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A Soldiers Dream
I bow my head down in shame as my tears fall down like drops of rain .
I couldn't save my fellow man in this far and distant land
We came here to defend freedoms rights in a long and endless fight .
As soldiers we stood side by side , we wore our uniforms which we did not hide .
We are the Proud the Defiant ones and when needed we pick up our guns . They feel against us the cards are stacked in sheep's clothes ready to attack- yet in every conflict they were turned back .
Yes ! My brothers life was taken away and for him I do pray.
Every life no matter who Or where they may be leaves an empty hole in the hearts of family .
Yet the biggest thing that touches my heart is the death of children who in the wars have no part .
Innocent lives taken away never to see another day.
No more games will they play for in a coffin is where they lay .
The only ones that gain by wars are the politicians by the score.
The C-rations won't suffice when you live a soldiers life . In a foxhole with bombing all around just becomes a familiar sounds as your friends bodies are on the ground .put the politicians in a ring to fight and after a few rounds they may see the light .
Fighting is not the answer this is not what the public is after. There is an Indian proverb which I believe " do not criticize your neighbor until you have walked a mile in their moccasins."
That should be our example for peace !
(C) poetlou 032925
I would like to nominate
my teacher
He has followed my life
since before I was born
He watches over me everyday
and listens to my every concern
I can call Him anytime
He is never to busy
to help anyone
since the Alpha and Omega
There is no problem
that He doesn’t know
and if you ask He shall show
He comes by to visit all
knocking on their doors
so eager to teach
He lived and example
A live demonstration
on how to achieve the award
not to look back but move forward
not to live in greed
and to focus on the things we need
not to blend in with the weeds
but to give sunlight to the seeds
He taught me what really matters in life
while relieving pain and strife
He wrote the greatest book
The words will always remain
while others will come and go like rain
This anger that is inside me now is tearing me apart,
After all this time I find you had been lying from the start.
I am hurting so much from the pain you have caused me,
By using your beauty and charm so I would not see.
All the lies and deceit while loving you and giving all my trust,
I will expose your evil ways and mean doings this is a must.
Never should another endure what you have put me through,
This I will make sure of if it's the last thing that I ever do.
How dare you break my heart and then treat me so bad ,
It takes a lot to upset me but girl you have made me mad.
You've no idea the rage that I am carrying inside me now,
I will make you regret this one day I will figure out how.
If it's the last thing I do I am going to make a example of you,
How and when I am not sure of but trust me it will be soon.
You walk away from me as if you've done nothing wrong,
Believe me girl I will show you and it wont take me long.
Seriously do you think you can get away with treating me this way?
So wrong you are for that and you will know this one day.
That deceiving the man thats so in love with you ,
Is something you are going to learn not to ever do.
Why would you ever do this to a man that loved you so,
I guess this is something that I am never going to know.
This anger inside that is slowly tearing me apart ,
Blinded by your ways I was completely in the dark.
Just one more thing I must say to you before I go ,
You are evil and that's something everybody will know.
TAC
Do you remember?
By Michelle Morris
02/02/2024
Do you remember that
Your soul was free when created?
Do you remember that
It was made for Light and Greatness?
Do you remember that
You are everything in this Universe so vast?
Do you remember that
You can choose to embrace your magical charms?
Do you remember that
You are a perfect example of Divinity?
Do you remember that
You will live on unto Infinity?
Do you remember that
You have a choice in every moment?
Do you remember that
You can choose Grace and Faith and Hope?
Do you remember that
You are blessed in every timeline?
Do you remember that
You can be the Light for humanity's lifeline?
Do you remember that
Your Love will ignite your way?
Do you remember that
Heaven's blessings will always stay?
© Michelle Morris, 2024
CONTRI and DISTRI
Someone somewhere decided English
needed to be changed.
As usual with our copy-cat world, so dire
an unthinking band wagon has spread as
a forest fire.
An academic,typically verbose, wrote
'why use one when two' could sound
more up-to-date and new!
Thus the 'double prefix' was conceived
and sadly like a Topsy grew.
Contri and Distri have wrongly become
the norm and vernacular pronunciation
overcoming like a desert storm.
English does indeed each day live
and breathe ... BUT..
one thought with you I leave..
a double pre-fix cannot be ..
ignorance is not bliss..you see?
CON & DIS are prefixes to, for example
English words like TRIBUTE.
however 'Contri and Distri' are not prefixes
to any known English word,
they are a 'modern' 'madhatter syllabic nonsense'
straight out of Lewis's 'Alice in Wonderland'.
Another 'modern affectation' like the pronunciation
of the letter 'H' as 'haitch' instead of 'aitch'.
I am not looking you ,
In to your eyes ,
But through them ,
Acknowledging the sorrow you are hiding ,
Providing an estimate strength for your fighting.
It is a grief that is shutting down the sunshine of your life ,
It is a wound that is caused by the shedding tears of a despaired knife.
Accelerate the courage that you must gain ,
To land you a hand in overcoming the vain.
Open your heart wider ,
Become an example of an objective finder.
We all are still under the same sky ,
The sun rises for us all equally ,
Make our faith to vividly fly.
Ups and downs we all have it ,
The point is to appraise our attitude ,
In both of them as we need it.
My parents taught me a few Bible Scriptures
when I was just a little teddy. I never understood
them until I became an adult and found them
useful in my maturity and also in helping
others. Take for example the one that
says, "Weeping endures for the night
but joy comes in the morning"*. Or the
one that speaks of seed time and harvest. **
Anyway, I know what's coming and prepare.
I eat plenty of food for winter stays.
It's nature's way with me, and
They call it hibernation. I don't
mind, but simply take advantage of the
much-needed rest and dismiss all the rest.
When Spring burst forth, I'm hungry and
ready to feast on what nature provides.
Nature. She is good to me, and I'm grateful.
Why me and not the deer? I'm just a big bear,
but it's nice to know that God cares for me too.
During the other seasons when I meet and make
acquaintances with others of the wilds, I do my
best to encourage them that Spring always follows
the harshest winter, bringing life, fresh food, and beauty.
Most times, they look at me and smile, wishing they were me.
012523PSCtest, Winter Is Not Forever. BJ Legros Kelly. 2P
*Psalms 30:5. **“As long as the earth endures, seedtime
and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and
night will never cease.” NIV Genesis 8:22
Humility and hope
By Michelle Morris
06/11/2022
Please be patient, honey
It'll all get better in time
Embrace your contemplation
Making wishes all the while
Life is like a river flowing
You never touch the same water twice
You can choose to swim for pleasure
Or spend it fighting for your life
Enjoy every moment that you can
Live your life with joy and ease
Our experience is all perception
And we can choose the best to believe
The river flows with no attachments
It is free and fearless and formidable
It flows as a lasting example
Of what we can achieve
Let your life be your finest blessing
Allow peace and harmony to grow
Let your heart and soul feel joy
And let your mind lose the need to control
May you experience what is necessary for you
May your soul learn and grow as it should
May you be blessed to understand it all
May your wisdom give you humility and hope
© Michelle Morris, 2022
Why do I write poetry?
I am sure some people here wonder just why I do!
For my poems were once described as ‘simple’
And to others they are a pile of old pooh
I have learned so much since I started writing
Now I am flying as free as a bird
Despite the ups and downs in my recent life
My poetic ‘voice’ will still be heard
I started writing just two years ago
Now I realise it was a form of stress relief
Since joining soup I’m like a kid in a candy store
A ‘pick n mix’ of poetry - I want to learn more and more
I’ve discovered so many new styles, which one do I chose
Limericks, haiku, rhyme, sonnets
Fabulous fun footles
Alliteration, Abecedarian
Nonets, cinquain, couplets, to name just a few
I can’t believe there are so many forms me to dip into
Many poems have been written to express my emotions
Some works are happy and some are extremely sad
I have a vivid imagination so fiction writes flow from my pen
I might throw a twist in the ending every now and then
Lots are factual poems of things that have really happened to me
An example of this is my run in with that pudding made of sticky toffee!
I endeavour to try and entertain and amuse
But some writes are penned with anger and frustration …
When I’m about to blow a fuse!
I relish the challenges set by the sponsors
I’m more confident and spreading my wings
I love the site of which I am a member
To students at school the site’s praises I loudly sing
But I don’t like the current undercurrent of bad feeling
Now its no names on the poems you’ll see
I’ve never liked names on the contests
But others will strongly disagree
Let sponsors judge the way they feel
We ALL get high or low placements, but let's not make a big deal
The most important thing is that my poems get read
(But of course I like winning, I’m such a bighead) (joke)
Some say my poems are simple
Others may think they are a load of poop
But let me SHOUT this loud and clear
I won’t be leaving poetry soup!
Contest: Why do you write poetry
Sponsor: Jerry Curtis
12~21~15
I sat down and sneered to myself as I thought about
'I have a dream…'
I shake my head.
In the world, volcanoes release more carbon monoxide
than man can produce, and as a glass being filled with water
it rises to the brim. But if you add the amount made by
man the water begins to spill out of the cup. Now if the glass
were Nature…
World hunger, disease, hatred between the races these things
will never go away. There is no respect, empathy, or understanding
between all individuals—
I sat back in my chair and took a deep breath.
I danced with a big, black lady once—
I mean—a true BBW.
She was six ft. tall with boobs the size of midgets—
Diddledum and Diddledee…
She wore high heels, and they pushed against my neck—
a true reflection—
it was a love never met…
But where
Maybe we need another Great War so we all can band together in
a common cause.
I shake my head again.
We would just go back to the way we were after.
What we need
is ‘motivation’…like a young man dancing with a tall, big
chested lady. ‘Understanding’ that somethings are not going to
happen…
I lean back in my chair once more.
I’d love to tell Jesse Jackson he’s twenty-five to fifteen percent white—
most blacks in America are
Thoughts in my Head
9/4/’13
(I'll explain this poem a little bit...all these little tid bits of information, stories, etc. are connected. For example, in one line I write 'we need another Great War so we can all band together in a common cause'. Well you'll find the answer in the third stanza about volcanoes...)