Sobriety Limericks Part 5
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Have you ever heard of the touted pink cloud
The one that blesses you high on sweet life?
The one that whispers clear promise
Of loss of an addicts' dread strife?
Now I've clearly passed through it
And I was feeling so fine.
Nothing and no one brings comfort,
Escape, how I wish you were mine.
But I can't get away. I can't even run
And after all this there's nowhere to turn.
Somewhere is a place of courage and strength
I've much to experience and a great deal to learn.
And this too shall pass!
Yes, I've heard it from the start.
One bright ray of sweet, gleaming hope,
Blossoming here, in my blue shrouded heart.
The one that blesses you high on sweet life?
The one that whispers clear promise
Of loss of an addicts' dread strife?
Now I've clearly passed through it
And I was feeling so fine.
Nothing and no one brings comfort,
Escape, how I wish you were mine.
But I can't get away. I can't even run
And after all this there's nowhere to turn.
Somewhere is a place of courage and strength
I've much to experience and a great deal to learn.
And this too shall pass!
Yes, I've heard it from the start.
One bright ray of sweet, gleaming hope,
Blossoming here, in my blue shrouded heart.
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Yes i know this cloud of pink
You really made me stop 'n think
There's always us for you to turn
A lending ear for when you yearn
You are back from on the brink
Loved your poems from the start
You speak indeed from your heart
So write it down it feels so good
In our united sisterhood ( +Carlos )
Our love in here shall never part.
Else you bring so much , that's true
Penning what's inside of you
We love to read and feel it too
Whether it be wit or blue
This thread will heal, hugs to you xxx
You really made me stop 'n think
There's always us for you to turn
A lending ear for when you yearn
You are back from on the brink
Loved your poems from the start
You speak indeed from your heart
So write it down it feels so good
In our united sisterhood ( +Carlos )
Our love in here shall never part.
Else you bring so much , that's true
Penning what's inside of you
We love to read and feel it too
Whether it be wit or blue
This thread will heal, hugs to you xxx
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Oh how I wish I could slide,
back under the umbrella to hide...
The light is too bright,
no strength left to fight.
My ocean is always high-tide.
(Sorry, was a stressful day but I feel better since I wrote that to share)
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Everyone join the tier,
no fireplace do we have here.
When Santa shows up,
he'll be clear out of luck.
Our door he will have to commandeer!
back under the umbrella to hide...
The light is too bright,
no strength left to fight.
My ocean is always high-tide.
(Sorry, was a stressful day but I feel better since I wrote that to share)
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Everyone join the tier,
no fireplace do we have here.
When Santa shows up,
he'll be clear out of luck.
Our door he will have to commandeer!
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LiaAC, this thread is for all your poems. Not just the happy ones. I am a queen of downer poems and it makes me feel better to post ALL my poems. So you feel free to post ALL your poems, too. We will all read and appreciate them. All of us have complicated lives. We wouldn't be here if we didn't. And it helps me to know I'm not the only one who feels less than wonderful sometimes. Myself? I wonder sometimes where this wonderful sober life everyone talks about is supposed to be because it isn't around here. Other times I feel pretty good and proud of my accomplishment. Up and down. I wish I could do middle for a while! Or just stay up. That would be fine, too. But that is what I was searching for with the Vicodin. It does not exist.
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alas I must be out the door
A scrabble tournament , food galore
I cant wait to play my words
Against the other fellow nerds
Ill play til my heads sore
I'm really happy to be here
Finished 4th for player of year
Today it really is a test
To play the best of the best
Hope i don't stuff up i fear.
I may play qat or umiaq
Try to keep myself on track
Or if they play a naughty word
As did Joan , that crude old bird.
She's 87 took a punt
That dear old chook played the word cun.! ( true )
I almost fell out of my chair
People stopped and came to stare
I had to say it wasn't me
But dear old Joan just sat with glee
They couldn't see a nice old bird
playing such a dirty word.
I said dear Joan i think its wrong
She said no way , it belongs
I checked on it , i lost my turn
Today dear Joan , you'll crash n burn
You may be 88 by now
But right here i will make a vow
To tip the board and throw my tiles
so get some class , have some style
I know that's funny coming from me
a bad word pass these lips ? Well see ........
Bring it on Joanie babe ! You're going down !
Xx
A scrabble tournament , food galore
I cant wait to play my words
Against the other fellow nerds
Ill play til my heads sore
I'm really happy to be here
Finished 4th for player of year
Today it really is a test
To play the best of the best
Hope i don't stuff up i fear.
I may play qat or umiaq
Try to keep myself on track
Or if they play a naughty word
As did Joan , that crude old bird.
She's 87 took a punt
That dear old chook played the word cun.! ( true )
I almost fell out of my chair
People stopped and came to stare
I had to say it wasn't me
But dear old Joan just sat with glee
They couldn't see a nice old bird
playing such a dirty word.
I said dear Joan i think its wrong
She said no way , it belongs
I checked on it , i lost my turn
Today dear Joan , you'll crash n burn
You may be 88 by now
But right here i will make a vow
To tip the board and throw my tiles
so get some class , have some style
I know that's funny coming from me
a bad word pass these lips ? Well see ........
Bring it on Joanie babe ! You're going down !
Xx
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Well hi again , it's only me
Scrabbles over golly gee.
9 games long it was a feat
lovely people i did meet.
I won first prize yippeeee
Hope you all like your Sunday
It turned into my fun day
So whether you have snow or heat
Limericks the place we meet
I Miss you guys when I'm away
Xx
Scrabbles over golly gee.
9 games long it was a feat
lovely people i did meet.
I won first prize yippeeee
Hope you all like your Sunday
It turned into my fun day
So whether you have snow or heat
Limericks the place we meet
I Miss you guys when I'm away
Xx
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Nineteen papers have I to grade
Wish someone would come to aid
In the past I would have had some wine
But my head would feel tied up with twine
Grading papers makes me fade
But alas I need to stop complaining
Because the day, it is a waning
All day long on SR I've been
And have not lifted the purple pen
No more from grading must I be refraining.
Wish someone would come to aid
In the past I would have had some wine
But my head would feel tied up with twine
Grading papers makes me fade
But alas I need to stop complaining
Because the day, it is a waning
All day long on SR I've been
And have not lifted the purple pen
No more from grading must I be refraining.
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My spirit so easily crushed,
my craving never quite hushed.
I find myself there
the pill doth ensnare
Then I turn and leave in disgust.
...but each time I find myself lost,
on the verge of finding that pill at any cost,
I remember SR
and my friends, near and far,
And the lines I shall never cross. Ever again.
my craving never quite hushed.
I find myself there
the pill doth ensnare
Then I turn and leave in disgust.
...but each time I find myself lost,
on the verge of finding that pill at any cost,
I remember SR
and my friends, near and far,
And the lines I shall never cross. Ever again.
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Else, how right you are. Middle ground would be wonderful but I guess it really takes time to get there. Easy to get impatient. Thank you so much for your encouragement, my friend.
Snoozy, way to go!!!!! That sounds like some serious marathon gaming there, well done!!
kadidee, nothing like a great limerick to get you back on track.
Loved it.
Grateful for all of you!
Snoozy, way to go!!!!! That sounds like some serious marathon gaming there, well done!!
kadidee, nothing like a great limerick to get you back on track.
Loved it. Grateful for all of you!
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One day in December, I sat, head in hand,
Soberrecovery came all in a band.
You brought me some wishes and one special gift.
My heart was sore touched, and it set me adrift.
You came from SR with aching souls, too,
You brought loving kindness. It was all you could do.
But it was enough to soothe this girl down,
Send her back out for another hard round.
If there's a question What can I say?
The answer is, that it's just your way.
Soberrecovery came all in a band.
You brought me some wishes and one special gift.
My heart was sore touched, and it set me adrift.
You came from SR with aching souls, too,
You brought loving kindness. It was all you could do.
But it was enough to soothe this girl down,
Send her back out for another hard round.
If there's a question What can I say?
The answer is, that it's just your way.
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This is my favorite thread here. Even if I feel rough and try to write something about it, I always feel better when I post it. And it helps to read what you post as well. Going through sobriety with creativity and poetry? Now that's what I'm talkin' about!
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***DG ****
I found this from early in your recovery .
You have come a long way , my friend xx
It was posted on 28 th June , my sobriety day xx
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Feeling pretty down
Hopefully my mood will come around
But for now I guess
I'll write limericks till I hurt less
Feel a little like crying on the ground
It's nothing new
And there's nothing to do
The best would be not to think
I feel like I'm gonna sink
The past likes to come haunt for a few
I'll try what I can
Drink some tea, sit by the fan
I tried a nice walk
But it was too stormy to hear myself talk
Once the rain started, to home I ran
It's Friday night
And AV says some weed sounds right
But I made it all day
And I wish AV would just go away
Wish too, that I had a friend in sight
But in the end
I've parted ways with all my 'friends'
Most of them really weren't so great
So I guess that's just fate
I wish a new friend, God would send
I seem filled with wishes
I feel like the girl that just sits and b1tches
Friday night is supposed to be fun
But instead I feel bummed
At least I've had no computer glitches
Some things are hard to understand
I guess what goes up, falls back to land
And some things aren't what they seem
Why are some people so very mean?
I wish, too, that I had a band
Trust has been broken
Now misery I soak in
Things I really wanted
Now leave me feeling haunted
Must of the time my pain goes unspoken
But it's too much to bare
I have to get it out in the air
Even if I can't tell most
I can write poetry, come and post
And then it's a little less here and a little more there
I did always used to turn to drink
To avoid having to think
Now I must find
A way to express my pain sometimes
Wish I was tired, I'd lie down to catch a wink
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I found this from early in your recovery .
You have come a long way , my friend xx
It was posted on 28 th June , my sobriety day xx
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Feeling pretty down
Hopefully my mood will come around
But for now I guess
I'll write limericks till I hurt less
Feel a little like crying on the ground
It's nothing new
And there's nothing to do
The best would be not to think
I feel like I'm gonna sink
The past likes to come haunt for a few
I'll try what I can
Drink some tea, sit by the fan
I tried a nice walk
But it was too stormy to hear myself talk
Once the rain started, to home I ran
It's Friday night
And AV says some weed sounds right
But I made it all day
And I wish AV would just go away
Wish too, that I had a friend in sight
But in the end
I've parted ways with all my 'friends'
Most of them really weren't so great
So I guess that's just fate
I wish a new friend, God would send
I seem filled with wishes
I feel like the girl that just sits and b1tches
Friday night is supposed to be fun
But instead I feel bummed
At least I've had no computer glitches
Some things are hard to understand
I guess what goes up, falls back to land
And some things aren't what they seem
Why are some people so very mean?
I wish, too, that I had a band
Trust has been broken
Now misery I soak in
Things I really wanted
Now leave me feeling haunted
Must of the time my pain goes unspoken
But it's too much to bare
I have to get it out in the air
Even if I can't tell most
I can write poetry, come and post
And then it's a little less here and a little more there
I did always used to turn to drink
To avoid having to think
Now I must find
A way to express my pain sometimes
Wish I was tired, I'd lie down to catch a wink
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Quit Cigarettes 1/1/13. Quit Alcohol 4/9/13. Quit Marijuana 7/18/13. Quit Caffeine 9/11/13.
*All dates are Month/Day/Year
Actions don't lie.
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**** Midnightblue *****
This is yours ;-)
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Hi, Eternal.
My limerick doesn't actually fit limerick format, but I'll post it, if you don't mind)
It’s Friday night, it’s raining heavy.
It’s not my fault that I’m alone.
My demons sleep, my mind is steady,
I’m staying sober on my own.
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Hi, Eternal.
My limerick doesn't actually fit limerick format, but I'll post it, if you don't mind)
It’s Friday night, it’s raining heavy.
It’s not my fault that I’m alone.
My demons sleep, my mind is steady,
I’m staying sober on my own.
__________________
Win today. Look good tomorrow.
"When you've so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance you are capable of."
Alcohol free - October 14, 2012; sugar-addiction free - October 7, 2013
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stairs, day one and i'm feeling shite,
i succumbed to temptation last night
i turned left to the shop,
now that has to stop
from now on i swear i'll keep right
EQ i've a poem for you
to show others feel as you
if i could cross seas
i would hug you with ease
but for now i hope my words do
ALONE
My friends aren’t real, but they’re real enough for me
They are in the books that I read and the programmes that I see.
They are a part of my life in a way those solid cannot be
I live my life in peace with the friends only I see
I spend my time alone; no one knows my name,
They know not who I am, or from whence I came
I talk to folk, I smile and make light,
But when it comes to friendship, I take flight.
I am kind and thoughtful, hopeful of change
But I know my character cannot be rearranged.
It’s not that I don’t love, it’s not that I don’t trust
It’s not that I don’t feel the pull of kinship or lust
It’s just that something’s missing in my make up or my life
I can become a friend a lover or a wife,
But, underneath; a darkness, a fear, a pain;
If I don’t let love close enough, I can’t be hurt again.
my thanks to all those who care
and to you all my feelings i share
i promise to try
each day to stay dry
for my burden is one you all bear
and sober4metoday i would swap my ability to rhyme for the strength to stay sober any day!
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stairs, day one and i'm feeling shite,
i succumbed to temptation last night
i turned left to the shop,
now that has to stop
from now on i swear i'll keep right
EQ i've a poem for you
to show others feel as you
if i could cross seas
i would hug you with ease
but for now i hope my words do
ALONE
My friends aren’t real, but they’re real enough for me
They are in the books that I read and the programmes that I see.
They are a part of my life in a way those solid cannot be
I live my life in peace with the friends only I see
I spend my time alone; no one knows my name,
They know not who I am, or from whence I came
I talk to folk, I smile and make light,
But when it comes to friendship, I take flight.
I am kind and thoughtful, hopeful of change
But I know my character cannot be rearranged.
It’s not that I don’t love, it’s not that I don’t trust
It’s not that I don’t feel the pull of kinship or lust
It’s just that something’s missing in my make up or my life
I can become a friend a lover or a wife,
But, underneath; a darkness, a fear, a pain;
If I don’t let love close enough, I can’t be hurt again.
my thanks to all those who care
and to you all my feelings i share
i promise to try
each day to stay dry
for my burden is one you all bear
and sober4metoday i would swap my ability to rhyme for the strength to stay sober any day!
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