Where have you been all of these years
Parting ways after spent endless tears.
–
You silently crawled away in the night
Disappearing and out of sight.
–
I don’t know why you ghosted me
And sailed away on time’s tide sea.
–
All we shared was I guess in vain
Time that’s wasted can cause pain.
–
Answers can elude us all in life
All our deducing causes some strife.
–
In the end they were just a season
Even leaving without any reason…
-AAA 01/01/2025
Be happy for what you’ve got
I know it may not be a lot.
–
Be happy for where you live
Even if you don’t have a lot to give.
–
Be happy for who you are
You may not be a famous star.
–
Be happy for loving yourself
Even if others think you’re an elf.
–
Be happy for what you do
Despite all you’ve been through.
–
Be happy that you have friends
Support and encouragement portends.
–
Be happy that you’re alive.
Despite all you’ve had to survive.
–
Be happy for the person you’ve become
Even if your past mistakes were dumb.
–
Be happy for where you’re going
Even if the destination is unknowing
–
Be happy that you are alive
I know life can be an occasional dive.
–
Be happy for in the end
You’ve learned to be a better person, and friend!!!
-aaa
Originally Published 06/10/2024
Life happens when you least expect it
Some are guilty, for they neglect it.
–
Take each step at its arrival
It means living versus survival.
–
Walk don’t run let life meet you
Just let all good karma greet you.
–
Float gently along the breeze
Don’t miss the beauty and trees.
–
Take deep breaths and gently sigh
Full certain life won’t pass you by.
–
Don’t let past lessons hurt you
Lest your happiness desert you.
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Life’s unpredictable there’s no knowing
Just you smile and keep on going.
-AAA 12/22/2024
Quadrilles are tricky to write
No matter if it is day or night.
–
Words fit neatly together all in place
Keep the numbers or fall on your face.
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Two to four stanzas will get you there
All the writer needs to know is where.
-AAA 12/19/2024
It’s a beautiful life we’re all living
It takes a generous heart for giving.
–
Take control and you’ll cruise
Embracing a life you choose.
–
Make the most of every day
And find some time to play.
–
From sunrise until sunset
Living free of all regret.
–
Doing all you that you love to do
and blazing a trail as you do it too.
–
Reality of your dreams
Is easier than it seems.
–
Shine a bright example, then show the world
What you can do with happiness unfurled.
–
Since in the end it’d be for not
Ignoring the gifts that you’ve got.
–
Spread your love on your life’s breeze
And fly away higher above the trees…
-AAA 12/14/2024
Looking in the past for the answer
Will consume your life like cancer.
–
Some rocks are better left in place
Acceptance gifts the reward of grace.
–
All in your life has happened for reasons
Go with the flow, evolve like the seasons.
–
Past tragedies do not define
Lessons learned are sublime.
–
Look backwards with perspective not rage
Past events in life’s book are just a page.
–
Know what you want and proceed
It’s not selfishness or even greed
It’s knowing what you will need
So that your happiness can feed…
-AAA 12/13/2024
Zane’s not quite alive but isn’t dead
He’s turned into a zombie zebra instead.
–
He’s the oddest zebra you’ve ever seen
Not many zebras sport a shade of green.
–
He’s quite I must say
Especially on St. Patrick’s Day.
–
Don’t worry, I know what zombies like to eat
But Zane likes grass, potatoes, and beets.
–
Toasted in butter baked on a range
These eating habits are kind of strange.
–
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 was nervous sometimes beyond belief
From her green tail to her 80 sharp teeth.
–
She felt scared around strangers and those she knew.
So scared she didn’t know what to do.
–
Since she was a little hatchling
Anxiety has been a constant thing.
–
But Allie longs to have more fun
To play with alligator friends under the sun.
–
She tries to be brave as much as she can
But those butterflies in her tummy get out of hand.
–
Life can be hard, cruel, and unfair
Especially for alligators that really care.
–
Allie’s friends do often help her out
Reassuring her which friendship is all about.
–
Each day forward her bravery less wavers
Encountering a new adventure she savors.
–
Just take it easy one day at a time
With each, one less mountain to climb.
-aaa
Originally Published 06/03/2024
Arms wrapped around tight,
Comfort found in close embrace,
Love shared in cuddles.
Time almost seems to slow down
As all troubles melt away…
-MAD/AAA 11/29/2024
If you stare long enough into the night
Stars, even distant ones, come into sight.
–
Bright ones that are larger or nearby
Always more visible in our nightly sky.
–
Faint ones, so far away it boggles the mind
That such distances can even be defined.
–
Light pollution of our cities today
Scares even the brightest stars away.
–
Last night I stared as hard as I could
Taking a few minutes to see what I should.
–
Lights at night are too bright for me
Obliterating what I truly want to see.
–
The cosmos is wondrous to us all
Promising beauty up each nightfall.
–
So when night falls, stare into space
Don’t be surprised if a star’s in place.
-AAA 11/28/2024
Do ribosomes have any ribs
Do baby fetishists wear bibs.
–
Do any flat earther’s believe in common sense
Or does the joy of their ignorance their recompense.
–
Would Chef Boyardee be proud of his food
Or would knowledge it is hyper processed darken his mood.
-AAA 11/15/2024
I still subscribe or like with a fail
Nearly 30 days in WordPress jail.
–
Accused of spamming and being a BOT
Ironically on both counts, guilty I am not.
–
I’m still not sure why this hellfire has rained
Other than a Karen or Ken has complained.
–
It’s really funny and ironic too
I still receive spams from others that do.
–
I’m in jail and they run free
Untouched in their litany.
–
I don’t know when this sentence will go
I’m contemplating leaving WordPress you know.
–
I’m doing all I can to maintain success
Writing and re-blogging my poetry no less.
–
Others, shared they encountered this too
I guess there’s nothing I can do.
–
All I do is try to move along
Writing more to prove them wrong.
–
That’s really where I am to blame
It’s writing from whence my numbers came.
–
Thousands of poems and essays of sorts
Many hybrids and even descourts.
–
I wish they’d get off their high horse and hang up the phone
Let me blog in peace, and leave me alone…
-AAA 11/15/2024
You can be completely free
Of all that you think you see.
–
Step back and just go with the flow
Discard what you think you know.
–
Make adjustments to your perspective lens
Take pause and reevaluate your friends.
–
The complicated becomes simple then
Just like learning how to count to ten.
–
This is the time, take control of your life
Letting others do so will result in strife.
–
What’s yesterday will not last
Letting go from a difficult past.
–
Face your pain with self confession
Take pause and learn every lesson.
–
Do what brings peace to your mind
Surrounded by people of a like kind.
–
What were hobbies become careers
With self belief, not what you hear.
–
Make a mantra of positive thought
Achieving all you’ve ever sought.
–
Living one affirmation after another
More aspects of yourself uncovered.
–
Only then will you truly be free
of old hindrances you used to see.
-AAA 11/15/2024
Claws and paws and eyes of blue
Claws and paws will pounce on you.
–
Claws and paws filled with pride
Claws and paws will often hide.
–
Claws and paws without a peep
Claws and paws will often sleep.
–
Claws and paws will not delay
Claws and paws lives to play.
–
Claws and paws aside from naps
Claws and paws will get the FRAPs.
–
Claws and paws and softest fur
Claws and paws will often purr.
–
Claws and paws with little feet
Claws and paws love to eat.
–
Claws and paws will roll and flip
Claws and paws with some catnip.
–
Claws and paws may be out of sight
Claws and paws will nuzzle you at night.
–
Claws and paws meows then sighs
Claws and paws now close your eyes…
-AAA 11/14/2024
When life is feeling maxed, write something
When all goes too fast, write something.
–
When life need to be fixed, write something
When you hear your favorite mix, write something.
–
When you’re feeling swell, write something
When it all goes to hell, write something.
–
When you learn hard truths, write something
When they’re laughing at you, write something.
–
When you want to quit, write something
When you have to admit, write something.
–
When life isn’t so fun, write something
When cutoff from everyone, write something.
–
When you won’t comply, write something
When you need to cry, write something.
–
When you in your phone, write something
When you’re all alone, write something…
-AAA 11/11/2024
Another Friday in the books
More frazzled a day than it looks.
–
Tons of writing by day and night
Taking some aspirin, my head feels light.
–
I’ll try to take it easy tomorrow
And avoid unnecessary sorrow.
–
Enjoy everything, my friends
As this week comes to an end.
–
Adieu and goodnight
Hope you’re all feeling right… 😊
-AAA 11/01/2024
Time for candy, costumes, and fun
On this October thirty-one.
–
Grab you pillow case head outside
In this night the witches ride.
–
Doorbells ring prizes are given
On this exciting night of non-living.
–
So grab your wand and broom
Out to street, fastest zoom…
-AAA 10/31/2024
WordPress automation
Gave me a bad reputation
–
I “like”, subscribe, and comment too much
They feel I’m using that as a crutch
–
Truly Fair or is it not
They say I’m like a BOT
–
So since I’m classified as slime
I cannot “like or subscribe at this time”
–
I hope that you won’t leave me
As they will not reprieve me
–
I love the words we write and share
This mutual respect is beyond compare
–
I feel very disappointed and angered, a bit
This treatment of me makes me want to quit
–
But worry not, I won’t, I’ll continue to write
The words that come to me day and night
–
I’ll comment much and share my love
Which is truly all I’m made of.
–
Just please take this with a grain of salt
If I don’t “like” your works it’s not my fault
–
Thank you for reading, allowing my vent
And appreciating all the time we’ve spent
–
This, my mild protest, not too exciting
But even if they tie my arms, I’ll keep on writing…
-AAA 10/30/2024
If not for you I don’t know what I’d do
Might not even get past tying my shoes.
–
Close to you is where I want to be
Your compassion sets my heart free.
–
Thank you for being my friend
Adoration to the bitter end.
-AAA 10/28/2024
Your life is shining so bright
Hard to tell if it’s day or night.
–
You’re a bright shining star
Just for being who you are.
–
You were made in your own special way
Embrace your ‘inner weird’ in work and play.
–
Being you has been a series of feats
As each evolution the self completes.
–
Life will pass you, in the blink of an eye
Live it well as you can, before you die.
–
You’ve got all of this and much more
Life is the game and you know the score.
–
Living your dreams and blazing a trail
Taking control of your life without fail.
–
Challenging yourself and all you know
With each lesson you further grow.
–
Don’t look back unless with a smile
Negative dwelling cramps your style.
–
Adages say “things happen for reasons”
Some short, while others last seasons.
–
So just sit back, smile, beaming with pride
Fasten your safety belt, and enjoy the ride.
-AAA 10/28/2024
Reach me, hold me,
touch me, scold me.
–
Tell me I was wrong
Say it or in a song.
–
Let me know how to fix it
and I’ll cook, stir, and mix it.
–
Please don’t leave don’t say goodbye
it will hurt too much to cry.
–
Words “I’m sorry” can’t say enough
take them in before a rebuff.
–
Forgiveness is love’s mere boon
here on earth and beyond the moon.
–
Taking mulligans is hard to do
try taking three, one, or two.
–
Forget not what holds us dear
someone warm and caring near.
–
Pride is razor sharp and slanted
so don’t take lovest ones for granted.
–
Fall deep into the lonliness chasms
Nothing felt but a hear that spasms.
–
Think of the other and not just self,
or end up will you on a shelf,
without love and by yourself…
AAA 05/20/2020
Hang in there sky, everything is going be ok
because I know tomorrow is a fresh day.
–
Hang in there sky, I promise it’ll be good
Life will unfold for you the way it should.
–
Hang in there sky, I really care
I know your life is beyond unfair.
–
Hang in there sky, the world’s gone mad
Men of the world seem selfish and bad.
–
Hang in there sky, I say it a lot
To remind you of what you’ve got.
–
Hang in there sky, you’re beautiful to the core
With heavenly bodies and so much more.
–
Hang in there sky, I know that life is cruel,
but all who have wronged you are forever fools.
–
Hang in there sky, don’t you cry
Let space hold you and let time fly.
–
Hang in there sky, for in the end
You and the stars are my dearest friends…
-AAA 08/26/2021
The dream is over buried and dead
from all things seen and read.
–
Life now a tangled mess
doctors/politicians do their best
alas I confess
its the hardest test.
–
To contain the strain that beats in brains
just insane as money drains.
–
What can we do what can we say
boarded up inside homes drying clay
and at the end of a day
its not a new day.
–
A few more weeks we stay apart
this affair breaks my nimble heart.
–
stabs like steely knife
wondering about the ways of life
at home with kids and wife
humbled nations share true strife.
–
Awake from this nightmare soon
pay and plead and beg for boon.
–
Let it end end today
is for now I pray
nothing left to say
but pure dismay…
AAA 04/10/2020
The nightingale sings
With blood stained wings.
–
Love forlorn trampled on the ground
Pins could drop in the absence of sound.
–
A student shakes his weary head
Not knowing of the song or dead.
–
The ultimate price for loves delight
Vanished before the very next night.
–
Money and stature are all that moves
Hearts and minds and bodies too.
–
I am Wilde’s student and the nightingale too
I’ve loved many times and was always the fool.
–
I’ve tried to change take the cynic’s route
That just isn’t what I am all about.
–
The world doth spin and sky stay blue
For the loves we have that are false and true.
–
Be true to thein self the prophet cried
Which means I’ll love until I’ve died.
–
Cry not for me, or student, or the crimson bird
For one day I will be appreciated and heard…
-AAA 08/12/2021
I truly will never forget
The advent of the Internet.
Back in college in ninety-three
The would change for you and me.
In some ways it’s improved your life
But in others it’s caused us strife.
Bombarded with information
With noticeable degradation.
Advertisements and facts hit us like rocks
Once opened, we can’t close Pandora’s box.
We do our best to deal
And express how we feel.
The inundation has burst our bubble
And that’s just the start of our trouble.
Determining false from true
Is the hardest thing to do
I guess I’m among the few
That now see our world askew…
-AAA 10/20/2024
Brenda Warren is our host for the Sunday Whirl. Want to join in? Click HERE
Our words are: scratches screeches soothes fringe image sighs locks shiny rises swarm ghoulish night.
Banshees Take Flight
On the fringe of here and there
Rises the existence of everywhere.
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A swarm of banshees take to flight
Their ghoulish screeches fill the night.
–
Their scary images shadow the blocks
As they fly overhead with wily locks.
–
Rushing indoors feeling soothed by the shiny floors
As I sigh relief, then tiny scratches on the door.
–
Am I safe, now, no one knows
But I’ll feel better when the dawn’s rooster crows…
-AAA 10/20/2024
Polarized and charged like an ion
Proceeding, with the ferocity of a lion.
–
Into danger without a thought
Excepting what fate brought.
–
Moving without hesitation
Lacking any consternation.
–
Until the task at hand is through
Nothing else will possibly do.
–
Focus now we’re almost here
Gather your wits, dispel fear.
–
Taking steps forward, more and more
You’ve nearly reached her front door.
–
Pressing the bell, immense anticipation
She appears with a smile to your elation.
–
She follows you to your car as you implore
Dinner and discussions, are next in store.
–
You grab her door as she gets in
Gently closing it behind her, safely within.
–
Do your best to get your bearings
Immense beauty, and that perfume she’s wearing.
–
You reel around to the driver’s side
Silently content you cleaned your ride.
–
Fingers crossed, now without fright
You pull away, to the awaiting night…
-AAA 10/19/2024
http://mymindmappings.com/2024/10/19/fowc-with-fandango-deprive/
Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.).
Today’s word is “deprive.”
Write a post using that word. It can be prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction. It can be any length. It can be just a picture or a drawing if you want. No holds barred, so to speak.
Once you are done, tag your post with #FOWC and create a pingback to this post if you are on WordPress. Please check to confirm that your pingback is there. If not, please manually add your link in the comments.
And be sure to read the posts of other bloggers who respond to this prompt. Show them some love.
Gone Without a Goodbye
Let me deprive you of your joy
Letting me writhe like a wind up toy.
You never loved me I was just a joke
Had I gotten sicker you’d’ve let me croak.
So I walked away, rather ran away
Tired of the sick games you’d play.
Two years plus divorced, seems longer
I’m no longer a worm, I’ve gotten stronger.
My thoughts drift less and less to you
As I have a much happier life in view.
Just like the tides flow and ebb
I’m sure you’ll catch another in your web…
-AAA 10/19/2024
Story’s, sagas, and series a plenty
Some great time to kill if you have any.
–
Lord of The Rings and Harry Potter
Sure beats reruns of Welcome Back Kotter.
–
Scary stories monsters and clowns
Kings and wizards and fallen crowns.
–
Chronicles Of Narnia even Dune
Gathering spice on an Arrakus moon.
–
Spies had saboteurs hiding in the dark
Romantic stories just for a lark.
–
Enders Game and Shadow series
Never leave you feeling weary.
–
Rereading these books so they never end
Is almost like revisiting old friends.
–
Super heroes, villains that fall
Turn the pages and see it all.
–
So when you’re bored and by yourself
Grab instant adventure off your shelf…
-AAA 10/14/2024
When street lights turn on we take a double
Remembering in childhood of the trouble
We could never ever be late
As our parents would wait
As we turned the nob on the front door
It’d be a welcome or punishment for sure
I had my first watch at that time
Always checking, to prevent this crime
Many calendars later I’m far older
As the street lights up I bravely soldier
Out for a night on the town or a drink
Walking the boulevards, pause and think
Growing was easier but curfews did stink…
-AAA 10/04/2024
What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?
To answer today’s question of the day, I’ve decided to flex my creativity. I hope you enjoy.
TIME MARCHES ON 🕰️
Fifty years was old, until you reached it
Honestly, novel, unless you preached it.
–
Expensive just a word until you’ve spent it
Money quite abundant, until you’ve lent it.
–
Time everlasting until it’s all gone
Criticism lambasting but you carry on.
–
Twenty, quite young but no so long ago
It was a milestone age for us you know.
–
New music trends and all our ovations
Now audible on Classic Rock stations.
–
Naps were sacrilege at our youngest age
Now at age fifty-two, they’re quite the rage.
–
Nostalgia floods us with TV shows passed
Now streaming on services, mind surpassed.
–
Fast food we ate up at eighteen in a flash
Now more like reconstituted tasteless trash.
–
Movies that were amazing in our youth
Seem lame, older in our own the truth.
–
Our politics change like underwear
We became informed and started to care.
–
World events touch us like never before
Educated, experienced, we know the score.
–
In youth, growing old seems such a change
In reality, considerably more is rearranged…
-AAA 10/04/2024
When will it be enough
Why must we be so tough.
–
Life can be cruel and so unfair
But it’s worth, beyond compare.
–
When we reach, “enough”, we know life’s worth
That’s a big part of our time here on earth.
–
The setbacks are the worst
Likened to unsatisfied thirst.
–
Lessons must be learned
Yet the earth must turn.
–
Life without strife
Just wouldn’t be life.
–
So when things don’t go your way
Take pause, meditate, and pray.
–
Things can be so much worse
Life’s hardships are not a curse.
–
Teaching us what we need to know
In order to become better and grow.
–
Master the lessons and pass the test
And make this lifetime your very best…
-AAA 09/25/2024
The serendipitous tide
Laps water along the side.
–
Bubbles rise out of wet sand
If you’re lucky, small sand crab in hand.
–
Rubbery kelp floats by bearing odd fruit
Sometimes entangled with our swimsuits
–
The salty scent of the ocean is clean
Adding beauty to all that is seen.
–
Gulls fill the air gliding like ships
Ready to feast on any bag of chips.
–
The sand is soft support for walks
Just be wary of super sharp rocks.
–
Waves crash hard a saltwater burst
If you drink any, it’s instant thirst.
–
Transistor radios crackle alive
One playing “I Will Survive”.
–
Sea and Ski and coconut fill the air
As beachgoers protect their skin with care.
–
This beach was my beach when as a kid
Nowadays it’s undergone such a skid…
-AAA 9/23/2024
Do today what want to tomorrow
Your regret is comfortless sorrow.
–
Do what you will as you might
Live each day for your delight.
–
Take chances turn off your phone
Venture out to nature on your own.
–
Get off the grid and disconnect
Then your peace will circumvent.
–
All that has gone and all that remains
Needn’t cause you endless pain.
–
Live in the now and live in today
Who gives a care about yesterday.
–
Tomorrow’s not promised so lower your eyes
Look at this moment and claim the prize.
–
As the pain contorted, drops from your face
And you’re filled with peace, gratitude, grace.
–
I know your life’s lessons have been hard
But ease up on yourself in that regard.
–
The past mistakes shouldn’t be dire
If you deny this then you are a liar.
–
Overcome all the obstacles placed
And watch as frustration’s erased.
–
You’re better now, than ever before
And you’re feeling happiness more.
–
So, do remember that you did survive
Reap the rewards of your lessons, alive…
-AAA 09/22/2024
BWarren is our host for the Sunday Whirl Wordle and you can join in HERE
Our words are:
quivers, limbs, scattered, yellow, twirl, hearts, streak, faint, bags, three, howls, long
DARKNESS CHASING ME HOME
I shiver and quiver as night falls
A yellow moon completes it all.
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Each limb shakes for my fear of the dark
The daylight fades fast as I leave the park.
–
I twirl around fast and sprint home
My heart jumps hearing three long howls, I’m not alone.
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Moonlight scattered through dark trees
Streaks of occasional faint light, not enough to appease.
–
As I run, the night life all has its say
Crickets, owls, other sounds, all along the way.
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Almost home now, feet don’t drag
Lest I might end up in body bag.
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My familiar street, I’m nearly there
At the moment, not else will compare.
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My front door opens, warm familiar light
I fast scurry in and escape the night…
-AAA 09/22/2024
Today’s Word of the day is Subscription.
This word is the contribution of our co-administrator of the Word of the Day Challenge blog, Alice, from The59club.blog.
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BELIEF IN SOMETHING, LARGER
My subscription
Our prescription
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Precognition
No omission.
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Recollection
Of intention
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Not to mention
An ascension
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New dimension
Comprehension
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Our protection
Good direction
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Contemplation
Then ovation
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Last, elation
All duration…
-AAA 09/21/2024
I kissed her freckles and stroked her thighs
Kissed her face and gazed in her eyes
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I kissed her arm and kissed her hands
I kissed her belly button and had other plans
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I kissed her toes and kissed her nose
I kissed her neck carefully, so nothing shows
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I kissed her ankles I kissed her ink
I kissed her on the kitchen sink
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I kissed her on the small of her back
I kissed her as her head arched back
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I kissed her eyelids and kissed her lips
I kissed her wrists and caressed her hips
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I kissed her forehead and kissed her chest
I kissed her elbows and all the rest
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I kissed her ears and nibbled with intention
I kissed her in places that I cannot mention
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I kissed her body and it’s beauty was a feast
I kissed her all night to say the least…
-AAA 05/05/2024
Originally Published 05/05/2024
This is something new I’m attempting to try
Tis a challenge it may make my brain fry.
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While rhyming the beginning and the end
I’ll be trying to start some new trend.
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Words that rhyme in the front and back
Absurd this effort to keep on track.
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I fear my content might suffer
Sigh, this poetry has little buffer.
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Hoping my subscribers won’t mind
Coping with odd writings of this kind.
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Wondering what comments I might get
Pondering this work, I might regret
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Bold as it may be the only time will tell
Cold as a reception would be hell.
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So, I think I’ll end this right here
Though, this output is overtly clear…
-aaa
Originally Published 05/04/2024
What would your life be like without music?
Let’s just say it wouldn’t happen. Music is a language of my soul. And it accompanies everything I do: work, play, driving, exercise, showers, baths, and even sleep.
Anticipation of this question I wrote this little ditty as well:
Music, The Language of my Soul
Music is the language of my very soul
From Classical and Jazz and Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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The drums, bass, rhythm, and lead guitar
When put together, go very far.
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Alternative, Grunge, and New Wave
Musical styles I often crave.
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Classic Rock, Indie, and Punk
I often love the occasional funk.
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Classical and Jazz are such a gas
Listening or playing these styles in the past.
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Heavy Metal and it’s various sub styles
Hard always makes me smile.
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R&B and the straight up blues
Powerful music, powerful truths.
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Fast paced SKA and slower Reggae
A myriad of songs I love to play.
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Protopunk and it’s far ahead ways
Kept me moving and grooving for days.
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Industrial and Techno-Pop
Stinking sounds that never stop.
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Yacht Rock and lighter faire
Always makes me stop and stare.
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Bluetooth speakers and playlists
All my favorite songs with my own twists.
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I really could go on forever
A world without music? I say, never…
-AAA 09/18/2024
I am right where I belong
I am me and hear my song.
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Do what you feel
And feel the appeal.
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Forward move
To a nice groove.
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Each day now is an adventure
No longer being censured.
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A happier we
Life drama free.
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We’re off the shelves
Challenging ourselves.
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What else can we say
We’re happier today.
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Finding ourselves at 50
Solving the ish is nifty.
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It’s never too late
So don’t hesitate.
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There’s always tomorrow
Despite a past sorrow.
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Be like me be brave
It’s your own life you’ll save…
-AAA 09/16/2024
Look in the mirror what do I see?
Gray old man looking back at me.
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Where did all the years go
So fast the time does flow.
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My beard is full and such curly hair
Has thoroughly caught me unawares.
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Life is strange as it moves by fast
Wondering how long this life will last.
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Oh my mirror must you be cruel
Showing me I was such a fool.
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My lifetime hasn’t all been a blast
Cold harsh realities in distant past.
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Take some stock it wasn’t all a waste
Parts of our lives have a bitter taste.
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The hardest lessons have been learned
To assure a far better life in return.
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A drip in the sink drops with kerplunk
I set down my razor and bathroom junk.
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Now I’m shaven and my teeth are clean
I’m far better than I have ever been.
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The time for reflection is at an end
Let’s resume your living my friend.
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Take the time and lessons, discard strife
And resume living your very best life…
-AAA 09/15/2024
A magical new weekly writing opportunity from Jenne Gray and C. E. Ayr.
The rules are:
Maximum of 250 words.
Inspired by photo prompt below.
That’s it.
© Ayr/Gray
Lands of Death
The moon is out the stars on high
Pillars of stone reach towards the sky.
Listening softly you hear your breath
In this land of such loss and death.
In the coolness of dusk your breath is steam
Soft puffs reflecting the twilight gleam.
Thinking the lives below so long gone
Sadness so great, you barely carry on.
You say some prayers, think good thoughts
For great winners here and the have-nots.
Walking silently, by the chiseled grey stones
Contemplating, most inhabitants here, are merely bones.
Talking in your mind, no words out loud said
Reverent silence, in respect for the dead.
You should be leaving soon you know
Impending darkness, stars are beginning to show.
You say your goodbyes to loved ones at rest
You miss them dearly, they’ve finished life’s tests.
Prayers complete, you leave briskly with intention
As these places at night, bear creepy mention…
-AAA 09/12/2024
Welcome to Missy’s MAD Challenge!
Welcome to Missy’s MAD Challenge!
Every week, a creative prompt will be offered for you to unleash your imagination and artistic skills.
You can share your response in the form of art or any creative expression that the prompt inspires.
There are no restrictions no deadline, so feel free to take your time and enjoy the creative process.
Remember to label your response with #missysmadchallenge.
Your Prompt for the week
OUT OF THE BLUE
Out of the blue
I did find you.
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Didn’t look hard
In that regard.
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And they you were
And now I’m sure.
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That I am blessed
And less depressed.
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So I contend
You’re a great friend.
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Very aware
Full of such care.
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Creative too
In all you do.
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Syllable lines
Just might confine.
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Challenge is more
Limiting four.
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But I just might
Finish tonight.
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Feeling so bright
These words, are right.
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To my delight,
Adieu, Goodnight…
-AAA 09/09/2024
Baby alligators big or small
With a tail or none at all.
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I can catch them as they crawl
On the ground or near a wall.
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If they’re close or rather far
She’ll capture and place them in a jar.
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You needn’t be vexed
About what happens next.
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You’ll place a retraction
On your knee-jerk reaction.
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For you will see
She sets them free.
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Her intentions are always mild
Releasing them back to the wild
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So if lizards catch you unawares
Use the lizardinator who truly cares…
-AAA 09/08/2024
Don’t believe the hype
And the bs that they type
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Mean words and strife
Since haters have no life.
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They have no love, just hate and frustration
Spending their time alone, in mental masturbation.
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They won’t comment on your work
As they’d rather act like a jerk.
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They’re among the rare elite
Whose comments I block and delete.
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It’s been four months the since I found one
Rather than react, I’ve moved on and done.
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So remember each of you as hard as you try
The world is full of idiots who perpetuate lies.
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I wish they’d get a life but instead they scoff
But to be honest it’s the only way they get off…
-AAA 09/06/2024
My heart he needs four eyes instead of two
A bad case of myopia, is why I loved you.
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Things you said and did, led me one way
While the true intentions were astray.
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All the while, did my best to cope
Wishing for kindness, my ultimate hope.
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Hopes are great unless unfulfilled
And ultimately, my love was killed.
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Even sporting glasses my heart closed off
Further and further facing scoff.
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In front of the kids, private conversations
Subjected to endless emasculations.
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I thought you were sweet and such a honey
In the end all me you loved was my money.
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Cold hearted ridicule
Everyday I was a fool.
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The worst temper with a hair trigger
No matter what was said, her anger got bigger.
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In the end all things ran their course
As my nearsighted heart and I got a divorce.
-AAA 09/05/2024
Trees bend to the will off the air
Moving gently without a care.
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Softly rustling and tussling not a tout
A mere whisper as they move about.
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Cool breeze through the trees has its say
Early suggestions of winter as it may.
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Leaves suddenly turn, and fall to the ground
As they do, hardly making a single sound.
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Yellows, tans, oranges and reds
Flow like feathers above our heads.
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No bugs around the forest deep
Early entering a seasons long sleep.
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A chimney smokes and fills the air
A sweet-rich scent beyond compare.
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The sky in fall is a different kind of blue
All who like up know that it’s true.
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Not much time left, sunshine’s shorter
Winter happens in less than a quarter.
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Leaves cover the ground so much
That every step results in crunch.
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As it darkens, I tire, and venture home
For hot apple cider to warm my bones…
-AAA 09/04/2024
Welcome to Missy’s MAD Challenge!
Every week, a creative prompt will be offered for you to unleash your imagination and artistic skills.
You can share your response in the form of art or any creative expression that the prompt inspires.
There are no restrictions or timeline just have fun. on style, genre, or length, and there is no deadline, so feel free to take your time and enjoy the creative process. Remember to label your responses with #missysmadchallenge.
Your Prompt for the week
No More!
No more pain
Ever again.
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No more hurt
Than we deserve.
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No more settling
Or any meddling.
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No more lies
Or extended cries.
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No more fear
It’s very clear.
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No more hate
There’s no debate.
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No more stings
For losing things.
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No more angst
Instead give thanks.
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No more pasts
The present lasts.
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No more sorrow
Look to tomorrow…
-AAA 09/03/2024
Laying in bed, it’s dark and day
The blackout curtains gently sway.
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Writing many works to blog one day soon
It’s dark and quite cool in my hotel room.
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Beside me she sleeps and gently snores
As poetry floods my mind more and more.
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I can’t type fast enough my fat finger foes
Clunking on my iPhone as I write my prose.
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Saturday morning, nearly afternoon
Vacation nearly over, homeward bound soon.
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Gentle sighs as she happily dreams
Of times that are as blissful, like now as it seems.
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Temperature, the story of old
Pulling up the covers as I get cold.
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Nearly finished now, nine poems in two hours
They’re flowing sweetly like fresh cut flowers.
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Feeling I know myself much more
Gazing at beauty, as she softly snores.
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I won’t wake her as I write
Letting her rest on this day of night…
-AAA 08/31/2024
You are the lead actor in your own play
With the trials and tribulations of a day.
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The acts unfold in the form of hours
Time ebbs and falls like petals on flowers.
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The costars are many in life’s roles
Some helpful, while others take tolls.
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The sets of life are striking and large
Universe, the director that’s in charge.
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The audience, quite small numbering, one
Experience joy, happiness, misery, or fun.
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You draft the script as you live each day
Mastering many obstacles within your play.
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Music, your orchestra, from front to back
Relieving tense moments with a soundtrack.
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No trepidation or fear on opening night
With your lifetime of chances to get it right…
-AAA 08/31/2024
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