Names - every season's got 'em:
Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn.
But one of them's got two, y'all.
Autumn's also called the Fall.
I never was a boy scout,
but I always was prepared.
So when the paper's almost out,
you won't see me get all scared.
I'll just reach into the drawer,
and find another roll.
where there always will be more.
My inventory's under control.
I place the roll on the toilet tank,
knowing that a friend
might one day have me to thank
when the last roll meets its end.
Then, no one need have a care,
in this hallowed room of vapors,
knowing that they'll always be there -
those very important papers.
There is no pen without the ink.
The ink can't flow without the pen.
The hand can't write without the thoughts
Which remain unwritten without the hand.
The author needs imagination
Which can't be expressed without the author.
One cannot succeed without the other
Each has its own importance...
The principle to take away
Is that everyone matters.
Everyone needs the beauty
Of harmony and encouragement.
Sometimes we lead, sometimes we follow
But we are all unique.
We all bring something important
We all inspire, even without knowing.
So dear friends, keep your inks flowing...
There is no pen without the ink
No literature without the writer.
Who is it that takes the lead?
No one. It's a shared community.
We admire, we inspire in balance.
Each one is as important as the others.
important papers
on my desk ready to sign....
spill vitiated
Starmer has come out to say.'
The kidnapping of venezuala
Maduro yesterday
Had nothing to do with the
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The most important single word is "love".
Angels speak it from above.
But, if the limit is two words,
the best expression is "doodle birds".
“A meaningful life is not being rich, being popular, or being perfect. It’s about being real, being humble, being able to share ourselves and touch the lives of others.” - Unknown
It takes years to develop our persona
time to finetune our vision
then learn that being true to ourselves
is what truly matters most
Life struggles challenge us to evolve
through successes and failures
Defining ourselves is a process
that takes courage and stamina
We learn that relationships
is what’s most precious
We learn what has meaning
We learn that less is more
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
The less important
Every TV channel carries
The same news is as it is sent from a news source
Central Trump is good, and is Putin bad
And no one asks about its verity, it is just read
by some lovely people who look sincere.
I have been overcome by angst, it starts from
the inside going out
My skin is grey and pale, and sweat drips on
My T-shirt.
I should know, but I can`t find the source of
its conception, but I try something about
eyes and in them I read surprise at the oncoming
I saw him fall
heard the crack of a broken neck
Walking away, nothing I could do but
stepping over an inert body and into boisterous life
Leaf dies in air
Trees going bare
Death stalks the woods
Of those athletically good
Sweating summer heat
In games where they compete
Never do they cheat
Being honest and true
Acting cool
Laughing fools
Champions determined
Life lessons learning
Decision final and confirmed
Hardware issue no longer a concern
Northern success exposed
Confederates propose
Move inside
Red lights will guide
Scores made
Making the grade
Finally, a trade
Check signed, saying paid
Shutting mouth
Going south
Community warm
Staying in University dorm
Will make this undergraduate program a winner
Before the all-inclusive meal plan dinner
Then off to the library and study
Learn how to make, investment money
Earning a degree, that is what is funny
Since making field goals really wasn’t a realistic thing
Along with not being able to sing
But books in print
Will hint
Proper direction
After securing academic protection
Zombie neo Nazi propaganda legislation lobby robbers
Male female test tube coordinated
Suv strike force highway rodeo champs
Take Italy girl long time
To get Kevin to look at it
Im Irish army military Science
I can't see weakness cowardice hiding spot thing thought
How blessed would we be if before the final reading of our wills
we would have all mastered these two important skills…
The first one should be easy…
learning how to love everyone…
wouldn’t that be great
The second is a little more difficult …
learning…how not to hate
May we be blessed to understand
one of the most important lessons of life
that is perhaps the farthest reaching:
How as children or parents
we should never stop our learning
because life…
will never stop its teaching.
I would’ve lived on
in a life composed of shades—
Black, white, and million kinds of gray.
Pulsing hearts rarely made sense
when even blood was
the shade of cooled cement.
That’s why you’re a mystery—
Your eyes are vibrant, water dancing
in a grace I cannot name.
They look like celestial crystals—
like if heaven has a shape;
Your hair warm, like autumn
before wind grows chilly.
It reminds me of maple leaves
I inked to seal fall’s harmony;
Your smile stirs—something
in my paralyzed soul.
Like a gentle thunderstorm,
but instead of rain you leave petals.
The camellias caress every
fiber on my skin, the electricity—
Then I knew:
You are color.
You are poetry.
You are the flustered butterfly
whom I felt across the sea.
a short meditation on what’s most important
AP: 3rd place 2025, Honorable Mention 2025
We don't know it all
But we can never be late
We don't have it all
But we can never be liabilities
Because we believe in our agility
Showcasing our abilities
Paving ways for possibilities.
We're not the most powerful
But we're not preys
We live with humility
Doesn't mean we're timid
We show love
Doesn't mean we're fearful.
We're silent
Doesn't mean we're weak
We're generous
Doesn't mean we're foolish
But we always expect anything to happen
Due to our uniqueness
You're not responsible for people's actions and more.
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