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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 3^rd, 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!

Monday, April 30, 2012

Words

Gossip, gossip, gossip
No one wants to stop it
The nasty kind
Is not hard to find
But any gentle words
Must fight to be heard

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April 29

A song to greet the day
There isn't more to say
I missed my mark
Realized much after dark
So this is a rhyme
For my missed time

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Dinner

Above a bright romantic moon
A roots ska beat to make lovers swoon
A heady night amongst like kin
Means an easier time letting others in
A well oiled meal to ease the flow
With fermented drinks brought from below
Laugh now and later we all said
As the errant night has got in our heads

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Issue

Issued from the skin But nowhere near to begin Apart in every way A shame we hide away

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Mist

Why can't we know those secret things
Hidden from our eyes
Those truths so long forgotten
That they're now considered lies
It hurts my brain when I try to see
Beyond what we all can
But some day the veil will lift
And it will be better for every man

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Lay off

The words are there for me alone
Don't ask for favors over the phone
When pushed to write a specific verse
The lines all come out jumbled and terse
So let me be to pen my mind
Without pressure of any kind

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Insect

A bee is buzzing in my brain
Trying to stop it's maddening refrain
But it's hopped up on all kinds of stress
Making my thoughts a blurry mess
Can't wait to just set it free
I want peace, not this cacophony

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Grind

In the heart of every darkness
Are the words all left unsaid
And the memory of those things
That should have been said instead
But now the cares are over
Except for those now left behind
As they must gather the pieces
And continue with this grind

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Hope

Again the sun's gone down And I've yet to erase this miserable frown I've never quite managed yet To win each and every hand I bet But in the end I hope and pray That every sunrise sees a blissful day

Saturday, April 21, 2012

MIB

Let's step back and face the truth
That we are definitely not alone
Whether in spirit or in flesh
ET needs no telephone
Young and dumb we are
Believing so strongly that we can be
The only living beings
Found in our galaxy
We are but these tiny specks
Little more than dust
Striving for all that's wrong
While letting our souls turn to rust

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