Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 251
January 5, 2019
Taking the Decorations Down
Did you ever wonder,
As you drive around the town,
Why people wait so long to take
Their decorations down?
Holidays are joyful
And it's nice to decorate.
But when it's gone, it's over,
So, why do we hesitate?
Perhaps they help to keep our smile
From turning upside down,
But it's a pain when we must take
The decorations down.
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As you drive around the town,
Why people wait so long to take
Their decorations down?
Holidays are joyful
And it's nice to decorate.
But when it's gone, it's over,
So, why do we hesitate?
Perhaps they help to keep our smile
From turning upside down,
But it's a pain when we must take
The decorations down.
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January 4, 2019
Haiku 14
Playful unicorn
Running through my fantasy.
Polar worlds collide.
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Running through my fantasy.
Polar worlds collide.
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Truth
One man's truth is another's deception.
Does this mean that truth is subjective?
Or could it just be that the angle of truth
Is dependent upon one's perspective?
Man's predilection of each situation
Contrives to bend truth in his favor.
But truth stands too tall; it's metal too strong
To buckle, bend or waiver.
Lies are for fools looking for an adventure.
Deceit knows no ally, no friend.
When the pan clears to the gold at its bottom,
Truth is the metal of men.
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Does this mean that truth is subjective?
Or could it just be that the angle of truth
Is dependent upon one's perspective?
Man's predilection of each situation
Contrives to bend truth in his favor.
But truth stands too tall; it's metal too strong
To buckle, bend or waiver.
Lies are for fools looking for an adventure.
Deceit knows no ally, no friend.
When the pan clears to the gold at its bottom,
Truth is the metal of men.
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January 3, 2019
Haiku 13
Epiphany bides
Conspicuous harmony.
Kind fate intervenes.
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Conspicuous harmony.
Kind fate intervenes.
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Health
Eat right, live right,
Exercise both day and night,
Don't carouse and run about
Or form bad habits.
Never shout
Or get upset and blow your top,
Avoid those cigarettes and pop.
Keep up with the latest craze,
Miracle medicine to amaze
And keep you young and trim and fit.
Never give up... Never quit.
What the hell does it all mean?
Rag-tag dirty... Squeaky clean...
Does it matter all that much
To need to lean upon a crutch?
Health is just a frame of mind,
Patchwork mentally entwined,
Lightly pulsing through our veins,
Exiting to sad refrains.
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Exercise both day and night,
Don't carouse and run about
Or form bad habits.
Never shout
Or get upset and blow your top,
Avoid those cigarettes and pop.
Keep up with the latest craze,
Miracle medicine to amaze
And keep you young and trim and fit.
Never give up... Never quit.
What the hell does it all mean?
Rag-tag dirty... Squeaky clean...
Does it matter all that much
To need to lean upon a crutch?
Health is just a frame of mind,
Patchwork mentally entwined,
Lightly pulsing through our veins,
Exiting to sad refrains.
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January 2, 2019
Haiku 12
Elfin winged fairy,
Magical merchant of joy.
Fate is the reward.
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Magical merchant of joy.
Fate is the reward.
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Aspirations
Reaching for stars is a hobby of mine,
Dreamer's delight, pastime of fools.
Bold aspirations and lofty desires
Lost in the cold cataclysmic poolOf stark reality, raising its head,
Bringing me back to the here and now.
Yet, not losing sight of the vision before me,
Always exploring the why and the how.
Waiting around for good fortune to strike
Is a sad waste of time far too precious to lose.
Choices are plentiful, pathways abound in
Every direction. We need only choose
For the door to swing open and show us the way
To our very own secret desire,
Our pillar of truth, the heavenly star
To which we most humbly aspire.
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Dreamer's delight, pastime of fools.
Bold aspirations and lofty desires
Lost in the cold cataclysmic poolOf stark reality, raising its head,
Bringing me back to the here and now.
Yet, not losing sight of the vision before me,
Always exploring the why and the how.
Waiting around for good fortune to strike
Is a sad waste of time far too precious to lose.
Choices are plentiful, pathways abound in
Every direction. We need only choose
For the door to swing open and show us the way
To our very own secret desire,
Our pillar of truth, the heavenly star
To which we most humbly aspire.
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January 1, 2019
Haiku 11
Lotus blossom wades
The pool of soundless twilight.
Dawn’s tranquility.
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The pool of soundless twilight.
Dawn’s tranquility.
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Love
Love survives...
From the dawning of spring
Through the cruel winter's chill,
For the harvest of autumn
And summer's hot swelter,
Touching each season with
Patterned precision,
Steadily charting its altering course.
Weeping with willows...
Bending, not breaking,
Constantly growing
With roots that run deep.
Love is a miracle,
A bold survivor...
Pacing... Enduring...
Keeping its keep.
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From the dawning of spring
Through the cruel winter's chill,
For the harvest of autumn
And summer's hot swelter,
Touching each season with
Patterned precision,
Steadily charting its altering course.
Weeping with willows...
Bending, not breaking,
Constantly growing
With roots that run deep.
Love is a miracle,
A bold survivor...
Pacing... Enduring...
Keeping its keep.
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December 31, 2018
Trust
I put my life into the hands
Of one I trust to be a friend.
No regrets, no second thoughts,
No troubled doubts or fears
Do I find lurking in the shadows
Waiting up around the bend,
No wasted hesitation,
No need for bitter tears.
Holding on by finger tips
A hundred stories high,
Confident that you won't let me fall.
Knowing you are there gives me
The courage to get by,
To take the giant step...
To run and leap the wall.
Trusting you with confidence,
Knowing that it's true,
There's no mountain we can't climb,
Nothing we can't do.
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Of one I trust to be a friend.
No regrets, no second thoughts,
No troubled doubts or fears
Do I find lurking in the shadows
Waiting up around the bend,
No wasted hesitation,
No need for bitter tears.
Holding on by finger tips
A hundred stories high,
Confident that you won't let me fall.
Knowing you are there gives me
The courage to get by,
To take the giant step...
To run and leap the wall.
Trusting you with confidence,
Knowing that it's true,
There's no mountain we can't climb,
Nothing we can't do.
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