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"aridity" poems
Unburdens the dusky river *dreams of flow dead in the bog of hyacinth harvest burnt in the scorch of aridity ripples robbed by the silt of dogma sunbeam denied by the **** of creed* **I was meant to reach the sea, now I would never make it.** I pick the river's shattered pieces with my own from the wintry dusk.
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Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015 at 9:13 AM UTC
The Dusky River
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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May 14, 2017
May 14, 2017 at 8:30 AM UTC
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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dwarfed and obscure, sit neatly arranged for all to adore. Parched from the aridity, neglected by the sun, I the bonsai never truly begun. Cast in the shadows, growing off to the side, never fully ***** always wanting to hide. I the bonsai have the capacity to grow, a little warmth and attention is all I need you know.
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Oct 12, 2019
Oct 12, 2019 at 6:40 AM UTC
I the Bonsai
It's hard to fall in love again Because after all that I've been through I very strongly believe that the only ones who can ever truly love you back Are your parents and your dog It's hard to fall in love again Because I was born and brought up in a culture which said that all that matters is the outside And the inside can just go **** off It's hard to fall in love again Because it is shown that being fair is the only way you can be lovely That all matrimonials ever wanted was a slim and b'ful lady If this was an MCQ, I'll be the none of these It's hard to fall in love again Because I'm scared all men just want the body with curves and face like an angel That the only things that should be big are your **** and your *** Because who gives a **** about a big heart It's hard to fall in love again Because the words that he said in the past still haunt me, telling me that I'm not good enough Pretty enough, **** enough, anything enough to be loved It's hard to fall in love again Because eventhough I read quotes on how beauty comes from within, it's proved wrong with every single encounter Which leads to be believe that all that movies and books ever taught us about romance is absolute ******** That the only reason Jack ever loved Rose was because, well, she was ******* hot It's hard to fall in love again Because people don't see that you're born with the skin but it takes effort to build the soul Because the skin will form wrinkles and sag with time But the soul and the mind won't It's hard to fall in love again Because I don't want to add more to my list of insecurities and brokenness which scar me forever Because I don't want to dive down and down and down into my worn out self esteem It's so ******* hard to fall in love again So I laugh it off and joke around But everytime I see you I really, really want to fall in love again But I'm scared that you'll do the same and break whatever is left of me That you'll turn me inside out and rub my imperfections till they burn That you'll laugh with your friends and say Where did that ***** even gather the guts from to come up to me and say, "Hey man, I like you" Like that's the worst thing anyone could ever say to you? They say Love is a drug But I think I'm in rehab They say Don't be cynical about love because in the face of all aridity and disenchantment It is as perennial as the grass But I think I'm better off in a barren land A place that can accept me for who I am So the next time you ask, "Are you dating someone?" And I reply with a snort and say, "Huh, look at me. No one would want to be with me." And you say, "No, looks don't matter and the personality-" I'll punch you in the ******* face Because to hell with all your crap You won't want to be me even for a single day You won't want to be the ugly girl standing in the corner of the hallway
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Oct 15, 2017
Oct 15, 2017 at 7:03 AM UTC
Confessions of an ugly girl
It's hard to fall in love again Because after all that I've been through I very strongly believe that the only ones who can ever truly love you back Are your parents and your dog It's hard to fall in love again Because I was born and brought up in a culture which said that all that matters is the outside And the inside can just go **** off It's hard to fall in love again Because it is shown that being fair is the only way you can be lovely That all matrimonials ever wanted was a slim and b'ful lady If this was an MCQ, I'll be the none of these It's hard to fall in love again Because I'm scared all men just want the body with curves and face like an angel That the only things that should be big are your **** and your *** Because who gives a **** about a big heart It's hard to fall in love again Because the words that he said in the past still haunt me, telling me that I'm not good enough Pretty enough, **** enough, anything enough to be loved It's hard to fall in love again Because eventhough I read quotes on how beauty comes from within, it's proved wrong with every single encounter Which leads to be believe that all that movies and books ever taught us about romance is absolute ******** That the only reason Jack ever loved Rose was because, well, she was ******* hot It's hard to fall in love again Because people don't see that you're born with the skin but it takes effort to build the soul Because the skin will form wrinkles and sag with time But the soul and the mind won't It's hard to fall in love again Because I don't want to add more to my list of insecurities and brokenness which scar me forever Because I don't want to dive down and down and down into my worn out self esteem It's so ******* hard to fall in love again So I laugh it off and joke around But everytime I see you I really, really want to fall in love again But I'm scared that you'll do the same and break whatever is left of me That you'll turn me inside out and rub my imperfections till they burn That you'll laugh with your friends and say Where did that ***** even gather the guts from to come up to me and say, "Hey man, I like you" Like that's the worst thing anyone could ever say to you? They say Love is a drug But I think I'm in rehab They say Don't be cynical about love because in the face of all aridity and disenchantment It is as perennial as the grass But I think I'm better off in a barren land A place that can accept me for who I am So the next time you ask, "Are you dating someone?" And I reply with a snort and say, "Huh, look at me. No one would want to be with me." And you say, "No, looks don't matter and the personality-" I'll punch you in the ******* face Because to hell with all your crap You won't want to be me even for a single day You won't want to be the ugly girl standing in the corner of the hallway
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It is raining outside, Everything wet, Soil, tree, terrace, flower *** gate, wall,,,, But aridity stifles inside, Head, heart, hand..... Like the fruits of silk cotton tree, Cutlery ruptures thought Humanist is slaughters on the street..... But slayer forget that In extreme dryness When fruits of dry Cotton silk tree explode It’s diffuse Germinate in wet soil and grow everywhere, Humanist will emit all over again!
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Mar 2, 2015
Mar 2, 2015 at 1:24 PM UTC
Diffusion
*Reading poems today on Hello Poetry This is what came to me as the Love Mete with so much needs of ALL!!!* Desiderata ***Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.***
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Dec 15, 2012
Dec 15, 2012 at 10:04 PM UTC
Desiderata - Words for Life by Max Ehrmann
*Reading poems today on Hello Poetry This is what came to me as the Love Mete with so much needs of ALL!!!* Desiderata ***Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.***
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Master builder of hanging audio of the hearts, Tapping and mapping a kind of music through the vocabulary of arts, in conducting  the harmonious sound of unique violin orchestra a crowd of fiddlesticks rima … up… and only ups… never downs. Audio Audio… I will go…true or false.   That’s what you ask for it. If you ask me to stay, I would never say no. Have you ever seen me on the occasion of disobeying you? Neither yes, nor no… Thirsty and aridity,   Words dance glamorously in the silence of the mud of bricks You will construct the magic towers of the world gust (crust). On the apex Trapper of heights you Shaking hand for all ant size human shape creatures In down. I’am member among. Time flies and melts in icy doom of the word “why”… burning agitatedly on the white eyes. Don’t look at me. Whatever had been shaped, like thunder of emotional burst digs …digs in insomnia of rapid nightmares of mine. O' liberty… Don’t be dubious of what you are going to do, Master architecture of heavenly domes of long treatise of eloquence and good sounds. Hissing….sooozzzing….biippping ….buzzzing….moooppping….murmers…. Claps and shouts. Ant shaped creatures gather under the grand dome and waiting for miraculous mesmerize. No more I am among. Master builder of raw materials in vivid shape of “new oregano (m).” Time runs and I am not “going to catch a falling star.” Time of demise. Heavy lock on mouths. Death of both of us in constructing the luxurious roads never ended in dead end of not being honest and neither being wise. Master designer of unique arches…domes…abstruse stairs… Audio…audio. I will go…for you and ours.
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Jul 28, 2017
Jul 28, 2017 at 12:36 AM UTC
Master Builder
Master builder of hanging audio of the hearts, Tapping and mapping a kind of music through the vocabulary of arts, in conducting  the harmonious sound of unique violin orchestra a crowd of fiddlesticks rima … up… and only ups… never downs. Audio Audio… I will go…true or false.   That’s what you ask for it. If you ask me to stay, I would never say no. Have you ever seen me on the occasion of disobeying you? Neither yes, nor no… Thirsty and aridity,   Words dance glamorously in the silence of the mud of bricks You will construct the magic towers of the world gust (crust). On the apex Trapper of heights you Shaking hand for all ant size human shape creatures In down. I’am member among. Time flies and melts in icy doom of the word “why”… burning agitatedly on the white eyes. Don’t look at me. Whatever had been shaped, like thunder of emotional burst digs …digs in insomnia of rapid nightmares of mine. O' liberty… Don’t be dubious of what you are going to do, Master architecture of heavenly domes of long treatise of eloquence and good sounds. Hissing….sooozzzing….biippping ….buzzzing….moooppping….murmers…. Claps and shouts. Ant shaped creatures gather under the grand dome and waiting for miraculous mesmerize. No more I am among. Master builder of raw materials in vivid shape of “new oregano (m).” Time runs and I am not “going to catch a falling star.” Time of demise. Heavy lock on mouths. Death of both of us in constructing the luxurious roads never ended in dead end of not being honest and neither being wise. Master designer of unique arches…domes…abstruse stairs… Audio…audio. I will go…for you and ours.
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The dream state number one The caught artist within the vortex A drowned state and lost soul As the eyes swirl and look up And look up until they drop A strange aridity covers the flesh Gauze revealing the idea Leaving enough hidden. The final trip - californication? The restaurants’ in New York Blatantly bare. Now Iconography Undersigned scarcely unmade up The deep eyes plundering a life Through an eye for art maybe Taken from the mesh.
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Dec 7, 2014
Dec 7, 2014 at 6:31 AM UTC
Rothko
There is a quality to desolation that I have never seen. I have been in a desert, touched the aridity of it’s soil, and its air like hot feathers on my breath; I have seen the sea far out with only a blue smudge on the horizon to mark our return. But I have never felt that terror, that awe and loneliness that has been spoken of, and said by the poets and deliverers, to bring ones face to God. Do not misunderstand me. I have felt these things; at the end of a trail leading nowhere, on a slope with loose stones for footholds. I have been in places of terror and beauty, and been overthrown. But not wholly. Perhaps I have not been still enough, have not lingered in those part-wild places that have seen the summit of my fear, my longing. Perhaps even they, even they, have what I seek. Perhaps I have not been still enough.
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Nov 5, 2021
Nov 5, 2021 at 11:57 AM UTC
To the Sound of Pipes
Feeling your touch distantly, calling out your name in whispers unsaid. Playing hard to get isn't fun if your not playing too, simply - your hard to hold on to, I've already tried catching you. Dancing, moving, flowing, like a ribbon in the sky.... broken free from loose strands...... caught the smiles, the shy looks, the hand holding. So long Oh so so so very long now I've knew & known those strong hands holding me. we've configured our bodies, embraced- the soft silky smooth texture of skin, golden perfectly formed muscles , holding me tight up against your chiseled chest as we merge- twist swing push pull spin again again again & again. spinning round around round & around songs mingled melodies spark causing us to get closer, closer closer & even closer... I'm trapped luxuriously- your mmm unreal intoxication- like webs of stars caught on my dream catcher. hips pressed close legs mingle as we twist this and that way. hand on the swell of my backside, Squeeze turn pause- dipping low lower, dip me again - magnetize my alluring persona. Alleviate this unknown aridity that leaves me dry mouthed longing for your touch once more. Songs ending it's last call Butterfly's catch in the pit of my stomach, after seeing you with her seeing you shyly smile up at her while you forget. the touch of our hands, the smell of our scent & sweat mingled as one like lover for the very first time the floor was our bed our playground until the music drifted softly slowly away & she came into focus.... stepping back i look from you to her holding my breath when you truned my way, You bowed over my hand kissed it lovingly. Causing longing, craving & hot flashes for hours until now- mingled with sweaty palms as you walk past me back to her side. am i playing the wrong game? Every weekend with you it's almost the same. You find me- stalk me until i relentlessly give in, dancing, swaying, bodies so close causing us to forget , forget it all....... Dance floor becoming our bedroom, so many times so many hours swaying- flowing bodies intertwined, meshed together again & again. spinning around & round. With me me me & you oh you you you your dipping me . your hands always mmm always on my lower back, music loudly sweetly drumming like our heart beats becoming our Tantra Taboo(s)..... she smiles at me then looks up- smiling gleefully in your eyes as you both walk out the dance hall.... **** I shouldn't of expected a **** thang- Oh well that's what happens more often than not- to me on a Friday Night(s) Always Me Ayeshah
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Apr 11, 2010
Apr 11, 2010 at 4:59 AM UTC
Friday.
Feeling your touch distantly, calling out your name in whispers unsaid. Playing hard to get isn't fun if your not playing too, simply - your hard to hold on to, I've already tried catching you. Dancing, moving, flowing, like a ribbon in the sky.... broken free from loose strands...... caught the smiles, the shy looks, the hand holding. So long Oh so so so very long now I've knew & known those strong hands holding me. we've configured our bodies, embraced- the soft silky smooth texture of skin, golden perfectly formed muscles , holding me tight up against your chiseled chest as we merge- twist swing push pull spin again again again & again. spinning round around round & around songs mingled melodies spark causing us to get closer, closer closer & even closer... I'm trapped luxuriously- your mmm unreal intoxication- like webs of stars caught on my dream catcher. hips pressed close legs mingle as we twist this and that way. hand on the swell of my backside, Squeeze turn pause- dipping low lower, dip me again - magnetize my alluring persona. Alleviate this unknown aridity that leaves me dry mouthed longing for your touch once more. Songs ending it's last call Butterfly's catch in the pit of my stomach, after seeing you with her seeing you shyly smile up at her while you forget. the touch of our hands, the smell of our scent & sweat mingled as one like lover for the very first time the floor was our bed our playground until the music drifted softly slowly away & she came into focus.... stepping back i look from you to her holding my breath when you truned my way, You bowed over my hand kissed it lovingly. Causing longing, craving & hot flashes for hours until now- mingled with sweaty palms as you walk past me back to her side. am i playing the wrong game? Every weekend with you it's almost the same. You find me- stalk me until i relentlessly give in, dancing, swaying, bodies so close causing us to forget , forget it all....... Dance floor becoming our bedroom, so many times so many hours swaying- flowing bodies intertwined, meshed together again & again. spinning around & round. With me me me & you oh you you you your dipping me . your hands always mmm always on my lower back, music loudly sweetly drumming like our heart beats becoming our Tantra Taboo(s)..... she smiles at me then looks up- smiling gleefully in your eyes as you both walk out the dance hall.... **** I shouldn't of expected a **** thang- Oh well that's what happens more often than not- to me on a Friday Night(s) Always Me Ayeshah
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Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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Mar 29, 2016
Mar 29, 2016 at 12:11 AM UTC
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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Magic oftentimes Come from the sickest minds And poetry Born from the aches Of loneliness Write... And make some lemonades Out of the aridity Of this life.
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Jun 12, 2021
Jun 12, 2021 at 7:34 AM UTC
Making lemonades
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. - Max Ehrmann
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Nov 24, 2018
Nov 24, 2018 at 8:56 PM UTC
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. - Max Ehrmann
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Unburdens the dusky river dreams of flow dead in the bog of hyacinth harvest burnt in the scorch of aridity ripples robbed by the silt of dogma sunbeam denied by the **** of creed I was meant to reach the sea, now I would never make it. I pick the river's shattered pieces with my own from the wintry dusk.
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Dec 9, 2015
Dec 9, 2015 at 8:46 AM UTC
The Dusky River
It is generally supposed we come to this place As a just reward for treachery and traitorousness. Indeed, nothing could be farther from the truth; Most of my compatriots her have blindly hitched their fortunes To some flag, some shining dogma, our fates sealed Through an unwillingness to be sufficiently self-interested, The refusal to abandon ship once it became apparent That the experience upon the rocks Would be neither enabling nor ennobling. My own case is illustrative of the rule; My father, noble sovereign ascending to the throne Via parlor tricks and the rustic embrace of folk legend, (The fornication resulting in my birth brushed aside As some accident of mistaken identity or enchantment) Is celebrated, beatified really, in song and legend, Yet I, who pulled myself up by my own bootstraps as it were, Winning his queen’s hand and defeating him on the field, Am consigned to this unhappy place in perpetuity, Suffering demons who hiss ******* Usurper!* As they put me through my paces (One takes their rebukes with a grain of salt; They are all mad, the likely result of dealing with this glut of madmen.) As I noted, the presence of myself and my brethren in this place Serve as a testament to the merits of fidelity, Which we commemorate daily, some days several times (I confess it seems more than a touch silly, But the necessity of creating distractions Trumps other concerns in a locale such as this) By staging caucus races, each participant addressing The ******* in front of him directly, Paying it fealty--My liege! My liege!--which is answered in turn By a cannonade of noxious farting (We assume the smells to be offensive, As the atmosphere here is somewhat deleterious at all times) All to the great amusement of those sprites Who observe our machinations, They in turn guffawing madly and urinating downward upon us While we, as the acidic waste corrodes us, also cackle like lunatics, Fairly shouting Ah, the gentle rain of Heaven--thank you, Lord! Though, oddly enough, our laughter at times (Most likely due to the aridity of the atmosphere around us) Seems to catch a bit in the throat.
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Feb 16, 2017
Feb 16, 2017 at 10:10 AM UTC
Mordred Ruminates (Sometimes Postulates, Possibly Fulminates) In Hell
It is generally supposed we come to this place As a just reward for treachery and traitorousness. Indeed, nothing could be farther from the truth; Most of my compatriots her have blindly hitched their fortunes To some flag, some shining dogma, our fates sealed Through an unwillingness to be sufficiently self-interested, The refusal to abandon ship once it became apparent That the experience upon the rocks Would be neither enabling nor ennobling. My own case is illustrative of the rule; My father, noble sovereign ascending to the throne Via parlor tricks and the rustic embrace of folk legend, (The fornication resulting in my birth brushed aside As some accident of mistaken identity or enchantment) Is celebrated, beatified really, in song and legend, Yet I, who pulled myself up by my own bootstraps as it were, Winning his queen’s hand and defeating him on the field, Am consigned to this unhappy place in perpetuity, Suffering demons who hiss ******* Usurper!* As they put me through my paces (One takes their rebukes with a grain of salt; They are all mad, the likely result of dealing with this glut of madmen.) As I noted, the presence of myself and my brethren in this place Serve as a testament to the merits of fidelity, Which we commemorate daily, some days several times (I confess it seems more than a touch silly, But the necessity of creating distractions Trumps other concerns in a locale such as this) By staging caucus races, each participant addressing The ******* in front of him directly, Paying it fealty--My liege! My liege!--which is answered in turn By a cannonade of noxious farting (We assume the smells to be offensive, As the atmosphere here is somewhat deleterious at all times) All to the great amusement of those sprites Who observe our machinations, They in turn guffawing madly and urinating downward upon us While we, as the acidic waste corrodes us, also cackle like lunatics, Fairly shouting Ah, the gentle rain of Heaven--thank you, Lord! Though, oddly enough, our laughter at times (Most likely due to the aridity of the atmosphere around us) Seems to catch a bit in the throat.
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We pair of home-comers built from painful baggage a water-tight dream, we painted an idyll of walled delight. A bright corner where care could cover old scars. Oh that happy hand-in-glove fit of regenerative pleasure which we dared to admit into the picture of autumnal love. Such easy laughter sparked need to spend more new-found treasure in glad togetherness. Fresh as youth the stream we dug from aridity. Your tenderness stoked heat in forgotten feelings, blazed pathways to places I had never been and seared heaven into every greeting. So gentle our mountain of unleashed freedom that time gave us chances to climb to new heights. I thrived in sweet air of acceptability. You re-sculpted sallow existence, blushed my palid future, accessed the girl inside and unfastened this latched-up former conformist. You let loose love's abandon and I did not refuse. Beautiful man your breath warmed every fold of compatible essence, toned any slack in my short-sighted outlook and de-misted smeared myopic signals. Duo-passion soon oiled and honed rarely used adaptability so we could reach bliss. Our joinings were something greater than flesh and that better otherness I shall always remember. No ocean of parting can break devotion's deep integrity and I know for certain we shall meet again. Oh unforgettable man you stole into destiny, captured my soul and now you hold it forever.
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Jan 16, 2017
Jan 16, 2017 at 9:53 AM UTC
Something Greater.
Here in a sleepy hamlet in the shadow of Top Hill amid barren aridity I am hiding. A runaway from my family, friends, familiar faces, and also from myself! Why I call them friends? My family who cares coz I earn, friends all fair weather, familiar faces that breed only contempt, and the most deadly myself, the untiring aspirer in home, office, deals, the macabre face on the mirror, sartorially correct refined manners polished etiquette but inside a greedy ***** ever ready to sell his soul at the sight of a penny! Here no one can find me and I’ve to work hard to turn my inside out carry it atop Top Hill for the sun to bake the rains to wash and the moon to bathe my reincarnate!
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May 16, 2013
May 16, 2013 at 7:58 AM UTC
Top Hill
I am the oasis I seek, because Source is there to quench my thirst and shade my brow. I rest my weariness in Its bowering Love. I renew myself in Its gentle breath. The way before me no longer leads me into mental aridity, but into soulful moistness and earthy imagination. I and my Source are soulmates and lovers. c. 2014 Roberta Compton Rainwater
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Apr 7, 2014
Apr 7, 2014 at 12:00 PM UTC
Psalm
we write now past anger, but nearer to the closing the period of our lives, here, at the end of this poem and with every day, every word, every look, i·so·la·tion is now redefined as: des·o·la·tion (a state of complete emptiness or destruction barrenness bleakness starkness misery melancholy gloom bareness dismalness grimness aridity sterility wildness anguished misery loneliness despondency despair distress) now, it too is redefined as: we can no longer look at our children faces...
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Jul 31, 2020
Jul 31, 2020 at 11:22 AM UTC
no money, no job, soon, no home and then no hope (redefining desolation)
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. Max Ehrmann
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Feb 3, 2016
Feb 3, 2016 at 9:28 AM UTC
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. Max Ehrmann
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The relentless clock ticks like a pseudo heartbeat, prattling platitudes of sententious pity. Two decades summons pragmatism: a mouth to kiss, a place to eat, to **** and shove like lambing ewe. Set it in stone at twenty-five; a diamond glares from Facebook, a Gorgon eye, a quick click analgesic. Marry overborne bricks and surrender nature’s piquancy to kitchens where flies **** on all the dinners not savoured. Probe for passion in drains, Tupperware, between stale sheets. Aridity resists fornication in a ***** for absent frisson; a stretch across oceans, portenous as premature world-weary yawns, Three syllables ought to roll easily yet sear acidic, two tongues curtailed and bourne back into silence.
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Jul 8, 2018
Jul 8, 2018 at 5:20 AM UTC
Dry.
Flowers fight flowers To aridity In my chest Such is a penance Must paid For your distant benevolence A liveliness so ecstatic It slays and slays All bits Of melancholy peace I’ve known Lust you, I lust you to war Lust you, I lust you on Nothing purer dare I claim Lest the Sirens Whirling Within your gaze Question the chastity I have so well known There is a desolation Beneath this devouring tide And you do not get me You do not understand I have always Loved bleakness Have always loved A piece or two Of you And here Bees fight bees And the carnage Weaves you a golden dirge Soft as satin and softer still Will you not hear— Will you not? I sink and sink with the fair maidens Who lured me to stillness And not a note Not a tune stirs its gentle wings Your mute Muses They know not a taste Of hues And I lure myself Into you Still How awfully beautiful Is our dance How bleak—
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Jul 2, 2021
Jul 2, 2021 at 3:07 PM UTC
Lust you
If only I knew how to mold bricks out of lone I’d build you a house And paint it with flowers That mimic the colourless hues of your gaze Leaves, I’d tie to stooping fingers Of our barren talks Fruits with moonlight in their stout tummies your chapped lips They envy the sweetness of Do you know? (Too bold a flattery, you say— Dare me then; dare you) Gentle I’d go Show them the tree And they’d make their nests In its laden boughs A crown on your head Weaved out of patience I’d softly place If only I knew a way past this barricade That together we built A thousand years ago I’d be a flock of wild geese Guiding you out Oh, my fluttering wings Calmed in the sky’s blue embrace I’d soar around in winters cruel I’d watch and watch The edges of our land A bed I’d carve Out of roses and dawns Hang up my rivers By the glass windows shivering in our storm Oh, there is a kingdom I would like to save A bunch of bluebirds, and a quiet queen The slender moon far, far away If only I knew A melody strong enough To cure this aching rebellion Oh, if I did! If I— I watched, and watched the shores Of our land No ships came with their armours ready Your own bluebirds, They fight now the flowers They ravage the fruits If only I had a drop of divinity Sulking somewhere inside me I’d banish their light souls Out of their bodies But bluebirds, Are pretty And so is the mayhem And so is silence, And you aridity Lurk at a distance, I know not What to build out of this lone
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Jul 13, 2021
Jul 13, 2021 at 3:08 PM UTC
There is a kingdom I would like to save
If only I knew how to mold bricks out of lone I’d build you a house And paint it with flowers That mimic the colourless hues of your gaze Leaves, I’d tie to stooping fingers Of our barren talks Fruits with moonlight in their stout tummies your chapped lips They envy the sweetness of Do you know? (Too bold a flattery, you say— Dare me then; dare you) Gentle I’d go Show them the tree And they’d make their nests In its laden boughs A crown on your head Weaved out of patience I’d softly place If only I knew a way past this barricade That together we built A thousand years ago I’d be a flock of wild geese Guiding you out Oh, my fluttering wings Calmed in the sky’s blue embrace I’d soar around in winters cruel I’d watch and watch The edges of our land A bed I’d carve Out of roses and dawns Hang up my rivers By the glass windows shivering in our storm Oh, there is a kingdom I would like to save A bunch of bluebirds, and a quiet queen The slender moon far, far away If only I knew A melody strong enough To cure this aching rebellion Oh, if I did! If I— I watched, and watched the shores Of our land No ships came with their armours ready Your own bluebirds, They fight now the flowers They ravage the fruits If only I had a drop of divinity Sulking somewhere inside me I’d banish their light souls Out of their bodies But bluebirds, Are pretty And so is the mayhem And so is silence, And you aridity Lurk at a distance, I know not What to build out of this lone
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please allow arability of friendship and hoop fully this acquiescence can render an accord shared via exchanging calumet peace pipe initially invoked qua piercing, gouging, digging...from hooked aquilinity upon awareness miss applying the squaw aridity mine swallowing capacity as pins pricking a voodoo likeness doll (of me), though this claim could steeped in utter contrived artificiality fusing flagrant faulty aromaticity asininity admitting absent attentiveness as ska walking a fine line betwixt asexuality behooves rectification allowing solution Wiccan agree upon linking assimilability, assignability, assiduity implicating with asperity ***** err roan nee huss rubble word choice prompting asperity inducing me to cast the first stone of apology, and self awareness totally tubularly offer thyself as human sacrifice redeeming conceding unalterable venal tone role of squawking chief fowl ling at the end zone regarding, where associatively properly went assumability, anonymity of the internet vent ting modality adopting immunity, viz virtual community tent revival meeting adumbrating atypicality, attainability avoidance of audiological atrocity, sans atonality sent to ear rate, the autoimmunity authority, authenticity, austerity, audacity, co rent ting availability, automaticity, accessibility asper automobility to scale tenement, pent house, or pre faux ying bing avascularity, avidity, avuncularity avers automatically tall lent aim to amble along xy feigning tubby with minimal audibility clark kent information superhighway axiality grid via galavanting gent can be activated swimmingly with less overt axe said dent.
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Apr 20, 2018
Apr 20, 2018 at 7:34 PM UTC
apologia to avoid an online world squaw bull!
please allow arability of friendship and hoop fully this acquiescence can render an accord shared via exchanging calumet peace pipe initially invoked qua piercing, gouging, digging...from hooked aquilinity upon awareness miss applying the squaw aridity mine swallowing capacity as pins pricking a voodoo likeness doll (of me), though this claim could steeped in utter contrived artificiality fusing flagrant faulty aromaticity asininity admitting absent attentiveness as ska walking a fine line betwixt asexuality behooves rectification allowing solution Wiccan agree upon linking assimilability, assignability, assiduity implicating with asperity ***** err roan nee huss rubble word choice prompting asperity inducing me to cast the first stone of apology, and self awareness totally tubularly offer thyself as human sacrifice redeeming conceding unalterable venal tone role of squawking chief fowl ling at the end zone regarding, where associatively properly went assumability, anonymity of the internet vent ting modality adopting immunity, viz virtual community tent revival meeting adumbrating atypicality, attainability avoidance of audiological atrocity, sans atonality sent to ear rate, the autoimmunity authority, authenticity, austerity, audacity, co rent ting availability, automaticity, accessibility asper automobility to scale tenement, pent house, or pre faux ying bing avascularity, avidity, avuncularity avers automatically tall lent aim to amble along xy feigning tubby with minimal audibility clark kent information superhighway axiality grid via galavanting gent can be activated swimmingly with less overt axe said dent.
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5:14 am. Window sill. Sun is rising to light a new day. Last cigarette. Coffee cup. I’m lost and alone. I don’t sleep at all and the lack of the sun is just killing me. And I can clearly say: I’m not happy. And I don’t blame myself. I just have to learn how to trust. I realize that nothing’s gonna change in a while. And I have no idea how I’m gonna handle it. And that aridity is just killing me. I have that feeling that you weren’t here for a long time. Actually I feel like I’ve never met you. It shouldn’t be that way but you gave me no choice. I have to learn how to be indifferent.
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Jun 9, 2014
Jun 9, 2014 at 5:43 PM UTC
5:14