Sometimes, we must go west to reach east.
Often, watching others eat is the real feast.
Sometimes, less is more,
And being more means:
To be alienated or victimized
Doesn't mean that I am a victim.
To be put down low and beneath
Does not mean I cannot rise above.
To be poor, middle class, or less than rich
Is no reason to not make many rich.
To be faced with danger and death,
But yet helping others that they might live.
To be afraid, hungry, and homeless,
Yet securing, feeding, and housing others.
Parents gladly becoming 'have nots';
Going without and barely surviving,
So that their children might have and thrive.
To live on less and without the best,
Always believing that we all are blessed.
"Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thoughts." (Marcus Aurelius)
In certain moments, less is more.
It's regarded as a cliche,
but when you think hard about it,
it is true in many cases.
I'm not thinking in terms of wealth-
in certain moments, less is more.
Imagine a boring topic,
now someone rambles on about-
tax refunds, software management-
a bacterial infection.
In certain moments, less is more.
It will benefit everyone.
Think back to middle and high school-
your math teacher talking about
their lunch, then algebra, then pens.
In certain moments, less is more.
Road Less Traveled
Tongue-tied relentless brain
Take a step back, realize your game
Overcome the noise - quiet the rain
Release grips on rising blame
Quick reactions stumble and fall
Emotionally bruised and raw
Crowded, pushed up to the wall
Shy, outspoken words of flaw
Personal boundaries cut from clay
Silent crowds still to tame
Reactive moments every day
Shifting focus away from shame
Speak from the temple within
Respect earned, not given
Straightened spine and a lifted chin
Spin a new web while remaining driven
Frankii Fame
There is reflection in your passing by, there is a tooth an eye for an eye.
Come my dear, come quick some clear.
Arrive, now gone, I’ve met your type, good bye my love until next time.
Sobriety is the key,
The missing key all these years,
Covid-19 has taught us moderation,
Muted celebrations,
No scale, pomp or extravagance,
No more crowds,
An uncertain world,
Covid-19 made us rethink,
Social distancing is happening,
Minimalist approaches,
In today’s toxic environments,
We need to come together,
For a better shared future.
If only my wishes
had come to me earlier
Much less than I settled for
—still more than I deserved
(Dreamsleep: May, 2020)
Fashion, the fresco of generational passion
keeps pace with the sprint of rushing times.
Like an art-form it makes cleaved impression,
modernity worn even if body contours don’t rhyme.
Vision blank, she cat-walks the fashion track,
dormant desire turns her to an exhibit called style.
A bedecked sheep trailing the peer pack,
proud of floating on current of vogue all the while.
Travelling backward on minimalistic pathway,
a derivative image she carves for people to adore.
In sweeping winds of time present she likes to sway,
thinking fashionably, less is more.
November 16, 2019
Contest : Fashion
Sponsor : Julia Ward
Less is more, so they say
I am not sure what they mean by the way
Just say what you mean and mean what you say
Then your words will find a way
I just write to make myself happy
Then if someone else finds it snappy
It was worth the thought I invested
That somehow makes my words poetic
As my poetry is my distinction
I never mind if I have the wrong diction
Less is more but more is better
But who says so, well I never!
Just write me a letter
With just three words
And as long as they are all yours
They will be the best I have ever read or heard
So just keep writing
As it's not so absurd
Even if they say
I ?*** ?xx
Then I will truly believe you
DAMO x
Solitary Times When Less Is More, TY
I can
do more,
write less,
keep score,
This moment, I can, hope to write less.
With much leaner pen, do more, keep score.
8-13-2019
Syllables Per Line:2 2 2 2 9 9
Your Turn For A Tyburn Contest
Sponsored by Charles Messina
my needs are simple
when isolated
from my wants
it took a while
to realize
my many wants
were mere
obstructions
preventing me
from
focusing
on my dreams
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on December 18, 2018 for contest MINIMALISM sponsored by CECELIA HOPKINS-DREWER - RANKED 1ST
Note how time flows
Both fast and slow
Note how words slack
In boom and lack
Note how voice fades
In rest and trade
Note how feel lights
In day and night
Note how words play
In thrill and sway
Note how space bares
In spread and flare
Note how joy binds
In heart and mind
Note how touch crafts
In thought and draft
Note how words change
In glimpse and range
Leon Enriquez
30 August 2018
Singapore
Mellow feel knows
The way of flow
It makes no sense
This cause of tense
Why need some more
In your full store?
The world seeds greed
In wasteful need
So be aware
To filter cares
Hear wants and needs
Echo mad greed
So many things
That fancy slings
Not all is good
To lift deep moods
Seek to live fest
In your fine quest
In mellow yore
Know less is more
Just live your best
Let wit fund jest
Humour each day
With love's sure way
Leon Enriquez
04 June 2017
Singapore
Nobody told God "less is more" so He used more to make me.
Where less is more or more or less
belongings serve to make.
That poorer people lead the way
in habits sure to wake.
To want for what is more than need
and feel your body ache.
While forced to find your own excitement
and live with what you make.
Where joy will come to you in time.
Your patience for the wait.
To find it where you'd least expect-
from others with your fate.
If you don’t want much…
Than a little is a lot
Possessions can own you
Heart and soul
To most they’re a crutch
Needed likely as not
Yet are just another onus upon you
And they play a greedy role
For the more you want
The more you need
Pride a predacious creature
And once takes root
It becomes…a pernicious
Insistent preacher
Less is more…
It’s carefree life
In many ways…
Devoid of strife
More oft than not
So if you want for less
Tis more truth than guess
That a little…Is a lot…
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