Sandals or Sneakers: Poem

 Sandals or Sneakers: Poem

Let’s see which one wins.

Smart girl said: depends on the weather

Wearing jeans and shorts.

Sneaker hates dirt between my toes.

On the other hand,

Does not stop me

From having bins of sandals.

Bare feet had their own opinion on greatness:

Sandals when it is warm,

Sneakers when it rains.

Hmm, what do I wear? –

I think, any footwear

My size, matching the dress and the weather.

Do you remember? –

Going out to eat

Actually meant

Dress up

As no flip-flops allowed!

High heels it is,

Look, it fits!

Tomshinsky@2026

A Different Life: Poem

A Different Life

I.

There was another life

That I might have had

When I was young.

But now, I am having this one.

This time, it is all about me –

My thoughts, my feelings, and emotions.

I am trying my best –

I live and breathe.

I am breathing life back into me.

There is not any fee

To be free.

Some people call it strength,

Another group looks through the lens –

Perhaps this loud mosquito is something up

With things which I will not put.

II.

There was another life

That I might have had.

Now, I must start over –

New resolutions and goals

Are different from before.

I am challenging my brain

To a battle of wits,

Both mental sharpness

and inventiveness.

Now, please move out of my way –

Your big head blocks my sunshine,

I am on my way to creating keen intelligence.

Tomshinsky@2026

In the Fairy Tale: Poem

 

In the Fairy Tale

In the fairy tale

For adults

Were a Snow White and seven dwarfs.

They taught respect for those

Who practice the love arts.

Little Red Riding Hood

Outsmarted Wolf in the wood.

She taught us bravery,

Never unneighborly.

The Gingerbread Man

Who looked for love

In all the wrong places –

Too much, too little,

Too late to look for Thumbelina,

The flower garden ballerina.

She married the fairy Prince,

In the Garden of Barleycorn.

After it was planted and sprouted,

Yardwork gets you a husband.

Tomshinsky@2026

Great Expectations: Poem

Great Expectations

I.

Sprong people respect

The boundaries of others. –

Do they know what to aspect? –

Perhaps great expectations

Because of prospects of inheritance,

Learned from beliefs

And mindfulness of acceptance.

Something happened

To switch from mentors

To supportive peer individuals.

II.

When strong people respect

The boundaries and strategies,

You grow and achieve

Personal and professional goals

Without weighted down

By excessive expectations.

It was a blank page.

Now, it does not have perfect lines,

Just honest ones.

Tomshinsky@2026

The Spring Story: Poem

 The Spring Story

I.

The first blooms of spring

Make my heart sing.

I need spring to feel

The way people need coffee

When the green of any tree

Dominates my heart to sing.

II.

If comfort grows behind the benches,

It would be clusters of lilac branches.

Satisfaction is not about speed

But about direction

And yardwork persistence.

I learn that humans who garden

Remain unseen.

They bring warms and smiles

To places they touched.

III.

Is it enough? –

Not always. What should I do? –

To be persistent,

I must live with the brand

I planted.

It is the right place to be.

Spring delights to feed and feel

My bare feet.

The wind plays along

With my hair too long.

Tomshinsky@2026