A poem a day to keep brain rot away

Join me as I attempt to create a poem a day... whether awesome, bawdy, corny, dreadful, entertaining, fabulous, gross or hilariously hokey, I will try to string together everything from couplets to limericks - just for the fun of fiddling with words!

May 3rd, 2012

Today is quite a special day. I have actually reached the one year mark. I posted my first poem on May 3rd, 2011. I have had a great time doing this. It has basically become a habit and I don’t really want to stop. So, I am going to continue this thread because I have enjoyed it so much. It’s true that most of the poems were terrible. Some were good (or at least I thought so!) but mostly they were a reflection of something I either saw that day, thought of, felt or heard. In any case, I hope you have enjoyed the ride as much as I have. Here’s to letting the word out – come what may!

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Stop

No respect is what I see
So little thought in spite of me
A small effort it all it takes
For a happy life to make


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Monday, July 30, 2012

Not so good

This body ours but for a while
Is maleable and tough, made to slog for miles
But this very short time
We've got on earth
Is made to learn right from our birth

So the title says it all... The idea was there but not the time for a proper execution.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Bed

A see of red in front of me
Anger coursing unchained and free
This life I chose I can't go back
But these cards seem permanently stacked
Sometimes it wells and wants to burst
And in those times I think the worst



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Saturday, July 28, 2012

No way!

Nothing like trying to relax
When all the world wants more
Wanting to unwind is the one thing
Furthest from their minds
Although that's what the trip was for


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Friday, July 27, 2012

Camp

First night under the stars
Loving the sounds from afar




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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Back home

Just three days is all it took
Just three days and the walls they shook
Now I wish for calmer days
Of going about in gentle ways
But this rocky path we have to tread
Cringing each day with caustic dread
Until these years have flown past
As we truly hope this stage won't last



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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Bankers

Let's fix the rates and laugh
If we're caught, we'll call it a gaff
We'll excuse our greed and plead our case
Saying that it made this a better place
The most we'll get Is a slap
We all know we'll beat the rap!
So our pockets we'll line
With your dime




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Monday, July 23, 2012

Time

Can the Gods hear our pain
Or are we just calling through the rain
Up to a heaven growing weak
Allowing to strengthen that of which we do not speak
Shattering the bonds that binds Kronos strong
Is where we mortals do the greatest wrong


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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Two-liner

A long day of fun and sun
Cannot please everyone



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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Raise your glass

Another season of light and love
Watching as they all catch up
Stories to tell from heart to heart
And loving each sigh as the truth starts



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Friday, July 20, 2012

Slip

And now I want just no more sound
And now I want to run aground
This swiftly moving sailing ship
And of these ropes I want to slip
And move away from all these fools
And all these damn controlling rules




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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Yes

The songs all flow right through
Mixing emotions old and new
A long held wish to have and hold
Is now a reminder of youth gone cold
Never attempting a sullen smile
As always in truth you must walk a mile



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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Dance

Once upon a time we danced and the world stood still
Now we twirl around the earth and magic floods our will
To lose that sacred balance would be a most unhappy thing
As it would spell the end of me and break that glowing ring




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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

TO Block Party

Bang, bang go the guns
Fall down all the little ones
No more days of fun and joy
No more room for girls and boys
Let's all grow up way too fast
And forget all errors of our past
Run straight ahead into the wall
Then just deny as we all fall


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Monday, July 16, 2012

Circus

The circus music's playing
The clowns are jumping 'round
The strong man is flexing
The acrobats leaving ground
And so we all are watching
Sometimes pulled into the fray
Wondering at the spectacle
Having nothing to say



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Sunday, July 15, 2012

Week 3

Through the mists we roll back time
And find the things that once did shine
No two ways of turning around
Knowing now just what was found


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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Not Again!

Slip sliding down a slope
Clinging to every ray of hope
Dragging down that caustic wit
Knowing in the end you'll split
But in your wake this trail of dread
Will haunt your days and dreams in bed
For as you reap so you will sow
All I wish is that you'd grow

Friday, July 13, 2012

Roof rhyme

There were two couples with roofs
Who needed some builders with proofs
That leaks they could fix
With mortar and bricks
While leaving their wallets aloof!

admitedly one of my weaker efforts... :s

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Chow time fun rhyme

Let's go down
To China town
Find good eats
Our hunger to drown
Then hop on back
To our small shack
With sated bellies
There's no need to snack!


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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Sucker

User beware
Our policies aren't fair
They're not really for you
Just a tool or two
That get you hooked
And then you're cooked!


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Monday, July 9, 2012

Primal

The blood is flowing freely and the red wine as well
When summer's heat rises it causes hearts to swell
With voices ringing sweetly as we sway to the beat
Bodies answering primaly, responding to the heat
Let's dive into fantasy and dance with those for whom we ache
Before returning eventually to the lives that we all make





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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Friendsssssss

A venom tongue belies the truth
Of who and what you are
Or is just insecurity that pushes you too far?
Although we try to look away
Over again we've seen
That burn we will if too close we've been



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Lament

Walk with me for a while
I'll tell you tales to make you smile
Love and hope, what was and is
Of days gone by with a tear and kiss
Now we breathe a drawnout sigh
And close our eyes up to the sky
Go back we can't so all we are
Is held in close on even par



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Friday, July 6, 2012

Lullaby

Close your eyes my little one
The moon is out, gone is the sun
Let your breath even out
Tomorrow you again can run about
Now the angels sing their song
You can sleep or sing along
When you wake the birds will fly
Into a bright blue summer sky



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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Work

Nothing better than a job well done
Something solid on which to run
To lift and pull and work your arms
May not seem pretty but has certain charms
In the end we must make our way
For in this short life there is no delay


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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Lights out!

Ooooh the lights are out
Only stars to guide us about
Dark yet not thanks to minds
Working on crazy finds
Let's have make use of this chance
To claim from life another dance


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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Times haiku

Interesting times
Make my heart race fast and hard
I enjoy quiet


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Monday, July 2, 2012

Viral song

Now its your turn
Watch the stars and how they burn
Tumbling out from eye to eye
Closethem now before you cry
It won't last long, just one long day
And then be gone with break of day


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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Flu

A day when nothing stayed down
A day of fear wondering what's going around
Once or twice we go through this rot
Hoping to heaven 24 is all we've got
Cocooning inside we've nowhere to go
As whatever we eat we're likely to throw