Tagged: waste

here’s to a season

here’s to a season
of waiting – to get, to give, to
receive, to return
.
20221222:1814
y

mom taught us how to

mom taught us how to
pickle so that we will not waste –
self-preservation
.
20190707:0938
y

** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: reliance

standing at the edge

standing at the edge
of brooklyn, discarded wishes
rolling down the tracks
.
20161016:2154
y

do not waste a single

do not waste a single
breath on knocking others
down –
let your heart be
clear, your
conscience
unpolluted
.
20150110:0008
y

for conversations

for conversations
we know nothing about, don’t
waste time supposing
.
20140903:0859
y

a wasted day is

a wasted day is
a stolen day,
never to be returned
.
20140621:1024
y

waste one less minute

waste one less minute
on hating, one less second
on disapproval
.
20140405:0927
y

we lean heavily

we lean heavily
on the future, and
the future leans
back with a
familiarity
of an old adage
sow the wind,
reap the whirlwind.
power up the
launcher, we will
need some throw
lines in place
.
20130328:0847
y

near the end, they stopped

near the end, they stopped
taking him seriously –
a lifetime wasted
.
20110420:2207
y

four a.m., and doubt

four a.m. and doubt
swings on the
hinge between
wavering
commitments:
to sleep,
to wake,
to waste not
another minute
on an imaginable
snow day
.
20110202:2018
y