Wetlands & Ponds is a short poem that takes the poet into the mystery land of words and dreams.  Hook yourself up on this journey and let your mind take you there.  Cherita Poems: Poetry Form of One, Two, and Then 3-line Stanzas-Tells a Short Story or Tale. The Order of Lines can be Reversed 3-Then 2-Then 1. Pronounced “CHAIR-rita.” You Can Keep the Titles to Each Short Poem or Leave Titles Off.

Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 43 countries, several published poetry books, nominated for 4 Pushcart Prize awards and 5 Best of the Net nominations.  Just search Google for Michael Lee Johnson, the poet.  You will find me there everywhere.

Wetland & Ponds, Cherita Poem, Michael Lee Johnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxa5eBqRSI0  Electric in the Sun (V3), a video poem by Michael Lee Johnson, reflects the present struggle to find peace & quiet, memories of past images, and dreams. It touches on the craziness of cell phones, handheld devices, modern life, and apps. Back then, Hippy beads, old crazy breaded, longhaired people of the 60's rebelling and changed the world. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel, like this poem, and feel free to leave comments.

Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era. Today he is a poet in the greater Chicagoland area, IL. Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 44 countries, several published poetry books, nominated for 5 Pushcart Prize awards, and 6 Best of the Net nominations. He is editor-in-chief of 3 poetry anthologies, all available on Amazon, and has several poetry books and chapbooks. He has over 536 published poems. Michael is the administrator of 6 Facebook Poetry groups. He now has over 264 poetry videos on YouTube. Member Illinois State Poetry Society: http://www.illinoispoets.org/.

ElectricInTheSun(V3)Video

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All poets are storytellers. Here is the story of a gold digger by Michael Lee Johnson

Please Subscribe to my YouTube channel, Like, and leave Comments. Life can be turbulent; relationships can be complex. Some women seek gold from a man's wallet as their life endeavor and occupation. Debbie seeks the gold only from men who have the wealth. Dan gets caught in the storm. As life goes on, we all get caught in a hail of changes.

Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada during the Vietnam era. Today he is a poet in the greater Chicagoland area, IL. Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 44 countries, has several published poetry books, has been nominated for 6 Pushcart Prize awards, and 6 Best of the Net nominations. He is editor-in-chief of 3 poetry anthologies, all available on Amazon, and has several poetry books and chapbooks. He has over 536 published poems. Michael is the administrator of 6 Facebook Poetry groups. He now has over 276 poetry videos on YouTube. Member Illinois State Poetry Society: http://www.illinoispoets.org/.

Debbie Knows the Wind(V4)Poem/Video by Michael Lee Johnson

Please Subscribe 2 my YouTube channel/Like this video/leave Comments.  Here's another collaboration between poet Michael Lee Johnson and songwriter, arranger & singer Mike Turner, adapting Michael’s free-verse poem, “Jukebox Collage,” into song.

Michael’s poem evokes the 1950s with visions of drive-ins and sock-hops, all revolving around classic rock and roll artists and songs, ultimately bringing the recollections into the 1970s. But it goes beyond mere nostalgia, with references to the hopes and dreams of those eras that went unfulfilled, from lost love to the death of Buddy Holly.

Mike’s song adaptation zeros in on the ‘50s part of the poem, fleshing out the music and dancing with some added references to songs like “Maybellene” and “Jailhouse Rock” and the towering rock and roll artists of the era like Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Jackie Wilson. It retains the poignant aspects of the poem - love that was supposed to last forever, but didn’t; and the deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper - and the reflection that though these times are long past, they’re still real to those who lived them. The musical arrangement reinforces the nostalgia, arranged as a rockabilly song with pumping bass, rhythm guitar and pounding piano that evokes Jerry Lee Lewis.

Put a Quarter in the Jukebox

Yes, this is a dark poem. It is a reality for us who age. Joan McNerney, a wonderful poet of merit, and Michael Lee Johnson are enduring difficult and painful physical times with emotional strains. Just wait-you, too, will be there quicker than you think.

Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 44 countries, a song lyricist, has several published poetry books and anthologies, and has been nominated for 6 Pushcart and 6 Best of the Net nominations. Over 284 YouTube poetry videos as of 04-2023. 

Joan McNerney's poetry has been included in numerous literary magazines such as Seven Circle Press, Dinner with the Muse, Camel Saloon, Blueline, Poppy Road Review, Spectrum, three Bright Hills Press Anthologies, and several Kind of A Hurricane Publications. She has been nominated three times for Best of the Net.

Silenced Video Joan

Poet in an Empty Bottle (V3), Live, by Poet International, Michael Lee Johnson.  Your support is critical to my success.  Please Subscribe to my YouTube channel, like this video, feel free to leave your comments. 
 
We all retreat, escape at times, avoid, and run to a safe place as we imagine. However we get there, it is sometimes a mystery lost forever or returned to life after the earthly passing moment. Follow me to the very end.
 
Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 46 countries or republics, a song lyricist with several published poetry books, nominated for 7 Pushcart Prize awards, and 6 Best of the Net nominations. Over 313 YouTube poetry videos as of 04-2024. Search Google for other poems by this poet.

Poet in an Empty Bottle (V3), Live, by Poet International, Michael Lee Johnson

‘Thoughtful’ is a poetic comedy skit, a sense of humor for a young man still sowing his oats on his prime day for love and expectation.  The poem is short and simple in mostly black and white.  People often forget the best poetry is simple, no big words, left with an indelible hit into your memory forever.  Please take a minute to Subscribe to my YouTube channel, like, and leave comments if you care to.

Thoughtful, poem, Michael Lee Johnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B29jHXIlMGI This is my newest YouTube video, please subscribe to my YouTube channel/like & feel free to leave constructive comments. Dance of Tears, Chief Nobody (V5), is about Blackfoot Indians, the native plight generally in the United States extending into Canada in the early days. Dance of Tear's poem is a historic poem based on the Blackfoot people, their times, their places. Life defines many types of human abuse. Dance of Tears is a historical poem of that time and place. There are many types of human suffering, and the native Indian population took their share, their load.

Michael Lee Johnson has been nominated for 2 Pushcart Prize awards poetry 2015/1 Best of the Net 2016/2 Best of the Net 2017, 2 Best of the Net 2018.  He lives in Itasca, IL, in DuPage County, IL.  He is published in 39 countries. He is the administrator of several Facebook poetry groups.   https://www.facebook.com/groups/807679459328998/  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1782986578682087/

Dance of Tears, Chief Nobody (V5) Michael Lee Johnson, Poet

Dance of Tears, Chief Nobody (V5)by poet, Michael Lee Johnson

Flower Girl (Tears in Your Eyes), is about the mystery of how strangers come together as if by divine will. My lady friend and I were driving inside Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois. It is a Catholic cemetery, the final resting place of numerous organized crime figures, the most notorious of these being Al Capone. We slowed down and noticed a young adult crying while placing flowers at a mausoleum. We stop see her; she notes and approaches the truck window in tears to express her hurt, her sorrow. For about two minutes, confessions of stories and information were exchanged as if drawn into by divine intentions. This was a week before Mother’s Day. In the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic, there is a time of fear, death, and paranoia, even close proximity to others. May 2020.
Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada, Vietnam era. Today he is a poet in Itasca, DuPage County, Illinois, published in 1078 small press magazines in 39 countries; 207 YouTube poetry videos. He has been nominated for 2 Pushcart Prize awards poetry 2015/1 Best of the Net 2016/2 Best of the Net 2017, 2 Best of the Net 2018.

Flower Girl (Tears in Your Eyes)

Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 44 countries, has several published poetry books and anthologies, and has been nominated for 6 Pushcart Prize awards and 6 Best of the Net nominations.  Over 276 YouTube poetry videos as of 02-2023.

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