August Prompts for year 2020
08/11/2020
for some it took years
others knew right from the start
some found it halfway
a few searched outside
others had to look within
some just lost their way
some kept on searching
a few simply discovered
others couldn’t wait
some didn’t make it
a few just couldn’t take theirs
others lost to fate
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08/10/2020
Patience is accepting
that things can happen differently
than how we’d want them to.
Patience is having faith
that what is meant to come
will find its way to you.
Patience is knowing
that dawn will break
and the morning sun will rise.
Patience is waiting
and being able to find serenity
throughout the passing of time.
And sometimes, patience
may seem sad and gloomy,
but the happiness that follows
is much sweeter and bright.
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08/09/2020
existence is poignant; bittersweet.
but within its transience, beauty lies.
the kind that mocks sorrowful ends
with its ethereal and incomparable demise.
delicate and inherently fleeting,
flowers bloom wildly in delicate displays
of joyful hues in gentle passing;
a stunning, albeit melancholic fate.
so appreciate every fleeing moment,
and all coming and passing days.
for the beauty you experience within them
is rare and will never be the same.
throughout every falling blossoms,
and all the changes of the moon,
in the passing of the seasons,
and even the flow of monsoons
nothing’s certain and all will pass
as life reshapes through constant changes.
but new beauty, perhaps of a different kind,
will arrive as you go through all its phases.
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08/08/2020
Nature speaks of perfect harmony
in ways often abstract and discreet.
From the changing of the seasons to the flourishing of trees,
and in the essence of almost anything that breathes.
For everything is conducted by a gradual process
where nature wears all the colors of life;
from the beautiful blossoms and festive greens
to the golds of autumns and winter whites.
It teaches us to embrace contradictions
and make ourselves one with change;
find balance between the mind, the body, and the spirit,
and find order in disarray.
For only when we’ve come to accept our darkness
can we finally find our truest light.
Because for leaves to grow and bathe in sunshine
its roots have to reach down the deepest height.
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08/07/2020
Far beyond what one may see
Amidst what seems to be unknown
In times where reason loses power
Through moments where one might feel alone
Hold out your hand and reach ahead
Find that light that seeks your soul
Untie the fears that bind your spirit
Let tides guide, give time control
Listen to what fate has to say, and
You’ll find peace at the end of the day
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08/06/2020
I used to drown in quiet
in oceans of unsaid words,
deep beneath the hollows
where my sorrows can’t be heard.
I used to tape together
a handful of my pieces,
wrap them with a fancy smile
and wait til the pain ceases.
But one day it just all runs out
no “when”, no “how”, no “why”.
you’ll feel a little bit too shattered
but at least there won’t be tears to dry.
” もういいわよ。限界だ。”
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08/05/2020
Greatness is not vain,
nor is it impudent.
Beauty doesn’t seek attention;
you’ll know it by the moment.
For there’s power in silence
more than pride can ever seize;
like the quiet force of wild defiance
from waters that run deep.
And meekness is no penance
but strength under control;
what seems to be a simmer
could boil up a hundredfold.
So beware of feeble embers
in moors that may seem dark.
For the wildest of fires
could start from tiny sparks.
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08/04/2020
From brighter morrows
to ever afters,
past the sorrows
and stormy weathers;
holding on
to vast forever
sealed within
a tiny finger.
Time and tides
will pull and tear
what was sworn
and what was shared.
Whatever it takes
be prepared;
keep promises made
with a pinky swear.
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08/03/2020
Waves dance in gentle rhythm
As oceans wear their morning flows
The sun shows up to greet the heavens
And bask the world in amber glow
Dreams slumber and minds awaken
As stars bid the skies adieu
Birds sing to spirits broken
Announcing a chance to start anew
Morning comes…
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08/02/2020
Got used to being with you so much,
I forgot how to be without you
I guess what I’m trying to say is that,
I miss you and I don’t know how not to
I keep finding you in everything
and in all the songs I listen to
And every night all the stars line up
just to paint me a picture of you
And through the passing of each day
I yearn for your ‘I love you’s,
Your smile, your touch, and pretty much
just everything about you
And now I’m here, another night;
another moment of solitude
Reminiscing precious memories
and moments spent by us two
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