Full Circle
When I was young I loved a man
Who loved me as no other had
Alas, he had to set me free
For at the time it could not be
I knew we had to part our ways
Yet in our hearts an ember stayed
Now and then it did ignite
A flame of memories, a guiding light
A beacon not to be ignored
Ever drawing us toward
The time again when we could be
Together in simplicity.
Here that time, at last, has co...
Saturday 28th December 2019 12:17 pm
Amidst & Beyond
In the midst of a mist
Time to cease and desist
For to continue on would prove
Going forward is futile
But back would be imbecile
The wise choice is not to move
Wait the mist out
Then without doubt
The path will be plain to see
Clear as a vision
To make the decision
To follow that path
To be free
2019
Tuesday 19th November 2019 10:38 pm
Time
The world turns
And so do I
Time moves on
So I must follow
Night and day
To ride the waves
Through each of my tomorrows
Changing seasons
The cycle goes
Those ever changing tides
To planetary gravity
I must and will abide
For I cannot control the time
Nor see where it will lead me
I have to trust and hold it's hand
Let Time guide me freely
One small...
Saturday 9th November 2019 1:40 pm
The Thinker and The Drinker
He was always wishful thinking
Stymied only by his drinking
Oh the thoughts his mind did throttle
To be washed away by that next bottle
If only he could see the truth
Not hide behind one hundred proof
Let those thoughts be free and clear
Instead of drowning them with beer
A mind so brilliant and so pure
Yet serenity for him, obscure
Those wishful thoughts, they cause ...
Sunday 27th October 2019 2:37 pm
He Plays Guitar
She lies across his knee
He cradles her form, gently yet firmly
Deft fingers finding all the right spots
Cascading up and down her neck and body
Caressing, clutching, fondling
Pausing now and again
Passionate vibrations emanating from their union
Melodic and sublime
The coda, the climax
Breath heavy, a bead of sweat
He puts forth all that he has
Then rests his head...
Saturday 26th October 2019 4:28 pm
Leaves
One lone leaf on a tree
An our ago there were three
A strong Autumn wind flew by
Carrying one of the leaves into the sky
Soon after that another breeze blew
And carried another leaf away too
Now there's one and only one
Quite soon now it's time will come
To be carried away with a cool fall breeze
And be burried in snow in a frosty freeze
As it sits it's time grows sh...
Tuesday 22nd October 2019 10:50 am
I Fell Today
It was a day like any other
Until I fell
Not becaue I am clumsy or not paying attention
I just fell
It was sudden, quick
In the bllink of an eye
I fell
I did not trip, nor did I stumble
It seemed no obstacles were in my way
Yet, I fell
Sudden fear, adrenalin
The feeling of weightlessness
As I fell
Visions of pain filled my mind
Perhaps real dama...
Saturday 5th October 2019 1:44 pm
TRUTH
Testimony to openness
Relinquishing all fears
Ubiquitious
Throughout
Hear me now
2019
Thursday 3rd October 2019 10:41 am
WONDER
Waste no time
Open your mind
Now is always the moment
Do not hesitate, investigate
Every second is new
Resplendent in its ability to inspire curiosity
2019
Friday 27th September 2019 9:39 pm
Please, Come In
On the fringes
In and out
Assaying, Surveying, Contemplating
Stopping by but never staying
On the outskirts
Here and there
Wandering, Pondering, Hungering
For a life that's free of squandering
On the edges
In the fray
Evermore, Until therefore, On the fringes looking for
The comfort of an unlocked door
2019
...Sunday 22nd September 2019 2:45 pm
Dream Lover
In my dreams you're always there
So far away and yet so near
I see your face smiling bright
All day long I wish for night
When I can dream of you once more
And wake in the morning
Happy and sure
1982
Wednesday 18th September 2019 11:19 am
I Missed the Bus
Where is my Muse
I missed the bus
Will there be another
Oh, what a fuss
I was hoping, at best
To go for a ride
On that magical tour
With my mind open wide
To find inspiration
And maybe a friend
As Don did with Thalia
Oh, who am I to pretend...
So I wait on the corner
With my pen and my pad
Thinking that, maybe,
This Muse thing's a fad
There's a bus ...
Monday 16th September 2019 11:48 pm
No More Hellos
The phone rang again
She hesitated once more
To take the call now
Would prove that she is not strong
She knows well what he will say
She lets it ring on
Becoming deaf to its sound
As he did to her
Knowing she should not engage
So she lets it ring
Eventually
He will come to realize
What he had was not
The kind of love she needed
The phone rings, ...
Monday 16th September 2019 10:54 am
Paying it Forward
Karma kicked me in the butt
Asked me "Have you had enough?"
"No" I said, "Bring it on.
It's because of you that I am strong!"
The lessons learned from day to day
Help guide me on my fateful way
Bringing light into the dark
From each new shore I embark
On a voyage to the end
For good Karma to defend
2019
Sunday 15th September 2019 2:00 pm
Him
Who is that man, I need to know
The one who makes me tremble so
The one who makes me quake inside
When he looks into my eyes
The one whose voice I just adore
Leaving me with wanting more
That man, the one who's so aloof
The one whose smile is the proof
He is the one I wish to hold
The one for whom I feel so bold
Perhaps throw caution to the wind
All with just the s...
Friday 13th September 2019 9:11 pm
The Moors
Grey fog wisping 'round
Not a sound or sight to see
A slow envelope
Folding down upon the land
As night creeps into the moors
Tuesday 10th September 2019 9:10 pm
Kim
I'm going on a road trip
With my bestest friend
The greatest times I've had with her
And this won't be the end
We've been together for so long
Friends Forever, True and Strong
Without her
my life
would be so dim
My very bestest,
bestest friend
My one and only
...
Friday 30th August 2019 10:48 pm
A Cog in the Works
Time standing still in the shop
...I wish I had a lolllipop...
To enjoy its delicious, fuity flavor
Instead of toiling with this labor
Wiping down and masking off
Sharp and greasy metal parts
Hands cut, clothing torn
'Tis the way I start my morn
Out for finish, in for paint
This parts good....this one ain't
Pressing hardware, final sand
This ones a RUSH, quick all ...
Friday 30th August 2019 9:23 pm
The Nature of Things
Behaving in a manner true to oneself
Even if no one else approves
In this life, one thing is certain
No one can really ever walk in your shoes
Great are the mysteries before us
Having bled and willing to bleed
Unleashing it all in a chorus
Music for all who have ears
Actions will always speak louder
No more shall I live in...
Wednesday 28th August 2019 10:42 pm
Searching
A heavy shadow in my heart
In this darkness I did start
To slowly drift and then to sway
And now I have been swept away
On a journey far and wide
A quest to find the light inside
The truest feelings of them all
Staggering, tho not to fall
I seek to know the truest love
And from this darkness rise above
To free my heart from shade and blight
To find the purest, whit...
Sunday 25th August 2019 1:34 pm
Dirty Little Secret
There's a dirty little secret
One I'll never tell
A dirty little secret
Deep within the well
of my mind
safe and sound
never to be told or found
A dirty little secret
One I'll always hide
A dirty little secret
Forever locked inside
of my mind
tucked away
where it shall forever stay
My dirty little secret
...Saturday 24th August 2019 2:39 pm
My Catalyst
My Catalyst
Drawn together, as two like souls
Each suffering our own pains
Each just starting to carve our own path
In the uncertain journey of life
Fate and her forces that be
Brought us together
Broken hearts, Broken dreams
Afflictions and Addictions
We met head on
We bonded and soothed each others hurts
We gave each other support and strength
We became lovers and friends
...
Saturday 17th August 2019 9:03 pm
Don't Sell Your Soul Part I (re-post) & Part II
Don't Sell Your Soul
Part I (originally posted 4/23/19)
I told him not to sell his soul
That it would be unwise
The devil cheats and always wins
The end is your demise.
I told him not to sell his soul
It would be careless and askew
Satan laughs at all the fools who follow at his shoe.
I told him not to sell his soul
That he would never get it back
To find su...
Wednesday 14th August 2019 9:57 pm
Trouble
"Trouble"
a blues song
He was comin' in hot
At lightnin' speed
Told him he was trouble
He just grinned
He just kept on burnin'
No end in sight
That cinnamon whiskey
Was his delight
Cinnamon whiskey
Breathin' down his neck
Hot cinnamon liquor
Puttin' flames on his breath
Flames a growin'
All orange and red
Flickerin' higher
Up ove...
Sunday 11th August 2019 4:20 pm
Whoa
A hundred miles an hour, I have to slow down
Slam on the brakes, take a look around
My eyes wide open, but what do they see
A new life with new possibilities
Or an old one revisited, cuz that's who I am
The same old mistakes made all over again
The road's always uncertain, there'll be potholes, detours
I take a breath, taste the moment, hit the gas once more
2019
Sunday 4th August 2019 5:43 pm
Falling In and Out of Love
Elation
Excitement
Exuberance
Full of starry eyed glee
Seraphims
Sunshine
Sanctity
Feeling whole and complete
Complacent
Conforming
Committing
Becoming two as one
...
Thursday 25th July 2019 11:23 pm
Happy Tuesday
Extra large booth
Extra tall margarita
Chips and salsa
And a king size burrito
Mexican love songs and mariachi music
Piped softly overhead
Smiling faces, laughter
Twinkling lights and colorful flags
A shrine to los muertos
Fajitas sizzling at the next table
The aroma of onions as loud as the noise
Lost in the ambiance
"Will there be anything else?"
The mom...
Wednesday 24th July 2019 1:18 am
Your Pain
Your pain is my disdain
I wish to wash it down the drain
To be cleansed of its stagnant reign
Your poignant, festering pain.
Your pain has left a stain
The permeation of your bane
That never, ever seems to wane
Your omnipresent pain.
Your pain is inhumane
Such agony should not sustain
The one thing that I need to gain
Is freedom from your pain.
Yo...
Monday 22nd July 2019 8:30 pm
What Flavor Are You
I like ketchup on my hot dogs
That doesn't make me wrong
Each and everyone of us
Can sing a similar song
Some people like caviar
Port wine and sauteed shallots
Others want a juicy steak
Atop a bed of lettuce
Peanut butter and mayonnaise
Don't knock it til you've tried it
Curry bowls with jasmine rice
Take anything and fry it
Stroganoff, blood pudding
Muffale...
Sunday 21st July 2019 1:52 pm
How I Came to be an American
Inspired by Mae Foreman
My great grandparents left Italy and Sicily after World War I. They left to escape a growing fascist regime with aspirations of new opportunities in a new land. Far away to America. The United States of America. A fresh, new country. A land of hopes and dreams. They worked hard helping to shape the country that this is today. They took little with them and made do with w...
Saturday 20th July 2019 1:27 am
What's in a Name
Donegal
Across many miles
Vestiges of a simpler time
Ireland
Dreaming of home
Friday 19th July 2019 8:27 pm
What is Art & Who is an Artist
Art reflects life
In good times and in strife
We put it out there on display
Each story told in its own way
Dreams, beliefs and emotions
Poems and paintings of the oceans
Music, sculpture, macramé
Things we feel we must portray
Some create to make a statement
Others 'art' for beauty
Some can't help it, it just is
While some feel it's their duty
Everyon...
Monday 15th July 2019 9:42 pm
5WH - Short Poem Challenge (in the Discussions section)
Who is God
What is religion
Where exactly is the after life
Why are we here
When we die
How will we know the answers
Sunday 14th July 2019 2:11 pm
Smile
Why are you constantly running away
Do you ever, for one moment
Think you might stay
Somewhere
Anywhere
Just take your time
Settle your body
Then settle your mind
Relax
Take a load off
Sit for a while
Free your head and your heart
Then free your smile
Let it grow
Let it glow
Feel its power and design
Smile
And let the world see you shine
2...
Saturday 13th July 2019 11:54 am
My Poetry
Empty
Void
Hollow
Obscene
Obscure
Open
It seems to me
This thing I see
Is not real or tangible
But if I dare to take a look
It could become quite manageable
To have or naught
To speak for wrought
Of this thing that I'm not sure of
Could be for me a thing of might
Of that I could be right
1995
Friday 12th July 2019 9:38 pm
Death
Death was coming
around every corner
I sat patiently
awaiting its embrace
The time was close
no more running
No more substitutes
to take my place
No more thinking
no more doing
No more indulging
no more pursuing
No more time
for having fun
No more time
to get things don...
Tuesday 9th July 2019 12:47 am
Oasis
Her road was long and she traveled far
Thus the Oasis beckoned
She sought refreshment, renewal, rejoice
And some rejuvenation
There she stopped by for a spell
To drink and bathe in the replenishing well
Satiating her thirst and hunger
With water and a man much younger
Happenstance or happened by chance
It's really all the same
It was respite for one or both
There ...
Wednesday 3rd July 2019 12:11 am
Pot of Gold
The ends of rainbows do exist. I know for I have seen one.
Faintly through the clouds. Across the water, alighting on a small mass of land.
Isleboro, in The Penobscot Bay. One of many gems off the coast of Maine.
I stopped for a moment, snapped a picture.
I did not have time to chase after it that day, but I know where to go to find it again.
2019
Sunday 30th June 2019 1:23 pm
Summer in the City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5bUmx-hk-c
Summer in the City
Thunder rolling off in the distance. The night is as thick as schoolroom paste. I hear the baby crying next door. Windows open wide in the hopes of a cooling breeze. But not tonight. Tonight it seems as if Satan, himself, has reached up with his fiery fingers and grabbed hold of the city. Cooking it and all it's occupants. There ...
Friday 28th June 2019 11:16 pm
Mother Goose is Loose
Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes
Have been a round a while.
Some of my favorite poems
Now and as a child.
But amidst those carefree lilts
There lie some deeper notions
That when really read and understood
Can trigger some emotions
Anger, fear, humility
Silliness and rage
Crazy stories, crazy people
Each and every page.
Lessons learned
Tried and true
Some sa...
Thursday 27th June 2019 9:18 pm
"Why..."
The bird in the tree
looked down at me
And asked
"Why do you cry?"
I told the bird
"That is absurd.
There's something in my eye."
The bird in the tree
again spoke to me.
It questioned
"Why do you lie?"
I said to the bird
"That's rubbish and curd!
Mind your own, by and by."
The bird in th...
Monday 24th June 2019 11:07 am
Trying New Things
I've been invited on a ghost hunt
So, I, of course, said yes!
What these people hope to find
I can only guess.
The eerie, the strange
The truly macabre
Haunting and daunting
Where does one start?
I've heard from some folks
About 'certain encounters'
Odd goings on
Alone in the darkness.
Voices and shadows
Movements, vibrations
Spine tingling visions
Then...
Friday 21st June 2019 9:09 pm
X X X
The more I see
The more I know
Just like a game of tic-tac-toe
Three X's in a row
Game...
I win!
Wednesday 19th June 2019 8:45 pm
Yikes!
I recently signed up for some intelligent fun
But oh my...
I was not prepared for what I would find.
WOL seemed a wholesome place
But lately some 'gents' have tarnished this space!
With challenges of edginess, some subjects have 'come up'
And what's with Bridgette Everette and that "d*** in her mouth"?
So my grandmother used Lux and my mother liked Camay
I never cared for e...
Tuesday 18th June 2019 10:05 pm
Eric Was a Werewolf
This is a true story.
For Eric Parker
And for Nick Bertozzi who was also a werewolf
Eric Was a Werewolf
Eric was a fine young man
‘Tho he was a little odd
Artistic and adventurous
With a likeable façade
A sharp sense of humor
He was quiet and kind
He loved to work with metal
He had a brilliant mind
But something was a little off
Something ...
Sunday 16th June 2019 10:32 pm
Ethereal Wisps
Ethereal wisps
Dance through lingering mists
They pull and insist
That you join in on their trysts
Ethereal wisps
The catalyst
Riding the rifts
Propelling the shifts
Ethereal wisps
Mindtrips
As the fabric rips
And time tips
Ethereal wisps
Like ripples they slip
Ill confined from their crypts
Amongst and amidst
Ethereal wisps
...
Tuesday 11th June 2019 9:02 pm
Bored in Study Hall. The Nonsensical Wanderings of a Teenage Mind
Purple pants
Pink top
Witches chants never stop
Blue shoe
Old hat
We've had a few
Fluffy cat
Green tie
Red sock
Lullaby
Alarm clock
Black hair
Brown eyes
We've had our share
Sparrows fly
Orange nails
White bow
Ship and sails
Always woe
Closed book
Dying dog
Fishing hook
City smog
1981
Sunday 9th June 2019 12:41 pm
Gardening
No matter where I tread
Or how high I lift my feet
Stinking piles block the way
Some are very deep.
I don't bother stepping over
No left, right, in-between
There'll be a new one in it's place
So hard to keep things clean.
Shoveling all day and night
Trying to make it through
These landmines of emotions
Left behind by you.
The plot I tilled and furrowed
I plan...
Friday 31st May 2019 9:17 pm
True Love
Have you ever truly loved?
Have you ever truly been loved?
Have you ever felt free
like only true love can make you feel?
Have you ever felt whole?
Have you ever felt your soul
filled with abundant joy and happiness?
Have you ever felt the bliss
And the warmth of a lover's kiss?
Or the comfort of an embrace
in which your hearts seem to beat as one?
Have you ...
Tuesday 28th May 2019 9:23 pm
Tanka
Strange how things happen
Fate will always dictate true
Odd occurrences
That seem and feel meant to be
Because they are supposed to
2019
Sunday 26th May 2019 2:24 pm
Dream
Sleep my child
Don't you wake
Dreams are real
Reality fake
Fantasize whilst you can
It may never be there again
Lay your head upon the down
Soon you will see what there is shown
Let your mind wander far and deep
It can only happen while you sleep
Wonderful images and spectacular sights
Will fill even the darkest nights
Do not misuse your imagination
For it ...
Sunday 26th May 2019 12:59 pm
Mr. Melancholy
Mr. Melancholy
You know the one who's not too jolly
I called him the other day
Just to say hello.
He was feeling lost and sorry
But told me not to worry
He'd be happy soon enough
In a day or two.
He was forever feeling lonely
And would often say "...if only.."
I always try to make him laugh
Sometimes he does.
Not much of a drinker
He is quite the heavy thinke...
Friday 24th May 2019 9:33 pm
Pride
Slated as such
But not for much
A never ending battle
Do or die
Without a cry
And no one there to tattle
If one day
It come what may
Without so much a warning
Fight to defend
Until the end
Amidst the grief and mourning
For naught is fair
And none will care
With nothing more to follow
So it may be
To never see
The dawning of tomorrow
19...
Wednesday 15th May 2019 10:25 pm
Clickety Clique
Click on a switch
Click the television remote
Click on a website
Click like or dislike
Click with your tongue
Click you heels together
Click the latch shut
Click the lock tight
Click a retractable pen
Click of the typewriter keys
Click of the dolphin or a whale or a bat
Click of the cicada
Click of a rock stuck in a tire
Click of the trigger
Click of a shu...
Monday 13th May 2019 9:25 pm
Your Vagueness Is
Your vagueness is awkward
and sometimes it hurts.
Shadowy emotions slip in and out as you pass.
Tendrils of your essence linger,
Enticing and slicing.
Leaving me bare
And very aware.
Your vagueness is deafening
It's silence fills my ears.
Reverberating within and throughout.
A soundless piercing discord.
Crying
Sighing
Afraid
But wanting to be heard.
...Sunday 5th May 2019 1:58 pm
Kentucky Derby 2019
The horses are on the track
Bets have all been laid
I hope I get some money back
From the wager that I made.
Gambling is not my thing
It just is not my style
But at certain times I will indulge
If only for a while.
A raffle ticket here and there
The lotto now and then
Usually just a buck or two
Never more than ten.
I hate to lose my hard earned cash
On silly ...
Saturday 4th May 2019 1:32 pm
Procrastinator's Perplexity
What happened to tomorrow
It was here yesterday
Did it somehow just decide
To get up and go away?
Tomorrow was the day I planned
To do all I had to do
Now that it isn't coming
I'm left with out a clue,
As to when I will do these things
I'll have to check the date
If tomorrow isn't coming
Then I'm already late...
2019
Friday 3rd May 2019 9:16 pm
Carnival
It was warm but not hot
With a bit of a breeze
He slipped on his loafers
And stepped out with ease
She chose the red flats
And a light airy dress
Not overdone
But sure to impress
They agreed upon eight
At the local estab
He rode the bus
She took a cab
A quick drink and a smoke
Then they headed down
To the carnival
That had just come to to...
Wednesday 1st May 2019 9:17 pm
tanka ?
Loftily I ride
Gliding slowly through my mind
Lost thoughts I will find
Tangled like a ball of twine
I grab one end, pull, unwind.
Tuesday 30th April 2019 8:35 pm
Things To Do Today
Wonder
Be curious
Ask questions
"Because" is NOT an answer!
Demand the truth
Live
Monday 29th April 2019 9:28 pm
TANKA
In response to the metapoem prompt....here goes
To the Write out Louds
As long as I remember
No one has ever
Keenly liked my poetry
A big tanka to you all
Sunday 28th April 2019 8:37 pm
tanka
in the cool morning
the last whippoorwill cries out
mist in dew drenched fields
the Sun lifts his great eyelid
and bids the Night Gods farewell
Sunday 28th April 2019 12:49 pm
Don't Sell your Soul
For my friend Ray, I hope you haven't.
Don't Sell Your Soul
I told him not to sell his soul
That it would be unwise
The devil cheats and always wins
The end is your demise.
I told him not to sell his soul
It would be careless and askew
Satan laughs at all the fools who follow at his shoe.
I told him not to sell his soul
That he would never get it back
To...
Tuesday 23rd April 2019 10:26 pm
New Friend
Bipolar one disorder. I did not flinch. Warm and genuine, I liked him right away.
Open mike night. He played guitar. Part of the regular crowd. I had seen him many times, always with a smile.
Beer was good and we talked over the music. It was only our second meeting, yet the conversation flowed with ease. Relaxed and natural.
Been a lawyer he had. But not the "good kind" and he gave m...
Saturday 20th April 2019 8:45 pm
A Tractor's Wife
Tractors gaining traction
In and of my life
Never did I ever think
That I would be a tractor's wife.
Implements and attachments
Belts and belts galore
Reapers, tillers, composters
Who could ask for more?
Aerators and harvesters
Plows; for winter and for spring
Lots and lots and lots of tires
Damn near everything...
That someone would ever want
If they should...
Thursday 18th April 2019 8:54 pm
Lisa
For ALL the Lisa's I have ever known
Oddly enthusiastic
Some would even call her spastic
She was loud but not bombastic
She was just odd...ly
enthusiastic
2019
Wednesday 17th April 2019 1:24 am
And the Mouse Said...
Put a cork in the crazy
I already put one in the wall
Put a cork in the crazy
Before it comes for us all
Put a cork in the crazy
Or it will creep out everywhere
Put a cork in the crazy
Cuz you know they will all stare
Put a cork in the crazy
Keep it plugged up nice and tight
Put a cork in the crazy
Even tho it feels so right
Put a cork in the crazy
Now, don't...
Monday 15th April 2019 9:12 pm
In the Closet
Through the kitchen, down the hall, in the last room on the left. There's a box in the closet. Small and square, behind some sweaters. Safe in a quiet place, yet always on my mind...
More than just a trinket, it's like an amulet
For when I hold it in my hands, my head and heart forget.
A talisman of testimony, to what was once so true
This tiny little object that makes me think of...
Sunday 14th April 2019 10:28 pm
The End is Nigh
The end is nigh
And here am I
On the edge and trembling
Who will catch me if I fall
Who will be there for it all
The one who stays from end to end
The one who I can call my friend
The one who loves me true and through
The one who knows just what to do
When the end is nigh.
The end is nigh
And here am I
Cascading through the follies
Who will help me find ...
Friday 12th April 2019 9:19 pm
Open Mike Night
One night a week I go out for a beer
To visit with friends and seek out good cheer
Its open mike, tho I do not play
I do sing along and cheer away.
There's always the regulars, there's Jeff and there's John
And sometimes Bobby will be around
Newbies are cool and always a treat
But the show that can't ever be beat...
Malcolm! They always save him til the end
With his keyb...
Wednesday 10th April 2019 9:04 pm
Eggs
Eggs over easy
Eggs over light
Eggs in the morning
Eggs at night
Scrambled, boiled, poached or fried
Is there any way I haven't tried
Eggs
Sunday 7th April 2019 1:02 pm
Write or Wrong
I write, but I may be wrong
So I cross things out as I go along
Sometimes I will uncross too
Go back, revisit, start anew.
I write, but I may not know
The proper style or way to go
To free the feelings that I feel
And portray them true, with zest and zeal.
I write, but sometimes I ask
What is the purpose of this task?
Does any body realy care
To see and hear what I...
Saturday 6th April 2019 2:44 pm
Walking
Walking a very delicate line
So far in distance
So long in time
Split in half
Or close to
So much and so real
Never and always
With so much to feel
New beginnings
Old endings
Time moves and stands still
Walking the line of courage and will
Faster and slower
Steps taken in stride
Steps taken onward
With nothing to hide
A linear realm where the rules...
Tuesday 2nd April 2019 9:49 pm
Nosy Nellie
"Ooo, can I see?" she asked with a grin
I had no choice but to let her in
I had opened the door a bit too wide
And she was able to peek inside.
What she saw was really nothing
But, she just had to make it something.
Her nosiness was quite well known
In the neighborhood and around the town.
Always snooping in a friendly way
"I've just come for a visit!" she would say
S...
Sunday 31st March 2019 1:30 pm
Writers Block
The words don't flow as they used to
The lines don't form as well
My mind seems stuck in idle
Awaiting thoughts to swell
Each day I live, I see so much
It should inspire something
Yet when I sit to write it out
My brain comes up with nothing
Tuesday 19th March 2019 9:08 pm
I, Capricorn
Don't try to stop me
You can't and I won't
Stopping at nothing
I'll get what I want
Failure is not an option
That I choose to accept
You cannot deter me
While I still have breath
My vision is clear
My desires are true
Unwavering passion
Will guide me through
Stopping at nothing
I'll get what I want
Don't try to stop me
You can't and I won't
I will ...
Sunday 17th March 2019 12:19 am
The Darkness of the Night
Misty rain all around
Falls in vain to the ground
Calling my name without a sound
Into the darkness of the night
Heavier now it starts to fall
I wonder how it last at all
Louder now it starts to call me
Into the darkness of the night
It stops abruptly without a trace
The moon shining brightly on my face
The voices fade slowly into the space
Of the darkness of the n...
Friday 15th March 2019 8:27 pm
Words
Take some words
And write them down
Give them life
Give them sound
Twist them
Turn them
Make them real
Let them become
Whatever you feel
3/2018
Sunday 3rd March 2019 12:56 am
Drowning (In Depression That is Not Mine)
Drowning in depression
That is not mine
Abysmal delirium
To fill up the time
Stranded and pivotal
Unsure where to tread
The weight of calamity
Fills me with dread
Waking or sleeping
It bruises my soul
Ebbing and swelling
The years taking their toll
Erasing the passion
The drive the desire
Erasing the passion
That fuels the fire
Silent and forceful
...Friday 1st March 2019 8:54 pm
M
Micromanaging Miniscule Moments
Meandering 'Midst Murky Memories
Mindful Musings
Motionless Mastery
Manipulated Manifestations
Morphing Melodically
Making Music
Marking Milestones
Mysterious
Magical
Moving
2/2017
Thursday 28th February 2019 9:30 pm
Bubbles
Radiant
Lustrous
Weightless and free
Orbs of pure simplicity
Floating
Drifting
Not a care
Aloft and riding on the air
Crystal clear
Iridescent
Spheres of rainbows
And reflections
Wednesday 27th February 2019 10:06 pm
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