By Michael Levy
His life just seemed to
pass by without any love or joy,
in the fullness of time
he died a billionaire, his lawyer
followed the instructions
of the will to the letter,
all the relatives and friends
gathered in the great hall,
All were given a new short pencil
that had not been sharpened,
Then the will was read,
it declared:
Here is my gift to you all
hold your pencil it your right hand,
look carefully at both ends,
keep it with you at all times,
and remember...
Don't live a pointless life,
I leave all my money to charity!
***
"Re-Released"
By Michael Levy
Just-as-soon-as the book was released it became
public annoyance number one,
After all, who wants to read veracity
tinted with inspiration, delight and mirth,
It had a price on its head
right from the get-go,
that seemed to be
too costly to the ego's, of average Joe and Mary,
and not expensive enough, for the raspy command
of lord and lady muck-in-tosh,
It became a rigged trial,
by a media embroiled in a drollness of fallacies,
So, the unpretentious writer decided
to capture it and put it under house arrest,
Two years hard labor was its sentence,
holding up a wonky bookcase in the cellar
brimful with bestsellers,
It was best locked in the cellar, for he could deem
his book was the.... best-book_in-seller,
supporting the most
inspirational books ever written,
Then one spring day
the author had remorse and
re-released his pride and joy,
out in the big wide world
to an audience with a more robust appetite
for truthfulness,
And everyone lived happily ever after......
Dream on dear-hearts ... dream on
***
"Oscars For Shadows"
By Michael Levy
Staid lives pass-by, mostly unnoticed,
occasionally, there may be a soiree
on the terrace of ambitions,
friends and family
will applaud and cheer, feed the ego,
for a few irresistible moments,
but, on the whole,
a life will sail past, furbished in hush,
nobody will notice its golden interior,
illuminated in elegant ingenious creativity,
time expires in modest silence,
a few vivid shadows may
be vocalized
in lament,
as the picture book pages turn.
***
"A Place To Live"
By Michael Levy
Rivers of wisdom stream
into infinities imaginations,
flow into the minds
of empty slumbering silence,
blooms of love
flourishing on trees of joy,
seeds of contentment
sown in tranquil hearts,
what a beautiful place
to spend the rest of our lives
***
"The Wisdom Of The Dead"
By Michael Levy
Dead people are
the most intelligent people
not on earth
for they now know
the truth
and realize what
put them
in their graves
If only un-dead people
would awaken
to fathom
the wisdom of the dead.
***
"Entries From A Banjo Diary"
By Michael Levy
Man cannot live by bread alone
doctor-doctor
the baker has no bread
headmaster-headmaster
trouble at the flour mill
professor-professor
fields produce no wheat
teacher-teacher
humanity steamrollers earth
educator-educator
footsteps echo in empty shoes
instructor-instructor
that was life ... that was
entries from a banjo diary.
***
"War's Awesome Gale"
By Michael Levy
Narcissism runs fast
in partisan vein,
Oh, how steadfastly
pride fades away,
with so little a gain.
Ceremonious parades
drenched by times noble reign,
How sadly drips blood;
an erroneous mortal drain,
Will the world preserve
the sacrifice we devoutly bestow?
As we minister to the caricature self,
so loyally we know,
Laments flow strong
an' death tides surge higher,
Fight war's awesome gale,
the consequence dire,
Their loves drift freely
as clouds in the sky,
Crossing beyond bridges,
where no body can lie.
To the east,
to the west,
no new seeds grow,
The sequel,
in a million years,
may project a different show,
Engagement with foes,
married to spite
Non did return,
so silent the night.
***
"In Decline "
By Michael Levy
It seems the more
the writer submits
true-to-life inspirational words,
the more the media
declines them,
How long, one wonders,
can the media
keep on declining,
before they hit rock bottom?
***
"Fashionable Syndromes"
By Michael Levy
Oh my God! I've developed
a syndrome syndrom
I'm not sure what it is
But I'm sure some quack-er-jack will tell me
It may not exist yet
But I'm sure I've got one
I do want to be in vouge and
unless I've got a syndrome
I don't feel worthy of being human
No, don't stand too close to me
or you may catch mine
Better you get your own from
some professional psychopath thingmajigy
I think that's what you call
those people who make up pretend illness
so that they can poison you
with prescription drugs
Mind you, if you have a simple mind
and greasy fingers
your forthcoming syndrome
may just slip through your grasp
and then you will be healthy
***
"A Truly Remarkable Existence"
By Michael Levy
There are place's on earth, where once buffalo's roam
now; large skyscrapers fill with luxurious commercial trappings,
which accommodate no true pleasure nor sincere cheerfulness
However;
There are place's on earth
where there is no need to read,
or workout mathematical equations,
There are place's on earth
where there is no demand for scientific findings,
nor any necessity for philosophy,
or religious understanding
There are places on earth,
where all effects live with natures intelligent wisdom.......
Where the simple joys of life do exist.......
Where eagles soar around high mountains,
where spiders relish homespun silken webs,
where ants assemble domestic hills,
where bees shape family hives,
where exotic flowers dance in the breeze,
to infuse the air with ambrosial perfumes,
Where all animals frolic and play in sprightly abandonment
Where every baby enjoys the moments of innocence
in unaffected love & joy
In the course of time everything returns to dust,
All creatures large and small that found no justification
for dependence on an intellect, to enjoy life,
and followed natures authentic sequence,
will have undergone a truly remarkable existence.
***
"Happy Families"
By Michael Levy
Lives revolving around lives,
entangled bitter/sweet thoughts
withdraw in separate ways,
humdrum happy- picturesque depression,
wearily content - colorful hollowness,
maneuvering above tandem reflections,
occasional convergence of laughter,
rare synchronicity of amour,
relationships sailing in murky waters,
society dependent role-plays,
securely wrapped, contrived by the timeworn
charade laden window-dresser,
Say cheese!
Michael Levy is the author four books: "What is the Point? "Minds of Blue Souls of Gold" "Enjoy Yourself - It's Later Than You Think" and "Invest with a Genius." Michael's poetry and essays now grace many web sites, journals and magazines throughout the world. His web site is ranked number one/two in the world out of 3,000,000 web sites when "Inspirational books" are the search words on Google's search engine.
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