by Don Holmes | Jun 28, 2014 | Poetry
Across the Serengeti plains In scorching sun or driving rains The herd would wander endlessly Searching for the freshest grass Or water hole in which to splash They trudge on tirelessly No lion King or buffalo Nor grumbling from a mad hippo Can make them turn and flee...
by Don Holmes | Jun 28, 2014 | Poetry
Faces stare from my T.V. Pleading staring straight at me ”Give me succour, give me peace Will my anguish ever cease?” Change the channel, try to hide Away from desolation’s tide ”X-Factor” or ”cooking” fare Still you see their empty stare Boring right into your mind...
by Don Holmes | Jun 28, 2014 | Poetry
I am just a bullet Fire me from a gun I don’t have a preference I hurt anyone Lying on the dark earth Bodies smashed in two Twisted faces showing Just what I can do Not my place to worry Who should live or die All I ever long for Is the chance to fly Let me find your...
by Don Holmes | May 23, 2014 | Poetry
The butterfly slowly descended Like an Angel sent from God It landed lightly on his head Then closed its wings reverently A calmness came over me As I sat in that hellish trench And watched the langrous beat Of those delicate white wings The sun was at its highest...
by Don Holmes | May 7, 2014 | Poetry
I looked down at the sleeping babe As her mother smoked some weed And wondered how such diverse things Could grow from just a seed Contentedly the mother drew Inhaling from her ”spliff” Unconcerned, her little child And I, both caught a whiff The marijuana seed had...
