Truthfully cards on the table
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If I died in my sleep tonight,
upon reflection ~
I'd only have one true regret.
Though I tried to make
the most of my time on earth,
of course I've fallen short.
And for that I would be s...
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Categories:
frittered, death, dream, judgement, life,
Form: Free verse
idle musings
...apology from heart with eyes smiling
that ego spawned aberrations be healed
a simple task yet difficult for some
foolishly frittered is the gift of life
soul deadened to throb of the cosmic hum...
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Categories:
frittered, forgiveness, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
The Sands of Time
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The Sands of Time
The sands of time moves on without respite,
whether monarchs or humble vass...
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Categories:
frittered, appreciation, inspirational, life, time,
Form: Concrete
On the run
...*On The Run*
Hunted by my past, trailed by my shadow,
Intoxicated by elixir of youth,
I climb the ìrókò beyond the leaves.
Wail of woes, dehydrated dreams
Crushed in the battlefield of th...
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Categories:
frittered, anxiety, fate, sad,
Form: Free verse
Doing Nothing :108:
...Time is too precious
To be frittered today
There are not enough hours
As the sand runs away
But I halt my obsession
With the ticks and the tocks
Or the tasks to be done
Or the hands on the ...
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Categories:
frittered, appreciation, blessing, friendship, i
Form: Rhyme
Sue Ellen the Wastethrift
...Sue Ellen a wastethrift who frittered her parents’ money
Married off to Chuck, an old goat in need of a honey
Devious Chuck thought he would be rich when her parents died.
They lived to be a hundr...
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Categories:
frittered, wife,
Form: Rhyme
Hours To Fill
...The day has many hours to fill
And most are unconsidered,
So often, we’re surprised by
All the time that we have frittered.
Yet sometimes, there’s a giant gap,
With minutes that are waiting
T...
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Categories:
frittered, day,
Form: Rhyme
The Hygienic To a Fault
...To civil manners she said "Good Night!"
If with garbage her plot was littered:
To the filthy, she gave a good fight
Like one by great losses embittered;
For unkempt spots her rage at its height,
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Categories:
frittered, age, health, places, woman,
Form: Rhyme
Wandering Soul
...I wandered lonely as a cloud "
~William Wordsworth ~
Wandering lonely I am a lost soul
Drifting never settled down
Begin to think was never whole
Never complete s...
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Categories:
frittered, spiritual, surreal,
Form: Lyric
Our Greatest Hour
...The midnight seashore breeze come’s calling….
With it’s subtile perplexities intertwined with lure
Remindful of days and moments once frittered
Climbing and straining our way to grand future ...
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Categories:
frittered, age, introspection, remember, success,
Form: Rhyme
Falafel Sucker
...Frittered chick peas with a pucker,
I’ll have seconds it’s no bother;
Devoured like a boss;
Rice or with yogurt sauce,
just call me a falafel sucker....
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Categories:
frittered, food, humor,
Form: Limerick
Let's Take a Drive
...Sunday night means irritation
aggravation, pure frustration
Weekend’s gone, workweek looms
Monday’s forecast, gloom and doom
Cheer us up, my family pleads
OK, let’s go outside and pic...
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Categories:
frittered, dad, fun,
Form: Couplet
Somnambulant Schlemiel Schleps and Says Shalom
...Somnambulant schlemiel schleps...and says Shalom...
to anonymous readers March 22nd, 2022
(blustery and chilly Tuesday)
reminiscing about mein kampf,
when precious irretrievable youth
frittere...
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Categories:
frittered, absence, adventure, america, angst,
Form: Free verse
Ode To Yseult
...Woman, woman that I loved uncommonly
Several springs ago
When the weather was good and callow
When the wind whistled swiftly, low and slow
Oh! Woman, you were young, strong and sparkling
Darling...
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Categories:
frittered, angel, eulogy, funeral, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
S A H Born
...S_ A_ H_ born...
twenty three years ago
today February 4th, 2022
begat about nine months prior,
approximately late April/early May 1998,
she exited thru fully dilated cervix
10 centimeters or...
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Categories:
frittered, age, childhood, creation, father
Form: Rhyme
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