Kenvil Atkins

poem by Kenvil Atkins

I sit and I wonder have you ever wonder; today was a new day the sun came up I did not care no wonder I wonder If wondering has put you down wonder no more, for the most wondrous things are free to gaze upon a midnight star or smell ... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Follow me I am the pipe piper piping the dreams of youth In for a penny in for a pound My melody is tough my chorus well rough myself is soft and is all ready to go north I piped for the rich and poor I piped till I can’t p... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

GRANDMOTHERS Two different both loving one giving the other taking take your pick They live side by side at a distance at most yet my future they tick The confusion I receive was enough to madden me or get me sick Two grandmoth... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

In the valley of derision I cry out to my God for a reason Yes still licking wounds my Amie I lost to the seasons Yet I walk away a heart full of woe refusing ever to let her go My love a burning fire a hundred streams could... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Yes folks a dry land indeed near the house where Safi build Half a mile down is the sea a pleasanter sport you never saw Near the house where Safi lives All day long the fishermen goes back and forth, fulfilling the days catch ... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Stepping inside the confessional box a child whispered Bless me father Head bow low the child continues that speech for I have sinned I confess to almighty God and too you father Father the child said I have lied and I have foug... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

A POLITICAL COMEDY WALZ VS VANCE And there is the debate! Seems to me just hate. Just can't wait? Would it be too late? Two newcomers, Squared off this Summer. Interesting to say, We'll be there to play. For I hear say! T... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Oh precious money giver of all good and unholy things where have the rich man stored his wealth, through toil and sweat or malice and greed, strife and hunger miseries and death the heart continue to collect its reward Give me more ... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

They wanted a new king to sit him up on a puppet throne All they got was an old king that went on digging up bones Never mind they say we can control him just pull his strings His strings were all but broken the puppet man had a... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Find me a man who will capture the sun and keep it just for fun Brightly it shine over my head one night so low I could not run Into a bottle I lure it in not thinking about its power to heal It rumble up and down the bottle ed... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

So much that we as a people have not known and yet God’s mercy abounds Are there aliens living among us why do we quarrel and fight so as to please us The beauty of the celestial and the glow of the terrestrial we want so to ... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

My brother my brother when will we patch the bitterness of anger I did you wrong My brother I was not strong enough to forgive I walk the lonely places I am older and all alone In my memory and find you walking there it is not po... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

He went on Chop, chop, and chop, goes the lad machete in hand Not seeing the sun was going down twilight is fast approaching But in the dim light I saw him as he raised his sharp machete His bended head an arch back hides his littl... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Upon the cliffs overlooking the bay of Micoud I sat daily looking yonder Far in the distance I could see ships sailing the peaceful waters of the Caribbean I knew someday I too would drift away from my native shore to a land beyond ... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

So much that we as a people have not known and yet God’s mercy abounds Are there aliens living among us why do we quarrel and fight to please us The beauty of the celestial and the glow of the terrestrial we want so to touch ... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Life is but an empty dream lying motionless on his back, gazing to the sky A blank expression of nothing on his face, time and space had die Breathing steadily eyes open wide, staring into the silent unknown world Distance voices d... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

A mile yonder a sound is heard half a mile over beyond the next horizon Brave souls a count of twenty plunging into battle God Save the Queen Thick smoke fill the air as the sound and smell of musket echo unseen They take no prison... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Who am I to judge another oh no not I please tell them mother? You taught me right I fought to do the right with all my might. I sit in judgement of another making decisions I dare not blunder. We do wrong to each other some wr... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Backdoor to my cottage lives a pair of blue jays I hear them talking every morning day by day What do you think is on their mind I dare say? But by midday of each day hold on that’s today I ask them to pray they reply to i... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

The jury found him guilty poor Trump is he now running on empty A jury of his peers says they but who can be like the man trump Judging from his defiant demean he will live to fight to be a winner Taking his lumps plenty of gas lef... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

What happens when an irremovable object Now meets here an unstable force of nature I the poet was gifted with brilliance all wager Strength and vigilance a gift from Jehovah I the poet blessed with long-term memory Just as the d... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

It has stood the test of time. Grandfather built it right. The narrow road still runs. Yet the entrance is all gone. I went back to visit for fun. Just to see what they have done. The time I spent there on the run. This copra h... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

You may not know me I may not know you That may be true so what else is new If you are rich or if you are famous I am you I would be all over you just to fit in you see I might even pretend to be you for a fat fee Oh foolish me m... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Bless be the ties that bind He was my Papa Leslie She was my mama woz In my despair, they took me in Like a broken toy, my feet hang thin Tall and thin sharp blue eyes like a pin His fishing attire you would admire But he foun... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

SIBLINGS RIVALRY With you, it may not be so Nevertheless, just let it go But knowing you want to know Why they hate you so One live for hate Still, others test their fate Just wait it's not too late And we often do wonder W... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Bang bang gunpowder poisons the air The loud noise of gunfire everywhere Many people just don’t care A prayer for the dying no one there Murderer lack of consent beware Another shooting in the square People dropping here and t... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

In the year 2034, there will be no more war The earth will have closed its door Mankind will go mad for what it once had In the streets, vultures gather how sad Preying on each other hiding in corners Once again dinosaurs will ru... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Why boasteth thyself, evil man Know you not that we are all Prisoner of Death The soul that sinneth must die The living know that they will die But the dead knoweth nothing why Rebirth to a newcomer takes over Life is earnes... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

CARAMBA, THEY CRIED OUT Oh, look see we are not racist we hired a black girl. And the cock crow three times a story left untold. Ratings are poor our employees don’t measure up. There is a brown girl in the ring let’s lynch he... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

The vision that came to me of things to come Milwaukee Wisconsin Avenue no place to run I see the reconstruction of hotel lobbies into rooms The builders were convicted of felonies on parole I was walking through what was once a h... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

I am writing this poem The words make no sense The verses don’t rhyme Three pennies in a pond The Matador has won The strife has begun Why it is so much fun Alligator on the run Day has just begun A backward clock is no fu... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

NETANYAHU Step forward and profess yourself oh man of Israel Israel a sacred people of the almighty God Stand fast and see God's glory in redemption The Coran says into the hands of God Abraham placed his trust and was counted H... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Get up in the morning searching for breakfast My school uniform neatly press dress up fast To be in class alas not so fast I live out West Grandmother is happy living in the country School for me is located in a faraway city A co... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

It must be the way of things to avoid causes The Book of Life has been replace for us Documented and scripted in God we trust Not all of us carry the cross it comes at a cost When you falter society alters why do you fuss It must... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Who is Kenvil and what has he done Silly he wrote the poems for me and you And though he did not claim any merit Creations trump salvation without limitation Kenvil Atkins Lewis needs no dictations Writes with a notion of delibe... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

The merry Robins live in a nest chirping their best Every morning I hear the chipping of the pests Churp chirping and chirp the hungry infants go Like clockwork, they awaken me out of my bed Before the eight-clock bell, the chippi... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

They wanted a new king to sit up on a puppet throne All they got was an old king that went on digging up bones Never mind they say we can control him and pull his strings His strings were all but broken the puppet man had awoken... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

A champion manipulator defiant and impulsive is Donald. Trod over his compadres mash them in the mud Si. Nets and traps could not stop the brazen fellow Oui On his route to the white house, will you follow Amigo? Carelessly orches... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

The old king had a thing that went on ding ding ding Said the queen to the king your wears is never seen Said Rick and Greenhorn they were two nasty Greenhorn Spend most days at Milborn the place where they were born Said the pre... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

Against my better judgment, I was selected to judge another I stand to lose my liberty eleven people all join hands together Listening to speeches meticulously crafted by both parties of law But my knowledge of law is like jumping ... Read more

poem by Kenvil Atkins

David Frost, I am not Shakespeare, I forgot Longfellow has guts Dickinson is Emily Cummings visit Wembley Maya is not from Angola Action Jackson aloha If you are a poetry lover You will know who I cover Moreover forever poems... Read more