Just a number

It's just a number,
or a feeling
or a state of mind.
It's tender and it's ripe.

It comes before beauty
and can go on and on and on
And some individuals
feel asking about it
is quite simply wrong.


Before it's legal
 it's definitely under
and when you reach
a certain number
Apparently you need to act it.

Tender or Ripe
State of Mind
or Feeling
Live in it
revel it
Make it come alive.

Moments Remembered

Randomly moments remembered
course through my brain


Movie nights without fights
of who decides which film

Meals made with both of us
hovering around the stove

Lying still holding hands
occasionally looking up to smile

Beach days with nothing to say
just sand and sun and waves

Moments remembered
happier days

Moments remembered
whens the next stage?

Ice Cream for Breakfast

I'm eating chocolate ice cream for breakfast
Why?
Because I can
I'm a grown up now and that's what I want to do

I'm sleeping til two in the afternoon
I'm not sick, It's just June.
No place in particular I need to be
That's the beauty of being me
Do what I do when I want to

I'm not getting dressed today
Why?
Because I can
I'm a grown up now and that's what I want to do

I'm staying out past two in the morning
Chasing the stars and greeting the dawn
Listening to the sound of the traffic at night
Do what I do when I want to
Being me makes it alright

I'm eating chocolate ice cream for breakfast

Why?
Because I can
I'm a grown up now and that's what I want to do

Kindness and Passivity

You mistook my kindness for weakness
My passivity for stupidity
Never once realizing
How strong beats the heart inside of me

Solicitous duplicity
beats at your core
I leave and you still
ask me for more


You mistook my kindness for weakness
My passivity for stupidity
Never once realizing
How strong beats the heart inside of me

Champion to none
your words came undone
Never did you imagine
I'd proudly walk away but not run


You mistook my kindness for weakness
My passivity for stupidity
Never once realizing
How strong beats the heart inside of me

Catching me came easy
Keeping me proved tough
How could I stay with you
When with you I was never enough?


You mistook my kindness for weakness
My passivity for stupidity
Never once realizing
How strong beats the heart inside of me

Smarter than you thought
Stronger than you knew
realizing too late
it wasn't me but it was you

Objective

Object of everyone's desire
but not of anyone's affection.
How did my romantic life
end up in this direction?

Simple Satisfaction,
Complicated Passions
Emotionally draining,
Conditional and Straining

First runner up
but never Ms. Right
When do I become
the Champion of this fight?

Sensational Sunlight

Finally forgetting frustrating feelings
Eagerly enjoying exciting emotions
Lounging lazily laughing lovingly
Summer's sensational sunlight shines superbly

Taking time to think thoughts
Allowing aspirations acknowledging accolades
Wandering wildly while wisely watching
Summer's sensational sunlight shines superbly

Deliberately discovering daring delights
Nocturnal nonsense needs no negativity
Pretty people play precociously
Summer's sensational sunlight shines superbly

Summer Haiku

Pencils, pens and books
Gone are all the dirty looks
School's out for summer


Summer days are here
I've waited for them all year
Time to stand and cheer

Sleeping very late
Enjoying decadent foods
Summer's my excuse

Scrambling through the streets
Free food and drinks for us all
Summer's siren call


Culver City Fun
Spiked and free makes it better
Ice cold lemonade

Poem for Today

I guess I should create my poem for today.
The only problem is I don't know what to say.

There aren't any tragedies currently coming my way.
There's no love interest I'm keeping at bay.

Family drama has thankfully gone far away.
Work issues, as always are just part of the fray.

No natural disasters are causing dismay.
No crisis of faith upon which to pray.

I guess I should create my poem for today.
Usually, that's not an issue as with words I love to play.

I guess I should create my poem for today.
The only problem is I don't know what to say.

Last Day

Alarm's off.

Breakfast cooking.

Check the mirror;

How'm I looking?

Smile fixed

on my face.

Final day is taking place.

Summer's literally a day a way.

Last day of school,

Hip, Hip Hurrah!

So Many Questions

Where am I going?

What am I doing?

When will I get there?

How will it all begin?

When will it happen?

Who will it be?

How will I know?

What do I need to do?

Can I do it?

Am I capable?

Is it possible?

Will it work out in the end?

Are you listening?

Do you hear me?

What's going on?

Why did this happen to me?

June

June gloom
spells doom
 for sunshine enthusiasts
June salutes Dads
 and American Flags

 June days
 are hurrah's


for summer vacationists


June sets teachers free
fills children with glee
makes beaches happy
creates insanity

June lets us explore
makes us adore
ice cream and more


 June signifies summer
a time to be warmer.
Life is in tune
in the great month of June.

Getting Closer

Getting closer to the end
Blink an eye and time will end
Patience holds but not for long
Soon all worries will be gone

Getting closer to the end
Felt so slow but moved so fast
Energy you've got to last
Until the present becomes the past

Getting closer to the end
Pulling hair trying not to scream
Last minute paperwork drives me insane
Hold it together repeats through my brain

Getting closer to the end
Trying hard to keep it Zen
Summer vacation my old friend
Soon our paths will meet again

Getting closer to the end
Blink and eye and time will end
Patience holds but not for long
Soon all worries will be gone

Recreating Myths

Fantasy Weekend

Musicals and Unicorns

Make Believe Grown Up

Brand new fairy friends

Queen Onyx meets Prince Raven

Magic and fantasy spins

Recreating myths

at the midnight masquerade

Dreams come out to play

Pumpkin carriage ride

Purple carpet leads inside

People play pretend

Make Believe All Grown Up

Make believe all grown up

A fairy riding a rocking Unicorn

A herald who will blow his horn

Make believe all grown up

A land of magic and fantasy

A purple carpet and anise seed

Make believe all grown up

A pumpkin coach to draw you near

A witch, a rainbow and no fear

Make believe all grown up

Prince Raven and the Fairy Prism

Queen Onyx love the primal rhythm

Make believe all grown up

A magic dance with goblin kings

A song so sweet your hips will swing

Make believe all grown up

A chance to indulge in child like stuff

as growing old is far to rough

Hang in There

Counting down the days til it comes to an end
Summer days are calling, "Come play with us my friend."
My spirit longs to join them but I've a job to do
Paperwork to process and much business to attend to

Hang in there and stay focused
Is all that I can say
Hang in there and stay focused
Soon it will be your day


Summer days are calling, "Come play with us my friend."
My spirit longs to join them but I've a job to do
Responsibility is trying but once you get it done
Nothing's more exciting than endless summer fun

phone fun

Typing poetry 

in droid technology 

If there is a typo 

I will give an apology 

Trying out the toy

 to work out the kinks  

Not quite right 

 but I cant say it stinks 

My holiday away 

I can continue to play

As soon as i figure out 

how to make it all stay

Past, Present, Future

It's hard to stay in the present
when the past is determined to find you
It's as if every step you take
it over takes you by two.

What are you supposed to do
when you let it go but it holds on to you?
How do you get away
when you leave but it's determined to stay?

It's hard to find the future path
when the road block of yesterday
lasts and lasts.

Redirected focus and Flash
change direction and crash
Walked headlong into a blast from the past.

Is there something I need to see?
Is there a reason it's following me?
Is there a lesson yet to learn?
If so teach me so I can turn
my  different corner and be free.

Keep climbing
Keep going
Keep growing
Knowing
One day
yesterday
will leave
and
tomorrow
will be free
to be
the future
you know it can be.

Working for Vacation

Here's another day
Working for a little pay
So very tired

Vacation awaits
It's just a matter of days
Hurry, Hurry, Please!

When summer begins
Stressful reality ends
Bring on summer friends.

Lazy summer days
Concerts, museums and plays
Life's a purple haze

How Do You Know?

How do you know
when you say "No"
That your answer
wasn't meant to be yes?

Is it so hard to recognize
The one who brings out your best?

When do you know
I mean truly know
You've picked right though
Or is it all really just a test?

Some say in an instant
Others it's an instinct
Which one passes?
Which one lasts?

How do you know
when you say "Yes"
That your answer
wasn't meant to be no?

Why is it so hard to recognize
The one who brings out your best?

When do you know
I mean truly know
You've picked right though
Or is it all really just a test?

Some say in an instant
Others it's an instinct
Which one passes?
Which one lasts?


How do you know?
When do you know?
I mean truly know.
Or is it all just a test?

Now It's June

Green Lights

Yellow Bird

Black Keys

Not a word

Sprinklers Spray

Waning Moon

Trumpets Play

Now it's June

Lights Flicker

Sounds Fade

Toes Flex

Yawns are Made

Wind Blows

Horns Blare

Doors Close

And I'm there

Monday Morning

Woke up exhausted from over sleeping
Woke up aware that it begins again
Woke up feeling it's too soon to be here
Woke up knowing it must be done

Monday morning's rarely exciting
Monday Mornings tend to drone on
Monday Morning my system is fighting
Monday Morning where it all can go wrong


Woke up feeling it's too soon to be here
Woke up knowing it must be done
Monday Morning my system is fighting
Monday Morning where it all can go wrong

Chaos for 18 Points

I'll take chaos for 18 points
It seems to be a game
Everything running smoothly
but then it all will change

Interrupted by reality
confused by the facts
trying a different personality
just to see who will react


I'll take chaos for 18 points
It seems to be a game
Everything running smoothly
but then it all will change

The merry merry month of May
gives way to June gloom
Should be floating fast and free
instead of stranded on the moon



I'll take chaos for 18 points
It seems to be a game
Everything running smoothly
but then it all will change

That's life is what Frank Sinatra would say
I will have to agree
constant chaos challenges me
But there's nowhere else I'd rather be.