Welcome to Cozy Poetry Corner by Debra A Winter (Richter)

“People, Places, and Oddball Things”

People, places, and oddball things.

Not as pretty, like diamond rings.

People can be cruel.

And can’t follow rules.

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Places can be beautiful and bright.

They can also be a place for a fight.

And oddball things of this and that

It can be as simple as a ball and a bat.

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These are things that make the world go round,

Even if they sound strange and profound.

It is the trivial things that matter most;

Those things are everywhere, coast to coast.

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People, places, and every oddball thing

Make people happy and want to sing.

You just never know who, what, when, or where

Life leads, or better yet, treats you with care.

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The world is full of surprises we never get to see.

You cannot be everywhere–impossible as can be.

This world is so huge; our life is too short to live.

We see what we can with the life the Lord did give.

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So, remember the people, places, and those oddball things,

And forget the world’s cruelty with all the sorrow it brings.

Smile, life is short even when stress is high!

Do yourself a favor: go have a slice of pie.

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It may be an odd request, but it sure will taste so good.

It beats being a termite gnawing on old, rotted wood.