Long Bull by the horns Poems

Shayna Punim - You came a long way baby!

Though negligible communication
now transpires between us
twenty seven years ago
come February fourth,
two thousand and twenty five,
our lives (affecting yours truly
and that of mother, plus Eden
a caring older sister)
irrevocably...

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lesson learned of not taking the bull by the horns

there's this elderly man sitting 
in the front of the bus
he's a picture of cheerfulness 
and mostly goodness
there were also a few other passengers standing
... at...

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The wind of time wobbled me,
My heart quivered in fear.
My tree has lost its roots,
My flowers of hope withered,
And got rustled by wind.
My passion was becoming faint,
And my mind in total turmoil.
I looked towards the...

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Where‘s The Bull?

A few years ago at the close of the morning worship service in the lobby of our church, a young teen greeted me with the words, “How are you doing Mr. Curtis?” ...

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What is poetry, I must ask? Writing poetry can be quite a task. Still I struggle and continue to write, Hmmm, for my delight, or  do I write from insight?  Although I get...

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Yes, I have been privileged to be a Good Samaritan, but I prefer to share about other Good Samaritans. Most friends and acquaintances that I have known have been and are 'Good Samaritans'. I take...

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Aye haint gonna mention anyone by name,
     and git myself poisoned
     with deadly tocsin, a most wick
kid demise act of vengeance cheap trick

boot Mayan tent to write...

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"When doubting Thomases doubt you, dismiss them with a laugh!" - self quote


   Doubt me, doubting Thomas, and I'll have so much fun
    reminding you just what a grave mistake...

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Cool walks nowhere it shouldn’t be, 
Movement to there, and back over, where else,
Cool does not need to take the bull by the horns,
Cool convinces the massive beast the best direction.

Cool gives without measure, strength...

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Anger boils within like a pot
A volcano just ready to explode
Magma spews down onto the soul
Yet can't realize how it hurts the heart

Lashing out at those you love
Brings pain and despair to them
For words pierce...

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They gathered there that fateful night,
To discuss the plans of a wondrous flight,
That would take them far from chains that bind,
Where freedom is more than thoughts of the mind.
But, an air of uncertainty filled the...

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All summer we would sit and work, 
from sunup ‘til about sundown.
We must have laughed a million laughs, 
and must have snapped a million pounds.

We would whistle or sing along, 
to near a million melodies....

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Qué será, será; what will be, will be.
This proverb or expression many know.
It means if you are living with regrets,
for heaven’s sake, just let those feelings go.

There’s no use crying over milk that’s spilled.
(that’s another...

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I'm going toward the frightful unknown
carrying the flaming torch of hope,
it's a challenge never taken before: 
I've made a new promise often broken!

Where can a disheartened person find courage...
when, in this age, most portray the...

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I am a man
Who once stood upon the top of his mountain
I am a man
Who had everything he could ever ask for
I am a man
Who held his whole world in his hands
I am a man
Who...

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When I was a girl it seemed time took much longer,
To pass by and let me be older not younger.
It seemed all the good things were far in the future,
And I feared in the waiting...

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When I was a girl it seemed time took much longer,
To pass by and let me be older not younger.
It seemed all the good things were far in the future,
And I feared in the waiting...

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COMMON opposites.

How do you seem so calm when I rage?
How do I shake and hide when you take to the stage?
Why do you shine so bright when I run and hide?
Why do I stand behind...

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This life shall not go in one direction
You are hardly left with any option
Like the wind blowing in all sides
Learn to live the way, as He decides

It shall not allow you go forward
Rather shall also...

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Before a rainbow appears
there must be a little rain
Before we find true love
we must have a little pain
you might run away from your problems
but your problems still remain
you have to leave the past behind
before you...

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Now the darkest hour is over
A new dawn uncovers
Waiting anxiously for you
To seize the solemn opportunity
And set the pace for others to follow.

To take the bull by the horns;
To succeed and leave behind you 
An...

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I know of this gal who's started a diet
I wish her much luck in her quest
Can't mention her name, she'd be upset
But accepts this challenge with zest

We know how difficult diets can be
One of the...

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Dancing with the Devil 

Insanity surrounds you; I have taken your voice, dancing with the devil will be your first choice. 
Chasing the high, makes for a perfect storm, you’ll completely embrace me; grab the...

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Today is for raising verve and fervor
Today is not for the self but for the serving
Today is a rag squeezed completely dry
Today is for finding out the what and why
The soul's search continues on this...

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Take the bull by the horns,
Or the bull will take you.
Stand up and holler,
A house prisoner is not you!


There is no jailer at your front
door.
Though terms tossed about,
makes you think this is truth
to the core!


Want...

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