Summer Haiku

Friends, us and music

Laughing and dancing galore

Couldn't ask for more

Magical moments

Surreal summer sensations

Most memorable

Final barbecue

Summer soon will disappear

Time for Autumn leaves

Hope this feeling lasts

True romance not summer love

Here's to finding out

Last weekend of fun
Soon will set the summer sun
Embrace this moment

So Much Yet So Little

Not enough hours in the day
my new bringer of dismay.
So much to do,
yet so little time,
work greatly interferes with play.

Time keeps on slipping into the future
Mr. Miller you sure got that right

So much to do,
yet so little time,
watch as that eagle soars towards the night.

Too much time on my hands
a problem that I don't know

So much to do,
yet so little time,

people to see and places to go.

Time in a bottle could help me
to keep pace with what's going on

So much to do,
yet so little time,
yet another day has gone.


Not enough hours in the day
my new bringer of dismay.
So much to do,
yet so little time,
work greatly interferes with play.

This Mess

Who put that there?
It can't be me
It all definitely
has a proper place to be.

What's this mess?
It can't be mine
I cleaned it all up
last time.

When did that get here?
Heaven knows
Looks like I'm all
out of clean clothes?

Where did the day go?
I've no idea
Perhaps I could tell if someone
tidied up in here.

Why can't I find it?
It must be somewhere
Who's responsible
for cleaning up in here?

How did I do this?
It's just me
Not even my
parakeet can answer me.

Unexpected Haiku

Quite Unexpected

I feel butterflies again

Pinch me I'm dreaming

Laughing and Dancing

Listening to summer concerts

This moment is ours.

Unexpectedly

You're in my reality

So glad you are here.

So Distracted

So distracted, I barely noticed
I'm not doing what I should do


So distracted, I've quite forgotten
how my day should go


So distracted, I've lost my focus
on day to day it's true

So distracted, I've quite forgotten

what I really should know


So distracted, I don't remember
life before this do you?

Butterflies and Moonlit Skies

Butterflies and moonlit skies
dancing neath the stars.
Smiles reflected in your eyes
Thankful that we are
stranded between time and space
while gazing upon one another's face.

Trying to stay in the moment
not to think too much.
Hard to let go of the torment
that this is just too much.
Hoping that the fantasy
is in fact reality.

Butterflies and moonlit skies
dancing neath the stars.
Smiles reflected in your eyes
Thankful that we are
stranded between time and space
while gazing upon one another's face.

Laughing and discovering all our
common traits
Exploring and wandering
opening up the gates.
So much the same, a similar heart
so much in common a marvelous start.

Butterflies and moonlit skies
dancing neath the stars.
Smiles reflected in your eyes
Thankful that we are
stranded between time and space
while gazing upon one another's face.

So Much

So much to say

so little time

corny words

cheesy rhyme

 Sad but true

It's how it is

What shall I do

imagine this

So much to do

so little time

Life feels brand new

You're on my mind

Glad that it's true

time's speeding by

Happy it's you

making time fly.

It's Hot

I didn't want to join the rant

but as I sit here and I pant

due to the humidity

I just can't help but be

a joiner in the complaint.

In case you haven't felt the heat,

I would like to then repeat

It's HOT!

Way too hot to go outside,

Way too hot I want to hide.

It's HOT!

Way too hot let's

stay indoors

on ice cold floors.

Way too hot let's

stay in bed

whirling fan above my head.

It's HOT!

Way too hot to cook my food,

how can we be in a good mood

when all we want is to stay cool

and now we must head off to school.

It's HOT!

We've all said it but it's true.

A loud complaint's all we can do

and here I am simply telling you

something you already knew

It's HOT!!

Hope

Falling in to the darkness

but this time not afraid.

Possibilities are endless

try not to be dismayed.

Take that leap of faith.

Let go of that last rope.

Give into the desire;

Believe that there is hope.

You

You make me laugh

I always knew you 

had it in you.

You make me smile

It's nice to see as

it's been gone for a while.

You make me happy

It's hard to do

when you don't believe in you.

You need to remember

not to over analyze

life is full of compromise

You need to enjoy

the little moments here and there

take it all in it's not a dare

You need to accept

that good things indeed come to you

you deserve it this is true

You must believe

in life, love and happiness

honesty and  tenderness

You must go

down the long and winding road

Hope will guide you as you go

You must promise

not to run and hide away

tomorrow's can be brighter days

Words We Thought We Knew

Congress
Murder
Flock
School

A group of words
we thought we knew

Gaggle
Crossing
Shrewdness
Herd

A group of words
we've often heard

Hive
Gang
Mob
Coalition

A group of words
all with tradition

Clutch
Grove
Pack
Muster

A group of words
with brand new luster


Parliament
Rookery
Mischief
Colony

A group of words
with meanings a plenty

Cluster
Swarm
Army
Band

A group of words
needing dictionary at hand

Pinch Me I'm Dreaming

Pinch me I'm dreaming
I'm practically teaming
with over excited emotions.

New chance at olden dreams
fast lane it only seems
for this I'd cross all the oceans.

Life full of energy
seriously sweet synergy
must be some great magic potions.

Chances taken world awakens
can it be the earth's shaken
from sharing sweet love and devotion?


Pinch me I'm dreaming
I'm practically teaming
with the novelty of this glamorous notion.

A Day of Relaxation

Contemplation of your navel
Eating food not from a table
Staying still if you are able
Having thoughts that aren't quite stable.

Nothing taxing nothing new
Just relaxing as we do.
Don't let troubles bother you
To doing nothing please stay true.

You must do your best representation
of a person in high elation
due to intense contemplation
of a day of relaxation.

First Day

First day
It's okay
It always starts the same way
Nervous looks
towering books
tearful goodbyes
cheerful oh hi

First day
It's okay
It always starts out this way
Vaguely familiar
but decidedly new
a mix of people
you once knew
summer changes
like height and hair
Act like a stranger
don't you dare

First day
It's okay
Starting out in a similar way
to the last time it was the first day
Watching them come
Watch them grow
Fill them with knowledge
then off they go
Over and over
every year
the first day
will lead you here

Round and Round in the Center Ring

Your stubbornness makes a mule
seem like the finest diplomat

Round and Round in the center ring
We keep sparring but eventually
someone must hit the mat

You won't admit that there is a problem
and I am tired of being the one
who's trying to solve it

Eventually the verbal punches
will take their toll
Bob and weave here we go again
Is this the one that makes it all the way to ten?

I'm just as stubborn as you
but you know that
A bell rings and to neutral corners we go
but the referee won't always see what hits us

Round and Round in the center ring
Our only way of problem solving
verbal and emotional
we both know how this must go
we keep sparring but eventually
someone must hit the mat

Summer

Sunshine
Streetlights
Blue Sky
Dark Nights
Dance floor
Green Grass
Big Band
Bluegrass
Musical Notes
Rootbeer floats
Picnics in
Dining out
Love and Laughter
All about

Closer to Reality

Closer to reality
time is constantly moving me

Why oh why must this all end
Summer magic with my friends

Free to dance and play and sing
All the joy that vacations bring

Closer to reality
time is constantly moving me

Just when I'm beginning to
enjoy all  that life can offer you

I must be responsible
Do the job of which I'm capable


Closer to reality
time is constantly moving me

I like to live and just be free
Why can't the world just let me be?

Instead of always pushing me
closer to reality.

More than My Hair

I am more than just my hair
I dream in ways you do not dare
I take pride in all I do and say
I wish we all could be this way

I am more than just a face
Judge me on my looks
How commonplace

I take pride in all I do and say
I wish we all could be this way

Chosen out of thousands or more
I've worked hard to get through that door
Gold is the prize for my success
Judgmental eyes must put to rest
Envious words not said in jest
I dream in ways you do not dare
for I am more than just my hair

Everyone has the ability
to be the one they truly should be
seat aside petty jealousy
Take pride in all and you too could be
A thing of pride and beauty
for we are more than just our hair
All of us can dream; but will you dare?

Something Different Something New

something different
something new
unexpected
that's quite true
whatever am I to do
with this something different
something new

makes me happy
makes me smile
more than a moment
more than a while
unexpected
that's quite true
whatever am I to do

summer sun
moonlight fun
unexpected emotions
about to explode
all these feelings
I just can't hold
oh what ever shall I do

something different
something new
unexpected
that's quite true
whatever am I to do
with this something different
something new

Hey Remember Me?

Hey remember me?

As a matter of fact I do

And as I recall the memory

leaves me feeling cool.

Hey remember me?

If you have to ask

it's been far too long

since we kept company.

Hey remember me?

Apparently you do

I know enough to close that door

I think that you should too.

Something's In The Air

Something's in the air
Fills me with savoir-faire
I'm laughing and being
the me I wish to be.


Something's in the air
Fills me with savoir-faire
Flirting and cavorting
just comes naturally.


Something's in the air
Fills me with savoir-faire
dancing and singing
keeps me company.


Something's in the air
Fills me with savoir-faire
who's this human being
transforming me?


Something's in the air
Fills me with savoir-faire
I'm laughing and being
the me I wish to be.

Volare

Many interpretations
But no exact translation
Of the song that sings
of freedom on wings.

Connected to it's beauty
filled with it's grace
The song that truly
takes me to another place

Soaring while dancing
to it's sensual rhythm
My heart prancing
with emotional mayhem

I must fly fast and free
embracing the sky
Dream or reality
I don't question why


Volare, oh oh
Cantare, oh oh oh oh
The only lines connected
to all the versions we know

Sweet as a dream
More than it seems
Volare
That song that truly takes me
to another time and place
It's sensual rhythms
my heart cannot help but embrace.