From Soup To Nuts
An eclectic collection of poems
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Hot Soup
A fine, hot soup will
soothe the body and the soul.
Or so I’ve been told.
A Vote For Hope
It’s important to
vote if you want to have hope
you’ll get what you want.
Talented
Everywhere you look
there are talented people.
However, some people don’t
know what talents they possess.
Victories
Victories can come
in all kinds of shapes,
sizes, and forms, so seize them
when/if they present themselves.
Growth
Have you taken stock
of how many ways you can
grow? There are myriad ways
you can, so just get to it.
Mothers
Without our mothers
we wouldn’t exist. Not just
our birth, but from them came the
foundation of our whole lives.
Ducks
Ducks are fun to watch.
They waddle along
without a care in the world.
But don’t mess with their youngsters!
Fragile
While the Earth is strong,
it’s also fragile in so
many ways. We’re its
protectors of first and last
resort, so must stay on guard.
Dare
Do you dare to dare
yourself to stretch beyond your
comfort zone and try
new things? Do you dare to try
to expand your horizons?
Rock and Hard Place
If you find yourself
between the proverbial
rock and a hard place,
stand on top of the rock and
then leap over the hard place.
Hope
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
Where there’s fire, there’s light.
Where there’s light, there’s hope.
Life Can
Life can get you down.
Can be so dreary.
Can make you weary.
Life can pick you up.
Can make you feel great.
Can enrich your fate.
Life can be what you
choose it to be.
Condemned
He gazed out at the
crowd gathered to watch him die
for crimes so heinous
that they were unspeakable.
Condemned to die, but just once.
Time To Shine
The time has now come.
Your time to step into the
spotlight and start to
shine. Don’t dare miss this chance to
bask in the glow of success.
Why, Donald?
Donald, why do you
say mean things to hurt people?
“Melania, that’s
not true; you’re an idiot.”
Again, Donald. Why?
Nuts
They say even a
blind squirrel can find a nut
sometimes, but who is going
to keep other squirrels from
stealing all his nuts from him?
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Thanks for reading. Copyright Terry Mansfield. All rights reserved.
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Terry Mansfield
Trying to be the best writer I can be. Specialist in eclecticism.
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