Happiness

I must admit

Is when kids achieve

their measures met

Seeing them succeed

relieves all stress

As they soar from nest

my happiness.

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Within these lines

haste beckons me

to write these thoughts

while there's still spark

Page after page

go hastily

such meager poems

pretending art

The effort weak

skills incomplete

such offerings

should ne'er depart

Poems such as these

with quickened starts

mean minds submit

to tugs of heart.

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It hit me like a ton of bricks

the news that I had the big C

it was too much all at once

the doc describing the condition

and all that went with it

the tests

the lab

the hospital stay

the length of radiation

the therapy

the constant back and forth

between doctors and tests

it was all too much

my head got light

I felt chills

my whole life turned ups...

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When you find out

the dreaded C word

has found a home in you

there is nothing funny about it

the natural inclination is to sadness

still I find humor in the condition

as I find humor in all things

especially myself

to counteract

I make myself laugh

then I make the doctors laugh

I make the nurses laugh

I leave them laughing in the aisles

and cub...

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We stare off into the vast unknown

a sea of limitless depth

and pounding waves

with denizens that cause us fear

a sea of tentacles and stinging barbs

and jagged teeth of shark

yet above it all we float

delirious in hope

our determination strong as the

taste of salt in the air

we struggle to not go under

always clinging to the raft of precious life

the sun b...

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Each day is a challenge

but make sure that you're in it,

it may start out bad

but can change in a minute

No matter the difficulty

don't let it diminish,

rise above all the noise

ride it out to the finish

Know that you can win it

Just bear it and grin it,

why be pessimistic

be For, not Again it!

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Should anything happen to me

let it happen

do not interfere

do not postpone

do not plug me into the wall

let nature take its course

ashes to ashes

let the earth reclaim

do not blame

do not weep

do not worry

when I am called

let heaven take

so after all

don't resuscitate.

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Deeper and deeper

into the hole

goes the knife

the sting of steel

against flesh

what started as a small hole

becomes a major mine

open for exploration

discovered cells disperse

seem to even multiply

more and more turn up

like fire ants

they spread their terror

5 separate times

the exploration team digs in

the hours tick away

the walls close...

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I remember them as

they used to be

my two little girls

a blond and a brunette

so cute and cuddly

all dressed up in frills and bows

like two little dolls

dressed by my wife

their hair done up in curls

and as fresh as spring flowers

people would always comment

on how pretty they were

and how smart and precocious

and I the father would be so proud

it was...

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A chance of rain

the weatherman says

even the paper says there is

and the weather app gadget

on this here phone agrees

see them rain pictures

but they all lie

and get away with it

because you can't sue the weather

it's more like this

today will be hot and dry

just like all the other damn days

in August in Texas

we are stuck in that rut

and if truth be...

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I have many sides

to my personality

sometimes I agree with myself

sometimes I am in conflict

a man's nature

is always a contradiction

the good, the bad, the ugly

the optimist, the pessimist

each plays a part

the plot thickens as the story continues

the Lone Ranger vs. the bad guys

Bat Man vs. The Joker

all portrayed at one time or another

in my personal ...

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How sad it is when moms pass away.

they are the anchor of every family

nurturing children and husbands alike

keeping the house and family together

always helping

always there

All moms are special people

and leave us with lasting memories

you will find you will think of her everyday

and recall little things she said or did

Some bit of advice given

som...

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The longer you live

the more scars and scratches

Age is an accident

waiting to happen

When you can't find your glasses

and your socks are not matches

You've arrived at senility

eventually ashes.

-Po Wit

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In the morning

before the sun comes up

there is that special time

when the earth is quiet and thinking

about what it will do today

will it show us rain or sun

or a cover of clouds

will it give us an overcast mood

or will it glisten with sunshine

and will it give us luck or

something to work around

a challenge or a bet

we await the day

in a...

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I got robbed and mugged

I called 911

asked for the police

they did not answer

would not come

instead I was routed to

the "Social Justice Care Division"

and they said they would send

a trained Social Worker

to talk to the robber

and try to make him feel better

and give him a cookie

turns out the social worker

after interviewing the robber at length

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Faux is a word

that's hip, although

it's mainly fake

or false, also

don't pronounce the x

just let it go,

it's French you know

how apropos!

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According to a recent study

mandatory face masks will be required

for the next 20 years

soon we will forget

how people lived without masks

the many features of a human face

will only be seen in old movies

or photos in an album

babies will be fitted with masks

and never know what

an unmasked face actually looks like

in a short time our evolving

will be uni...

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It is so easy now

the little gadget does it all

use only one finger

to turn on

to change a channel

flipping back and forth

I remember when

we only had 3 channels to watch

you had to get up and physically

walk to the TV

to turn the dial

to change the channel

it was good exercise

and kept us from becoming

couch potatoes

now the multi-talented remote

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If a robot

you are not

then pick from photos

that you got

the ones with trains

check with a click

then hit continue

results are mixed

so try again

more clicks on pics

might be a robot

if the shoe fits

then one more time

pick pics with lights

you search each frame

for ones that might

then hit continue

lucky strike

your guessed correctly

...

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To death I say

let it just wait

I'd just as soon

procrastinate

its final stage

is proof enough

the best death is

the one put off!

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If you need a flexible payment plan

due to circumstances taking

a toll on your finances

too bad

all that will do is postpone the inevitable

and cost you twice as much in the long run

you should have saved some money

instead of buying everything

you laid your eyes on

you didn't need that fancy Apple phone

you did not need that game system

you didn't need that 5...

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Two chubby gentlemen

sit by the curb

one dressed in green

one in blue

they are portly, yet affable

and have much to talk about

concerning their past week

the odd assortment

of things they collected

they await the coming

of the truck which will

give them chills and thrills

like tourists at Disneyland

they anticipate the ride

when they will be lifted by

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Our heartfelt thanks to all those

who have entered the poetry contest

All funds raised will be given to needy poets

to buy a cup of soup and a bagel

Your generosity means

there will be even more struggling poets

many of whom intermarry

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At my old age

I am operating

at about 75%

most of the time

some days

it drops down to 50

there are days when

it's just a struggle

to walk or move

inertia is my style

sore and stiff

is the best description

everything hurts

the old legs done give out

pain is more common

than not

the knees pop

the back aches

arthritis...

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We must meet

each other virtually

we cannot touch

but we may speak

into a screen

and so virtual we become

and so we behave

until we lose ourselves

and the virtual

becomes reality

as we passively submit

to virtual insanity

we react suspiciously

it's all a plot

to keep us down

and in lock step

it's virtually that easy.

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Sitting in a chair

wandering in and out of sleep

the mind so at ease

it drifts along like a leaf in a stream

suddenly

a clap of thunder cracks far away

like a firecracker going off

an exclamation point in the sky

the mind snaps back into the present

and waits

anticipates another

then from out of nowhere

thunder claps its hands

right over the ho...

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Plants give us pleasure

to our senses appeal,

To sad eyes they are joyful

help us rightly heal,

Tranquility follows

when plants replace steel,

The more plants surround us

the better we feel.

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