Poems About NaPoWriMo2019 by Top Critiquers

Afterward
   
What are Proverbs    
but experienced moments    
becoming wiser    
than you were    
a-second's blink before    
    
Stumble, pull yourself up    
with Universal apron strings    
amid this second chance-space;    
   
some absorb truth; others deflect    
knowledge, grow resentful, bitter    
seeing unjust punishment    
by an all-powerful Deity    
versus accept responsibility    
   
Life offers infinite direction-    
blueprinted situations    
we...

Here’s to the dreamers and the mouth of babes,
Who will surely one day inherit the earth,
May our sorrow today be their hope tomorrow,
Giving way to enlightenment and rebirth.

Here’s to those who in our current times,
Are fighting, striving and pushing for change,
So that it brings a better place for our offspring,
Offering peace to our spirits in exchange.

Here’s to the philosophers and the thinkers,
To the teacher who helps shape a young mind,
They’ll pay homage for passing down knowledge,
With the commitment that it will be...