http://slow.writerscafe.org/ardvark3642 The original writings of author Greg the Bard en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775985127 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A Soldier’s Dream Long ago a German solder satIn a Flanders ditch weapon in handWaiting for daylight To kill his fellowman A cold mist like fog Hung around his headWhite breaths came from his mouthHis head was bowed in fear He wondered what the morrow had.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/843662/ A Time Between Times History tells of the events that bide timeOnly to leave out the times in betweenGreat wars come one after anotherAnneals now past never to brother Of those lost in the times betweenLove and hate carry and demeanMaking life to be lived at its extreme.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/837542/ “A Bloodline Gone” The winter wind blows clutching at the fiber of lifeGriping to the bone with beauty deepHammering the world with death completeGiving room for the life of the seasons to come The mantle is tuft with frills of times pastVirtue is foremost to th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/831296/ TheSnake Thereis a road through life that we all travelMusteredby the advent of birthThemap we follow is taught to us by our parentsAndwe trust their every direction Thenthe snake bitesThevenom spreads with a speed un-believableKilling.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/828090/ Masquerade “Blind Love” Masquerade for lustAge of Innocence now goneUnknown to the heart G.D.Gregory (The Bard) 2007 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816950/ The Lady Her movements are frozen in timeShe watches as admirers pass byHer strength must be respected trueShe holds her pose while others die The greatness of the female for Showing the abundance of God’s joyStark in man’s memory soundFor all to have as col.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816949/ Lady Godiva(Sung to the Beatles “Lady Madonna”) Lady Godiva, children at your feet Wonder how you mange to make ends meetAlong came your daddy laid the toll upon The heads of the homeless as now their gone Friday night finds her daddy weeping He can’t se.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816942/ Rules of War Number #1 rule of Congress  We send them in harm’s way withThe firm belief that whatever happensWe can always blame the other party!  G.D.Gregory  (The Bard)   2077 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816935/ Lady Death Stars fluid in an ocean of blackGiving way to rays of flightMotionless Moon still and darkShe opens her eyes to drink a spark Sheets spun of spiders silkThe cool breath of the soft windAs dampness dry with passion quenchedArms small hairs and goose bumps clen.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816932/ My Love She came from a land of fairytales hopesShe was brought up to see the real in peopleShe brought with her, her mother’s love of familyShe learned the right of mankind’s wrong An Island renowned in history for all timeAn answer to grace through chivalry lo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816930/ The Spandex Crew She never thought about the sceneComing from the back woods of Detroit CityThe name of the Gang is the Pink P***y Cat’sAnd they knoooooow … how to boogie The leader was Big Fat MamaShe wanted Fat Alberta but it was takenFat Mama was five foot.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816880/ The Prophylactic Tester He was called the Prophylactic TesterCondoms was his gameAt this challenge he is the masterWomen know him near and far He’s as fast as a demented raped apeWhen chasing women a knewHe never pays for the help HookersHe just chases the girls w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816871/ The following is my first attempt at a Haiku  Color Twix and Twine the limbsWithin the demarcate of timeThe flaccid hues are G.D.Gregory (The Bard) 2007 Freezer Snow drawn morning sketchFrozen icicles bend treesA river runs through&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816573/ A Woodland Stream The babbling brook rambled its way down the mountainGreen clover with its red buds dotted the edgesWeeping Willows stand tall with swaying energyGiving way to the ever broadening course Appellation chipmunks played as they scurried along the ridgeSmooth ye.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816571/ The Forgotten People The cemetery sat on a hill and dipped into the morning mistThe crosses were all the same with patients numbers to lastPaupers graves every one with not name to show the life down underThe mist rolled up from the bottom to the top to cover Those markers th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816554/ Lost Seconds The elder’s resolution of timeAs it passes into oblivionIs to call for the just to come forthTo answer for the wrongs As each second passes never to come againThe life force of mankind is wasted For not having the right to live To not have a dowry to .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816545/ Maria Maria is highest of all tormentsIt sings in the tall SequoiaAnd brings mist that flood the soul Mother Nature laments in low vibrationsAs the romance of hate gathers again To destroy the faith of man Humble he bows his head in surrenderKnowing his fate is i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816512/ The B-52Death has an old nameBuff was listed with acclaim52 was her distinctionBeauty was her fabrication She carried death within her bowlsNever heard from up so highMetal rain was her game To claim the total human life She climbs aloft with wings of silverIn cloud.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816508/ Your Cheating Fart FORE THOUGHT: My daughter at the ripe old age of thirteen was getting into music in a big way. She came to me one day and we talked about music in general because I played the guitar myself and she wanted to know how I felt about her getting into music. I told her it was .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816501/ Golfing with Gary A Poem by G.D.Gregory (donate What You Can To Starving Writers) Prose’s! I stood upon a Tee todayThe ball set aloft a stickMy club I held with soft a gripTo hear the ball go click The contours of the fairway slightTrees abound in scoresTo .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816488/ Mabs A sparkle came into my life todayShe came with a chuckle wanting to play Dressed in shorts with sandals of pinkShe cooed for attention so distinct My heart was open for her to come inWe ran and played from end to end This bundle of energy with no on off.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/816469/ Time The rain fell upon the brown cobble stone padsSplatter was sounded with a dull reproach Looking for a justice in its travelsHoping for the start of a new life Light in its movement to earthKnowing that it will cleanse wet desireHaving cradled the mass of waters downp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/815999/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/815212/   The Day I Woke Up Dead I woke up dead today. A spirit where life once played. It’s hard to redeem one’s self Having change through thought when deadYou see I died and floated outThe day I woke up dead I woke up dead todayFloating all o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/810026/ He He’s only oneI can’t imagine being without himHis smile lights up my daysAnd even nights are fun  He started toddling at ten monthsAt ten months and a day I lost my favorite penWord processing is now my end He knows how to communicateStill he d.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/805135/ Love Lost                       When time has killed ones taste for loveThe issue is not maintained in graceFor time plays a game with a person’s soulWhen they are looking fo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/804418/  Brest She basks in the thunder of the surfThe water cold in the gateRafting upwards in the crestNarrow the moment in the breastHer stomach flat now draws in a breath She shivers as the wave’s recedeA cold breeze comes in off the seaHer skin pimples with .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/803940/ Prayer I sat in the congregationWaiting for the preacher to startHe sat in his seat behind the pulpitLooking out at nothing in particularWatching for some intentFrom one or all of us that sat waiting A bulletin had been given outExplaining what was to happen During th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/803871/ A Stand The heart strings of the guitar singLending depth to the emotions gainedRetrospect the look is setTo show a mood now becoming regretFor once the look lingers into dayThe night will fall as if in play A man’s mind wonders Where women’s seldom care to .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/802411/ Who Is God? Is it wrong to ask “Who God is?”Will it ever matter if we never know?Can it be that God really doesn’t care?Because in the end he is still there Is it blasphemous to ask?Are you condemned if you do?Is it how others see you that counts?Or ho.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/799404/ Conflict The wind sweeps silently across the open groundLittle stands in the way of its erosionThe cement aircraft bunkers whistle in their stanceNo activity, no movement, nothing The years have been hard on the landscapeBut still the bunkers stand    .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/798402/ Worth An assignation is counterpart to justiceWhen justice is the assignationSublime in the mind of manIf the justice is subliminal in ones heart A union now federal Maintained well after its worth is goneEach state dying slowlyGiving its life for their trust W.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/797151/  Red Dress A shade shifts as a light breeze blows throughGrays are mixed with bright morning huesSilk sheets drape her back and nightgownSmooth are her long legs crowned in juncture so blue She shifts in grandeurLingering there with her mateHoping for a small kis.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/794819/  Hearts He sees a time when he believedThat a girl once wanted him as he saw herThat a dream could be so beautifulA smile so light She held his heart forever moreHe could but stumble into faithHer beauty shown outward Closing his eyes to a life time passed&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/794410/ Haggar The Great Short and stout he stands his groundSwinging his double sided AxCutting the preponderance of fleshThe timber shook as it splintered Helga his honey looked on in jestHoping for a nice fire that nightHe does have his way in the nude they playCold are the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/793939/ Resolute Rain Rain comes in many colorsBlue, green, gray and white The strength measured in time aloneFlowing quickly through the night How wet can one getWhen God graces our stepChildren play in rainNot seeing the treat Blue and green dark and deepTaking eve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/793664/ Football Football comes and football goesStarting and ending when it doesFans line the Boulevards Outside the stadiums  Looking for tickets hoping to see In the mist of frantic hopingA game is ready to get on the wayHuge mountains known as linemenStraddle fa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/792700/ Innocents He stole her innocents at sixty threeShe thought she’d lost it at the age of threeHer mother found it when she was sixteenHe boyfriend never understood http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/792318/ Roads Frost did write of things untoldMaking the word sound very boldIt’s not a lark the things he saidFilling our minds with things of dread A path least chosen walked sparsely throughCarrying our kind to an end for fewThe reader like a consumer does venture forth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/792248/ Together No More The sound of the Itunes record was loudEmptiness fell across my thoughtsAs pleasant as a cool breeze on a hot dayWith little if anything to convey The artist of the song being sungWas known for levity and short phrasesGiving a real meaning to lifeDesper.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/791910/ Apple Pie Things forgotten now rememberedLike Bobby Socks and Pedal PushersBrylcream boys and Leather JacketsThe Beatles and Chubby Checkers Five generations a life time agoGentle kindnesses and hatred untoldHidden secrets and joyful laughterBoys growing up, girls growi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/790024/ Seasons The seasons have changedNot in Temperate ZonesBut in the times they comeNot staying to longThe summer winds seem to linger lateThe winter snow, drift much greater When I was young autumn started in early AugustNow it seems the summer winds end in October with no.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/789341/ Right or Wrong Men separate themselves from God through faith?As such God is great.A just cause unto the creatorHis creations penitence for his life Mankind has been privy to Gods thoughtsHas spoken with God questions now answeredBut for God the questions un-answered&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/787498/ Phenomenon He personified the phenomenon he wasMoving from tear to tearHis highest level stratospheric in natureA mind that has found no end Baffled by the human utterance Of the junta of civil ruleBewildered that life is measuredAs coins in the government coffers&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/786949/ Storm  The summer wind felt chilledAutumn was in the airA strong storm was off the coastWith rain plotting its pathThe shrill of children at schoolComes over the bursting gulf A south-west blow Was north bound Carrying a wet smellMothers saw to their clothes .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/786893/ Tease  Her pelted skirt fell straight and trueCovering curved legs subtle and blueFrom knee to thigh the cover was shortLeaving everything whimsical abort  She moved with easeHer laughter withinWondering whose eyes She had pinned! Moments and movements f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/786486/ Jason Bashful Eros was so shyMaking time to applyThe summer sun was winter coldAs autumn night kills roses bold Within a gapping wondering holeJason the explorer renames his foldThe Argonauts brace for adventures journeyAsking help from Heracles a half God in depth&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/786087/  “Momeee!” She stood her ground; after the deem mood had changedThe little ones tears rolled down his broad cheeksHer eyes narrowed as she tried to resolve the plightHe just kept to his sad attentions She stood her ground; knowing well his face would give.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/785584/ This is a poem by the great"John Keats" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/785553/ Who is it.....that decides right from wrong?What is it.....that causes a crime?Where is it.....that makes it real?When is it .....that the crime is forgiven?Why is it.....that we turn the other cheek?How is it.....that no one cares? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ardvark3642/785342/