The end of me

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“Just because I am getting older, doesn’t mean this is the end of me, right?” Gun Roswell

The end of me

The wrinkles are there, for all. to stare
All the money and even technology, spent
Just gave me, a brief moment lent
And now, all the loud music, is fading fast
I truly don’t know, how much longer, I can last
Hanging on, to this, self made thread
Even if I know, it’s just a waste
All this effort to try to remain, just the same
A pretty face, with enough of a brain
Alas, nature will take its course
No matter how much you push and try to force
In the end, only the flowers remain
Pretty, and red, even, if I, myself, am dead

There really is no lesson nor pun intended
Just a short rant of life, even if pretended
To live for ever and ever and never die
Well, anyways, at least they can say, I tried!

Posted as a challenge, poetry prompt “Death”

Road to Nowhere (WP Writing: Intro to Poetry) Day Ten

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Poetry, Day Ten: Future

Could it be our last day of Intro to Poetry already?! Let’s keep our spirits up by focusing on whatever it is that’s coming next. Whether it’s about tomorrow, next October, or the year 2345, let today’s poem be inspired by your vision of the future. (Fears, hopes, and plans are equally acceptable, of course. As are robots!)

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves” William Shakespeare

Road to Nowhere 

The future
Now uncertain
When removed is
The safety curtain

No time
For bloopers
Nor reruns
Used is
The last dime
For a trip
To the sun

First
Summer
Then fall
No bummer
Just a ball
Future
Unfolds

We are
On a road
To nowhere
Travelling fast
Forgetting
The past
It would not
Have lasted
Anyway

Future
Unknown
Or so
We were told
Never mind
Just be kind
Your place
You will find

Past, present
All in imperfect
Time still
Well spent

Now
Heads up
Finish
Your cup
Legs, arms
Tucked inside
Let the slide
Your way
Down guide

road-to-nowhere

Ocean View (WP Writing: Intro to Poetry)

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Poetry, Day Nine: Landscape

The space(s) we spend our days in have such profound effects on us. Today’s prompt, landscape, invites you to explore your whereabouts and translate your thoughts into a poem. You could focus on the physical traits of a place you find beautiful, or on the way you interact with your surroundings at home, on the way to work, or when you’re on holiday.

“Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer – and often the supreme disappointment.”
― Ansel Adams

Ocean View 

A magnificent ocean view
With endless shades of blue
Reserved, only for a few

Maybe
A place of worship
With a few virgins
Or
A place of searching
With thoughts merging
Perhaps
Some might call it
Nirvana
Or
What ever you wanna

The place of eternal blue
Quickly on you grew
Like a comfortable old shoe

And you
Would never want to leave
This place
With an ocean view

landscape

Pleasure Pool (WP Writing: Intro to Poetry)

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Poetry, Day Eight: Pleasure

From the tantalizing to the satisfyingly sober, have your poem convey a sense of pleasure today. Imbue it with joy, glee, and profound contentment — or, if you wish to keep it dark, write about the lack of or longing for pleasure in your life.

“A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke” Groucho Marx

Pleasure Pool 

Turquoise, by the pool
Sunbathing, by the pool
Eating, by the pool
Toasting, by the pool
Grill fest, by the pool
Enjoying life, by the pool

pleasure