When Mrs. Autumn said good-bye, and Mr. Winter came to say hello
He brought with him a great surprise- two feet of heavy snow
I shoveled my walk, my drive, and porch and spread some salt to melt
That's when I noticed on my lower-back there was something there I felt
I know you think I've pulled a muscle and I'm feeling lots of pain
But I feel fine, in fact, I'm feeling good... all thanks to Mary Jane
With a glass of apple cider and a splash of honeyed rum
No longer will I feel my pain, but I will feel a little numb
Now walking like a hunchback- like the one from Notre Dame
I had to take some Percocet to keep me feeling calm
I've never drank or did drugs before- well, maybe just a smidge
But that was way back in the day, when I built the Brooklyn bridge
Life's beauty is hidden in strife,
For contrast alone gives meaning to life.
No darkness, no dawn,
No battle, no crown.
No winter, no spring,
No cage, no soaring wing.
No rain, no bloom,
No silence, no tune.
No fear, no courage,
No risk, no voyage.
No fire, no gold,
No spirit, no soul.
No doubt, no belief,
No sorrow, no relief.
No loss, no gain,
No clouds, no rain.
No longing, no art,
No end, no start.
No depth, no height,
No struggle, no flight.
No war, no warrior,
No front, no rear.
No life, no death,
No whisper, no breath.
No mud, no lotus,
No roots, no focus.
No pain, no poetry,
No heart, no melody.
Poetry isn't just about rhyme and flow,
It's the rawest truth the heart can show.
No pain, no poetry—not just a notion,
But the soul’s deepest, truest emotion.
Poetry is born from life's deepest wounds,
Yet it blooms like a flower in suffering’s ruins.
No pain no gain
The music
Of our society
Fear only limits
Courage a tool
Own it unapologetically.
Pain
Bring shame
Tame you
Leaving you
Vulnerable
Disrupting your peace.
Gain
Amazes you
A muse
Positive
Spirit uplifting
Productivity and creativity.
Tears Got No Pain
For Daisy Kirui
Can you hear the call far the yonder?
The still and clear mystery that afternoon? When Daisy took her heart to see you her son? And...And you still ponder?
"It's over, son, you're the sun... “I’ll keep to remind you.”
It hurts to remember the dispiriting efforts to gauge you, the absurdity, sudden bout of a liar,
and she still saw you her favorite measly "thing"
It's worth no mother's heart away from your pain she took-.
"Whirr your mind and try to shut down the sinking regrets"
The detention of guilt, folding and engulfing, "Son, turn it up, your star is rising"
Daisy made you believe in yourself,
and she turned to be the fairest person you ever met "You're bigger than your wrongs..."
And the tears flew...
And pain- pain taking a toll of staggering wonder Shy, blushed by her charming nature-.
That afternoon, dear son, should render joy.
No longer should tears motion you to run a guilt folding table its joy, rather than pain.
Yeah, He’s got it bad.
Yeah, He’s had his heart
Broken, Again
But…
No Matter the number
Of times she breaks it,
Each time…
She touches it first.
And her touch is worth
All the pain
That Hell
Can deliver.
Today, I will not let you come in,
I have locked my door away from pain.
Today, only joy and happiness can come in,
I have unlocked my door for us to play.
Date Written: 2/13/2022
1 Place
A BRIAN STRAND 1090 Contest Judged:3/17/2022
Sponsored by: Brian Strand
My path is set, no turning back
My dream is big, so cut me some slack
The sheer brute force that drives my way
In this momentum I’m set to stay
In Metal I trusted all my life
It helped grow and to survive
A disciple of iron I thrive
Watch as I shift into over drive
The Naysayers will be revoked
Their words of poison just fade like smoke
I am no liar, I am no joke
Watch as my spirit I invoke
Determination is in mind
No one can stop me whilst I’m alive
I shall not bow or feel aligned
Not looking up to be declined
Determination inside my soul
My spirit and I feel so whole
My target locked and ready to go
To achieve my one and only GOAL
As life is short and time flies.
We must endure our pain and rise.
We often meet what we don't like,
But soon we take to that dislike.
We need some time to see the light.
We need some hope to keep the fight.
We need our faith to stand this life.
We need it all to win the strife.
The world goes on when we go wrong.
So should we do before too long.
Success is due when we work hard.
It rests the mind and lifts the heart.
Why not unleash the force inside?
And soar so high with pain behind.
28/02/2019
It's easy to fall off track,
Simple to walk away from the task.
Envision losing your balance on rigid floor,
or break a bone running for gold.
No Pain, no gain without challenges
God's sacrifice was done in vain.
No matter how challenging the road is,
He's always got your back.
Everyone goes through hard times,
Don’t allow the hard times to
Stop you from pushing through.
Never give up on what you want to do,
Have purpose behind your every move.
Circumstances don’t define your purpose,
Achieve the thing you want to most,
You only get one chance to do the most.
No Pain, no gain without challenges
God's sacrifice was done in vain.
No matter how challenging the road is,
He's always got your back.
People say, "you don't have what it takes"
Anything to keep you from running your race,
The road is long and challenging too,
However, you have God given tools.
No Pain, no gain without challenges
God's sacrifice was done in vain.
No matter how challenging the road is,
He's got your back.
Black coffee, hot baths and champagne,
With pleasure and without any strain,
Do you more good
Than exercise would
And save you all that running and pain.
(Says so here, so must be true : https://fee.org/articles/the-lazy-millennial-guide-to-avoid-exercise/ )
No love no pain
If you must love
You must be ready
To sacrifice
If you must love
You must be patience
If you must love
You must be Accommodating
If you must love
You must be ready
To lose as well
A rule of nature
For only the empty soul
Could be refilled
If you must love
You must hate
If you must love
You must be obedient
To the your heart
If you must love
You must live
And if you must live
You must fight
Cos the paradise of roses
Is not a guarantee
Even when you love
So it pains
As you love as well!
No Pain, No Gain
I once knew a poet named Dick
Too sensitive to take the stick
So hurt was his pride
He cried and he cried
Till he grew a skin ever so thick
WISDOM IS NOT FREE
IT COMES AT A HIGH COST
THE PRICE IS YOUR PAINS
Written for "Syllables of wisdom - Poetry Contest"
Jan 11, 2016
I want to thank all of the judges
and I'll try to make it quite clear
for not letting me win in your contest
I seem to lose weight every year
I write my heart out on paper
and I send it with hope, but at last
It resist being read by you people
but has no trouble finding the trash
Still I say, I must give you my thanks
And nothing more need now be said
'cause if I won one of your contest
I couldn't bare the weight of my head
I
just
invented
Lego Shoes,
so now when
you step on Lego,
it doesn't hurt;
it just means
you grow
taller
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