When I am dead

11/29/2014 Daniel von der Embse poetry

Place these flowers
upon my chest
and lay me to rest
don’t forget to say
a few words
over whatever is left

Do remember to say
that I was swell
a hell of a friend
kind to animals
good with children
and always on time

A big hearted fellow
larger than life
good sense of humor
laughing at death
a man to remember
until you forget

©Daniel von der Embse

hi/goodbye

11/29/2014 Daniel von der Embse poetry

writing in airplanes

A rocket in my pocket
the song I play in my head
until I see you again

Swaying to the rhythm of
the train, your sensible hips
are there on the platform

as you roll by and wave
without a chance
to stop and say hi/goodbye

I’ll be back to get you
just promise you’ll stay
one more day, till noon

or whenever I get there,
just please don’t forget me
or give up my name

©Daniel von der Embse

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girlfriend

11/29/201411/29/2014 Daniel von der Embse poetry

I had this girlfriend
she loved me just like a couch
mostly for support

absorbing

11/29/2014 Daniel von der Embse haiku

your softness lingers
feeling your breath on my chest
you are in my pores

playback

11/29/201411/29/2014 Daniel von der Embse poetry

I miss the old days
you in handcuffs on the bed
movies in my head

you, imagined

11/29/2014 Daniel von der Embse poetry

Deliciously dressed
Your legs disappearing me
Lost among your charms

Tattoo

11/27/2014 Daniel von der Embse poetry

writing in airplanes

Tattoo me with thanks
So that I never forget
What gratitude is

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than-ku

11/27/2014 Daniel von der Embse poetry

Happy Thanksgiving USA

writing in airplanes

gratitude’s not done
but felt like emotion is
in the heart it lives

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Taste

11/26/201411/29/2014 Daniel von der Embse poetry

Your lips on my neck
The salty flavor of skin
With a kiss we share

exit wound

11/26/2014 Daniel von der Embse poetry

Your exit
leaves me
a gaping hole
torn outward
edges sharp
like jaws
sinking into me
chewing
away at my skin
each day
you are away
infection
spreading
in your absence

writing in airplanes

Poetry © by Daniel von der Embse. Most every poem I write starts out in flight. Some of them land safely. Some of them crash.

Month: November 2014

When I am dead

Place these flowers
upon my chest
and lay me to rest
don’t forget to say
a few words
over whatever is left

Do remember to say
that I was swell
a hell of a friend
kind to animals
good with children
and always on time

A big hearted fellow
larger than life
good sense of humor
laughing at death
a man to remember
until you forget

hi/goodbye

A rocket in my pocket
the song I play in my head
until I see you again

Swaying to the rhythm of
the train, your sensible hips
are there on the platform

as you roll by and wave
without a chance
to stop and say hi/goodbye

I’ll be back to get you
just promise you’ll stay
one more day, till noon

or whenever I get there,
just please don’t forget me
or give up my name

girlfriend

I had this girlfriend
she loved me just like a couch
mostly for support

absorbing

your softness lingers
feeling your breath on my chest
you are in my pores

playback

I miss the old days
you in handcuffs on the bed
movies in my head

you, imagined

Deliciously dressed
Your legs disappearing me
Lost among your charms

Tattoo

Tattoo me with thanks
So that I never forget
What gratitude is

than-ku

Taste

exit wound

Your exit
leaves me
a gaping hole
torn outward
edges sharp
like jaws
sinking into me
chewing
away at my skin
each day
you are away
infection
spreading
in your absence

Place these flowers upon my chest and lay me to rest don’t forget to say a few words over whatever is left

Do remember to say that I was swell a hell of a friend kind to animals good with children and always on time

A big hearted fellow larger than life good sense of humor laughing at death a man to remember until you forget

A rocket in my pocket the song I play in my head until I see you again

Swaying to the rhythm of the train, your sensible hips are there on the platform

as you roll by and wave without a chance to stop and say hi/goodbye

I’ll be back to get you just promise you’ll stay one more day, till noon

or whenever I get there, just please don’t forget me or give up my name

I had this girlfriend she loved me just like a couch mostly for support

your softness lingers feeling your breath on my chest you are in my pores

I miss the old days you in handcuffs on the bed movies in my head

Deliciously dressed Your legs disappearing me Lost among your charms

Tattoo me with thanks So that I never forget What gratitude is

Your exit leaves me a gaping hole torn outward edges sharp like jaws sinking into me chewing away at my skin each day you are away infection spreading in your absence

Place these flowers
upon my chest
and lay me to rest
don’t forget to say
a few words
over whatever is left

Do remember to say
that I was swell
a hell of a friend
kind to animals
good with children
and always on time

A big hearted fellow
larger than life
good sense of humor
laughing at death
a man to remember
until you forget

A rocket in my pocket
the song I play in my head
until I see you again

Swaying to the rhythm of
the train, your sensible hips
are there on the platform

as you roll by and wave
without a chance
to stop and say hi/goodbye

I’ll be back to get you
just promise you’ll stay
one more day, till noon

or whenever I get there,
just please don’t forget me
or give up my name

I had this girlfriend
she loved me just like a couch
mostly for support

your softness lingers
feeling your breath on my chest
you are in my pores

I miss the old days
you in handcuffs on the bed
movies in my head

Deliciously dressed
Your legs disappearing me
Lost among your charms

Tattoo me with thanks
So that I never forget
What gratitude is

Your exit
leaves me
a gaping hole
torn outward
edges sharp
like jaws
sinking into me
chewing
away at my skin
each day
you are away
infection
spreading
in your absence