that’s the orangutan!

                                                                                                    Author: Sabar Minsyah

Image: An Orangutan with Junior (here)

slow in movements but like magic
it can be expected to cover
much grounds roaming

the whole expanse
this is home!

they thrive on their own prowess
to survive
They swarm upon each other
in friendly banter without words 

maintaining passions
as a human in all mannerisms

for this is home!

much can be revealed
in body language, storming,
shrieking or lying lazily

A creature of the forest
It jumps hangs and swings

this is home

and enjoying every minute

of it all
and that’s the orangutan

threatened with extinction

in his beloved home

Rosemary at Poets and Storytellers United.friday-writings-96

Being Duly Prepared

                                                                                  Author: Holly Booth
Image:  The Tools of Trade (here)

Having the right kind of tools at hand

Just simple housewife kinds easy to find
True to form, like wearing other's shoes
Easy to use to knock off the blues

We should not choose to restrain
It'll be an education if we can feel the pain
The universe is there to garner the facts
Hold on to it yet, and give it a check

The whole world to see where it leads
Go for a  wholesome thrust till it bleeds
No holds barred, no wisdom marred.

Give it all you’ve got, give it a shot.

When you’re done, reflect on your wants
If it’s tough give it a laugh
Venture out and push for a long ride

You never know until you've tried

Sarah's at MLMM's Photo Challenge-483/

Mish at d'Verse OLN open-link-night-347/

There were ways to bridge the gap

                                                         Author/Artist: Pauline Auzou  (1775–1835)  

Image: Portrait of a Young Man  (here)

He stood there thinking 

with an empty smile

In his young mind
Untested with ways of the world

He was weighing his options

He should work fast

There were ways to bridge the gap

and get what he desired 

What could be wandering
in his mind

Thinking of one so dear
He was lucky to get away

from his latest find

It would have been a big struggle

There would have to be short-cuts he reckoned

Perhaps he should win 

the sympathies of a rich widow

A bridge too far for now

Myriads of possibilities
A young mind so free

‘What Me Worry’

No one to care

A lucky break could 

come rolling his way 

bridging the expectations

Punam at d'Verse poetics-building-bridges/

Autumn Folds

                                                                                               Author: Johann Jaritz

Image: Autumn Lakeside (here)

Autumn days camouflaged lakeside

Gliding in calm waters and mysterious
Paradise was knocked senseless outright
Rustic abode with idyllic tranquility
Unspoiled hideaway camouflaged lakeside
Golden brown season's exotic shades
Swept by cool winds forcing nature’s right
Falling leaves with gravity exerted power
Clinging into the emptiness of free flight
Racing to piles of crowded groundswell

Shadowing sights of a camouflaged lakeside

Melissa's at d'Verse with Gillena's folding-into-autumn/

Smashing Strategy

                                                                                                                             Author:  Adrian S Pye 

Image: Push Me Pull You (here)

a force contending 
to  accord him protection
imposing its will

smack going against his wishes
such is the push and pull-peril

but being pulled back by forces
must he smash his way through then
for it can be viewed as a 

hindrance to progress

(44 words}

De Jackson at d'Verse Quadrille-184-smashing-poems/ 

A portrait of one!

                                                                                                          Author: Vincent Van Gogh

Image: Self-Portrait (here)

It’s all about face
An image so sacred

A portrait of one

Where there are 

No takers to others on earth

Even identical twins are different

In physical looks
A person is one and only
No two persons resemble another
How so unique
How so sublime

The wonder of nature
Providence has a hand
But let nature take its course
The individual
Is unto himself
It’s his domain
It’s him to savour
It’s him to take cognizance
A look in the mirror

The portrait of a mother’s pride
And no one to dispute!

Bjorn at d'Verse  OLN Live September

What's of a best friend?

Image: 1 The Beak - An Acrylic abstract

Image: 2 An Okra - A Pastel sketch

Images;  Hank's creations done sometime ago

What is going on? 

What about it of having 

a best friend

Not all the time by your side
Though ever willing 

To give a helping hand

To extend empathy 

with a shoulder to cry on

Feisty little darling in good times
Meddlesome sometimes 
invariably an irritant

but a joy to be around with

What is it of the worst 

kind of best friend
Sneaking with a  Brutus’ ploy
To stab in the back
Or a Cassius’ stance
Of every suspicious character

But one of my best friends 

who is more than all that!

Extending inspiration

Stroke by stroke in richness
Colourful in softness
Fulfillment of gaps and emptiness

Just waiting 
Of various types and stature
not answering back
nor biting when angered
to be dipped and splashed freely

Ever willing to capture my imagination
In hues rich in colour
Though often times
I was guilty of leaving them alone
seething with neglect

But a best friend always by my side!

My faithful paint brushes

Sherry's at What's Going On.