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a poet's playground

wouldn’t it be nice

wouldn’t it be nice
never to argue
never to feel pain
never let rudeness ruin a day

wouldn’t it be nice

to stretch out
close eyes
breathe deeply
sigh into the moment
relax into the day

wouldn’t it be nice

hearing only the sounds
of the trees

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survivor

you can struggle
all your life to survive
by just hanging on
using all your might
to get a grip

but
never letting
defeat
pass your lips

the strength
to face each adversity
lay
in your roots
in your core

there is a stored

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anxiety isn’t the enemy

if i could bathe away fear
i would soak for days
finding ways
to convince myself
anxiety isn’t the enemy

coming to grips
with apprehension
is growth

they say
baby steps
i feel more like a crawl
wanting
my security blanket
that was tossed

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when dusk claims the day

what remains
true in your heart

when all lies
have been dispersed

when words
wait no longer

when light
dims
as night begins
to fall

what remains
in your heart

a longing
to live
or
curl up
and wither away
falling with the

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harvest – mission

this field lay not barren
hay bales in wait
to be gathered

gray is not the feel
of this day
or any other

that is
your
choosing

time has come
to plow through
confusion

end
vacillation

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she-wolf

beauty
was seen
by the observer
serenity
seemed to surround
her being

she unaware
of others
for her intent
was in the gaze

was it prey
she studied
was it
her long lost
pup
was she
in a trance
of

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