Hold your head high never forgetting your ambitions to excess.
Offer yourself time to muster courage for each goal without distress.
Praise yourself, don't wait for others, do it with finesse.
Engulf yourself in the knowledge, that you will fly through it, to success.
&
Ask yourself if I you're ready to do your best, don't settle for less.
Make sure you continue when your answer is YES.
Be resourceful to achieve each goal ahead of time to impress.
Instill a pride in yourself that you find you can live by, without stress.
Tell yourself you can, all you need is the ability that you possess.
If the wind doesn't fill your sails start rowing to progress.
0ver deliver on any task, after a lower promise you address.
New challenges should be attacked with determination and prowess.
Paul [M]olitor
Ted S[I]mmons
Ceci[L] Cooper
Roy Ho[W]ell
Gorman Thom[A]s
Robin Yo[U]nt
Pete Vuc[K]ovich
Jim Gantn[E]r
B[E]n Oglivie
[B]ob McClure
[R]ollie Fingers
Charli[E] Moore
Mike Cald[W]ell
Moos[E] Haas
Ed [R]omero
Don [S]utton
Well, yes, all the gruff beknown deny,
and ones’ own lifting oar hear mighty bombs burst
whilst autocrat hymn—
“Let cristned bombs pelt from the hea’enly sky”.
Awe! Does one shy in cheer, yes, forgo the indelible?
Or do one jeer? Cry?
Art one silent amidst nationalists amok?
E’en when in lifting ones’ own nudging oar,
yes, do hear mighty bombs burst whilst foreign babies cry?
Do one in secret loathe, yes, the moms
who as cristned bombs pelts sing nippers’ lullabies?
Awe! As the mighty cristned bombs pelts lands afar
does one disregard, yes, when mites, one's own, sever
the wings of butterflies
to garner affection so denied?
Awe, here lies, yes, barbarism in disguise…
The time
Young youths
Sing songs
Pertaining Peace
For fortune
Just & Joy
To twerk
With waists
February fosters fairness
January junk just
It is intent
Dollar drives dust
Knight knitting knots
Luck lock loss
Queen quest *****
Boost behaviors best
Against all antibodies affirmation
Energise erring ell earnestly
Out of ongoing outburst
Until unity urges us
Go get gems growing
No net nail none
Vault vibe via vision
Till time tells trillion
Mercy must make moves mean
Above all antagoniser and atrocities
Chosen coming closer career cease
Since savior savage souls' safety
Let Lucifer lay low lubber
For failure fostered from firmness
Kicking kite keel klein kudos
Hosting huge hugs hastening hallelujah!
M-emories
A-lways
R-eturn
I-nto
S-oul's
H-ead,
M-aking
A-ll
L-ife's
L-ovely
O-utlooks
W-ell-defined
M-agnifying
A-ll
R-ecollections
A-nd
O-rderly
N-ostalgia
©bfa060225
Monocrostic (Birthday of Marish Mallow Maraon)
An ode unto a Bluebird
Who flew into my heart
Epitome of beauty
A priceless work of art
She asked me, do you love me?
I said, indeed I do
She said, if I could tell you
I'd say I love you too
B-ell-shaped
E-legant
T-ulips
T-enderly
Y-awn.
©bfa041725
Monocrostic (Birthday of Betty Cervania)
If your'e going to preach it brother.? Hit-em with the Gospel
For its like no other; Spell' Speak of mercy..And the flames of hell' and ring out the message like a ten ton bell.' Tell the truth
'The world is round' like Isaiah shouted.' He really went to
Town.' Also the village for that to matters.' No doubt giving
The matrons a feast of natters.' Yes tell of the King! With a
Sceptre of iron.' Ruler of Nations the one so much better,' by
Leaps and leauges.' Yet a donkey His steed! the pharisees bane.' He allowed them to keep their greeds.' Yes preach of
Life and tbe riches of God.' To all those destined to go under
The sod.' Some clerics may repent.?To turn away? from the
Gasp-ell of death they gasp out today.' Nothing is new as
Solomon put.' Just whitewashed tombs on top thats it.' The
Bones of this matter.' Wont be raised at all.' Who have gasp-ed
Out the message of slavery and thrall.' Its hotter than this
Poem.'The place they must go.' If you don't want to join them 'just let Jesus know.'
when accused of blither-blather
seek shelter in the moment, rather
than plunge right in confrontationally
into a bottomless pit of calumny
remember to count to ten again and again
ramp it up to a thousand, don’t pretend
if you’re still hot, don’t plead that you’re not
or let bygones be bygones and all that rot
‘coz the chickens always come home to roost
when and if you’re still juiced
you just might slice that swollen face wide open, catsup-red
then hallucinate as into grinning spiders it is shhh-RED
*******
If the horror you've just read
fills you with naught but dread
Try not to lose it, jughead ~ pray hard
before you go to bed
~ Dr. Jack Ell
Was passing through old Notre Dame,
I spied the hunchback and called his name;
Said someday you will not be the same,
He said that's OK, there is no one to blame.
One time I bumped into the Pope,
Asked him how the 'ell are we to cope
When everyone is jacked up on dope;
He just said hang them one and all by a rope.
Came upon an old backwoods still,
I sat a spell and drank my fill.
Told the ol' boys do what you will
But pass to the young your brewing skill.
On the shore was a fisherman,
He had three dead fish in his pan.
Saw footprints in the distant sand,
He claimed they were made by his wife, Fran.
Rode with pirates on the open seas
And hoisted up sails to catch the breeze.
Fought off both enemies and disease,
Stole much gold with the greatest of ease.
You can see I've been far and wide,
There's been some strange things I've spied.
Now if there are things you wish you've tried,
For a small fee I could be your guide.
Well come on in, I'll bolt the door,
Excuse the dog mess, on the floor,
Let's get this one bar fire to roar,
Coffee's still warm, so I'll just pour,
Oat meal biscuits? go on take four,
Money troubles? heard it before,
Eight hundred a month and it's yours,
Down payment cash, the room's secured...
BODY AILS … YET SPIRIT SOARS
You’d think I’d rattle when I walk,
I’ve pills of this and that.
Some make me feel even sicker,
others warned … make me fat.
Take “Viagra” for rare PH,
Lung-Heart rare illness pill.
Several for other organs, fact
one-third kidney’s … no thrill.
If, drink more water for kidney,
Heart Failure might affect.
Most minds tell folks, “breath”, with “Central
Apnea “ … mine forgets.
When stand, high-blood pressure drops low,
ninety-five / fifty five.
Body ails, yet spirit still soars,
grateful … I’m still alive!
Fact take twenty pills is is not bad,
gotta take to stay well.
But wonder, if Doc’s took these, they'd
feel better … or like -ell?
Won’t fuss about number of pills,
for this, and this, and that.
Thankful have all these, or I might,
just fall down dead … splat!
Hoy me he sentido extrañamente melancolico,
Me prometi siempre caminar con la frente en alto,
pero no puedo engañarme a mi mismo,
el piso sigue siendo demasiado hermoso como para no mirarlo.
Los recuerdos son mas fuertes que el presente,
Ell futuro pesa mas que el pasado,
¿Por que mi mente es tan elocuente?,
¿Por que mi corazon es tan callado?.
Mi alma me mira con desprecio, mi cuerpo me apoya ciegamente,
Pero los ojos, en rebeldía,se escapan por la noche,
Mi rutina me es fiel con recelo,
Mis metas me ven a lo lejos, aunque el camino siempre este despejado.
Mi voluntad aun esta dormida,
Lo unico que la mantiene viva es mi corazón,
Pero habla muy bajo como para despertarla,
Quizás la muerte pueda hacer algo con su pasión.
Tell others your innermost secrets, please be aware
Reality is, it’s something that they’ll probably share
Unless you’re certain that they won’t be blurting
Share with a fake pal, you may find yourself hurting
Trolls still trawl through the internet – you bet!
Jump into your car or hop aboard a plane or train.
Allow yourself some fun! Even one weekend will do.
Unburden yourself of stress. Life can feel brand new
Near the ocean, inside the city or around unusual terrain.
Tell me though that I will be the one to tag along with you!
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