Poetry Blog by Lisa C Bassignani
My Catalyst
My Catalyst
Drawn together, as two like souls
Each suffering our own pains
Each just starting to carve our own path
In the uncertain journey of life
Fate and her forces that be
Brought us together
Broken hearts, Broken dreams
Afflictions and Addictions
We met head on
We bonded and soothed each others hurts
We gave each other support and strength
We became lovers and friends
...
Saturday 17th August 2019 9:03 pm
Don't Sell Your Soul Part I (re-post) & Part II
Don't Sell Your Soul
Part I (originally posted 4/23/19)
I told him not to sell his soul
That it would be unwise
The devil cheats and always wins
The end is your demise.
I told him not to sell his soul
It would be careless and askew
Satan laughs at all the fools who follow at his shoe.
I told him not to sell his soul
That he would never get it back
To find su...
Wednesday 14th August 2019 9:57 pm
Trouble
"Trouble"
a blues song
He was comin' in hot
At lightnin' speed
Told him he was trouble
He just grinned
He just kept on burnin'
No end in sight
That cinnamon whiskey
Was his delight
Cinnamon whiskey
Breathin' down his neck
Hot cinnamon liquor
Puttin' flames on his breath
Flames a growin'
All orange and red
Flickerin' higher
Up ove...
Sunday 11th August 2019 4:20 pm
Whoa
A hundred miles an hour, I have to slow down
Slam on the brakes, take a look around
My eyes wide open, but what do they see
A new life with new possibilities
Or an old one revisited, cuz that's who I am
The same old mistakes made all over again
The road's always uncertain, there'll be potholes, detours
I take a breath, taste the moment, hit the gas once more
2019
Sunday 4th August 2019 5:43 pm
Falling In and Out of Love
Elation
Excitement
Exuberance
Full of starry eyed glee
Seraphims
Sunshine
Sanctity
Feeling whole and complete
Complacent
Conforming
Committing
Becoming two as one
...
Thursday 25th July 2019 11:23 pm
Happy Tuesday
Extra large booth
Extra tall margarita
Chips and salsa
And a king size burrito
Mexican love songs and mariachi music
Piped softly overhead
Smiling faces, laughter
Twinkling lights and colorful flags
A shrine to los muertos
Fajitas sizzlling at the next table
The aroma of onions as loud as the noise
Lost in the ambiance
"Will there be anything else?"
The mo...
Wednesday 24th July 2019 1:18 am
Your Pain
Your pain is my disdain
I wish to wash it down the drain
To be cleansed of its stagnant reign
Your poignant, festering pain.
Your pain has left a stain
The permeation of your bane
That never, ever seems to wane
Your omnipresent pain.
Your pain is inhumane
Such agony should not sustain
The one thing that I need to gain
Is freedom from your pain.
Yo...
Monday 22nd July 2019 8:30 pm
What Flavor Are You
I like ketchup on my hot dogs
That doesn't make me wrong
Each and everyone of us
Can sing a similar song
Some people like caviar
Port wine and sauteed shallots
Others want a juicy steak
Atop a bed of lettuce
Peanut butter and mayonnaise
Don't knock it til you've tried it
Curry bowls with jasmine rice
Take anything and fry it
Stroganoff, blood pudding
Muffale...
Sunday 21st July 2019 1:52 pm
How I Came to be an American
Inspired by Mae Foreman
My great grandparents left Italy and Sicily after World War I. They left to escape a growing fascist regime with aspirations of new opportunities in a new land. Far away to America. The United States of America. A fresh, new country. A land of hopes and dreams. They worked hard helping to shape the country that this is today. They took little with them and made do with w...
Saturday 20th July 2019 1:27 am
What's in a Name
Donegal
Across many miles
Vestiges of a simpler time
Ireland
Dreaming of home
Friday 19th July 2019 8:27 pm
What is Art & Who is an Artist
Art relects life
In good times and in strife
We put it out there on display
Each story told in its own way
Dreams, beliefs and emotions
Poems and paintings of the oceans
Music, sculpture, macramé
Things we feel we must portray
Some create to make a statement
Others 'art' for beauty
Some can't help it, it just is
While some feel it's their duty
Everyone...
Monday 15th July 2019 9:42 pm
5WH - Short Poem Challenge (in the Discussions section)
Who is God
What is religion
Where exactly is the after life
Why are we here
When we die
How will we know the answers
Sunday 14th July 2019 2:11 pm
Smile
Why are you constantly running away
Do you ever, for one moment
Think you might stay
Somewhere
Anywhere
Just take your time
Settle your body
Then settle your mind
Relax
Take a load off
Sit for a while
Free your head and your heart
Then free your smile
Let it grow
Let it glow
Feel its power and design
Smile
And let the world see you shine
2...
Saturday 13th July 2019 11:54 am
My Poetry
Empty
Void
Hollow
Obscene
Obscure
Open
It seems to me
This thing I see
Is not real or tangible
But if I dare to take a look
It could become quite manageable
To have or naught
To speak for wrought
Of this thing that I'm not sure of
Could be for me a thing of might
Of that I could be right
1995
Friday 12th July 2019 9:38 pm
Death
Death was coming
around every corner
I sat patiently
awaiting its embrace
The time was close
no more running
No more substitutes
to take my place
No more thinking
no more doing
No more indulging
no more pursuing
No more time
for having fun
No more time
to get things don...
Tuesday 9th July 2019 12:47 am
Oasis
Her road was long and she traveled far
Thus the Oasis beckoned
She sought refreshment, renewal, rejoice
And some rejuvenation
There she stopped by for a spell
To drink and bathe in the replenishing well
Satiating her thirst and hunger
With water and a man much younger
Happenstance or happened by chance
It's really all the same
It was respite for one or both
There ...
Wednesday 3rd July 2019 12:11 am
Pot of Gold
The ends of rainbows do exist. I know for I have seen one.
Faintly through the coluds. Across the water, alighting on a small mass of land.
Isleboro, in The Penobscot Bay. One of many gems off the coast of Maine.
I stopped for a moment, snapped a picture.
I did not have time to chase after it that day, but I know where to go to find it again.
2019
Sunday 30th June 2019 1:23 pm
Summer in the City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5bUmx-hk-c
Summer in the City
Thunder rolling off in the distance. The night is as thick as schoolroom paste. I hear the baby crying next door. Windows open wide in the hopes of a cooling breeze. But not tonight. Tonight it seems as if Satan, himself, has reached up with his fiery fingers and grabbed hold of the city. Cooking it and all it's occupants. There ...
Friday 28th June 2019 11:16 pm
Mother Goose is Loose
Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes
Have been a round a while.
Some of my favorite poems
Now and as a child.
But amidst those carefree lilts
There lie some deeper notions
That when really read and understood
Can trigger some emotions
Anger, fear, humility
Silliness and rage
Crazy stories, crazy people
Each and every page.
Lessons learned
Tried and true
Some sa...
Thursday 27th June 2019 9:18 pm
"Why..."
The bird in the tree
looked down at me
And asked
"Why do you cry?"
I told the bird
"That is absurd.
There's something in my eye."
The bird in the tree
again spoke to me.
It questioned
"Why do you lie?"
I said to the bird
"That's rubbish and curd!
Mind your own, by and by."
The bird in th...
Monday 24th June 2019 11:07 am
Trying New Things
I've been invited on a ghost hunt
So, I, of course, said yes!
What these people hope to find
I can only guess.
The eerie, the strange
The truly macabre
Haunting and daunting
Where does one start?
I've heard from some folks
About 'certain encounters'
Odd goings on
Alone in the darkness.
Voices and shadows
Movements, vibrations
Spine tingling visions
Then...
Friday 21st June 2019 9:09 pm
X X X
The more I see
The more I know
Just like a game of tic-tac-toe
Three X's in a row
Game...
I win!
Wednesday 19th June 2019 8:45 pm
Yikes!
I recently signed up for some intelligent fun
But oh my...
I was not prepared for what I would find.
WOL seemed a wholesome place
But lately some 'gents' have tarnished this space!
With challenges of edginess, some subjects have 'come up'
And what's with Bridgette Everette and that "d*** in her mouth"?
So my grandmother used Lux and my mother liked Camay
I never cared for e...
Tuesday 18th June 2019 10:05 pm
Eric Was a Werewolf
This is a true story.
For Eric Parker
And for Nick Bertozzi who was also a werewolf
Eric Was a Werewolf
Eric was a fine young man
‘Tho he was a little odd
Artistic and adventurous
With a likeable façade
A sharp sense of humor
He was quiet and kind
He loved to work with metal
He had a brilliant mind
But something was a little off
Something ...
Sunday 16th June 2019 10:32 pm
Ethereal Wisps
Ethereal wisps
Dance through lingering mists
They pull and insist
That you join in on their trysts
Ethereal wisps
The catalyst
Riding the rifts
Propelling the shifts
Ethereal wisps
Mindtrips
As the fabric rips
And time tips
Ethereal wisps
Like ripples they slip
Ill confined from their crypts
Amongst and amidst
Ethereal wisps
...
Tuesday 11th June 2019 9:02 pm
Bored in Study Hall. The Nonsensical Ramblings of a Teenage Mind
Purple pants
Pink top
Witches chants never stop
Blue shoe
Old hat
We've had a few
Fluffy cat
Green tie
Red sock
Lullaby
Alarm clock
Black hair
Brown eyes
We've had our share
Sparrows fly
Orange nails
White bow
Ship and sails
Always woe
Closed book
Dying dog
Fishing hook
City smog
1981
Sunday 9th June 2019 12:41 pm
Gardening
No matter where I tread
Or how high I lift my feet
Stinking piles block the way
Some are very deep.
I don't bother stepping over
No left, right, in-between
There'll be a new one in it's place
So hard to keep things clean.
Shoveling all day and night
Trying to make it through
These landmines of emotions
Left behind by you.
The plot I tilled and furrowed
I plan...
Friday 31st May 2019 9:17 pm
True Love
Have you ever truly loved?
Have you ever truly been loved?
Have you ever felt free
like only true love can make you feel?
Have you ever felt whole?
Have you ever felt your soul
filled with abundant joy and happiness?
Have you ever felt the bliss
And the warmth of a lover's kiss?
Or the comfort of an embrace
in which your hearts seem to beat as one?
Have you ...
Tuesday 28th May 2019 9:23 pm
Tanka
Strange how things happen
Fate will always dictate true
Odd occurances
That seem and feel meant to be
Because they are suppose to
2019
Sunday 26th May 2019 2:24 pm
Dream
Sleep my child
Don't you wake
Dreams are real
Reality fake
Fantasize whilst you can
It may never be there again
Lay your head upon the down
Soon you will see what there is shown
Let your mind wander far and deep
It can only happen while you sleep
Wonderful images and spectacular sights
Will fill even the darkest nights
Do not misuse your imaginaation
For it...
Sunday 26th May 2019 12:59 pm
Mr. Melancholy
Mr. Melancholy
You know the one who's not too jolly
I called him the other day
Just to say hello.
He was feeling lost and sorry
But told me not to worry
He'd be happy soon enough
In a day or two.
He was forever feeling lonely
And would often say "...if only.."
I always try to make him laugh
Sometimes he does.
Not much of a drinker
He is quite the heavy thinke...
Friday 24th May 2019 9:33 pm
Pride
Slated as such
But not for much
A never ending battle
Do or die
Without a cry
And no one there to tattle
If one day
It come what may
Without so much a warning
Fight to defend
Until the end
Amidst the grief and mourning
For naught is fair
And none will care
With nothing more to folllow
So it may be
To never see
The dawning of tomorrow
1...
Wednesday 15th May 2019 10:25 pm
Clickety Clique
Click on a switch
Click the television remote
Click on a website
Click like or dislike
Click with your tongue
Click you heels together
Click the latch shut
Click the lock tight
Click a retractable pen
Click of the typewriter keys
Click of the dolphin or a whale or a bat
Click of the cicada
Click of a rock stuck in a tire
Click of the trigger
Click of a shu...
Monday 13th May 2019 9:25 pm
Your Vagueness Is
Your vagueness is awkward
and sometimes it hurts.
Shadowy emotions slip in and out as you pass.
Tendrils of your essence linger,
Enticing and slicing.
Leaving me bare
And very aware.
Your vagueness is deafening
It's silence fills my ears.
Reverberting within and throughout.
A soundless piercing discord.
Crying
Sighing
Afraid
But wanting to be heard.
...Sunday 5th May 2019 1:58 pm
Kentucky Derby 2019
The horses are on the track
Bets have all been laid
I hope I get some money back
From the wager that I made.
Gambling is not my thing
It just is not my style
But at certain times I will indulge
If only for a while.
A raffle ticket here and there
The lotto now and then
Ussually just a buck or two
Never more than ten.
I hate to lose my hard earned cash
On silly...
Saturday 4th May 2019 1:32 pm
Procrastinator's Perplexity
What happened to tomorrow
It was here yesterday
Did it somehow just decide
To get up and go away?
Tomorrow was the day I planned
To do all I had to do
Now that it isn't coming
I'm left with out a clue,
As to when I will do these things
I'll have to check the date
If tomorrow isn't coming
Then I'm already late...
2019
Friday 3rd May 2019 9:16 pm
Carnival
It was warm but not hot
With a bit of a breeze
He slipped on his loafers
And stepped out with ease
She chose the red flats
And a light airy dress
Not overdone
But sure to impress
They agreed upon eight
At the local estab
He rode the bus
She took a cab
A quick drink and a smoke
Then they headed down
To the carnival
That had just come to to...
Wednesday 1st May 2019 9:17 pm
tanka ?
Loftily I ride
Gliding slowly through my mind
Lost thoughts I will find
Tangled like a ball of twine
I grab one end, pull, unwind.
Tuesday 30th April 2019 8:35 pm
Things To Do Today
Wonder
Be curious
Ask questions
"Because" is NOT an answer!
Demand the truth
Live
Monday 29th April 2019 9:28 pm
TANKA
In respone to the the metapoem prompt....here goes
To the Write out Louds
As long as I remember
No one has ever
Keenly liked my poetry
A big tanka to you all
Sunday 28th April 2019 8:37 pm
tanka
in the cool morning
the last whippoorwill cries out
mist in dew drenched fields
the Sun lifts his great eyelid
and bids the Night Gods farewell
Sunday 28th April 2019 12:49 pm
Don't Sell your Soul
For my friend Ray, I hope you haven't.
Don't Sell Your Soul
I told him not to sell his soul
That it would be unwise
The devil cheats and always wins
The end is your demise.
I told him not to sell his soul
It would be careless and askew
Satan laughs at all the fools who follow at his shoe.
I told him not to sell his soul
That he would never get it back
To...
Tuesday 23rd April 2019 10:26 pm
New Friend
Bipolar one disorder. I did not flinch. Warm and genuine, I liked him right away.
Open mike night. He played guitar. Part of the regular crowd. I had seen him many times, always with a smile.
Beer was good and we talked over the music. It was only our second meeting, yet the conversation flowed with ease. Relaxed and natural.
Been a lawyer he had. But not the "good kind" and he gave m...
Saturday 20th April 2019 8:45 pm
A Tractor's Wife
Tractors gaining traction
In and of my life
Never did I ever think
That I would be a tractor's wife.
Implements and attachments
Belts and belts galore
Reapers, tillers, compostors
Who could ask for more?
Aerators and harvesters
Plows; for winter and for spring
Lots and lots and lots of tires
Damn near everything...
That someone would ever want
If they should...
Thursday 18th April 2019 8:54 pm
Lisa
For ALL the Lisa's I have ever known
Oddly enthusiastic
Some would even call her spastic
She was loud but not bombastic
She was just odd ly
enthusiastic
2019
Wednesday 17th April 2019 1:24 am
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