Trying Poems

trying to get my home right

I built my home high up in a giant oak tree
two kookaburras and an owl lived next to me
the day birds chattered all morning, conversation bright
hoot owl kept up a continuous hooting throughout the night

an orangutan moved in showing off his big red butt
I could not ignore it, so moved down to a hut
saw the

TRYING TO SILENCE

You're trying to silence the world

It Sounded Like You Were Trying To Evict The Words From Their Home On Your Tongue

I have been watering it for months—
the small black bulb in the cupboard
that I never let touch sunlight.
It swelled in the dark,
fed on steam from my cooking breath,
fat with the whispers I never spoke aloud.

I told myself it was only a seed,
a pebble in soil, nothing more.
I would open the door,
look at it once, and

While Trying To Be

Need I my dear son
Show you the light of sun
Or teach you how to croon 
Under a half or a full moon..
You seem to learn and know 
As you live, bond and grow 
How to successful be
While trying to be..

Should I my dear son 
Tell you how to be the one 
Or for you life

WHAT NATURE IS TRYING TO TEACH US

When you look at a field of sunflowers…even though they all share the same name
you quickly notice how no two sunflowers are the same.

How each sunflower has their own unique beauty…their own allure…their own appeal
How each sunflower’s beauty enhances the beauty of the field.

Sunflowers, raindrops, trees, leaves….are are all doing their best to reach us….
I

MESSAGE TO THE YOUTHS

If you want to go far in life
Reduce your circle
The people you share your dreams with
It's not about numbers, but loyalty 
Make a long table, helping others 
So you can be stable 
When ever you're not capable 
So you'll be able, to get where you want to be.


If you want to be
Liked by people 
Start

I'm just trying to Survive

I'm really, REALLY tired. 

I'm grasping at straws. 

I've lost myself. 

I'm alone so often,

I've got nowhere I can go.

I try to talk to people but I know I'm just bumming them out. 

I didn't want to be like this. 

I wanted to be able to laugh with my friends.

I wanted to feel courageous. 

I

Trying Man

Getting up after the fall,

Standing again and accepting the call.

Giving it the proverbial 'college try'

Burning the midnight oil and remembering his 'why'…

Standing in the batter's box again after strike three

Readying himself for another at-bat, standing in the box confidently…

Picking himself up off the canvas after the big left hook

Shaking the cobwebs and learning from the

When Did I Stop Trying to Please Everyone

I am unsure when I stopped trying to please everyone else
at my own expense

When I was young I had a need to be liked by everyone
I did whatever I could to get them go beyond mere approval

Was I in my thirties when I stopped this? I am not sure
But I know why I stopped it.

Some

OF MASTERING TODAY'S TRYING TIMES

OF MASTERING TODAY’S  TIMES

Controversy has its place,
as to disagree does not necessarily 
mean to disavow; save in the event 0f
conspiracy to  subvert justice, and void the
rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness:-

Today’s controversy
over power in America,
has become so conspiratorial that
it has reached the point of bastardizing
much ideology of the founding constitution
of our

Me

I'M A UNSUCCESSFUL PERSON,
WHO CANT EVEN TAKE STAND FOR HERSELF.
I'M A QUITE PERSON,
WITH THOUSANDS OF THOUGHT RUNNING,
IN MY MIND.
I'M A TOUGH PERSON, 
WITH FULL OF EMOTIONS BEATING, 
MY HEART FAST.
I'M THE FACE OF HAPPY PERSON, 
WITH UNHAAPY FEEL,
MAKING ME HURT.
I'M STRONG PERSON,
WEAK FROM INSIDE,
HIDING MYSELF TO THE WORLD.

Trying to REM ember the waking stage of an emotionally tormenting dream

The following account predicated on partial fact and a healthy dose of prevarication with an attendant overactive imagination.

Trying to REM ember the waking stage of an emotionally tormenting dream

One week later
still dog-tired after jarring telephone ordeal
(seven days ago from April 30, 2025)
with fake government employees,
yours truly still emotionally haggard
trembling and wretched
closely following on the figurative

Trying to explain the unexplainable But it's so much fun

Have you ever talked with God?
At first it might feel very odd.
Please move your feelings out the way.
And let your heart do the talking today.
You're not just talking to the air.
The One that created you is there.
If you're not sure how or what to do.
Let the Bible be the guide for you.
Open it up and

OF POETIC PROSE AND RHYME IN TRYING TIMES

I’m not whom
You may think 
I am
But am the who
That I am
And the coming
To being more
As the belly
Of my soul                                   

Trying Chicken Fried Steak a Second Time

My husband likes chicken fried steak
I am not fond of it
But I like the potatoes and gravy on top
I decided to give the chicken another try
It was not for me, so I cut it into sixths for our dogs.
They both turned up their noses at it.
Is it that they are too well fed
Or their taste

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