Writer’s Block

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Writer’s block

is only

a failure of

the ego.

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  ~ Norman Mailer

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Elfje:            (Cinquain)

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can

able to

must be done

the to do list

will

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Tanka:             5-7-5, 7-7   (Modified:   5-7-5, 5-5)

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summer rain begins

adding to humidity

plants don’t seem to mind

dry lakes need water

nature knows her job

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Poem:

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a long week without writing a poem
wanted to be happy, but I kept watching the news
have this feeling I’m at the bottom of the totem
can’t listen to the music when it is only the blues

can’t pick a color, to me all lives matter
don’t they care about whose lives they shatter
burning and looting is not peaceful protest
the only thing they could pass is an anarchy test

will the peaceful majority rule at the next election
or will the minority socialist make the selection
what will happen when there is nothing left to give away
that empty feeling when all that’s left is to hope and pray

maybe God can come back into the picture
the lessons, the history are all in the scripture
the pandemic rages on, no common sense
what can I get with my last two cents

happiness is my new found prize
I have learned to laugh at the politicians lies

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ME and the Boss

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https://michaelerb.wordpress.com

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https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com

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A Few Reasonable Words

“One ought,

every day at least,

to hear a little song,

read a good poem,

see a fine picture,

and, if it were possible,

to speak a few

reasonable words.”

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~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Elfje:         (Cinquain)

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known

to be

as a fact

by one and all

legendary

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Haiku:

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cold water pipe sweats

heat and humidity rise

summer has arrived

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Poem:

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silly time, why grow up
smile, chuckle, giggle, laugh
gratitude does not need a measuring cup
sorrow will cut your life in half

love will come when your singing in the rain
kindness grows when you share your happiness
many a joy comes from riding a choo-choo train
hitting the nerve on your humerus is funniness

drugs and alcohol contribute to dysphoria
gratitude can be the cause of euphoria
over the top fear brings about hysteria
the miracles survive the sanatoria

reasonable words convey love, kindness and joy
everyone knows a picture is worth a thousand words
hello in Portuguese is the word ahoy
cheating and lying is definitely for the birds

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life will go on, but not in this poem
all future comments will be spoken

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ME and the Boss.

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https://michaelerb.wordpress.com

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https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com

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