This is where we lost it
This is where we parted
Life usually has a passkey
Living has its code
With every twist and turn
unveiling a new chapter
revealing a lifeway
She walked half the way
He trailed off the path
fainting with a broken will
Both fade off the trail
The complete loss of naivety doesn’t necesseraly lead
To cynicism cause it would be too dramatic
Its just a usual way of life
As it is, no naivety, no cynicism
Though you’d like to have them in stock
Just in case you’d need some of it again
But the problem is, sellers are gone
Those good sellers, who could get anything you wanted
Some of them have become state officials
Others have converted to Buddhism
And a few have delved deep into the sweet dullness
Of privacy in the countryside homes
But sooner or later you realize
That you own them for free
Naivety and cynicism
Absolutely like new, here they are
Well shaped, exquisitely elegant
With a little leaf on the ends
Looking exactly like the earrings we bought you last summer
You can wear them again, why not
No one will notice, what these items are
They’d only see the earrings.
Life, as if fear itself bestowed
Fantasy of a act in human life
Betrayed drama of what is to be
Or wickedness of a species breath inhale
Mind illusion to a dream's reality
They push thought, molding image or control
Way of life, a promise to happiness
A struggle life, none equal unless classed
Hopes to live life fruitfulness
Laughter, the key to kindness joy
We watch, what is portrayed the purpose
But do we thrive under its anger
That we turn not to right or wrong
But the hunger of our own ambitious emotions
Is it so much that we fear death
That realistically we know no time
In life itself a dying soul each day
Mortality taught and trampled beneath constitution
Existence of your journey sane or in vain
We live in a lie covering truth
Actions of many pardon crime of nature
Way of life, we're killers walking the streets
Where theirs is worth more than the innocent
We trade a way of life for what's to be
For destructive society digging their own grave
My dust, scattered in breath of the breeze
Way of life, is it what you hoped to be
It is easy to forget as so many memories are buried in the subconcious
Memories is what makes us whole and shape the people we become
I missed them for so long I forgot their face and shape
It is the beauty that is so remarkable it brings us peace
It is everything I need to make it in this harsh world
If I could sing, it would be memories leaving my mouth
If you could see me you would see all it took to make me
I ask you to think of the future, to think of the past and to think of me
Losing Our Way Of Life
Miracle Man
4/10/2024
The country I love,
is long in moral decay.
Prophecy tells me,
that time’s end is near.
Sinful things are appearing,
within each new day.
But I live my day’s,
with the absence of fear.
We’re losing our country,
to those filled with hate.
Crime and drugs,
occupy the minds of some.
People who will never,
carry their own weight.
We cater to these freeloaders,
while ours exist on a crumb.
I wouldn’t say that life is fair, but sometimes the wind blows in our favour. We do sense tension in the air, every time life issues a disclaimer. In life you may be coerced, in to becoming a self blamer.
What bitterness and grief has life in store for me? If only my good deeds redeem me from being a shamer. You may mock me for what I am today, but tomorrow to your deeds you will be a claimer.
Whatever good you do along the way, will come back to save you when you need acclaimer. On earth you have no time to spare, on your target you should be the aimer. Life can be shocking sometimes, but no need to be the exclaimer.
It’s little things that do count in life, if to your soul you want to be a tamer. A friendly smile or a nod of the head, to your self-esteem you will be a reclaimer. Or a kind word that might earn you respect, or for which you could enter the hall of famer.
Honour your word and gain peoples hearts, to your reputation it won’t be a restrainer. Seek wisdom in the womb of life, to your dignity it will be a maintainer. Don’t sell your soul for what it’s worth, unless you want humiliation to be your enslaver.
Saleh Ben Saleh
Blessed be all spirits free
Unhindered by all sorrow
A better way of life today
That lasts way past tomorrow
Stoicism stands for wisdom,
Virtue and success,
Education,
Information,
Beat a gritty guess.
Virtue is the guiding force,
Of values that remain,
Honesty and clarity,
Promote a greater parity,
That modesty and charity retain.
Stoicism stands for truth,
In what we say and do,
Standing tall,
Is after all,
A harmony of two.
If you shake the money tree,
Shake it for a cause,
Love’s election,
Not perfection,
Settles for a pause.
"A gentle pat and soft voice comforts even the frighten beast." Quote_ by poet
How many children grow up thinking that abuse is the norm,
never complaining of what goes on in their home.
Like a 3-year-old boy being tossed and kicked repeatedly
down a hallway of their building. The abuse was caught
on a doorbell camera. Her excuse was he, “wasn’t listening.”
blessed be the flower
charms those with its grace and scent
moral nourishment
I was brought up extremely old fashioned. You committed a sin,
you are accountable. I believe God lives within me.
With his hand on mine and wisdom He leads me in the right path.
learn to love yourself
forgiveness is thy freedom
you savor honey
I believe in loving people. I try very hard to respect those around.
Everyone has their boundaries what they have, what they choose,
and what they wish to do. They have their own believes,
don't aim to convert them, accept them for whom they are.
golden wheat long shaft
unspoiled nurturing kernel
those who hunger strength
11/7/2023
The simple recipe for a healthier life
a Stoic view unaffected by impulses or emotions
The impressions and interpretation of the world
Bury any negative thoughts
accept your responsibility for your own emotions
What you can't control,
doesn't must be worrisome
What you do today, can do tomorrow brighter
Anyone can acquire
the keys of wisdom of the Stoics
through making oneself a positive person
Convictions, attitudes and hopeless habits
a fruitful and educational process
Finding the correct focus, life is full of surprises
You yourself are the forge of your own success
The inside and the outside changes
you gives of yourself, embrace and comfort
A wisdom of life for our time where uncertainty abounds
Explore the possibilities that others may not have seen
manifest everyday
art holds sway
revealing personal taste
a continuing way of life
grace..as light in space
Maybe it's the way that I catch you staring when I open my eyes and the sunlight has come alive
Or it might be the fact that you smile,and my whole world catches fire
They told us love is an imagination
But everytime you hold me near it becomes certain, you can't really give love a defination
They can't solve it- it's a feeling not a calculation
I know a place where we can be
A place where lovers are soaring free
Where you can be mine and I'll be yours
Where loving you becomes a way of life
I know a place where heartbeats race
A place Where cupid's grinning late at night
Where you'll be my knight and I your light
And loving you is just a way of life
We are watching TV news indicating catastrophes, people
discriminating and being prejudiced against others while
sinning, doing bad things, telling lies and environmental
problems created at Camp LeJeune.
Breaking rules should be in there somewhere.
Why do people write, "Letters to the Editor" anyway?
What do they want to gain from their letter? Article
might be an expression of dissatisfaction, disagreement
and doubt. They may be filled with animosity also
We could be giving credit where credit is due, being
positive, patient, loving and kind.
People have been killed or injured, affected by bad
weather, calamities and health problems. and
things that are terrifying.
We must give credit where credit is due. What you
give out is what you will receive in return. Give out
love, kindness and mercy and will receive the same
back.
Do not criticize others to build yourself up. Encourage
others to do good and better themselves. Would be
interested in reader's comments regarding this article
that I have written.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran
Believer of God and Jesus
RiverSea Plantation
WAY OF LIFE
engraved portraits
fundamental elements
of
elegance
& noblesse
an evident emphasis
shadowed &hidden
in
formal
tradition
an established
supply categoric
in strict
criteria
contact
thorough replicas
formed &contemporary
though
vague
bequeathed
with extraordinary quality
alluding epithets
of such illustrated
treasures
denied
in supplementary
composition
extended &originating
with
visual expression
both systematic
& somewhat
incomprehensible
this appropriate patronage
stimulated &recognised
then decisively
discerned
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augmented
THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE without grammatical symbols the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and respond thus making the form a two way interplay and often a unique interpretation by the enigma so derived
A kindly lady lives in a large house with her brother, both unmarried, both elderly, say, around seventy. I stayed with them for two years— with the two graceful hosts. More than the income from a paying guest, they seemed to care more for some souls in a two-storied sprawling mansion. Soon you become part of that household. But then, you have to leave the town on transfer, and they let you with a heavy heart. On my part too it is difficult to part. You promise to visit them sometime and leave. But ‘soon’ somehow gets stretched to three long years, and when you manage to visit, it is too late. Death, man’s nearest companion, had called on them, and in a span of a few days, you come to know.
With some sense of sin
You tear away from the scene,
A void whirls within,
Draped in memories
We hang on with heavy heart,
Void’s the way of life.
__________________________
Haibun |07.08.2021|
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