Poetry

Dividing Time with Joy

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/

You count all the words
While I’ll count out all the days
Then divide by two
The answer cannot explain
all the joy & love that we have

AAA/MAD 1/8/25

Poetry

Dawn’s Dance

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Singing in the dawn
Nature’s joyous serenade
Melody of life
Everyone join the parade
Dancing to celebrate life…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Harmony’s Embrace

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Harmony’s embrace
Strings vibrating in concert
Music’s perfect blend
An ensemble’s wall of sound
Penetrates all who will hear…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Sensation

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Electric spark’s dance
Sensation of joy and hope
Shiver of delight
Tingling from head to toe
Butterflies fill our stomachs…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Laugh At Life

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Mirthful in folly
Laughter echoing through time
Silliness embraced
Look in the mirror and small
at the person looking back…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Conform!

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Branded and repeated
Business model standardized
Franchise expands wide
All for lemmings to consume
Line up, and be a number…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Fear In The Darkness

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


In darkness it lurks
Fear and mystery entwined
Eternal unknown
Deep inside us the fear binds
For all life has seen and shown.
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Night Falls

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Shadows faint and dim
Light obscured and fading fast
Dimming into night
Stars slowly make themselves known
Competing with the moonlight…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Age of Foreclosure

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Loss of home and hope
In foreclosure’s cruel grip
Dreams shattered and lost.
Gone are all the happy times
No one owns homes anymore…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

The Art of Tanka

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Composing haikus
Is as easy as breathing
For seasoned writers
Add two lines with seven beats,
and you have made a tanka
AAA/MAD 12/26/24

Poetry

Shining Your True Self

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Shedding life’s crutches
Empowers everyone
To live their best life
Shining in your very best
Embracing your special self.
AAA/MAD 12/26/24

Poetry

Whispers of the Mountain

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Green fragrant pine trees
Atop a fresh earthy scent
The mountains beckon
All for your exploration
Many adventures await.
AAA/MAD 12/26/24

Poetry

Caught in the Act

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


I know you did it
Seeing the grin on your face
It gives you away
No trying to deny it
You are guilty of something.
AAA/MAD 12/12/24

Poetry

The Cost of Intelligence

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Some intelligence
Would make all the difference
In a cruel hard world
Things are getting dumbed down now.
Idiocracy follows.
AAA/MAD 12/26/24

Poetry

The Power of Compassion

Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Think well of others
Kindness doesn’t cost a thing
In our lives grand scheme
Selflessness goes a long way
To be more than just oneself.
AAA/MAD 12/26/24