Month: June 2024

QOTD

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What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily?

This is easy, my soul. The heart of me of all I am. What I love, how I love, my empathy, my writing it’s all part of me.

As far as possessions go I do have a drumhead signed by my High school drum-line when I graduated in 1990, thirty-four years ago.

So years playing drums were among my favorite. 😊

As always thank you for reading. I’m keeping it real brief today. Have a good rest of your Saturday night everybody. 😊

-aaa

90 Days Young…

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Ninety days old today

Many poetic forms on display

Blogging with my writing array

I have so much to say

Thank you for reading, this day

And for not going away

I hope you’re all here to stay

And I’ll let my creativity play

Whilst the cat’s away…😉

-AAA 06/15/2024

Love Rejected 💔

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What can I do

What can I say

It’s now all moot

Since you’ve gone away.

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I gave you love

Without fear or scare

You left with a shove

I guess life isn’t fair.

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You called me a beast

In our passionate bed

Now crumbs and not a feast

In my wearied head

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No goodbyes

Or final embrace

I choked on your lies

With tear stained face.

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We shared our souls

Mutual attraction fed

Now nothing consoles

You chose him, instead.

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At least in the end

You finally fessed up

But late omission is not a friend

But a bitter cup.

-aaa

500 And Counting

Anthony78 Comments

Odd I hit another milestone today. This is my 501st written submission on here.

That seems like a lot and I again thank you all for reading and encouraging my writing.

Here’s to 500 more!!

As always thank you for reading. 😀

-aaa

QOTD

Anthony4 Comments

Describe one of your favorite moments.

I’d have to say it was getting 50,000 views on my blog as of today. I have been working very hard these first 89 days of blogging.

I want to be a successful writer in blogging and hopefully through books as well.

Today was pretty huge for me. I remember the feeling of excitement at my 100th view in the beginning each step along the way has been exciting (including this one).

Thank you as always for reading.

-aaa

Another Milestone Thank You All ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Anthony29 Comments

I thank you all from the bottom of my heart 50,000 views I’m stunned. I don’t know how I got here but I am grateful. Not too shabby for day 89 of my blog 😆. I feel very humble and glad to have the best readers on earth!

I promise to continue to create as much and as varied forms of my writing here. You’re all the reason why I write. ❤️

Thank you for reading, commenting, and liking, it means the world to this author!! ❤️

I love you all and thank you for reading.❤️❤️

-aaa

QOTD

Anthony13 Comments

What notable things happened today?

I’m happy I woke up today. Work went well with 2 meetings.

The week is almost over and I’m closing in on a few milestones in my blog too.

All in all a great Thursday and I hope you did a as well.

As always, thank you for reading. 😊

-aaa

Time Heals

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Time dilutes pain

I’ll say it again.

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Time dilutes pain

More a mere refrain.

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The further you are from hurting times

A less likely return to the scene of the crimes.

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Peace is what you need to find

Ease the stress on your mind.

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Don’t let your traumas torment

They won’t if you stay present.

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Just remember, we’re all the same

Our horrible pasts bear us no blame.

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You must forgive

If you can begin to live…

-aaa

QOTD: What am I Passionate About?

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What are you passionate about?

There are many things I am passionate about and I will share a few here with little digression for the sake of the readers.

I am passionate about:

Listening to music

Learning about music

Music concerts

Playing piano by ear

Play drums and percussion

Singing

Writing poetry, short stories, and essays

Art

Baseball

Tennis

Reading

Walking

As always thank you for reading 😊

-aaa

Favorite Season

Anthony8 Comments

What is your favorite season of year? Why?

I love those hot summer days and those hotter summer nights. 🔥 🔥🔥🔥 🌞 🌞😀

Thank you for reading. I know this one’s brief.

-aaa

Three Quantrains on Speech

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When words are spoken

Mean what you say

Truth is unbroken

Keep it that way.

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Choose them with care

Don’t give into fears

Lay yourself bare

Even with tears.

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Just use your head

Go with the flow

Follow your heart instead

Since it’s what you know.

-aaa

Three Things Challenge #M722

Anthony17 Comments

Your three words today are:

ELECT

SUSPECT

REJECT

Three Things Challenge #M722

Forthcoming Road to Nowhere

If a suspect is elected

After all ballots have been collected

Then all justice has been rejected

And none of us will be protected

No matter how it’s dissected

Our society is infected

By all the politician’s inflected

And the politic’s the voters neglected

I hope things get corrected

My opinions, now just injected

Hopefully no one‘s offended as suspected

If I am, then I stand corrected

So my creativity will now be redirected…

-aaa

Lifetime Pain

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All in my mind

All you need is love

Love is a drug

Love me do

Do you feel like I do

Do you wanna dance

Dancing in the streets

Dance in my blood

Blood on the ground

Blood, sweat, and tears

Tears of a clown

Tears of joy

Joy Division

Joy To the World

World without love

World in my eyes

Eye of the tiger

Eyes of a child

Children of the moon

Child of time

Time is on my side

Time of the season

Season cycle

Season of the witch

Witch craft

Witchy Woman

Woman to woman

Woman like me

Me and Julio down by the school yard

Me myself and I

I don’t want to spoil the party

I am one

One is the loneliest number

One step closer

Closer to God

Closer to the heart

Heart breaker

Heart of glass

Glass onion

Glass houses

Houses of the holy

House of the rising sun

Sunshine of your love

Sun king 44

King for a day fool for a lifetime

King of pain

Lifetime…

Pain…

-aaa

QOTD What Luxury do I Need Most?

Anthony7 Comments

What’s the one luxury you can’t live without?

This is an interesting question with a very simple answer for me. The most precious luxury in our lives is time.

I’ve wasted so much of it in my life on people that weren’t worth it. As we get older, we realize, that the window of time within which we live, is shrinking quickly.

Time is the most valuable luxury we could all possibly have in my humble opinion. I hope we have a lot of it left to live and enjoy our lives and apply the lessons we learned…

As always, thank you for reading. 😊

-aaa

Be Happy…

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Be happy for what you’ve got

I know it may not be a lot.

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Be happy for where you live

Even if you don’t have a lot to give.

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Be happy for who you are

You may not be a famous star.

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Be happy for loving yourself

Even if others think you’re an elf.

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Be happy for what you do

Despite all you’ve been through.

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Be happy that you have friends

Support and encouragement portends.

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Be happy that you’re alive.

Despite all you’ve had to survive.

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Be happy for the person you’ve become

Even if your past mistakes were dumb.

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Be happy for where you’re going

Even if the destination is unknowing

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Be happy that you are alive

I know life can be an occasional dive.

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Be happy for in the end

You’ve learned to be a better person, and friend!!!

-aaa

Egg Rolls

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A fellow author pointed out that today is National Egg Roll day and wrote a witty limerick. I decided to do the same 😊

Egg rolls are the very best

A better appetizer than the rest.

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Eat them without pause

In sweet and sour sauce.

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Just don’t spill a glop on your chest…

-aaa

Words Serve

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Words serve a purpose

Purpose to move people

People who are everything in the world

World wide peace is what I want to see

Seeing is truly believing in actions

Actions display our true nature

Nature is what doing what feels right

Right is the opposite of wrong

Wronging others is not an option

Options are one of many choices

Choices made determine direction

Direction is how we go about moving

Moving towards our lives desires

Desires are powerful wants

Wants are what we’d like in life

Life is what we make of it until its end

End of this poem…

-aaa

What are my Most Important Things for a Good Life

Anthony4 Comments

What are the most important things needed to live a good life?

This is an excellent question.

For a good life, you have to have love for yourself, a career that you love to do, a healthy balance of hobbies and friends, and a great love to support you and for you to support.

Leaving your mark. helping other people, doing good for the benefit of others that is also living a good life.

Family, friends, celebrating the good and the bad part of a great life.

Thank you for reading as always. 😊

-aaa

Who do I Spend the Most Time With?

Anthony4 Comments

Who do you spend the most time with?

This is a very simple question. I spend the most time with,well, me.

I spend more time with myself these last few years and it’ll probably continue that’s OK. You solve all your problems and figure out all your issues by spending a lot of quality time with yourself.

Thank you for reading as always.

-aaa