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Anthony’s Crazy Love and Life Lessons in Empathy

Loves, lamentation, and life through prose, stories, passions, and essays.

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Beats to her own Drummer

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 Anthony1 Comment



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

Inspiration’s Search of Me

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 Anthony1 Comment


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

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 did you leave

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

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

No Mulligans for Mistakes

July 19, 2024 Anthony1 Comment


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

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

No More Games

July 19, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

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

Silliness

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 Anthony5 Comments


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

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

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 Anthony2 Comments


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

Driven to succeed,

Each step forward a challenge,

Competition fierce.

Inspired, by adversity.

Motivated to the best…

-MAD/AAA 07/18/2024

Ocean Beckoning

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 Anthony3 Comments


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

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

Bring on the Night

July 18, 2024July 18, 2024 Anthony1 Comment


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

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

Goodbye, Cruelty

July 18, 2024July 17, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

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 Can Cut Deep

July 18, 2024July 17, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

Love sometimes, hurts us.

Betrayal cuts very deep.

Never quite healing.

Festering like infections.

Or old painful injury.

-AAA 07/17/2024

Three Things Challenge #M759

July 18, 2024 Anthony14 Comments

Three Things Challenge #M759

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

Meditate With Nothingness

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

Stare off to nowhere

Empty out all of your mind

Do not think at all

Breathe in , feel the sensation

Exhale negativity…

-AAA/MAD 07/15/2024

Make it all Happen

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 Anthony2 Comments


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

There’s work to be done

Time to get at it

Dreams come true with work

Manifest, see it happen

It will all fall into place…

-MAD/AAA 07/15/2024

Tropical Treat

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 Anthony4 Comments


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

Golden paradise

Swaying palm trees, quiet ocean

Relaxation from stress

Greeted with salty breezes

And scented sun tan lotion…

-MAD/AAA 07/15/2024

Who Am I What Am I?

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 Anthony2 Comments


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

I feel like a fraud

What is real and what is not

Am I the only one

Please share this burden with me

We are not alone in this…

-MAD/AAA 07/15/2024

Reassurance

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 Anthony2 Comments


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

Comfort from someone

Is needed but will it come

Hoping and dreaming

To receive all that support

Complete with reassurance…

-MAD/AAA 07/15/2024

Dark Entropy

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment



Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

In complete chaos

The life we are living in

No light to be seen

Only these small smatterings

Not quite enough to read by…

-MAD/AAA 07/15/2024

Decency, Exception and Not The Rule

July 15, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

A blur and it’s gone

Blink your eyes and you’ll miss it

Decency is so rare

Rare enough to be quite missed

In this current time and place…

-AAA 7/15/2024

Friendship Yearnings

July 14, 2024July 15, 2024 Anthony6 Comments


Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Missy Daugherty
http://madmissywork.blog

Longing for friendship

Wishes bloom in the heart’s song

A bond yet to be

I swear that it is out there

Be true to yourself, you’ll see…

– MAD/AAA 07/14/2024

Self Love Leads to True Love

July 14, 2024 Anthony27 Comments

Love will find us all.

Be patient and know your worth.

It’s the only way.

Trust me, I’ve tried other ways.

And they were a fools errand…

-AAA 07/14/2024

Elusive Love

July 13, 2024July 13, 2024 Anthony9 Comments

Love rejected me.

Each time that I pursued it.

I should just give up.

But something keeps me hoping.

It just might find me someday.

-AAA 07/12/2024

Scintillating Talk

July 12, 2024July 11, 2024 Anthony2 Comments

Scintillating talk

Stimulating discussions

Can last forever

If only they really did

But all things must come to an end…

-AAA 07/11/2024

Under Appreciated

July 11, 2024 Anthony7 Comments

Missing but not missed.

Useful but not utilized.

Loving but not loved.

Desiring but not desired.

Wanting but never wanted…

-AAA 07/11/2024

Wind Blown Wishes

July 8, 2024 Anthony5 Comments

A dandelion’s

Seeds float as you gently wish

Creating a breeze

They gracefully float away

Carrying your dreams with them…

-AAA 07/08/2024

Music Filled Walk

July 6, 2024July 6, 2024 Anthony4 Comments

Get lost for a while.

With your music and headphones.

In your own world, now.

The notes light up your journey.

Painting with vivid colors…

-AAA 07/06/2024

Beauty by Moonlight

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 Anthony6 Comments

All her gorgeousness.

Soaked up all of the moonlight.

I was astounded.

By the beauty before me.

My breath was taken away…

-AAA 07/01/2024

Lie Beside Me

June 22, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

Just lie down with me.

Lay your head upon my chest.

You’ll hear my heart beat.

Gently gradually faster.

Soft hair on my abdomen…

-aaa

Pulse of Desires

June 22, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

Give into the night.

Let your instincts take over.

Passionate heartbeats.

Will beat faster and faster.

As carnal desires heat up…

-aaa

Summer Sun

June 21, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

Warmth, envelop me.

Cover me in your blanket.

Of the bright sunlight.

Tan my skin from white to brown.

As I lay out by the pool…

–

Summer’s Arrival

June 19, 2024October 12, 2024 Anthony8 Comments

The air grows warmer.

All the days growing longer.

Summer’s nearly here.

And the sunlight grows stronger.

Now the beach bunnies appear…

–

Uncover You

June 14, 2024 AnthonyLeave a comment

Open up the grate.

Remove all the metal screws.

You’re still inside there.

Despite all of the hardships.

And cruelties, you are still you.

-aaa

Life Reveals Itself in Divine Timing

June 6, 2024 Anthony3 Comments

That fleeting moment.

When everything just makes sense.

Stark revelations.

Divine timing works it out.

Presence becomes your mainstay…

-aaa

Beach Side Paradise

June 6, 2024 Anthony6 Comments

There’s warmth everywhere.

Not a chilly spot at all.

Feel the gentle breeze.

Cool breakers fall on the shore.

Move and duck under the waves…

-aaa

Live in Zen

June 5, 2024 Anthony7 Comments

Let it all go, now.

No hang-ups, no bad feelings.

Just, warm contentment.

To have an “inner quiet”.

Often, is to live in zen…

-aaa

Words are Sanctuary

June 3, 2024June 5, 2024 Anthony1 Comment

Our warm words protect.

In a cold uncaring world.

A sanctuary.

To the kindness we create.

Inside ourselves and outwards…

-aaa

Tapped Out

June 1, 2024June 5, 2024 Anthony11 Comments

I am all dried out.

I just don’t have anything.

That I can write, now.

I don’t have any poems.

Or anything else to blog…

-aaa

Authors Deliver

May 28, 2024June 5, 2024 Anthony8 Comments

Write me a story.

Tell me who you are in prose.

Create poetry.

Utilize all of your gifts.

Show everyone why you’re here…

-aaa

Beach Serenity

May 27, 2024June 5, 2024 Anthony2 Comments

Standing on the shore.

Watching waves kiss the coastline.

A warm sun shines bright.

The soft sand buries my feet.

As the tide pulls in and out…

-aaa

Three Things Challenge # M707

May 26, 2024June 5, 2024 Anthony4 Comments

Your three words today are:
HUNTER

STALK

GUARD

Three Things Challenge #M707

Hatred

Due be on your guard.

Of the evil that stalks you.

Don’t let it get you.

That hunter never relents.

Until all that’s good is gone.

-aaa

Words, My Protection

May 26, 2024June 5, 2024 Anthony7 Comments

Words are my armor.

My vulnerability,

Needs their protection.

For this lifetime can be cruel.

With injustice and harshness…

-aaa

Eternal Spring Always Spring

May 26, 2024June 5, 2024 Anthony4 Comments

Oh Mother Nature.

Blessings for all your beauty.

Flora and fauna.

I’m overwhelmed by it all.

I close my eyes and I drift…

-aaa

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