Accuse subtly
Apologize with sincerity
Empathize with touch
Show interest
Build trust
Entertain
Then strike
...observe
Ah, yes, recoil
Shocked at the moment
Insist misunderstanding
Declare character
Downplay tension
Smile and assure
Have a drink
Pull the rein
...train
Circumstances tighten
The fence is forming
The mind submits
The trial is over
The gate closes
The lie locks
The soul consents
Contract sealed
...order
Chaos concealed in control
Written by Trudy Schrader on 03-16-2026
Note: Look up the title on Google...then reread. I love layered poetry :)
Divination schemes,
shamlet in full effect.
An effective tactic,
the method discovered from
another scammer.
In high fidelity,
on full display.
HDMI.
4K.
Done got dirty
in front of God
and all em.
Cold crimson,
Monday Crimes,
Uncirculated dimes.
Montage rewinds,
all this time
to be put upon mine.
The Polar Shift Successor,
Evolutionary Competitors.
Unpopular portraits
of Presidential
candidate winners.
Walk our way
with that unsuspecting
Big Purse.
The truth is
that
The truth hurts.
It only takes
one adversary
to turn the ruthless room
against you.
Fool.
lovers Concerns
------------------------
Idealism tripped over it's shoe laces
chivalry sat on the floor
expectations of a lover
crumbled a mountain
her Glamware was to hard to ignore
unrealistic romantic standards
guide foolish people
seems they alway missing out
treats still bring laughter
tricks still kind people in doubt
from my understanding of love
it's a two way thing
simple expectations
still make hardworking people dream
Love in it's worthiness
is worth more than gold
prosects of finding love
is a mystery often untold
You gotta be truest to me in our doings
keeping our lovers respect
faithful to one another and everything
even when we reject
we aint jiving and we
need to figure it out
that what love really is
that's what love is all about
Citing religous hindering
often comes from those someone else
putting us gainst one another
tryna keep us in conflict
there non traditional ways
cause us to devalue our own
let stay together my lady
keep our voices in our lovers tone
Honest appraisal and sharing of verified
information in matters of health ( at least.!!!) I cant see it happening in other resources..Fields, as human failings and greed
Are so innate.' Its hellish when I ponder
It.? Every earthly situation to be leveraged.'
And for proceeds that don't go with us
Past the grave.' Or??? Maybe??? There are
Proceeds waiting us there? What type
Depends on our investments now maybe.?
Just a thought before bed.'
nothing like three glasses of wine
to loosen the tongue and
park inhibitions on the wayside
if only i had known
that's all it takes
AP: 3rd place 2025
Effective Tools
Being sharp minded
Always alert
No problems
No chaos
A man of very few words
A circle of one or two
Never beg
Don’t need much
Work hard all of your life
Don’t always have to have the last word
Walk alone a long mile
Eat breakfast alone
Depend on no one
Beyond independent
I don’t want to hear it
Lift heavy ass weights at the gym
Be a leader
Take from no one
Separated from the world
Walk alone
Be respectful
Don’t ask any questions
Don’t invite trouble
Effective tools
effectual effective effort
fortified Fred’s frenzied format
generating general genealogical gems
heaping habitual happiness
igniting impetus imperturbable inklings
justifying Jerry’s jerky juxtaposition
kindling kindred kinfolk
lamenting Larry’s lollygagging legalities
making melodious melodies
Effective leaders
Connect roads to the last house
In the mountain side.
People are sharing in the company “chat”
Way too much information
Things others are reading, they should not know
Sometimes bullying co-workers.
Often hostile messages.
Totally unprofessional.
I am more experienced.
Have learned the hard way more times than the others.
Because I am seasoned.
All written text can and will be misinterpreted.
If you have a beef, pick up the phone and call that person.
Better yet, go see them.
Talk to them belly to belly.
The most ineffective communication is text and email.
Worse, they have proof and can show it around.
The most effective weapon
Against Donald Trump
Is to mock him.
Calling him
The biggest loser
The biggest conman
Of them all.
And senile
Washed old dotard
Way past his sell
By date.
How do you think Scheherazady
Would incorporate her body
To spice up those tales and keep enticed
That potentate?
She would ges-tic-u-late.
Aladdin could have faced disaster,
But the djinn said to his master,
"I've three wishes I can grant
But can't articulate
Lest you ges-tic-u-late."
In ancient Greece Olympian Zeus
Would turn his Titan anger loose,
And lightning bolts he'd throw to show
That how his wrath to demonstrate,
He would ges-tic-u-late.
Superheroes spend long hours
Developing their special powers
Of strength and speed that's unimpeded,
So they wear costumes both for show and to facilitate
When they ges--tic-u-late.
So, let me say here, as I wind up,
When you talk, just make your mind up,
To enhance your speech and diction,
Take a tip from folks in fiction,
Make your conversation great
And just ges-tic-u-late.
A mystery exists in my mind
Often we see leaders that are blind
Let us be one of a kind so that
We can understand that
The more effective we are the fewer titles we need!
Let us live in such a way that
Our first name is enough and that
We grow in the productivity of our name
We are much more than a required title!
In the confines of time the wave of mercy
Echoes more profound love!
The logic of error is hidden in plain sight
A certain measure of life must enter the darkness
Because an element of brokenness is set apart for an individual!
A mystery exists in my mind
Often I see leaders that are blind
Let us be one of a kind so that
We can understand that
The more effective we are the fewer titles we need!
Mark Frank
Copyright 2022
A mystery exists in my mind
Often we see leaders that are blind
Let us be one of a kind so that
We can understand that
The more effective we are the fewer titles we need!
Let us live in such a way that
Our first name is enough and that
We grow in the productivity of our name
We are much more than a required title!
In the confines of time the wave of mercy
Echoes more profound love!
The logic of error is hidden in plain sight
A certain measure of life must enter the darkness
Because an element of brokenness is set apart for an individual
A mystery exists in my mind
Often I see leaders that are blind
Let us be one of a kind so that
We can understand that
The more effective we are the fewer titles we need!
Mark Frank
Copyright 2021
J-ust
I-mplement
E-ffective
V-accine
I-n
E-rasing
N-asty
I-nfection's
E-pidemic
L-ink
L-ike
U-nknown
J-eopardy's
I-nvisible
E-eriness
N-icely
N-egating
E-vil
M-ystery
O-f
N-otoriously
T-errible
E-xcruciation
A-s
L-ockdown
E-liminates
G-rime's
R-abid
E-xpansion
Topic: Birthday of Jievieniell Ujienne M. Montealegre (May 20)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
An archer's arrow pierces its friendly target
with unprecedented precision
Traveling through the air
on a path of mechanical design
Possessing unique abilities
that transcend science and its defined parameters
The impact of the arrow reverberates throughout
inducing the sort of trepidation that fuels misplaced wrath
Ushering in an era of orchestrated decadence
and aggressive marginalization
Populations are pushed to the periphery of influence
Destined to endure an infringement on their humanity
Coerced and intimidated
by the archer masquerading as a Guardian
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