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Free for all When the lines are straight it’s goodwhen the lines are not it’s betterSwirly, wavy, wicked creativeGo between the linesFind the madness in thereFollow the heat of the sunFind the beat of your drumNever stop playing.Drippy droopingSpirals spinningSun is shiningLife is winningI need notI have it all whenI just let the pen rise…

PMS Then that timeof the monthIt rolls around againLike clockworkand my brain starts to driftmy priorities mixedA week before it visitsMy will to be meslowly fadesAnd I cocoonDon’t wake me upUntil afternoonGeez get a gripNot so easyEmotions overflowLike clockworkIt rolls around again…Wasn’t this bad ten years ago · LRD · April 2019 From the collection:…

Move With Intent Passionate purposeHeartfelt devotionAttentive, committed, eager to pleaseDecisive, engaged, immersed I’m takin’ a breathI’m rollin’ my neckI’m stretchin’ my armsUp over my headI hold it like thatAnd my muscles relax I’m bending my legsThey’re behind my backStretch it andhold itA pose like a birdMy muscles relaxAnd I hold it like that I move…

Vietnam Full Moon Full moonPalm tree silhouettesUp all nightCycle through Ancient TownHigh five a tree hiBreakfast sandwich “Banh Mi”By the green rice fieldsWith my guyWater buffalo and old tractorsHoi An sunrise on the coast around 5Locals lie downThey bury themselvesin the sand..All over the beachare body shaped un-earthings ✌Earthlings need Earth · LRD · March…

Morphing I thought I was a butterflyWhat if I’m still in my cocoon?Long way to goDream it, Plan itWork hardPractice patienceEnjoy Your EvolutionThe best is get to comeYou are stronger than you know · LRD · March 2019 From the collection: All Poems ∆ Life’s Journey

Passion ∆Go onTake meShape meMold meHold meKiss my foreheadLove meHandle with CarePush meTeach meTake me thereLoosen me upHand in handIn my head and heartAllow me to beMeTake mePassionatelyHold meLove me∇ · LRD · January 2019 · [Picture:  Pink lotus rise from the mud in the moat that surrounds Angkor Wat, Cambodia] From the collection: All Poems ∆…

Feelin this PaiBlazePhazedPad Thai food crazeChillin around Chiang MaiSway down to the marketJust eat and playGoing to wat temples for daysKneel in front of the Buddha n’ prayLoving life the slowed down way · LRD · January 2019 · [Pic: Above one of many Night Bazaar markets in Chiang Mai Thailand] From the collection: All Poems ∆…

Between Universes Thermal wormholesEpically symmetricalSynchronistically seeingPerspective switch inMy mind’s eyeHearts a glow We ain’t goin’ there no’ mo’To the negative spacesCare about yourselfLive at your own paces Carry yourselfWith loveTo all the freeing placesCreate a force fieldAn equilibriumWhere opposing forces become balancedA calm state of mind In my universeIt is this essenceAlwaysAll ways · LRD ·…

Hazel Glow At sunsetEarth tones turn a shade darkerShadows between bright glowsExcited for the starsto show I’m a child of the moon andA lover of the sunSun kissed blonde hairfreckles on my nose betweenHazel brown eyesEyes of a curious kindMind of a poetHeart for good deedsArms open for hugsand possibilitiesLegs for adventuresTrusting the intentionsEnjoying the…

Sun Chase Up at dawnOn the moveSun chasin’Heart racin’Hike pacin’ Outdoors somewhere newWon’t return to this placeExcept in my dreamsThis is my one timeSo I take it all in like never beforeEvery flower, every color,Clouds reflecting on lakesTake deep breaths and breaksSo joyous in every step I take The curve of the green landgreeting the…