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 Dec 2022 IrieSide
TheUnseenPoet
Next door closed the curtains
And put out the cat.
Number three I couldn't see
4 shook out the mat.
17 (who are rather mean)
Turned the tree lights off,
The bloke who lives next door to them
Rattled off a chesty cough.
Porches dimmed and bedroom lights
flickered off along the street,
Couples gave a goodnight kiss
Dogs a pat and treat.

But how much else and how much more
if they'd known it was the night before?
 Dec 2022 IrieSide
Unpolished Ink
A whisper in the dark
heard above the rain
when everything else is gone
hope will remain
My dear friend, carbon form of life!
Or digital.

Tomorrow we had;
a Greek date for mate, out of format,
And tea without seafood.
And cha-cha boom
And Besame Mucho!

your Epimetheus,
And your forgetfulness,
Fishy and slipped away,
Thanks to ,
Sandman's fingers.

And I have a worm in my stomach;
By the name of Shay-Khulud.

My sweet dilemma
farewell.
 Dec 2022 IrieSide
ChinHooi Ng
Eve
 Dec 2022 IrieSide
ChinHooi Ng
Eve
I like a quiet night
like this one here
I can hear my own footsteps
clear
occasionally a small car
drives by
not too fast
not in a rush
the street lights on both sides
light up the width of the road
not for the long journey
but for the season of cold
stars are high and distant
moon has been asleep
traffic lights at the crossroads
languidly they alternate
green and red not matter what
shining on the thin layer of unbroken snow
the night would be suitable
for couples
asking each other for warmth
witnessing the crystalline
spell of winter.
 Dec 2022 IrieSide
Edmund black
Smile through it all
have faith that a positive
attitude creates a path
for you to move forward
Smile to change someone’s day
Smile to change your own day
It’s amazing what one small
smile can do .....  Try it
They say it takes more muscles
to smile than to frown
So lighten up
your load by lightning up
Never fully dressed without a smile
Smile wide smile bright
Smile high smile low
Smile strong smile long
For you’re someone’s light
as they travel a curvy road
It’s destined to give them life
The kind that clears the air
and their strife
It steadies them while they sway
Done right it can surely
change their day
Your smile when done
without much a  thought
an automatic reaction filled
with endless possibilities

Please
Do Smile
No Matter What!!!
 Nov 2022 IrieSide
Anais Vionet
The trick is to take
your eye off the ball - forget
and enjoy yourself.

When you realize
- ultimately, life's a
suicide mission.

Do the flowers fret
even as they bloom? Are swans
gracefully worried?

Ignore that small voice
- enjoy life's pleasures, thrills,
and delight in love.
Let birds vex and the squirrels strive for immortality.
 Nov 2022 IrieSide
emnabee
What if it rained daisies today?
And no one got wet
and nothing washed away?

What if the sun shone bright
as daisies flew?

What if the breeze blew
soft daisies like spinners
in the wind?

Would we all be happy then?
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