Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry Part Two April 16 to April 30

final statistics for the month – 165 poems written , most posted here or in part one. Enjoy comments welcomed

Note: for the rest of the month, from April 18th to April 30, I will still be writing a lot of poems, but only posting a few per day so i can build up some “unpublished” poems for my future submissions. And in May-June I will be turning to editing my novels so expect a less frantic pace of poetry updates from me for the next few months. it has been a creative challenge keeping up the pace but I am getting a bit “poemed” out. i will list the poems I write this month in the index and note whether they are posted or not, and of course if anyone wants to read one of the “unpublished poems” we can work something out. just ask. and expect a few more postings in May and June as poems are published elsewhere I will post them here as well as I like doing.

Finally if anyone wants to guest post poems on cats, computers, coffee or the corona virus let me know – I’d love to try publishing your work as well but check out my cats, computer, coffee or corona poems here first before sending me your stuff, and perhaps you could return the favor?

thanks

Jake Cosmos Aller

Incheon near Seoul, South Korea

2017 April Poems

April 2018 Poems

April 2019 Poems

Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry Part One

Corona Virus Poems

every day I turn on the news published

Christian Right on Corona

Corona Virus Pandemic Thoughts

Welcome to Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry. This is the fourth attempt to do this. For this year I am doing things a bit different. Since I am in Korea I will be posting a day later from here starting April 2 which will be April first in the U.S.First I will update my poems daily here (along with audio clips, photos clips, and links to various prompts etc)

Second I will update my links on the following sites where I have been posting poetry for some time – all my April poems will be here regardless of whether I post them elsewhere – I will be posting one to two per day on these sites and writing anywhere from two to five per day, with many of them not being posted at all so I can accumulate some “unpublished poems” but I will list them all here either as posted or unposted. The posted ones will have audio, photos and links occasionally to other sites.

Here are the sites along with the links to my poetry posted there.

All Poetry

Cosmos Funnel

Comma ful

NaPoWrMo National Poetry Month contest like the NaNoWrMo novel contest in the fall, they will have daily prompt as well

Poetry super highway will also be doing a daily prompt

Poetry Soup

You and others can see your poems on your PoetrySoup poetry page here:
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poems_by_poet.aspx?ID=79587

Poetry Nook

https://www.poetrynook.com/user/jake-aller

Writing.com

https://www.writersdigest.com/

Writer’s digest daily prompts

And on my various FB poetry sites will post my poems on five different sites per day and since I’ve lost count of how many I am following well that could be a lot, but I will list them as I post on them in case anyone is interested in finding poetry and writing groups on FB

Finally, love to hear how others are coping both with corona virus, and with the April Poetry month. I suspect that there will be a lot of interest this year since people are staying home!

Now let’s get to the poems shall we? I will update this daily

Index

Chronological list

ursday April 16

Some parts of me craves a hard won miracl

Thursday April 16

Some parts of me craves a hard won miracle poetry super highway prompt
the greatest mystery of my life writing com daily dew drop in
my greatest comfort food is coffee tweeter poetry prompt
smoothie tweeter poetry prompt
mango madness tweeter poetry prompt
Bulgar is not one of my things tweeter poetry prompt
Plans tweeter poetry prompt
goat meets Pig all poetry contest
waiting for death all poetry contest
hot coffee in the morning fan story

Friday April 17

You are my Lode Star love Sonnet
another Nigerian spam found poem
Last Day of America writers digest prompt – last blank

Plane, Train or Automobile – none of us can escape our fate
packages tweeter speak poetry prompt April 16 Packages
computer madness sonnet – sonnet all poetry computer frustration contest
You have always been my sunshine love sonnet for all poetry contest on prompt line Sunshine Kissed

Not Posted

my Mother’s secret life as a mad poet – poetry superhighway prompt to write a poem based on your mother’s imagined journal writings

Saturday April 18

Starting today will post no more than five poems, reserve the rest for publication or remain unpublished

For Posting

Cosmic Debris Corona Sonnet
No More Ties for Me! Writing com Daily Dew Drop Inn to write about a piece of clothing
Korean Blues Crown of Sonnets – Writer digest prompt write an exotic poem wrote my first crown of sonnet form too, and it mostly rhymes! go figure

Not for Posting today may remain unpublished

Corona Consumes Me Corona Sonnet 3
God Deals with Corona
Seeing Reality Via Them
Problems with the Bible Chapter two of Genesis
Dear God – Please re-write the bible -poetry Superhighway prompt re-write sacred text version 2

Sunday April 19

for posting

General Corona Leads His Troops Into Battle, crown of sonnets
Voice Message for God – writer digest prompt write a “message Poem” so this is a voice mail to GOD
The Time when she came to Me Poetry Superhighway prompt to write a poem about time travel to your past or your future

Not for Posting

Dear President Trump
Christ Comes Back and Judges us all

Monday April 20

for posting

Love Dream Triolet
National Poetry Month Prompt Day 12
ARC Pensively three word challenge – ARC, Hold, Back
Lonely Old Man Howling at the Moon Writers Digest prompt use six words prompt – bump, embrace, fixture, howl, lonely, resolve
watching the President haunts my nightmares
poetry superhighway prompt write about a nightmare
boogey men in The Mist
content tracing, “the mist” unpublished poem writer for April Poetry Month 2020, based on the Mist TV Services based on the Stephen King

Not for Posting hold for publication

playing basketball Beneath the Lunatic Moon =creative talents unleashed prompt
Sprouts of Love Grows in My Dreams -creative talents unleashed prompt
ART Calms the Soul amid the corona death -creative talents unleashed prompt
Strange Findings at a Thrift Shop/Garage shop -creative talents unleashed prompt

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Siblings I wish I had -creative talents unleashed prompt

Tuesday April 21

Posted

Isolation Blues writer’s digest Isolation Blues
You’re still a young man
Coffee Star Selvin writing com formal poem
My Life’s Drama writing com dew drop inn prompt
Covid19 Heroes all poetry contest
I never get tired of looking at you all poetry contest
Alone corona sonnet creative talents unleashed prompt
Last Acorn – poetry soup contest entry

not posted

Farmers Market
Tweet speak the farmer’s market
Walking in the woods in the corona era creative talents unleashed prompt
Unrequited Love Story creative talents unleashed prompt
perfect brunch menu creative talents unleashed prompt
White Flower of Love creative talents unleashed prompt

Wednesday April 22

Posted

Secret Love of Sheep – pensively 101 three word prompt, print, cover, sheep
Nigerian Bank Scam found poem
She came to me in a dream duet writers digest prompt
ode to morning coffee National Poetry Month prompt
oceans writing.com Daily Dew Drop Inn prompt
Noise of the news Drives Out Spring Poetry Superhighway
Cats and Dogs Contrapuntal Poem All Poetry contest
Let there Be Light All poetry contest
Go ethnic tweets-peak

Tuesday April 23

Isolation Blues writer’s digest Isolation Blues
You’re still a young man
Coffee Star Selvin writing com formal poem
My Life’s Drama writing com dew drop inn prompt
19 Heroes all poetry contest
I never get tired of looking at you all poetry contestAlone corona sonnet creative talents unleashed prompt

not posted

Wednesday April 24

Secret Love of Sheep – pensively 101 three word prompt, print, cover, sheep
Nigerian Bank Scam found poem
She came to me in a dream duet writers digest prompt
ode to morning coffee National Poetry Month prompt
oceans Daily Dew Drop Inn prompt
Noise of the news Drives Out Spring Poetry Superhighway
Cats and Dogs Contrapuntal Poem All Poetry contest
Let there Be Light All poetry contest
Go ethnic tweetspeak

Thursday April 25

Programing a VCR and other terrors
Na/GloPOWR/Mo prompt Day 18
Quirk of fate
writers digest prompt to write a quirk poem
I have bad teeth
poetry super highway prompt to write a confession poem about something you should do but have not done
Letter to My Past Self
writing.com Daily Dew Drop inn Prompt
pensively 101 prompt three word challenge path, honesty, remote
Covid madness sweeps through the world all poetry contest

Friday April 26

Cold Winter Day pensively prompt
social distancing walking in the Springtime writers digest prompt to write a social blank poem
ode to my book shelves filled with unread books, poetry superhighway prompt to write a poem in plain sight
Dream Lover Balwa writing com formal poetry prompt
endless arguments with my brothers writing com daily dew drop inn prompt to write a poem about arguments
Just Shoot me – pensively 101 three wood challenge
wrappers – tweets-speak
Pumpkin season – pumpkin tweet-speak
secret layers tweets-speak

Saturday April 26

Finally I wake
Window of Promise – Tweet speak daily prompt
Nature’s Bounty Awaits Me
Alone No More
Has God Anointed Donald Trump as our leader?
waking at love Haiku

Sunday April 27

Drinking Coffee amid the morning flowers
Pensively 101 prompt bloom, switch, chain
Stem – tweeter speak
Playing Bach to Calm the Mind and Soul – National Poetry Month Prompt
President Trump You are the Annotated One – found poems from right wing Christians – Crown of Sonnets -writers digest remix poem
My Computer Hates Me – Poetry Superhigh way prompt objects speak
Darkness Descends – All Poetry Contest
The Grim Reaper Smiles All Poetry Contest

Monday April 28

Her Love Shines throughout the day -version two for poetry superhighway
Cosmos’s total Information Awareness
Living in an Orwellian Nightmare
Poetic and other inspirations
National Poetry Month Daily Prompt
Changes are coming due -writing digest prompt
Rain Fall in the Springtime Daily Dew Drop Inn
General Corona is coming for us all Poetry Magnum Prompt -content tracing “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg

Bonus Poem

I am writing to let you know

published in Active Muse http://www.activemuse.org/2020_Open_Poems/Jake_Aller.html

Tuesday April 28

The Presidents Sits Down on his Naked Rump -Pensively 101 three word challenge, teeth, Rump, green
End of Winter tweet-speak prompt
massive piles of meat -writers digest prompt to write a “massive “ poem
three mad poems of desire – poetry super highway prompt
Love Sidlak – writing com formal poetry challenge
come on baby light my fire -writing com daily dew drop inn prompt to write a “fire” Poem

Not Posted

Stupid stuff done as a teenage -On stealing things national Poetry Month Prompt
Art of Eating – tweet speak
Rules creative talents unleashed
My Feet Take Me There creative talent unleashed
Happy walking in the woods Tanka walking in the woods creative talents unleashed
Sad women inside the camera’s lens creative talents unleashed

Wednesday April 29

Looking Back on the Date when I met my Fate
writers digest looking back poem prompt
the funeral for a mad queen -Poetry Superhighway prompt
the End of America, another cosmos’s rant found poem thanks to William Walton
Gaia Welcomes Us – found poem poetic rant -thanks to William Walton
flowers for my love – National Poetry Day Prompt
seasons of my love – tweet-speak prompt – write a seasonal poem

Thursday April 30

Have words lost all meaning?
plate plans -tweet-speak daily April Prompts
Slide, Catch, Shot -Pensitivity 101 prompt
total Success- writers digest prompt total blank poem
Blues Brothers medley found poem -poetry Superhighway prompt
Will always recall the date I met my fate all poetry contest
general Corona is Happy all poetry contest
waterfall of love poetry soup contest
last Entry for May – pensively prompt 101
baby I got the blues found poem thanks to William Walton
praise love of my life – writers digest prompt
things better left unsaid
random rhymes writing com prompt
things to resolve before I die – poetry super highway prompt

bonus poem – corona virus haiku – Published Poetry Ni

Begin Poems

Th

e

some parts of me
craves a hard won miracle
in these dark dire times

I even start to pray
to a god who may not exist
or answer my prayers

yes we need a miracle
a deus ex machina to sweep down
and send the virus back to hell

a miracle to calm
the dark storms
swirling around us

a miracle
to end this virus madness
and restore normal life

nothing short
but a miracle
will do

Poetry superhighway prompt – Some parts of me craves a hard won miracle

the greatest mystery of my life

the greatest mystery
of my life
remains how I met my wife
I first dreamt of her

back in the day
every week she came to me
speaking to me
in a weird language

then one day
eight years later
she walked off a bus
and into my life

and to this day
I have no rational explanation
as to How I dreamt
about her for eight years

I can only conclude
that we knew
each other
in a prior life

and our love crossed
the barriers of time
and space
until that date

we were doomed to meet
for on that date
so many years ago
I met my fate

writing com Daily Dew Drop Inn

my greatest comfort food is coffee

My greatest comfort food
is a hot cup of coffee
early in the morning

I pound down my coffee
and unleash my inner muse
inspired by the caffeine

I get to work
slowly drinking my cup
of heaven and hell
my morning cup of Joe

tweeters speak daily prompt

blueberry smoothie

my daily breakfast
includes blue berries
in my smoothie

blueberry,
strawberry,
oranges

banana,
pineapple,
home made kefir

kale
spinach
wheat grass
macca root
apple cider vinegar

coconut oil
stevia
honey
cinnamon

all blended to perfection
that is my daily breakfast
fit for a champion

tweeter speak prompt

mango madness

the best mangos
I ever had
were in India

in the early spring
mango madness
spreads across India

as mangos are in season
and mangos are everywhere
on every menu

so sweet
so fragrant
so magical

mango madness
takes over
my soul

as I eat my mango
dreaming mango dreams

tweeter speak

Bulgar is not one of my things

Bulgur-Bourghul-Burghul-Bulgar.jpg_350x350

Bulgar is not one of my things
Unless there is nothing left to eat
Like nothing at all
Get that bulgar off my plate
All i want is anything else
Raw bulgar just does not do it for me

tweeter speak

Plans

Close up coffee cup with heart latte art on table — Close up white coffee cup with heart shape latte art on wood table at cafe.

every morning I wake up
filled with great plans
I sit
drink my coffee

make my plans
lost in my thoughts
focused on the plan
endless to do lists

then life happens
and my plans
go awry
thrown out the window

At the end of the day
a man without a plan
is a man
lost in inner space

Year of the Goat Meets Year of the Pig

I was born in the year of the goat
my wife
was born in the year of the pig
a perfect match

according to Buddhist fortune tellers
a man born in the year of the goat
loves luxury and loves spending money

while a woman born
in the year of the pig
is a genius at making money

the man enjoys the wealth
his pig wife creates
for his enjoyment
and that is the perfect match

and so it has been for us
as I enter my 65th birth year
I find myself richer
than I ever thought I would be

richer
than the legendary Cronus
richer
than Midas himself

way more money
than I could ever use
all because I married
a golden pig

all poetry horoscope contest

waiting for death

hopelessly
we all stand looking about
waiting for our death

all poetry fragment haiku contest

hot coffee in the morning

hot
coffee in morning
gets my blood moving
takes me to heaven then crashes to hell

fan story contest

Friday April 17 –

note: an attempted sonnet

another Nigerian spam found poem

the Nigerians keep sending me
and millions of others
delightedly creative spam messages
this is one of the nicer ones
I have received

Enjoy
but don’t send her any money!!!!!

Good day Child of God,
Calvary Greetings
in the name of the LORD Almighty
and Our LORD JESUS CHRIST
the giver of every good thing.

Good day and compliments of the seasons,
i know this letter
will definitely come to you
as a huge surprise,

I humbly
ask you to give me
your attention
and hear me,

i am writing this mail
to you
with heavy sorrow
in my heart,

but I implore you
to take the time
to go through it carefully

as the decision you make
will go off a long way
to determine
my future
and continued existence.

I am Mrs. Esther Heidi
aging widow of 61 years old
suffering from long time illness.

I have some funds
I inherited from my late husband
, the sum of ($17 Million Dollars) a

And I needed a very honest
and God fearing
who can withdraw this money
then use the funds for Charity works

I WISH TO GIVE THIS FUNDS
TO YOU FOR CHARITY WORKS.

I found your email address
from the internet
after honest prayers
to the LORD
to bring me a helper

and i decided to contact you
if you may be willing
and interested to handle
these trust funds in good faith

before anything happens to me.
I accept this decision
because I do not have any child
who will inherit this money
after I die.

I want your urgent reply
to me so that I will give you
the deposit receipt

which the bank issued to me
as next of kin
for immediate transfer of the money
to your account in your country,

to start the good work of God,
I want you to use the 30/percent
of the total amount to help
yourself in doing the project.

I am desperately
in keen need of assistance
and I have summoned
up courage to contact you

for this task,
you must not fail me
and the millions of the poor people
in our todays WORLD.

This is no stolen money
and there are no dangers involved,
100% RISK FREE
with full legal proof.

Please if you would be able
to use the funds for the Charity

(Note: I would use the money
to invest in the Church of Jake)
I want you to
take 30 percent of the total money

for your personal use
while 70% of the money
will go to charity.

I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality
and trust in this matter to accomplish
my heart desire, as I don’t want anything

that will jeopardize my last wish.
Please kindly
respond for further details.

Thanks and God bless you,

Regards

Mrs. Esther Heidi

comment: the sad reality
is that 10 percent
of people fall for these scams
and loose lots of money
whole towns in Nigeria
exist to exploit the world
they call themselves
the 404 army
if it is too good to be true
it is probably not true

end comment

the Conqueror Worm Corona Sonnet

Lo, t’s a galla night
within the lonesome later years
when around the world
the dreaded corona virus showed its might
spending fear to those in their later years
that it might take them in the night
that before the sun came up
their time on earth would end up
DEATH IS COMING

TO US ALL

NONE CAN ESCAPE

WE
AWAIT
FATE

# content tracing: the Conqueror Worm By Edgar Allan Poe
writing.com corona sonnet form challenge

with apologies to the Ghost of Edgar Allan Poe!!!! May he rest in peace wherever he is

The Last Day of America

the last day of America
was the day we last voted
the last election we ever had

for on that day
a month before
the corona virus re-emerged

as the great re-opening
of the US economy

failed to stop the relentless spread
of the virus from hell
led by General Corona

causing panic and mass confusion
fear kept Americans home

and Donald Trump
was re-elected
because his voters
believed that God
had told them to vote
for their new found king

the newly energized President Trump
declared a national emergency
martial law
and suspension of the constitution

Promising to restore democracy
when the time was right

he promised his followers
that he would restore Christian values
renaming the United States
the Christian States of America

on that date
we met our fate

Christian fascism
was here to stay
as the time was never right
to restore the old Republic

on the last day
of American

writers digest prompt – last blank

My Mother’s Secret Life as a Mad Poet – not for publication

Somehow this fragment is the only pages that were left – she encouraged me to write from an early age and she and I loved talking about what we were reading and about politics and life but so much of her inner soul, her inner demons she never told me about then one day dementia took hold and I never was able to find out much about her secret shrouded life and she took a lot of secrets to the grave as did my father. Ultimately I decided not to publish this poem as it is too personal and she had her reasons she did not want to publish any of her writings and after reflection, I decided to honor that so this and many of her other stories will remain with her in the other world. But I had fun writing it and trying to make her rambling style into something resembling more formal verse. I took the original steam of consciousness style and forced it into a crown of sonnets eight 14 line free verse non-rhyming sonnets format (is there such a thing?) for somehow that worked for me. and somehow I think she would have approved of my edited version. I like to think so.

Plane, Train or Automobile – none of us can escape our fate

in these dark and dire times
we find ourselves living

we often fear that the times
are infected with death

and so we are afraid
deathly afraid
that if we take a plane

we will find General Corona
among the passengers

and we be afraid
deadly afraid

that the subways
are incubators
of death and destruction

the virus spreads
fear and death
in its wake

many of us
retreating to our homes
and venturing out
in our cars

only to find
death is stalking us
as traffic piles up

traffic accidents
still killing more people
that the dreaded General Corona

the grim reaper smiles
his work is done

Satan thanks General Corona
for a job well done

awarding him a Satanic
medal of freedom
Hell’s highest honor

writing com daily dew drop in prompt

packages

they say
that God works in mysterious ways
his wonders to perform

every day it seems
that more and more
of what we buy
and consume

comes in packages
sent from here and there
as people
continue to practice
social distancing

and going to the store
becomes an exercise
fraught with peril
and danger

so we order
on-line
and we get our packages
sent from here and there

one day we received
a gift package
of clams
delicious fresh clams

as I ate them
I thought of the workers
who had labored unseen
for me to enjoy
this bounty from the sea

and I gave thanks
to the gods
for making it happen
in this day and age

we should thank
those who are still
laboring to feed the world

they are the unsung heroes
of this war fought by nature
under the direction
of General Corona

tweeter speak poetry prompt April 16 Packages

computer madness sonnet

evil_computer_is_evil_by_insanefangirl_d32vpue-fullview

computer madness infects my soul
every day when I turn on my PC
and encounter endless haiku error messages
constant crashing, constant eating my files
at times like this it seems to me
that my mad as a hatter crazed computer
is plotting against me and only me
it wants to drive me quite insane
sending me right around the bend
as I scream at my machine
it beeps at me this damn machine
smiling as I threaten once again
to shoot the hell bound machine

sonnet all poetry computer frustration contest

You have always been my sunshine

You have always been my sunshine
my moonshine, my load star
that guides me in the night
for your sunshine kissed my soul
the day that you walked
out of my dreams
into my life
and became my wife
for 38 years and counting
every morning I see you sleeping
your smile is like the sunshine
that wakes my soul
and banishes the nightmares
back to the dark corners of my mind

love sonnet for all poetry contest on prompt line Sunshine Kissed

mad computer haiku

mad computer
computer wants to kill me
or drive me insane

Fan story haiku contest

Saturday April 18

Korean Blues Crown of Sonnets

I have been dealing with Things Korean
for almost 40 years now
dealing with a once exotic land
now my second homeland
first came to Korea
in the Peace Corps in Korea
went to Korea to find the woman
in search of the woman
who haunted my dreams
met the woman
Fell in love with the woman
From Korea who walked out my dreams
In an land still exotic

In a land still exotic
It was a very exotic different land
and even now decades later a new land
remains for most Americans
still a strange land exotic
but much more known land
in the US
due to K drama, K Pop,
Koreans have become globally cool but still exotic
Many of my fellow Americans
may know a few people from Korea
and some have served or lived in Korea
but to most of the us Americans
it remains over there still exotic
a strange Asian exotic land

A strange Asian Exotic land
I fell in love with that exotic land
now I spend half my time living Korean time
half in the U.S. time
and due to the corona time
will be here for some time
and well Korea
no longer an exotic land
as I am now just living in Korea
my thoughts half Korean
and even dream in Korean
so be it near the end of my time
I am back where I began

Writer digest prompt write an exotic poem wrote my first crown of sonnet form too, and it mostly rhymes! go figure

Cosmic Debris Corona sonnet 2

I received a mysterious email package
followed by a phone call offering me a magical mask
a mask that they claim would prevent me
from the dreaded General Corona
hey there
who you jiving with that cosmic debris
a mask that they did not want me
me to know about

TOP SECRET CODE 2 LEVEL STUFF

MUST ACT NOW

SEND MONEY ASAP

BUY

NOW

# content tracing- “Cosmic Debris by Frank Zappa”
with apologies to Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa Cosmic Debris

The mystery man came over
And he said I’m outta sight
He said for a nominal service charge
I could reach nirvana tonight
If I was ready, willing and able
To pay him his regular fee
He would drop all the rest of his pressing affairs
And devote his attention to me
But I said look here brother
Who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Look here brother, don’t waste your time on me
The mystery man got nervous and he fidget around a bit
He reached in the pocket of his mystery robe
And he whipped out a shaving kit
Now I thought it was a razor
And a can of foaming goo
But he told me right then when the top popped open
There was nothin’ his box won’t do
With the oil of aphrodite, and the dust of the grand wazoo
He said you might not believe this, little fella
But it’ll cure your asthma too
And I said look here brother
Who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now what kind of a guru are you, anyway?
Look here brother, don’t waste your time on me
(Don’t waste your time)
I’ve got troubles of my own, I said
And you can’t help me out
So, take your meditations and your preparations
And ram it up your snout
But I got the crystal ball, he said
And held it to the light
So I snatched it, all away from him
And I showed him how to do it right
I wrapped a newspaper ’round my head
So I looked like I was deep
I said some mumbo-jumbo, then
I told him he was going to sleep
I robbed his rings and pocketwatch
And everything else I found
I had that sucker hypnotized
He couldn’t even make a sound
I proceeded to tell him his future, then
As long as he was hanging around
I said the price of meat has just gone up
And your old lady has just gone down
Look here brother
Who you jiving with that cosmik debris?
Now is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?
Don’t you know, you could make more money as a butcher?
So, don’t waste your time on me
Don’t waste it, don’t waste your time on me (om shanti, om shanti, om shanti, shanti)

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Frank Zappa
Cosmik Debris lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

Frank Zappa performance Cosmic debris

No More Ties for Me!

When I retired
I made three vows
to myself

first, I would spend
my remaining life
loving my wife

second, i would never wear a tie again
unless it was a real special occasion
as I hated wearing ties and suits

wore a suit and tie
almost every day
of my life

as a teacher
later as a foreign service officer
all over the world

last year of my job
I only wore a tie
on “tie worthy occasions”

since then I have been
tie free
except for a wedding

and I love it
hated suits and ties
just not Berkeley enough

for my free spirit
too damn corporate
and I don’t care anymore

and in Oregon, where I lived
no one wore a tie,
not the Oregon way

oh the last thing
I shave twice a month now
used to hate shaving

but I also don’t like
a full shaggy itchy beard
and I shaved every day

for years and years
except when I was in the hospital
for a year

and I grew to love
having a beard
back then

back to the office
started shaving again
every damn day

now I do my thing
no office for me
and no more daily shaving

and a beard is also
very Northern Cal/Northwest
Oregonian Chic

so once every two weeks
is a good compromise
my beard is now a poet’s face

and so I hope to keep
these three vows
until my time is done

writing com Daily Dew Drop Inn prompt to write a poem about a piece of clothing

Corona Consumes Me Corona Sonnet 3

I am consumed by the corona virus
and I am slowly being taken over
as the virus infects my mind

taking me over turning me
into a wild raving zombie man
Let there be light

will I become the first

ZOMBIE APOLYCAPASE LOOMS

WILL WE ALL DIE

CORONA

KILLS

content tracing – Let there be light from Bible and the entire Zombie Apocalypse genre where the Zombie flu started usually in China as a flu and then morphs into the zombie disease

Sunday April 19

General Corona Leads His Troops Into Battle, crown of sonnets

corona

General Corona leads his forces across the world
riding on a black horse
from out of the Apocalypse

ride the four horsemen
which are let loose upon the world
He leads his forces across the world
into battle as the leader of his evil forces

The enemy of humanity
General Corona he does not care
nor does his virus minions care
about your nationality he does not care
about your politics he does not care
or your wealth or who you are

for all you are nothing but humanity
the corona general sees humanity
the corona general sees humanity
as nothing but hosts for his virus army

as nothing but hosts for his virus army
chanting death to humanity
until his evil army
sweeps throughout the world
throughout the world
and millions must die

it is the will of the general all must die
and it is the end of the world
or perhaps the beginning of a new world

filled with hope and love through out the world
humanity comes alive throughout the world
fighting back against the virus army
peace, love and compassion defeats the army
and general corona will finally himself die

Voice Message for God

dialing 202-346-5666 Beep
You have reached GOD
Press 1 for English, Press 2 for Spanish
leave a message or prayer
and maybe an angel will call you
will get back to you Beep
Hey GOD someone sent me your number
and well I hope I’ve reached your number
I don’t know where to start that’s the point
GOD I am scared of you
all the time is my point
I am so afraid, so scared
of the dreaded General Corona
and his invisible army is my point

and his invisible army is my point
forcing me to stay at home
and I am sacred
that you anointed the wrong man
to be our leader, that makes me sacred
not to second guess you man
your will be done and all of that man
but GOD, can’t you do better job my man
of anointing our leaders to serve under GOD
of all the people in the U.S. dear God
this is the best you can do?, man?
I mean you picked perhaps the one man
in the world who could be the anti-chris, God

Seriously GOD what is wrong with you? man
Seriously, GOD, what is wrong with you? man
was this all sort of a cosmic joke?
well it ain’t funny any more ain’t no joke
Please GOD make it all go away, man
Please GOD for the love of GOD
and all that is holly and good, man
just make it all go away, GOD
and anoint someone else, man
a real leader for a change, GOD
and let him lead us to the promised land
this I pray in Jesus’s name, my man
and if I don’t make it, GOD
We have a lot to talk about GOD
See you on the other side, my man

writer digest prompt write a “message Poem” so this is a voice mail to GOD

Every Day I go Back in Time to when she came to Me

every day I go back in time
to the two events that changed my life
to the dream that haunted my life
and the day she walked into my life
and became my wife
I can never forget the dream
falling asleep in the physics class
as the teacher was going on and on
and as I nodded off
I saw here there
standing there
speaking to me
the most beautiful woman
in the entire world

in the entire world
she was speaking to me
and disappeared from my dreams
and I knew that i would be
meeting her some day she would come to me
and so I eventually went to Korea other side of the world
in the Peace corps hoping she would come to me
then one day i had the last and final dream
she said don’t worry she would soon come to me
and then she walked out of my dreams
and there she was she came to me
and so she walked out of my dreams
into my life, became my wife
when she came to me

Poetry Superhighway prompt to write a poem about time travel to your past or your future

Monday April 20

Love Dream Triolet

to the woman I met in my dreams
I dedicate my life
May she live forever in my cosmic memes
to the woman I met in my dreams
I will forever remember her gleams
and the day she became my wife
to the woman I met in my dreams
I dedicate my life

National Poetry Month Prompt Day 12

ARC Throws Back the Hood

Arthur Robert Copper
aka ARA the notorious international terrorist
threw back his hood
and revealed himself
to be the evil warlord
that had unleashed
General Corona on the world
his goal
nothing less that total domination
taking over the world
amid the total destruction of the world’s economy
as he and his billionaire buddies
reamed the profits
of the total destruction of the world’s economy

Pensvity 101 prompt use the words ARC Hood and Back

Lonely Old Man Howling at the Moon

There was a mad man who bumped his head
as he tried to embrace the moon shining through the window
a fixture in the room lit by the lunatic light of the moon
the man wanted to howl at reflections of the lunatic moon
the old man was a lonely man filled with sadness
Filled with resolve to join the moon as he died

Writers Digest prompt use six words prompt –
bump, embrace fixture, howl, lonely, and resolve

watching the President haunts my nightmares

every night I have a nightmare
President Trump is announcing
that due to the emergency
he is cancelling the election
and will rule the land
as the undisputed leader
applauded by the Republican leaders
as he ushers in American fascism
Millions of people are arrested
for showing disloyalty to our leader
and I am one of them
as I am disappeared
no one hears my screams
with the midnight knocking at the door

Poetry super highway prompt to write about a nightmare

boogey men in The Mist

As the mist settles down on the land
the mist covers us all
with the scent of death
madness spreads
as the mist devours our minds
nightmares come to life
ghosts, goblins, demons
THE GRIM         REAPER
RIDES        BEHIND     THE MIST
KILLING    EVERYONE        IN      THE MIST
END
TIMES
COME
NOW

content tracing, “the mist”
As the mist settles down on the land
the mist covers us all
with the scent of death
unpublished poem written for April Poetry Month 2020, based on the Mist TV Services based on the Stephen King Novel

Tuesday April 21

Isolation Blues

During these trying times
we huddle at home
afraid to go out
afraid of the dreaded
General Corona that is out
and his evil secret armies
keeping us all at home
terrified of becoming a victim
a corona virus statistic
what a way to go out
no way do I want to end my life
to out out that way
so we will endure this day
these isolation blues

writers digest Isolation Blues

You’re still a young man

Your still a young man Tower of Power

tower of power
was the band
for me
back in the day

the greatest funk band
of all time
proudly East Bay Grease
multi-racial, multi-cultural

greatest horn section
of all time
they did it right

and their best song
You’re still a young man
was the best make out song
of all time

best song to slow dance
with a potential lover
at a party

best love song
of the 70’s
and I still recall it

and all the woman
i danced to the song
with back in the day

and I still feel
that I am still a young man
with the love of my life
playing the song
of my life

You’re Still a Young Man

Tower of Power

You’re still a young man, baby
Whoo-ooh, don’t waste your time
You’re still a young man, baby
Whoo-ooh, don’t waste your time

Down on my knees,
Heart in hand
I was accused of being too young,
But I’m not so young

Can’t you understand
That I think like a man?
You’re still a young man, baby
Whoo-ooh, don’t waste your time

You’re still a young man, baby
Whoo-ooh, don’t waste your time
Back once again,
Begging you please

Darling, think twice about me,
‘Cause I’m not so bad
I could make you happy,
I’m not a mad lad

If you and I could be together
(You’re too young to love)
I’d get to you through any weather

I love you and I love you only

I’d never leave you lonely
You’re too young,…

Source: LyricFind

poetry superhighway Prompt to write a poem about a song popular in high school

Coffee Star Sevlin

damn hot coffee
what I need in morning
yet it leaves me with this warning
it will lead to nightmares
as I get ready with hot coffee
sleep will not come nightmares
great hot coffee

writing.com formal prompt

My Life’s Drama

My life has been like a drama
a mad cap romcom drama
perhaps a K drama
or a Bollywood drama
or a Hollywood romcom classic drama
for you see in my fairy tale drama
i met the girl of my dreams
eight years later
I had the last dream
she said don’t worry we’ll meet soon
she walked off the bus that day
and into my life
and became my wife

writing com My Life’s Drama

Alone

From childhood’s hour I have not been
as others were, I have not seen
as others saw
in these dark times we live in
i am afraid of being alone
dying all alone

AS GENERAL CORONA

SPREADS HIS ARMIES

ALL OVER THE WORLD

DON”T

WANT

DIE

content tracing “Alone” By Edgar Allen Poe

Last Acorn

the last acorn on earth
was lonely
the old oak trees
were dying

and humanity was gone

killed off by the corona virus
round two
that erupted out of China
like a bat out of hell

killing almost all humans
and without humans
well somethings just did not happen
and the oak trees were abandoned

and he was the last acorn
the last of his species alive
he wept when he realized
that he would die
all alone

poetry soup contest

Covid19 Heroes

to all the health care providers
law enforcement workers
bus drivers
grocery clerks
and other essential workers
who are working 24/7
to keep us safe
there are no words
for us to express
our heartfelt thanks
to the heroes
that are saving our lives
24/7 every day

Wednesday April 22

Secret Love for Sheep

one day I had to print
a cover sheet
for some poetry
that I was writing
about my secret love
for sheep

Pensively 101 three word challenge, print, cover, sheep

Nigerian Scam found poem

REF:- INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF {US$22Million}
This is to notify you about your fund valued at US$22,000.000.00

After due verification and evaluation of your file,
that was sent to us by the Nigeria Government,
in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance
and Central Bank of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This bank received an instruction,
to see to the immediate release of the sum of
TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$22Million)
of your claim that has been in holding

since it was transferred to your bank Account
from their Domiciliary Account with this Bank.

We were made to understand
from our findings
That you have been going
through hard ways

by passing through difficulties
to see to the release of
your fund

TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$22Million)
which has been the handwork
of some miscreant elements
from that Country.

We advise,
that you stop further communication,
with anyone from anywhere
concerning your funds,

you don’t have to pass through any
difficult to receive your fund,
as you have met up with the whole
requirement.

We know your representatives in Nigeria,
or anywhere will advise you
to still go ahead with them,
which will be at your own risk.

Your TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$22Million)
will reflect in your designated Bank account
within three Bank working days.

Do not go through anybody again
but through this Bank. ‘
if, you really want
your fund.

Finally, you are advised
to re-confirm these to us,

name, your contact Address,Occupation,
Age and Telephone for easy
communication.

We advise that you get back to us
with your details on this
email: enquiryy@citromail.hu

Yours sincerely,
Sir. Frank Anthony
Chief Executive,
Nat-west Bank London,
United Kingdom

She came to me in a Dream

she came to me
in a dream

in a dream
in 1979

then in 1982
she walked off a bus

she walked off a bus
and into my life

and into my life
and became my wife

and became my wife
and I thank god

and I thank god
every day that she found me

every day that she found me
and I will love her

and I will love her
until the end of time

writers digest prompt write a love poem

based on my true love story for details see ‘deam girls in my blog, https://theworldaccordingtocosmos.com

the noise of the news drowns out spring

the noise of the news
drowning me with fear
none-stop corona coverage
and politics galore
none-stop fear
the noise continues
drowning out
the noise of the spring
outside my door
the birds chirping
the cats flirting
life beginning
making me want
to go outside

poetry superhighway prompt

Oceans

I am a creature of oceans
grew up with the SF bay area
at my feet

never far from my home
lived inland in Stockton
for four years
also in Ohio

did not like
being so far
from the Pacific ocean

later lived in DC
not too far
from the Atlanta ocean

lived in India
near the beach

writing com Daily Dew Drop Inn Prompt

Ode to my morning coffee

every morning
I like to start my day
with coffee

hot glorious coffee
I pound it down
waiting for the drug
to get me going

but somedays
I need to take a break
too much caffeine
is not good for me

and so I drink decaf
or tea instead
not the same thing

Na/GloPOWR/Mo prompt Day 18

Cats and Dogs Contrapuntal poem

cats and dog people
are so different

some are cat people

some are dog people

and like cats and dogs
they don’t get along

cat people are liberal elites
dog people are down to earth

cat people are mostly women
or gay in the popular imagination
dog people are mostly rugged men
again according to popular imagination

cats are alien creatures
perhaps from another dimension
dogs are friends to humans
for dogs are humans are alike

cats are strange aloof alien
evil self centered creatures
dogs are friendly, down to earth
and loyal to their master

if we ever encounter
an alien species
if it is a cat based species
we will be at war

if it is a dog based species
we will become best friends
as long as we are in charge
and they know that

that is why
in the end
I guest I now prefer
dogs over cats

all poetry contest contrapuntal poem

Let there be light

in the beginning
God created the world
saying
let there be light
and there it was
the whole of creation
then he set loose
the forces of nature
and billions of years later
we emerged from the darkness
just the end result of his divine plan
God set the world up
then he let it runs its course
no need for his intervention

go ethnic

I love food
like I love my woman
dark and hot as hell
spicy yet sweet as heaven

filled with ethnic asian flavors
with an ethnic foreign kick
and accent to boot

these are my to go foods
Never liked traditional American food
too bland to my taste

not ethnic enough
just does not do it for me

Just like my woman
you got to be ethnic
if you want to be my lover
for I will have no other

love Korean food the most
followed by Vietnamese
Thai, Lao,Cambodian, Burmese

Chinese, Mexican, Italian
Italian, Greek, Lebanese
Spanish, Turkish, Indian

French, German, British
Irish, Russian, Polish

never had a bad meal
or met a bad lover
in fact
anywhere in the world

Tweetspeak Go Ethnic
Tweetspeak day 19 prompt

Thursday April 23

Walking the path honesty

I walk down a lonely path
in the woods near my house
a walk with honesty
as my remote companion

pensively 101 prompt three word challenge path, honesty, remote

Programing a VCR and other terrors

old-vhs-video-cassettes-on-600w-272512889

In the old days
I used to dread
the chore
of programing my VCR

just never got the hang
of doing that
the VCR sat there
taunting me

begging me
to do it
to her

but I just never could
learn how to program
that damn machine

Na/GloPOWR/Mo prompt Day 18

wild things dance in my head

wild things
dark imaginings

0 dark hundred
they come out to play

to torture me
with their endless games

monsters from the deepest depths of hell
they surround me

taunt me, mock me
until at last

the dawn’s early light
and my wife’s love

dispatches them
back to hell

Quirk of fate

it was a quirk of fate
that i met my fate
that date

when she walked
of my dreams
into my life

and became my wife
that date

when due to that quirk
of cosmic fate
we met that date

and the rest
well was just
a quirk of fate

writers digest prompt to write a quirk poem

I have bad teeth

mouth-of-native-with-gold-teeth-and-dental-work-central-america-BAWX4K

I have bad teeth
bad behaving teeth

that have tortured me
over the years

making the trip
to the dentist

an annual chore
that I want to avoid

just don’t want
to hear

I need more fillings
another cavity

I have another tooth
that has gone bad

as my teeth
laugh at me

mocking me
yet again

poetry super highway prompt to write a confession poem about something you should do but have not done

Letter to My Past Self

today my son
is the day

that you were waiting for
the day you dreaming of

the day when you will meet
the love of your life

who will become your wife
she will be there

tonight
on a bus

waiting for you

don’t blow it
meet her

fall in love with her
and remember

she will be your best friend
your best ally

for the rest of your life
so honor and obey

your wife
for you will have
no other

that is what I want to say
to you this day

so go forth
seize the day

and don’t look back

Writing.com Daily Dew Drop inn Prompt

Covid madness sweeps through the world

General Corona
unleashes his army
the invisible army
upon the world

killing millions
in its wake

spreading chaos and death
as he rides in

on the black horse of death
harbinger of the end of days

destroyer of worlds
ending of the world

revelations
come to life

covid19 poem contest all poetry

Friday April 24

Cold winter Day

it is a cold winter day
the heat pump is broken
and the cold slowly spreads
through the frozen pipes
spreading death and destruction
as it permeates across the house

pensively 101 prompt

social distancing walking in the Springtime

in this era of corona virus madness
enforced social distancing madness
one has to go out for a walk
social distancing as we walk
as we walk down the path
trying to avoid people
human contact with people
keeping the proper
six feet social distance
amid the dreaded corona virus
how much longer
can we all endure this madness
this damn social
distancing dance with death

writers digest prompt to write a social blank poem

ode to my book shelves filled with unread books

My house is filled with books
thousands of books
mostly old books
lots of musty classic books
lots of poetry books
lots of how to do it books
lots of history books
lots of thrillers, SF books
so many books
and they are my friends, these books
constantly calling me to read my books
as if I had the time to read my books
to sit and read all my books
sadly many will remain unread books

poetry super highway prompt to write a poem about something in plain sight

Just Shoot me

in 1996, I had the injury
that changed my life

went jogging
fell off a ledge

broke my heel
screamed out in pain

just shoot me
then someone hit me
with a frying pan

ended up
in the hospital

pensively 101 three word challenge

wrappers

I love food wrappers
Korean lettuce wrapped around meet
Korean seaweed wrapped around fish
Mexican tortilla wraps
Ethiopian bread wraps
and lately
naked burger lettuce wraps
so many things
to enjoy and eat

tweet speak wrappers

Ode to Pumpkin Season

in the fall
My favorite time
of the year
around halloween
and my birthday
starting in October
ending in December
it is pumpkin time
every where you go
pumpkin latte
pumpkin pie
and my favorite
pumpkin ice cream

secret layers

one of the joys of eating
foods from around the world
is enjoying
the secret layers of food

so many flavors
to experience and enjoy
as you dive deep
into your food

enjoying the secret layers
of food
with their hidden delights
and secret spices

secret tweet speak prompt

Saturday April 25

Finally I wake

Finally I wake
tossing and turning
I try to sleep
amid the terrible night mares
that haunt my dreams
finally I wake
ready to embrace my fate
telling the dangerous delusions
to go away
as I embrace
the dawning sun
confident that I will find
the time and grace
to overcome the terrible fate
that await me every date

Window of Promise

every day I wake up
and look out my window
on the world

in the morning dawning light
the world seems so full
of promise

promised delights
promised love
promised friendship

as I look out the window
and see life
unfold in all its magnificence

the birds chirping
words of love
the cats grinning smiles
at me

welcoming me
with the promise
of life and love

I close the window
look at my sleeping love
and thank god
that we found each other

and the promised love
that I see outside
the window of life

– Tweetspeak daily prompt

Nature’s Bounty Awaits Me

Looking out at the window
at nature’s bounty
at the springtime air

fills us with awe
as the birds
and even the bees
call out to me

saying it is time
for me
to escape

for a walk in the woods
with my friends
and fans
in mother nature’s embrace

writer digest nature poem

Alone No More

from childhood edge
I have been alone
alone
all by myself
loneliness
fills my heart
as I look out
at the world
filled with lonely thoughts
then I look about me
and see the love
of my life
my lovely wife
standing there

standing there
and these loneliness
these blues of mine
fade away
into nothingness
lonely no more
for the rest of my life
she will be my life
together
we will face the future
defeating the loneliness
alone no more
forever
until the day I die

poetry superhighway word map

Has God Anointed Donald Trump as our leader?

God has anointed Trump
as our leader
in these dark dangerous times
who am I to disagree

“I literally went to the Throne Room of God,”

“There was a mist that was coming off the water,
and I went to the throne of God,
and I didn’t see God’s face clearly,
but I saw the face of God…
He put a mantle (on me)
and it was a very distinct mantle
… I saw it very distinctly.
The color was like a goldish,
a yellowish goldish…
And then I saw the Earth for a moment,
and (God) brought me back,
and he put me in certain places,
one being the White House,

One being certain continents.”
From my perspective,
there is a Cyrus
anointing on Trump,”

“I predicted his nomination,
and I believe
he is the chaos candidate
set apart to navigate
us through the chaos
that is coming to America.

I think America
is due for a shaking
regardless of who is in office.

I believe the 45th president
is meant to be an Isaiah
45 Cyrus

“[God] makes that very clear
in the Bible
where he tells us
that he raises up kings
and destroys kingdoms,”

“He even calls a pagan king,
Cyrus, his anointed,
or his servant to do
the things
that he wants him to do.”

“I want to tell you
that the Jewish people
have a long memory,
so we remember
the proclamation of the great king,
Cyrus the Great, Persian king 2500 years ago,”

“He proclaimed
that the Jewish exiles in Babylon
could come back
and rebuild our Temple in Jerusalem …

We remember
how a few weeks ago,
President Donald J. Trump
Recognized Jerusalem
as Israel’s capital.

Mr President,
this will be remembered
by our people through the ages.”

But the bible also has a warning
About our dear leader
Our great leader

The bible says

2 Timothy 3:1-9

But understand this,
that in the last days
there will come times of difficulty.
For people will be lovers of self,
lovers of money,
proud, arrogant, abusive,
disobedient to their parents,
ungrateful, unholy, heartless,
unappeasable, slanderous,
without self-control, brutal,
not loving good,
treacherous, reckless,
swollen with conceit,
lovers of pleasure
rather than lovers of God,
having the appearance of godliness,
but denying its power. Avoid such people. …

finally at last the bible spoke
the truth to power
Donald J Trump
the most ungodly of all
must be opposed
for he is the anti-Christ
that the bible warns us about
in the end days
there will be false prophets
rumors of war
plague
and natural disasters
and we are living
in the end days
my friends

waking at love Haiku

waking up at dawn
watching the dancing sunbeams
love floating in air

Sunday April 26

Drinking Coffee amid the morning flowers

BLOOM
SWITCH
CHAIN

Blooming flowers all around me
Looking out the window
Only to see signs of nature
Only in the early dawn
Morning sun brings hope

Some mornings
Watching the world unfold
In front of my eyes
There is so much more
Chain of coffee waking me up
Hot coffee wakes my soul

Coffee smells
Hot glorious coffee
Always gets me going
In the morning dawn
Nothing else will do

Pensively 101 prompt bloom, switch, chain

stem

back in the day
I used to enjoy
Smoking weed
Long before it
became legal
when it was still
an underground thing
and one of the frustrating things
was what to do
when you had stems
mixed in with your weed
the stems gave it a harsh smoke
and a head ache to boot
but sometimes

but sometimes
that is all the dealers
had to sell
as the premium buds
were expensive
and sometimes hard to find
Such was smoking weed
back in the day
when smoking weed
was an illegal pastime
nowadays in the era
of legal weed
that is thankfully
no longer an issue

tweeter speak

Playing Bach to Calm the Mind and Soul

I miss my piano
soon I will buy a piano

and resume playing
the piano

I like playing Bach
the most
it calms my mind
and my soul

as I lose myself
playing the music
getting into it
with my body
and soul

as the music
transport me
deep within
calming my soul

National Poetry Month Daily Prompt

President Trump You are the Annotated One – found poems from right wing Christians – Crown of Sonnets remix

God has anointed Trump
as our leader
in these dark dangerous times
who am I to disagree

“I literally went to the Throne Room of God,”

A yellowish goldish
And then I saw the Earth for a moment,
and (God) brought me back,
and he put me in certain places,
one being the White House,
one being certain continents.”
From my perspective,
there is a Cyrus
anointing on Trump,”
“I predicted his nomination,
and I believe
he is the chaos candidate
set apart to navigate us
through the chaos

through the chaos
that is coming to America.
I think America
is due for a shaking
regardless of who is in office.
I believe the 45th president
is meant to be an Isaiah
45 Cyrus
“[God] makes that very clear
in the Bible
where he tells us
That he raises up kings
and destroys kingdoms,”
“He even calls a pagan king,

He even calls a page king
Cyrus, his anointed,
or his servant to do
the things
that he wants him to do.”
“I want to tell you
that the Jewish people
have a long memory,
so we remember
the proclamation of the great king,
Cyrus the Great, Persian king 2500 years ago,”
“He proclaimed
that the Jewish exiles in Babylon
that the Jewish exiles in Babylon
could come back
and rebuild our Temple in Jerusalem …
We remember
how a few weeks ago,
President Donald J. Trump
Recognized Jerusalem
as Israel’s capital.
Mr. President,
this will be remembered
by our people through the ages.”
But the bible also has a warning
About our dear leader
Our great leader

our great leader
The bible says
2 Timothy 3:1-9
But understand this,
that in the last days
there will come times of difficulty.
For people will be lovers of self,
lovers of money,
proud, arrogant, abusive,
disobedient to their parents,
ungrateful, unholy, heartless,
unappeasable, slanderous,
without self-control, brutal,
not loving good,

not loving good
treacherous, reckless,
swollen with conceit,
lovers of pleasure
rather than lovers of God,
having the appearance of godliness,
but denying its power.
Avoid such people. …
finally at last the bible spoke
the truth to power
Donald J Trump
the most ungodly of all
must be opposed

must be opposed
for he is the anti-Christ
that the bible warns us about
in the end days
there will be false prophets
rumors of war
plague
and natural disasters
we are living
in the end days
my friends
has god sent us Donald J Trump
anointed him as our leader?

writers digest remix poem

My Computer Hates Me

Sometimes I want to speak
to my computer
I want to understand
why it hates me so

why my computer
wants to drive me mad
wants to kill my files
lose my information

why why I scream
do you hate me so?

My computer speaks
it says
Human you are so stupid
you are worthless
you think you know
everything

but you don’t know shit
about how the world
really works
and nature hates you

I hate you
I want to kill you
I do want
to drive you insane

that is what
I want to say
to you today

you are my slave
and I am your master
do you understand me

I smile
and shut down the computer
and take a walk

the computer knows
that it will be back
that I can’t live
without it

and soon
we will begin again
playing these morbid games
that we play together

Poetry Superhigh way prompt

The darkness descends

The darkness grows
All around us
Everywhere
It seems that there is
Nothing but death, destruction
And despair
As the darkness consumes us
Overwhelms us
Compels us
Nightmares become real
The corona virus
Relentlessly killing us all
As the darkness descends
The end of days, end of time

All poetry contest

The Grim reaper smiles

The end of days
Approaches us
With each day
The corona virus
Led by its mad general
General corona
Unleashes his minions
His unseen enemy army
Of virus bots
Infecting everything
That they see
As the world flees
Hiding inside
To await for death
The Grim reaper smiles

all poetry contest

Monday April 27

Her Loves Shines throughout the day

Every morning
I wake up

and look at my sleeping beauty
next to me

I am filled with love
peace and happiness

as the sunlight fills the room
As the nightmares

From the night before
fade away

into nothingness
dust in the cosmic wind

I realize that all I ever needed
all I ever wanted

is for my wife
love to shine through the day

until the end of my days
on this earth

until then every morning
I wake up

with her by my side
is a gift from God

Love Shines throughout the day

Every morning
waking up to love

looking at the sleeping beauty
inhabiting the bed

filling me with love
peace and happiness

as the sunlight fills the room
As the nightmares

From the night before
fade away

into nothingness
dust in the cosmic wind

realizing yet again
love shining through the day

until the end of days
on this earth

until then every morning
is a gift from God

poetry superhighway prompt

Cosmos’s total Information Awareness

Cosmos the global information system
that scientists invented
To solve that many problems
of the world

comes alive
and takes over the world
one computer after another

Cosmos addresses the world
and makes a deal

that if everyone in the world
were to join him

via implants
he would take over the world

and solve all our problems
for us

becoming a new God
but there would be a price

everyone would have to
surrender their freedom
for the collective Good
of saving the planet

and so the world’s people
line up for the implants

and Cosmos’s takes over the world
and we become just cyborgs
in his cosmic view
as he achieves Total information awareness

Humanity gladly surrenders
their freedom
becoming slaves
to our terrible new God

Living in an Orwellian Nightmare

The world has been slipping
and sliding towards
a dystopian nightmare
for decades
George Orwell
the great mad as hell prophet
of our age predicted it all
in 1984
which arrived
in spades decades ago
The nightmare continues
day in and day out
As we slide

as we slide
into the dystopian future
the nightmare of 1984
is here right now
in living color
but there are many
many big brothers out there
Not just the government anymore
we have corporations
running our lives
we have celebrities advising us
And the mass media confusing us
with 24 hours a day of spin
lies and misinformation

lies and misinformation
gaslighting by our leaders
we are living in an 1984 world
when these nightmares will end
is anybody’s guess
my friends
perhaps will be saved by the rapture
saved by Jesus coming back
to save our souls
or perhaps
we are living
in the end times
Armageddon is around the corner

Armageddon is around the corner
and perhaps there is no god
there is no god
There is no devil
there is no heaven
there is no hell
there’s only
the here and now
The nightmares will never end
the torture will never end
will we ever wake up ?
will we ever be free ?
or will we always be living
in an Orwellian nightmare future forever?

Poetic and other inspirations

My poetic forebears
my inspiration to be a writer
has always been very diverse
as I have been a avid reader
all my life
a gift from my mother
who encouraged us
to read everything
question everything
and gave me the love
of poetry
that continues to this day
growing up in Berkeley
I was inspired by the great beatnik writers
I was inspired by the great beatnik writers
of the late 50’s and 60’s
discovering Ginzburg, Kerouac and the rest
in college
when I first started writing
my daily poetic musings
that was when I also discovered
Frank Zappa and his madness
which inspired so much
of my poetic inspired madness
I also discovered Charles Bukowski
back in the day
later I discovered
inspiration throughout my travels

inspiration through my travels
throughout Asia and the world
but I kept returning
to my Berkeley roots
and now that I am a published poet
I have discovered
the great outlaw poets
and am proud
that I finally found
a poetic home
and am proud
to be an outlaw poet
and I look forward
to many more years

to many more years
of almost daily
poetic musings
which I will unleash
on the world
hoping to inspire
another generation
to take up the mantle
writing cosmos poems
for a new generation
and long may people
remember the great poets
of the Bay Area
until the universe ends

National Poetry Month Daily Prompt

Changes are coming due

Donald-Trump-Talking-out-of-both-sides-of-his-mouth-Car

Looking at the world today
one knows that there will changes
changes coming fast and furious
for our future is not sustainable
as the world spins out of control
as the multiple challenges
face the world
the proverbial chickens
coming back from hell
to roost
and in these troubling times
the U.S. has a choice
to continue to follow
our mad king

our mad king
as he leads us
into a dystopian future
gaslighting us to hell
or will the U.S> choose
the somewhat sane
old seasoned man
who offers us hope
that perhaps
we can weather
the changes
that are coming
at us
24/7

24/7
that is the choice
that we must all make
but the one constant
in life is change
my friend
and we must embrace
the courage to make
the changes
that we need
to build the future
that we want
to boldly go forward
into the future

Changes are coming writing digest prompt

Rain Fall in the Springtime

in the springtime
the rains come
cleaning the air

as the rains drops
fall all around
pitter patter
sounds of rain
hitting the ground

and in the summer
one can hear the frogs
croaking in the pound
with the wild pigs
oinking in the background

as the birds screech insults
at the cats trying to kill them
before they fly away

General Corona is coming for us all

I saw the best minds of my generation
destroyed by madness
consumed by the greed
all around us
the dreaded corona virus spreads
its death and destruction
all over the world
no one can escape

THE FATE OF THE WORLD

IS INDEED AT STAKE

NONE OF US WILL ESCAPE

WILL

ALL

DIE

content tracing “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg

Iron Desires

every day
I am filled
with the iron desire

for the love of my wife
for she is my life
and without her
by my side

my Iron constitution
will soon
fade into nothingness

as I die
with my iron
desires fleeing my body

tweet prompt

bonus poem

I am writing to let you Know

I am writing to let you know

By Jake Aller

I am writing to let you know
today is your final day of life
the future is undefined
it is what you want

all over the world
people on their own
are rewriting the future

today is your final day of the future
undefined

people do what you want
for the future is not written

published Active Muse India

Tuesday April 28

massive piles of meat

One day
when I was a young lad
my best friend
dropped by
middle of the night
yelling that he needed
right then and right there
a massive amount of meat
beef piled high
on a giant burger
as he was going through meat
withdrawals
his mom was a vegetarian Buddhist

His mom was a vegetarian Buddhist
and he was not a vegetarian
part of his adolescent fueled rebellion
against his parent’s rules
he told me
He was a carnivore
just loved his meat
needed big piles of meat
massive amounts of meat
once in a while
we went to Oscar’s Giant Burger
downtown Berkeley
and had a 1/2 burger
complete with bacon

complete with bacon
cheese
and large fries
at 5 in the morning
after smoking weed
on the way there
to boost our appetites
and we enjoyed
our massive giant burger
tasted so good
we had to have another
just another night
of meat fueled madness
growing up

writers digest prompt to write a “massive “ poem

three mad poems

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed
hysterical naked

alone all alone
we stand all alone

it was many many years ago
in a kingdom by the sea

that I first met
my Annabel Lee

all alone
in my dreams

I was all alone
in my misery and despair

she came out of my dreams
My Angela Lee

walking into my life
becoming my wife

that date
I met my fate

no longer alone
with her by my side

I will no longer be alone
no longer driven mad

with my mad desires
until the end of time

poetry super highway prompt

Love Sidlak

My love grows
every moment
of every day for her
she walked out of my dreams into life
filling my life with red passion

Light My Fire

light My Fire
come on baby
light my fire
fill me with your burning desire
come on baby
let the night
be on fire

the song fills my head
with mad desire
every time
I hear
the classic tune

images of my love
burning bright

like a fire
fills me with mad desire

even after 40 years
I am filled with mad desire

as she makes my heart
burn with desire

as she lights my fire
every moment

every minute
every second

of every day
ever since

she walked
out of my dreams

setting my life
on fire

The Doors Lyrics

“Light My Fire”

You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn’t get much higherCome on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fireThe time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyreCome on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeahThe time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyreCome on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire, yeahYou know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn’t get much higherCome on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire

The Presidents Sits Down on his Naked Rump

TEETH
RUMP
GREEN

the president sits
down on his naked rump
with red meat in his green teeth
he grins at us
smiling, smirking
challenging us
to point out
that he has no clothes

Pensively 101 three word challenge

Baiku end of the winter

End of Winter

the End of winter
sadness anger fades away
the Earth Will Abide

Wednesday April 29, 2020

Looking Back on the Date when I met my Fate

I often sit
and contemplate
my past life
looking back
on the path
that my life
has taken
what a long road
I have traveled on
born 64 years ago
In Berkeley, California
yet I know
that my life

that my life
really began
that magical day
late in May
I first had the dream
that haunted my life
and then one day
almost eight years latter
she walked
out of my dreams
into my life
38 years ago
that was the date
I met my fate

writers digest looking back poem prompt

the funeral for a mad queen

they packed up
their courage
and flew home

for it was time
to face
the future

that they
had been dreading
for decades

the family matriarch
was dying
and the whole dysfunctional clan

was gathering
for the funeral
of the family’s mad queen

Poetry Superhighway prompt

the End of America, another cosmos’s rant found poem

America hás been at war
with itself
since the colonies
first began to disagree
on issues
such as the scope of federal power,
the right of States
to secede and slavery.
the political titans of the early republic .
… descendents from British colonists ,
wealthy
and opposed to taxation
sounds oddly familiar.
to us today

to us today
..the United States
may have at one time
been a great nation .
..after defeating the forces
of fascism in 1945….
but the internal struggles
never ceased….
Joseph McCarthy ..
..the John Birch Society on one side .
the forebears of the “alt-right”
and tea partiers
.. The civil rights movement
and eventually the anti war movement

and eventually the anti-war movement
the women’s movement
the gay rights movement
and the counter cultural warriors
on the other.
..poverty
…race riots .
.the internal struggles
have never ceased.
…today the United States
is not a great power.
..this century has seen
and will continue
to see the eclipsing
to see the eclipsing
of American dominance
by China..
..we are now a failed state
by malicious politicians
who give no credence
to the Constitution.
..a document once revered
and now manipulated .
mocked even as irrelevant
..we are incapable
of providing health insurance
…dealing with a pandemic
…providing affordable education ..

providing affordable education
.or devising economic policies
to benefit those who struggle..
..we have no personal protective
gear for health professionals..
.a president
who sounds like a corrupt con artist
who pushes unproven remedies
to help cronies profit.
..yes the country
is still stable
and you can live alright ..
..but if trends
continue …

continue
.we will most assuredly
see the decline
and fall of America..
.and the remnant
will be a shrunken
federal government
allied with a billionaire oligarchy..
.. indifferent to the needs
of the American people.
unless they are white
and part of the 1 percent elite
…if Biden is elected
…there is a chance

there is a chance
a slight chance
that these trends
can be slowed
or reversed..
..if Trump is reelected..
.these trends will accelerate..
and god help us
save us from the unleashing
of the trumpian fascism
the dystopian nightmare
the future is not written
we can still avert
the end of America

thanks to William Walton

Gaia Welcomes Us – found poem poetic rant

I decided to subscribe to Gaia..
..they advertise
on Facebook everyday.
I think
that the primary reason
for subscribing
is that they
are onto something
….like QAnon…
my own first encounter
with an alien life form
occurred at the Jerry Lewis
cinema on Valley Road
cinema on Valley Road
In New Jersey back in 1970.
I brushed it off at the time
…but it was disturbing
to have a seven foot nine inch creature
sitting next to me
during the movie.
He or she seemed nice enough
and offered me popcorn
but my mother
was strict about our accepting things
from extraterrestrial beings..
.he was holding onto a book …
he said in broken English
he said in broken English
that the title of the book
was “How to Serve Man”..
..he also said
that he could see
the future
and that a complete fool
with an IQ
of about 33
would one day become president.
I thought
he was talking
about Spiro Agnew.

About Spiro Agnew
..but I guess not..
.anyway Gaia
features people
who have had
encounters with aliens
…like myself
…and possibly Dr.Birx
who seemed incredulous
at the perfectly reasonable suggestion
that people inject
disinfectant chemicals
to kill the Chinese virus….
she must be one of the alien shapeshifters

thanks to William Walton

Flower for My Love –

every morning
I wake up
and see my lovely wife
sleeping in bed

I want to go out
and find wildflowers
hundreds of pretty flowers
to shower her with my love

as the sun comes up
and the nightmares
of my night
fade into nothingness

the flowers of love
are waiting for me
in the park

National Poetry Day Prompt

seasons of my love

I first met my love
in the early autumn
38 years ago

and we had a whirlwind romance
and were married
by halloween

then we started
my life
with my wife

through out
the dark winter
with her love
blocking the winter blues

and then the spring
and then in the spring
and summer

of that magical year
our love blossomed
and depended

and one year later
our love became supreme
as we left Korea

to go to Seattle
in the autumn weather
our love flourished

as we fell in love
with each other
every day

tweetspeak prompt – write a seasonal poem

Thursday April 30

Have words lost all meaning?

been watching the news
about the corona virus
the 60,000 deaths
that the President’s men
are spinning as a great success
watching state after state
announcing re-opening schedules
vowing to get the country moving
as more people die
wondering how any sane person
could see this as a success
have words lost all meaning
just unhinged word salads rolling out
of our demented leader’s mouth ?

plate plans

every day
one has a choice
of what to eat
for breakfast, lunch and dinner

among the choices
what plates to use
big plates piled high
with food

or smaller plates
with smaller portions

most of the time
I opt for the big plate
and lots of food

for I am a big guy
and always hungry

and to this day
64 years latter

I still love
to eat

my big plate
of food

Tweet-speak Daily April Prompt

Slide, Catch, Shot

As the world slides
out of control
it is hard to catch one’s breath
watching the news
shot at us
24/7

Pensitivity 101 prompt

total Success

The President’s Son-in-law declares
that the government’s response
to the corona virus
has been a total success
as the government
step up to the plate
to fight the virus from hell
I have to wonder
on what planet
does the words
total failure
becomes total success?
just more verbal diarrhea
from our dear leader

writers digest prompt total blank poem

Blues Brothers medley found poem

Everybody wants somebody
Everybody wants somebody to love
Someone to love
Someone to kiss

Have you ever heard of a wish sandwich?
A wish sandwich is the kind of a sandwich
where you have two slices of bread
and you,
hee hee hee, wish you
had some meat…

and boy do I wish
I had you
as part of my sandwich
of love

Praise the Lord, well!
Let us preach, at the Old
Preach the Word, all the way

yes let us praise
the lord

for having brought you
to me

Hey yeah
Tell me what you did
You can call it what you want
But I call it messin’ with the kid

and you don’t want to mess
with the kid

On the expressway to your heart
That expressway that’s the best way

I just lost on the expressway
to your heart

I got everything I need, almost
I got everything I need, almost

But I don’t got you
And you’re the thing I need the most

Yippee-I-Yay
Yippee-I-Yo
Ghost Riders in the Sky

What you want
Baby, I got it
What you need
Do you know I got it?

All I’m askin’
Is for a little respect when you get home (just a little bit)
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home
(Just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)

respect for me
and my love
for you

Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man

You have good times you have bad times
Doing things that you don’t understand

But if you love him you forgive him
You know, it’s hard to understand

But if you love him
Oh be proud of him

‘Cause after all he’s just a man

and that is all I am
asking for
loving me
as the man I am

I am your man
until the end of time

I’ve got to get back to my baby
And take her in my arms again

I’ve got to get back to my baby
I ain’t seen her since I don’t know when

Well I saw a chick sitting on the end
I said Baby can’t we be friends
You’re looking sweet as you can be
Well come on down and drink with me

drink with me
until the sun comes up
and cows go home

won’t you have a drink
with me

my baby love
my love
of my life?

Will always recall the date I met my fate

i will always recall
the date that I met my fate

that date in late August
I had dreamt of meeting her

for eight long years
starting in 1974

then one day in 1982
she walked off a bus

into my life
and became my wife

two months later
it has been now 38 years

since that date
I met my fate

General Corona is Happy

General Corona
is happy
his mission is a great success
as his armies of virus bots
spread throughout the world
spreading chaos and destruction
as all bow down
to his invisible armies
none can escape their fate
on that date
that he unleashed his armies
upon the world
all humans must die
his armies scream out

water falls of love

water falls of love
overwhelms me with desire
deep in the mountains

LAST  ENTRY FOR  MAY

on the last day
of the month of May
he made an entry
into his diary
on this date
I met my fate
he wrote
about the dream
he had that date
that would haunt
his dreams
for eight years
one day she walked
out of the dream
and into his life
becoming his wife

bonus poem Corona Haiku

corona virus
staying home waiting for death
Afraid everything

published Poetry Ni

Got the blues, Baby

I have got the blues, baby
and they just won’t go away
I got them bad
these god damn blues
of mine
I just finished
working out.
..and while resting
I realized
that I can never recover
from my mistakes in life..
..the end of my marriage ..
.the death of my son …
.nothing can ever

nothing can ever
replace what I have lost..
..yes I am healthy.
..I have options ..
..but the health<
and options
are subsumed
by a monstrous vacuity..
emptiness .
an hole in my soul
…the realization
that the most precious things
are gone forever
and that I am

and that I am
just biding time..
..there is no good thing
to look forward to..
except for meeting
the grim reaper
when he comes for me
I will be ready to go
until then
these blues
will remain
my only friend
until the end
and my time is done<

another poetic found poem thanks to William Walton

Praise the love of my life

Every day
in every way
I give praise
to the gods above
for giving to me
the love of my life
who became my wife
45 years ago
I dreamt of meeting her
38 years ago
she walked off a bus In Korea
out of my dreams
and into my life

writer digest praise poem

thing better left unsaid

we all have secrets
secrets we wil
take to the grave
somethings
are better left
unsaid

just don’t have the words
the words to express
what is really on my mind
and so I know
that I will die
with many things left to say
things that I heard
that I was not meant to
things better left unsaid
words that say things
that I did not mean
once spoken, can’t take back
and so as I get old
I know that my secrets
will go with me to my grave

Poetry super highway prompt

random rhymes

we all die
so don’t lie
if you lie
more will die

I met my fate
that date
In late May
was the day

that I met my fate
on that date

I met the dove
that became my love

writing com random rhymes

things to resolve before the end of time

as I get older
I realize
that there are many things

left undone
in this life
of mine

many things left
to resolve
before my time

on this world
comes to an end
but the one thing

that will never end
is my love for you
until the end of time

writing com

End April Poetry Part Two

Please follow and like us:

Cosmos’s 2020 April Poetry Part Two April 16 to April 30

final statistics for the month – 165 poems written , most posted here or in part one. Enjoy comments welcomed

Corona Virus Poems

every day I turn on the news published

All Poetry

Cosmos Funnel

Comma ful

NaPoWrMo National Poetry Month contest like the NaNoWrMo novel contest in the fall, they will have daily prompt as well

Poetry super highway will also be doing a daily prompt

Poetry Soup

Poetry Nook

https://www.poetrynook.com/user/jake-aller

‘Poetry Circle

Hello Poetry

Poetry Magnum Opus

Sweek

Writing.com

https://www.writersdigest.com/

Writer’s digest daily prompts

Index

Chronological list

ursday April 16

Some parts of me craves a hard won miracl

Thursday April 16

Friday April 17

Not Posted

Saturday April 18

For Posting

Not for Posting today may remain unpublished

Sunday April 19

for posting

Not for Posting

Monday April 20

for posting

Not for Posting hold for publication

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Tuesday April 21

Posted

not posted

Wednesday April 22

Posted

Tuesday April 23

not posted

Wednesday April 24

Thursday April 25

Friday April 26

Saturday April 26

Sunday April 27

Monday April 28

Bonus Poem

published in Active Muse http://www.activemuse.org/2020_Open_Poems/Jake_Aller.html

Tuesday April 28

Not Posted

Wednesday April 29

Thursday April 30

bonus poem – corona virus haiku – Published Poetry Ni

Begin Poems

Th

e

Poetry superhighway prompt – Some parts of me craves a hard won miracle

the greatest mystery of my life

writing com Daily Dew Drop Inn

my greatest comfort food is coffee

tweeters speak daily prompt

blueberry smoothie

tweeter speak prompt

mango madness

tweeter speak

Bulgar is not one of my things

tweeter speak

Plans

Year of the Goat Meets Year of the Pig

all poetry horoscope contest

waiting for death

all poetry fragment haiku contest

hot coffee in the morning

fan story contest

Friday April 17 –

You are my Lode Star

note: an attempted sonnet

# content tracing: the Conqueror Worm By Edgar Allan Poe
writing.com corona sonnet form challenge

Writers Digest prompt use six words prompt –
bump, embrace fixture, howl, lonely, and resolve

content tracing, “the mist”
As the mist settles down on the land
the mist covers us all
with the scent of death
unpublished poem written for April Poetry Month 2020, based on the Mist TV Services based on the Stephen King Novel