From Anxiety To Poetry

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May 2022

“Enjoying a precious pause…”

Enjoying a precious pause
Just my dog for company
Not searching for a deeper cause
Simply being and very happily.

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May 2022

“I have never risked to live on there…”

I have never risked to live on there
Though on it I sleep every night
Which of these is the biggest dare?
The edge of my bed, or the edge of my life?

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May 2022

“Trapped in over-thought of over-anxious thinking…”

Trapped in over-thought of over-anxious thinking
Mind racing and diving into darkness sinking.

Focus fades and panic prevails
Hope departs and life derails.

A breeze then embraces me to awake me from this trance
Why does life lead me on such a capricious dance?

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May 2023

“Striding forth with a purpose so clear…”

Striding forth with a purpose so clear
Only to stop suddenly
Mislaying the thought that had once been so near
Clarity recedes into mystery.

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May 2022

“So many faces passing by today…”

So many faces passing by today
Each one a fleeting life unfolding
Everyone with words unique to say
All briefly stepping through life’s door revolving.

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May 2022

“How innocent the sweet daisies grow…”

How innocent the sweet daisies grow
Towards the sun, in rain, through snow
Their short lives abrupt and brutally cut
In a world of utter madness corrupt.

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May 2022

“The world’s gone mad…”

The world’s gone mad
Humanity is slain
Decency has died
Life’s all to be in vain.

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May 2022

“A warm breeze gently scatters the sand…”

A warm breeze gently scatters the sand
A heat-hazed horizon blurs sky with land
A nearby cricket and a distant bird
The only sounds that can be heard.

Lush seas of tall grass ripple and sway
Dried oceans of blonde barley and hay
Baked clay paths snake far out of sight
A lonely cloud briefly softens the light.

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