Stealing Buns

Hey all! I'm back with my next set of alouettes. Enjoy!I remember,once,While purloining bunsFrom the kitchen butlery,Mother interfered,Held me by my ear,I didn't attempt flattery."Why bother stealing,'Stead of requesting?""Would ye hand 'em over?" I asked."I was hungry,yetA bun I didn't get!"She blinked,didn't take me to task."If you need devourYou need never scourThe pantry,toiling away,When I'd …

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The Valley of Wicks

Hey all! I'm back with my next poem. Enjoy!The Valley of WicksAmidst the dark,Stands,a lone flameWhose radiance stark.The Valley of WicksBlazes,devoutTo providing warmthTo those without.Revered by all,Rebuffed by none,The Valley of Wicks shines,A second sun.If alone and helpless,In the cold of night,That inextinguishable candleShall provide ye light.The Valley of WicksShall dazzle with lightIf only we …

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Shivering

Hey all! I'm back with my next quadrille,in the form of a cadralor. Enjoy!Winter arriving,People relish watching snowPounding on rooftops.Glacial weather,Shivering families seekFireplaces cozy.The rich reveling,Within the warmth of houses,Observing Christmas.The poor lie listless,Starving,on sidewalks,beggingFor morsels of food.Winters' happinessIs happiness eternalIf universal. -The Forgers of FantasyP.S: This has been penned for DVerse, where poets were …

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