University days of my youth
life was a smorgasbord of unlimited opportunity
~ where has the time gone?
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
Typical short gray curly hair
Smile
She looked away from me as I entered
I would have said hello
She grasped her cane as she sat
Starring into the distance
Her shoes look comfortable
like a nurse's sneaker
She wore jeans and a sweatshirt
I was on my phone
browsing nothing
She thought about me
and I thought about her
Yet we didn't speak to each other
Did her husband pass
Did she have children
I could've initiated a conversation
We were alone in a room
with no music or tv's
When her name was called
"Janice"
She rose from her seat with ease
and seemed not to need a cane
Maybe that cane was for comfort
I'll never know because I lost a chance
to communicate with another human being
so far I'm fairly unimpressed
I keep wanting to give you chances
~ prove your heart is true
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Copying the success tale of myth
He moved ahead to the orphan green
A vast forest of fast opportunity
Display was of lovely frames
A sound of track with hustling cracks
He relied on relief of hacks
A cozy kinder of lightning trail
He chose one precious gift alright!
The talks begin to amplify
The words became the works over night
A close choice of heartly fellow
Sincere attack of pain and sorrow
It's the might of the fairy forest
He decided a lack of theory worlds
The maniac he was, he survived
Avalanche of hypnotizing eye
Restless body still moves freely
A part of him stays in the forest
day by day and brick by brick
we're building the foundation
of the person we want to be
who knows what lies around the corner
or who we'll meet upon our path
we hope to be ready in our hearts
and be the person we're proud to be
to make the most of each new opportunity
With those who
want to test the waters,
and yet have no wish
to get their feet wet,
but wait to have their cake
(and eat it too)
handed to them on a plate,
I will neither split hairs
and pick nits
nor reason or debate
(or tear their thoughts to bits)
so,
if they're going to 'fly',
(jump to a conclusion)
either do it or don't,
as Yoda said, 'There is no try,'
I may not agree,
but it's not up to me,
and can only advise,
should they desire
to self-defenestrate ASAP,
'Take the first window of opportunity.'
Encourages Exploitive
Opportunism!
Woooohooopsy!
When Memories
Haunt With
In-Explicable
Re-Application:
A Multi-Maleable
Re-Conditional
Condition.
Get Yer Timing
Down! Un-Rhymer.
Is It Non-Sense Yet?
-Gray Squirrel
07-26-2025
Dare I show others, what it is I see?
A path one may take, to set themselves free.
The words that I speak, should give them a clue,
Open a doorway for them to go through.
By offering others an explanation.
Each one can see their part of creation.
I will share with them the thoughts of my soul,
To them the beauty of Love will unfold.
Would I dare die with my song still unsung?
Like a tower’s bell that's never been rung.
Nay I say, for today I'll bare my soul.
The story I’ve been given must be told.
A tapestry of words, I'll share with thee,
The essence of Truth that's been shared with me.
I don't wanna be
a wannabe no more
waiting for opportunity
to come a'knocking
on my open door
and the day she does
tho' the lights are on
there's no one home
as I'll probably be
out to lunch
knowing me
so I wanna see
'Been there, done that!'
on my resumé because
I'm oh-so tired
of being a never-was
I don't choose the muse
the muse chooses me
but when I need her most
then whereabouts is she
abandoned and self-mocked
not word one could I pen
with writer's block
my fate cast to the wind
but if the wraith had knocked
as does opportunity
I couldn't tell
on the other hand
her silence rings a bell
so left to my own devices
of weft warp and weave
forged in fire ashes to ashes
dust from the stars
I perceived is what we are
and word-weary all I could conceive
(S)prouting seeds
(P)lants bursting with color
(R)elaxation with bird songs
(I)nspiration born with new things
(N)ever let go of the chance
(G)rowing within you, to bloom
Heidi Sands
4/29/25
(C)opyright
To open a door of opportunity,
Is to seal the past of doubt and fear
The Door of Uncertainty
what's behind it, no one knows
the places it will lead you or
the opportunities it holds
The Door of Uncertainty
will you twist it's knob
or will you leave it untouched
scared for what could be behind
The Door of Uncertainty
a place of unknown
but,
if no one takes the risk
how are we gonna know
The Door of Uncertainty
where one finds their power
to push oneself forward
into a future uncovered
The Door of Uncertainty
a risk versus reward situation
take the leap of faith or
suffer the inner condemnation
The Door of Uncertainty
what was once frightening
became a place full of
defying
in which one discovered the uncertain
was inviting
the angst you feel is energy
in fact adrenaline
to fuel the fire needed
to face your fear
and profit from
the opportunity at hand
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Freedom provides the option
To thrive while unrestrained
By individual circumstances
By the self-serving demands of others
By our own compelling pain
Freedom provides an opening
For truth to roam free
Sometimes hurting, sometimes humbling, sometimes healing
Sometimes returning to its owner
A long-lost key
Freedom provides an opportunity
To test the boundaries of our souls
To examine the framework of our egos
To recalculate the sum of expenses
That renders us whole
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