It takes a single breath
to give & to get
to choose different
and make the most
of this moment.
(c) Artherese, 2024
Category: poetry
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Infinite Skies Ahead
Created a 2025 calendar this weekend as a holiday gift for family and friends. Cheers to infinite skies ahead (and productive focused weekends dedicated to creating) .
And if I’ll be honest – the process of creating this is as much gift to me as it is (and perhaps more so) for those I’ll offer this to.
Happy Holidays!
(c) Artherese, 2024
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Paradox
Life is often a paradox
A little less, a little more
But never what you expect
That you’re after.
The sheer relief
Where cancelled plans
Are regarded as a gift.
The goal that is finally
In your hands,
Didn’t make you any less
Nor any more happy.
A clear page, with nothing done
Makes for a fulfilled day,
And when one is busy
Is where one feels most emptyRe-read some of my poems today as I create a personalized calendar for the holidays. I’m in awe of the wisdom of my previous words, and how most still ring true. I want to tell them – I’m still here. Fighting!
(c) Artherese, 2024
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Wine
Take a step back
If this doesn’t
Work out
You’ll be fine
In your arsenal
Is hope, like fine wine
So don’t whine
But instead breathe
And if need be - leave.
You’ll still survive
And make your way
Back to thrive.(c) Artherese, 2024
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On kindness
Often overlooked, even taken for granted. But kindness? At our darkest moments, it’s the spark that warms the will. Barely a whisper. But reminding us in echoes loud and clear. To go on. Until the spark is a fire that turns the tide. Finally.
To grow up kind is to live a life. Live. As a light a catalyst, as an ember a pacifist, as a way of being — more than existing.
Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Pexels.com (c) Artherese, 2024
Also, my first prose poety.
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10pm Musings
Can a life be the final two hours
before a day is capped,
Simply trying to make sense
Or catch-up on what matters
Far too many times I get lost
In trying to justify the hours
I wanted to just cease
A fight that’s not worth
And cut lies and ties
Escape somewhere else
Perhaps somewhere better
Only to realize what counts —
Well I don’t know quite honestly.
All I know, is that the day
Is far from over. So am I.
(c) Artherese, 2024
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Seattle
Coffee shops and quick escapes
Long walks and introspection
Laughing and lining things
With silver through action.
Same are gold and rocks
And despite feeling a bit lost
You’re not a lost cause
Any time now, you’ll find
Amidst the regrets
What’s intact are the roots
The dreams, and colors, even
Courage and breakthroughs.
For now just get through
Take a step or two.
(c) Artherese, 2024
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Invisibility Cloak
There is so much
one can't see amidst
the surface, hidden
in plain sight
existing despite
the pep talks --
stifled shouts
alternate routes.
But, beyond the doubts
there is space for
silver linings, ones
you can control
and loved ones
who're there
every summer & fall
then you rise
not just once
and face battles --
a brave beautiful
albeit invisible
dance.(c) Artherese
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Downpour
Rain’s continuous
Flow echoes
A state of silence
Where one hears
What one yearns for(c) Artherese, 2024
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Brave
The mind’s a buzzing
The heart is racing
But still you choose
The discipline
Of starting, creating.
This simple act
Done consistently —
definition of bravery.(c) Artherese, 2024
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