Submissions by Summerrain75
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Not your cup of tea kind of poet. I write what flows.
Listen ( Senryu )
Listen carefully
To the silence the stillness
Is talking to you
If you listen long
Enough to hear the silence
You will understand
Not all things need words
Some things are conveyed through codes
To decipher them
Heighten your senses
Sharpen your intuition well
Hone your awareness
Words are ambiguous
Sometimes unreliable
They distort meanings
Follow your instinct
Listen to your gut feeling
Your heart is your guide
To the silence the stillness
Is talking to you
If you listen long
Enough to hear the silence
You will understand
Not all things need words
Some things are conveyed through codes
To decipher them
Heighten your senses
Sharpen your intuition well
Hone your awareness
Words are ambiguous
Sometimes unreliable
They distort meanings
Follow your instinct
Listen to your gut feeling
Your heart is your guide
#meditation
#wisdom
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Feeling
I wonder how life would be if I cannot feel anything,
If nothing can touch my heart
If nothing can affect my mind
If nothing can reach my soul.
Would that be a state of nirvana?
But life will have no meaning if I cannot feel its pulse,
Moving in everything I see around me.
If I cannot feel the rhythm of its flow inside me,
If I cannot appreciate what life and living is all about with all its pleasures and pains.
What is beauty if my heart can't appreciate it?
If my eyes only see it with detachment but not with amazement and...
If nothing can touch my heart
If nothing can affect my mind
If nothing can reach my soul.
Would that be a state of nirvana?
But life will have no meaning if I cannot feel its pulse,
Moving in everything I see around me.
If I cannot feel the rhythm of its flow inside me,
If I cannot appreciate what life and living is all about with all its pleasures and pains.
What is beauty if my heart can't appreciate it?
If my eyes only see it with detachment but not with amazement and...
#happiness
#love
#emotions #NaPoWriMo2019
#emotions #NaPoWriMo2019
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Love is ...
Love is
All the little things
And the big things
You do for me
To make me happy
Love is
The small gestures
The simple acts
You show to me
In your own little way
Love is
The warmth in your smile
The lovelight in your eyes
The way you look at me
Everyday of our life
Love is
The gentleness of your voice
The softness of your whisper
When you speak to me
When we lay in each other's arms at night
Love is
The comfort in your touch
The assurance in your glance ...
All the little things
And the big things
You do for me
To make me happy
Love is
The small gestures
The simple acts
You show to me
In your own little way
Love is
The warmth in your smile
The lovelight in your eyes
The way you look at me
Everyday of our life
Love is
The gentleness of your voice
The softness of your whisper
When you speak to me
When we lay in each other's arms at night
Love is
The comfort in your touch
The assurance in your glance ...
#love
#relationships
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Remembering You On Mothers' Day
I can never thank you enough
For all the sacrifices you made
On my behalf
From the time you conceived me
To the time you delivered me
Into this world
For nine long months
You carried me in your womb
Ensuring my safety and health
There were mornings
When bearing me made you sick
And you had to stay in bed
Sometimes you skipped your meals
Because you were nauseated
From their smell
My presence in your body
Made you feel crazy things
And abnormal cravings
...
For all the sacrifices you made
On my behalf
From the time you conceived me
To the time you delivered me
Into this world
For nine long months
You carried me in your womb
Ensuring my safety and health
There were mornings
When bearing me made you sick
And you had to stay in bed
Sometimes you skipped your meals
Because you were nauseated
From their smell
My presence in your body
Made you feel crazy things
And abnormal cravings
...
#love
#mother
#gratitude
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Light (haiku)
The light is fading
Akin to receding moon
Losing its luster
Akin to receding moon
Losing its luster
#moon
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The Game of Love (String of Senryu)
Don't be a player
In this endless game of love
Nor be a gambler
Games are played by fools
Staking their hearts foolishly
Unsure of winning
Don't lay your poor heart
On the table keep it safe
If you are afraid
In this game of love
Only the braves dare to bet
With their foolish hearts
There's no guarantee
That the king or queen of hearts
Will be won fairly
Winning and losing
Are the two consequences
Of playing this game
If you dare to play
Play with caution be...
In this endless game of love
Nor be a gambler
Games are played by fools
Staking their hearts foolishly
Unsure of winning
Don't lay your poor heart
On the table keep it safe
If you are afraid
In this game of love
Only the braves dare to bet
With their foolish hearts
There's no guarantee
That the king or queen of hearts
Will be won fairly
Winning and losing
Are the two consequences
Of playing this game
If you dare to play
Play with caution be...
#love
#choices
#risk
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Constancy
Your love is one of the constant things in my life
That I can always count on, lean on, and depend on
Anytime I am down
You are always there to pull me up
When I fall
To help me when I'm helpless
To love me when I need it most
To care for me when I need caring
Despite the changes we went through
Your love never changed with time
Its constancy remain through the years
Persevering in the ups and downs of our life
At times I feel unworthy
Of your unwavering love
That have grown deeper with the passing of...
That I can always count on, lean on, and depend on
Anytime I am down
You are always there to pull me up
When I fall
To help me when I'm helpless
To love me when I need it most
To care for me when I need caring
Despite the changes we went through
Your love never changed with time
Its constancy remain through the years
Persevering in the ups and downs of our life
At times I feel unworthy
Of your unwavering love
That have grown deeper with the passing of...
#love
#relationships
#ILoveYou #gratitude
#ILoveYou #gratitude
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Music
I turn to music whenever I feel some heaviness in my heart
When nothing can stir my emotion
When I feel my heart is hardened and cold
When a sense of ennui engulf me
Music has a way of reaching deep into my soul
It has a way of evoking feelings inside me
It brings out all my emotions to the surface
It is a catharsis for my pent up feelings that I can't express in words
I find release in music
It helps me to unload the weight in my heart
As its soft and gentle melody awakens my humanness that feels so much
I feel more...
When nothing can stir my emotion
When I feel my heart is hardened and cold
When a sense of ennui engulf me
Music has a way of reaching deep into my soul
It has a way of evoking feelings inside me
It brings out all my emotions to the surface
It is a catharsis for my pent up feelings that I can't express in words
I find release in music
It helps me to unload the weight in my heart
As its soft and gentle melody awakens my humanness that feels so much
I feel more...
#music
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A Lonely Night (String of Haiku/Senryu)
Waves of loneliness
Wash over me as I lay
In my bed tonight
This heart feels heavy
From a strange achy feeling
I don't understand
Pain grips it, squeezing
At its tenderness piercing
My raw emotion
Silent tears roll down
My face from my misty eyes
On this lonely night
A haunting feeling
Bubbles from this foolish heart
Stirring from its cage
I wonder what stirs
The well of sadness in me
It comes unbidden
An unwelcome guest
That passes by my heart's door
To...
Wash over me as I lay
In my bed tonight
This heart feels heavy
From a strange achy feeling
I don't understand
Pain grips it, squeezing
At its tenderness piercing
My raw emotion
Silent tears roll down
My face from my misty eyes
On this lonely night
A haunting feeling
Bubbles from this foolish heart
Stirring from its cage
I wonder what stirs
The well of sadness in me
It comes unbidden
An unwelcome guest
That passes by my heart's door
To...
#sadness
#loneliness
#emptiness
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17 Comments
Universe In You
There is a universe in you
Waiting to be discovered and explored
You are the sun and the moon in yourself
A star with your own unique light
Just like the universe
Not everything about you is known
You are a mystery, a puzzling black hole that cannot be defined
You are beyond words to describe
With multifaceted layers to your nature
Full of potential and possibilities
You are ever growing and expanding in experience and wisdom as you age with time
Your mind is a vast sky with limitless thoughts flying in it
Your...
Waiting to be discovered and explored
You are the sun and the moon in yourself
A star with your own unique light
Just like the universe
Not everything about you is known
You are a mystery, a puzzling black hole that cannot be defined
You are beyond words to describe
With multifaceted layers to your nature
Full of potential and possibilities
You are ever growing and expanding in experience and wisdom as you age with time
Your mind is a vast sky with limitless thoughts flying in it
Your...
#inspirational
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Inspiration (Tanka)
You're a ray of light
Soft sunshine that greets my day
Full of warmth and joy
A sweet and delightful sight
That surrounds me day and night
You sparkle so bright
Like A Star on moonless night
Lighting the dark sky
A dose of inspiration
My warm summery delight
Soft sunshine that greets my day
Full of warmth and joy
A sweet and delightful sight
That surrounds me day and night
You sparkle so bright
Like A Star on moonless night
Lighting the dark sky
A dose of inspiration
My warm summery delight
#happiness
#beauty
#inspirational #admiration
#inspirational #admiration
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Have Faith (String of Tanka)
Have faith in yourself
Do not be afraid to fly
Soar high, touch the sky
Unclip and free those strong wings
You were made for greater things
Let go of the thought
That you are not good enough
You are capable
Of achieving your heart's desire
Believe, hold on to your dreams
See the birds flying?
Gliding in the gentle winds
On their tiny wings
Yet they soar high in the air
With close eyes for many miles
If birds can fly high
With just their wings and their faith
Why can't you?...
Do not be afraid to fly
Soar high, touch the sky
Unclip and free those strong wings
You were made for greater things
Let go of the thought
That you are not good enough
You are capable
Of achieving your heart's desire
Believe, hold on to your dreams
See the birds flying?
Gliding in the gentle winds
On their tiny wings
Yet they soar high in the air
With close eyes for many miles
If birds can fly high
With just their wings and their faith
Why can't you?...
#inspirational
#faith
#spiritual #LifeGoals
#spiritual #LifeGoals
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