Long Downtime Poems

I may as well concede the obvious. I was an incorrigible workaholic,
Who was always so driven to succeed, that working replaced all frolic.

I was the co-owner of a business, along with my lifelong best friend.
Together...

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The Epitaph of Earth may soon be writ
Upon the memory of a glory gone
For all things bright and beautiful, that inter-fused with death
Like harmony and breath have fled as one
   -Suzanne Delaney 

A...

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"The Emperor’s New Clothes"

We write about beliefs
our prayer flags flying 
like chrysallis books on a branch 
of those higher deities we trust, 
submerged, we are always listening 

in our quiet hours of sleep
mostly when 3.33...

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Let it be that - we are simply disconnected
And all of it that was before is now neglected.
Just as in an international call
And I'll stop knowing what you whisper all
Over her right ear, 
Petting her...

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It’s nice to have some holiday downtime and not be all go-go-go. I’ve even gotten in some Animal Crossing play. After 40 minutes of picking up weeds, Bianca, one of my villagers, told me she’d...

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Some go to a shrink or psychiatrist and jabber, 
I do this anywhere anytime,
I express, pen press and feel bliss for free,
open cus opinions mean nothing to me,
I guess people don't matter cus people flatten...

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Wandering the fields of nature, breezes gently blowing by,
She captured the hearts of many; she was a beauty in their eyes.
The daughter of a god, Zeus, all powerful and strong
And Demeter, goddess of harvest, in...

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Knowshow

All nodes firing all the time
Shine on—the glare focusing the hacks
Everything shown
Everything known				
Metamalice is good to go
It’s the Knowshow
		
The devolving snarkyskanks are trickling it to the remember-whens
Viral krankdaddies are upsiding leveraged retro to the never-thens
Bouce...

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Two To Tangle -Dinda Minardi

TWO STRENGTHS  (( COLLABORATION )) 

by~ Dinda Minardi

Do you still remember how we played around? 
Mocking each other over our guys 
We were princesses in our parents’ lawn 
Bonded by...

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TWO STRENGTHS  (( COLLABORATION )) 

by~ Dinda Minardi

Do you still remember how we played around? 
Mocking each other over our guys 
We were princesses in our parents’ lawn 
Bonded by our laughs and cries...

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Afternoon, late March, delivering promise
of downtime from errands, long lines at the post,
queues of cars at stoplights, what, if anything, is in
the pantry for supper.  A glass of wine is nice, will suffice
against the...

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Just sittin alone at my barstool
yes, darling, I'm feelin real fine
and I confess, I admire your dress
yet I have to withhold the next line.

Cause there ain't many days till my breakdown
this darkness is comin on...

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In my life so far-  I have suffered pain,
  been overcome with emotions of anger and hurt;
        been silent-  I never did complain,
  ...

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In my life so far, I have suffered pain,
  been overcome with emotions of anger, hurt;
    silent, I never did complain,
    I just became an introvert;
  ...

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Wake in the morning at 5am
Getting ready for work
While getting papers filled out for another job
Leaving the one you love for the work shift
And have to stay till near midnight.
"Have to do this for the...

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The way..' Which way? Shown them; us.. One life.'
In a world containing many angles.
Having doubt as downtime probes in' faces observe,
Backs hold awareness yet in turning; still.' A Simile of watching is'
Despite my protests I...

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 They say you are blue when you are depressed;
what sort of blue is a depressed blue?
I’ve played so many bluesy Blues
yet, they only make me happy;
I call them bright blues.

Blues of rainbow hues
swirling, curling,...

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They say you are blue when you are depressed;
what sort of blue is a depressed blue?
I’ve played so many bluesy Blues
yet, they only make me happy;
I call them bright blues.

Blues of rainbow hues
swirling, curling, twirling...

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A PRIME OPPORTUNITY

Now,
Now, more than ever before,
Now, is the time,
For it is you know
A prime opportunity,
To grasp what is before
An ideal moment etched in time.
To contemplate
Downtime with the kids,
Try making castles of mud in the...

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after rejection,
i make chicken 
dirty rice and 
call it a day

during the 
downtime, i
make swedish
meatballs with
parmesan cheese
and hang up my 
stresses in the
walk-
in closet

with the center of
a welcome peace, i
pour myself some 
green tea ginger...

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Mother,
You are on my mind all of the time
I can't seem to find the time to make time
To get downtime, to spend time with you
Neglecting you should be noted as a crime
It's only right, I...

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Nestled closely curved
Like two spoons well kept in a drawer
I lay beside you every night
Drifiting towards the dreamtime
Pressing the alien softness of your female flesh
Filling hand with its gentle weight
Enfolding into your perfect curvature
Feeding on...

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June's Pride

June's summer haze a craze on lazy days,
while memory plays to bring back youthful ways,
of swimming fun and splashing in the sun,
downtime of none until the day is done.

So, let’s keep cool because there’s...

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I’m on the inside looking out
as springtime slowly flutters by;
my leisure time is in a drought,
and leaving me to wonder why
I work so hard when end is nigh.

I’m on the inside looking out
as sunshine warms...

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I spend time thinking about very normal days
That's I'd rush to return to
Whilst being in normal days that I feel I'm not alive in
In which reality is the slumber 
Consciousness blurred 
It'll have been written
I...

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