Short Redefining Poems

Clearly stating the facts for better acknowledgment...

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Redefining the past
for tomorrow

Memory’s promise
—reimagined again

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2020)...

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Folding words into
a feeling
The permanence was
addictive
The creases
redefining
And the transcendence
sublime

(Nashville Tennessee: 'The Bluebird' October 1991)?...

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falling farther away from humanity
redefining your reality
who wants to go back there?

all i want
is what i don't have
isn't that too much to ask?

it all moves too fast
i just wanna slow down
and enjoy the ride...

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Listen to poem:

i grew up overnight
in one swift flash
redefining moment

you touched me
abused me
victimized me

you had no right
how could you
how dare you
i trusted you

you crossed the line
you branded me
scarred me for life



AP: 1st place 2020

Posted on May 13, 2020...

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Optimistic as we go outside the box, 
reality seems rather ridiculous;  
Ignited by the idea of impossible, 
guided by a spark and a smile;
Ignoring every line that’s drawn 
not too sure but willing to fly
Always defining and redefining ‘Original’
letting the daydreams transform society....

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                                              The Key Is Love

         "Humanity can regain its dignity if it accedes that love is the key to
 
         attaining unity and redefining visions in achieving lasting harmony"







08/19/2023
10:59 a.m.
Aboard Vision of the Seas
Cruising towards Bermuda...

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Clearing up
Ideas and concepts
Airing out
Attics and musty closets
Freeing up
Vitality and emotions
Channeling
Energy and growth
Feeling
Whole and in control
Redefining
Living and being me



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~SUNLIT RIPPLES~ 2019

Submitted on September 12, 2017 for contest A SEPTEMBER STANDARD sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 3RD...

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Looking beyond echoes of happiness
Transmitted through unusual forces
That travel through world of flora and fauna
Prompting change in their kingdoms
To conquer all sectors of life
And inspire calls for emancipation
World changing colours
Throwing secrets to deepest waters
To introduce new insightful era
Happiness redefining future in all spheres
As awe inspiring beginning emerges...

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Success is said to be a milestone
But is it a platform or 
a journey?
They define it as destination determined by destiny
but a real thou savvy its importance
For others, success is surmised
by thy position
But you know how often thou
break down
You know what you pay off....
Success is not a destination
but a journey which never ends....


Time to believe in yourself
Time to redefine success...

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Strength was engrained
At an early age

Shedding tears; WEAKNESS
Displaying emotions; INSTABILITY
Seeking comfort; DEPENDENCY

She is a mess!
This she is ME

Stone faced
Dead eyes
Hollow inside
Fake laughter

Crying; UNFAMILIAR
Suffering silently; FACT
Showing vulnerability; FOREIGN

How does she change
What’s been engrained?
Redefining what was once established as
              STRENGTH...

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Caught up in broke and broken
operating on what we can; 
Ready to rise by your own bootstraps? 
Or fall, never to be reimagined;
No answers with a diagnosis 
ask if humanity is worth saving;
Vitamins flood a prescription we should know ;
It’s a dangerous money making machine;  
Redefining lifestyles can change everything;
Understand you have a choice to stand up;
Stop feeding pharmacies instead of yourself....

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Listen to poem:

You say you love me and yet
I feel you hardly know me

I say I love you and yet
I feel an aching emptiness within
and fail to have a sense of ‘we’

It’s curious and odd to think we are in love
when we have no clue where this can lead
even stranger is how we are ok with that

Somehow we’re defining and redefining love
as we try to understand what’s become of us



AP: 3rd place 2025

Posted on May 26, 2023...

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In strength and grace, they rise each day,
With purpose clear, they find their way.
Empowered hearts, minds of might,
Men, a force, standing tall and bright.

Breaking molds, redefining norms,
In compassion, courage, their spirit storms.
Champions of equality, they stand,
Side by side, hand in hand.

Through challenges faced, they grow,
Their potential vast, a constant flow.
Empowering men, it's a noble quest,
In unity and respect, we are truly blessed.


@Vanessa...

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