She sees in bearded baba
a radiating white light
follows him with trust and peace
alone in the bed meets him
for mantra in the ear
only to discover
a rapist narcissist
reciting his ode to sex
in three-word phrases
A Well known Noun was signing autographs at the:
Music Verbing Area in a Noun, outside of Nounia.
Someone in the booth began playing the song
"Dipathong Montra" and everybody started dancing.
Stable oject and verses perceived actions were
sought and sifted: these people knew what the sound was,
and where it was coming from, and what to do with it!
They were' getting down", "doing the thing The dynamic urgency
of the sound, thump and move, rhythmic and rhythm. Dance
the kinetic verb: bump and grind smile and grinning some of that
"ooh Yeah!"Kinetically Genius " no sound unwanted and no motion
wasted.."Pageantry and Grooves" nothing used." Motion friendly
women do it best. The one's who like dancing with you and
not just song monitering" "That thang came across the speakers and
every one who knew music started getting it in."
We fairies of frailty dream in the daintily dazed daytime,
We fairies of frailty surely shalln’t awaken to the morning shine,
Alight with the grace that surely shalln’t be mine.
Sleep to surmise a break to the eventide
To but breathe mine worries into the shallow moonlight
Say this can’t last forever when your stomach harrumphs like the rolling thunder
“So is life, and life is so”
We seem to spake the stars with a snarl,
And await a timely death beneath the growing snow.
“So is life, and life is so”
So one shall recover, to discover in the morrow,
The morning glow.
21//1//2026
We are fertilizer
We are manure
Vote for our party
We’re the ultimate cure
We’ll best the bloviators
and all the chest-puffers
No one will mess with our
brown-fingered ballot-box stuffers
We are fertilizer
We are manure
Our 'shovel-ready' campaign
Wins the next election for sure
'I'd rather be wrong
knowing I thought for myself
then follow the crowd and be right'
a mantra i live by everyday
the sheep can`t understand
the ones who are a sleep don`t want to understand
but those wide awake know
and do understand
a quote that looks into the mirror my thoughts:
'united we stand, divided we fall'
I see the divide widen everyday
it looks like society has driven pass the crossroads
and they are driving
with their eyes tightly closed
the powers are getting their way
...control...
time is a lane on the freeway
keep your eye on the destination
do not get distracted from your ambition
the only frivolities worthwhile are relationships
and even then ~ choose wisely
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
The Indian guru's
mantra of the day,
tho' somewhat strange,
goes this way...
'When words fail
and at a loss,
contemplate aural hygiene
with transcendental floss.'
What to keep and what to throw?
What if you truly do not know?
Bring it all outside to the day light
You might be spurred to action by the sight
Then again, you might me more like me
Wanting to keep all that you can now see
Through melting meadows and misty mazes,
The madman maestro moves the merry music;
Mystic mountains at the morn’ of magic
Make massive the melody of meek man.
Bloom where flower
You are planted
Shine where you are.
Choose loam soil
To yield your fruits
Bask count patience.
Give extra care
Expose yourself
Work more accord.
Invite reaper
Loyal worker
When days harvest.
Only through the act
of self-reflection
— is the Creator truly known
(1st Book Of Prayers: January, 2000)
people who did not know him called him crude, gruff, blunt
those of us who did, understood his logic,
honesty was his mantra
if you did not ask his opinion, he would not give it
But if you did, you knew not to expect molasses or sugar
he told you the truth as he saw it
things you knew already, but did not want to know
he was a strong observer, and a truthful man
honesty was his mantra
he did not diminish it with manners
Her mantra is “I am fine”
She learned at an early age to neither gripe or whine.
sharing your feelings is not done said her mother.
She knew better than to have them, one way or another.
I am fine is what she told people when inside she was crying.
The smile of her face gave them no idea she was totally lying.
She kept her feelings inside until her body had a complete breakdown.
She still says “I’m fine” all over town.
Take yourself outside and sit in a quiet place, and relax.
Close your eyes and look upwards, feel the heat of the sun upon your face.
Imagine the sand falling through your toes as you walk on the beach.
The sound of gulls and gentle waves flowing meets your ears.
Focus on your breathing as you take in all these feelings your experiencing.
Let each feeling become its real emotion, embrace each one, accepting fully.
Now open your eyes and look around you, what do you see?
Is it a tree swaying in the breeze or perhaps a bird flying high in the sky.
What do you hear? Maybe it's the sound of nothing but listen ever closer.
And with this new sense of calmness you are feeling right now, be the light.
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