Long Unclutter Poems

Stop in your tracks

Take a deep breath
Stop and relax

Close your eyes
Exhale a slow deep breath

In your mind’s eye 
It’s early dawn
It’s quiet and serene around you

Look far out at the horizon
There over the peaceful rolling...

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So you try to convince me…
….you tell me to make some space
To move at His pace
To slow down
To unclutter
To unwind
To be less busy
And reprioritize
But I have a plan
I’m a man
I know what I want
Where I...

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He speaks with measured dignity,
one silent word at a time
His palmetto pen tells us: 
Tune out the cosmic background noise,
and focus your mind
on the sound of the silent voice
You most certainly will hear this ...
......

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FLOODED CLOSET

flooded closet,
got your attention?
washer; and dryer
sent to the dungeon, well
the garage. not our fault.
phone call received in ninety-three,
wouldn’t insure us —
the flood, you know…
have you guessed?
previous occupants.
of course a bit of common sense
supported us.

closet...

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in hindsight how trivial it seems
workaholic’s constant judging
the need to be in control
striving for lofty standards
of overpriced perfection

the wasted opportunities
to bond with family and friends
and forge lasting memories

missed and gone with the wind
no second chances...

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In the morning, innocent lamb left the farm 
Behind his master, moved to the meadow
A treacherous chapman loomed him
In his purity, he listened to chap’s distorted words
As sweet as honey, they lead him astray his...

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Looking outward.
She’s had a hard life, yet can still laugh and smile,
making it look effortless and genuine.
Looking bubbly and youthful, glowing from happiness
like she knows no other way to live.

I’d like to understand -- I...

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Breathe; deep breaths, fill your lungs with air,
and feel the tension slip away.
When reality seems unfair,
call time out; you don't wish to play.

Sever your tether to reason;
and drift to the land of pretend.
Meditation is in...

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Buried in a great big trunk
are things that some might call junk
Sweet cards from old friends and beaus,
decades-old knick-knacks and prose.

“Unclutter your life,” some say.
“Throw what you don’t use away.”
I say to them, “Let me...

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Bus on Wednesdays
Calligraphy
Chant
Clean the house
Create music
Dancing
Draw
Exercise
Explore a new end of town
Finish a project
Go for a picnic
Google
Learn
Listen to music
Look for projects to finish
Meditate
Offer to help someone
Paint acrylics
Paint watercolour
Phone friends / family
Photo sessions
Picnic
Play:  board games, cards,...

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beer bloat
morning after
football Sunday 
am I, or the bar
the consumer
I don't know
I had a good time
shot some pool
cracked some jokes
flirted with girls
not half my age
so vain
so pointless
so fun

journey coming
soon, so
shutting it down
redirecting energy
focus
vision
to what I...

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I love to walk where folk seldom tread,

Where I can find freedom, unclutter my head.

Where the only sounds are birds on the wing,

Such fine company, so sweetly they sing.

My favourite places are remote mountain tracks,

My...

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Fill me with loving strength
cleanse me with understanding,
let me see with your eyes
and feel the love of your soul

Tell me how I can gain your wisdom
for living a better-purposed life,
give me the knowledge of your...

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I opened the door
and let the flood roll in
all I said was how are you
a plain simple answer
would have sufficed
but no- here it was
the whole truckload
of ungodly manure
dumped at my feet
piled so high up
my nose...

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