Don't stay inside dwelling on your misery.
It is a sinking hole of darkness.
Step out into the world of nature.
Its cosmic energy is bountiful and nurturing.
Soon you will be regenerated.
You'll get a new lease on life.
You'll find needed courage to carry on.
AP: 2nd place 2026
Roads are all clogged ~ clogged with cars
there's too many too many by far
streets look more like a parking lot
there's no sword for this Gordian Knot
I'm leaving town want to get where I'm going
nothing's slowing me down
leaving town want to get there on time
I'm not dawdling or waiting around
like a hot cup of coffee on a stone-cold morning
or an ice-cold beer on a hot summer's day
it's a new lease on life down the line
leaving nothing behind I'm on my way
I'm taking the train to my next location
no car for me I won't be
driving to a new destination
traveling light making for the station
taking the train I'm taking the train
Putting it on the shelf,
The self I made before,
I don't need it anymore,
So many good things in store,
When sure of who you are,
Energy from a star runs through you,
View all the wonders you will do,
Staying true to what was learned,
The fire burned away my shadow,
While my soul yearned to grow,
Showing me what ways to go,
Slowly strengthening through sorrow,
Tomorrow will always show,
Although you may never know,
So I'm changing the way I think,
Sinking deep into contemplation,
Seeking the translation,
For my relation to the whole,
Flowing into a gold mine,
Refining a unique design,
Signing a new lease on life,
I've grown into someone I love,
Above my own expectations,
Due to the path I have taken,
This creation a heaven I play in,
Generation after generation,
A lesson in observation,
Evolution through revelation's,
Repairing the relationship with me,
On the shelf I'll always see,
A reflection of who I used to be.
~ A Little Post-Election Humor Never Hurts ~
Old McDonald’s had a roadside stand
“Make America Eat Junk-Food Again”
And at that roadside stand was RFK
eating processed food, Ole!
Old McDonald’s had a kiosk too
“Make America Throw Up Again”
And at that kiosk was DJT, version two
With Elon Musk, his 'new best friend’ ...
Now Old McDonald’s has a new lease on life
Just don’t expect to see Melania there, Trump’s wife
But – and this may surprise the ‘H’ out of you
I hear Barron’s got a hankerin’ for Mickey D’s mouth-watering
~ ‘filet of horse stew’
I have seen pictures of friends on Alaska cruise,
The Denali landscape looked so stark, no hues.
No frozen or floating icebergs, no polar bears catching the fish,
The caribou stood alone, in the waning forest, a solemn wish.
I used my pixel phone, live translate to talk,
To the lonely mature bear, we took a thoughtful walk.
He understood my desire, promised me the dreamland's gleam,
The gentle bear twirled my cane, as magic's silver stream.
With magic, glaciers formed again, pristine and bright,
The snow fell, blizzards came, the forest turned green overnight.
The polar bear and her cub, fished the shores so grand,
Caribou danced in snowy woods, joy spreading through the land.
Northern sea otters swam delightfully in ice-cold water,
Spectacles eider, short-tailed albatross, flying squirrels, all did scatter.
They showed their maneuvers with glee and grace,
Even wood bison appeared, returning from the past's embrace.
But when I woke up from my dream so clear,
The stark realities struck, and sadness was near.
I hope the dwindling birds and animals, facing global warming's strife,
Will survive and thrive, embracing a new lease on life.
Opening my eyes
My vision is hazy
Everything seems just slowed down
I'm getting a grip on everything
I took a look at myself
And realized I'm still here
Staring out by the window pane
Smiling coz my life carries on again
Lord thanks for your favor
This moment in time I savored
I don't mind much of what the doctor said
That I am on medication indefinite
My plans I had are moving ahead
A fresh new lease on life lies ahead
It's a wonderful feeling
It is not the end yet
No I'm alive
All my doubts and fears keep me wondering
If I will always be around
That's why it is important to me
That I live and love
And build it better the second time around
‘Reborn here now without baggage’
But I had to do a lot of self-reflection.
I thought I was unfixable and damaged,
I changed my thinking, got a new connection
However, I know I’m not perfect at all,
Reborn here now without baggage.
Now I’m able to stand tall after a fall,
I put me first and I don’t like cabbage.
I don’t focus on my failures, my personal adage,
Changing my perspective brought healing.
Reborn here now without baggage,
Accepting myself is such an amazing feeling.
Each day that I live, it’s with purpose,
New lease on life, I'm the whole package.
A worthwhile voyage (mind, body, and spirit )for us
Reborn here now without baggage
i remember you as you once were
cancer is a monster that ultimately changes so many things
you lost your battle, and i miss you ever so badly
however, i felt you smack me upside my head and say 'pray for the survivors, boy!'
yes mam
what you say still goes as always
i am nobody's poet or pastor, but i will try here this once
LORD, I PRAY FOR THE SURVIVORS OF ANY TYPE OF CANCER
LORD, UPLIFT THEIR SPIRITS AND STRENGTHEN THEIR SELF ESTEEM
LORD, BLESS THEM WITH A NEW FOCUS AND A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
LORD, KEEP THEM UPLIFTED AND GIVE THEM ASSURANCE THAT HOPE IS ALIVE AND WELL
LORD, PROTECT THEM FROM OTHER STATES OF EMERGENCIES UNFAMILIAR TO THEIR EYES AND ALL OTHER EYES AS WELL
LORD, WE ALL NEED YOU ALWAYS FOREVER AND A DAY IN UNITY
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN
how was that, M.O.M.
thank you....Keep Praying For Me....I Love You Till Existence is nonexistent.....
(IN MEMORIAM)
I can’t believe they didn’t find me,
those squirrels that were right behind me.
I know they grabbed up all the rest.
I’m special and I have been blessed.
New lease on life brings such elation,
I’m filled with noble expectations.
I’ll be a source of style and grace
to bring enhancement to this place.
I symbolize strength and potential.
My seed is small but consequential.
My child could live a thousand years*
and generate a throng of peers.
My offspring is a boon to nature.
Books tell you of its nomenclature.
Don’t underestimate my role
in life on Earth; I am its soul.
Those squirrels did the world a favor;
they left one whose resolve won’t waver!
I want the entire world to know
“Great oaks from little acorns grow.”**
*atiwoodlandtrust.org.uk (numerous other sources)
**Found at Lexico and the Free Dictionary (numerous other sources)
Date: April 12, 2020
Contest Title: The Last Acorn
Sponsor: John Lawless
January 2, 2023
entered in Brian Strand's Poetry Contest 1165
REMEMBER TO BE WHAT YOU WERE MEANT TO BE. A HUMAN BEING HAVING A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE HERE ON EARTH. A TREE CAN NEVER BE UPROOTED WITHOUT THE OWNERS CONSENT. RELOCALIZE YOUR BODY AND BRING IT TO A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN LIVE SIDE BY SIDE YOUR CONFIDENCE AND WELL BEING. STRETCH OUT YOUR LEAFY ARMS AND EMBRACE THE SOIL . LET YOUR SEEDLINGS GROW IN SUNSHINE, RIGHT NEXT TO LOVE AND WANDER. (B)
RELEASE THE MAGIC MOMENTS THAT ARE GIVEN TO YOU FROM THE ANGELS. INSIDE YOUR CELESTIAL POUCH ARE SILVER STARS AND GOLDEN MOONS.
WELCOME EVERYONE YOU MEET HERE, AND TELL THEM ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS. YOU HAVE ALL ARRIVED AT A PLACE WHERE AWARENESS IN QUEEN AND JOY IS KING. DELVE IN THE FRESH WATERS OF LIFE AND DANCE THE DANCE OF JOY(B)
EACH EYE LID OF YOURS HAS BEEN SPRINKLED WITH STARDUST AND GIVEN THE COMMAND. "BE WELL, AND REMAIN HAPPY ALWAYS, IN THIS MAGIC MOMENT"
REMEMBER TO BE WHAT YOU WERE MEANT TO BE. A HUMAN BEING HAVING A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE HERE ON EARTH. YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A NEW LEASE ON LIFE A NEW CHANCE, THROUGH REBIRTH. SO SMILE !
NAMASTE
The breeze was temperate as we both lay
upon our backs and stared up at blue sky.
Two birds hopped on the grass as if at play,
and buds on untrimmed bushes blushed nearby.
The oak which we reclined beneath was old.
You loved the shade it gave us, so you said,
“I find this tree more valuable than gold.”
I think I laughed at that and shook my head!
Seeing your sweet eyes and bronzed complexion
compelled me to declare, “Well, you must see
obviously my own prized possession!
It’s he who brings eternal love to me -
the one who gave me a new lease on life
in this and every other season - who
has made earth heaven for his loving wife.
I think by now you know that someone’s you!”
Aug 4, 2019
For Michelle Faulkner's "A Summer Day Redo" Poetry Contest
Ten required words used in poem: temperate, buds, lease, possession, heaven, complexion, eternal, gold, untrimmed, shade.
Silent stars start to shine in heat like burnished gold-
The weather is quite temperate tonight; a mild tangerine
eventide setting of the sun has brought a new lease on life.
Untrimmed cherry blossoms in the shade sway outside
the gazebo my late sister made by hand-
(and it is still my most prized possession from heaven)
Peony buds are flourishing this time of year in Michigan.
They always have the most lovely complexion-
slightly pink with shades of red hues; gleaming under the
heat at noon.
Grains of soft sand sift through my bare toes-
sweet surrender along pebbled shores with reveries flowing
into eternal cosmic grace.
(brilliantly splendid)
~Silent Stars start to shine in heat like burnished gold-
soon the soft essence of Autumn shall begin to unfold~
July 31, 2019
16 lines total
A Summer's Day Redo Contest
Some say the law is the law
What else would it be?
Some say babies come from storks
From under the leaves of cabbages
Are they sure of their facts?
Cabbages are not very pretty
I've never seen them turn heads
To turn over a new lease on life
Don't turn over that next leaf
Leave it for the farmer
They say sex is sex whatever that means
The farmer's daughter is even better
A charming new lease on life I'm feeling today
An exciting new opportunity has passed my way
A love so deep
I'm losing sleep
A sweet new romance with my brand new toupee
Self-dissection
By Stina lu
Stab yourself with a sharp dagger
Fresh blood splashing
No one stops you
There’s no piercing scream
No one scolds you
There's no worry about curses and reprisals
To air your pure heart in the sunlight
Wipe gently the humble soul
To hold your guts high up in the sky
Let the moon and the sun penetrate and judge.
Stop the bee humming in your head
Place reason on the left brain
and passion on the right side.
They don’t owe each other.
Dust covered thick in your lung
which should be peeled layer by layer.
Make your breath smooth again
Every alveoli feels fresh
After all this labor
Clean the wound and suture it
Time will erase it
A new lease on life
A reborn phoenix arises from the ash
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