Divine must meet whimsy before magic happens
eager goldfinch
gather at my birdfeeder
~ a family feast
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
POTD September 1, 2025
I had glorious plans for my life.
Warm ink transforming blank pages,
destined to be a best seller!
I felt specially bound.
Printing press cranked out
a glossy-colored cover,
my name plastered
in bold black letters for all to see.
Signed inside by my creator
I only rested on the bookstore shelf
for three bitter hours
before someone adopted me.
Held gingerly each night by gentle fingers,
eagerly offering my very soul
until snores dropped me
on soft, disheveled blankets.
Word by word and line by line,
page by page, and chapter by chapter.
Night after night, I was dynamite
till shut tight.
Is that all there is?
I've slept for ten years now... in a box,
in a cobwebbed corner of a cluttered closet,
dressed up and no place to go.
I'm suffocating!
fall and excitement is in the air
looking forward to my first day at kindergarten
i'll ride my bunny off to school where
mommy told me i'll make loads of new friends
AP: 2nd place 2025
Excitement building in anticipation
last night when getting dressed
late for a date and in a hurry
yet hoping to look my best
but in a flurry had to scurry
not paying close attention
when doing up my tight blue jeans
tho' it bears not repeated mention
I now know what misery means
zipped the zip fastener sadly far too fast
and not wearing a jockstrap
caught my privates badly in the zipper
also known as a ***** flytrap
On a sunny day,
we went to get a dogie.
Driving the back roads,
Excitement was in the air.
Would our new pet be waiting?
We looked all over,
surprise ~ there sat my angel,
heaven had touched earth.
I thank You for the day
That You let me in Your life
My heart filled with excitement
I was thrilled with sheer delight
But somehow it has faded
And I can't feel the warm sunlight
My thoughts of You are jaded
Come close, My Lord, make things right
Before my birth, you called me beloved.
You chose me before I got the chance to gaze at your face, with so much at stake, you left the ninety-nine, all of them, for me, the one.
And now that I have given my heart to this love affair, they say I'm crazy but what they don't know is that it was you who fell madly in love with me first long before the earth.
Right now, as we dance hand in hand in the rain, my soul longs to dance with you in your paradise.
Sly low tide sneaks up to smooch the smooth shore
that holds old footsteps left behind us
and lends itself to sand castles
standing guard until high tide
plovers dart on fleet feet
across sodden sands
spindle-legged girls
hunt conch shells —
starfish
found!
Blue
waters
glistening
aqua appeal —
white horse sea-magic
spindrift manes rise from crests
awakened from lowest ebb
high tide arrives on thunder hooves
body-surf Neptune’s steeds to the shore —
my wet hair dries to sun-bleached beachy waves…
L-ord
O-f
Vortex
E-motions
Let us march towards this month,
With a sense of love and joy,
And then distribute cakes and almonds,
For our little ones to enjoy.
The warmth of sunshine,
The sweetness of Red-Wine,
The love for which we all pine,
March made all of them to me- Mine!
March reminds you of the warmth of hearts,
It brings your life to every form of Art,
It gives you a teary adieu as it becomes far,
And we make fool of each other with the upcoming April's time of war.
new clothes and new shoes
excitement about school
until new runs out
looking at a clock
many teachers talking down
nonsensical stuff
weird biology
how much of this will you need
the clock moves slower
Lead me on dear Lord
Lead me on to heaven's door
Excitement fills the air God
A sweet perfume forever more
I couldn't ask for anything more
And when I see Your face
I will delight, delight in You
And to You I will forever be true
it's
you:
my life;
each day
dreams of.
Like
a morn' dew,
without blemish,
just as I wished.
As
a mint
that freshens,
with no
ceasing.
Each
day brings it
as a new birth.
Every night,
turns it into a
film for my
dreams.
New wake,
makes it an
excitement.
To
showcase this your
beauty that
shines like a
rocket in
space.
There is an excitement in the air
that appears every year at Christmas
Christmas songs playing everywhere
Shopping trips, concerts, plays,
celebrations that focus on Christ's birth
Special lunches and dinners
Santa makes his appearances
Loved ones gather together
and children tremble with excitement
for all of the festivities
It is truly the most wonderful
time of the year!
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