D.C. Swanson

It isn’t too hard to be kind and not hateful.

When someone shows grace, it feels good to be grateful.

It helps to maintain a #magnaminous mien

And loving your neighbor makes neighborhoods keen.

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There's a moment, every morning,
when I feel dreams slip away
but still clutch the fleeting #splendor
of forgetting yesterday.

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We're stressed and #obsessed over wealth we possess
But death takes away every dime;
A much better measure of what we should treasure
Is how we have spent our life’s time.

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#Velocity is how you know
how far from where you've been you'll go.

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Sometimes words, like stars, align
in #stellar patterns, where they shine.
Sometimes words, like wraiths, degrade
and slink in shadows, where they fade.

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With #crazed now craved
for content clicks,
iconoclasts
act kind for kicks.

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It’s grim to keep embracing blindness

when faced with #blatant acts of kindness.

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I’m #mystified
to think we’d try
to use less brains
and more A.I.

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It's good to bounce ideas in rhyme
for when they're #bouncy, they're sublime.

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Catch, by D.C. Swanson | Book Review With poetic prose that respects both child and adult readers, Catch succeeds as a meditation on time and love that will resonate across generations.

If you have kids, or if you are a kid, or if you once were a kid, I hope you enjoy Catch, a new story coming out on April 2.

www.thechildrensbookreview.com/catch-by-d-c...

And many thanks to the writers in the #vss365 community for letting me practice my rhymes with you for the past few years!

If new books filled my shelf each day,
I think it’d feel #enchanted
yet a library sits one block away,
and I take it for granted.

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A molecule is #minuscule.
The universe is giant.
But, they need each other
For no mass is self-reliant.

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When you cook meals, I cannot wait
to #kiss the chef and clean my plate.

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A couple spins around the sun
is all we get before we’re done.
A fleeting shadow that we cast
as numbered days diminish fast.
But don’t just sit and wait for #dark-
go use your years to make a mark.

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Holding a book and perusing its pages
has made our brains better and brighter for ages
but holding a screen that we #touch, tap, and swipe
makes minds more inclined to embitter and gripe.

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I’d rather sweat
and #ache and bleed
then let A.I.
fulfill each need.

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A.I. writing has no soul
A.I. music has no breath
A.I. movies have no goal
A.I. paintings have no depth
A.I. has no blood or #bones
No emotions and no heart
It just copies, feigns, and clones-
Please support non-A.I. art.

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Gravity’s a law, they say,
but we don’t have to hear it;
though flesh and blood get stuck in mud,
the globe can't ground your #spirit.

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Thanks - and thanks for the great word prompts!

They’ll batter you with banter
and smite you with a smile.
They’ll lash at you with laughter
to #wound you for a while.
But mocking words won’t break you;
that's not how you’re defined.
Just mind the things that matter,
and chatter, you won’t mind.

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When I was growing up,
the job I wanted most
was strapping on a pack
and busting up some ghosts.
But now that I’ve grown old,
my childhood dream must end;
there’s too much chance I’d bust
a ghost who was my friend.

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In life I’ve said a lot of words, and many I forget.
But I remember every word I’ve said that I regret.
I wish that I could take them back if life let me rewind,
for now I know how pain can grow from words that are not kind.

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Where do souls go when we die?
Do they float up to the sky?
Do they sink if we have sinned?
Do they vanish in the wind?
Do they find a newborn home?
Do they turn to ghosts and roam?
It’s my hope each soul endures
And that mine will stay with yours.

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I think books are best read in the quiet of night
when the screens are asleep but a lamp still gives light
and a #shadow descends on each page as you turn
until words are revealed, and you read, and you learn.

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Don't just read to ease your mind;
Read things that help move it.
Don't just speak to #soothe your soul;
Say things that improve it.
Don't just love who loves you back;
Love when love is trying.
Don't just live to take up time;
Do good before dying.

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Don’t get mad when children lie- it’s a talent in demand!

When they fumble with their fibs, offer them a helping hand.

Teach your kids to #obfuscate and believably deny,

and you’ll give them skills that sell- these days, it pays well to lie.

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Most billionaires
believe they're bold
but #quiver when
the truth gets told.

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