Wash away the dreams and nightmares,
And soak in the morning warmth.
Scrub your mind with idle thoughts
And condition yourself to new possibilities.
Rinse away your fears,
Pat dry your worries,
And start of your day right
– Shaman Romney 2021
Morning Shower (National Poetry Writing Month 2021 #3) Leave a comment
Choices: A Ketek (National Poetry Writing Month 2021 #2) Leave a comment
Decidedly,
I find myself pondering
Choices.
Pondering my self,
I found I decided.
– Shaman Romney 2021
PS: Rules for a Ketek here.
Praxis (National Poetry Writing Month 2021 #1) Leave a comment
No poetry this month
I think I've writ enough
I think I'll do my taxes,
and other boring stuff
Thats just the thing I'd say
Since there is no other way
To exercise some praxis
On this April Fool's day.
– Shaman Romney 2021
Summer Rain (National Poetry Writing Month 2020 #30) Leave a comment
Summer rains cleanse the mind
Leaving stains and blemish behind
Finding relaxation and calm
Soothed by falling water’s balm
So kiss the cloudy skies
And let the rain fall from your eyes
For when the storm is through
A better day will spring anew
– SR Romney 2020
Unexplored (National Poetry Writing Month 2020 #29) Leave a comment
Living in-between dreams
Dancing in between destinies
Skipping over the strings of fate
Carving your own path
Standing at a fork in the road
Cut a trail through the mountain
Pick the road never travelled
And make all the difference
– SR Romney 2020
Hiding (National Poetry Writing Month 2020 #28) Leave a comment
Much of life is spent in hiding;
Time is sand that runs through fingers.
Always smiling and abiding,
Much of life is spent in hiding.
So I write these words for guiding
And leave you with a thought that lingers:
Much of life is spent in hiding;
Time is sand that runs through fingers.
– SR Romney 2020
Mirror, Mirror (National Poetry Writing Month 2020 #27) Leave a comment
Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Is there reason to it all?
Does pride go before the fall?
Mirror, mirror, on the wall.Mirror, mirror, that I see,
Is this all that’s meant for me?
Is this what I’m meant to be?
Mirror, mirror, that I see.Mirror, mirror, in my sight,
On this foul, accursed night
Show me which path is the right!
Mirror, mirror, in my sight.Mirror, mirror, in my mind,
Do not leave me waiting blind.
Lie, and I’ll respond in kind,
Mirror, mirror, in my mindMirror, mirror, lying broke.
Fie on the foul truth you spoke;
Unsettling stirrings you awoke!
Mirror,mirror, lying broke.Mirror, mirror, fade to dust.
Final feelings of disgust.
All achievements turned to rust.
Mirror, mirror, fade to dust.Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
Of a kingdom once stood tall.
Now a final, fitting pall.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall.
– SR Romney 2020
Lazy Sunday Afternoon (National Poetry Writing Month 2020 #26) Leave a comment
Lazy Sunday afternoon
Laying in the sun
Letting myself drift
Leaving the important things
Laying in the sun
Loving the peace and quiet
Laying in the sun on my
Lazy Sunday afternoon
– SR Romney 2020
Empty (National Poetry Writing Month 2020 #25) Leave a comment
Every day I feel a little more tired
My body getting slower and softer
Pacing myself a little more as I go
Trying a little harder each day
Yet I am still feeling the strain
Of running on empty.
– SR Romney 2020
I Write The Words (National Poetry Writing Month 2020 #24) Leave a comment
I draw the lines for none to see
I write the words for none to hear
I place my thoughts upon the page
So they won’t rot and disappear
I write so that the present me
Will not be lost to history
I place my thoughts for you to read
So they won’t rot and disappear
– SR Romney 2020
Shame on The Universe 