A deep sea creature that
Shoots its self along by
Jets of water. When
Threat comes from
Enemies it squirts jets
Of ink for camouflage.
It captures its food with
Its tentacles. A king of
The deep.
Author: WordmanofAlcatraz
Poet, Husband, Father, Son
Bingo
I don’t know why I play
Bingo. I never win any
Prizes, which are usually
Junk anyway. Oh, well,
I guess I fulfill my socializing
Requirement.
Reverence
The smile of a baby,
Helping people through
Hard times, the soaring
Steeple of a church,
Tutoring an underprivileged
Child in school, and a million
Other ways to help people
That causes reverence
For the human spirit.
Portrait
A street portrait artist
Made his living sketching
Portraits of people who
Would agree to sit with
Him. He barely eked out
A living doing what he
Loved. People loved the
Street artist.
Silence
If indeed you must be candid,
Be candid beautifully,
Otherwise keep silent, for there
Is a man in our neighborhood
Who is dying.
Wish
It’s my one true wish
As I know and understand
This light to be my home
Knowing up there in the galaxy
Is me,
And I am up there
In my bones built from stars
Infinity
We are swept along on
The winds of infinity.
Who we are, what we
Are, what we think is
Meaningless as our
Treatment of others
Haunts us down the
Corridors of time.
Books
Books are an integral part
Of a human being’s life.
Someone said a house
Without books is like a
Body without a soul.
A personal library is
Like a well one can
Come to satisfy their
Thirst for wisdom,
Knowledge, and
Inspiration.
Organ
There is nothing so
Majestic as organ
Music.
The notes thunder
Through the hall
And send shivers
Up your spine. A
A great organ
Player is a virtuoso.
Angry Gerbils
Watch out for angry
Gerbils. They will
Gnaw your leg off
If you let them. They
Hide behind furniture
And are hard to catch.
One person used his
Shotgun and shot up
His house with no luck.
Wordman of Alcatraz 