I wake up,
the sun is shining
the new day brings
hope.
“Bring on the day,” I say.
“You will fail today,” says the little voice on my shoulder.
“Ha!” I laugh. “I know who I am. I know my plan. I will conquer the day!”
I affirm boldly.
Serious Poems
One Little Tree
photo by MM Lee
I am one little tree
one little tree as you can see
as you can see I stand alone
I stand alone where my seed was sown
my seed was sown downhill from the rest
the rest of the trees are up by the crest
up by the crest they share water and sun
water and sun I get since I’m only one
I’m only one to stand against the gale
against the gale sometimes I want to fail
I want to fail when I’m alone during this test
during this test I have no guard like those by the crest
by the crest with all the rest has some perks
some perks but also a few quirks
a few quirks so it’s all right with me
all right with me to be one little tree.
If I Said Goodbye
If I said goodbye, bye, bye –
would you even cry, cry, cry?
If I said goodbye, bye, bye –
would your eyes be dry, dry, dry? Continue reading
Fall Colors
Photo by MM Lee
I drove through the canyon
while the fall colors bloomed.
My eyes feasted on the sights –
red trees, purple trees, golden trees.
A Random Thought
Anger begets external destruction.
Fear begets internal destruction.
Hope begets internal construction.
Love begets external construction.
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The Moment
The Grievous Mistake
So you made a mistake
that you’d rather not talk about.
Perhaps, you think I’ll turn
my back on you and then run out?
Knowing
Some things in life
we need to hold onto tight
with white knuckles
even through the darkest night.
The Rug
The rug was pulled out
pulled out from under me I say.
The force was so hard
so hard it took my breath away.
Why?
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