Spit and Polish
operational efficiency
of no consequence
it's spit and polish that matters
that glowing appearance of eloquence
pomp and ceremony
is first priority
we need to build the image
and gleam of the authority
gold and silver
and robes of satin
carpets of silk
and scrolls in latin
what is espoused
is not very clear
but it has the capacity
to generate cheer
but I would be careful
there's a hidden message here
someone is claiming power
so I'd be ready to jeer
DeaBeePea 3-16-17
Start to Finish
is it a 100 yd. dash
or cross-country run
either way
it's a lot of fun
tripping and stumbling
on the cindered ash
my speed and mentality
tend to clash
unprepared for victory
and never willing to lose
the middle ground
is the ultimate cruise
but as I conjecture
I realize now
that there is no line
do demark the how
of defining existence
the start and end
it's a philosophical run
with an amusing bend
DeaBeePea 4-3-17
The Original
a word of hype
and magnetic charm
a non-chemical burger
or from the farm
a candy from the homeland
or a pioneer theme
Catherine Parr Traill's recipe
or plan with no scheme
honest and simple
it's hard to be sure
advertiser's are deceptive
with their seductive blur
so all I can say
is that I am authentic
the ultimate example of me
even if a bit hebephrenic
DeaBeePea 4-2-17
Empty Pockets
I find my pockets
have adversity
to emptiness
an ironic twist
when I do laundry
I always check
because linty things
often exist
kleenex and notes
and receipts from the store
but rarely money
a predictable gist
but once and a while
I find sixty bucks
forgotten in haste
something I'd missed!
so when jeans are washed
the pockets await
a new and filling story
in the compartmental midst
DeaBeePea 4-1-17
Gotcha!
me with my swatter
as a young menace
to the insect world
playing gotcha tennis
a sense of victory
in this loveless game
squishing so blood-thirsty
rendering them lame
yes, they were annoying
and I had the tool
but in retrospect
maybe I was a fool
little understanding
of how to serve a fly
pondering its purpose
shunning mankind's lie
so now I'm more pensive
even guilt-ridden of sorts
not as reckless
on the walls of killing-courts
DeaBeePea 7-31-17
Miracle Grow
those beans went wild
the stalk shot up
Jack was astounded
at the vine abound
so he added more
of this chemical stuff
but he overdid it
and it died a bit
compost and manure
he added at the base
and terraced the land
while making a command
"Blue Lake I ask you
to grow to the sky
and I promise not to make
a nitrogen-phosphate snake"
DeaBeePea 3-30-17
BOUNCE
Psychologically
no problem
the bounce is still there
with a touch of despair
lots of humour
and sexual desire
but I won't get into that
as my mind perspires
if I fall real hard
I might get hurt
a smashed up ego
feeling like a loligo
a bloated self-image
coming down to earth
my confidence
experiencing rapid dearth
comparing me wittingly
to a fabric softener
maybe a nice thought
as my bones are wrought
but all in all
my bounce is in my words
at least I have that
even if they're for the birds
DeaBeePea 3-29-17
DRY BONES
politically brittle
but making us laugh
you can put our behavior
on a chuckle-o-graph
the irony of Israel
and Jerusalem posts
a Kirschenic vehicle
that Britain boasts
the valley of the bones
is an Ezekielian source
juxtaposed on today
and our international course
we drop our guard
with this humorous view
not in offence
but in a seductive roux
DeaBeePea 3-28-17
What If
what if
all the "what ifs" happened
holy smokes
what a crazy world it would be
of course
it already is a nutty place
so I suppose
anything can transpire, you see
and I know
that if I say what if, God forbid
it will occur
as I stand under a falling tree
silence
will be my modus operandi
for my safety
hence; what will be will be
DeaBeePea 3-27-17
No
the hardest word for me to say
participation
my favourite play
doing a favour regardless of cost
rewarding
my heart at bay
but I suppose in retrospect
no
has its rightful day
but it can be unpleasant
so
back to yes without delay
DeaBeePea 3-26-17
No #2
no no no
my power trip
keep it going
my daily blip
passive aggressive
unpopular, yes
but I get my way
without a guess
I'm sorry to say
this isn't me
it's a fictional guy
not fit to a tea
but it's fun to think
that I am a meany
just for a moment
maybe teenie weenie
DeaBeePea 3-26-17
Prophecy
Inspiration
Filtering its supreme blood
Interpretation
Vision with new eyes
Revelation
A new mirror of realities flood
Emanation
An enlightened and active intellect
Rational
The first of the faculties
Imagination
The second effect
Future
Understanding and foreknowledge
Past
Through no natural light of reason
the Diviner
a lack of scientific pledge
clairvoyance
magic, divination, foretelling with sorcery
Skepticism
Merely a coincidence
Intuition
Bypassing the path of the sensory
The Elder
Repository of accumulated insight
Judaism
Prophecy withdrawn from destruction
Christianity
Magic conveyance of the message’s light
Islam
Every oracle an inherited tenure
Bahá'í Faith
intermediary between the divine and humanity
Buddhism
Beautiful flowers rained from the sky so pure
Allegory
Dreams, revelation, and then we hear
The human speaker, the angelic speaker, the Divine speaker
We awaken, and invisibly appear
DeaBeePea 3-25-17
Prophecy #2
all my predictions have been exactly right
and that is because
I live in illusion
far away from reality's blight
DeaBeePea 3-25-17
Prophecy #3
We all know
who will take over the world
for when mankind croaks
he is forever gone
but when the valiant frog croaks
he is alive to spawn...
DeaBeePea 3-25-17
Personal Hygiene #2
its all
fine and dandy
as sweet as a
rose
soft skin
no pimply's
nice fingernails
as it goes
but what about
the earth
and it's cleansing
rules
rivers
filtering through
organic soil
pools
draining
to oceans
and synthesis
our sky
a chain
of events
that we well know
might die
the end
could come
and our soul
will cry
DeaBeePea 3-23-17
Simon Says
what gives you the right
do this
I have no reason
to follow your direction
and anyways
they seem rather arbitrary
things
that are not of my selection
hands above my head
and knees awiggle
seems rather silly
but I'm not to blame
oh, excuse me
I didn't realize
that you were just playing
it's only a game
DeaBeePea 3-24-17
Simon Says #2
Simon says don't litter
it's best not to smoke
get eight hours sleep
and be a humble bloke
choose your words wisely
do your little part
make our world better
and do things from the heart
but when he says do that
he's only kidding you
he's a rather playful fellow
your out of the game... poo!
DeaBeePea 3-24-17
Down
The sky is blanketed in blue
as rich and thick as eider
it shines from the sun's magic
pouring an amethyst cider
I can taste this wine
a blueberry empyrean
toasting this joy
as I sing in exulting clarion
DeaBeePea 3-21-17
Prism
Medium to medium
The light is traveling
New refracted angle
The single ray unraveling
These two conductors
A kaleidoscopic train
Splitting ratios
And changing the reflective plane
A rainbow so dispersed
Through soap-bubble’s coat
An iridescent cascade
As colours in spectrum float
DeaBeePea 5-16-17