Dear Mister,
what were you thinking
when you sold your land
for 70 shillings and went
to town to live the good life,
only to return as a servant
to the man who purchased your land?
©
Jacqueline
Tag: Pensive
When they put up the fences…
When they put up the fences
may our feet be as fleet as gazelle
that we outrun their barbed enclaves
may our wings spread wide
that we soar high to tips of the highest trees
breaching the boundaries of caged birds
whose wings are clipped
but their voices continue to sing.
When they put up the fences
will they stay rested behind their glass towers
or will they venture to other people’s poor spaces
and plant their feet in arrogant superiority
whilst they tear the owners asunder?
Forgetting that he who brings an insect infested log into his abode
invites the lizard to feast
and may not have rest.
When they put up their fences
tell me
Would that really make any sense?
What manner of divisions shall we see?
Would that really be a worthwhile defense?
or will it trigger room for more offense?
When they put up their fences,
then what? I’m in suspense.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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Broody or moody…
Pensive is an upper-class word that means reflective
another way to say that you are introspective
or maybe a bit ruminative
Whatever stokes your senses to be cogitative
it’s all good to be perceptive
though some prefer to call it meditative.
Some writers love to use grandiose words like stamp duty
a pensive man they would describe as broody
which makes him sound more intense than moody
…and excuses his behaviour that might be kooky
especially in those romantic books that are juicy
or those paranormal stories that tend to be spooky
Of late I have been a bit pensive
a gamut of thoughts run through my head making me restive
I need to sort them and get progressive.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Pensive, The Daily Post Prompt
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I hear you in my thoughts…
Your words of wisdom,
of love and encouragement…
They are etched upon my soul.
They keep me warm.
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