http://slow.writerscafe.org/aweil The original writings of author Arthur Weil en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776286287 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Your close friendYour alter egoYour shadowYour conscience  Dare you harbor dark thoughts?When sunbeams dot, dance and sparkleWhen clear, cool air brisks by Concentrate and focus that bleak, dark thoughtDo it and unfreeze this gloom Yes, it’.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2089375/ Pompous and blatant he preachedRambled, cajoledUntil he was stripped of all his clothesAnd, holier-than-thouExposed him in his own realityIn his sheer nakednessAnd finallyTotal silence http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2088016/ Impeachment with reason and            resolveThe testimony devastating, the law            brokenHe, the beholder and guardian of the lawLied, purged the personal.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2084093/ Rules are to be brokenLaws disobeyedTotal freedomRejection of all but the selfOn a high pedestalAnarchy supplanted by dictatorialMagical oratory bedazzlesDrowned out by horrific percussionAll so futile.  Deadly, bloodyEach has followersSpurn t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2081006/ The lovely landscape of my lifeSo unpredictable, unusual Charismatic, is if brushed by a modern impressionistCombined the rainbow colors in the easel All the brushstrokes, in motion, not quite discernible Molded from the hues and contrast of the elements Witness .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2076548/ Careful when you read between the lines, unsaidConjecture often just assumed insteadAn air of erudition and suspenseUnsure of inner meaning in this stance  For we write cautiously often   indirectAshamed of honest error and neglectSo couch a message bea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2074833/ Bright ray of sun’s dustImmense like Milky Way Specks, flicks in small cosmic shapesHues of colors keen Each so distinct, each so pristineThe bright sun’s beamPenetrates, energizes leavesPerceive the many motleys shadows The symmetry .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2070782/ Soused, drunken stuporReady to vomit �" what a situationStop haranguing me! CNN, Fox                Trump,TrumpA self-made political accidentCongress, FBI �" stupid &.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2068275/ For my deceased wife. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2066510/ These new poetsSpin words like strands ofsilverOn golden tonguesGlue riveting sentences orchisel themInto our mindsRaise radiance to heavenThen drop their victimAnd he crashes as aneternal shell into pieces Preserved and pinnedLike the iridescent BlueMorph.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2047468/ Listen! Harken! All ears!Twist as best knowledgeDesires flounder before our eyesDark negative tear wet my soul Shocking, unexpectedBe it a new dictatorAnnouncement of demons at our doorDisease or pestilence creep Yet how low, how deplorable, despicab.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2045574/ Tainted morning wind and chirps break the quietNow dawn, as shadows come aliveThe first slow movement of today’s symphonyAs tempo, beat and rhythm do accelerateAnother marvelous morn like a blooming red rose is bornLike a bursting palette of color in an impressionistpaint.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2034810/ From the mountain topDazzling landscape Stretch, view beckons Reach furtherTouch the horizonI Stare! Stare! Where earth and sky meet Keep my focusOn the fine line between dark and lightBetween evil and salvationI step forward, leap, jumpHoist myse.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2033205/ If I were awoman instead of a man,Or a womanwho could and still canBeambidextrous, bi, or confused,If twospirits in one could be fused,What wouldthe critics write about to be amused? But I am ME!Solid,energetic, free!Maybe rattled,rated, berated,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2030929/ I want to carve myself into the book of immortalityMy epitaph: "Live, love and learn."Join my dance with my soul in rhythmic splendorErase the agony of loneliness, hopelessnessCelebrate my life, now, in the momentI may topple from the pinnacle of successThrashing into the glo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2029019/ So much, so good, so nowSo do, so make, know howWhat unknown fate did bring me here?In fear I act like my life is dearTo coin a phraseDescribe a placePortend of global warning, so sadImbalance of our earth that's badCalamity of chemicals all ignoredIn ocea.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2027150/ The cold, brisk SanFrancisco evening wind howlsThrough the canyonbetween Davies Halland the Opera HouseThe wind creeps,sneaksInto the doorwaysstrewn with coveredHidden, bedeckedhomelessResting in hovelslike turtlesIn their rhinocerosskinPeeking out at th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2024639/ I hurt! Not in pain like a toothacheNot a rose thorn in my fingerMy pain is for the calamity in our precious UniversePain for the starving child, the cancer-ridden elder The incarcerated, the derangedThe deformed, the sick baby Come on, you who are alive.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2022856/ Planets, moons and starsAll shine light from millennium pastPart of fables and ancient loreCirculate and rotate on their own time table They shoot across the night skyIn a dying blaze of gloryFrom moon our tides are predictedSolid sound and light waves hover&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2016140/ Remembering childhood http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2014074/ Theevergreen, the Ponderosa, the SequoiaTowerso high, so great,Sohigh they reach out to lightning fate.Highup, birds hover near the nest;Farbeneath them, peace and quiet gives us rest.Theyeven hide us from the stars,FromVenus, Jupiter, or Mars. We.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2006700/ Go be a hypocriteCondemn varieties and deviationsFondle, feel, foul �" you love themA bit of cheating, an occasional lieRidicule and destroy your enemiesBadmouth, threaten, stealThe contrary variant of lifeNo acceptation of imperfectionsYet the folly of th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2004808/ The world is not white nor blackbut shades of gray. So is nature.So are our lives.To see the perfect whole �" impossible.Each value system so unique,Like you. Be true to your beliefs.Your peers.Your community.And live within yours.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2002814/ There is still a time when beauty mattersNot just the ancient sequoiaBlinded by a statuesque young ladyOr the innocent doll-faced babyBut I sense an inner feeling of joyOf freedom, possibility and eternal future Amazing now, at ninety-one yearsI am gifted with si.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/2000659/ The world isneither white nor blackBut shades of gray. So is nature.So are our lives.To see the perfectwhole �" impossible.Each value systemso unique.Like you. Be true to yourbeliefs.Your peers.Your community.An live withi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1999063/ All stands stillAn inner silent �" spaceOnly the heart throb, the silent beatA time of momentary restIndecisiveness �" spaced outRelaxation time �" think �"creative ideasWhere nothing matters, even the soul restsBut you, f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1994106/ Irritated for trophies and punishmentYou so vibrant, violet, aliveI whisper wearily from six feet underMy silent spirit permeates the air“Careful, braggadocio, gluttonymust pay the priceYou human wits �" labor laboriousPlan, scheme, deviceYour ne.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1989776/ Never too late to laudOr criticize and undermineOr take a jet abroadOr contemplate all that’s divine The truth there’s somewhere in-betweenLife living is so complicatedIts constant full rewards are seenSurvive and daily challenge overrated .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1987787/ Delirious, desperate nonsense with a touch of truthBrain drain into the atmosphere or outer spaceThe millions of connections in my cranium, upstairsPartially short circuit, convoluted and spontaneousThinking of fallacies, foolish and fanaticLike bareback or side saddle, no, n.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1985846/ We've all been there. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1968058/ As timely now as when it was written 2 years ago. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1966009/ Come, spirit, entice and dancewith meLet me embrace, be embraced byyour lookAnd share your untold talesOf seduction, conquest anddecapitation,For in your glitzy worldShadows, bad omens And eeriness all protrude Oh, spirits, dance with meA dance of hop.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1963593/ The other side of nothingIs your visionHow you perceive, how you believeHow you retrieveGreen winding landscaped valleyCrevices filled with icy snow jagged into                  &nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1953390/ If I were awoman instead of a man,Or a womanwho could and still canBeambidextrous, bi, or confused,If twospirits in one could be fused,What wouldthe critics write about to be amused? But I am ME!Solid,energetic, free!Maybe rattled,rated, berated.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1951252/ There are times when giants kneeland meditate and prayfor fright or guidanceWe are not godsThere is space and the unending universeSomething far greater which supersedes all mankind It’s time to show our truthOur feelings hurtOften unaware of what&r.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1949165/ The heart within pumpsThe rich red royal fluidAnd your body machine functionsYour creative, expansive mindConcocts formulaeDeciding how your body organism Finds sustenance, enjoymentAnd most of all avoids pain The dreamer, you, perceive, createAs you .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1947195/  It seemed that I daredTo climb the stairs toward heavenEffort over a millennium, or was it timeless? A spiritual goal pursued in this endless universeNo pure maidens in the reception lineJust me, newly arrived, still in motionWithout direction, decisiveness,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1945603/ Healthy Mental Living http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1910380/ Poem about an older person using 21st century technology http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1830400/ A short poem about growing older and the wisdom gained through the years http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1818125/ At age 90, I'm still curious about life and figuring things out http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1803751/ a poem about one of life's simple pleasures. More important as I get older. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1791745/ a poem about a long time relationship between two older people http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1790573/ Like a fastidious, furtive, frugal freakForaging mental grossly like a geekSearch, seek my inner more desireFrustrated, failure feels my ire Where is my lasting loveSo animated like a hawk, next tweet like dove?Where is the spirit to dare slay paper  dragon.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/aweil/1750984/