24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
how wonderful it is that you speak like me
even oceans spring forth from thee.
you interpret crude images in me
how wonderful it is that you speak like me.
even trees beg they be used by thee,
you slender beauty of ink that compliments me.
how wonderful it is that you speak like me;
even oceans spring forth from thee.
BRIDGE OF 2 HEARTS
Bridge of two hearts
Standing tall in the rocky mountains
Bridge of two hearts
Covered in footsteps of
mutual despair
Bridge of two hearts
Shaking in the stormy voices
of unwanted truth
Bridge of two hearts
Held tight to the ground
Surviving the stampede of mutual joy
Unbreakable
My pen is more than just a pen
It bleeds words from the soul
It’s connected to the universe
In ways most will never know
It holds a spark of the divine
It’s more than just a muse
At times the words it pours out
Are sent by my Goddess, too
It isn’t just a plastic Bic
It’s contents made in Taiwan
It contains the dust of galaxies
That many more will cry on
It bleeds the stories of my past
And sometimes the path before me
My pen is more than just a pen
It’s blessed and extraordinary
I’m just the humble servant
Who’s been blessed to write the words
Sent to me through my pen
From the cosmic universe.
~Mandy Kocsis©2023~
What is love?
Just a little kiss
even a small tryst
a shy, crooked smile.
Sometimes, oft
what love is
cannot be bought
just given.
A special treat
clean house, and neat
dinner and sweets
amour under sheets.
Even a spring walk
holding hands in a park
a close embrace, face on face
love is an odyssey, not a race.
Love is never letting go
even in old age, we know
keeping love alive is best
until love takes eternal rest.
– Sandra Johnson, 9-2-2023
Each Season
smells differently
cinnamon pairs well to adventures to the Bayou
beware of tremors caused by insects
wandering through the gulf coast
Elbows scarred by skimping on sunscreen
Buckets of comfort filled with
southern memories
Ode to the Air Conditioner
Oh! A/C how I praise thee!
Through all these hot summer days
I may sometimes hide beneath blankets
But you’re here in my debt and my praise
I would never make it without you
With you, I’ve the strength to subsist
You help me to maintain my focus
You make sure that I can exist
All hail thee, mighty A/C friend
You’re always there when I need
Sometimes I feel I abuse you
But you see it as part of your creed
You know that the heat leaves me restless
It ravages body and mind
But you remain true to your purpose
The most loyal friend I can find
Oh A/C! You know all my strong points
You know all my weaknesses too
I owe my good health to your presence
I thank you for staying so true
Summer heat, humid days and my asthma
Are not the three best things that should mix
But I’ll bow my head now before you
For the temp read of seventy-six!
Extraordinarily Ordinary
What I used to do as a chiropractor
seemed like an ordinary mechanical action.
Something or things were out of place,
put them back where they should be.
Sometimes I heard medical doctors speak
disparagingly at what we did and say that
the laying on of hands might have some effect
as if the rest meant nothing.
When I started practice I thought my technique
was ninety percent of what I did and was very
diligent at being the best that I could be.
Lessons came flooding in the first few years.
The time I really wanted someone with sciatica
to get better and started getting sciatica myself.
The lesson was to do my best but not be attached
to the results, not take it on.
There were the many times I was getting behind on
my schedule but had to realize that what I did was too
important to rush. And old Amish saying always popped
(pun intended) into my mind in those times, “The faster
I go the behinder I get.” So I slowed down to speed up.
One time I came to treat a patient after I had an upsetting phone
discussion with an insurance person about a different
patient. She said to me, “What did I do?”
The time I was frustrated by a patient who wasn’t getting better
and asked her if she really wanted to get better. She said yes but the
next time in admitted she looked inward and agreed that she really
didn’t want to…and then started getting better.
Not everyone got better, but I can now say with certainty
that I tried my best with every patient I ever treated. And the
ninety percent technique that I started out thinking the case,
became fifty one percent intent by the time I retired.
I learned that caring is the heart of this life
and I’ve learned that carries over to everything.
I created a work of art as a gift for my sister on her twentieth birthday. I painted 20 different candlesticks to represent each year of her life. I integrated a poem within the blank spaces. This masterpiece was a symbol of the gift of her two decades alive. One of the candles is her body. Each of her hands are the candle holders. The painting is truly the perfect gift to symbolize the celebration of life itself. I gave her the painting and read the poem aloud, she melted like one of the candles in it. That was the last time I saw my sister. She died the next day. God I miss her. Yet her light won’t go away. At her funeral, I read the poem within the painting a second time. A poem created in honor of her life ended up being a part of her death too. We are the light. We shine bright. Like a candle in the wind her spirit is free. Dancing in the sky of eternity. My sweet shimmering sister, your spirit sings “let it burn, I’ll never leave”
Chasing
Running
Sprinting
Constantly on-the-go
What are we seeking?
Pausing
Relaxing
Reflecting
Taking a break
When do we do that?
The excuse, no time
The outcome, never satisfying
Who to blame?
The system, or
The follower?
Prompt 10 – What is love
What is Love
Well,
love hurts,
some people
can’t help falling in love,
they make it their
love story,
at the end of the day
all you need is love,
once I was
crazy in love,
after we split
I’ll never love again,
was it actually
true love?
I know others who a great
love song,
I do believe
when love takes over,
then I can say
I believe in a thing called love,
maybe then I’ll say
I just called to say I love you,
now I just need
someone to love,
so if you have
somebody to love,
then ask them
can you feel the love.