My favorite greeting is "Mind the Cows" I feel fragile when the going gets tough I am not very good at whys nor hows And yet under fire seem agile enough To have dodged danger a very long while Wearing my mentally-disabled smile
I like drinking tea and going to sea And I want to live in England someday The government here is not fond of me And might likely like me to move away I am kind to cats I like friendly dogs I like to hear crickets at night (and frogs)
I am afraid of ladies but love them I love to read my poetry out loud I love young people and have three of them Life makes me humble but they make me proud I have a weakness for good cigarettes I have only bad ones but no regrets
I am as poor as a person can be Yet am not homeless nor do I need much I am rich in friends who care about me I am at once both in and out of touch I get depressed yet know that I am blessed So "Mind the Cows" (and never mind the rest)
This write is really tops, also. I'm glad you put them on the bio page. That's how I round them. Since you don't have many poems, I'll be reading more in the future. I hope, at least. Cheers again.
Your poem, "Specificities" sounds like an autobiography that depicts a man satisfied with his lot. The line, "I am as poor as a person can be" should likely be "as rich as" since you are able to see both sides of the coin and deal positively with it. I loved the line, "Wearing my mentally-disabled smile." I think I'm guilty of that one sometimes. Interesting poem, and well-done.
Still Living on my Feet is the follow up to Tichaona Chinyelu’s first book, In the Whirlwind, which was rooted in a sense of hard-hitting revolutionary black love. However, in this sophomore effort, Tichaona brings the revolutionary essence from deep
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Chrissy K.
This is whimsical, wistful, and fun, all at the same time. Good one!
A man wants to be rich until he finds that riches only eat at his Integrity.
God bless,
Lew