People still seek to improve lives,
Proudly wearing red, white, and blue.
They have endured much bitter strife
With opinions of many hues.
Women deserve the right to choose.
People seek lives both rich and rife
With honesty and kind muses,
But they still seek to improve lives.
I'm keeping my Bald Eagle dice
To guard myself against a ruse
And protect myself from snake bites
Hidden beneath red, white, and blue.
Citizens are attached with glue
To the Internet that rises
For new, online interviews.
The youths have sung to such great heights!
Kindness prevails beneath clouds white.
Love all around these states is cool--and
Living united's a delight
With opinions of many hues.
Our faithful oath has been renewed
To build a community high.
Help others who need joyous cues.
Friends in America are kind;
People still seek to improve lives!
How many flowers is Whimsy wearing today?
This was said in a cheerful way, merry and gay.
I have no idea, but she looks pretty of course.
This was agreed upon by the sheep and the horse.
Whimsy was the pet of the barnyard, friend to all.
They loved her happy disposition, she lived in one stall.
The livestock kept her safe, the cow fed her fresh milk.
Today she was garbed in a plethora of flowers, most of them silk.
Smile ~ it's contagious and fun.
Friends get together for a good laugh.
Life's meant to be enjoyed !
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd place 2025
Lord knows mornings are tough
I don't always wake up blissfully cheerful
Caution... only approach after coffee
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
It's good to be a cheerful person
It's a way to approach happy life
It's a mindset or a perspective hobby
Some say it's to attract blessing
Some say it's for good vibes
Some say it's a good feeling to smile
Some says it's a way to get positive energy
Some people consider me happy
Yet some people think I'm crazy
Never mind. It's none of my business anyway.
eating my triple cheese shrimp omelet
stirring my homemade triple cheese grits
taking my hickory smoked bacon out of the microwave
getting my honey butter biscuits out of the oven
with a bad case of indigestion, i unapologetically dig in
i have my headphones ready for when toilet time comes again
i will probably have seconds and have a couple of baby giant cinnamon rolls
some iced miralax will clean out the unneeded sewage
i might as well say goodnight to my girlfriend, who is rolling her eyes for the umteenth time today
i am glad that i am off for the next three days
for some reason said girlfriend is not talking to me
i know for sure that i am going to the bathroom in the basement and watch the cooking channel on the flatscreen recently installed
my butt will be raw, but doggonit i am as happy as i have ever been......
not a tinker's cuss given......
Cheerful
Bright
Yellow
Radiance
A Spring Sonnet
Twirls in pirouettes
Of merriment and mirth
Tossing petals of sunshine
Into the musty sepulchres
Sparkling splendor borrowed from the stars
Smiles frolic in spontaneous giggles.
Who would've thunk I'd be thrown a curve
Taking pills to relieve my stress
The stress of moving, to calm myself down
Life's like a long game of chess
You make a move and hope for the best
Experience tells you you're right
Then all of a sudden you're thrown a curve
A proverbial bullet you must bite
Not everything goes exactly as planned
Be flexible and ready for change
It'll lead to a more peaceful and happy life
Even better than fortune and fame
Who needs fame, it's a fleeting thing
The real blessings are ones you hold dear
Tell someone close you love them each day
Just like magic a smile will appear
It's sometimes hard to follow this advice
Have to keep reminding myself
There ain't no other person I'd rather be
Than this happy cheerful old elf!
Who would've thunk I'd be thrown a curve
Taking pills to relieve my stress
The stress of moving, to calm myself down
Life's like a long game of chess
You make a move and hope for the best
Experience tells you you're right
Then all of a sudden you're thrown a curve
A proverbial bullet you must bite
Not everything goes exactly as planned
Be flexible and ready for change
It'll lead to a more peaceful and happy life
Even better than fortune and fame
Who needs fame, it's a fleeting thing
The real blessings are ones you hold dear
Tell someone close you love them each day
Just like magic a smile will appear
It's sometimes hard to follow this advice
Have to keep reminding myself
Dark
cold days,
white mornings.
November month
will turn a sad page
to a cheerful
year's season
snowed with
glow
Not always cheerful,
Sometimes sorrowful,
Sometimes delightful.
Sometimes hurtful,
Sometimes regretful,
Sometimes beautiful.
Sometimes disrespectful,
Sometimes respectful,
Sometimes wonderful.
Sometimes bashful,
Sometimes resentful,
Sometimes playful.
Sometimes forgetful,
Sometimes wishful,
Sometimes thoughtful.
Sometimes getting an earful,
Sometimes doubtful,
Sometimes colorful.
Sometimes prayerful,
Sometimes eventful,
Sometimes uneventful.
Sometimes tearful,
Sometimes fretful,
Sometimes careful.
Sometimes fearful,
Sometimes painful,
Sometimes artful.
Always plentiful,
Always thankful,
Always heartful.
Relish the thrill of discovering a new zone.
Eat locally and breathe fresh air.
Wonderful ambitions to pursue dare.
Spend a night out wanting to eat alone.
Attempting to reach the maximum height.
Diving into deep seas and soaring to the sky.
Be authentic on a hypnotic sway.
Just savor the ocean view from my sight.
Decide what you knew was right.
Effect of playing lyres with feathers.
Higher tones are halcyon and a treasure.
My mind and body sensed the bond light.
Into the Universe of Pure Blissful Art.
Notwithstanding this love was a shadow.
The butterflies wings were pale yellow.
Remaining in the flashes of sight apart.
Written: November 16, 2022
cheery, yellow blooms
caressing heaven with smiles
bright and inviting
Sunflower Haiku Poetry Contest
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March 3, 2022
CHEERFUL WATERFALL
Firm sturdy stands stable mountain
Yet dynamism not uncertain.
Through chasm of rigid rocks falling fountain.
Static robust huge massive tall
Unmovable fixed stiff lone over all
yielding cheerful free frolic waterfall.
Mountain supported by soil hard rock
sheltering plants animals birds in flock.
Waterfall released wish of mountain locked.
Dull depressed days of sad static mountain:
How to overcome or how to entertain ?
Running in rapture dancing in delight: Fountain.
The sun
Rises in the morning
Sets at dusk
Giving the most beautiful sunshine
At night the moon refracts the sunshine
And this half of the globe
Is also having abundant sunshine
The streets at night
Having line of lamps acting as sunshine
The sea at night
Having the light house acting as sunshine
Even a cottage at night
Having the candle as sunshine
Even a baby cuddles in a mother's arms
Is having the mother's body warmth as sunshine
And similarly
When falling in love
You become my sunshine
I see cheerful sunlight coming from your eyes
Smiling
Oh, you're my sunshine
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