July 14, 2004
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Inspiring Attitude
poetry by Michael F. Nyiri
Wednesday, July 14, 2004 5:40 p.m.
The bad news rifles through the day’s serenity, causing
Innumerable calamities to settle in the conscious, knowing
Nothing we can possibly do will matter in the morning
When we wake to another day filled with dire circumstance.
Depression, early warning signs are the daily tears
Which cause emotion to flow unabated as we drown our fears
Nothing we can entertain shall rid us of the inanity
As we fill our petty lives with the terrors of existence.
But the sun shines, and the clouds elicit pretty patterns.
The flowers give sweet aromas irregardless of the reasons
Boiling in our heads as we face each phase of seasons
Bubbling in our hearts as we strive to find the answers
Life seems boring, and samenesses shadow the shallow
Repetition of petty policies as our fantasies lie fallow
The bad news and the nagging inconsistencies arrive
At unbridled speeds save for our needs don’t feel alive
There are little tricks we play, to survive the day, alone
Malificent maligned muse memory gives us the answers, seeming prone
To offer experience a welcome hand, and friendship is our peace
Yet nothing we did today can bid the reaper solace
A friendly smile or a hearty laugh causes happiness
A word or a deed done without thought to oneself
Can cause the downtrodden and lonely to come down from the shelf
And open their hearts to the wonder all around them.
Inspiring Attitude arrives at opportune times,
To bid the collective grief goodbye,
And let each of us know there is a specialness
Ingrained in each mind, and heart, and hand
As the hourglass gives up it’s last grain of sand
A little joy can be spread upon the land
©MFN ElectricPoetry
Comments (4)
:sunny: I love your writing. I don’t know how you do it…but it creates a kind of warm feeling in me. Tee hee.
Thanks for posting comments and props on my site by the way! Yeah, your site should definitely be one of those Xangas that receive 100 or so eprops and comments each day. One of those Premium Spotlights 
I really hope that someday you get published in an actual book. I would sure buy it! It’s nice talking to a fellow writer. :giggle:
***Katherine***
:littlekiss:Mike…the image is awesome…the poem…is quite touching…I can feel the human aspects of real life in this one…you touched on much and then you left us with an awe inspiring ending….
Hiya Mike,
Thanks for stopping by my site! I’m not often bored, just when I’m at work and the day is almost over, but not quite. It’s the not quite that kills me.
Your site seems like a cool place, and I’ll definitely check it out later when I have a little more time.
Stay well.
-Steph
I should have used a ; after bored instead of a , . My bad.
-Steph