His old house is crumbling away..Speed- aged by a motorist..I do not make any play.'
Its on the register of old English buildings at risk.'
Estimates at dollars sixteen million to fix
Such very old sticks.' Which i think is exessive as
Its only built light' beams laths and clay tiles
Foundations rather slim, on average only nine
Inches, the earth deep in.' so that cost
i see as really
Grim, nearly as obverblown? as is great appreciation of him."
On average it takes 8 minutes 20 seconds for light to travel between the sun and the earth.
At that very moment they look up into the sky
8 minutes and 20 seconds ago the journey had begun
The ray plays out its tale for all of them
Eyes stung by beads of sweat
The farmer squints into a cloudless sky
He smiles as once more he gazes on rows of sprouting new life
Oakley may dim her vision but she stirs
Beneath her towel sand has moulded to her sun-drenched form
Her fashionable hue is almost complete
He stumbles but struggles once more to his feet
How long has this desert ordeal endured?
The end beckons as searing heat prepares the feast
Shivering through winter in thin clothes and with an empty belly
Shafts of sunlight are rays of hope
A false dawn or a new beginning?
The newborn baby cries for attention
Her rosy skin has yellowed
But soon the status quo will be restored
Five lives touched at the same time
But not in the same way
8 minutes and 20 seconds ago it started again
There's a water shortage in countries,
especially where there's strife,
and air conditioning is needed,
to lead a pleasant life.
We also have bone-dry Bermuda
where, except for 5" monthly rainfall,
collected in cisterns or brought by tanker ship,
there's no water to be had at all.
Attempting to inform the people in power,
an endeavour which failed of course,
what every island AC emits,
and it's their free drinking source.
As AC units create water naturally,
on average 5 to 20 gallons
of condensate per day,
producing H2O from humidity,
it's a crime to let it waste away.
It may be but a drop in the bucket,
and yet, place a clean container,
when the unit is switched on,
to collect the drips
of distilled water, safe to imbibe,
below the condensation drain,
and you may have a million sips
again and again and again.
At last a rationale has struck! And the poisions out of style
Port Hedland council has recognised that deaths have
Grown.. Too wild; and how.' I'll give it here to you.! From one a week
On average, now at seven too sad yet true.' its time and
Past, it could never last, the con-vid tale; has fallen through. fast!
Now Hedlanders what will you do.? Now at last some are speaking true.! Close ranks' its your time; now to 'rise and shine'
That all Australia, may..( Stand to )
My love
for you
happened
like
a photon
strike,
ejecting
electrons
of desire
into my
beating
heart,
flooding
veins
with fire.
Zepto-
second*~
a sliver
of time
faster than
the blink
of my
eye**;
as power-
full as
Cupid's
arrow
hitting
its mark
invisibly.
*The zeptosecond is a unit of time equal to 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001 seconds, that is, 10?²¹ seconds. It's the smallest sliver of time yet measured and corresponds to the amount of time it takes for the electron to be ejected after the photon strike.
**On average the human blink lasts only a tenth of a second which is 100 milliseconds.
On any give day…for countless reasons why…
on average…160,000 people across the world will die.
If you knew you were one of those 160,000 people today…
If you knew by tomorrow you’d be dead…
I wonder…what’s the first thought that pops into your head?
Is there a person you just thought of…out of all the people you know?
A person whose voice you want to hear one last time before you go?
Is there someone from your past who you’d like one last time to see?
Would you want to say I love you and hug one last time…your friends and family?
Would you want to watch the sunrise one last time
or one last time…count the stars up in the sky?
Is there a place you want go to one last time before you say goodbye?
Since you don’t know if today will be just another day you have amassed…
or if you’ll be one of those 160,000 people…and today will be your last.
Doesn’t that make each moment of each day important
before you leave this world behind…
to do the things a moment ago…that popped into your mind?
They say there's a first time for everything
My first time ever feeling the unsettling effects of an earthquake
Albeit, it was ONLY 5.8 on the Richter Scale
It happened during our holiday in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
We were roughly 60 km from the epicentre
But still found it a little unsettling to say the least
The locals didn't even break a sweat
They experience on average 150 of them a year
However there was definitely some rocking 'n rolling going on
At first I thought it was one of those people movers going by
Transporting folks around the resort
Then realized... YIKES!
That was a FREAKING EARTHQUAKE!!!
All's well that ends well
And I'm still alive to tell my tale!
Great place to vacation but you wouldn't wanna live there!
FLAVOUR VANILLA
Flavour vanilla :
A very familiar
pleasant descent scent.
suited for sweet beverage
mostly liked on average !
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURS
Considering any acquaintance,
proximity is the first preference
to overcome over all loneliness.
Helplessness solvable by neighbours!
Improve your social behaviour.
In urgency next door guys : Saviours.
But in mobile, Facebook or text message
Children, youngsters, seniors on average !
Most of the time all engaged! Time wastage.
Care and share for your next door neighbours.
In need do favour or ask for favour.
Daily chores to run smooth with less labour.
Friends may be far, neighbours at door step.
Be involved: Interact ! Help and get help.
Neighbours for each other, above self.
01/26/23
Acquaintance and Neighbours
Contest by Soto Poet
Marriage On Average HLM
master and miss meet
friendship turning courtship
and ended in wedding.
Amour in glamour whispered to both ears.
but lasting only just for a few years.
Sky of love under cloud
Clash and conflict too loud.
Rippling romance floated away with tears.
If you marry, you will regret, if not sure to repent.
01/27/22
Charlie Hai-Li-m-Ku
Contest by Charles Messina
O' Ahh! As such so I love you as so does the Lord loves you;
Also he loves me tenderly so tenderly I would never ever hurt you ;
Emotionally nor intentionally and if I had a flower for every way that I feel ;
On average wouldn't be enough nor a plaza square filled with many trees ;
this is my Psalm of praise to let you know I care and that I'm here ;
This is my Psalm of praise alright I sing for you ;
I will trust and honor you for always to be tried and true ;
And I will honor to be true for you this song for you;
I praise to you a Psalm of praise a Psalm for you!!
9/1/10
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2010, 2021
if there is no God
there is no afterlife
if there is God
there is no afterlife for everyone on average!
because
afterlife only for exclusive souls
where God shall disclose own shape
average souls are not qualified for the afterlife
average souls shall suffer the pain of birth and death circle
and will recycle in it till becoming qualified for the afterlife
philanthropic mind
always pious
there no need to be believer or nonbeliever
welfare doing is the best religion
and such doer is favor of God
theism or atheism
not base foundation of pious!
good doer, only the virtuous
either being theist or atheist
always near to God!
27.05.2020 Chattogram
dignity of labour (in street language)
To y'all peps wu still think stinks.
dreaming of reigning like a king,
wearing diamond rings,
U dont wana bruise.
never wana loose,
never choose to.
dont wana be guilty,
dont wana be filthy.
always on average
cos u dont wana touch garbage.
thats why u're broke and we're so paid.
Time
Time flies from sunrise past our sunset skies.
Come morn, we all arise till night supplies
a break when we surmise time sleeps to rise
the newborn day implies restart time-wise.
One-third of life denies time's valued prize;
we sleep, but time defies to rest its eyes.
April 26, 2017
A BRIAN STRAND PREMIERE no 1217 Poetry Contest
Note: On average, we sleep 8 hours during 24 hours, which is one-third of a day. Anyone 75 years old will have spent, on average, 25 years sleeping!
IF love was a birthing breach, cover, shelter, linear me back home
Was I suppose to pronounce my present's
(Closure)
If passion is a sure shore the water count every blessing we are
Running knee high to safety
(Page)
If a protest gather like minds and with in meaning all was lost would
You stand by my side
(Wait)
If for sicking or wealth bread or cost of meal would we sit to
Gather or din together to richest to wealth
(Wealth)
If income is not a true factor is support link in miles or years on average
(Love)
If love is not staying up all night first to heat the car and last to eat then
Tell me why is it hard to found a good mate I say all in good time and faith
A note to a desk.
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