Kent Krauss Poems

Has it been 51 years that she's been gone from my life, taken too soon?
After having given me the blessing of her loving, caring ways, been a boon
To so many others, including me, in spite of the health concerns she had
From youth, in spite of which she had done well in school, not becoming sad
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Getting to do something you enjoy for a living is an incredible blessing
That should not be taken for granted, as then you'd truly be missing
Out on how fortunate you are to have the work of your hands be such joy
To yourself that you look forward to going in each day, not just as a ploy
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When you know you have no other choice than to keep going, looking back
doesn't really help
Other than to remind you of where you've been, how far you've come since
you were a young whelp
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My family has developed an unconventional way of going at a nightly meal
that, upon examination
Might be something other families would want to seriously think about
giving some consideration
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There comes a time in most people's lives when
they're on fire about something
Whether it's involving work, an idea, or an ethical
issue that makes them sting
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Needing a jaunt into the past seems to occur at regular intervals
Especially when life seems to slow to a crawl and occasionally stalls
So you turn on the old music you used to listen to, that motivated you
And try to remember what it was you were doing that imbued you to
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You can, at times, be too motivated about some subject, to the point of obsession
When it takes over more than a decent amount of time, causing regression
In your progress within life, heaping problems caused by the constant distraction
That this thing has been to your normal existence, as evidenced by the consternation
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Going out to enjoy walking around an area with trees will usually calm you
To the point of making the rest of your day dissolve, even if you had to stew
Over a variety of problems or everyday issues that were a bit unpleasant
During the working hours, irritated by chords that struck a bit dissonant
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How do you start to get out of a monster rut that has taken over your life?
That has aggravated you to no end, taken a toll on not just you, but your wife
As well, along with your attitude, your finances, and most of the interactions
You have in your environment, leaving many of your friends split in factions
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