Wife's Materials
...She's a farmer's daughter
She's a tractor driver
She's a scholar in the school
She's a taekwondo belter
She's a writer, cartoonist
She's a beauty pageant winner
She's a good cook
She's a dog l...
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Categories:
taekwondo, appreciation, beauty, creation, perspective,
Form: Tautogram
My Dream Girl
...My dream girl's not a doll, no Kewpie cutie,
Or an heiress, or an actress on the screen.
She's neither nun nor acrobat,
Nor wears fine feathers in her hat,
No frump for Trump Republican,
No beau...
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Categories:
taekwondo, dream, humor, imagination, romance,
Form: Rhyme
Though a Democrat, I play the devil's advocate
...Though a Democrat, I play the devil's advocate...
after reading the article
(published in the July + August 2024
issue of Mother Jones)
titled Raging bull - Donald Trump's
pugilistic spokesman...
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Categories:
taekwondo, america, boxing day , celebrity,
Form: Rhyme
Sparring
..."Ki-Ahp!" I draw back my arm like a sword,
stepping back to challenge, before bracing forward.
Like weapons meeting, grunting lips clink,
each movement controlled, bodies never link.
Roundhou...
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Categories:
taekwondo, art, community, confidence, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
2012
...one hundred meters run and swim
gymnastic teeters in the gym
judo boxing race on bikes
rowing coxing running spikes
water polo lifting weights
shooting solo tens and eights
football hockey all ...
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Categories:
taekwondo, sports,
Form: Rhyme
A Fighter's Cry
...Don't allow him to corner you, punch him hard on his face, kick him hard and make him cry, just one nice smack and the title is all yours.
These are some of the expressions which I keep on shou...
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Categories:
taekwondo, anger, boxing day , death,
Form: I do not know?
Taste of Gold
...Can take all those kicks
Bear swell on my feet
Can do to lose weight
I’ll win in a game!
Roll on the mats
Endure the pain
Sweat around me
Keeps me fighting
In the end
All hard works
are...
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Categories:
taekwondo, sports,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
Taekwondo
...Taekwondo
The way we flow
Our hands and feet
We put on show
Jumping spinning in the air
Striking out our target there
This mighty form of self defence
A contact sport so immense
Spectacular p...
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Categories:
taekwondo, adventure, journey,
Form: Rhyme
Taekwondo Competition
...~~~Taekwondo Competition~~~
Taekwondo is in my blood
Every day I go into battle
I fight millions of fights when I am in my sleep
Sometimes I am challenged by raging demons…
Sparring with eas...
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Categories:
taekwondo, inspiration, passion, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Halloween Night Zombies
...One Halloween night, I woke up screaming,
There were many zombies around me, all furiously staring;
With their burning red eyes, they were ready to smash my head;
When they pulled my arms ...
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Categories:
taekwondo, celebration, november,
Form: Narrative
My Rejuvenated Heart
...the sun disappeared and was replaced with a dim moonlight
eventually, people around me waned from my sight
the flowers in full bloom as if they'd turned back to buds
as my angry face be...
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Categories:
taekwondo, confusion, love, me, passion,
Form: Rhyme
Taekwondo
...Kicks that carry force
Carried out beautifully
Majestic style...
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Categories:
taekwondo, sports,
Form: Haiku