30 Smaller Poems from the Jersey Shore 2
Faith, Art, writing and learning are Tim’s passions. Tim loves working in education. He has a BS in Psychology from Albright College.
Small Poems
I set in my mind to write at least one small poem each day. It is a way to put into a few words a quick thought which pops in my head. I also will take a one word prompt and expand on it. These short poems come in many forms such as Fibonacci and Shadorma. The first 20 poems presented are written in the Shadorma form which has a syllable count of 3/5/3/3/7/5. I hope you enjoy each of these poems.
Celebration
It is time
Let us dance and sing
Share a smile
Heartfelt joy
It is a celebration
Life is returning
Regret
Live your life
Having no regrets
With no doubts
In your heart
Knowing that you did your best
In all of your life
Fulfilled
A good life
Is what people want
A good life
With some laughs
A lot of good memories
A fulfilled long life
Family
Family
Is not just by blood
It can be
Those we feel
We have a heartfelt bond with
Trust with our whole life
Tested
Life’s a test
As each day rolls on by
Pass or fail
We’re tested
We must learn to pass each test
Failing is not an option
Overcome
Gotta lean
On the Overcomer
One who came
To bring change
To a lonely, hurting world
One who gives you peace
Worry
Worry steals
Away your very soul
Takes your joy
Gives you doubt
Put your worry in God’s hands
It helps give you peace
Jealousy
A monster
Does eat at the heart
Jealousy
Jealousy
Be wary of the blackness
Push jealousy back
Passion
Gotta have
A go at something
Just one thing
A passion
Something you put your heart on
To lead you through life
Deception
Try to hide
The things you do wrong
Deceiving
Other people
Making them believe your deeds
Are honorable
Tenacious
A firm grip
Is necessary
To stay strong
Move along
In your faith and in this life
A tenacious faith
Loyalty
Where your heart
Seeks to place its joy
Through the days
And the nights
Is where your loyalties
Will place their strong roots
Routine
Do something
Over and over
Then repeat
One more time
Helps you get in a routine
Become an expert
Elation
Get on up
Time to start moving
Clap your hands
Stomp your feet
It’s time to show elation
Time to celebrate
Ambition
Can’t slack off
Only way forward
Is to have
Ambition
Willingness to persevere
No matter what comes
Impress
Impress who
Maybe your own self
Or others
In the end
It won’t get you very far
Because it’s short lived
Worry
Don’t worry
About tomorrow
So much so
You forget
To live and enjoy today
Live life as it comes
The future
Is not ours to know
It will come
It will go
Worrying won’t change a thing
Live life as it comes
Focus
Reel them in
Thoughts rattling around
In your head
Try to focus
Get you mind back in the game
Need to smile again
Trust
Gotta learn
To trust in the one
Who matters
Not myself
In Him resides great wisdom
To guide me through life
Follower
Don’t follow
You may find yourself
In the dark
Instead lead
Others to a better way
A place of true joy
With sunlight
And a path to peace
Your calling
Your witness
It what is needed today
Into tomorrow
Fibonacci Poems
The last 10 poems are what is referred to as a Fibonacci poem. These poems build up with syllable counts of 1/1/2/3/5/8. As you can see the counts are based on adding the syllables of the previous two lines together to create a new line of syllables. It is based on the Fibonacci sequence in mathematics. You can go on and on if you want. I chose to stop at six lines.
Why
Words
Why
Lifts hearts
Brings some joy
Keeps the mind alive
Gives life a little more purpose
Ocean
Waves
Breeze
Soft sounds
Wears off stress
Gives some peace and joy
To a stressed out life and soul
Tired
Feel
Low
Need Rest
So, so tired
Need some time away
Recharge and refresh my tired life
Believe
Truth
There
Not seen
But heard of
Still have acceptance
Feel sure of the truth of Jesus
Life
Days
Days
More days
Together
Equal a lifetime
Be sure to spend your days so wisely
Short
Not
Tall
Maybe
Under tall
Or just the right size
It depends on who you’re next to
Sometimes
Not
All
Maybe
Now and then
But it will happen
You just have to be patient
Forward
Look
Not
Behind
But forward
So you don’t stumble
Fall down and hurt your reputation
Work
Work
Hard
At life
So you can
Not be a burden
But give others inspiration
Music
Warms
Hearts
Lifts souls
Brings a beat
Way down deep inside
So listen to some music daily
© 2021 Timothy Whitt