Today is International Men’s Day. To celebrate, I’m sharing with you 3 poems by the wonderful man in my life: my poet-writer-editor-hubby Joseph Robert. These poems were previously published in 13 Myna Birds Magazine in July this year.
You Know I Never Like To . . .
Joseph Robert © 2016
But complaining about complaining is complaining
And I hate to complain but this constant complaining
Really drains my energy and frustrates me
When you complain about everyone’s complaints against you
So, cut to the chase and other stopgap sayings
Do it already, blame a third party
For what we’re singly and collectively liable for
And then we can discuss with great dignity
The finer points of the generic interior design
Or landscape or architecture, depending on where we are
It doesn’t really matter too much as long as we can act
Like we can actually stand each other
We can’t complain
Jeweled / Cut & Clarity
Joseph Robert © 2016
Diamond Truths, Ruby Rants, Sapphire Songs, Emerald Fables
Amethyst Ejaculations, Cubic Zirconium Quotations
Gemstone Words, but missing a gold ring of meaning
To perch upon for their display and setting
They’re loose stones, precious or semi-precious, they’re loose
A palm full of star twinkle
Relevant only if we really force it
If we cast our own rings
With our daydreams overtaking our nights
Overhanging our days
A collection of set pieces
For when there’s energy to spare to do more
Than grin and bear it
In silence
Picking at the walls
Of the coalmine’s dark galleries
On The Casting Couch
Joseph Robert © 2016
Wealthy enough to inspire aspiration
But hard-working enough to be broken in enough
To mis-project myself into bed with you
Sure thing, that body’s sexy enough in this light
But you knew
You’re a character I could enjoy watching suffer
Sincerely concocted tribulations
When you meet your avatar
Of pampered, scented skin
And flatteringly cut cloth
Making dramatic facial expressions at us
With words that aren’t yours or mine
Unbelievable, but
I want to fall into those eyes
And die there
At least two or three times
Leilanie Stewart 
Thanks for the poems, Leilanie.
Thanks for reading 👍👍👍
Have a lovely weekend – Leilanie 🌺
..thanks Leilanie.>I enjoyed the poems..I wish you and Joseph
much luck and enjoyment in your poetic endeavors..will revisit.>spiros
👍👍👍 Thank you! Have a great day! Leilanie 🌺
Powerful stuff Leilanie. good work . Please i would like to feature you in some of my blogjournals.my email is girlchildcreativity@gmail.com.Lets talk more.
Great, thanks for your comment – I’ll be in touch! Leilanie 🌺
Thank you very much ,together we shape the world.
Looking forward to here from you Leilanie in 2017.
Iam well touched.
Leilanie… I’ve enjoyed looking through your blog sites I wish you the best…
Dan PS keep writing
Thanks Dan 👍👍👍
Sending you good thoughts & positive energy!
Leilanie 🌺
His voice is very unique- I haven’t heard anyone else like him.
Thanks for reading his poems and for your lovely feedback!
Have a great weekend – Leilanie 🌺
Thanks Leilanie for sharing your poems.
–R K Singh
Very nice poems…
Wonderful poems, Leilanie Stewart! Thank you for sharing! And Happy Thanksgiving! Shari ;-0