by Alan Zoltie | Aug 19, 2022 | Poems
I am who I am I am no one else I am fulfilled I am a human being I have no hate I have no bias I have no disregard I have no bitterness I need much love I need strength I need to be fulfilled I need no direction I know fear I know courage I know conviction I know...
by Alan Zoltie | Aug 19, 2022 | Poems
Pondering the why and wherefore of universal karma Insistent that the doer of good is the greater recipient Questioning deeds done in comparison to others Would luck run dry or indeed blossom with time Bringing the curtain down, and the show to a close Incessant ideas...
by Alan Zoltie | Aug 19, 2022 | Poems
There comes a point when all is completely lost Vanished into yesterdays pride Gone, perhaps forever, in the blink of undisputable truth Age, paving the way for reluctance and then destiny Humility, disappearing at the rate of depression Sitting upright,...
by Alan Zoltie | Aug 19, 2022 | Poems
From Kleinberg’s oven all the way to Tel Aviv Both hot and sticky, giving reason to believe From that very first moment when everything looked rough Eighty years later he’s not yet had enough It began in a flash with Carl and his wife Alice Edinburgh the place, first...
by Alan Zoltie | Aug 19, 2022 | Poems
Waiting and watching Observing Pondering one similarity They are all the same No reason why Just coincidence? Surely some genetic malfunction Staring, looking into their hearts Wondering out loud Making one or two comments Undecided Troubled by similarity A frenzy of...
by Alan Zoltie | Aug 19, 2022 | Poems
What is bravery? It can be measured in different ways I measure it by one man Jim O’Rourke Fighting for years Harder than anyone I have met Merkel Cell was its name Ever heard of it? He tried to be normal We went to play golf He collapsed on the 6th We never tried...
