http://slow.writerscafe.org/javalovesdavid The original writings of author Kermit Gildersleeve en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776138916 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Coffee and TobaccoComplete ReposeOr soThe Turkish Proverb Goes http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/799310/ Her eyesDraw forthfrom my heartA bleeding font of poetry,Causing my stammeringCrooked lips to singThey are wells of songWells of verseThe Almond orbsLashed in blackneed only favor mewith a fleeting glance,To draw out what is there http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/710597/ My Demonic TutorSits on my shoulderWhisperingSulfurous nothings into my ear"Do this", He says" ANd you will be happy""Do this", He says,"and you will be content""Do this", He says" And you will quenchThe Fiery longingfor fulfillment"I nod my headIn stuporObeying his wishHe laughs and giggleswith opu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/710525/ My SoulStumbled backthrough the BadlandsBloodiedBereft of what I had BroughtBruisedBroken Down and DejectedI had lost the battles I had foughtOn my ownI tasted the fruit thatgrew one the gnarled treesSweet, it made on sickAddictive, but filled with burning poisonI returnto the city and streamwherein.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/707909/ I have neither seen her eyes,Nor felt her hair,Yet I miss her,As though she were therewaiting for me at home. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/707896/ I love her,She Loves Me,Alas,We are separatedBy the Sea. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/707893/ Coffee,Bitter Black ambrosiaFocuses my thought into BeamBrings clarity to consciousness,Weaves togetherthe disparate strandsrent asunder by its absencelifts the tensionof many burdens from my shoulderslife from a cupmore than mortal beverageMead of OdinAnimation of the tongue.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/706185/ Could John Dowland,In England of Old,Ever dreamThat far in the FutureI would listento the sweet strumming of his lute,on my ipod... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/706166/ The Lone star state, I stand in a dome of blue glass, turning about, the sand warm between my toes, The distant bareheaded mountains, laying like fallen broken teeth, A weed skitters past, idly Its me and the cloud, alone http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/689518/ I saw a skier fall today, Missed the landing of a jump, He lay there, How cold the snow must have been, He lay as an infant, He must have wept, as the crowd watched, his dreams of gold, Lay spilt over the slope, as the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/689515/ I missed you Jesus, Your name upon my lips, Feeling the pulse of your spirit in my heart, Why did you leave me My Brother? The Son of our Father? You left me parched To die in the desert of my own doing, Why? O.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/619775/ A little personal, but one of my best poems. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/299415/ A fun poem about one of my favorite toys as a child. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/297908/ More of an ode than an expression of my feelings. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/297447/ More feelings. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/297445/ A dream of mine. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/297442/ An epic battle...With a vending machine. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/297440/ One of my Best. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/javalovesdavid/297406/