Connotation
(Inspired by Pensive or Thoughtful Mood a 1939 sculpture by Stella Elkins Tyler)
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Rubenesque a negative
Willowy a positive
Zaftig to avoid
Slender to attain
Chubby a dislike
Skinny a desire
Stout to loathe
Svelte to long
Why do these words dictate decisions and self-worth
When they say nothing about inner beauty and character?
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(A Decastitch Poem)
Beach Body
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The radio speaks to me telling
Telling me to get my body beach ready
Ready for surf and sand and bikinis I suppose
Suppose I am insufficient already
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But on my commute I begin to ponder
Ponder the needs of going to the shore
Shore ready body doesn’t make the list
List includes towel, sunscreen, money for the store
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I complete my internal inventory
Inventory needs for a beach ready bod
Bod healthy and happy who can move through water and sand
Beach ready body is about mechanics not facade.
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(A Loop Poem)
Reflection
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On our recent adventure we took pictures of each other.
Home, we shared them telling what we love about one another.
Each of us focused on our features we liked least during the view
The things we can mention we love about ourselves are few
The quirky details we love about the other are untold,
We believe the other an amazing site to behold.
But looking in the mirror we see a face wrinkled and old
If only we could look through the loving eyes of the other
And see what the other can see with kindness and love anew.
When we love ourselves as we love the other, love becomes bold.
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(A CinqTroisDecaLa Poem)
Don’t Judge
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Is that purple violet a weed?
No, Indeed!
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Is the dandelion a pest?
Surely you jest!
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What do I see in these beauties?
Precious cuties!
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Let’s stop being so plant snooty
Stop judging every small flower
Without knowing its great power
No indeed, surely you jest! Precious cuties!
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(An Ovillejo Poem)
Don’t Tell Me What To Fear
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Tell me what I should fear
Distract me with signage
While the real danger sits
Beneath it unlabeled
The dangerous culprit
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Tell me what I should fear
Distract me with dumb tweets
And real fake news headlines
Ignore the authentic
Tightrope walk those fine lines
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Tell me what I should fear
So I don’t have to think
I’ll just read and surmise
You’ve told me all I need
To make it to sunrise
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Tell me what I should fear
I won’t think for myself
Like a lemming I’ll wait
For your next instruction
Free will I’ll abdicate.
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(A Monchielle Poem)
Lesson Learned
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Children challenged me
Surprised me by making me
Revisit my assumptions
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Why was I thinking
Everything would not return,
Pocketed or left misplaced?
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(A Sedoka Poem)
Abandoned Infrastructure
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Old infrastructure crumbles
Bold paint adorns gray walls
Cold air moves as voices rumble
Untold artists, after dark, leave scrawls.
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Adaptive reuse provides fun
Active legs will be aching next day
Live in the moment before there are none
Forgive freely and make time to play.
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(A Lento Poem)
Heat
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Burning wood keeps my home warm.
Who is left cold in
The forest?
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( A Quinzane Poem)
A Picture and a Poem 