Category Archives: Free Verse

Anti-dystopoem

Posted on 24 August, 2020 by PoetJanstie

(for G Jamie Dedes) United we stand, divided we fall. Together we rise. Alone, we hear only the call from sirens of an alternative kind of destiny, where attention seeking soldiers of fortune, their collegial architects and faceless shadows construct … Continue reading →

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Posted in Compassion, Free Verse, Hope, Love, poem, poetry, political, wisdom | Tagged anti-dystopian, Collaboration, gratitude, peace, Poem, Poetry | Leave a comment

Lost Gardeners

Posted on 21 March, 2020 by PoetJanstie

There was such hustle and bustle where now reflective calm. In the thunderbox room nearby the melon yard haunting echoes of silent voices once green fingers that pressed a trigger for King and country, gently call from an early grave, … Continue reading →

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Posted in conservation, courage, Death, Elegy, Free Verse, green, History, Hope, Love, melancholy, nature, nostalgia, poetry, War | Tagged Gardening, hope, renewal, sadness, War | 1 Comment

The Festival

Posted on 22 July, 2019 by PoetJanstie

In a field somewhere, full of stars, enchantment you could almost hug, cupped in hands, with sparkle and dust, you can carry it off in your pocket. It’s magic, so catch some you must. Catch a glimpse of follies too … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Folk, Free Verse, Music, Pleasure, poem, poetry, recreation, Roots | Tagged Folk, Music, stars | 2 Comments

Pine Cone

Posted on 29 September, 2018 by PoetJanstie

… in a world beleaguered by well healed negligence …
… your unconscious prayer for a better world … Continue reading →

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Posted in 100TPC, children, Free Verse, Hope, Love, poem, poetry, Wonder | 5 Comments

One of A Kind

Posted on 19 March, 2018 by PoetJanstie

Is she the last of a generation …? Continue reading →

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Posted in Art, Death, Elegy, family, Free Verse, poem, poetry | Tagged Death, Loss, Poetry, sadness | 5 Comments

Moon Child

Posted on 1 February, 2018 by PoetJanstie

Once in a while you exceed yourself. Are you blue, because we thought no more of you as the driving force for life on Earth or potency behind the waves of bitches and whelps giving us thrilling moments or contemplative … Continue reading →

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Posted in conservation, conversation, environment, Free Verse, nature, poem, poetry | 1 Comment

Sunday

Posted on 28 January, 2018 by PoetJanstie

Walking home from church. Like seeing the sun rise over the week ahead, mind full of penitence, a righteous child, wrapped in reverential warmth and a sense of duty fulfilled. That place of comfort, as short lived as chocolate, such … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Free Verse, Hope, nostalgia, poem, poetry, Preachy, Religious, Shopaholism, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Big Questions

Posted on 31 July, 2017 by PoetJanstie

They could not see the end of their noses the end of the last century the end of infantry and cavalry of Boys Own battles and yet they stand today in ceremony, the successors and descendants of those, who may … Continue reading →

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Posted in Death, Free Verse, poem, political, sadness, War | Tagged Battles, Death, Poem, Poetry, Soldiers, War | Leave a comment

Comment for Kole

Posted on 3 January, 2017 by PoetJanstie

Never expecting too much of life Is like preparing to be surprised. When all it throws at you is bad news, it comes good! Then you popped your head above the parapet to say Hello, it’s me, I’m here! Where’s … Continue reading →

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But You

Posted on 14 February, 2015 by PoetJanstie

(for Barbara) There couldn’t be, there could never be anyone so flawed and yet pluperfect any other being, so dissonant, yet in harmony with an Earth full of strife, yet bursting with life full of hope, and love, and integrity and … Continue reading →