Solitary

Posted in Simply Poetry

“Everyday life is like programming, I guess.
If you love something you can put beauty into it”
Donald Knuth

Solitary

Peaceful and silent
On this solitary island
Like a rough uncut diamond

Where blue meets blue
In the waters and skies hue
There is really not much to do
Maybe, just maybe
This is really good for you

Yes, this is my land
Here is were I stand
Just because, I can

Family

Posted in Simply Poetry

“Everyday life is like programming, I guess.
If you love something you can put beauty into it”
Donald Knuth

Family

Please do not stop and stare
Because, this, is a family affair

We stand here
Huddled together
Like the proverbial
Bird of the same feather
Or maybe,
There is a too tight tether
Binding us like leather?

But never mind
Just be kind
Leave us to our devices
Our familiar vices
And for them
Do not us despise

For we are
Who we are
A family
Of roses
Standing here
In our poses

Painting

Posted in Simply Poetry

“Everyday life is like programming, I guess.
If you love something you can put beauty into it”
Donald Knuth

Painting

Flowers painted on a canvas:
Better than nature?
Possible, for longer they last?

Imitated reality
Possibly a guarantee
For the prosperity
Nature’s beauty to see
When all that you now see
Has long since passed

Cloudy, With Low Chance of Rain

Posted in Simply Poetry

“Everyday life is like programming, I guess.
If you love something you can put beauty into it”
Donald Knuth

Cloudy, With Low Chance of Rain

Sometimes,
When it shines
It may also rain
In the skies
Onto the plane

You see,
It may be,
That the gods dined
Spilled some wine
Despite the weather fine
Not out of spite
Or us to smite
But just because the bright
Of the sunlight
Hit their eyes
The hand slipped
The chalice tipped
And the damage
Was done

Instead of whining
Of the gods’ fine dining
Just stand outside
With your mouth wide
And enjoy
The nature’s nectar
Maybe,
With a piece of cheddar
In this very fine
Weather

Ripples

Posted in Simply Poetry

“Everyday life is like programming, I guess.
If you love something you can put beauty into it”
Donald Knuth

Ripples

When it comes to you,
I am quite predictive
And yes,
Utterly and deeply committed
Even though,
I may feel a little conflicted

I know,
I am very addicted
Sometimes,
To the point of wicked
But only you,
My rippling dark brown liquid
Can make me
Totally uplifted

Which Way?

Posted in Simply Poetry

“Everyday life is like programming, I guess.
If you love something you can put beauty into it”
Donald Knuth

Which Way?

Should I have stayed,
Or should I have gone?

Which way was up,
Which way did the flow go?

Did I make the right turn,
When I should have taken left?

Was it a mistake,
Or was the end justified by the means?
Much may be at stake
Or so it usually seems

Did I read the sign correctly,
Or maybe,
It was just elementary?

Quote a Week Tuesday 2017-02-28

Posted in Quote a Week Tuesday

Quote a Week Tuesday

For this week’s quote of the week, a little something, for us dreamers:

“Keep your eyes on the stars,
and your feet on the ground.”
Theodore Roosevelt

stars-ground

Quote a Week Tuesday 2017-02-28 (two)

Posted in Quote a Week Tuesday

Quote a Week Tuesday

For this week’s quote of the week, a little something, for us dreamers:

“Don’t call it a dream,
call it a plan”

dream-plan

Aphorism of the Day (2016-03-06)

Posted in Aphorism of the Day
Poetry, Humour

“Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real” Tupac Shakur

Aphorism of the Day

Always…
Dream big, dream all, dream rich
You can be the perfect bitch

Dream

Then…
I woke up, put the dog out to pee
And went out for some coffee

Coffee

The Finnish Dream

“Do not cross the brook for water” Finnish proverb

The Finnish Dream

A cottage on an island
Preferably on the highland
Still near or in the city
No running water nor electricity
Not another soul in sight
If you dare to enter
You will soon be in plight
Because the center
Of each Finns existence
Is the calculated distance
From their neighbour
Preferably as far as the equator

 

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Images are from the capital of Finland, Helsinki; just a few kilometres offshore.