My New Endeavor
From window sills
To pictured thrills
A life that's now forgotten
Doug William Benson
About Doug William Benson
Doug William Benson has been a practicing physical therapist since 2007. His areas of interest and expertise are in geriatric and neurological rehabilitation including stroke, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. His newfound love for poetry and expressive writing comes from the recent rediscovery of various poems he wrote in junior high and high school. That, along with his limited experience in writing lyrics for several personal songs he wrote for the acoustic guitar. He appreciates the FFP community giving a safe space for poets of all backgrounds and levels of experience to comfortably share their work, and to award ambitious up and coming poets as well as those with the many years of experience! He enjoys reading, memorizing, learning, and being inspired by the many poems and poets within the FFP community.
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Thank you for the kind words, Ann! Ironically, your story and poems are amongst those that inspired some of these words so I'm glad to hear that it at least resonates in some capacity! May...
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Cupid's Lament
in Funny Love Poems
"I've ran out of ideas," cried Cupid
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Reporting back to the Queen of Hearts
"The flowers keep dying, -
The Architect
in Life Lesson Poems
I stand here staring
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at the open lot of an acre full of guilt,
overwhelmed by the selfish weeds and brush,
and mounds of stubborn graveled rockFeatured Shared StoryHi Doug!
Wow! This is a wonderful poem! I love the metaphor and imagery you use. I have discovered that some of the emotional wounds that I should have dealt with years ago got pushed to... -
A Rainbow Appears Only After The Rain
TRUE HAPPINESS comes
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through struggle and pain,
As a rainbow appears
only after the rain.
Poems by Doug William Benson
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Thank you so much for the kind outreach and encouraging words! I can only hope to inspire others with a vast collection like you someday! I love your poetry and have learned a lot by your amazing style and technique ... so thank you!
All the best,
Doug
Thank you for the kind words, Ann! Ironically, your story and poems are amongst those that inspired some of these words so I'm glad to hear that it at least resonates in some capacity! May you continue bravely moving forward with faith, hope, love and optimism for brighter tomorrows as I know you are! And please keep writing.
All the best,
Doug
Thank you so much for the kind outreach, Cynthia, as "I Finally Met Habit" is a personal favorite of mine! I appreciate it more than you know, especially coming from a poet that I admire so much. As we all are I'm sure, I'm still in a learning phase with poetry as it's only been within the last six months that I've truly immersed myself, but poets like you have been essential to my progress. Certainly not all have been or will be hits and connect with others, but I'm sure loving the process and learning so much!
I agree with Ann Stevenson and I'm sure many others that it would be nice to learn more about you personally on your profile, especially being one of the top poets within the FFP community :) I absolutely LOVE the Junk Drawer and The Bear With No Hair, amongst others! Brilliant!!!
Best Wishes and thanks again!
Doug.
Ha! Now you're just flattering me ;) Truly it means a GREAT deal to me to hear that, Ann. More than you know...
Looking forward to your next masterpiece.
Best,
Doug.
Definitely deserving as the winning poem this month! Congrats Richard!! While I'll never be able to relate on your vocabulary level, I can certainly join the ranks of the well-described gullible guys in this poem! Thanks for the fun read...
Best,
Doug