October 7

Acts of Kindness

31p31d, Free Verse, love poems, poems, Poetry

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Hello everyone;

I did say "haphazardly" participating in the April PAD Challenge. This is why day one is being posted after day two.
Day 1  prompt of "write an optimistic poem"

Not Dead Yet, Me


Is it really such a tragedy

that my sentences are raggedy

words tread together by similarity?

The conversation is still defiantly

expressions of me.


Is it really such a travesty 

that I wander aimlessly?

When I can travel through time so easily

…our life history

…a life lived outrageously.


Is it really such a disparity

that I have forgotten the melody

of your name? Still there’s some clarity….

I know the feelings of family

and passions intensity. 


Is it really such an indignity

that something once familiar is now a novelty.

Or that simple tasks escape me.

I still dance to life’s jamboree

and sing majestically.

Is it really such a finality

even as I become more absentee?

There is plenty of life in my legacy.

Don’t bother writing my eulogy,

when there’s still time to create a memory.

©2024 Delaina Miller

Day 7 – Write a List Poem

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©Delaina J. Miller 2014

Acts of Kindness

The fare-less ride home when everything else has gone wrong.
The lift to school for the classmate that lives close by.
The carseat for a child instead of a ticket for mom.
The hug given to the husband who’s wife has just passed.
The long version told to amuse her lonely heart.
The gentle smile and a tissue for the child scared at front of the store.
The meal delivered without any strings.
The hand reaching out when you’ve slipped in the mud.
The benefit of doubt though he looks out of place.
The second chance when pockets turn out full.
The alliance of a friend until the bully walks away.
The compromise found where both parties win.
The peace treaty real without troops and bombs deployed.
The show of love though difference is clear.

About the author

Creator of sounds. Poet on an energetic journey with words. Explorer of Frequencies.


 

Delaina J Miller

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