Category: poetry

Willow Tree

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All willows weep 

Sum of all tears 

Their branches creep 

Throughout the years.

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Roots that run deep 

Burdens carried 

Challenge is steep

Never varied.

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Green in springtime

Auburn in fall

Reason or rhyme 

Unknown to all.

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Always alive

Growing quite tall

More than survive

Thriving and all.

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Lessons are learned 

On every branch 

Our world has turned

A solid stange.

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Feelings do hurt

Accept, be free 

Rise from the dirt

My willow tree…

-AAA 12/13/2024

Common Sense

Anthony3 Comments

Darkness obscures light

Revealed intentions locked

Answers before questions 

           ,reevaluated,

Questions before answers

Locked intentions revealed

Light obscures darkness…

-AAA 12/13/2024

Emotional Drum

Anthony2 Comments

I was a drum

So they beat me

I was left numb 

They besieged me.

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No cymbals or set

One single drum

Filled with regret

For loving some.

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The beat moves on

Just like our lives 

The past is gone

Like some ex wives.

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I hold the sticks

Once handed out

No more cheap kicks

Boundaries about.

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A drumming snare

With sticks of oak

Much more aware

Of all that’s spoke.

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My head is tuned

The snares are right

Sadness consumed

Future looks bright…

-AAA 12/13/2024

Acceptance 

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Pain comes in life

Second to none in strife

Wrecked like a cut from a knife.

Houses are not always homes 

A creep and crawl inside our tomes 

You  just experience it on your own.

Lack of cause can drive us mad

Thinking and wishing on what we had

Steadily reaching for nothing feels bad 

Circumstances don’t always make us glad…

-AAA 12/12/2024

Zane the Zebra Zombie

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Zane’s not quite alive but isn’t dead

He’s turned into a zombie zebra instead.

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He’s the oddest zebra you’ve ever seen

Not many zebras sport a shade of green.

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He’s quite I must say

Especially on St. Patrick’s Day.

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Don’t worry, I know what zombies like to eat

But Zane likes grass, potatoes, and beets.

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Toasted in butter baked on a range

These eating habits are kind of strange.

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But in the end for a zombie quite sane

As Zane doesn’t like to eat any brains…

-aaa

Originally Published 06/04/2024

Allie the Anxious Alligator

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Art by Marco Antonio Rodriguez

Allie was nervous sometimes beyond belief

From her green tail to her 80 sharp teeth.

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She felt scared around strangers and those she knew.

So scared she didn’t know what to do.

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Since she was a little hatchling

Anxiety has been a constant thing.

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But Allie longs to have more fun

To play with alligator friends under the sun.

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She tries to be brave as much as she can

But those butterflies in her tummy get out of hand.

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Life can be hard, cruel, and unfair

Especially for alligators that really care.

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Allie’s friends do often help her out

Reassuring her which friendship is all about.

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Each day forward her bravery less wavers

Encountering a new adventure she savors.

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Just take it easy one day at a time

With each, one less mountain to climb.

-aaa

Originally Published 06/03/2024

The Racer

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Dally is his name

Racing cars is his game.

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All of his Hot Wheels aligned

He acts out races all the time.

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He’s a 6 year old is future NHRA Hall of Fame…

-aaa

Originally Published 06/03/2024

Zach, the Forgetful Elephant

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Zach, a young elephant was upset

Since unlike his contemporaries, he’d always forget.

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Homework, notes, the ladder for his bunk

If it wasn’t attached he’d misplace his trunk.

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Consuming more ginseng would be a sure bet…

-aaa

Originally Published 06/03/2024

Mr Flip Flop

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Mr Flip Flop was about to Drop

With direction reversals he just can’t stop.

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His left is right and right is left

At getting things backwards he’s adept.

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You’ll find him indecisive at a shop…

-aaa

Originally Published 06/03/2024

It’s a Journey…

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Never let the harder parts bog you down.

Life’s journeys can be somewhat difficult.

It’s where we end up, so you need not frown.

Don’t beat yourself up, for it’s not your fault.

There’s sugar and spice but other times, salt.

Step up now and forget about the past.

For if you’d don’t, a happiness won’t last.

Now, you kick up your heals and celebrate.

As your best times will come upon you fast.

Being your best self in an ideal state…

-aaa

Originally Published 06/03/2024

Fire Journey

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Standing against a fierce gale

A weighted pack upon my back

Taking on my largest fail

And using it to get on track

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One step then two

Forward I move

My destination looms

As I get into my groove

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Further, now I slowly progress

Pebbles and stones sting my face

Stepping into a new life was for the best

Your happiness will never go to waste

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The steepness of this whistling hill

Is now slowly abating

Continuing the journey still

For a great future that’s waiting

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The wind whips a final fury

As I reach the top of the hill

The final vertical awaits among the jury

As I reached the summit by my sheer will

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I looked down from the top

And I can’t believe how far it goes

This phase, my evolution is at a stop

And I take stock of my previous woes

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Who I am and who I’ll be

Was determined by this trek

The world will have to wait and see

My greatness versus the previous spec

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Jubilation fills my heart

As I celebrate on this ridge

New exciting adventures will start

Now that I’ve crossed this shaky bridge

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This is the end of the the beginning

Applying the lessons I’ve learned

This former loser now is winning

A life of happiness I have earned.

-aaa 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Originally Published 04/17/2024

Not so Crusty Dusty

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Dusty felt crusty and old

From all things he was told.

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He felt instant rage for the sappers

Those damn whippersnappers.

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So tapped one and knocked him out cold…

-aaa

Originally Published 06/02/2024

More Than Myself

Anthony3 Comments

I

Am

Not

That

Same

Nerdy

Little

Boy

Who

Sunk

Away

From

Any

Challenge

He

Ever

Faced,

I

Am

Now

A

Man

With

A

Plan

A

Purpose

To

Live

His

Best

Life

Ever

Right

Here

Right

Now

Watch

Me

Soar

Like

A

Brilliant

Comet

-aaa

Originally Published 06/01/2024

Beauty’s Happy Thoughts

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Beauty, stood alone, collecting her thoughts.

She collected them, safely storing each.

Not conflicted by her haves and have nots.

A happy contentment just in her reach.

Sweet feeling inside like a summer peach.

Her lived life thus far has been far from fair.

Now she floats through, almost lighter than air.

Filled with a strength she thought she’d never have.

Strolling down the boulevard with a flare.

A fulfilled life that she’d happily grab.

-aaa

Originally Published 06/01/2024

Shangri -La

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Embrace that silence.
Let the calm wash over you.
Feel at ease with grace.
Empty all thoughts from your mind.
Let peace completely fill you.
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Softly sit in place.
Don’t say a word just listen.
Focus on nothing.
Let all of your burdens go.
Relaxation with purpose…
-aaa

Originally Published 05/31/2024

The Odd Duck

Anthony3 Comments

Stop staring at me

You don’t know me at all

Keep your judgements to yourself

Or else you’ll be the one to take the fall.

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Just because I’m not like you

Doesn’t mean I’m in the wrong

I’ll beat to my own drummer

And I sing a different song.

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Nonconformity is not a sin

It’s just another way to live life

True uniqueness and weirdness too

Has sometimes been a personal strife.

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In my youth I wanted to belong

So much so that it made me sad

But when I didn’t fit in with my peers

It often left me feeling bad.

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What could I say to myself

If I could journey back in time

Words of encouragement and self love

Like “No, Anthony, you’re not a slime”

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So I let these words flow out of me

My aims are honest and true

I love this oddball of a guy

And I think the world will too…

-aaa

Originally Published 06/01/2024

Write By Feel

Anthony3 Comments

Share your lessons

Tell your story

All of it’s pain 

and its glory.

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Write a sonnet 

Compose some prose

With emotion 

I would suppose.

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Unleash demons 

Buried inside

Vent and create

Rather than hide.

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Feelings aren’t your

finality

Just a crux of 

Reality.

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First heal yourself

Then heal the world

Share lessons that

Your life has hurled.

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When you look back 

Words on paper

Marvel in those 

Recent capers…

-AAA 12/06/2024