Tag: life
Posted on January 21, 2021
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Category: Nature, Love & PoetryTags: anticipation, anxiety, beatitudes, Disappointment, expectations, hope, life, philosophy, spirituality, the-unknown, Tomorrow, waiting
Posted on January 16, 2021
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Lad! Remember that no man ought to forgeta child’s tender youth is like tempering of waxapt to receive form – discipline before affectionmix threats with a fair look, manner with wit. A potter fashions his lay when it’s softa sparrow taught to come when… Continue Reading “His Counsel”
Category: Family, Sex & Sexuality, Nature, Love & PoetryTags: A-father's-counsel, coming-of-age, counsel, Family, Inspiration, inspirational, life, motivation, parents, true-to-self, wisdom
Posted on January 13, 2021
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Category: Family, Sex & Sexuality, Nature, Love & PoetryTags: breakups, declarations-of-love, foibles, girlfriend, heartbreak, in-love, life, Love, romance, simple-pleasures, true-love, when-a-boy-mets-a-girl
Posted on November 14, 2020
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Goodness may be worth a damn these days,gracious old ways a fad – obsolete,but cast it not away or be insensitive;instead – embrace it, enhance it,it is your irresistible attractiveness –a trait that makes you a decent human.It is your life’s work – your… Continue Reading “Reputation”
Category: Family, Sex & Sexuality, Nature, Love & PoetryTags: authentic-living, being-positive, character, deeds, focus, honor, legacy, life, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking, reputation
Posted on September 29, 2020
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Don’t, don’t take me to the dance floor,my passion is too charged with energyit will electrocute you. Don’t lend my hand or heart to a rival;you will never get it back,trust me. I don’t offer soothing words rathera love acquired at great anguish,at a… Continue Reading “Completely”
Category: Family, Sex & Sexuality, Nature, Love & PoetryTags: be-yourself, dance lovers, Eva Szakacs-painting, experience, Fidelity, happiness, life, living-life-to-the-fullest, Love, passion, positive-thinking, romantic love, seizing-the-day
Posted on September 27, 2020
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Cross-legged In repose against the couchin a criss-cross plunging V-cut top –breasts betrayed, legs splayed.She sat carefree, cross-legged as if to say“Enjoy the view,”as if worn to be seen or complimented –her lacy lingerie, the showing off of a thighthat advertises her youth –curves… Continue Reading “MIDLIFE – A Collection of Poems (5)”
Category: Family, Sex & Sexuality, Politics & Social normsTags: aging, anti-aging, anxiety, choices, contentment, Cross-legged, direction, drama, eternal-life, Fidelity, fifties, happiness, human-desire, life, life-and-living, life-lessons, meaning, midlife, midlife-adventure, midlife-crisis, money, nostalgia, open-legs, purpose, reinvention, wardrobe malfunction, wisdom
Posted on September 26, 2020
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Born Again Papa is born againthis new spirit in him –crinkled eyes, fading skinbald-head, graying side-burnsis dogged. Many thirty-year-olds or even lessare responsive, like Lydia was to Paulthis good news –Money, Power, and Confidencewhich were elusive at tender years. It is difficult and different… Continue Reading “MIDLIFE – A Collection of Poems (4)”
Category: Family, Sex & Sexuality, Nature, Love & PoetryTags: aging, anti-aging, anxiety, choices, contentment, direction, drama, eternal-life, Fidelity, fifties, happiness, human-desire, life, life-and-living, life-lessons, meaning, midlife, midlife-adventure, midlife-crisis, money, nostalgia, purpose, reinvention, wisdom
Posted on September 23, 2020
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This week we explore five poems highlighting a crisis older adults go through. A phase when falling health distorts their anatomy or worst a stage some feel they could be happier by making adverse changes in their life, and they feel the urge to… Continue Reading “MIDLIFE – A Collection of Poems (1)”
Category: Family, Sex & Sexuality, Nature, Love & PoetryTags: aging, choices, contentment, crisis, direction, drama, eternal-life, fifties, happiness, human-desire, life, life-and-living, life-lessons, meaning, midlife, money, nostalgia, purpose, reinvention, wisdom
Posted on September 18, 2020
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Teach me how to number my daysso that I may live todaynot as a bubble but fully. Teach me how to love lifeso that hourly I may composemyself to the remembrance of my maker. Teach me before my last bowthe A-B-C of transforming to… Continue Reading “Teach Me …”
Category: Nature, Love & PoetryTags: adulthood, death, God, happiness, Inspiration, life, life-lessons, living, Oliver L. Velez, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking
Posted on September 15, 2020
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To spend your life livingin fear and ignorancenever exploring your dreamsis cruel. To work hard for moneythinking it will buy youall things that will make you happyis crueler. To wake up in the middleof the night terrified by bills,is a horrible way to live.More… Continue Reading “9 to 5”
Category: Politics & Social normsTags: Capitalism, career, commitment, conformity, dedication, Depression, Employment, happiness, job, life, lifestyle, money, nine-to-five, occupation, Rat-race, sacrifice, work-life-balance, workplace