By Alex Andy Phuong A man stepped out into the sunlight. Dawn had just came about, and then this person felthis feet upon the grass. Unfortunately, there were many weeds scattered throughout the lawn.The man toiled the soil, yet remembered the beauty of the Earth. Through love and care, thisman felt connected to the land, … Continue reading Grate Garden
Honest Truth and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Honest Truth Somewhere some place Creation and destruction conflict Truth and lies Everywhere and nowhere Residents and visitors Weaving in and out Of time itself Like flowing water Within the river Of true stories Eligible Eligible eligibility Noble nobility Age of chivalry Permissible Acceptable Worthy of acclaim Holding merit Without being … Continue reading Honest Truth and Other Poems
Meditation and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Meditation Meditation Concentration Never succumb to Manipulation Achieve Power And Authority Through sincerely and untainted Purity Stay green and gold Like the beauty of silent nature Umbrella Shelter from The natural elements A roof Supposedly Singing in the rain Assuaging disdain Singing a new refrain Water falling Down and around But … Continue reading Meditation and Other Poems
Your Will and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Your Will Think what you think Do what you will No one will wait until What has already been Achieved By the dreamers Pursuing their passions Because doing anything That one wants Characterizes Lack of character While nobility Makes characters Own their own Narratives Narrate, if you will Only in Name … Continue reading Your Will and Other Poems
In the City of Angels and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong In the City of Angels Angelic angels gather around Where hope and opportunity could be found “La La Land” might be idiomatic But nothing is truly automatic For the willpower of perseverance Can bring The City of Angels Into existence Because when gracious people gather Unification is what really matters Treat … Continue reading In the City of Angels and Other Poems
Vivacity and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Vivacity Vivacious Stupendous Spirits high Defy thy sky More than I For the lively Live freely Lift oneself Be thyself No matter what city Or residence Where one resides For the world Is the home of all Ritual Sunrise sunset Sunrise sunset Cyclical cycle Begin again And again Darkness giving way … Continue reading Vivacity and Other Poems
Timely and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Timely Throughout the course of timeTimeless masterpieces continue to endureBecause of creative creationsThat suggest that hearts can be pureIf artists attempt artistryBecause even though everything has faultsIt is the treasure found deep within the soulThat can connect the heart and mindTo establish a sense of being wholeWhile acknowledging the ones who … Continue reading Timely and Other Poems
Meliora and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Meliora Getting betterFeeling betterGratitude for being aliveLet the mind soarAnd strive for moreFor each person has only one life“Improve” is like“I am proof”That I can continue on this journeyKeep going until the end of timeFor the end is simply a normal elementOf the plot lifelineAnd life is truly sublime! Books and … Continue reading Meliora and Other Poems
An Ode to Jane Austen
By Alex Andy Phuong Jane Austen had a reclusive lifeOne that is particularly obscureYet she wrote so much about romanceDespite hardly being able to have that one special danceThat her ideas about life and love still endure Pride and Prejudice is her most famous work of allOriginally titled First Impressions,It is where Elizabeth met DarcyAt … Continue reading An Ode to Jane Austen
Mr. Bear and Other Poems
By Alex Andy Phuong Mr. Bear Mr. Teddy Bear He is big and soft and good Much more than a toy Treasure Treasure this moment Express gratitude The Present moment The profound gift Of life In spite of the bleakness That characterizes modernity Reality reveals That there is so much beauty In the world … Continue reading Mr. Bear and Other Poems
Academy of the Heart And Mind 