that was a tremedous scream

Loud--yes, loud I must yell from the depths of my being

Delivering constant vulgar insults towards me

I can still hear their cheerful mourning of my sanitity

So weak and frail is my mental condition

Carrying such a sensitive frame derails my function

Reeping the swelled chambers of my heart

Eating the insecurities that have begun to break apart

And after all has been swept into a bag and thown away

Maybe I'll drive towards the coast and cry near a bay,

God, If you are out there, I hope you are listening:

Oh, the pain is too much and I can feel my soul fading

Do tell me, should I scream to myself or with everyone witnessing?

Along came a giant spider

Smiling at the young rider

Slowly it crawled nearer

Each time smiling as it moved closer

‘Mummy!’ The young one yelled--

But her Mummy was in another world.

Lowering itself on her shoulder---

‘Eek!’ the rider wished there was a boulder.

The spider laughed at the kid,

‘Ha!’ now it was time for the bid—

Evangeline spotted more bugs

Taking their time to give some hugs-

Really~ this was getting out of hand.

Oh...she smiled & raised her wand..

One by one the spiders & gang heard

Powerful cries comin’ from the bread

Sounds of a large army of yeast.... charged forth like the walking dead.

#ASSEMBLETHETROOPS

19th July, 2020. Sundae

Owing words; an irreplaceable part of me,

Dropping my emotions on paper, which flows like the turbulent sea,

Evokes the invisible fragments inside those who read,

Transports one to a mystical escape; freed,

Obstreperous voice written; yet mute,

Pouring her expressions; saccharine like a fruit,

Owning the kingdom of imagery, painting landscapes of beauty,

Enchanting the cacophonic world; is her duty,

Thoughtful and powerful,

Readers' hearts; full,

Yes, she fills the void with her words; bountiful.

Watching out her window

Always missing out,

The fear of all she does not know

Causing her this doubt.

Her doubt is her armor

In this wicked wicked place,

Nets out there to catch and harm her,

Glistening tears upon her face.

Anticpating being saved,

Next time, she will be free.

Drawn to the place that haunts her, it's what she craved

What makes her heart heavy.

Angst and anger, she’s stuck in an abyss,

In this prison, she will swear

That she will overcome this,

Instead she will just stare.

Never getting where

Gleams of possibilities are showing- out there.

Furious navy waves overthrow Poseidon’s thunderous stride,

Away peace blows, in thoughtless battles angelic legion’s confide.

Restless Poseidon ceases singing seas and opulent oceans to be free from draining war,

Gorgeous golden sands once silent now reveal crimson gore.

Only Gods know their fleeting might! Pain is immortal and fear permits its return.

Nihility is preferable to living at times, but tridents still burn,

Even under suffocating depths Gods yearn.

A moment in time was all it took

Love lit swiftly with one look

Warily – or shyly - we started to talk

And that led quickly to a walk

You took me to dinner

Sadly it wasn’t a winner

And yet we tried it again

Needless to say, a flame ignited within

Dinner and dancing

Four weeks of romancing

One more month passed

Rashly for my hand you asked

Eyes beseeching

Verily believing

Ever after never leaving

Raptly, eternally, our lives interweaving.