Dark thoughts attack at will.
Be brave and fiercely fight them off.
Trust the sun will return.
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Invasions I fear
How good am I with the sword?
I protect brown skin
When he's not beside me,
the road is empty at 2am.
When he doesn't talk,
it's traffic — horns and brakes.
When he speaks,
it's a traffic-free road.
When he smiles,
it's smooth, no obstacles.
But I don't care where the road goes.
I hope it leads to him —
wherever he loves to go.
Himalaya.
Volcano.
A place full of obstacles.
Beside him,
being a shield to him —
that is enough.
across the globe bees
risk losing more than we know
~ endangered species
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Protect yourself from harm, don’t let anyone take you down.
Down a road that will make you sick, sick that you can never get well again.
Loves I want you to be well, so plan and protect yourself by planning well.
Think of your future and all you want to be, make a plan that will take you to all your dreams.
Dreams that you think are unreachable can be achieved, you can be all that you dream.
Planning and protecting yourself every day by following your path to bright and happy days.
Wishing you well on your journey to making all your dreams come true, so plan, protect, and move with intent to make your life all you can be.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
Earth is our home, we love and value you each and every day and pray.
Pray for all of our planet, and lift positive thoughts and prayers.
We will try to make better choices, and learn to work together to keep our planet Earth perfect.
We remember all the times we fought and dropped bombs, causing pollution and damage that led to sad and unhappy times.
Times in history when we lacked good direction, and made life sad and depressed for all.
For all of us, we pray for love and to be happy, and live the best life we can on planet Earth.
We reflect on our leaders who use their words to work things out and choose love and progress to fix and protect planet Earth.
We pray for peace and love, and for all to not force conflict and cause damage to planet Earth.
We pray for people to work together, and to let our planet heal from prior damage, to let the trees grow, and food grow freely, so they can do their job of keeping Earth well, for us and the future of Earth.
Lifting prayers to God, today and always.
Conqueror, yours is no face
You’re a multiplied war bringer
As much as I love my place
Don’t expect I’d lift a finger
To protect my home and stuff
From your occupation
May you never get enough
Of your violation
Wars are well appreciated
Understood and criticized
The barbarians dictated
Their proud little mind
For so long, that it became
Kind of norm in this quagmire
But I wouldn’t play war game
Burn my life, enjoy the fire
Anyway I won’t concede
To the sinisterization
I belong to dying breed
To the human nation..
let's have fun
outside with the sun
thank the crops for every grain
thank the clouds for drop of rain
appreciate trees in the woods
appreciate the ocean for seafoods
enjoy bird watching from a far
enjoy a lake visit near by
express our gratitude above
express it by making move
stop using dynamite in the sea
stop cutting down the trees
avoid depleting the ecosystem
avoid taking all the gems
protect animals from chemical
protect all that is natural
Protect The Children
Does anyone hear the concealed cries
Of the children?
It's not fake news; It's the real world
In real time.
Stop, look, listen with judgements.
No matter what age the children can't
Do alone.
Tommorrow is their's destiny, Allow
A child to say "No" and in this concrete
World.
In a world children preyed upon.
Dear children of this World, It's not
Supposed be like this.
No matter whom alleges victory in
War the factual loss is borne.
By children losing parents, homes,
Schools and a right to a safeguarded
Childhood.
There is no excuse, Do you want to
Break the generational dysfunction?
Allow your children the right to tell
You when something is hurting them
Without being defensive or nonchalant.
Protect all children even if they're
Not bloodlines.
My View changed of this world
When I experienced how far some
People will go to defend a lie.
An angelic being,
helping to guide and protect us.
Seen by some but mostly unseen.
They can ring bells,
and sing in the wind.
Even be heard in a soft whisper.
Looking like a fluffy cloud,
wearing a white flowing gown.
Wearing wings and a pretty halo.
Have not seen them,
but have seen the effects from them.
Have written about them.
I find that flowers are not complicated
Although they all have meaningful names
When you approach a flower
There is no reason to ever explain yourself
I find that flowers are uncompromising
What you see is what you get
No need to push past a facade
There is no reason to protect yourself
I find that flowers are not intrusive
They lay no claim to your soul
You are free to just be
There is no reason to unfold yourself
I find that flowers are artwork on the earth’s canvass
They supply our world with a colorful finish
A reminder that you are amazing and imperfectly complete
There is no reason to ever diminish yourself
I wandered lost through the streets of dread and flame,
Till mercy found me,clothed in stranger's guise;
Lord bless that man who spake not word of shame.
My heart was proud,I spurned my parent's name
I sought the world reaped its vanities;
I wandered lost through the streets of dread and flame.
The night was cold, my soul a heap of blame,
Yet he drew near with pity in his eyes;
Lord, bless that man who spake not word of shame.
He questions soft-''What land from whence thou came?''
I told of fields beneath Free Statean skies;
I wandered lost through the streets of dread and flame,
He spake of home , of love that never maim.
Of mother's tears that never truly dies;
Lord, bless that man who spake not word of shame.
He gave me fare,and bread,and hope became
A living light where one was compromise;
I wandered lost through streets of dread and flame
Lord,bless that man who spake not word of shame.
The world is in chaos
We try hard to protect our children
Slim choice of role models
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
I guard my words obsessively
what is said can never be unsaid
~ heard not ever be unheard
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 2nd place 2025
O de to our Mother,
D ivine and celestial, incarnation of magnanimity,
E ndless piety immortalized.
T rue symbol of eternal graciousness,
O Mother, we, your humble children, bow to you.
M ay your indomitable spirit protect us from evils,
O cean of kindness with no bounds,
T o the downtrodden and suffering souls, You
H old their hands firm, wipe their tears....
E mancipated from prejudices and biases,
R eveal the bountiful universe and its glory.
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