National Poetry Month

ARE YOU SATISFIED

DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF PURPOSE

OR DO YOU FEEL WORTHLESS

DO YOU OWN WHAT YOU FEEL

DOES IT EVEN SEEM  REAL

ARE YOU LIVING OR SURVIVING

ARE YOU JUST OK OR THRIVING

ARE YOU SATISFIED OR NOT

DO YOU GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT

DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR

OR IS THAT JUST A RUMOR

MAGNIFICENCE

FAME AND FORTUNE

OVERRATED

SELF IMPORTANCE

IS SO JADED

ANONYMOUS

INVISIBLE

FOR ALL OF US

A NOBLE ROLE

A DIFFERENCE

THAT MAKES MORE SENSE

MORE SPIRITUAL

AND MORE INTENSE

ETHEREAL

WITH COMMON SENSE

MATERIAL

WITH INNOCENCE

SUPERIOR

MAGNIFICENCE

 

NOBODY KNOWS EVERYTHING

BEWARE OF THE KNOW IT ALLS

THEY'RE DELUSIONAL AND FALSE

CAN'T TRUST THEM WITH ANYTHING

NOBODY KNOWS EVERYTHING

WHEN THEY ACT AS IF THEY DO

IT IS HARD TO KNOW WHAT'S TRUE

BEST STICK WITH THOSE WHO KNOW THEY DON'T

FOR THEY SURELY MAKE SENSE THE MOST

Author's Notes/Comments: 

IT'S NATIONAL POETRY MONTH. TRY TO AVERAGE A POEM A DAY.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU

HOW AUTHENTIC CAN YOU BE

IF YOU ARE WISHY WASHY

HOW OFTEN CAN YOU BE TRUE

TO WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU

SOMETIMES YOU MAY CHANGE YOUR MIND

DEPENDS ON THINGS YOU MAY FIND

ALWAYS CONSIDER THE SOURCE

TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICE OFCOURSE

THE FINAL TOUCH

PERSPECTIVE AND INTERPRETATION

ADD SO VERY MUCH

RECEPTIVE IMAGINATION

ADDS THE FINAL TOUCH

Author's Notes/Comments: 

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH CONTINUES. TRY TO WRITE A POEM A DAY OR AVERAGE DAYS OF THE MONTH AS THEY COME TO YOU.

EMPTY WORDS

EMPTY WORDS

CAN GO NOWHERE

WITHOUT A TRAIN OF THOUGHT

IMAGINATION

TAKES US THERE

OR ELSE IT'S ALL FOR NAUGHT

Author's Notes/Comments: 

ANOTHER POEM FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

IN THE MOMENT

HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU EVER

COMPLETELY IN THE MOMENT

ALL OUR MINDS TEND TO WANDER

WE'RE RARELY TOTALLY PRESENT

WE'RE OFTEN IN THE PAST WITH MEMORIES GALORE

OR THINKING OF THE FUTURE WITH OPTIONS TO EXPLORE

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BE TOTALLY FOCUSED ON NOW

IF ANYBODY DOES IT I SURELY WONDER HOW

 
Author's Notes/Comments: 

APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH. TRY TO WRITE A POEM A DAY OR AT LEAST AVERAGE THAT ON CATCH UP DAYS. I LIKE TO ATTEMPT THAT WITHOUT FORDCING ANYTHING TO COME.

SOME WORDS

WHY DO SOME WORDS BOTHER YOU

WHEN YOU SEE OR HEAR THEM

COHORT BOTHERS ME IT'S TRUE

THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON

IT JUST RUBS ME THE WRONG WAY

THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY

Author's Notes/Comments: 

THAT PARTICULAR WORD JUST FEELS VULGAR TO ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY...WEIRD I KNOW...

I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF BITING DOWN ON A SOAP BAR AS A KID FOR SAYING WORDS MY PARENTS THOUGHT WERE BAD AND THAT WORD WAS NOT ONE OF THEM...NO IDEA WHAT IT IS ABOUT IT THAT JUST RUBS ME THE WRONG WAY...YUCK...JUST YUCKY

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MAYBE JUST KINDA WEIRD

DO YOU EVER SUSPECT

YOU MAY BE CRAZY

OR MAYBE JUST KINDA WEIRD

DO YOU NEED TO PROTECT

SUCH AN AMAZING

REVELATION THAT APPEARED

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

NEED TO PROTECT

COULD BE REPLACED BY

TEND TO PROJECT

GOING BACK N FORTH BETWEEN THE TWO

 

SOME STUFF IS PRETTY OBVIOUS NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU GO WITH THAT...HA HA