Use Up Poems

All you need to know about Greed

...Greed does not care if you refuse to listen,
   and give it a feed.
Greed does not care if you go without a feed,
   to fill more and yet more pockets, so others cannot feed.
Greed does not care ...

Silly Silly Silly

...
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
Don't try it, you might blow a gasket
There's a bunch of other stuff you should know
Before they put you in a casket

Greece's anthem has ...

THANKFUL FOR INDIGENOUS WISDOM

...
Today I’m thankful for Indigenous wisdom
wisdom that needs to be respected…

The earth is not a resource to use up…they believed
It is an heirloom to be treasured and protected...

In Grief

...Trembling, the ache
Still tender,
Unkept moments echo
Risking a prayer,
Where will the memory go?
How will my heart ever know
When to let go… how to let go?

Desperate, the sorrow
Holding he...

Integrity

...Journey Journal Page
INTEGRITY


Apt art arms
Brisk blooms bask
Craft clear charm
Dance dream draft
Etch each ease
Frame fond feast
Glimpse gross glint
Here hope hues
In ire ink
Just joy...

Scraps; Volume 1

...Henry VIII
Henry VIII king of England, he had six wives,
Half of which had rather shorter lives.
Three died, two divorced and the last was glad by far,
For she outlived him, her name Cathe...

Time On Them If Removed Time On You You Improved

...You can pick and choose your friends, 
who is true who is pretend 
Who needs you then they leave you 
If it suits them 
then refuse them 
Are they there 
do they care 
do they have nerve 
do ...

This Is My World

...this is my world
random as a baked bean
***** as an egg
sad as a rabbit
confused as a traffic light
this is my world
hop on...

this is my world
films and charity shops
reduced to clear, be...

Strange Conversations

...My grandson is jumping up and down excited telling me about the new game he got, word of worship, and his mother lets him play it one hour a week and he hates to use up all his time in one day becaus...

Apricots

...We planted some fruit trees
some five years ago;
The peaches produced more
than you'd guess would grow.

The apricot sits there,
does nothing each year.
Brings up a reminder
a parable made cl...

Spellceckers, Down

...SpellCeckers, Down!
 ——————————————————————-
I’m Spellcheckers.  I’ll read your mind,
Starting always from two lines behind.
So, you’ll use up all your time
Going back to proofread every line, 
...

Oh A-Choo

...( A parody to be sang to the tune of  " Say I Do "
  from the musical Mamma Mia )

You've got a cold
And your nose
You should blow it!

Oh A-choo!
A-choo. A-choo. A-choo. A-choo. A-choo.

Y...

Forgetfulness

...Forgetfulness is more than a habit with me
I work hard at it, trying not to remember
[or use up my limited memory]
on facts I can Google!

written June 11, 2021...

The World-You-Me-My Soul-The Mind

...Do you sometimes wonder
how to introduce what is out there to your soul and mind?
how to understand that which exists, in that period of time?
and in that present moment is real, and do you feel g...

The Thrill of Imagination

...We waste our time on silly things
mindless of what tomorrow brings;
we use up moments that are simply banal,
shouln't we use them in ways so pratical?

Many afternoons in July or August
are spe...

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