Have I ever told you,
How Autumn gained his second name?
Now I will,
May the story stick to you like a stain.
Long ago, Autumn was a respected man,
Better, he was a king,
stronger than three elephants,
smarter than a fox,
scary as an ox.
Until a fair maiden named Summer ask to wed,
they shared the city, hand in hand,
"Through life and death" she said.
But Summer had malicious purposes,
She gambled, made bogus deals,
Autumn, was astonished, he realized she wasn't to his appeal,
they had a divorce, his family, the city, was oh so sad.
Later, people stroke back, and Autumn lost everything, everything he had.
The family had fallen, Autumn became ill and passed,
In the afterlife, he was a god. He made sure anyone who stomped on him, he surpassed.
He was cold, he was bright. He would never fall again,
it was a cruel nickname; he hated the stupid nickname.
That's how fall got his other name.
She’s gone, and now we’re worlds apart
What’s left is a hole in my heart
I know I must go on
Attempt to stay strong
And forgive, though it’s hard to restart
When you first appear on earth,
that's what they call birth.
A middle part of pain and strife
is what they call life.
And the final part, my friend,
is death. That's the end.
Sugar and spice, sweet in dice,
Salt and pepper, melt the vice,
Honey and mint, dreams entice,
Lemon and lime, tangy, precise.
Tickle, fickle, whims unshackled,
Wobble, stumble, life detangled,
Giggles, whistles, sassy angled,
Whirls and twirls, elements sandaled.
Tom and Jerry, amuse the ferry,
Popeye sails in waters merry,
Olive Oyl, with charm so airy,
Is life a small wonder, fleeting and legendary?
Not a zebra
Yet,
Appears as a zebra..
That's it!
Non-duality in a
Nutshell...
Here's Jack's philosophy in a nutshell
Did you catch that, in a NUTshell?
Got a little bit off the track for a while
But he's chugging along again like hell
Didn't think it would be too too long
He's basically a real jester at heart
Things always seem to strike him funny
Like when someone lets out a big fart
His LOCOmotive's chugging along again
Some sillies will be coming along soon
It's how this guy rolls, the silly old jester
As he attempts to eat spaghetti with a spoon
Seems like I'm trying a wee bit too hard
That spaghetti thing wasn't that funny
How bout a fellow who's had one too many
Balancing a beer on his tummy
Okay I promise to work on this stuff
I'm more than a bit rusty it seems
BARE with me, or fully clothed if you wish
Convulsed with laughter you'll scream
LIFE IN A NUTSHELL
Now that I've reached
The ripe old age of eighty-six
It's all clear to me now
What life is all about
WE'RE BORN
WE struggle
WE become old and cranky
THEN WE DIE... SIMPLE?
LOL
If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes
Why live in the prairies? We have our reasons
At -50 you might say we hit our limits
Few places in one day, do you see all 4 seasons
Why live in the prairies? We have our reasons
Snow in June, and t-shirt weather in December
Few places in one day, do you see all 4 seasons
You don’t have to think too far back to remember
Snow in June, and t-shirt weather in December
A 30 degree temperature swing in under a week
You don’t have to think too far back to remember
Our ability to acclimatize is really quite unique
A 30 degree temperature swing in under a week
We’re always ready for when it really drops
Our ability to acclimatize is really quite unique
Make sure to bring your parka and flip-flops
We’re always ready for when it really drops
At -50 you might say we hit our limits
Make sure to bring your parka and flip-flops
If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes
Environment Pollution, Global Warming,
Climate Change, Mass Extinction.
My Father’s house is a super nova in a nutshell.
It is any concept of awesomeness, comfort, and joy
mind can create.
Choose any kind of mansion,
and as many extra rooms as you wish;
possibilities being infinitely possible
Infinitely abound.
If these words were not so,
He who prepares you a welcome mat
as endless as the endless universe
would have told you so.
So no worries.
Brilliance in a nutshell
is to be the best you whom you can imagine
Brilliance is listening to your heart
Brilliance is following your guides
Brilliance is readily seen if you can be quiet enough to do it.
Shhhhhh
I am undoing your history of our own colonisationBy giving up your country now to all other nations
Signed Joe . . .
My Father’s house is an infinite resort,
a little cottage with garden, a super nova
in a nutshell of heaven. A mountain to climb.
It is any concept of comfort and joy
you allow your mind
to create.
You are right now in your mind
and in the Father’s Mind; that Mind
is in you and it is all God.
Clear enough?
Therefor chase the ghosts away,
let the demons find their own place.
You may choose any mansion,
but of course the welcome mat
is love.
If these words were not so
he who prepares you that welcome
would have told you so.
save me from me, please,
don't wrap me or cell me, just,
give ME what THEY want
2020 January 27
Senryu on Mind Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Jenish Somadas
Here it is, here's what it's all about
The joys, the sorrows, the expectations, the doubts
Life in a nutshell
In mediocrity, we dwell
Unless you're Bill Gates, then in true freedom we're doused
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