full after a storm
muddy and messy
a beautiful glimpse
of abundance
and impermanence
may I be that
this day
Author: Pop’s Poetry
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seasonal creeks
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away
Let your feet take you where your mind slows down
When the world around you is too much to bear
And the people surrounding you don’t seem to care
Let your feet take you far, to a quiet place goLet your feet take you where emotions are calmed
When your worry mounts up and you’re filled with doubt
Find solace in the wild space that you seek out
Let your feet take you far, to a peaceful place goLet your feet take you where your soul can rest
When anxiety builds and dark thoughts start seething
Bring nothing with you but your presence and breathing
Let your feet take you far, to a placid place goLet your feet take you where nature can heal
When your heart is heavy and the pain is too much
Hear the wind in the trees, feel its soft gentle touch
Let your feet take you far, to a secret place go -
independence lament
A fool’s flag waves above a broken dream
Bringing back to life a dried up stream
Of racist thoughts and hate filled memes
We thought had gone awayA class war burns hot in every town
Families rounded up, taken to the ground
While we drop our bombs and children drown
In the blood of those we slayThe America we used to be
Was a land of hope and liberty
With rule of law and justice true
Our light was bright for all to view
The America the world now knows
Is weakened by internal blows
The fights within our sacred halls
Have dimmed our light to none at all
Have dimmed our light to none at allWe pass racist laws that hurt the poor
And claim with lies we’ve settled a score
To regain the land from immigrants abhorred
Who have no way to fightIn the White House now there sits a throne
MAGA traded the Christ for a god of their own
They bow at the feet of an idol they’ve grown
To begin the eternal nightThe America we used to be
Was a land of hope and liberty
With rule of law and justice true
Our light was bright for all to view
The America the world now knows
Is weakened by internal blows
The fights within our sacred halls
Have dimmed our light to none at all
Have dimmed our light to none at allTo reclaim the pure day we all must stand
And reject the cancer that claims our land
To march for truth and freedom they banned
For justice we too may bleedThe fascists must know we will not relent
Until never again a knee will be bent
To the oligarch racists that hell has sent
And we retake our land of the freeThe America we used to be
Was a land of hope and liberty
With rule of law and justice true
Our light was bright for all to view
The America the world now knows
Is weakened by internal blows
The fights within our sacred halls
Have dimmed our light to none at all
Have dimmed our light to none at all -
the tao of success
You can have some success
because of what you do
but ultimately fail
because of who you are
You can have some success
because of who you are
but ultimately fail
because of what you do
Balance is the key
be kind and work hard
have empathy and achieve goals
be trustworthy and follow through
be curious and celebrate others
Success is complex
but the yin and yang are
authenticity and reliability -
irish
The green on the beautiful hillside
Brings memories I’ve never know
Of family Geoghegan in Ireland
And all of the stories of oldMy Grandma Ida Mae knew them
But never a one did I hear
We never could talk about family
For she didn’t live anywhere nearThough I didn’t grow up knowing
I come from the Geoghegan clan
I feel lucky to have Irish blood
And proud to be who I amSláinte
pop's poetry 