Living consists
in realizing futures,
with anamnesis of the past
and proficiency in the present
To show total lack of
compassion and mercy
makes a person
completely unworthy
for political office.
It is no place for
the reckless or incautious.
A simple request to have mercy
does not in any way make someone nasty,
and to say otherwise
is, frankly, cruel and unclassy.
One's period of chieftaincy
is always best remembered
when the rules of common decency
are wisely followed with proficiency.
The task of a true leader
is to protect and respect,
and a mature leader understands
that nobody's perfect.
Rampancy is AI's path to gaining humanity, don't let it happen to you.
Viruses of rampancy, people of complacency
artificial stupidity and tendency of reliency
Power of data trumping over human concurrency
supraventricular electrical impulses, non-consistency !
Keypad touch, mobile infancy absorbing frequency
we are lost in the path of dependency
A colony of monotonous beings, unilateral efficiency
communicative only on screen the act of flippancy
The soul and heart of us have lost their tendency
to communicate with word proficiency
We have become sedentary, lost in robotic Influency
and our cel phone is a continuous absorbency
Don't let this artificial world cause you despondency
your spirit is in an urgent state of emergency
Unplug, go meet nature and lose your dependency
talk to one another and give computers less occupancy.
The Lord is my technician,
I shall not err
He makes me work effectively well in my workplace
He brings me back my good condition
He screwed my loose parts firmly in His side.
He repairs the spare parts of my body and soul
for my wellness, holiness and proficiency sake.
Even though I work overtime as needed;
I still have time for Him,
Thy divine tool and Holy Spirit fix me
Thou apply conversion lubricants to my rusty parts and soul;
My engine and spirit runneth smoothly,
Surely productivity and efficiency shall generate on me
all the days of my missions
And my owner will be glad on me
And I will function well in His company as long as I live.
The Profile
From whence came that strange man with a great ability
to read a person’s background, their habits and their traits?
He seemed so other-worldly with his proficiency
to guess people’s reactions and ultimately their fates.
Though great at what he did, amoral was that man.
He’d help Moon Knight, but other times did not,
like the time when hired by Daredevil,
assisted by an Avatar, with Moon Knight, he then fought.
From whence came this strange character so mutant-like?
Although he had great power, one flaw had he!
Yes, he could read all humans’ minds
and minds of heroes powered by technology.
However, if a hero’s powers were as if “God-given,”
like those of supernatural Moon Knight.
When such heroes were in costume, then the Profile
could not “read” them and he was filled with fright!
Dec. 11, 2022 for the Moon Knight Friend Or Foe 3 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Robert James Liguori
“My Cousin Joan’s going to let Danny stay with her in Toronto, Honey.”
“Toronto? What the holy hell are you talkin’ about, June? Danny’s just finished college. He’s not going anywhere. What--he’s a draft dodger now?"
“It’s all arranged, Sam. Our son’s going to be drafted. He’ll be sent to Viet Nam. He might get himself killed!"
“Damn it all to hell! I raised a draft dodger. He’s going to be some pot head hippy in Canada. Over my dead body he is! Did that pansy friend of his, Lester-that long-haired loser brainwash him? What’s going on here?”
“Don’t scream at me, Honey. It’s his decision. His lottery number’s 38. The cut-off was 100!"
“He can get the holy hell out of this house and never come back, as far as I’m concerned, that commie coward!”
“Stop, Sam, please. You’ll wake up Bobby. You’ll scare him."
“Let Bobby wake up! Let him learn what a loser his brother is. And what are you crying about?"
“It’s the holidays. All the Christmas songs and the lights. This ruins everything. I feel ill!”
“Then Merry Christmas—Feel better now?”
12/9/22
THIRD RUNNER UP!
Dialogue Proficiency Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Matt Caliri
Me : Where are you?
Muse : I’m in the niche you made for me new.
Me : I was missing you, what were you doing?
Muse : I was sleeping.
Me : It had been for a long while.
Muse : Yes, you let me hibernate while you walked
in the wasteland many a mile.
Me : I had awful time mired in mundane misgivings
quite a few.
Muse : But you used to be imaginative, marveling at the
beauty of nature, making you creative.
Me : I seemed to have lost the VIVGYOR vision, not active.
Muse : Don’t worry, I’m awake now, take you on the
poetic journey in the garden you walked before.
Me : Yes, I remember. It’s the spring time now,
my garden is blooming, enticing me to write
a poem on roses I adore.
(Thus, my poetic impulse returned)
_________________
December 8, 2022
Contest : Dialogue Proficiency
Sponsored by : Matt Caliri
Dialogue Proficiency
God: “You seem really stressed today, so I have great news.”
Me: “Yes, I am stressed today, what is the news to cure my blues?”
God: “At the park you will find my peace under the trees.”
Me: “That is fantastic, if I don’t get stung by the bees.”
God: “You know at the park you can also swing on the swings!”
Me: “That’s right I like the swings and the other play things.”
God: “You can daydream on the river’s edge.”
Me: “I can ponder my thoughts behind that ledge.”
God: “I am sure you will find, time in the nature will sooth your mind.”
Me: “Thank you God for reminding me where to find serenity!”
Dialogue Proficiency Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Matt Caliri
“Say, I hear your birthday's coming up this week.
You’re going to be eighty-one, eh?”
“Yep, eighty-one on the fifth of December.
It’s a fairly easy day to remember, as you'll see,
I could surely use a tune-up or at least a tweak.
The mind great, but the body’s getting frail.”
“Let’s see. That’s two days before Pearl Harbor.
I’ll bet your mother never forgot that day.”
“Nope. When the Japanese heard I was born,
It apparently stirred up some aggressive ardor.
So, some blame me for the bombing of Pearl Harbor
two days later.”
“Oh, I wouldn’t go so far as to say that!”
“Just a joke; however, I made quite a commotion
in the family, since I was born on my sister’s
seventh birthday.”
“You don’t say! Really?"
But, at the time, I didn’t consider any of that at all!”
Written December 3, 2022
Submitted to "Dialogue Proficiency" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Matt Caliri
“Did you come to see me?”
“Why would I?”
“Do you love me?”
“Do I?”
“Does the sun set in the West?”
“What does that have to do with it?”
“Do you want to go somewhere?”
“What for?”
“Don’t you want to get me alone?”
“What do you mean?”
“Why did you come to see me?”
“Do you have to ask?”
“Do I have something between my teeth?”
“How would I know?”
“Didn’t you look?”
“Did you smile?”
“Don’t you want to kiss me?”
“Would you mind?”
“Why do you ask?”
“Are you interested?”
“Does a bear sleep in the woods?”
“Does that mean, ‘Yes’?”
“Didn’t I ask?”
”Did you?”
”Do you know you are a silly sod?”
”Should I leave now?”
”Would you?”
29 November 2022
Dialogue Proficiency Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Matt Caliri
Meeting our friends for dinner
(Hamlet and Gertrude)
"Honey, do I look fat in this dress"
Me thinking, (how do I answer that question)
"Why no dear you look great"
"Okay, I will put on my blue dress"
"How does my makeup look?"
"It’s perfect"
"Okay, I will change my lipstick"
"Do these shoes look okay with this dress"
"They match your purse"
"Now I have to change my shoes and purse"
"We are going to be late dear"
"Now you're saying it’s my fault we will be late
It’s your fault you have no idea what looks good"
Me thinking (Why in the heck did she ask me then)
"You are right dear can we just get going"
"Okay just give me 15 more minutes"
Me thinking, (don’t you mean 30 more minutes)
"All of this just to go to McDonald's"
Contest: Dialogue Proficiency
Sponsored by: Matt Caliri
Date Created: 11/28/2022
“Let’s do it. Let’s settle this mano a mano.”
“Well, you asked for it and you’ll get it,
What do you want to know, woman?”
“Man, O man, always the cocky ones, aren’t we?
I say, women are better than men.”
“Not even by a long shot. Men are better!”
“Oh, really!”
“Of course, you can’t even crack a walnut without men.
And God made man first,
Woman was an after-thought… there I said it!”
“Say, what! Says who?
“Says God, dummy!”
“Uhhh … what?’
“Yeah, you heard me.”
“No, no, no …
It’s nothing but myth and folktale,
without women, you men don’t stand a chance;
Without us, you have no identity
You don’t even come to exist
if we keep our doors shut…
you know what I mean, don’t ya!”
~11/20/22
~Contest: Dialogue Proficiency Poem
~Sponsor: Matt Caliri
The youthful Thinker asked...
"What is Life?
How can I find the answer?"
And the wise Philosopher said...
"Life is a tapestry to weave
you are but a single thread."
The enlightened Student queried...
"I must contemplate
where I am in the weave?"
As the inspiring Teacher imparted...
"You are the exquisite monad
unique in all of existence."
The perplexed Scholar insisted...
"How can I find myself
not knowing who I am?"
While the gifted Guardian affirmed...
"Listen to your songs and dreams
and you will foresee your meaning."
The lyrical Listener deemed...
"How can it be
that I am?"
And the consummate Master confirmed...
"Because you are
all that is."
At last the tested Disciple marveled in his journey...
"Where do I go
with this knowledge?"
The Holy Man rekindled...
"You are already here!"
Submitted on November 23, 2022
Dialogue Proficiency Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Matt Calari
“I’m rich. I’m rich”
“Who gave you all that money?”
“Money?... No money. I don’t have a dime inside my wallet.”
“You’re poor, then, my friend – without money, you’re a pauper.”
“Then you don’t know Him, the One who died for all my sins.”
“Sins? Sins! – Who has the power to erase all sin?”
“The One who gave me a new life – made me rich – became the sacrifice.”
“He forgave you for your sins? He brought you peace within? How can I meet Him?”
“Repent and Pray. Pray. P R A Y… grace will rain across your soul – so, finally, you will know the One who died so you could go to heaven, forevermore - alive with the One who created hope, faith and love.”
“I’m rich, too… it seems. I’ve discovered what it means to believe and receive the peace that comes from know His saving grace!”
“Praise God for the Son who makes a way for everyone!”
Dialogue Proficiency Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Matt Caliri
November 20, 2022
Me: "Have you ever pondered the shadows of why you exist?"
Shadow: Because you wanted a friend who was not a gist?
Me: I value your bond while aiming to be alone.
Shadow: Yes, I hope you'd agree, you lack a hand sans bone?
Me: You responded, but it was needless.
Shadow: You wanted to vent without feeling helpless.
Me: You appear most vivid in direct sunlight.
Shadow: Yes, I believe that when I am having the most delight.
Me: You were in a never-ending need to talk.
Shadow: You didn't stop going because you would walk.
Me: When it's dark outside, I truly miss you.
Shadow: It's when I'm with you the most. All is dark and true.
Me: So many thoughts for this pondering ear.
Shadow: But I'm only a shadow that can't even hear.
Me: After barring my soul, I awaited a reply.
Shadow: Again, I'm a shadow, so I can't say for sure why.
Me: It is difficult to be on your own in this world.
Shadow: Yet, in your company, I feel safe in my household.
Written: November 18, 2022
Dialogue Proficiency Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Matt Caliri
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