Best For Sure Poems
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.
At least that's what I hear.
Teach a man to fish and he'll sit in a rowboat
fishing and drinking beer!
When advised to "fight fire with fire"
please think about it twice.
Remember, firemen fight fire with water
so I kinda question that advice!
I'm told the way to get ahead
is by using your ambition.
They say "shoulder to the wheel, nose to the grindstone".
However, now try working in that position!
Don't believe in superstition.
Folks will think you are a schmuck.
Besides if you believe in it
it's gonna bring bad luck!
I try to avoid a lot of things,
that will cause me degradation.
I can resist most anything,
that is, except temptation!
I always try my very best
not to make mistakes
In fact if wasn't for my faults,
I'd be perfect for goodness sakes!
These are some of the random thoughts
that keep running through my mind.
It's just a lot of nonsense,
but it sure helped me unwind.
(Soupers - Sorry you chose to read this
nonsense. Surely you must have
something better to do! Thanks anyway.)
Looking out my window this 38 degree morning
I saw that:
The bushes are weighted down
with the moisture;
the droplets on the verge of
morphing into ice;
hunkering against the cold.
The weeds are dead and stiff
with the end of a dry season;
now wet, turned into intensely
deep shades of brown
and ochre.
The tall un-mown grasses
are matted down
by leaves fallen at season's end,
gathering the moisture,
ready to rest from summer's toil
in a quiet and peaceful
dormancy.
Looking out my window this 38 degree morning
I saw that:
The bushes are weighted down
with the moisture;
the droplets on the verge of
morphing into ice;
hunkering against the cold.
The weeds are dead and stiff
with the end of a dry season;
now wet, turned into intensely
deep shades of brown
and ochre.
The tall un-mown grasses
are matted down
by fallen leaves,
saddened by season's end
and wet with shiny tears.
Society is not only ignorant. It is generally cowardly. Society and it's foolish cronies generally preach justice, freedom, and equality and yet too often practice injustice, promote slavery, and stubbornly too often insist on inequality.Welcome to hell, but I would prefer heaven, thank you.
I am a self-confident sort of person
Very aware of what I know for sure,
A strong proponent of truth-telling
Separating out the obvious manure.
Considering various points of view
Trying to arrive at fair conclusions,
I am willing to debate with anyone
Oft coming away with contusions.
I really don’t care for know-it-alls
Who think they have all the answers,
Contradicting to foment an argument
To me, they’re like noisy cancers.
I’ve learned it is better to listen
And learn from those who know
Than to speak up and be wrong,
And let my gross ignorance show.
If I’m quiet, I’m listening to you
I’m interested in the facts you lay out,
And I’m soaking up new information
So, the next time I’ll have my spout.
Written October 7, 2022
I love life.
I love my family.
I love being kind.
I love laughing.
I love music.
I love being happy.
I love meeting new people.
I love being helpful.
I love long walks.
I love people watching.
I love reading.
I love writing.
I love real stories.
I love listening.
I love trying hard.
I love reflecting.
I love fresh air.
When things feel like they are careening out of control
I come back to the basics
of all I know.
"FOR SURE A NEVER"
Your my wine
To my bread
I enjoy recalling
All the words you said
You take all my smiles
Put them in a jar
Never to place on a shelf
You prefer 'em not being far
Your hugs are like sunshine
That warm breeze that goes along with the birds songs
A peaceful afternoon on the ocean line
For your company my soul now longs
You make overwhelming kindness seem normal
If only more people on you took some notes
I can be having the worst day ever
Then think of you, & the calm in me once again floats
So here is to an amazing friend
One I now cant see me living without
Whether going through a great adventure
Or just walking together while out and about
For you my happiness does quite a loud shout
Your sarcasm can be quite clever
Letting you go?...
For sure a never
there is a particular indention in the wind
it is just enough for you to save me
i thought for sure that i was going to blow away,
but here you come with a shield so needed
there is a particular pause in the grey sky's movements
it is just enough for you to cover me
i thought for sure that i was going to be struck by lightning,
but here you come providing shelter from the storm
i was once a nobody perpetrating the fraud
my reimbursement was the occasional drink from the nearest water fountain
i risked my delicate stomach for some free food and a listening ear
i risked my personal safety for a peaceful place despite my fear
when opportunity knocked, i acted like i was not home
i would be the professional waver offering free housesitting without knowing
i tainted my own forward progress by just hanging around without growing
when belief in the self is indulging in idle time, the easiest pastime is to roam
then along came a similar sound in the same version of my walk
the footprints are just as unsure
the look in the eyes are just as bewildered
this is when i knew....Only God Knows....
there is in particular emphasis on a sincerity smile
it is just enough for me to appreciate you
i thought for sure that i was going to have dream lumps on my head for days
but here we go again joyfully packing suitcases in the trunk of the car
Sleep with a producer, - and for sure, after,
Become a greatest actress, and no other way!
And what to do a male, who want to be an actor,
Who not a talented and he not yet a gay?
for sure a dream walking the streets with rats
as you told me have to wait two more days
and no thank will walk the all block to stop traffic
as I will trash the bag middle of road
I feel yucky and not well
I am in a sickness spell
That's taken over my whole day
I wish it would go away
A banging head and throbbing veins
That are popping with the pain
Eye pressure that's alternating
Back and forth, its aggravating
Relaxing I can't do no more
I end up on the bathroom floor
A throat on fire's getting old
Some thing icy should keep it cold
Breathing's getting hard to do
I am turning very blue
I need a cowboy hunky strong
To help fix whatever's wrong
A six pack and lots of muscle
Who will lasso me and rustle
This illness out very quickly
Then I will only be sickly
For his tight hugs and sweet care
Every day while he is here
Embraces he will wrap me in
Fevers rising skin to skin
Heart rate beating with each touch
From my hero who I love so much
One thing is for sure
I am smart enough to know
That the people
Who run us and our day to day lives
Are actually in charge
Are way far more smart
And more powerful
Than I
Am or could ever wish to be
That is the reason they
And not I
Are or ever will be
Ever in charge
As they way more
Devilishly , devious and clever
And why the only thing I know for sure
Is that nothing any time
In the near or not to distant future
Is about to change
As they make the rules
Which dictate and control
This so called game
We call life
Here's some things that get overlooked
in truth, I'm sure they should
I don't know why I bothered
I guess it's cause I could.
Time is a funny thing
I'll tell you what I mean
change is inevitable
except from a vending machine!
I shouldn't have to say this
but this is sound advice
you won't need a chute to skydive
unless you plan to do it twice.
Here's a hint I'll pass along
if it's money that you lack
borrow from a pessimist
he won't expect it back.
Some people will cause happiness
wherever they may go
conversely there's a few of them
whenever they may go!
Hospitality is a tricky thing
I'm sure you will concur
It's making people feel at home
despite wishing that they were.
Diplomacy's an asset
if you can do it well
when someone looks forward to the trip
after you told them to go to hell.
A Forest Fire can start
with one careless match
Yet to start a Campfire
can take a whole batch.
Well that's enough of this stupid stuff
to write it was silly that's true
but you wasted your time reading it all
What does that say about you?
I have spent my whole life loving others,
but receiving very little love in return.
There were a few times when I thought that the person
I was with loved me, but time always had a way of changing that.
It has always been a mystery to me why a person would not want
the love that was offered to them.
Given without any expectation of reward, given freely.
If the person we loved knew how much we loved them they would swell up with pride, but for some reason they just don't see it, and let it go.
We should have been born with a big yellow light on the end of our noses
that only came on when you were with somebody you loved....
Then there would be no guessing.
The person would know for sure.
I guess we would all look pretty silly
with our bright yellow noses shinning bright, and proud.
People would stare, and say, look at him;
He is in love with that girl he is with.
Then again the girl he was in love with would say.
Would you please turn that nose off......
You know I can't sleep with a light on..........
Oh well it was a good idea in the beginning .......
Just like most relationships I guess.
When the lights of love have burned out,
and the room is dark, it is probably better
because nobody can see your tears.
I guess I better quit this line of thinking
it is making me sad, and probably you as well.
Lets change it instead of having a bright
yellow light on our nose come on when you are in love....
Lets make the person who would not accept the love
have one really BIG ear.
- So they could hear the tears loud, and clear.
- So they could hear people talking about them.
- Such a BIG ear that they could hear their conscience
telling them .....
This is a bad thing you have done
to somebody who really loved you.
- So BIG that they could hear whispers coming from
people on the street saying.........
"That person once had someone who loved them
very much and they let it go."
I hope you are smiling now,
I liked the second one better than the first........
People would say watch out, you just can't fall in love with a person with …....
One really BIG ear.
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I am a true Saints fan
(A grouchy old 'Aints' man)
Always pessimistic
(Let's be realistic)
Disastrous seasons
Futile beyond reason
Professional losers
Cast-offs and boozers...
Could it be we're undefeated?
Shake me and repeat it!
We started many fads
(Fans in paper bags)
Would they have the GALL
To maybe win it ALL??
Yeah, Bourbon Street would shake
Hang-overs would throb and ache
I'm certain we would surely
See Mardi Gras come early
We'd party JUST a bitty...
Down in the Crescent City