
Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog
Atypical girl.
No makeup needed for her.
Is never easy.
You must be true to yourself.
You are unique and special…
-MAD/AAA 07/21/2024

Atypical girl.
No makeup needed for her.
Is never easy.
You must be true to yourself.
You are unique and special…
-MAD/AAA 07/21/2024

Oh ,Inspiration.
Where did you go, I need you.
Please return soon.
Ideas must come right now.
Or our readers will suffer…
-MAD/AAA 07/21/2024

Why have you left me.
In my deepest hour of need.
You have let me down.
Deserted, I seek comfort.
Alone, with no one to hold.
-AAA/MAD 07/21/2024

Your three words today are:
SAUCE
CAUSE
SCARE
Bereft of Sauce

Bill’s Burger Joint is at a loss
They’ve run out of secret sauce.
–
It was gone, they did not have any left
Their hamburgers now scarcely bereft
–
And no one quite knows the cause…
-AAA 07/21/2024

Dancing together like a single form.
Keeps emotions infinitely warm.
–
Thunder provides a steady beat.
To the rainy overture as dancers meet.
–
A flash of lightning brightens in light.
Providing a strobe for the duet tonight.
–
Dipping a partner in the growing breeze.
Winds wisp violently among the trees.
–
Hold each other in the potent deluge.
The soft inviting arms, a temporary refuge.
–
Kissing deeply in endless sheets of rain.
Serious doubts that either will complain.
–
Soft lips quenched drenched in moist dew.
Quickly stealing an embrace or two.
–
In an increasing maelstrom they twirl around.
Until resting together on dampened ground.
–
Passions increased, no care that it’s wet.
Seeing how much closer they can get.
–
Very dank clothes will get in the way.
Quickly removed as the dancers play.
–
Caressing hair, gently touching faces.
Warms insides, near, and faraway places.
–
Soaked to the bone, the puddles run deep.
Saturate two bodies in intimacy’s keep.
The end of the dance they dress in the rain.
–
Sweet and tender skin almost too much.
Goosebumps appear where their lips touch.
–
Their own fury matches that of the storm.
Now a dance on ground, again single form.
–
In water-logged clothes, none can complain.
–
Last a retreat: dry clothes, cottage, and fire.
A bed warm blanket, the dancers retire.
-aaa ⛈️ ⛈️⛈️
Originally Published 04/08/2024

Frantic,
I
sprint
to
the
nearest
doorway.
I
hope
to
catch
you
in
time.
-AAA/MAD 07/20/2024

I won’t get up on Saturdays
Snooze the alarm in many ways
Can’t get out of bed
Comfortable breadspread
Soft and warm
So I stay…
-AAA/MAD 07/20/2024

I don’t want to remember
All the deaths that they suffered
It was one bright September
Tragedy was not buffered.
–
I’ve done all my figuring
After many years later
No magic conjuring
Will ever make it waver
-AAA 07/20/2024

Crimson
waves
appear.
–
All
marine
life
perishes.
–
Stark
death,
everywhere…
-AAA 07/20/2024

S unny fun times
A lways something happening
T ake your time, no need to rush
U ntie your commitments for the week
R eady yourself for adventures
D aytime and nighttime
A fterwards you can recover on Sunday
Y et, there’s still some magic left…
-AAA 07/20/2024

Forward…
Never backward
Always moving onward
Just like both the hands on the clock
Forward…
-AAA 07/20/2024

🌞Morning 🌞
Just wake up
Shake off the previous night
And start anew.
–
🥗Afternoon 🥗
Make your lunch
Relax and eat a bunch
You’re halfway done.
–
🌆Evening 🌆
Finish your work
Enjoy lovely home-cooked dinner, then,
A hot bath.
–
🌝Overnight 🌝
Catch those ‘Z’s
Tomorrow will be just as epic
As today was….
-AAA 07/20/2024

Lindsay was lucky many would say
Always a smile at all parts of the day.
–
No matter the fete
She’d land on her feet.
–
She made her own luck that way…
-AAA 07/20/2024

Talk a walk
All alone
Spend the time
Lose your phone.
–
Go be free
Get outside
Stretch your arms
Let them glide.
–
Music plays
Stress be gone
Hum your songs
You’re a swan.
–
Love yourself
Very much
Continue on
Move a bunch.
–
See the trees
Smell the grass
See fleeting
Moments pass.
–
Here’s the one
Favorite song
Press repeat
You belong.
–
Nature thins
Back to life
The city
And its strife.
–
Head back home
Walked, three miles
Proud, yourself
Many smiles.
–
Remove shoes
Take off socks
My feet hurt
Like sharp rocks.
–
Back to work
Write things out
You know what
It’s about…
-AAA 07/20/2024

Your three words today are:
WELCOME
SHANTY
GIRL
Your three words today are:
WELCOME
SHANTY
GIRL
Spinning Suzy

Let’s sing a shanty about a girl
Who love to spin about and twirl.
–
Welcoming the spins
She always wins.
–
She ought to give a merry go round a whirl…
-AAA 07/20/2024

Pick yourself up out of the mud
You are so amazing, not a dud.
–
Don’t let the women of your past define you
Learning and aging well like fine wines do.
–
Put it all together and you’ll see
Just how much you are free.
–
Living a life of which you’ve dreamed
Make the impossible, possible it seemed.
–
Making it all happen, and never vexed
Looking forward to the exciting life next.
–
Have an adventure, take that trip
Go to places that’ll make you flip.
–
So fasten your belt and tighten your shoes
The days are long over for singing the blues.
–
Your lessons learned and now you’re living
Receiving blessings instead of just giving…
-AAA 07/19/2024

Did you exist
Were you real
You broke our tryst
With little appeal.
–
You unceremoniously were gone
With little more than “goodbye”
Feeling the loss I was thrust upon
Made me sigh and deeply cry.
–
I hope your new man is the best
Better than me, in the very least
If not, it’s your loss, I must confess
Since our fun exchanges ceased.
–
So many questions
Left unanswered
Infinite suggestions
Hurt my ego like a cancer.
–
In the end
You left me in the dark
Rather than a friend
You’re just a question mark…
-AAA 07/19/2024

Oh the Frustration
While Driving many thoughts come
Nowhere to put them
Deep inside, I feel so dumb
I wish I could reverse time…
-MAD/AAA 07/19/2024

Don’t try to trick me
I have seen it all before
This game you won’t win
As I truly know the score
So, please, don’t play me, like that…
-MAD/AAA 07/19/2024

It’s over
It’s done now
A done deal
I see how.
–
You cheated
The whole time
Disbelief
You’re a slime.
–
Just to think
I felt bad
In my guilt
It’s so sad.
–
I realize
After this
There’s nothing
That I miss.
–
All your lies
And gaslights
Half told truths
Restless nights.
–
It’s in vain
Nothing saved
You laid down
Bye I waved.
–
Now happy?
All alone
Bills and debts
On your own.
–
Hope you think
As you pray
Was it worth
All those lays???
-AAA 07/19/2024

Your final three words for this week are:
PLEA
SWITCH
CHANGE
Guilty

Your
plea
is
guilty.
–
It’s
too
late
to
switch
or
change.
–
Destiny
is
set…
-AAA 07/19/2024

A) Summer: Friendship Found
Summer reintroduced us
After a 25 year break
Becoming fast friends.
–
B) Fall We Meet, Passions Ignite
Fall we met
Things took off from there
Always looking forward.
–
C) Winter: Cold, Though We Kept Warm
Winter froze us
But we always kept warm
Sustaining each other.
–
D) Spring: Heartbreak Arrives
Spring consumed all
Ghosting without explanation you disappeared.
A huge disappointment…
-AAA 07/18/2024

Silently
running
–
Pressing
further
to
nowhere.
–
When
will
things
arrive???
-AAA 07/18/2024

Solitary
life.
–
My
kind
of
empowerment.
–
Feel
the
fire
inside…
-AAA 07/18/2024

Come to my heart
Enter passion’s desire starts
Never shall we part
-AAA 07/18/2024

Foolish antics bloom,
Laughter echoes in the air,
Silliness takes hold.
An eruption of giggles.
Suddenly, you’re six again…
-MAD/AAA 07/18/2024

Driven to succeed,
Each step forward a challenge,
Competition fierce.
Inspired, by adversity.
Motivated to the best…
-MAD/AAA 07/18/2024

Faces
from
my
past.
–
Haunt
me
as
I
miss
them
all.
–
Where
did
the
time
go???
-AAA 07/18/2024

Shallow warm water.
Very salty to the taste.
Greets, in steady waves.
Nature’s beauty on display,
Sunshine sparkling on the sea.
-AAA/MAD 07/17/2024

Frogs croak in evenings.
Bringing about dusk’s entrance.
Twilight comes quickly.
Sun fades, stars begin to glow.
Nightfall settles on the land.
-AAA/MAD 07/18/2024

Mean what you say and say what you mean
There really isn’t any in-between.
–
Be your true self and maintain your wits
Lest you be among the hypocrites.
–
Share your truth and don’t hold back
Those that judge you, are full of lack.
–
Pay it forward with a selfless deed
Help out others that are in need.
–
Charitable acts will set you apart
Doing and saying from your heart.
–
Lead by example not exemption
This is leadership’s perfection.
–
Act from your conscience, then you’ll do best
When life puts you to the test.
–
You will pass with flying colours
If you always think of others.
–
At the end of the day, don’t be a creep
Then you won’t be missing sleep…
-AAA 07/17/2024

Stay away from me.
You’ve worn out all of your welcomes.
Cruelty, won’t be missed.
So, don’t let the door smack you.
As your excised, from my life…
-AAA 07/17/2024

Love sometimes, hurts us.
Betrayal cuts very deep.
Never quite healing.
Festering like infections.
Or old painful injury.
-AAA 07/17/2024

Two, four
Six, eight, and two
All cinquain syllables
Test your creativity, most
You’ll see…
-AAA 07/17/2024

Your three words today are:
SOLITARY
YEARN
KEPT
Solutions in Solitude

Solitary time.
Yearning for peace and closure.
I then pause, alone.
Kept to my own devices.
I find all the solutions.
-AAA 07/18/2024

Catch the train
Don’t miss it
Or you’re late
Implicit.
–
Get to work
Or places
Meeting friends
New faces.
–
Out for fun
On a date
Live it up
Try, temp fate.
–
Slowing down
We’ve arrived
The first stop
Not contrived.
–
Stay in place
It’s not yours
Not there yet
Hold your horse.
–
Second stop
Easy now
Next one’s yours
Holy cow!
–
Now your stop
Came to pass
Leave the train
Like your past…
-AAA 07/17/2024

Nothingness is everything
Cruelty is love
Generosity is lackluster in
nihilism
In lackluster is generosity
Love is cruelty
Everything is nothingness…
-AAA 07/17/2024

Laying silently on my bed
No ideas, are in my head
Closed eyes, now rest a bit
You’ll find something after your sleep
Just relax, and your mind will keep
Everything it sees fit.
–
Do not rush to awaken yet
Dreamt ideas are best to get
Once your dream ends, you rise
Now work, those new ideas, hard
Write with intention and regard
Shaped, right before your eyes…
-AAA 07/17/2024

Kiss me in the dark
I don’t care where we are
In the movies or in a park
Or the backseat of my car.
–
Kiss me in the day
On a lake or by the sea
Be that as it may
As long as you’re close to me.
–
Kiss me in the rain
Gentle drizzle, or monsoon
It’ll never be in vain
As long as there are stars and moon.
–
Kiss me in the shower
At the beginning or the end
I’ll open up like a flower
And I’ll never pretend.
–
Kiss me when the times are hard
Your soft lips will bring me peace
I hold you in the warmest regard
Just like winter’s sweater, fleece.
–
Kiss me till the end of time
It will never be to my dismay
Until the moment, I turn back to slime
I’ll be feeling the exact same way…
-AAA 07/17/2024

She really took him for such a fall.
He had no idea until it was too late.
There’s nothing that could be done at all.
Just pack it up, and call it a day.
Try bouncing a ball against the wall.
That should clear your weary mind.
Or placate further, hike a hill that’s tall.
It’s over now, for this, there is no debate.
One day soon, you’ll be clear of this squall…
-AAA 07/17/2024

Step forward,
Accept what should be yours.
Have no fear, just embrace change.
Taking you far from your comfort zone.
Now, evolved!!!
-AAA 07/17/2024

Traveling
Jay
stayed
home
today.
He
got
bored
and
booked
a
trip
far
away…
-AAA 07/17/2024

Your three words today are:
CHEER
APPLAUD
BOO
Little Boo, Beloved Ghost

Little Boo was quite the ghost
When it came to scaring he tried most.
–
But instead of feeling fear
People would applaud and cheer.
–
Now he’s admired from coast to coast
-AAA 07/17/2024

Muddled
happenstances.
–
None
of
it
makes
any
sense.
–
So
just
roll
with
it…
-AAA 07/17/2024

A
bright
blinding
light.
–
Assures
me
all
will
go
well.
–
Worries
melt
away…
-AAA 07/16/2024

Your three words today are:
BEAT
THUMP
BASH
Mosh Pit

Thump, beat, it’s a smash
Enjoy this clobbering bash
The mosh pits a splash.
-AAA 07/16/2024

Pick a color
What does it taste like?
Let me know…
-AAA 07/15/2024

A pickle orders some ice cream.
As the taffeta contours of her dress sway, softly away in the breeze.
The shear sharpness of the lunar surface, gave the astronauts trepidation, as they exited their rocket ship.
Go incognito to a movie theater filled with no one you know.
Hum a mantra of four bars or less.
Asparagus gags me…
-AAA 07/15/2024

S eriously delicious
E rrotically fun activities
N ever dull
S atisfying for all
U nbelievably passionate
O utrageous in the best ways
U undeniably hot
S tay awhile, let’s play…
-AAA 07/15/2024

It’s by my own accord.
That I share this verse.
Little else I can afford.
Shaky as I type my prose.
Seeing if my iPhone is mightier than the sword.
Reaching deep inside counting the syllables.
Hanging on my every word.
I really couldn’t do much worse.
So is its completion, my reward???
-AAA 7/15/2024