Thread for Sassy's poems

[SassyLady]

One of my newest poems - it's a Cinquain

RUMORS

Mama
Always destroyed
Foolish rumors quickly
Because problems never visit
Softly

[SassyLady]

Another one posted this week - this one is Chastushka form

Happy Hour Madness

<center>After happy hour hilarity
Impaired masses of humanity
Reveling in their badness
Join rush hour madness</center>

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Big congratulations on your top win in your first poetry contest at our poetry site my friend!!!!
I knew that poem was not only going to win but was also going to place very, very high!
Bravo!! --Tyr

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

TRAGEDY IN BLACK : ANOTHER NEW POET ONLY CONTEST
Contest Judged: 9/8/2015 12:00:00 AM
Sponsored by: Bev Smith
Place PoemTitle Poet
1 Tragedy in Black Brittney Tyler
1 Tragedy In Black - Contest Lycia Harding
2 Tragedy In Black KL Williams
3 TRAGEDY IN BLACK eric boddie
4 Tragedy in Black Miss Sassy
4 Tragedy in Black Barbara Campbell
5 Tragedy in Black Janice Canerdy
Honorable Mention Tragedy in Black michael tor
Honorable Mention TRAGEDY IN BLACK SUNIL MATHUR
Honorable Mention TRAGEDY IN BLACK SOHOM GUPTA
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Shown are the top ten winners only , entered were 35 poems... 25 poems were not placed as that sponsor only does the top ten best poems!

Sassylady, your placement was in my opinion, indicative of great poetic talent at the start!!

To place 4th in first your contest there is indeed a great achievement in my opinion.

Bravooooooooooo!!! Tyr

[SassyLady]

I entered 3 more.

Pets
Who Is Your Neighbor
Titles

My most recent one but not written for contest. Perhaps it can be used for future contest.



<center>Empty Mailbox

Papa, the mail box is empty again
Every day we walk down the road
Hoping to see something from Berlin
In that little box that holds so much hope

It’s just a little white box
At the end of our driveway
On a post the color of a fox
Address is 101 Sunset Highway

The red flag is up today
So the mailman knows to stop by
He doesn’t have much to say
No letter from you, he doesn’t know why

Papa, every day we send you a note
And pray you are receiving them
All of us contribute in the hope
You’ll see that each one is truly a gem

We ask God every day for your safe return
So, you hurry home or try to send a note
Because the crank on the car is hard to turn
Mama misses you and it’s hard for her to cope!
</center>
Tyr ... go read the comment on this one. I used the word God and I knew someone would notice and respond.

[SassyLady]

Here the one for the Pets contest.

ROCKY

<center>Before we met
My mind was set
On a female pet.

As I sat on the ground
Among roughhousing puppies all around
Hoped that I would be found.

Soon, I noticed, off to the side
Staring at me with dark eyes wide
A very quiet, dignified little guy.

Barely hearing his little grunts and sighs
I bent down and we looked into each other’s eyes.
I immediately knew he was my perfect prize.

Brought him home
Never left him alone
While he devoured a delicious doggy bone.

During my dark days of depression
Never once did he question
My Kit Kat obsession.

His dark eyes looked into mine
As if to say,you’ll be just fine
We have plenty of time.

Ten good years, the last one bad
Vet said he’ll be blind soon (PRA), so sad
Something I can’t fix, really mad.

Trusting eyes now opaque,
Every joint and muscle aches;
Oh, how my heart breaks.

Never a whimper, never a sound
No longer does he strut around
With paws floating above the ground.

Squirrels he once furiously chased
No longer have to make haste
Each step now cautiously placed.

His aging confusion is stressful for us
He’s embarrassed by all the fuss
I’m so grateful for his trust.

I miss his dark eyes looking into mine
I wish I could say you’ll be just fine
We have plenty of time.


</center>SassyLady
September 11-12, 2015
This poem was written for the Pet Contest
Rocky is a silver and black mini-schnauzer purchased from reputable breeder
Contracted Valley Fever moving to AZ, which attacks immune system, joints and retinas
Developed stomach ulcers, blindness, limping, loss of sense of smell
And loss of eyesight caused by PRA, we now have genetic wisdom

[SassyLady]

Need to find a contest for this one too.


Why Do You Cry

<center>Eyes wide with curiosity he asks why,
Why do you get so sad and cry
When you sing that lullaby?

My eyes full of sadness and pain,
I strive for braveness and explain
Why sad memories still remain.

I was so happy when I was nine,
Playing outside all the time
And sharing what was mine.

Every time we were able
Family dinners at the table
Seriously, my life was really stable.

Getting tucked in so tight
After soft kisses goodnight
And before turning out the light,

Mama would start to croon
A little lullaby to the moon;
Such a sweet lilting tune

She died when I was eleven
I’m sure she went to heaven
But my pain doesn’t lessen.

Most of the time I’m strong
But when I sing that little song
It reminds me she’s truly gone.</center>

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

I entered 3 more.

Pets
Who Is Your Neighbor
Titles

My most recent one but not written for contest. Perhaps it can be used for future contest.



<center>Empty Mailbox

Papa, the mail box is empty again
Every day we walk down the road
Hoping to see something from Berlin
In that little box that holds so much hope

It’s just a little white box
At the end of our driveway
On a post the color of a fox
Address is 101 Sunset Highway

The red flag is up today
So the mailman knows to stop by
He doesn’t have much to say
No letter from you, he doesn’t know why

Papa, every day we send you a note
And pray you are receiving them
All of us contribute in the hope
You’ll see that each one is truly a gem

We ask God every day for your safe return
So, you hurry home or try to send a note
Because the crank on the car is hard to turn
Mama misses you and it’s hard for her to cope!
</center>
Tyr ... go read the comment on this one. I used the word God and I knew someone would notice and respond.

Already done. Great new poems my friend. Also sent pms there this morn to a dozen friends there to check out your poetry and make you welcome. -Tyr

[SassyLady]

Already done. Great new poems my friend. Also sent pms there this morn to a dozen friends there to check out your poetry and make you welcome. -Tyr

So, you are my benefactor! Thank you. The comments are very heartwarming. I've been perusing poems. I find that I go down the rabbit hole ... way too many poems to read. I just have to ready the first stanza and my mind starts down it's own tangent a couple of the words and then I'm up all night.

You woke a sleeping beast!

[SassyLady]

Politically Correct Insanity


Domestic terrorism = workplace violence
Illegal alien = undocumented immigrant
Criminal = behaviorally challenged
Perverted = sexually dysfunctional
Anchor babies = American born children of undocumented immigrants
Dead = living impaired

You’re offended; they’re offended; everyone seems to be offended
By the merest inflection; attacked from every direction; insisting upon immediate correction.

Politically correct in this day and age seems to be all the rage; impossible to be on the same page
Every minute of every day, vigilantly watching what we say; giving an impromptu speech, nay.

PC police use shame to force people to talk the same and someone to blame
For the polarity of our culture. They lurk like vultures waiting to strip away truth - not to nurture.

This communal tyranny restricts expression and verbal engineering has become an obsession; paving the way to repression.
People who turn into sheep and insist on words that creep into our lives make me weep.

PC mentality quickly becomes social brutality and creates imitations of reality.
Politically correct words will only teach fanatics how to preach there’s no right to free speech.

Time to speak out, yell and shout, because without a doubt
Politically correct aggression, without question, will kill individual expression.


SassyLady
09/13/15

[SassyLady]

Get Out, Go Away!!!



Did you not think I would weep,
When I heard you sigh and say,
I just can't love you that way?


Your words, razor sharp, cut deep.
Only pride kept my tears at bay.
You were a complete ass today.


You made promises you won't keep.
Said you would never stray,
And would kiss me every day.


I'm hurt, heartsick and can't eat,
The world is dark and gray.
My trust you did betray.


Now that I know you're a creep,
No way in hell can you stay.
Get out of my sight, just go away.


Not a word! Not a peep!
No hugs, not even a wave!
I will not cave!

[SassyLady]

My Depression Lesson

Depression is a snake
...slithering into the psyche...
...creating loneliness...
...constricting the soul...

Obsessively
...living in the past...
...poisoning the present...
...jeopardizing the future...

A parasite consuming
...every thought...
...every emotion...
...every action...

Hiding in the
...darkest...
...deepest...
...most vulnerable places...

A shadow phantom
...floating...
...waiting...
...calculating...

A distant hiss
...panic...
...despair...
...exhaustion...

Whispering
...poisonous memories...
...failures...
...broken promises...

Shouting
...avoid...
...run...
...hide...

Strikes without warning
...incapacitating...
...paralyzing...
...revolting...

Slowly killing
...initiative...
...joy...
...love...

Depression is a snake
Beware.

Copyright © Miss Sassy | Year Posted 2017

[SassyLady]

Lazy Summer Day

Just another lazy summer day
In my hammock snoozing away.
A horde of nasty flies
Decide to stop by.
On my toes they want to play
Shoo flies, just go away!

Now they're buzzing in my ear
Bring the flyswatter my dear!
These flies are going to die
If they don't continue to fly,
For one thing is clear
A battle I do not fear.

Going in for the attack
I had to step back.
For one landed on my nose,
My eyes I had to close.
Soon discovered the fact
Killer instinct I lack.

Instead I fled,
Swatting at my head.
As they chased me down
I felt like a clown.
To the house I fled
To hide under the bed.

Copyright © Miss Sassy | Year Posted 2017

[SassyLady]

Rainbows

R adiant ribbons of color
A ppear against a moody sky
I rridescent and shimmering.
N ascent images emerge
B eyond physical interaction.
O ne is common, a double is rare
W atching pots of gold
S ilently embracing the magical.

Copyright © Miss Sassy | Year Posted 2017

Acrostic style

[SassyLady]

Silently Dancing


<center>In a magical world
She slides down a rainbow
Of tinkling laughter
Landing in a pot of gold.

Covered in pixie dust she twirls.
Fingers clicking, head-bobbing,
Feet tapping, humming
To a song only she can hear.

My Down Syndrome princess,
A gentle soul she has.
If she had her voice
A beautiful songbird she would be.

How I long to hear her song.
A stroke, tragically,
Stole it away
Like a thief in the night.

Today her dance is loud and clear
Joy circles her like a bodyguard
Under the rainbow
Near her pot of gold.

</center>Copyright © Miss Sassy | Year Posted 2017