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Jeanie Bennett Poem
Why aren't you smiling back at me
I'm having a great day, don't you see
Why aren't people friendly anymore
Common courtesy has gone out the door
Kids off to school without any trouble
Kisses and hugs then rush to work
On the double
Job duties completed right on time
Run to grocery store, can't get behind
Pick up kids and all will be fine
I see a familiar face I hadn't seen in a while
She glances at me but there is no smile
She kinda just looked right through me
I don't get it, can't we all just be friendly
How hard is it to crack a small smile
Common courtesy is gone, no denial
Delicious supper shared with family
Spouse shares sad news he heard today
The woman I just saw in the store
Lost husband suddenly the week before
She was diagnosed with cancer, stage four
And will only survive a few months more
The cancer has spread despite all the chemo
No family for support and to lean on
Now her sole support in her life is gone
She probably won't survive very long
I am not smiling when I hear this news
Nor smiling but now changing my views
Not smiling when drop kids off at school
Can't smile at work, I feel such a fool
Coworkers ask why aren't you smiling
Smiling has taken on a new meaning
It's not as spontaneous as was before
I don't smile as much as I use to
Looking at sullen, smile less faces
What caused happiness to be erased
Death and disease and family stresses
Abuse and loss and money messes
Maybe my smile will bring you comfort
And if you don't smile back, I will hope
And pray you have a reason to smile again
Someday..........
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****** WITHERED BUT WISER ******
Older becomes withered, but hopefully wiser...
Thinning skin becomes invisibly thicker, tougher...
Dry and delicate though more resilient and resolute...
Wrinkled mouth still strong and determined to impart wisdom...
Diminished sight seeing life more clearly than ever...
Less endurance yet more strength to keep on living...
Weaker hands still strong for hugs and embraces...
Declining memory for yesterday but remembering in detail...
past years of children, birthdays, anniversaries...
Weaker heart beating strong and sure...
With renewed purpose and passions...
So, age related changes, probably subjectively...
viewed as negative actually morphed into positives...
for the benefits of us all...
~~~~ WITHERED BUT WISER ~~~~
Aged losses become youths' gains....!!
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Osteoporosis, spinal stenosis
halitosis, that's the grossest
Hemorrhoids, hypo hyper thyroids
gallbladder removal will leave a void
Arthritis, pyelonephritis, gingivitis
we will survive in spite of these
Toe fungus will not be the death of us
its' cure you will ask what was all the fuss
Crooked toes, snotty nose, itchy down below
Pancreatitis, gastroenteritis, myocarditis
cannot frighten us, though impotence might
and possibly to a womans' delight
on not
Torn rotator cuff, oral cancer from rubbing snuff
COPD will make you huff and puff
Diminished brain, malfunctioning drains
generalized aches and pains
of these we are not deprived
BUT, it's still awesome to be alive
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-------- SKIN DEEP --------
Beauty is only skin deep, a saying so old
Though, it seems that is where beauty
truly begins to unfold
Those criticized for being -------
Too short, too tall
Too fat, too small
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Body odor, teeth in disorder
Body parts in disproportion
Facial acne not cured with lotions
Disheveled hair, clothes in need of repair
Many of these people I have known----
Considered underdogs, oddballs
Weird and weak, flowers on the wall
Lack of self esteem and confidence
Too different, dark humor sense
Look past and through these and you will find
as I have found-----
Delightful, delicious people !!
Unique and special !!
Loving and caring !!
Daring to be themselves !!
Unlike the " beautiful people "
Knowing their limitations !!
Not trying, or dying, to impress anyone !!
Cultivating the real, true beauty !!
Deep beneath skin depth !!
Helping those with ills needing care !!
Not looking in the mirror fixing their hair !!
Willingness to do the silliest stuff !!
Not caring if their clothes get mussed !!
The most interesting people with lives
rich and fascinating !!
With beauty oozing with every word
and touch and gesture !!
These people draw my attention !!
To experience their beauty---
IS TRULY A THING OF BEAUTY !!!!!
BEYOND--- SKIN DEEP--- !!!!!
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+++++ TV TRAVELS +++++
Oh where, oh where shall I travel today
Maybe 1940's where life portrayed
In black and white with stars of yesterday
Spectacular performances quite different than now
Alfred Hitchcock movies my favorite--WOW !!
North by Northwest, Vertigo, The Birds, Psycho
Deliciously dark and decadently delightful ~
+++
Or maybe Mexico to Chechen Itza and
surrounding Mayan pyramids
The history and mystique and intrigue
that time and limestone hid
The underground cenotes enveloping the
caves and watery sacrificial graves
These marvels touted to be sacred healing waters
in which the heart and soul could be saved ~
+++
Though might be in an Andy Griffith marathon
weekend mood
Andy, Aunt Bea, Opie, Barney, and all the
Mayberry brood
This show not the same with any other actors
The writers and directors among the winning factors
Life humorously portrayed from back in the day
Sit on the front porch and swing the day away ~
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Or maybe to the watery shroud of the Titanic
Most important photos recently discovered in an attic
Providing new clues and photographic evidence
All facts combined now truth makes more sense
Of what precipitated the sinking, a fire in the
engine room to be exact, before leaving
Blackened ship side, as seen in photos
weakened thus unable to survive the
sudden and improbable iceberg impact
Sinking an unsinkable ship ~
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So many choices on any given day
Where does your heart want to travel to today
Hopefully you have a big screen TV with HD
And a comfy recliner with remote in hand
Ready to travel to foreign lands, other states
Forgotten eras, presidential debates
Newest digs and newest discoveries
Crimes in real times, crashed plane recoveries
Different cultures, different religions
Animals for food threatened with guns
Times when life seemed so grand and fine
Movies and documentaries, fact and fictional
Westerns, Sci Fi, comedies situational
News shows, stock market closes, Elon Musk
proposed LA underground traffic tunnels ~
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All the education and entertainment with a
click of the remote from that comfy recliner
Travels several times daily, life couldn't be finer
To anywhere your heart, or mind, takes you
Tomorrow's a new day, more channels to surf
Thank God for Dish Network, the cost is so worth it !! ~
~ ++++ ~~ ++++ ~~ ++++ ~
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There once was a bus trip to taken
two groups was trouble in the making
All women, need I say more
whose beauty men could not ignore
Brunettes thought to be smarter
blondes needed to try harder
To this they were unaware
just trying to be fair
A massive double decker bus
to safety all would entrust
The final decision made
brunettes on bottom, blondes on top
driver delighted, these women are hot
As the trip began, screaming was heard
from the ones above, how absurd
thought the dark haired beauties
Those blondes act so snooty
and they're well, kind of dumb
to this fact we've become numb
But now there is all this drama
have to care for them like their mamas
Brunettes inquire as to what was wrong
this trip was planned for so long
We are having a blast, can you
try to enjoy this while it lasts
Blondes exclaiming
we want off this bus !!
our safety we no longer entrust
You chose the bottom on purpose
so you could sit back and hurt us
You schemers and connivers
at least you have a driver !!!!!
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My eyes are seeing things they shouldn't have to see
--- every single day---
My eyes are weeping and heavy with pain, throbbing
--- must look away ---
I will dab and daub you for sobs of life and lives gone astray
---in so many ways---
My eyes long for earlier years when they saw life more clearly
---less blurry---
With clear lines clean and fairly well defined
---in that time---
Happy with all that came before them, wide open and
ready to be entertained ---
--- so ready---
Now shocked and sad with what they have to witness
Like being in a bad dream only to realize it's for real
---dreams aren't this sad---
My eyes ask if they can erase or delete these sad sights
Parentless children with no lights in a tortured life
---no lights, dim or bright ---
Only doom and darkness, hopeless, noose tight
by those people living in their house
---only room for gloom---
not deserved to be called parents
---only users and abusers---
---and losers---
My ears hear drug slurred words, harsh talk
drug crazed ideas and weird, warped thoughts
---they use---kids accused---
My eyes beg to be closed, it's all a blur and cloudy
They can't see clear and are longing for past views
---like years ago--
Please ears and eyes, don't fail me now
Horrible hurts you've seen and heard, I am so sorry
---I know you're scared---
I'm is this weird, wicked, sometimes evil existence
---with both of you---
We will make it through together, unscathed
---we will be ok---
We will make it through somehow, uninjured
--- all is ok--
We will choose to live our best life, in unison
----we are ok---
I will protect you from harm as best I can but
We will cope and thrive, and survive with
purpose and power, because---
---this is the real world now---
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KNOCK ME OUT
AGAIN
AND
AGAIN
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Annual rose resurgence is imminent, rested and renewed
daily inspection to assess progress from bud to full bloom
enduring and alluring, sweet perfume brings past memories
though more subtle and subdued than I can recall
R~O~S~E~S
The most perfect plucked for viewing in vases or jars
exclamations of oohs and ahhs will excitedly ensue
color and beauty and perfume admired by viewers
happiness and joy from presence of fresh flowers
K~N~O~C~K
Enticing with their beguiling poses and perfections
appearing so delicate and fragile and weak
when strength and tenacity is the truth hence
" tough as a boot !! "
M~E O~U~T
Some are high and mighty and proud, shouting
" look at me !! "
others begging for you to seek while they hide
introverts and extroverts like us I suppose
all deserving equal attention and admiration
A~G~A~I~N
Appropriately named ' Knock Out Roses '
survival requires hours of sun for flower power
and pruning and plucking of withered petals
root protection vital, limitless water from Heaven and hose
A~N~D
A silent seduction occurs without uttering a word
power without pressure or pranks or propositions
mere existence without strings attached
leaves us breathless and begging for more
A~G~A~I~N
Impatience and anticipation beginning to occur, and stir
roses yawning and stretching, sensing it's time to wake up
and show the world what a little rest can accomplish
the New Years' resolution being to be bigger and better
and bolder with renewed purpose to produce and please
and roses never break their resolutions
~~~~~ READY TO BE KNOCKED OUT AGAIN ~~~~~
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I have new boobs, AKA ' belly boobs 'if you will
Diseased ones whacked off, belly fat fill the void
Would really rather have had hemorrhoids
But that wasn't my reality, no triviality
for sure
Got a great deal though
Two for one, cancer gone and tummy tuck
Found the best plastic surgeon by luck
actually he found me
Post op, proud surgeon praised his work
They look amazing, I did a great job
You could wear a bikini with that tummy so tiny
Ahh---no
You would think if you had a belly ache it would be in your boobs
but it's not
You could get stabbed with a pencil or get drawn on with stencils
But at least something is there to give some shape
An absolute TEN I would rate
They're kinda lumpy and bumpy
but help me not look too frumpy or dumpy
in my clothes
No more ultrasounds or thoughts abound
of careless cells placing one in peril
Or biopsies or missed diagnoses
Leading to destruction then autopsy
Disease free--YIPPEE !!
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Control me, console me, bestow and bless with your power and beauty
Possess me, caress my senses with exotic intoxicating perfumes
Cast spells with your existence and immeasurable intricacies
Elaborate, exact folds as if replicated in God made molds
How such beauteous bounty sprouted up from solid, sullen dirt
Annual artwork appears, here and there, just everywhere
If you dare to pause and submit to the permeation of Earths' creations
Fill eyes and nose, let pores absorb, OD on natures' natural healing
Entertain and entrance, illicit pupillary and capillary responses
Health enhancing, life sustaining, sole saving, anger erasing
No effort required to witness these miracles of all shapes and sizes
Submit, permit the anesthetic to sedate and elate as the desired effect
In heart and soul, feel the surge and satiety of brains' happy hormones
If be contagious, infect me now, and remain as a long term condition
Eternally may I be ridden and wrecked, afflicted and addicted
Every second, day and hour, every thought and breath and blink
Safe and effective, only side effects being happiness and love and passion while under the influence of THE POWER OF THE FLOWER
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