Well, Whee!

I’ve got a secret. I won’t tell.

But it has made my spirit swell.

Don’t ask. Don’t peek.

Not gonna leak.

Just trust me. Things will turn out well.

 I simply can’t stay in my chair.

My mind, it zips from here to there.

Sit still? No way.

Not gonna say.

But soon wild wonders I’ll declare.

c2018 by Linda Ann Nickerson

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Theme art – adapted from public domain image

Still from Singing in the Rain, 1952

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Just Joy

I’ll here admit it: Life is tough.

Some days I think I’ve had enough.

Although I know it’s all been planned.

It’s hard to get the upper hand.

When circumstance goes ‘gainst the grain,

And daily drudgery does drain,

I hearken back, which takes a choice,

To listen to another voice.

 Ridiculous as it may sound,

Truth is, the downcast will be crowned.

When wrong’s removed and right is raised,

I know who will be ever praised.

Today is hard. There is no doubt.

I’m tempted to prolong my pout.

But I will hold my ground, prevail.

For happiness to joy does pale.

c2018 by Linda Ann Nickerson

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Theme art – adapted from public domain image

Still from Cleopatra, 1917

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Downer Days, Depart

"Death has been swallowed up in victory." (1 Corinthians 15:54b, NIV)

 

Downer Days, Depart

I’m looking forward to a date

Excitement builds. I cannot wait.

Oh, holiday –

Do not delay,

Just drive on, days, at rapid rate.

My misery in waiting grows

In mornings gloomy and morose.

A few days hence,

And joy intense

Will raise me to my tippy-toes.

A lot can change in three short days,

As haunted hole its loss betrays.

The Lord broke death,

Regaining breath.

E’ermore the world resounds in praise.

c2017 by Linda Ann Nickerson

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Adapted by this user from vintage artwork.

This poem was posted in response to these prompts:

April A to Z Blog Challenge

National Poetry Writing Month / NaPoWriMo

ABC Wednesday: “M” is for “misery,” “mornings,” and “morose.”

Meme Express: “just drive”

Three Word Wednesday: “gloomy,” “haunted,” and “intense”

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