Poetic Asides forget...

Get Real

Forget those things that bother you.

Those things you do

Make you feel dumb

And turn you glum.

No one is perfect. All are flawed

Except Lord God.

Just learn to laugh

At all your gaffes.

If in the wrong, apologize

And you’ll be wise.

Then they will feel

That you are real.

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Worthy

My songs are wings of praise to You

My cares are few

Thanksgiving flows

My weak faith grows

Though it’s not always joy and cheer

I know You’re here

You quench my fears

And wipe my tears

      So whether life is good or bad

      I will be glad

      Someday by grace

      I’ll see Your face

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Hidden

You dance at times but mostly not

Until you’re caught

You stop and stare

And find a chair

You sing out loud on better days

Then catch his gaze

You bite your tongue

A song unsung

You smile until the world seems bright

In dead of night

And no one knows

The hidden rose

Phoenix Rising Poetry Guild tag lines

Lighten Up

Mind over matter: If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. (Salada tea tag line)

What’s offensive to one

is funny to another.

A chip on the shoulder

makes enemies of brothers.

Most people mean well

when they have something to say.

Let lighten up

be your motto today.

So let the comments of those

without any tact,

roll like water

off a duck’s back. 

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Kudzu

You can watch Kudzu quickly grow

Spreads fast, not slow

It creeps around

Along the ground

It snuffs out life of other plants

With bold advance

It covers trees

With greatest ease

Like creature from a horror flick

It clings to brick

And climbs the wall

Destroying all 

Autumn

Autumn Leaves

Brisk breeze blows its chill

Energizing zeal        

Swishing colorful, crisp leaves

Skittering along

Singing their fall song

Piling way up past the knees

Poetic Asides Spectacular

Hope

Sometimes I feel life’s plain and dull

No fun at all

Stuck in a rut

With eyes tight shut

I go about the day and yawn

From dawn to dawn

Routine events

With no intent

Spectacular is in the wings

To dance and sing

A joy within

With you, I win