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NaPoWriMo – Day Twenty-Two

senryu one could say: people talk entirely way too much- / / / This is my take on the senryu prompt at Poetic Asides.

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NaPoWriMo – Day Twenty-three

there is a secret star by which i steer my ship it guides me no matter which way the wind is blowing or when the currents push my ship into the shallows i set my astrolabe and keep my course even...

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NaPoWriMo – Day Twenty-four

mum and dad cry as teenagers fly away- cedar lark whir / / / watching Chopped – hope at least one judge is a raw chard liker / / / mum is relieved that rain has washed away chalk war rider / / / farm...

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Everyone Begins

you know it’s true the question is when some begin every day each day is a new tablet on which life is carved or tapped out digitally some began long ago and just carry on keeping calm is optional...

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Casting About

i would cast my movie with community theater actors a bunch of unknowns but sincere in their amateur status (remember there is love there) it would be messy and imperfect just like life i would want a...

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Calling

calling all cars it’s the only way to live / in cars the way we live it is the only way we know to live it so we should live it up put something in your cup pour my lyrics in your cup, it’s glass...

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NaPoWriMo – Day Twenty-eight

seeking the color of grace, i found, was the wrong approach: for it was not in the skin, but invisible / / / This poem combined the color prompt from NaPoWriMo with the shadorma prompt from Poetic...

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any bright thought will do

anything other than this insipid state i’m in something with more than a bit of color to cheer me this sky where there is no blue has too much white light there is no shadow for there is no yellow sun...

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Finished

Happiness isn’t finished She just flashed me a smile Humor isn’t finished either I’m still laughing at that last joke Love isn’t finished A first kiss is happening right now Hope isn’t finished either...

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Confused

He went through all the stages of confusion, one by one First there was aural confusion where he couldn’t hear his wife Then there was olfactory confusion where the kitchen garbage smelled like...

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The way of words is not the eternal way

1 The way of words is not the eternal way. The spoken name is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of the universe. The named is the mother of the myriad things. Free from desire, you...

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When everyone sees beauty as beauty

2 When everyone sees beauty as beauty, then ugliness arises. When everyone sees good as good, then evil arises. Being and non-being generate each other. Difficult and easy complement each other. Long...

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Don’t praise talent

3 Don’t praise talent, and people will not contend. Don’t value possessions, and people will not steal. Don’t display treasures and people will not envy. The master, in ruling, will: Empty people’s...

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The way is an empty vessel

4 The way is an empty vessel. When used, it remains full. It is the source of the ten thousand things. It blunts the sharp, unravels the tangles, mutes the glaring light, joins with the dust. It is...

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Heaven and earth are not benevolent

5 Heaven and earth are not benevolent; they treat the ten thousand things as straw dogs. The masters are not benevolent; they treat the common people as straw dogs. The space between the heavens and...

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The spirit of the valley never dies

6 The spirit of the valley never dies. It is called the mystical female. The gateway of the mystical female is called the root of heaven and earth. Without substance, yet ever present. Put to use, yet...

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Heaven is eternal

7 Heaven is eternal, and earth is enduring. What makes heaven eternal and earth enduring? They do not give birth to themselves. That is why they are eternal and enduring. For this reason, the master...

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The greatest power is like water

8 The greatest power is like water; water benefits all the myriad creatures, yet sinks to places undesired by man. Thus it is like the way. The power of a home is in its location, the power of the mind...

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You may keep a bow taut

9 You may keep a bow taut, but you cannot hold it so for long. You may temper a blade until razor sharp, but it will eventually lose its edge. You may fill your rooms with gold and jade, but you cannot...

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While you nurture your soul

10 While you nurture your soul, can you keep it whole? While you focus your vital breath, can you be supple like a newborn? While you cleanse your inner vision, can you make it without blemish? While...

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