Best Tasks Poems

the new normal

I'm isolated, waiting
at home with my wife
adapting like others
to our normal new life

a few days, no problem
a week, it's a breeze
but, nobody said
there would be days like these

at first it was easy
cleaning, watching tv
I dusted, did windows
even cut back a tree

i worked in the garage
got my records in line
i found about ten
i didn't...

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Dew drops grace green grasses
Soothing like my pearly power shower
I choose the right outfit for an orange day
Under the fruit bowl by Vincent Van Gogh 
Breakfast bar stool welcomes hungry hips
Honey dew melon kisses lips
Pray meditate talk to God and myself 
Water plants feed perky pets sweep steps
Thunderous thud at the French door
Blue genes deliver...

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Maria hums to the tune of “Taps” as she scoops out the betta
One red, one blue, Wiggles got ick, now it’s just Padma blue
Doorbell rings, ding dong, Maria rushes to answer, Ahh, Greek feta
The delivery guy left as the maid pounded on the screen, birds flew

This is cheddar, Miss Sparks will be upset, hmmm. It’s...

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Oh how wonderful it is to be alive. Oh how wonderful it is to be able to grow; mentally and maybe even physically. But what kind of happiness do you extract from the success you achieve? The rush of happiness that cannot last until you further push yourself once more after, and then again, then...

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Doing God's will is the Lord's desire for believers---
Obey Him as the Master while overcoming selfishness
Incline to His Word, having been divine nature receivers
Nurtured with Scriptures' truthfulness...
Gear toward faithful stewardship, being spiritual thrivers!

Godly pursuits delight the Lord’s heart---
Offering opportunities to please Him with faith’s fervency…
Depend on His might ceaselessly right from the start
Learn from His...

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Freddie the furlough 
Sat there with his Merlot 
Watching the sun go up and down
While his body got tan and brown 
They said they had full control 
That is what Freddie the Furlough was told 
Sitting in his cubicle one day 
They came over to say, ‘you are still going to get pay’ 
Are you...

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Everyone's seen the morning sun
the light slants and the blood-splattered sky
the full moon's sliced off to night's dark face
on to the TV screen, Facebook or Whatsup
seasons arrive and go, to return once more
the summer heat takes off your shirt
the hat tilts to shade
in the rainy months, the umbrella's out
to serve as a walking stick as...

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You probably won't believe me, These rumors you hear are true.
When I'm not at my job, I have other tasks to do.

I don't care how long it takes,No matter what I think.
It's time to scrub those dishes left soaking in my sink.   

No matter how hard I try. 
Dirty clothes left to themselves...

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Avoiding difficult tasks to undertake deprives one of great things to achieve! 











© Demetrios Trifiatis
     28 January 2020...

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He is retired;
His duties with care he carried!
He appears wired
Remembering unfinished tasks – 
Two daughters at home unmarried … 
As his benefits are tarried,
He’s found expired!
...

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Endless tasks I chase,
But meaning slips through my hands—
What am I doing?...

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                                            Why today?
         ...

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Time tarries not for anyone,
Still, I can't outpace my shadow.
Forever chasing what’s begun,
Success, in its season, will show.

Not minding little yet achieved,
Time tarries not for anyone.
Though dreams remain still unrelieved,
And countless tasks are left undone.

Old age begins its quiet reign,
The clock moves fast with every tick.
Time tarries not for anyone,
Yet fleeting hours are hard to...

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acid washed blue jeans
hang on the rusty clothesline 
in the morning sun  
...

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