forum Poetry Puzzle

Started January 21, 2018 by @Duckie

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Don't worry about how long it takes
Someday you'll reach your goal
Life is not a race, my sweet,
Take a rest, take it slow

Wallow in your dark teen angst
Take comfort in melodramatic poetry

You may think there is some sort of symbolism
Mistaken you must be
Everything here is random
Making unknown turns

Syrup is very sticky
You'll find it in your hair

Run now, very quickly
You're being chased by a bear

Really I'm so tired of
Finding grandma everywhere

Even though she’s mentioned
Down each page with flair

Rollers in her hands
Sweets in her car

Reclining due to problems with her back
Kansas was great for sweet, old Dorothy

You thought this thread was dead?
Diabolically, I continue writing

Gone but not forgotten this poem was
Silently I plead, please don't forget
To put on your creative caps and think differently
Yet, this chain I fear, has faltered
Down was my gaze, as I believed this to be through
Hello I say to you, as you bring this life anew!

Where will this lead? Down? Up?
People unaware of the possibilities.
Simply contributing a verse
Expands your view

Welcome you are, they way you think and be
Everyone appreciates a dreamer today
Yet, we tend to doubt ourselves
Slowly we emerge from our turtle shells, so slow
Winking and blinking in the new day

Yonder we walk, thinking we see
Exactly what lies ahead.
Despite that, we fail to realize how
We are actually blind to our next step.

Ponder this and ponder it well
Listen to the beat of your own heart
Time will tell of your next step
Pause before you put your foot down

Now is the time to start
To start something new
Wonder if there's something you can do
Or improve
Express yourself
Face your fears
Start doing something new

Wander down the unknown path
Hope for growth in discovery
You never know what you might find

Dare to grow, Dare to be, Dare to go
Or grow roots where your feet stay
You are the dreamer of your dreams
Say you'll grow and be fantastically free

Expect the unexpected
Don’t limit yourself
Find good soil to blossom

My experinces with life haven't been kind
Dying flowers express these crimes

Sing like the Swomee-Swans
Swim like the Humming Fish

Humming Fish hum, don’t they?
Yet not everything is as it seems

Snorkling in the arctic
Can be hazardous to your health

Happened to the north
The heat is coming
The heat is coming for us
To kill

Listen to the wailing of the woman
Never doubt the horror of opera