Thoughts unraveling like loose strings on a ball,
then rewound to make useable opinion.
Past and future lose all their intrigue,
in the clearness and fulfillment of a present moment.
The intensity and immediacy of a brilliant thought,
becomes calm in the presence of an epiphany.
One’s time is truly blessed,
when passion and purpose are in each moment.
Ask me a question that in answering it,
I may fulfill a need of your mind.
Show me the emotions you feel in life,
that I may know the thirst and joy of your soul.
Does having a meaning for life complete life,
or is having a meaningless life even possible?
Let you soul’s destiny flow through you,
let it show others perfectly who you are.
fingers
lithe and lively
typing painting cooking
powerful and reusable
fingers
Stress pulled Me Myself and Irene
went from nice to stubbornly mean
had to change to help me
because nobody was helping me
No respect a joke and clown
treating me without a care
as you expect broke me down
a long long time and everywhere
I went from saying please
to I will hurt you
no time or energy
no concern too
naive and nice
kind for approval
desperate to be liked
easily useable
Make effort show interest
take time to care
looking to help, notice
always be there
Hoping they’d be helpful
slowly felt a fool
needing yet still hopeful
No help at all
Listen to my mind
tell me what you think
haven’t got the time
weakening the link
Where’s the friend like me
lending hand and free
Care they’ve come to see
when in their hour of need
You treated Me Myself and Irene
and I became mean
Note the difference and complain
explain? You drove me insane
You saw the way Hank had to be
well you did that to me
started behaving how I see
thanks for nothing
If I were an elephant
So big and strong and proud
I'd fit right in with any
Other elephant-al crowd.
No one would call me "fat"
Or "chubs," "obese," or even "thick"
Because all my ginormous friends
Would silence them real quick.
The big ears that I try to hide
From embarrassment and shame
Would rather be my beauty marks
Bringing pachydermal fame.
And as I aged I could chill
About wrinkles and some grey
Elephants are happy to
Be born and live that way!
Big nose? No worries!
Here's a trunk! And all uniquely beautiful.
Buck teeth! No way! I'll show you how
My tusks are truly useable!
The best part, truth be told,
If an elephant I could be
I'd be so big I could stomp bullies
But I'd choose to set them free.
Life is full of many colors
Gorgeous Yellow suitcase
Several Red daisies
One Black diamond
Warm Lavender blanket
Comfortable Orange dress
Irritating Blue screen
Many White stars
Bouncy Green ball
Soft Teal pillow
Reflective Gold frame
Full Maroon Moon
Desirable Pink shoes
Uncommon Tan letter
Dark Ashen shadow
Beautiful Chartreuse bottle
Unique Purple artwork
Delicious Ivory melon
Needed Brown thread
Heated Mustard tub
Long Silver scarf
Painful Aqua tattoo
Pretty Peach coasters
Useable Grey salt shaker
Wonderful Multi-colored piñata
A heart which is full of color
Sings its masterfulness to all
Russell Sivey
Square off
Center
Bogus
I am a concrete block.
Kitty-cornered
Straight down the middle
Weathered but useable
Concrete block with a cross
colors
so many colors
bubbling forth from places
from which bubbles know no bounds
sunlight piercing
through useable darkness
unnoticeable to warmly clothed eyes
as we walk unnoticed
to our favorite haunt
beautifully vivid blackness surrounds us
our supposed friends
don’t notice
the obviously noticed obvious
and we love and revel
to our walking souls
leading each other as turns are taken
to a store
to our store
and music fills the emptiness that all others feel
upon our arrival
our sources
seen only to us
and our hidden
and unwritten eyes
The residents will soon be moving.
There is lots of miscellaneous and
still useable items.
Some old growth redwoods
and fishable seas, some
breathable air
and unpolluted shores,
bargains galore so
don't hesitate
to make an offer.
All prices are negotiable
and everything must go.
Saturday, from 9-5, please,
no earlies.
Earth, the nearest cross-street
is Milky Way.
Desires,
Personal progressive approach,
A natural process,
Beneficial or non beneficial,
Understandable or misunderstanding,
Cooperative or non cooperative,
Responsive or irresponsive,
Favourable or upposer,
An unbreakable Productivity,
Remarkable consequences,
Appreciated or neglected,
Negative or positive
Impartial growth,
That develops environment,
To breathe satisfactorily.
A struggle,
Extremely inspired and cureable,
Learnable activities,
Knowledgeable practices,
And re-useable or repeatable,
Subjects and material,
Retrieval experience,
Wealth of nature,
Concreted moments,
That offer opportunities,
For individual pleasure,
Joyful, saddened, calm and troubleful,
A dreamable and memorable,
A fashionable and traditional,
Compiled or adopted attitudes,
A painful or reliefable path of thoughts.
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