nectar nuggets

quick bites designed to entice

28 April 2025

Something New To Pursue

"HOPE — Hold On, Persist Evermore."
27 April 2025

Wrinkles?

"Every wrinkle a story, every added moment another adventure."
25 April 2025

The Idea (Inspiration) Garden

"In my silence, that garden grows in the fertile soil of my mind."
22 April 2025

When Your Life Is A Secret (A Mystery To Me)

"The wonder of you is the secret garden of your soul."
21 April 2025

My Quilt (A Patchwork of Living)

"Dance with me—once for joy, twice for hope, forever for love."
21 April 2025

Simmering

"That slow heat informs, flavors, and keeps us sane."
21 April 2025

She Is My Infection

"Such is my life—a battlefield, run by a tyrant."
21 April 2025

Love’s Wrinkles

"How is it that beauty grows with age?"
21 April 2025

I Should Be A Lawyer

"If you let facts speak, truth will be told."
20 April 2025

Easter—An Offering of Something Beautifully Simple

"I choose to present a fresh egg—with optimism for the future."
19 April 2025

My Skin Doesn’t Like Me (The Aftermath of My Infection)

"Scared to eat—the aftermath of an infection is its own form of captivity."
19 April 2025

My Disease

"There is no cure for this fever, this rhythm of disease—and I don't want one."
13 April 2025

Four Seconds (Of Heaven)

"Four seconds of not-being felt like heaven—excruciating reality painfully roared back in."
13 April 2025

But—My Dystopian Nightmare

"My North Star will bring me home—the love I deserve will bring me home."
10 April 2025

W O W (Whiskey Oscar Whiskey)

"I sip, I gasp, I breathe, I live again."
10 April 2025

She Visits … Again

"I'm still breathing—that's the miracle."
06 April 2025

Tethered: A Love In Three Movements

"I fell deep in the well of emotion—you must know."
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The "Nectar Nuggets" page features maxims of David's poems. The maxims are organized in batches from David's most recent poems at the front to his earliest submissions at the back. You can use the page number and date buttons below the boxed content to navigate. Recommended for use when browsing. You can also locate maxims for David's poems by visiting the Poetry Blog, selecting a poem and clicking on the "Maxims" tab. Recommended for use when reviewing specific poems.