Abbott J Hardison: Poems

5h · 27

Abbott J Hardison 5h

I'll pen a hundred poems,
But it doesn't matter,
If you don't read 'em.

You're my best critique,
I need you in and around my art,
Please keep reading?

I write almost everything new for you.

#reading #love #poems #writing #muse

5h · 42

Record Store

Abbott J Hardison 5h

Record Store

I write music in the record store,
I'll use their piano to pen the tune.
They won't find me,
I'm good at hiding,
So someday my record will be sold there.

We kiss in the record store,
To the sound of men making music.
They won't find us,
We're good at quiet love,
So someday we'll kiss to the men playing my record.

Had my double date yesterday, it went great!

#love #dates #music #records #stores #hiding

5h · 32

Star Dance

Abbott J Hardison 5h

Star Dance

Often I'll wake in my slumber,
To a melody seeping through the window.
It's sung by the stars,
They beckon me from my soft bed,
To the chill of night.
I listen, for if I were not to dance to their music,
Their art would be at a waste.

The stars are beautiful.

#stars #dance #night #cold #sleep #music #song

2d · 39

Scrapbook Poem #144

Abbott J Hardison 2d

Scrapbook Poem #144

I write despairingly,
My dismantled body staring at me,
Boy I should've read the instructions,
Before assembling this shed.

Why do instructions have to be so confusing though.

#instructed #scrapbook #poems

2d · 66

Lunch ;)

Abbott J Hardison 2d

Lunch ;)

I don't think I'll have an appetite for tomorrow babe,
You just make me hungrier than lunch.

When you kiss me I sip on your divine wine,
When you hug me I burn up in fires of my desires.

So I just have a wee little hunch,
I'll be more interested in your menu, than picking at my food.

Got a double date planned for tomorrow, I just can't wait!

#lunch #food #love #jokes #funny #relationships

2d · 71

Hold My Hand?

Abbott J Hardison 2d

Hold My Hand?

Can you hold my hand so I don't fall?
Even though happiness pays me,
Like she owes me debt,
Sadness still comes a'knocking,
Looking for little bills and floor pennies.
Because I didn't put money,
In his street jam cup.
Though he'd just buy bottles of melancholy with it.

Just till he stops bottom feeding.

#hands #joy #sadness #love #money #music #funny #sad

2d · 32

Scrapbook Poem #143

Abbott J Hardison 2d

Scrapbook Poem #143

Pick up the move and room it,
No I think I'd rather zoom it,
Here he goes again,
Over thinking brain cells shrinking,
Till he can't s ell ca se e's mis ing the le ers.
I'll store 'em down here so they don't get lost,
puh stt puh stt puh stt
Sounds like a drum!

Notes

#abstract #scrapbook #poems

2d · 57

Scrapbook Poem #142

Abbott J Hardison 2d

Scrapbook Poem #142

I try to describe the way she moves,
Though I fail to write a proper example.
So I move to painting,

Yet I just can't capture all her stunning stride,
In acrylics and canvas.

So I'll try to see if I can ever write it out again.

Another for K

#attempted #scrapbook #poems

2d · 89

Arms Around The Ocean

Abbott J Hardison 2d

Arms Around The Ocean

I wrap arms around,
The ocean widest, deepest,
A lonely spirit.

'.
'.
>o

#ocean #arms #emotion #love #haiku

2d · 75

I Loved I Lusted

Abbott J Hardison 2d

I Loved I Lusted

I loved I lusted yes,
I learned that love was much,
Better than raw lust.

She pulled me out of a cycle of chasing. She's my pour into pan.

#jokes #love #lust #lessons #advice #haiku

2d · 73

Sleep Well

Abbott J Hardison 2d

Sleep Well

You must know sleep well,
To be good friends with the day,
So rest well little one.

Sleep is important to let your body grow. Love yourself more <3

#sleep #day #night #friends #advice #hiaku

2d · 104

As We Grow

Abbott J Hardison 2d

As We Grow

As we grow,
We mature.
Our ideas change,
So does our nature.
I don't want to instigate,
As much as I want to love now.
I used to want to rule an empire,
But now I'll settle for common things.
Settle down with my queen,
I'll last forever, if she lets me.

As we grow,
We lose touch.
Of each little thing we know,
Everything we loved so much.
I no longer feel aggression,
The same way I feel peace.
I may be tired,
But I'm just tuckered out,
I've learned to sleep.

Things change as we grow, I'll quote Echo here, "Thank God for digital cameras."

#growth #love #home #ideas #thoughts #tired #sleep #feelings #maturing #minds

2d · 101

Don’t Dare

Abbott J Hardison 2d

Don’t Dare

Don’t reconcile with a rebel,
If you’re scared to run with rebellion.

Don’t you try and cook,
If you’re scared of being burnt.

The trampling feet of warriors,
And the licking flames of devotion,
Will cast your foolish soul to the ocean.

If you’re not ready to run with life don’t put on running shoes

#running #rebellion #ocean #advice #fire #cooking

4d · 90

Rail Monopolist's Notes On Confidence Within

Abbott J Hardison 4d

Rail Monopolist's Notes On Confidence Within

When asked about how to earn confidence and respect,
An old rail monopolist answered the following;

'When in interest and pursuit of respect,
A peaceful man must learn how to wield a sword.
Whether or not that may be figuratively or literally,
The quietest must teach themselves to yell the loudest.
Then once they are fit to chase away the thunder storms,
To slaughter the lightning and winds,
They have earned confidence and respect within.'

They are some of the only people that can say, I risked everything and anything to get here.

#rails #monopolists #interviews #confidence #respect #questions #advice

4d · 90

Echoes Of A Peacemaker

Abbott J Hardison 4d

Echoes Of A Peacemaker

Looking over the canyon,
Grand and conniving,
A grim smile across the broken earth.

My voices echoes from it's bounds,
Without the faithful demeanor from which it came.
It calls back to me in the gambit of hatred,
'Shall you let evil rise again, or will you ***** your hand to end it.'

One who is made in the canyon's image may never begone of it's scar.

#echoes #nature #landscape #evil #good #peace

4d · 255

Angel's Song

Abbott J Hardison 4d

Angel's Song

Cold winter's eve,
A peasant man mourns in the cold,
Tears all full, falling to his child's grave.

An angel then descended from the sky,
Remorseful for the great loss of his,
While she wrapped her wings around him,
She sighed and sung.

God made the stars,
He made them so you may see the eyes of your beloved,
When they return to his graceful arms.

If you lose somebody worry not, they are bag in the arms of love watching over you.

#angels #peasants #singing #song #music #stars #night #winter #death #graves

4d · 107

I Am A Dead Tree

Abbott J Hardison 4d

I Am A Dead Tree

I am a dead tree,
Hallowed branches waving in solemnity.
Wind whispering through my skeleton,
They tell lies to the young sprouts of the forests.
Convince them that not only is life a foolish game,
It's a foolish game they're losing.
An old soul, I stood tall watching poets come,
Then I began to wilt as I watched poets go.
The eyes that once admired my growth,
Turned to fingerprints and memory.
My bark is riddled with stories,
All the lovers that made a promise on my skin,
Leaving the now grim scars of foreshadowing.
I am a dead tree,
Hallowed branches waving in solemnity.

If you listen to the voice of the fading oaks, they will teach you things no soul will ever teach you again.

#death #trees #nature #forests #wind #love #stories #games #youth #scars

4d · 86

Short Words (Haiku)

Abbott J Hardison 4d

Short Words (Haiku)

A monk taught me the,
Magic of words, how even,
In short form they are.

Haikus are fun

#words #magic #monks #short #haiku

4d · 125

Russia's Night Days (Haiku)

Abbott J Hardison 4d

Russia's Night Days (Haiku)

Cold days are nothing,
Compared to the days of,
Full night in Russia.

Imagine a whole day where the sun comes up not once.

#night #day #cold #winter #russia #haiku

4d · 100

Love Through Fog (Haiku)

Abbott J Hardison 4d

Love Through Fog (Haiku)

See you in the snow,
No daze or fog could distract,
My eyes from my love.

She is everything, is simple as that.

#love #fog #snow #winter #distractions #haiku

5d · 27

Scrapbook Poem #141

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Scrapbook Poem #141

I got a chicken sandwich,
I was hungry as a witch,
But how I was disappointed,
It was so underdone I was plucking feathers out it!

Protein Protein Protein

#chicken #scrapbook #poems

5d · 126

Magic; The Gathering

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Magic; The Gathering

When you play Magic; The Gathering,
You gotta understand what color you are inside,
That way you can play your color better.
You could be white like the plains,
Focused on order and loyalty,
Keeping a tight fist on your life.
You could be black like a swamp,
Willing to give anything,
To obtain everything.
You could be blue like an island,
Logical and cold,
Doing the hard job of saying no.
You could be red like a mountain,
Fiery and bold,
Ready to rage out on your enimies.
You could be green like a forest,
Big and boisterous,
Here for the friends and things.

My choice cardboard rectangle game

#magic #gathering #colors #plains #swamps #islands #mountains #forests #games

5d · 52

Poetry Charity

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Poetry Charity

The world has a problem,
Hope is running out,
And love is in short supply.

So lets start a charity,
Giving out free hope,
And all kinds of love.

Hope. . .

#hope #charity #supply #love #poets

5d · 49

Guess what the poems up here now, bet you didn't expect that.

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Guess what the poems up here now, bet you didn't expect that.

Scrapbook Poem #140

Oops flipped it

#flipped #scrapbook #poems

5d · 43

Scrapbook Poem #139

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Scrapbook Poem #139

'Maybe it was the journey all along.'
I laugh,
Didn't seem like it at first,
But I guess the treasure was the friends we made along the way.

Had it not been for enduring hardship and rough times I wouldn't have my crew today.

#hardship #scrapbook #poems

5d · 70

Stone Soup (A Haiku)

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Stone Soup (A Haiku)

I will stay with you,
Even when the times are hard,
We can make stone soup.

Gotta work with what you got sometimes. I heard granite isn't half bad.

#stone #soup #love #hardship #times #stay #haiku

5d · 74

Thoughts Between Kisses

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Thoughts Between Kisses

I'm
A
Real
Lucky
Man
Nobody's
As
Lucky
As
Me

She allows me enough breath for one word at a time.

#thoughts #love #words #kisses #luck

5d · 188

Fantasies

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Fantasies

I'd like to take you to the beach in Marblehead,
When the summer nights are warm.
Take you out to dinner,
Show you the riches of my homeland.
Then I'll hold your hand, walk you to the sands,
Where we can be hidden from the world,
Hidden enough to dance amongst the waves.
Spinning, dipping, gliding across the grains,
Hands on your skin, lips on your own.
When we tire we can retire,
Down on a blanket, I'll cradle you,
We can watch the stars fly by.
Maybe I'll get to watch you,
Dance another groove.

My hearts always open bb don't worry.

#love #dreams #ocean #boston #waves #dancing #skin #sand #dinner #night

5d · 48

Scrapbook Poem #138

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Scrapbook Poem #138

I have but two eyes,
And ten fingers,
To write words,
And hold pens.

But just enough,
To write poems,
And send them into the world.

One of my poems wound up on Instagram today, dunno the person who put it on there but I was credited and all. Pretty wild.

#shared #scrapbook #poems

5d · 43

Ovation Tactics

Abbott J Hardison 5d

Ovation Tactics

Of course I'll give a standing ovation,
A loud course of applause,
Make sure they hear me cheering.

Because if you don't clap for your enemies,
They'll think it was you when they fall.

Also clap the loudest for who you like the least. The closer an opponent is, the easier it is to take them out.

#ovation #cheering #enemies #opponents #advice

6d · 109

Happy Birthday Mr. Douglass

Abbott J Hardison 6d

Happy Birthday Mr. Douglass

February 14th 2025,
The yearly anniversary of he who failed to fall,
To the crushing hand of prosecution.
The day, a symbol of love,
Congratulations Mr. Douglass,
That's what we got.
Happy birthday to a spirit of liberty,
And cheers to equal freedoms.

Fredrick Douglass was one of the most important men to ever grace America. His words and actions were essential to the battle for black equality. But not only did he strive to make this world a better place, he wrote too. My favorite poem by him is "Liberty."

#freedom #rights #birthday #equality #america

6d · 84

Valentines

Abbott J Hardison 6d

Valentines

Heyyy Babyyy
I appreciate you like nothing else.
Happy Valentines!!
I hope things are going good,
I love you so much you drive me crazy,
And I'll kiss you again when I can,
You're the best I've ever had,
Happy Valentiness

I'm out delivering singing valentines across my school so I haven't been able to see her much at all. But she is my favorite person ever.

#valentines #love #feelings #gifts #singing

7d · 215

Love In Concert Arrangement

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Love In Concert Arrangement

Why I never heard music so tasteful,
With a woman so graceful.
Falling to sleep in her arms,
As the choirs gently serenade us.
Lip to lip as the lights dim,
Hand on her thigh, just how she likes it.
I'll never be able to love you the same,
Not after feeling you like this.

Someday she's going to make the butterflies fly out of my stomach.

#love #music #sleep #concert #night #lights #hands #nervous #butterflies

7d · 191

Consider 300?

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Consider 300?

Almost to 50,
Just about half-way more.
I need a mass of poets,
Poets galore.
So to the new poets who've just joined,
We need your help,
Have you considered 300?

Life has been crazy lately, but I haven't forgotten about this project. I don't know just how much I'll be able to work on this still, but if you're interested in submitting a line please do. You can reach me through private message on here. I can answer any questions you may have. I'm also considering pushing this project out to other places online to try and gather some more poets. Thank you for everybody who has already participated, and to everyone who follows! Also, please please forward this to anyone you think would be interested, I can't do this without you. If you have any questions let me know.

#300 #poet #poem

7d · 133

I Was Me

Abbott J Hardison 7d

I Was Me

I was Alexander the great,
Rolling through Greece conquering.
I was Romeo Montague,
Killed myself over love.
I was Commander Washington,
Blazing through the brits for liberty.
I was me,
Though I left me wondering who I'd be next.

History class is great

#self #identity #disappointment #history #love #liberty

7d · 118

Life And Randomness

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Life And Randomness

Life is a convection model,
Moving along constantly, randomly,
But that's the beauty of it right?
For if nothing ever got shook up,
I'd have nothing to write.

The ups and downs of life make it the great game it is.

#life #randomness #convection #science #writing

7d · 69

Scrapbook Poem #137

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Scrapbook Poem #137

Well folks,
That was the curtain call,
I guess it's time to call it a wrap.

I still vividly remember every production I've ever done.

#musical #scrapbook #poems

7d · 83

Scrapbook Poem #136

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Scrapbook Poem #136

youre my forever
ill never give you up
im proud of you
i know the battles you fight

Your safe with me bb

#safe #scrapbook #poems

7d · 152

Evergreens

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Evergreens

The
Ever
Green
Trees still
Amaze me like
Nothing else ever has
They're just so entrancing
Dancing

I like trees ->>

#trees #nature #art #visual #dancing #evergreens

7d · 49

Scrapbook Poem #135

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Scrapbook Poem #135

Would you believe me,
If I said I was from the future,
That I came back in time,
Because my world ended?

I didn't cherish my little earth,
Because I figured it could never leave me,
And then it did.

Stop this anger and fighting, just take a moment to appreciate this wonderful world we're lucky to have.

#worldly #scrapbook #poems

7d · 68

One Hand Clapping

Abbott J Hardison 7d

One Hand Clapping

What's the sound of one hand clapping?
He asked, I responded,
I know not the sound of a single hand clapping.
Then he slapped me across the face, smiled and said,
That my friend is the sound, now learn before somebody else teaches you.

A self educated person is more protected in themselves then anyone who trusts another to teach them.

#clapping #hands #lessons #funny #teaching

7d · 143

Scrapbook Poem #134

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Scrapbook Poem #134

I stubbed my toe,
On the wall this morning when,
I woke up, again.

My alarm startles me each and every morning.

#morning #scrapbook #poems

7d · 140

Lightning Bugs

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Lightning Bugs

Sticky summer evening,
Warm, young, beautiful.
Flitting throughout the night,
Bountiful bundles of fireflies.
Flickering in the breezes,
A soft golden mist.
New summer's evening,
Graced by the lightning bugs.

The Eire canal in Pittsford is home to many lightning bugs.

#fireflies #lightning #bugs #summer #night #happy #weather #warm #youth

7d · 44

Scrapbook Poem #133

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Scrapbook Poem #133

My income is tentative,
My money comes with the snow,
I thought I was getting paid,
But the rain stole my job.

I shovel for my neighbor and each time it snows I get ten bucks. It snowed last night but the rain this morning melted it away.

#rainy #scrapbook #poems

7d · 209

Morning Sun (A Haiku)

Abbott J Hardison 7d

Morning Sun (A Haiku)

Morning sun dawns new,
A glowing kiss on the dew,
Shining, just like you.

I start and end my day with her.

#morning #haiku #sun #love #dew #shining #dawn

Feb 13 · 106

Scrapbook Poem #132

Abbott J Hardison Feb 13

Scrapbook Poem #132

I just want to feel your touch,
To be with you at every hour,
Everyday.
That's all I want.
I want that, nothing more,
Just you, me, and a blanket snuggled up,
Peaceful with arms wrapped around each other.
That's all I want.

She gives the best hugs

#happy #scrapbook #poems

Feb 12 · 102

Why I Still Walk

Abbott J Hardison Feb 12

Why I Still Walk

I may be young,
But I'm not stupid,
I'm not unscarred.
Who gave you the authority,
To tell me how I should use art,
For if it wasn't for this outlet,
I don't think I would be here today.
So can't we shake hands,
And understand,
Not everyone walks for the same reasons.

Don't ever mock the way somebody uses art, if I hadn't been able to use this as an outlet I doubt I could've made it here.

#walking #sad #life #art #outlets #arguments #reasons

Feb 12 · 24

Scrapbook Poem #131

Abbott J Hardison Feb 12

Scrapbook Poem #131

He who writes angry,
Will write nothing of value at all.

He who write in emotion,
Shall write the epidemy of it all.

Anger is a trap in writing.

#angry #scrapbook #poems

Feb 12 · 109

Caffe con latte

Abbott J Hardison Feb 12

Caffe con latte

'Ciao'
'Salve!'
'Un caffe con latte per favore.'
'Un cornetto?'
'No, un caffe con latte.'
'Ah, un gelato!'
'No! Un caffe con latte!'
'Latte con zuchero?'
'Why you idiot! I'm asking for a coffee!'
'Scusa?'
'...'

Just started out with Italian. I'm really liking it.

#coffee #italian #langue #study #ordering #life #speech

Feb 12 · 231

Flower Child

Abbott J Hardison Feb 12

Flower Child

Come flower child,
Join the rest,
In the autumn fields abloom.

Come flower child,
Join the patch,
In the rolling hills of autumn.

Come flower child,
Lay to rest,
Just like all the others.
Who came to the autumn fields,
Lined with stones.

I'm working on my classical styles, trying to learn that depth they had.

#flowers #classic #children #seasons #grim #story #death