T=Tranquility is what I need,
R=Running from this crazy world.
A=A moment of peace and,
Q=Quiet would be heavenly.
U=Uttering only the birds are singing,
I=I enjoy my bright day.
L=Loving the warm morning sun upon my face,
I=In pajamas I drink my hot,
T=Tea with,
Y=Yellow pretty roses on my mug.
A=As my day starts I,
N=Need peace.
D=Down with noise that hurts my body and soul.
P=Peace from the world is what I long for,
E=Energy from love,
A=Along with nature.
C=Calling my heart to be quiet as this,
E=Energizing world takes over.
On the edge of tomorrow
Between the wrinkles of dream and reality
Life flows like a stream in spring
Indifferent to whims and folly of time
Virile entity, volatile and voracious
Immortal in its bountiful energy
Obstinate in its determined drive
Nebulous and tempestuous at best
AP: 3rd place 2026
Ase begins as breath- The
Quiet spark inside
Intention.
Ase grows ad force- The
Current that spiral truth.
Ase becomes energy- The
Power that turns spirit into
Reality.
Aligned, intact wheels
Smile of stark accomplishment,
Satisfying smooth sail!
E equals MC squared
And C squared equals
Cx squared plus
Cy squared plus
Cz squared.
Two different observers
Observe different times
Same event.
Therefore three points create a plane
A time plane.
And the virtual particles
That evaporate black holes
Are functionally time travelled particles
That fell in after
So there is no time
Line.
There's multiple lines.
And sometimes they depart our plane.
So when particles pass through our time plane
They pull on everything around us
Slowing expansion
And disappearing to the next time plane.
And if you understand
Still this idea of three dimensional time
Use the talent I don't have
To explain this to the world.
TRUMP STILL WANTS GREENLAND
GREENLAND SAYS THIS IS OUR LAND
TRUMP CAN GO POUND SAND
As a chemical engineer I know
The streamlines of fluid flow
The laws of mass and energy
And the reactions behind chemistry
Material balances begin the journey
Accounting mass even from chimney
Energy balances complete the basic design
The feasibility is ready to sign or resign
I admire the catalyst's art
Making slow reactions go fast
I control process with care
Keeping plant safe while flare.
Heat transfer helps conserve energy
And thermodynamics improving exergy
Mass Transfer improving separation
With high quality appreciation
Distillation, Mixing, and Reactors too,
Are essential tools for all I do.
From oil and gas to food and glass
Chemical engineers make products high class
From desalination to cleaner air
I engineer solutions everywhere
Protecting people, the land, and the ocean
Through safe chemical plant operation
And last but not the least
Economics is a major beast
No matter a chemical process large or small
Behind it chemical engineers stand tall
Your energy level’s
Related to age,
Though not everybody
Is on the same page.
Most babies and toddlers
Need hours of sleep
And after some playtime,
Fall down in a heap.
Yet others run circles
Around those routines
And when sent for a nap
Make the loudest of scenes.
Often as you grow up,
Those proclivities stay
And the sleep you require
Will keep holding sway.
However, when reaching
Those senior-type years,
Your energy lessens
Or plain disappears.
So, just like a baby,
Your pep seems to sap
And, although you may fight it,
You’re needing a nap.
The circle of life
Brings us back to the start
Where the young and the old
Aren’t too far apart.
I love to have fun.
They like to call me energizer bunny.
Because of my red hair?
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd place 2026
wind blowing
sun shining
phone charging
Don't stay inside dwelling on your misery.
It is a sinking hole of darkness.
Step out into the world of nature.
Its cosmic energy is bountiful and nurturing.
Soon you will be regenerated.
You'll get a new lease on life.
You'll find needed courage to carry on.
AP: 2nd place 2026
God’s breath unseen
moving life in secret
like the wind
fueling sun to heat
and earth to spin
brightening day
with colors
to sounds
of cheers
love energy
that birthing life
sustains it
spring to spring
carrying life
in womb
seed to seeds
moving mind
to build
a speeding wheel
or soar the sky
lifting up
on wings
love light
ignited by God
at birth
to be increased
or pulling out
the wire
from source of Light
without faith
in darkness
it dies
same light that guides
to lamp
on windowsill
paternal
joining segment
of life's reached
end
to the beginning
as it starts again
circling
young forever
Love eternal.
Fifth Place Winner: Brian Strand-1484 Premiere Contest-6/30/26
Summer perk
Signal to board
Elevation climb
Higher and Higher
Twists and turns
Yells and Screams
Full of excitement
Surprises in full control
Ups and downs
Breezes to feel
Acceleration for real
Peaks and Peaks in surprises
Every beginning, there’s an end
Back to where the ride began.
They are, of course!
Alas
we have long lost
the ability to build them;
also the means
to correct
the ancient’s error;
and lift,
rotate,
and insert one of them
positive point
down.
Captive no more
Out the incubator
Bottle fed at last
Vein, puncture free
Sunrise on me
Warmed by Mom
Skin to skin, silky
On wings of joy
The new world
Strange; novel
A book to read
One day at a time
Of cosmic origin
Energy repacked
In this universe
To grow mature
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