Crackling of clouds, zigzag of light.
Puzzling the parks, jigsaw of sight.
A Summer storm, finding a spark.
Darkness of green and humid bark.
Adventure’s out, it’s boredom’s hymn.
Travel stories filled to the brim.
Not quite exciting as an ark -
Darkness of green and humid bark.
Balloons looming, red, white, and blue.
Will this cutout give me a clue?
Birds don’t chirrup, outside is stark.
Darkness of green and humid bark.
Little by little filling day.
Scrutinizing pieces in play.
Too quiet, whistling for lark.
Darkness of green and humid bark.
These fingers and eyes sharp’ning skill.
My adrenaline needs refill.
Need to find, national landmark,
Darkness of green and humid bark.
Puzzles will appeal to me
When words are what you need
To solve them; then, most likely,
I’ve a good chance to succeed.
A tough crossword or acrostic
Sets a challenge I enjoy,
For it taps into the brain cells
That I often do employ.
Yet once numbers are involved,
I’m simply clueless and so lost
That it isn’t worth the failure
And frustration it has cost.
Give me Shuffalos and Spelling Bees;
I’ll take that letter path
But don’t try to steer me to the route
Which travels using math.
Life's for you to solve and decode,
That's how your lifelong river flows!
Mysteries all under the sun,
And it's for you to call it done.
Face the truth through unwinding roads,
Life's for you to solve and decode.
It brings you to where the wind blows,
The places that anyone goes.
Don't let the time belittle you,
See what the world holds for you too.
Life's for you to solve and decode,
For it will return what it owes.
The days hold clues to inch closer—
As you also walk to closure.
Final tip to bring on the road:
Life’s for you to solve and decode.
Puzzle through patience and perseverance
Following the instructions as stated
Sometimes a cross road of being confused
Multitude of shape elements to place
Analyzation piece by piece
Assemble according to set up
Creating one step at a time
Observing and challenging your mind
Having no rush
No give up
Eventually a completed puzzle
Accomplishment at your grasp
Fulfill in how you manage to survive
You can’t cheat
Determination to finish
Destined
Right piece connections
Followed by perfection
Paying close attention
No longer will be puzzled
As the illustration states will become your completed sensation
Happy session
Puzzled no more.
Puzzling Relationship
Our edges seem so similar
Meant to fit, snuggly together
The tongue of your dry humor
Locks into the Grove of my clever wit
Forming attachments in every aspect of our lives
An image appears of our happy union
Then, as we filled in more and more,
Layer upon layer,
I found pieces that did not fit just so.
I rearranged my shape,
Just a bit, that's okay...
To force the connection that began so easily.
Pull this bit in, push this and fold here,
Until a ***** image forms
It is the appearance of "Us", but off.
Until, we no longer recognize ourselves.
Is it possible to unravel this mess?
Once we tear the pieces apart
Will they ever regain their original shape?
My pieces, unlocked from yours, seem deformed,
Misshapen, wonky.
Who is this Picasso I see in the mirror?
POLITICS and its process should
reflect the wishes of the people
UNITED we stand and divided we fall
And if we stand for nothing,
We are certain to fall for anything
ZERO must never be the sum total
of our progress
ZEALOUSNESS wrapped in principles
and the truth is powerful
LYING and cheating are evils,
even at the ballot boxes
I and you must demand truth from would-be
leaders without regard to winning and losing.
NO one, whether politician or president
is ever above the law
GOD'S hand is still stretched out to
those desiring His help
THE time is now for us to divert
from paths that lead to disaster
IN all branches of our government,
may God's light shine
MORALITY'S rapid descent to our
nation's basement must be averted
EVEN so, every effort must be exhausted
to halt this runner-away train
SADNESS and sorrow, I believe, will cover
the face of the earth if this our 'one nation
under God' should ever abandon God
012724PS
Here's what makes me sad, and I find it puzzling :-(
How alcohol can ruin a day, but they go on guzzling!
CENTER>PUZZLING
A lot of things in this world
Really puzzle me.
And I’m sure they’ll puzzle you as well.
If you look at them logically.
Why does an egg plant have no eggs
And a hamburger have no ham?
A guinea pig doesn’t come from Guinea
And it isn’t even a pig.
Writers write but authors don’t ‘auth’
At a recital they play; at a play they recite.
If vegetarians eat vegetables,
What do humanitarians eat?
An alarm goes off by going on,
While your house burns up, it’s burning down.
And even our bodies are built to confuse.
We have noses that run and feet that smell.
I could go on forever
But I’m sure you’ve got the gist.
I’ll leave you now dear reader
To work on your own list.
29th March 2023
Writing Challenge - 'P' Words Contest
Sponsor - Constance La France
Earthquake broke out
Disaster came
No prevention but salvation
Fate is to be blamed or
God is to be blamed
Loss of properties
Deaths
Destructions to landscape
Countless and unpredictable
Where compensations won't work
Salvation will be
The most important part
They do their parts and
God will do the rest
People will come back when it's over
And life will start all over again
They have the courage to come back
But not the courage to leave the place vacant
Why
Just as puzzling as
Why should they suffer from an earthquake
For centuries
I closed my eyes and pointed
A document I had received
Not a book in sight to point at
Revoked or it could expire,
How could this be
My birthday was near
So I had to march down to the DMV
Paid them money so now
I am a lawful driver
Words
1.Lawful
2.Unexpired
3.March
4.Document
5.Revoke
Contest: Mystery Word
Sponsored by: Caren Krustinger
Dated Created: 09/27/2020
What really passed between us then?
How did each of us feel?
To me it's still oh so special
And it was very real
There came a point when we spiraled
Cruel words and thoughts exchanged
And disdainful treatment of each
Other’s deep hurts and pains
I thought you had just turned on me!
I was confused and sad
I still can't solve the puzzle of
Why it became so bad
There's a jigsaw piece still missing
Without I cannot see
The underlying reason for
Your animosity
Was it my failure to visit?
Or me not writing back?
Was it my young unfaithfulness?
Or all of these things stacked?
But you reached out to me after
All these various things
Had me hoping for your laughter
Not decades of these stings
Were you still so in love with me?
Your hatred just a fake?
Did your pride make you look so tough
To hide profound heartache?
I will never really know why
'Cause you won't talk to me
I wish we could take a minute
To help each other see
I put it out there
for everyone to see
my nakedness
my vulnerability
I didn’t know what to expect
the spontaneity of it all
blind and without a map
Not sure what I’m dealing with
Nonchalance
Lack of interest
Simplemindedness
Envy
Jealousy
Misunderstanding
Or simply
The reflection
Of the disappointment
In their boring little humdrum life
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
trying to
solve the
puzzling puzzle
of swings
in mood
was not
an easy task to
undertake
that is
why in the
end the
puzzle was
left half solved
The philosopher had thought it through.
The physicist discovered it anew.
And the poet always knew
That time is relative.
If so, why…why do we all seek to measure
The millennia and the yugas
With the same empirical clock,
As in a rat race,
And a similar calendar,
Julian, Gregorian, Vikrami or whatever,
Blissfully unaware
That it may be a great blunder?!
— R. V., Ram
Cryptic and puzzling
Hard to understand
No one could figure it out
Nor did they have a plan
What we have here
Is a mystery
Nothing but dark clouds
Filled with ambiguity
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