Treat an administrator
Compliment him
Call him brusque
A-kin to sewer sludge
~ Yuck!
So stubborn we disagree frequently
leading to the hard question ‘Why bother?’
Pressing forward is not always easy,
it takes so much work to stay together.
Red roses express love yet possess thorns,
they’re complimentary but not the same.
A storm slowly brewing his side eye warns,
passionate in love and war I’m not tame.
In relationships where we learn and grow,
you do not always see things eye to eye.
Opening up to what you do not know
can sometimes inspire you again to try.
Every argument we smile and settle,
love blooms like a rose petal by petal.
A while ago
This flower symbolized one-sided love
Which is hopeless
Recently, the red rose
Is a beautiful way
To compliment the smile
Of the one who receives it.
Guessing Game
My first is in bat and It's also in ball
Second is seen in fell but is not in fall
Third is in lover also in desiring
Fourth is in my rhyme, my rhythm and my rhyming
Fifth is found in cloud and in silver lining.
My name is a gemstone seen biblically
It is the real me that no one can see
The reason is kids at school made fun of me
So I shortened my name and think you'll agree
The one I use is more complimentary.
11th August 2021
Complimentary Loaf
“Your bread is perfect”
“Thanks” I said
“That’s what I kneaded”
10/11/18
Written for: The Baker’s Dozen Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Maureen McGreavy
A candle is not a candle
without that string that
runs inside it
An crystal earing is not
an earing
without the hooks
stoppers.
A school is not a school
without teachers or
students
All things are
complimentary.
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