Poem: don't nourish negative thoughts

This was written

for Twitter's #VSS365

Prompt: Negative

don't nourish

#negative thoughts

for they cause us

to perish

and take our

own lives.

don't feed

a monster like

that

for that monster

will cause our

demise.

just know that

the Holy Spirit

values us

and wants us

to stay alive.

and frankly, our

deaths are all

in God's time.

Haiku 13: Loser

5-7-5 haiku

written today,

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

"don't you ever be

the loser that wants to see

you in trouble-deep."

Poem: myself

Written for Twitter's

#VSSPoem Prompt:

Myself

do i love #myself?

sometimes i wonder

cause

i keep ignoring help

and

i keep losing to hell

how do i stop 

myself from getting

into danger?

can someone pray tell?

do i care about myself?

i wonder...

cause i keep tumbling

down the self-loathing
well

and do i look to
start loving me, myself?

nope, not at all!

Poem: iridescence

Written for Twitter's 

#VSS365 Prompt:

Iridescence

i looked

into your eyes

felt so good,

got hypnotized.

they have gone

from dark

to light

this #iridescence

is a gift

from you to i

lost and dazed

i long for you

for your embrace

to set the mood.

and on cue

you spread your arms

i let you have

me

to be safe

 from harm.

Poem: aesthetic

Written for Twitter's

#VSS365 Prompt:

Aesthetic

the creepy monk

is the #aesthetic

of my second work

i chose that theme

to describe 

the dark side of me

where the main idea

of the collection

was my uncanny

mental condition

there were also

references to 

Catholicism

and my American

patriotism

the work was

divided into 

mysteries

just like those

of a rosary's

this red book

is available 

from Amazon or 

Barnes and Noble. 

Special Post #3: Easy Honey Soy Baked Chicken (Boneless) For Your Sunday Brunch or Weekday Lunch

Pictured is a see-through plate with a cooked Honey Soy Baked
Chicken (Boneless) and two pieces of taro
(Photo: Jamztoma)

Easy Honey Soy Baked Chicken (Boneless)
(Recipe found on Pinterest.com)

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 45 minutes

Total time: 1 hour


Materials and Ingredients needed:  (My ingredients were brought from Aldi's)

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 5 tablespoons honey
• Minced garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 3 pounds (approx.) boneless chicken thighs (or preferred chicken meat)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 large-sized bowl
• 1 large-sized baking pan

Bavk: l to r: ground pepper soy sauce, olive oil,
salt
Front: l to r: honey, garlic powder, ground
ginger, and extra honey bottle.  (Photo: Jamztoma)

Pounds of chicken thighs (boneless)
(Photo: Jamztoma)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425-degrees F.
2. Mix first 6 ingredients together in the large sized bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

(Photo: Jamztoma)

3.  Add the chicken to the mixture in the bowl and make sure they are well-coated with the mixture.  Turn chicken pieces in the bowl over and over like you're marinating before a barbecue.  

4.  When ready to cook, add chicken and marinade to a baking dish in a single layer. Bake chicken in a 425-degrees oven for 45 minutes. Cook until internal temperature of chicken reads 165-degrees F.

And here is the end result straight from the oven!

Haiku 11: Regrets

5-7-5 haiku first
published on 
Twitter.com/HumblekindPoet
on Thursday, June 25, 2020


"we almost made it

but you had to look away

now you have regrets."

Special Post: Recipe for New Zealand Easy Chicken Broccoli Casserole Great For Your Sunday Brunch or Weekday Lunch

1 scoop of NZ Easy Chicken Broccoli Casserole with a side of brown rice; 1 Soy Sauced Chicken Thigh almost made the photo...  (Photo credit: Jamztoma)

NEW ZEALAND EASY CHICKEN BROCCOLI CASSEROLE 

(Recipe found on Pinterest.com)

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes




Ingredients (mine were from the no-longer-in-business Shoppers Food Grocery Store)

1 package of fresh boneless chicken thighs (4.25 lbs)

1 bag of frozen broccoli cuts (16 oz)

1 can of Campbell's 25% less sodium Cream of Mushroom soup (10.75 oz)

1 can of Campbell's family size can of Cream of Mushroom soup (23 oz)

1 bag of Essential Everyday shredded, mild cheddar cheese (8 oz)



INSTRUCTIONS
Cut the boneless chicken into small cubes and boil them in water until they are ready. (You can test their readiness by forking through one cube with a fork. If it's tender then you know it's done! Drain the water.

Boil the frozen broccoli cuts in water in a separate pot. Again, you can determine their readiness by forking through one cut with a fork. If it's tender then you know it's ready. And you can also use "florets" instead of cuts if your store is out of them. The reason why I'm using cuts for mine is because my grocery store was out of broccoli florets. Drain the water.

 cooked cubes of boneless
chicken thighs

          

Cooked broccoli cuts

Next, when both of these are done, get a baking pan and pour these two ingredients into it.

Next, preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Next, add the shredded cheese (does not need to be mild, I chose mild for mine because I don't prefer the sourness of sharp cheese) and the cream of mushroom soups to the broccoli and chicken mix in the pan.  Mix all of these well.

And then pop it all into the oven and bake for 25 minutes!

 Here's the end result later:

ENJOY!!!  P.S. Add salt sparingly for taste.

Poem: constellate

Written for Twitter's

#VSS365 Prompt:

Constellate

i see the stars

#constellate

in the skies

very late

while i'm awake

with a

heartache

longing for

someone to

take my tears

away.

and then the 

stars whisper

to me

telling me

to take it easy

just lie down

and dream

sweet dreams

no worries

all will

be complete

so i closed

my eyes

and slept in peace.

Poem: carrel

Written for Twitter's 

#VSS365 Prompt:

Carrel

i had a favorite

#carrel at Pierce

library

where i would 

go and unwind 

during a hot 

summer's day.

i read English

classics in

this carrel 

while eating

snacks like

chocolate chips

or little
pizza combo's.

i enjoyed 

my secret corner

in this carrel

it was my 
own  
quiet and 
peaceful
little world.

Poem: sapid

Written for Twitter's 

#VSS365 Prompt:

Sapid

i just love 

how chicken thighs

are #sapid 

when baked

they 

are much 

better than when 

fried

and easier to make

i love the tender

meat, the soft

skin ooh so oily

and sublime

i love having

it with a side

of taro, potato,

or white rice

baked chicken

increases 
my appetite
all the time!

Poem: intrusive thoughts

Written for Twitter's

#VSS365 Prompt:

Panacea

all i need is a #panacea

for my miseries

and dilemmas

something to erase

all this pain and

self-induced drama

all i need is an elixir

of spices and herbs

a drink to take away

this self-destructive 

curse.

all i need is an 

antidote

to destroy my

intrusive thoughts...

Poem: the dancing viator

Written for Writer's Digest'

Poetry Prompt:

Write a Viator Poem

How to write a Viator poem:

1. start with a refrain for the opening line

2. use that refrain again in the second line 

of the second stanza

3. repeat this for the third and ongoing stanzas: use the refrain (line 1)

for line 3 of the third stanza; line 4 of the next stanza and so forth

4. the ending line of the whole poem should be the refrain.

Good luck and have fun!  God bless!

carry on dancing

i believe in you

you've worked hard for this

don't fail the music

you are a star

carry on dancing

look forward not down

it's a showdown!

today is the day

never doubt yourself

carry on dancing

show and tell

work them limbs

prove yourself

let go and let God

carry on dancing

Poem: effervescent

Written for Twitter's 

#VSS365 Poetry Prompt:

Effervescent

i will keep my 

#effervescent ways 

for the sake of 

my family.

i will not 

let them see

me break down

and become 

weak.

i will smile on

and act confident

so they will

not doubt and 

lose hope.

i will be lively

and happy

and go on

with the 

show!

Poem: calm down

Written for Writer's Digest

Poetry Prompt: 

Write a Calm Poem

Calm down

Close your eyes

Tune out all sounds

Rest your mind...

Rest your mind

Get comfortable

Don't fret, don't cry

Feel wonderful...

Feel wonderful

Keep believing

Stay out of trouble

Be amazing...

Haiku 10: I'm Flying Away

5-7-5 haiku first

published on

Twitter.com/HumbleKindPoet

Friday, June 5, 2020

"i'm flying away

unto a place of my own

one i can call home."

Haiku #9: Summertime

5-7-5 haiku first

published on

Twitter.com/HumbleKindPoet

Thursday, June 4, 2020

"summertime is near

should we pray or should we cheer?

Lord please have mercy."

Haiku #8: Life Goes On

5-7-5 haiku first

published on

Twitter.com/HumbleKindPoet

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

"some days are just mean

and some days go smooth and sweet

life goes on and on."

Haiku #7: Not Rich

5-7-5 haiku first

published on
Twitter.com/HumbleKindPoet

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

"i'm thankful to you

for choosing me despite me

i'm not rich at all."

Haiku #6: Let It Drop

5-7-5 haiku first

published on

Twitter.com/HumbleKindPoet

on Monday, June 1, 2020

"let it drop for now

the sun will shine tomorrow

nothing ever lasts."

Haiku #5: Hopeful

5-7-5 haiku first

published on:

Twitter.com/HumbleKindPoet

on Sunday, May 31, 2020

"hopeful to see peace

in our nation very soon

guide us oh Jesus!"

Haiku #4: Imagination

5-7-5 haiku first

published on 

Twitter.com/HumbleKindPoet

on Saturday, May 30, 2020

"imagination 

what would i do without it?

i'd rather be dead."

Haiku #3: Break Free

5-7-5 haiku for today...

not published anywhere else!

"i want to break free

from these chains on my body

help me true buddy."

Haiku #2: Contemplation

5-7-5 haiku first

published on 

Twitter.com/HumbleKindPoet

on Thursday, May 28, 2020.

"contemplating death

i sit and stare into space

my heart tik-toks on."

Haiku #1: The Birds

5-7-5 haiku first 

published on 

Twitter.com/HumblekindPoet

on Tuesday, May 26, 2020

"i can hear the birds

tweeting songs of elegance

a group of talents."

VSSPoem #11: Emotion

Written for Twitter's

VSSPoem Prompt:

Emotion

when the pain

prevailed

and no one

came to help

i lost all #emotion

when my tears

dried up

and my feelings 

became none

i lost all my emotions

when life 

was difficult 

and the pain

didn't melt

there were zero emotions

it was only

when i fell in love

and met the one

that i felt 
emotional again.

Poets and Storytellers United #3: Undoubtedly Rossetti

This was written 

for Poets and Storytellers United's

Weekly Scribblings #20: Undoubtedly Rossetti.

The prompt is to write a poem that 1) may be inspired by Poet and Balladeer

Christina Georgina Rossetti's works or 2) inspired by the paintings of her 

Pre-Raphaelite/

artist brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti.  I chose to go with the 1st option.

Image by 3333873 from Pixabay 

A Fairy Has Wings As Well As a Tail

A fairy has wings as well as a tail

She blesses a baby while lying in its cradle

An angel may bring God and prayers

But this fairy can end a witch's curse

I am but only an onlooker lad

The fairy doesn't see me and I am glad

She kisses the baby and flies away

In her heart lies the baby's name

One day when the baby is older

The fairy will return and claim her

I am but only an onlooker lad

The fairy knows that I am not bad

And so I wonder to this day

Where that fairy took that baby to raise...

VSSPoem #10: Remain

Written for Twitter's 

VSSPoem Prompt:

Remain

i tried science

i tried religion

but still i can't will

away this illness.

i tried meditation

i tried medicine

but still i can't will

away this condition.

best to be patient

and see if there's 

a balance

for i have tried 

everything

but it still is 

lingering.

The Adventures of Jamz #35: Queer

Written for Twitter's 

#VSS365 PROMPT:

QUEER

Jamz went all out

for his #queer 

friend Odie

last week.

He supported him

so much he 

went in rainbow

shorts and a 

purple tee.

He saw so many

people who

expressed themselves

so beautifully.

He hasn't seen

so much brilliance

it made him

feel young 

and free.

Poetry Battle Friday (PBF) #3: I'm So Sorry and I Mean It

Written for Twitter's

#PBF Prompt: Gratitude

hey you, thank you

to you i am in gratitude

my calm, my soothe

never was it told

that you held 

a grudge against me

never was it told

that you stopped

loving me.

but i, i did you

wrong.

i was the fool

all along.

i wrote those

words 

while feeling

hateful and 

worst.

i was angry 

and bitter

but now i 

see the bigger

picture.

i'm so sorry

and i mean it 

VSSPoem #9: Become

Written for Twitter's 

VSSPoem Prompt:

Become

i've #become

a different

being

i don't smile

as i used to.

it seems like

i've become

stone instead

of juice

i now pray

that one day

i'll go faraway 

that this
blog will
take me
to a magical place

please God

lead me
there starting
today.

The Adventures of Jamz #34: Silver

Written for Twitter's 

#VSS365 PROMPT:

SILVER

i'm in love with you

through and through

nobody else will do.

when you get silver

and no longer new

i'll be loyal

and 100% true.

there's just going 

to be you

my honeydew

the one i said

"i do" to.

Jamz sang 

these lyrics

in front of 

his friends 

who got married

last weekend.