There once was a thoughtless remark
Trying hard to seem cutting and stark
But I laughed at the bite
Such a cute little sight
‘Cause their snark was adorable bark
Songbirds and hawks and
Chipmunks, and butterflies.
Sunsets, moonrises and
misty dawns.
Children and sunlight
and mountains (in april.)
Lilypads & frogs.
Green hills are
a
favorite
of mine.
Mother earth: I’d like to
thank you for being graceful
in your absurdity.
Taking photographs of strangers at the park,
I wonder upon the foundations in which
they were built.
Did their mother sing them to sleep?
Did they not have a mother?
The most important questions
are the rhetorical things.
Did they practice piano
or attend dance recitals?
Creativity is a beautiful thing.
Were they encouraged,
or discouraged?
I think that eventually
you become what you become,
regardless of anything.
Back to my work:
Old couples hold hands.
A Black woman plays jazz.
Newlyweds skip.
Teenagers kiss.
A clumsy kid trips.
A duck quacks.
Fountains spew.
Flowers bloom.
Everyone laughs,
and God smiles.
This world is as ugly
as it is beautiful.
Today,
I am grateful
for all the pretty parts.
I felt your breath against my cheek
Like this exact day last week
Hand runs softly through my hair
You tell me that I look so fair
Our love ages like a phoenix
“Do you even really mean this?”
But I cannot ever deny
Those butterflies I feel deep inside
Cheeks are redder than cranberries
Made me feel horribly merry
When you placed kisses on my forehead
Before I went to bed
Hold me underneath the skies
On these dark cold nights
My sweet boy, I’m always here
As long as your heart holds me dear
My Adonis, arms soft like velvet
Those giggles, I can’t help it
Love you more than soft blue skies
And fluttering monarch butterflies
On a serene full moon night in January
With sprinkling stars in the clear sky
I held you in my arms with gratitude and joy
Now my baby, as the years have passed
You have become a guardian for us all
You are very special and I want you to know
That you are loved beyond your imagination
Just as the very first day you came to me
You are still a great gift my adorable son
Classy black and white affairs.
Take me home as your perfect pet.
Admit it ~ I'm quite adorable.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
You live within me, my adorable
It’s due to you I'm here today
Though naked truth stands inexorable
I miss you in the usual way
We’re immaterial together
But even so, we do exist
It is a dual life I gather
So in this sense you’re never missed
The truth of our souls adherence
Brings life to memories we hold
Revitalized in our appearance
Released from time, we can't grow old
Brush back your hair, put on the lamp
And kiss the air before the screen
My image there is getting damp
Before we fall into unseen..
cute cuddly panda
looks like the ideal pet
~ caution... gets 'hangry'
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Coquette cute as a button
Knows to tilt her head just right
She’s only four years old
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Teacup puppy in her hand
Melting hearts of stone with one look
Mini munchkin all too adorable
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
the adorable teen dancers with the bouncing hair are sweet
dressed in outrageously cute frothy plaid and tule skirts
I wonder if they are wearing matching shorts
One of them should be wearing matching panties
She turns and bounces around a bit more
Her skirt flies up an inch to her waist.
I see her shorts and feel relieved.
...
Some
infinities
are bigger
than other
infinities
and
some
infinities
hardly
last
at
all.
... ...
ribbity ribbity ribbity
whoo ee whoo ee
ribbity ribbity ribbity
whoo ee whoo ee
If I had a beak
I could better imitate this adorable bird speak
tiger kitten
casting its spell
hook line and sinker
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
At
the
end
of
the
day,
we’re
all
a
part
of
the
same
sunset.
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