Voted for politicians,
Get blind ambitions.
Pigtails are fun, they make me happy ~
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Those who swallow half a glass with optimism,
smile, show gratitude and pursue their vision.
Those with stinking thinking taste pessimism,
slam down the glass and digest bitter derision.
While one view nurtures faith seeds in the world,
the other lifts doubt's flag to globally unfurl.
We should run from those with negativity,
best not to risk getting any on you or me.
Youth exudes luck and beauty.
She views the world in vivid colour.
A true optimist at heart.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd place 2026
REDEEMING OPTIMISM-:-
admiration
awe
emotion
diametrically
opposed
in DEVOTED THOUGHTS
consistently
conceived
precursory
tranquil
scenes
of GENUINE PROMPTINGS
momentary
emphatic
enthusiastic
surfaced
impulses
For the lovers
Every decision
I ever made
was for the sake of love —
love of something,
love of someone,
love of somewhere.
If you were to ask me
what love was,
I couldn’t tell you.
It’s simply
the why
of it all —
why we exist,
why we keep going,
why even the calloused heart
screams for its presence.
Love life.
Love death.
Love something,
love someone,
love nothing —
love it all.
The party's over
You got in bed with the devil
And pulled the covers up over your head
It's a bed of your own making
Now you have to lie in it
And lie you have and lie you will
Over and over and over again
You'll toss and turn until morning comes
And after that sleepless night
It will finally dawn on you
It's time to wake up and smell the coffee
To go with your breakfast of crow
Which costs more than you will ever know
And we're all paying the price
Let the sunshine come
And illuminate each life,
With kindness and peace.
Pure, toned lightness gentles
life’s punched bruises, revives
to rejuvenate.
Whispered peace mingled with a
soft breeze swishes nirvana
feel on tingling skin.
Optimistic infinity
adorned in bright, wonder-filled
confident twinkles.
Makes me high, so high above
daily fair, I long to stay where
I can breathe His truth.
LEMONS
If life gives you lemons, make lemonade
If the sun gets too hot, sit in the shade
If you’re caught in the rain,it’s only water getting you wet
After a while you’re as wet as you can get
Sometimes obstacles get in the way
But tomorrow is another day
Who knows what might happen to you then
You might meet your new best friend
Sometimes it is hard to cope
Remember, there is always hope
Take pleasure in the little things
Play your favourite song and maybe dance and sing
At the end of the tunnel there is a bright light
A light that is always a welcome sight
So, if life gives you lemons just make lemonade
It could be the best drink you have ever made.
“You can’t do that”.
“That’s too difficult for you”.
“You’re not intelligent enough”.
“You won’t know what to do”.
Please don’t take my dreams away
Don’t doubt me before I can even start;
I have confidence in myself
I believe in myself
My dreams come straight from my heart.
It’s hard for me each day to be optimistic
When you are repeatedly and dreadfully pessimistic.
Just let me have my dreams
No matter how impossible to you they may seem;
We all need to have belief in something
We all need to have a dream.
Who knows, maybe someday I’ll make my dreams come true;
I will have a smile on my face while I say,
“See? My dreams ARE achievable!
I told you”!
The framework for a lovely, happy, lilting light life
Enthusiasm and excitement which are from God
Take your time to get to know people, listen to them
Optimistic practices forever because it feels good for everyone
Your outlook colours your world
Cynicism is no way to move forward
Bite into life with optimism
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 1st place 2025
In these troubled times may we all be blessed to be optimists
with all the sadness and heartache each day we’re suffering from
because optimists know the difficulties we have ahead of us
but believe they can be overcome
binary self-will
I could never quite do it
leaving escape clause
in analogue equation
go with 1, just once, all-in
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