3.6.5, the number of days gone by.
And despite my issues, here I remain.
Am I hardy?? Or have the Fate`s decreed.
That here. On this sad, spinning, wreck of rock.
I wait my turn, in long line of decay.
As my good days, intersperse with the bad.
Until in due course, my number is called.
And, only too well I know, the reaper.
With his hollowed frame, this indifferent.
Creeper, stands daunting, and ever alert.
Ready to process his latest recruits.
Drafting them into his deathly legions.
Who shall scour the earth in growing number.
`Till all are enveloped, and man's race run.
The image you left us
still burns in the sand
Through prairies and rivers
your spirit expands
With always a smile
what had to be done
You did with a flourish
a true Texas son
My hopes they rode with you
as you ventured North
All foes you enveloped
their fates in due course
And only one cowboy
was struck with your brand
but millions of dreamers
— still wait your command
(To Robert Duvall (Gus): February, 2026)
Simple pleasures
Like all the rest
Will come and go
But without stress
Since they simply
Fade in due course
Without grasping
Can hold no force
To keep us bound
In habits strong
With mind confused
By right or wrong
For what has been
Or soon may be
Just falling leaves
From every tree
Since easy come
And easy go
This easy wind
Our troubles blow
To bring us here
And leave us now
This sacred space
Of nameless Tao
(11/14/25)
The persecution twenty-six years long
Practitioners of Falun Dafa horrifically wronged
The China's regime, still no remorse
The face of retribution comes all in due course
The evil epidemic emerged from Wuhan
Rapidly, relentless, traversed the land
Over the seas and around the earth
The ccp virus was a karmic birth
Awaken people to the truth that's spread
Communism is a poisonous dread
It binds humanity into darkness and despair
Break the ties from the evils’ lair
Embrace the goodness of the Divine
The Creators’ Law, for all to find
Reflect deeply within your soul
Your true self will let you know
Truth, compassion and tolerance is good
The Greatness of Falun Dafa will be understood
For those who liberate the caged bird,
They also liberate themselves.
Individuals who instigate conflict for,
Monetary benefits will ultimately undergo reformation in due course.
History often repeats itself many times,
Yet some individuals fail to heed their warnings.
The Great Wall of China, was damaged by workers
As they were trying to make shortcuts to get to the other side.
The Trojan Horse was constructed with strategic thinking.
Similarly, the Berlin Wall was built as a barrier.
Today marks a competitive phase between
Temu and Shein are notable entities in the clothing industry.
It remains to be seen if they will address the challenges and opportunities within the sector effectively.
The term "Tariff" has become familiar to me over the past few months.
Shall we worry about them; shall we give in? shall we seek solutions?
Only divine wisdom can guide us during challenging times.
For those who liberate the caged bird,
They also liberate themselves.
immovable object
irresistible force
inevitable showdown
~ all in due course
We all become
stories
at the end
of the day
The true
and the false
the black
and the grey
The plot lines
will vary
the ends
in due course
As history
remembers
with joy
— and remorse
(Dreamsleep: February, 2025)
The autumn that had remained monotonous-
For many decades,
Now tears and takes pieces of hearts,
Along with its old leaves, flowers,
Leaving a nostalgic scent behind.
Every preceding winter that warmed people,
Returned this year, demanding-
All the warmth that blanketed their memories,
While it left them alone, in the cold.
Spring found its way into the people’s hearts,
Up sprouted the spears of novelty,
The bright Sunlight endorsed its new season,
A season with a bittersweet sentiment indeed!
Every summer had brought people together,
This one scorched their fragile ties,
The oceans of memories faced up in doubt,
As the vapours of the past ascended in due course.
The grey skies mourned old relations,
Happy moments and sad ones too,
With every successive rain,
Trails of the memories were being dampened and erased.
A treasured trove of experiences-
Prove to be heavier as the seasons age us,
Bringing out our wistful versions,
Only for our reality, waiting to be discovered and cherished.
There was to be a realignment of time;
A time to be freed from the ties that bind.
Many things were both 'in and out' of line.
There was a top secret of the most divine kind,
and no one heard it through the grapevines.
No mortal knew the details of God's grand design.
Who would pay the penalty for the greatest crime?
Did mortals think they could stop the sunshine?
Did the devil rejoice as his demons dined?
He came into a world that was in deep decline.
The concept of love was to be totally redefined.
In due course, there would be no doubt, no denying.
By believing in Christ mankind would cease from dying.
There was a miracle that turned water into wine.
It would not matter what was written on a sign.
Millions over time would change their minds.
None would be hanging from the end of a rope.
The most hopeless would be infused with hope.
All could be free and no one needed to be left behind.
Our nation - at a crossroads now
With intersecting planes
Of concepts much at odds somehow -
Exacerbating strains.
The Democrats perplexities:
A "Heart without a Head"
Explains irrationalities -
(Dysfunction - simply said).
Republican proclivities:
A "Head without a Heart"
Explains their personalities -
(Flatlines on MDs charts).
Both play the same devout "blame game"
With terse polemics wrought
As zealots on both sides proclaim
Their hyperbolic thoughts.
They come and go yet most remain,
Though times change in due course,
And seem to think it's their domain -
Their livelihood resource.
And, money flows and money goes
Awash in large amounts
But how, from where, no accounts show;
Just smoke and mirrors doubts.
With most seats safely in the till
Few voters needs to heed,
Instead exert, exhort their will
On things inflating greed.
Then, how do we comport with this
Vast wasteland so immense?
We wax and wane and turn and twist -
It's our experience.
A talent that is not used is wasted
As one loses all the skill gradually
As a result of non-deployment
One loses one's skill in due course
Better to often practice without delay
As talents are acquired via hard-work
Only by doing more and more often
A skill is retained bringing benefits
Whatever may the the taken profession
One must strongly pursue one's goal
Then only improvements can be brought
Idle status will invariably bring defeats
Repetitions done with true enthusiasm
Gather great dexterity and a sound mind
Any great man will advice to often do
To become a master in a particular field
Let it be any event in which one must win
In the absence of honest preparations made
Success can't be expected at all by anyone
So, practice alone puts a solid foundation.
Nature has a way of lending then transcending
every season in due course has her own remorse
When summer flowers faint, without constraint
the Autumn leaves assemble and then disassemble
Sunshine gives her glows, then hard to hold it goes
even starlight in the sky with the dawn it has to fly
In the night the moon is swept but by day it is inept
like the golden poppy's way, nothing gold can stay
No, nothing gold can stay...
By: Mystic Rose Feb 21, 2023
Only by constantly trying and doing
We achieve a lot in due course of time
That practice in the long run helps
And makes us win in our chosen field
Just by doing a little, we get no mastery
Only by performing repeatedly with love
We stand to gain talent as well as genius
That is difficult to do, but pays a lot truly
Especially that which gives great torture
If is done with involvement and motivation
At the right time will become a fine skill
That may sustain our life forever finely
Never retreat from a task due to toughness
That is not at all the right approach in life
We must fight and come out successful
Waging a lawful battle using intelligence
Quit that spot where people discourage
Hear not the words of those who belittle
Sarcasm must be given no place to thrive
Dynamic ideas come only via enthusiasm
Today, plan to be active, agile and sincere
Try by working with perfect concentration
Deviate not from your goal and be honest
Your efforts will be rewarded by the Lord.
When you sit down to write, and it
seems a bit forced
When the rhyme pairs are matching, but
somewhat divorced
When the wellspring has dried up right
there at the source
Just relax - she’ll return to you
all in due course
When that stanza’s like swallowing
a bitter pill
When you’re thinking in verbs and nouns,
put down that quill
Stop playing such a selfish war
inside your head
And consider that she’s needing
feeding instead
Just remember, she’s here to bring
joy, not confuse
And recall what you did before
sing to your muse
So go dance with your daughter or
run with your son
Your spirits start soaring, and she
then joins the fun
And since these things just never do
happen to you
Writing witty little poems
shows ‘em that, too!
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a Dechnad Cummaisc, Irish quatrains (8/4a/8b/4ba)
(lines 2 and 4 end rhymes, 3's end rhymes with syllable 2 or 3 of line 4). Much less restrictive than its big sister, the Dechnad Mor
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/dechnad-cummaisc-poetic-forms
Never hesitate to toil and form sweats
As that will fetch you enough riches
Though you may not become B. Gates
You will get all the needed things in life
Every drop of sweat will create prosperity
By playing a vital part in your progress
They will shape your life bringing glory
And make peace stay with you forever
By taking honest efforts we are safe
As Angels will always bless us duly
They will form a circle around all of us
And chant a prayer with great glee
Greatest rewards will come in due course
Our duty is to continue with true intention
We must not allow sagging of our spirits
We must hope that the best will happen
Our attempts to excel with true enthusiasm
Will be surely considered by the Almighty
God alone is never blind or deaf or dumb
All his forces are busy protecting kindly!
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