Thoughts in Forms

Love is the magic
In everything we carry
Within our minds, souls,
It is out beyond control
Making us all we can be.
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Staying up all night

Is much more enjoyable

In good company.

Love, like stars, is forged

Beyond any influence

We can ever guide.

Sometimes we must wait

Until the spectacular

Happens for our joy.

The dearest sweetest

Things in our lives cannot be

Measured by money.
.
Waiting forever
Then from nowhere, everywhere,
Sudden it arrives,
All recognizing it was
How, why, what, survival brought.
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Inside, outside, time
It all drifts distant away
Here, there, everywhere
Not as we are, as we wish
Dreaming, creativity.
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I am grateful for friendship, creativity, reading, writing, love, life, everything, and everyone in life.

These are independent tanka and haiku. My doodle jottings. I hope all are doing well. I encourage you to exercise your creativity. Thank you for spending time with me. There is a follow button or come back when the notion hits you.

Gamble Wisely

Life is a gamble
No one knows the rules of play;
LOVE one another:
Give yourself, your heart away,
Be a treasure on your way.
Soothe the many hurting
Encourage those needing hope
Speak kindly with the lonely,
Gamble your LOVE with nary
An expectation of its return.
Ever the more LOVE wagered
Marvelous the chance you may,
Discover what is freely spent
Finds its way to later fill
You when unforeseen happiness
Rises from nowhere to meet you.
If you would your life
More splendidly spend, gamble
On many people
But hold closer and befriend
Those who remember
Loving one another
Is the capital to increase.

LOVE one another,
The beauty of it will
Never cease.

Subject to Lift

There grew a simple garden
Under nature’s wholesome care
Time was given plenty to nurture
The various elements well and fair.
Features grew as were expected
Coming beneath moon and sun of age
The seasons arriving in the turn
Of many a numbered page.
Though seldom, laughter danced
For those finest fairest moments;
Tears wrought lines with depth
To fruit character slowly granted
In the structure of a malleable face.
Love became a staff of life
A giving of God’s sweet grace,
Every day brings in passing
An emerging opportunity
Where knowledge can be
Harvested, settling in the deepness
Comprehended passionately,
Becoming fruit, a person soulfully.

This poem is in answer to Prompted Positive Poetry’s prompt, “Fruit.” If you were to see the draft I wrote in the notebook, you might be tempted to ask, “What the __________ happened?” It is unusual for something to morph like this did. I enjoyed the challenge.

Whimsical

I gave a sample
And what surprise, I found who
Had been forgotten
Under layers of disguise;
The passionate love inside.

*****

Now wide awakened
The ghost who lived so alone
No one knowing who
Deepened in darkling shadows;
Yet burned warm as flame, bright light.

*****

Reach out another
Moment, dawn raising delight,
Taking it over
The secret long-sought before
Any explanation might.

*****

Yesterday, I went to my psych. It was interesting. I also went to Sam’s for the first time since March 14. Today, I am trying to recuperate. Maybe I will hit my stride with writing again soon.

No Rehearsal

This life we now share
It is no rehearsal,
It tastes all the real
Coming about to what
Is present, time and space,
Feeling every emotion
Reflecting on each face.
It is the highs and lows
The victories, compromise,
Those things we wish
We did not know, but must,
Whatever we allow,
What we jettison,
What touches us,
Whatever leaves,
All we hold and believe.
It matters, means, gives,
Takes; is more than seems,
There is no rehearsal,
No chance to go back
And hit all the marks,
We have to be live,
Alive is our one chance
So we offer the best
Or some approximation
To merit our approbation
And splendid continuation.

*****

Cover

Inside the shell we
Buckle ourselves down, without
Any real insight,
But as we become quiet
Our thoughts distill into light.
Who we are is life
No fancy separations
Clear revelation.

*****

Closeness

Touching feels newborn
The sensitivity nerved
Within every cell
Mind reactive, all degrees,
Taking, giving what pleases,
Previously frozen
To needs long disregarded
Sheltered from impulse,
Coming alive to emotion
Hunger, overpowering desire.
Sampling the possible
Always doubted, untaken,
Made openly present
Changing every feeling,
Meaning, thought, belief,
Injecting confidence, clarity.

Cover was written first, Closeness second, and No Rehearsal last. Just doodling in words. I hope you are doing well. If you would like to follow the site there is a button, or simply come back as life allows. All comments are much appreciated.

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