An Invitation

If you invite me in I wouldn't say No
You held me tight
I couldn't let go

A kiss, a hug, a fond embrace
Returned me to a different time and place

If you invite me in I wouldn't say No
Thoughts for a moment
of how once was our time spent

If you invite me in I wouldn't say No
Dinner, a walk,
a laugh and a talk

If you invite me in I wouldn't say No
I kissed your cheek and said You're right
I held you close You held me tight

We both knew it was the end of the night.

Nothing

Nothing to say

I have no voice.

Nothing to say

but not by choice.

Nothing to say

how very strange.

Nothing to say

hope this will change.

Nothing to say

it's something new.

Nothing to say

What shall I do?

Bodies Entangled On The Floor

Bodies entangled on the floor

feel the pressure nothing more

Discussions of what could be

Feeling pressure incessantly

Bodies entangled on the floor.

How did we meet?

How long has it been?

Conversations for old friends.

Kisses exchanged.

Parts rearranged.

Our returning feelings never seem strange.

I let my question go unasked

The answer I think is better off masked.

Don't really need to know,

Thought that I wanted to though;

Still the question I let go.

Just enjoying this moment in time

Surrounded by arms that will never be mine.

Bodies entangled on the floor

filled with passion but nothing more.

After the Feast

Why does my belly hurt?

Oh yeah, the decadent dessert;

Or was it all the meat and mashed potatoes?

Heaven knows it couldn't have been the tomatoes,

stuffing or the gravy, No that couldn't be.

Candied yams and bits of ham glazed ever so sweetly?

Possibly.

Why does my belly ache?

Could it have been all the cake?

Curse this appetite I tried to sate

The taste testing because I couldn't wait.

Must have been All the food I ate 

in generous portions piled on my plate;

That I just ate and ate and ate.

Eyes bigger than my tummy

I couldn't help myself

It was all so yummy

Didn't eat it all as I'm no dummy

There's some left overs upon my shelf

Another delicious treat just for myself.

This time I will not pile the food upon my plate,

This time smaller portions I will take;

Because the end of the holiday is here

Over eating and a belly ache 

well they will just have to wait

Until the same time next year.

Give Thanks

Give Thanks

That's what the Pilgrims and Natives did

but not the myth

 that we all live.

Give Thanks

For Life and liberty,

for  love and laughter,

for triumph through disaster.

Give Thanks

Don't just think materially

think kindness and generosity

think friends and family.

Give Thanks

Buddha or Allah, Mother Earth or Brother Wind

 Krishna or Isis too

Pick all, one or any God or not it's up to you

Give Thanks

Everyday not just on Thanksgiving 

Thankful is the way 

We all should be living.

Anticipating

Anticipating

I hate all the waiting

It just can't come soon enough.

Savoring the moment

when all my time's spent

consuming delicious stuff.

Anticipating

I hate all the waiting

It just can't come soon enough.

Sweet and delicious

It's barely nutritious

What to eat first the decision is rough.

Anticipating

I hate all the waiting

It just can't come soon enough.

Passion's Plaything

Passion's plaything

must not be you

If you scare me

and I scare you.

What's a confident girl to do

Who needs aggressive

and that's not you?

Our mutual attraction's

Overdue

for an intimate

Rendezvous.

But if you scare me,

and I scare you

One on one won't happen

From us two.

You, Me and Jumping with Glee

You had me and you set me free

So excuse me If I don't jump with glee

When you tell me that you miss me.

You traveled the skies to reach me.

Told me my smile set you free.

You hoped that one day we could be

Sailing together across the sea.

Over the miles our relationship grew.

My hopes, heart and dreams I stored in you.

As months passed you asked what I wanted to do.

After my answer, I felt you withdrew.

Our original passion we couldn't renew.

When you said you were leaving I already knew.

It's year's later you're talking to me.

I ask myself, "How could this be?"

You see, you had me

and you set me free.

So excuse me

If I don't jump for glee

When you tell me that you miss me.

Chaotic Experiences

My life is a

never ending series 

of chaotic experiences.

One moment 

I have a general discontent

about everything.

The next

I'm a lover of life and beauty

anxiously awaiting to

create art and sing like no one's listening.

What joy a

never ending series

of chaotic experiences

can bring.

Lost Boys

I cannot bear to watch you fall

and yet I cannot stop you.

The safety net I represent

I've now begun to strongly resent.

Wendy has left the lost boys.

Unmentioned

You didn't listen to what I had to say.

Told me I didn't need to ever think that way.

Called me a little girl and told me to go play.

All I could do was shake my head and walk away.

Can't help smiling as it all turned out this way.

Not gonna mention that you thought I was insane.

Not gonna mention how many times you called my name.

Not gonna mention every time you scream in vain.

That I told you so.

Words

You tell me the truth 

in so many lies.

My heart finds it hard

to just disguise

The feelings you stir inside.

I See You

You don't see me,

see you, see her.

You don't see me,

see you, see him.

You don't see me

but I see you.

Oh what you do

When you don't know

Someone sees you

and the whole show.

You don't see me

and I don't see you;

You seeing me

Seeing someone too.

11/11/11

Eleven, Eleven Eleven

Some say

It's the start of heaven.

Some say

It's the end of days.

Some say

It's as lucky as seven.

Some say 

It's a day of praise.

And some

Just say

Happy Nigel Tufnel  Day!

Come and Go

My Depression Moods

Are things that come and go

like laughing.

Laugh more

Cry less.

When you cry

Make it your best

When you're through

Consider this

These things I know

Come and go

like laughter.

Magic and Misery

live forever.

Sooner or Later

Dreams may be wishes

deep down in your heart

But do they really come true?

I believe they do.

Sooner or Later

but not today,

In some tomorrow

Not far away.

Dreams will be

Reality,

Sooner or Later

For me.

Wish upon 

a shooting star;

All you desire

is not where you are,

Well...

Sooner or Later

but not today,

In some tomorrow

Not far away.

Wishes come true

for me

and for 

You.

Shooting Star 

or 

Wishing Well

Dream a Dream

And it sets sail

In some tomorrow;

Closer than you think,

Dreams come true

In a single blink.

The Dark Side of Hope

The Dark side of hope

It's name is disappointment.

The feeling which overcomes you

When hopes been promised

And does not follow through.

Full Moon (2-6-96)

Tonight there's a full moon

An absolutely magnificent full moon

that glows in the midst of ebony tendrils.

It's huge. 

A triumphant wheel

embraced in onyx nails.

Rain Rain Go Away

Rain Rain Go Away
A Children's Chant
A game they play

Rain Rain Go Away
It may be Childish
But I'll play

Rain Rain Go AWAY
Children know
just what to say.

Wish

I wish I didn't have to go out today
That everyone would stay away
I'm warm inside my cozy room
The music's low
the night's in bloom
My heart's desires lay
just outside my door
But I'm content to stay
inside here on the floor.

Require

The world is 

a strange and wondrous place

filled with lots of desires.

And all I require

Is my own space

To pass the time

how I desire.

Dia de los Muertos

Passed away
No longer with us
Gone to a better place

No matter what
We use instead
The meaning it cannot replace


Passed away
No longer with us
Gone to a better place

Today's the day to
remember those who've
passed into this state

Passed away

No longer with us
Gone to a better place

Remember lives of those we've loved
Who cared for us as best they could

Remember lives of those to young
To have left us in the first place

Remember lives not just today
but always for you see

The memory is the
life legacy.