Tag: poetry
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Stone Wall
a poem Restarting often feelsLike moving a boulderAgainst a stone wallNeither budgingEffort producing sweatAnd futilityLike Sisyphus strainingEternity facing himI must keep tryingAs pointless as it may be Photo and words copyright © 2026 by Jeremy C Kester – all rights reserved.Note: this is also cross-posted to Poetically Unlicensed on Substack. Please consider subscribing! Even better,…
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Old Habits
a poem Smoke and decay fills the airLeaves crunch beneath footfallI embrace the chilling windSnow closer than afarAs the sun sets earlierChased by cold and restMaybe it is a good timeTo let things dieOld habits and bad routinesThe pieces of me I don’t wantRake them up with leavesBurn themBag them up and waste themI am…
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Boredom Call
a poem Let the boredom comeAllow it to seep inAbsorb my being into itSitting in the moment calmUnknowing of time or motiveTo simply be withinMy mind to face itselfWhat it is so desperately hidingMy own shortcomingsThings I wish not to beDone without thoughtReactions of a restless brainCan I calm it in this secondNot reaching for…
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Taking Notice
a poem Still air surrounds the morningAs the smell of coffee greets meWatching dark clouds nearA strange twilight of early morningWelcoming storms and rainMother Nature playing her partI watch it here, patientThey do little to stop lifeMuch less even give it pauseToo many distractionsWho can even see the oddnessThe way the early sun risesAgainst dark…
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Opposite Motives
a poem I strive to know howTo push steps forwardEven while progress movesDirectionless to my desires Shall I give up here and nowChanging my aim towardAnother thing in safer grovesTo beat this feeling stuck in mires Sanity welcomes both in towWork and laziness in simple awardBenefits found both behoovesYet truly only one inspires Photo and…
