Poetry on zacharyc https://www.zacharyc.com/categories/poetry/ Recent content in Poetry on zacharyc zacharyc https://www.zacharyc.com/papermod-cover.png https://www.zacharyc.com/ Hugo en Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:59:36 -0400 Voice https://www.zacharyc.com/2021/04/13/voice/ Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:59:36 -0400 https://www.zacharyc.com/2021/04/13/voice/ <p>I have a choice<br> Of whether to use my voice</p> <p>Whether to speak up loud<br> Or hide in the crowd</p> <p>To share my ideas abound<br> Or take them to the ground</p> <p>I choose to share<br> Not entirely sure where</p> <p>But quiet is not me<br> I’ll shout with glee</p> <p>There are things to say<br> So I start this day.</p> I have a choice
Of whether to use my voice

Whether to speak up loud
Or hide in the crowd

To share my ideas abound
Or take them to the ground

I choose to share
Not entirely sure where

But quiet is not me
I’ll shout with glee

There are things to say
So I start this day.

]]> What? https://www.zacharyc.com/2020/10/14/what/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:33:34 -0400 https://www.zacharyc.com/2020/10/14/what/ <p>What?<br> What?<br> What do you want now?<br> Your have such high demands on me.<br> All I want to do is sit here and be calm.<br> To enjoy my day leisurely with the luxury that is deserved to me.<br> So what? What can I do for you before I go back to my cat nap.</p> What?
What?
What do you want now?
Your have such high demands on me.
All I want to do is sit here and be calm.
To enjoy my day leisurely with the luxury that is deserved to me.
So what? What can I do for you before I go back to my cat nap.

]]> Mamma Love https://www.zacharyc.com/2020/10/13/mamma-love/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:33:28 -0400 https://www.zacharyc.com/2020/10/13/mamma-love/ <p>Momma, I love you.<br> And not just a little bit.<br> Like all the treats that you’ve fed to me love<br> Momma, I know you know how much I love you<br> Even when I’m barking up a storm during your yoga class<br> It’s because I love you. I want the world to know my love<br> Every time I shout from my tiny little (dare I say cute) dog lungs,<br> It’s a cry of support and love for you.<br> I cherish you, as I know you cherish me.<br> It is surprising when you leave me behind to spend time elsewhere<br> But it only heightens my energy to share my love for you when I get reunited.<br> And momma, I love you like I love shoelaces.<br> Both you and shoe laces are delicious.<br> If you made me pick between the two, I would pick you, but it would be tough. Shoelaces are awesome.<br> I love our walks, and especially the part where you try to get me move and we play our fun little game we play where I lie down in the shade.<br> I know that secretly you are happy for the break, I can see this in all the barking you do at me in those moments.<br> That’s when I know we are connected.<br> We are the same, you and I, momma.<br> See me here, in this moment, practicing on my belly like you do.<br> I even have my tongue stuck out like you.<br> Okay, momma, now that I have told you about my love, I will bark, and you will give me a treat!</p> Momma, I love you.
And not just a little bit.
Like all the treats that you’ve fed to me love
Momma, I know you know how much I love you
Even when I’m barking up a storm during your yoga class
It’s because I love you. I want the world to know my love
Every time I shout from my tiny little (dare I say cute) dog lungs,
It’s a cry of support and love for you.
I cherish you, as I know you cherish me.
It is surprising when you leave me behind to spend time elsewhere
But it only heightens my energy to share my love for you when I get reunited.
And momma, I love you like I love shoelaces.
Both you and shoe laces are delicious.
If you made me pick between the two, I would pick you, but it would be tough. Shoelaces are awesome.
I love our walks, and especially the part where you try to get me move and we play our fun little game we play where I lie down in the shade.
I know that secretly you are happy for the break, I can see this in all the barking you do at me in those moments.
That’s when I know we are connected.
We are the same, you and I, momma.
See me here, in this moment, practicing on my belly like you do.
I even have my tongue stuck out like you.
Okay, momma, now that I have told you about my love, I will bark, and you will give me a treat!

A poem by Zachary Cohen, written in the voice of Lily Van Schaak, photo provided by Leslie Van Schaak.

]]> Snuggle https://www.zacharyc.com/2020/10/12/snuggle/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:20:52 -0400 https://www.zacharyc.com/2020/10/12/snuggle/ <p>Oh, pardon me while ai snuggle<br> I don’t want to start a tuggle,<br> But this blanket is now mine<br> Move and I’ll make you whine.<br> This is my place<br> Watch your face<br> I need some peace<br> To rest on this fleece<br> I’ve had a long day<br> I’m far too tired to play<br> So let me be<br> And you will see<br> Tomorrow I will be more fun<br> We will go out and frolic in the sun.</p> Oh, pardon me while ai snuggle
I don’t want to start a tuggle,
But this blanket is now mine
Move and I’ll make you whine.
This is my place
Watch your face
I need some peace
To rest on this fleece
I’ve had a long day
I’m far too tired to play
So let me be
And you will see
Tomorrow I will be more fun
We will go out and frolic in the sun.

]]> Poem: Tahoe https://www.zacharyc.com/2019/01/29/poem-tahoe/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:00:46 -0500 https://www.zacharyc.com/2019/01/29/poem-tahoe/ <p>Mecca of Snow + Ski</p> <p>A great place for gaining chi</p> <p>Not too far from Reno</p> <p>Best enjoyed with a glass of Vino</p> <p>Snow is better than the east coast</p> <p>Good enough for this worthy toast</p> <p>The air is so crisp and clear</p> <p>So raise your very best beer</p> <p>Lets start this off with the right level of cheer</p> <p>Stand Up, get off your rear</p> <p>Get your ass out here</p> Mecca of Snow + Ski

A great place for gaining chi

Not too far from Reno

Best enjoyed with a glass of Vino

Snow is better than the east coast

Good enough for this worthy toast

The air is so crisp and clear

So raise your very best beer

Lets start this off with the right level of cheer

Stand Up, get off your rear

Get your ass out here

Even if you are not near

Because this is the place

Come show your face!

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