Milkweed and Hydrangeas
...The garden you planted is regrowing,
Just like you said it would—
But the desolate husks of last summer’s foliage
Still stand stark;
Everlasting monuments
Of what once was.
Yet time marches ...
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Categories:
regrowing, death, depression, emotions, family,
Form: Free verse
Forgiveness
...Forgiveness,
like trust
and the salvation of heroes
slowly getting back up,
Forgiveness,
of Other
and others
and self,
Forgiveness,
like trust,
and resurrected freedom,
is not instant,...
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Categories:
regrowing, anxiety, forgiveness, health, peace,
Form: Political Verse
Choosing Health
...It's not my choices
I regret,
But,
sometimes what I didn't choose
to do
or join
or say
or at least not forget
About not hatching up
or mashing down
some healthier choices
in a wealthie...
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Categories:
regrowing, change, health, integrity, life,
Form: Political Verse
Object of the Ladies' Adoration
...Regrowing my beard, time for celebration
My CPAP machine was causing frustration
Seems quite okay now
Sleeping better, and how
Once more I'll be the object of the ladies' adoration<>
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Categories:
regrowing, humor,
Form: Limerick
2020 Constitutional Rapture
...Alan Simpson,
a Wyoming Republican,
not known for his socialist ways
nor his sacred communion means of public discourse,
cried out in our Great Dark Night
of white bold
and climate cold
fragil...
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Categories:
regrowing, appreciation, health, humanity, integrity,
Form: Political Verse
Reversing Appointed Times
...I go back,
reversing imaged time
to when I felt
and knew untrammeled internal space
responsive within external
eternally immortal times
of Earth's regenerative history.
For some,
less fortu...
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Categories:
regrowing, age, creation, happiness, health,
Form: Political Verse
Fealt Falling
...LIKE THE SEED THAT FELL IN THE GROUND
AND CHOKED DID NOT GROW
NOR FOOD OUR WATER NOR SUN
WOULD NOURISH IT BACK TO LIFE
LIKE THE SEED THAT FELL
I HAVE FALLINEN TO LEARN
AND KEEP MY SPIRITS ALI...
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Categories:
regrowing, blessing, change, deep,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Missing Rib
...You seem unclear,
The fogged-up sky of a dewy morning.
You won't be cleared,
A blurred part of my vision,
A cataract regrowing.
A cancer eating up my soul,
A well dug up hole.
I know what it...
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Categories:
regrowing, soulmate,
Form: Free verse
Felt Falling
...LIKE THE SEED THAT FELL IN THE GROUND
AND CHOKED DID NOT GROW
NOR FOOD OUR WATER NOR SUN
WOULD NOURISH IT BACK TO LIFE
LIKE THE SEED THAT FELL
I HAVE FALLEN TO LEARN
AND KEEP MY SPIRITS A LIV...
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Categories:
regrowing, christian, emotions, first love,
Form: Blitz
Patience
...The stars in the night sky twinkle, but never will they dim.
Small fish in the ocean feel threatend, but never cease to swim.
The leaves on the tree will fall, but never stop regrowing.
The tears ...
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Categories:
regrowing, beauty, blessing, cheer up,
Form: I do not know?
Going, Regrowing
...I'm sitting here in despair,
I used to have so much hair,
At least I've still got a grin,
Perhaps I'll have a lottery win
And get a follicle transplant to repair....
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Categories:
regrowing, funny,
Form: Limerick
Object of the Ladies' Adoration
...Regrowing my beard, time for celebration
My CPAP machine was causing frustration
Seems quite okay now
Sleeping better, and how
Once more I'll be the object of the ladies' adoration
©...
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Categories:
regrowing, love,
Form: Limerick
Poverty Grows
...Poverty.
Hardship and suffering
all behind society's eyes
raised by the ghetto
slums cracked lights out
scavenges for life
its gone.
The same face in all places
no father figures
can't support, gone...
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Categories:
regrowing, black african american, child,
Form: Free verse
Ugh
...just cried
dont feel bad i have nothing to hide
im not hurt really as i am sad
because of what i couldve had
wish i could change it but i cant
wish i could get better easier like a plant
always...
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Categories:
regrowing, love
Form: Free verse