Monday, May 2, 2016

Anomie--By David Palmer--United States

Anomie

Alone! In a room full of strangers
Chatting amiably around, not to
Me.  Cloaked with Invisibility,
Stealth Secret Agent Double-oh-seven;
But currently unassigned, mission less,
Meaningless! Really? A non-entity,
Expendable, recyclable, NADA?
Social ghost haunting your periphery.
We are shallow, failing to see the worth
Of the eternal souls who share limelight
In our transient moments on life’s stage.
Each one a Masterpiece before Father God,
Who IS so rapturously enthralled.
To Him, precious sparkling crowning jewels!

David Palmer makes his home in Renton, Washington, just outside Seattle.  As a former minister, and avid reader, he is a lover of poetry and has written 88 sonnets, mostly for the delight of his friends.  He currently works for Bloodworks Northwest in Bellevue, Washington, a blood center supplying whole blood, platelets and plasma for transfusion to patients in hospitals in Alaska, Washington, and Oregon.

9 comments:

  1. Dear David,

    It good to see you already have one wonderful comment. Welcome to Whispers! I hope you enjoy your time spent here. Best wishes with all your writing endeavors.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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  2. Good sonnet on a powerful theme.

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  5. Thank you to Karen, Diane Creighton and unknown. Your encouragement means a lot. -- David Palmer

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  6. Its good to encounter a new theme. I enjoyed the commentary style. Thank you for sharing, Ralph.

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  7. David, thank you for this fun and witty poem. I enjoyed it. Continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  8. David,
    This is a great poem.. Just out of curiosity, are you related to Carl Palmer? Welcome to Whispers.
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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