Long Meeting of minds Poems

Gratitude
A co-empathic sense of trust,
awe,
appreciation of echo-resonant
deep-listening resolving life.

Gratitude 
Autumnal taproot harvesting spring-hope,
just as summer's nutritional maturation
unfolds Origin of fertile decomposing mindfulness.

Gratitude
Why Thich Nhat Hanh thinks it important to smile
nutritiously.
Why Positive Deviance works.
Why Positive Psychology...

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Peace of mind is undoubtedly a blessing from God...
This I affirm, and thank the Lord for wholeheartedly
After a counseling brainstorming session
Where I witnessed in a prayerful meeting of minds
The need to minister to those with...

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[REVISED 2024 April 04]

Shinar, some know as Mesopotamia, others as Assyria,
near the Euphrates River, a midday sun cast doubts of 
a weakened shade made idle by the pause of its agile
host, named Nimrod, son of...

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When one tiny atomised shrimp meets a third of a Christmas pudding it is known as a classic meeting of minds. But not if the meeting takes place in an office or a chamber. That...

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I always wanted two slices of ice cube pie
“You only get one”, was the standard reply.
I don’t know why I did
But since I was a kid
It was my favorite treat on the Fourth of July.

The...

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Phoenix Defrosted

Given by the Sun God the good of the moon and some lucky stars
he sits full of fortune love and still in miraculous amazement under 
the bright rays of southern soil soaking unbelievable kindness...

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( depiction of our hoochie heroine being 
        nailed by a stranger on his car) 

Branches warp inward where image reflects
Winscreen mangles trees in curved convex
Numbed halt of...

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Whatever you’re feeling is OK with me,
Though tonight I am on your s*** list.
I’m one who believes in acceptance you see
Even when it means I don’t get kissed.

It’s not that I’m really all that fond...

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When I was just a very young boy
About six or maybe seven years old
I tortured my teacher in the classroom
By never doing what I was told.

They didn’t have any classification
At the time to put me...

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What a difference a day makes.
The universal truth is in the knowledge gave.
     This is not a road to trek all alone but one to construct positive outcomes.
A great thinker knows...

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This is a poem I wrote for my wife in honor of her birthday.

When I’m with you,
I’m right where I’m meant to be.
And when I’m walking by your side,
There’s no place I’d rather be.
I’m so...

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We do not choose love

We do not choose love, though it may seem that way 
in the ceaseless dance of man with woman,
when hot fires urge us to approach and flirt and 
hope it leads...

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I had a dream one night that the poetry soup members held a convention
a meeting of minds, an assemblage
of International poets getting together for an annual conference
to discuss poetic matters, bonding and foraging new friendships...

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Human suffering via the lens of social injustice juxtaposed to the same past.
      Enslavement, slavery, and Indian removal from their sacred lands
Who hands are damned?

     ...

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My thoughts on love are quiet simple,
starting with comfort in another’s ones space.
A knowledge of each crease and gorgeous dimple,
a glowing feeling when you look at her face.

Your look of love will be returned in...

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Hardly in her dotage, Mary Shelley was only nineteen
when she composed the character/monster, Frankenstein.
I could connect the dots of many a tragic scene,
but we’d be here all night, I must streamline.

She eloped at seventeen with...

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Early rising
Before dawn light;
Airport glimpse

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Departure gate
Foreign currency notes;
Highway moments

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Time moves briskly
Departure lounge;
Smooth flight schedule

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Airport protocol
Check-in follow-up;
Boarding pass in-hand

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Trip entourage
Simple instructions;
Meeting on-site

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Gateway in sight
Minimal delay;
Not much to say

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Fancy frames
Attention to details;
Elegant manners

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Just for today
Make things happen;
Clockwork...

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ONLY WORDS

Should poetic works be for general consumption
Is superficial readership the goal, and if so, why
Or aimed at those who as specialists, self-identify
Perhaps have in mind, those with some gumption

With words flowing well, it still...

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GHOSTS OF YALTA
From the dark of the light
in the heat of the night
do they know they are bridled to ride
by the four who have known
hope is there, but alone,
in a time hope has no where...

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Your Touch Is Like …

… Fire and Ice Combined
Or Feeling Raindrops, for First Time
Or Like, Swaying, Tropic-Jungle-Vines
Blown Gently In The Breeze, Entwined

Or Like, Ivy … Upon A Trellis-Climb
Or Like, Sunflowers, Reaching Sunshine
Or Like, Geniuses, Meeting...

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New beginnings smiled from across the room
Big brown eyes melted mine as I thought
...this cannot be real!...
Butterflies performed ballet in my stomach

Her voice danced like wind chimes in my mind
Sleeping violins came alive and 
filled...

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PICK ME UP!
Wow! She is looking this way.
She is so beautiful.
I love the way her hips sway.
If I just would speak to her,
I know she would smile.
I love this cougar’s eyes.
I know I am a...

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Their meeting of hearts in joyous touch
Beating in sync, naked chest to breast
Roaming hands in wondrous clutch
Torso's of they in loving impressed

Their meeting of minds, thoughts wed to lock
Thinking out loud, he knows her path...

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My vice is to choose a book at random
From off the library shelf
A book timeworn, a bit forlorn
That sits alone, all by itself

I like that slight crackle 
That comes from it’s spine
That warm musty odor...

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Postcard update
Tells a lot here;
Himalayan trip

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Adrenaline rush
Good news galore;
A winning streak

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My darling's face
Warm sun comes up;
Rainbow smiles

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Lines flavour
Meeting of minds;
Transcend small talk

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Joy in the breeze
Moist feel of rain;
Old dog barks

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Live plainly here
Let faith unveil;
Watch dawning...

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