Beautiful Obsession
It's in my heart and always on my mind.
I can't lie; I think of it all the time.
At early dawn and late in the midnight hour.
I can see it, I can feel it, and I often dream about its beautiful power.
Some say I'm crazy...
Hmmm? Maybe they're just lazy.
Others ask,
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Categories:
calisthenics, beautiful, devotion, growth, health,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Categories:
calisthenics, body, engagement, perspective, psychological,
Form: Than-Bauk
Fiscal Calisthenics Or the Bill Paying Blues
The thing I least look forward to,
The root of my financial ills,
Is the vile administration
Of my monthly pile of bills.
You'd think a single guy like me,
Whose needs and wants are all but nil,
Could whiz through funds manipulation
When it comes to paying bills.
It's the interest on the principal
Of credit card accounts that kills
And perpetuates extenuation
Of MasterCard
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Categories:
calisthenics, humor,
Form: Light Verse
My Mental Handstand
Maybe I just needed a hand
A hand to show there is someone
Someone who genuinely cares
Cares that I lack trust
Cares that I lack faith
In me ... sometimes
Maybe I just needed a patient hand
A none judgemental hand
An open hand
That didn’t hold pent up tension
Cramping with every tentative grasp
Maybe in the
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Categories:
calisthenics, absence, confidence, emotions, feelings,
Form: Narrative
Babylonian Calisthenics
Bow down
when you hear the music
Stand up
when you hear the sound
Limber low
when you see the golden image
Babel Tower rise pyramid erect
like a flagpole
Toes arched high,
elbows bent with hand over heart
Eyes swaying side to side,
when the wavy cloth idol music start
Brow pride is palm raised like
battle eagles soaring in the sky
Stripe octave bars ...
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Categories:
calisthenics, imagery, political, symbolism, truth,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Calisthenics
J-ust let Saturday night pass,
E-vading the twelfth February;
S-unday delight has come,
S-haring the glorious glee.
A-llow the dusk to fade,
M-orn is about to break;
A-iming to bring gladness,
E-nding the pain and ache.
B-e able to do exercises,
U-sing various techniques;
A-llow your body to move,
G-ain strength from calisthenics.
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Categories:
calisthenics, birthday,
Form: Acrostic