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The Taste of Summer | Susy - Contemporary Poetry Website Featuring Notable Poems

The Taste of Summer | Susy

Movements round a carousel.
Slowly they quicken with the taste of summer.
The blurred streaks of people.
Making new colours.
Even the reverberations of sounds I hear again in that other place.
Walking up stairs.
Leading to the warm folds of a white blanket.
I rearrange the flowers that are sewn into the fabric.
The wafting scent of them emerges.
Engulfing me.
Opening my eyes.
Did a fragrance do that?
Or was it the sights and sounds of summertime,
Laying on the white blanket?

Plagiarized Philosophies | Stan Morrison - Contemporary Poetry Website Featuring Notable Poems

Plagiarized Philosophies | Stan Morrison

when I consider how my life was spent
not just playing bingo and paying rent
one thing for certain when it comes my time
when I leave this earth I won’t need a dime
there’s nothing else for a person to buy
cremation temperature is always quite high
each day’s a blessing, sometimes in disguise
for me to make my adventures into supersize
they say good comes to those who wait
I prefer surprises, it’s the waiting I hate

Cliches with Credentials | Stan Morrison - Contemporary Poetry Website Featuring Notable Poems

Cliches with Credentials | Stan Morrison

convenience is the enemy of progress
why ever fix what works all right now
self-esteem is not borrowed from others
it always emanates from within
dreams are just dreams without action
actions linger in isolation without goals
fits and starts and distractions are fatal
riches wedded to greed is the booby prize
take everything I just said and integrate it
discover what’s beyond with your heart open

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