Getting to Know You

Getting to know you
Didn't think it possible
Common ground
How could this be?

Getting to know you
And all your idiosyncrasies
Turns out
You are a lot like me.

Getting to know you
Glad for the opportunity
It's nice to feel connected
to family.

Rude Neighbors

My neighbors are rude, loud and crude
Wish that they weren't this way
Woke up today
at five in the morning
to their amazing cussing alarm

Though the walls are thin
I'm certain that
I shouldn't know as much as I do
about the way you live your life
and that he may be stepping out on you

Never had these issues 'til you to moved in
Never felt like ear plugs were
a necessary night time accessory

A french horn player and night time moaner
loud music alarms and snorer extraordinaire
were all I had in days gone by
I long for them to return to me
as the early morning cussing
is pure misery

Certain Situations

It's a little complicated
and a tad confusing
luckily I've chosen
to find it quite amusing.

Certain situations
are just beyond control
learning how to handle them
is my ultimate goal

It's a little complicated
and a tad confusing
luckily I've chosen
to find it quite amusing

Uncertainty seems endless
but resistance isn't futile
Stay the course and you shall see
what you desire is worthwhile

It's a little complicated
and a tad confusing
luckily I've chosen
to find it quite amusing.

So many new experiences
can be emotionally draining
Bombarded by life's little idiosyncrasies
but I'm not complaining

The Plunger

Nineteen years and never a worry

even when coming and going in a hurry

Do your business, flush and get out;

Worked like a charm

with never a doubt.

Nineteen years and now at this juncture

in my bathroom I have need of a plunger.

What do men do in that tiny white bowl

that makes the porcelain gods

act like common trolls?

Back up and over flow

Were not on my agenda

but that was the new plan 

at my hacienda.

Nineteen years now there's this crisis

please someone give me the power of Isis

I need to remember there are bumps in the road

I need to remember my humble abode

Is now home to two

who do what they do

I can't control it all

No matter how I try

situations happen

That I cannot deny

I can't control it all

No matter how I try

Since this isn't Highlander

then no one has to die.

Nineteen years of on my own

Now I am not living all alone

Deal and then get over it

It's just some plastic on a stick.

We Must Live Not Just Exist

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Making grown up choices
Doing adult deeds.
Life is very delicate
Can we meet our needs?

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Worried for the future
It has to be better than the past.
Have we found our ever after?
Can we make it last?

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Tempted by nostalgia.
Held hostage by fear.
Must make the right decision
The end of  the year is drawing near.

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Can't go on like this forever
Can't keep clinging to what won't last
It's alright to live your own life and
remove yourself from the past.

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Guilt, fear and anger
in their grasps lie the danger
don't let them win your inner war
Turn on the light show them the door.

Whirling in the mist
we must live
not just exist.

Nearly Missed It

This moment almost escaped me

This excellent opportunity

to poor out my heart and soul

I nearly missed it

this chance to fix it

this feeling of being 

not quite whole

What I mean to say

is that I didn't

let it get away

I've reached out and

seized the day.

I nearly missed it

this chance to fix it

this feeling of being 

not quite whole

almost but not quite

but I held on tight

to use it to my heart's delight

I nearly missed it

this chance to fix it

this feeling of being 

not quite whole

almost but not quite

but I held on tight

to use it to my heart's delight

I Want to I Do

I want to write
I really do
I want to say
something that's true
I want to compose
a thought
so new
that everyone
ponders til they
turn blue

I want to write
I want to
I do
But not today
as I've so much
to do

My life's
running wild
I must
recapture my
inner child
My life's topsy -turvy
whirling away in a flurry
My life's coo coo nutty
My life's in a state
I want to write
but it's just way to late

I want to write
I want to
I do
But not today
as I've so much
to do

Be yourself

Do whatever it is you want 

as long as you

Be yourself

Save the world

Embrace prosperity

Teach the young

Listen to the old

Reinvent a way

to be quite bold

Fix your body

Your mind

Your soul

See a new surge

of life unfold

Leave behind

That unwanted mess

Embrace your inner

Happiness

Don't think.

Don't expect.

Don't say anything

You might regret.

Time Slipping Away

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

I'm losing my mind.
I'm falling behind
I'm finding it hard
to stay in line.

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

Breathe in. Breathe out.
Let the rat race run out.
It only takes a moment to do.

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

Do what you need to do
but always take a moment for you.

Walk,Don't Walk,Yield,Stop

always take a moment for you

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

There's so much to do

 but I don't know why
I can't seem to finish 

no matter how hard I try.

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

Tired of all my responsibilities
Wish I could have a life of ease
Fortunate to not live in misery
No one said this would be a breeze

Here am I

I am here

Filling up on kindness

Awake yet dreaming

Asleep yet aware

I am here

Little idiosyncrasies

that say a thousand things

influence what I feel

I am here

So many choices
So many voices
So many words

I am here

at the dawning 

of a new day

I am here

Feeling lost
hoping to be found

I am here

Focused
Beloved
Ideal

I am here

Another day
Free to create

I am here

Another day
Free to celebrate

Adrift in Limbo

The wind blows

yet I feel no cold

neither do I feel

the heat.

 I am numb to 

its temperature.

I know it exists

because my

clothing shifts in space

but as to hot or cold

I do not feel a trace.

The sun rises;

is it warm upon my face?

I know the heat is there

in every radiant flare.

I know I should

be warm

but my body does not care.

I am here

and it is there.

The moon comes up;

a  soft, silent circle.

Is that the man staring

down at me

or just my sensitivity

to what I wish to perceive?

Moonlight clear and bright

bringing shadows to the night.

I am not filled with fright

nor do I feel delight.

Emotionless seems to be

my current plight.

Awake yet dreaming

constantly teaming

with incessant thoughts.

Asleep yet aware

of that I do not dare

make concrete

within my turbulent thoughts.

Adrift in limbo

my stance

akimbo

I need a symbol

on which to pray.

How do I get to 

where I need to go?

When will my path be
clear I need to know?

How do I get to 

where I need to go?

Time moves quickly

and yet I'm going slow.

How do I get to where I need to go?

Adrift in Limbo.

My stance akimbo.

The door seems closed,

please open a window.

Filling Up on Kindness

Filling up on kindness
letting go of grief
this is the way we should be
this is the best belief

Manners and common courtesy
need to make a return
There's so much
we all still have to learn

Giving of yourself
helps to revitalize others
when you help another
you truly help yourself

Manners and common courtesy
need to make a return
There's so much
we all still have to learn

Filling up on kindness
keeps one out of trouble
You'll find that when you do this
your happiness will double

Manners and common courtesy
need to make a return
There's so much
we all still have to learn

Filling up on kindness
we need to do this more
Filling up on kindness
a  path we should all explore

I am here

I am here

Trials and Tribulations

I've had to subside

Throughout this journey

no way to coast or to glide

There have been moments

my hands have been tied 

but through it all

I have faced it with pride.

I am here

Doubts and longings

have filled up my mind

All of these burdens

I must leave behind

Following a path of

my own design

I know that my world

cannot be confined

I am here

Crazy but not dumb

I am here

my feelings aren't numb

I am here

My path is not clear

but I can honestly say 

without fear

I am here

Day to Day Routine

You're still here and I'm still here
that says a thousand things
Who knew we could survive
the day to day routine.

Little idiosyncrasies
we didn't know before
haven't made either one of us
go running for the door.

You come in when I go out
and I come in as you go out
then we turn it all about
and go in and out together

Welcome Home
and How was your day
Words I've never really
gotten to hear or say
Are bringing me great pleasure

Will this last
I just don't know
but for now
we go with the flow
because...

You're still here and I'm still here
that says a thousand things
Who knew we could survive
the day to day routine.

Just a moment

Just a moment in my day
for a spot of creativity
nothing struck with divinity
just a little bit of me

Just a moment in which I say
however dull
however daring
I'm fortunate enough to say
I am thankful for the day to day

Can't Write Now

Can't write now
I'll try to do it later
I'm in a hurry
things to do
trying not to worry

No time for me
to bring to life
my creativity

Can't write now
I'll try to do it later
I'm in a hurry
things to do
trying not to worry

Gotta eat breakfast
Gotta make lunch
Figuring finances
my minds in a bunch

Gotta make dinner
Gotta make the bed
So many thoughts
running through my head

Can't write now
I'll try to do it later
I'm in a hurry
things to do
trying not to worry

This Time

This time I mean it
I'm not giving in
This time I mean it
I am going to win

This time I mean it
I'm staying on course
This time I mean it
I'll trust in the force

This time I mean it
not like before
This time I mean it
I'm opening the door

This time I mean it
This time it's true
This time I mean it
This time will do

Welcome Back

Welcome back my creative side.
I am glad your influence
has ceased to hide.
I need you constantly by my side.
Welcome back my creative side.

This is a marvelous place to explore
Please stay with me  for I adore
all your eccentricities
The way you laugh and create with ease
The way you gently try to tease
the thoughts that exist deep within my core.

Welcome back my creative side.
I am glad your influence
has ceased to hide.
I need you constantly by my side.
Welcome back my creative side.

Thanks for taking to play
Thanks for taking time to stay
I try to work with  you everyday
but sometimes life gets in the way

Welcome back my creative side.
I am glad your influence
has ceased to hide.
I need you constantly by my side.
Welcome back my creative side.

So many choices
So many voices
So many words
that have yet to be heard
So many chances
to say what I feel
Creativity makes it real

Welcome back my creative side.
I am glad your influence
has ceased to hide.
I need you constantly by my side.
Welcome back my creative side.

Great American Melting Pot

The great American melting pot
doesn't seem to mean a lot
If your hair's not blonde
your skin's not white
and your eyes aren't blue

From Miss America
to Hunger Games
and even the
Presidential Campaign
the rampant racism
is the same.

The characters
weren't doused in bleach
and therefore
garnered much
hate speech

This is why the anger lives
This is why there's a divide
This is why there's so much pain
This is why we still complain

The great American melting pot
doesn't seem to mean a lot
If your hair's not blonde
your skin's not white
and your eyes aren't blue

Come together one and all
or else we're headed for a fall.
This place was built by many faces
We're  a nation of all races.

United we stand but
dived we fall.
Will we do away with hate
or is another civil war
our imminent fate?

Get up and Go

Dawning of a new day
can't tell the sun to go away
can't sleep away the hours
can't us your mystic powers

You've agreed to do the job
now get up without a sob
time to work and earn your pay
No, it's not a holiday

Get up, Get Up, Get up and go
The world is waiting as you know
Get up, get up, get up and go
The world is waiting as you know

Word Drought

Suffering from a serious drought
divining rod please bring my creativity out
Feeling lost
hoping to be found
Magic muses
please make a sound.

So many thoughts are in my way
emotional overload
keeps the words at bay
Need to move forward
Need to break through
Creativity there must be a path for you

Created using the Black Out Poetry Technique

Focused
Beloved
Ideal
A relationship
 between
animal and illness

Monday movement
continues
to build

Consumption
The Environment

Adopt the free idea

It's a wonderful concept
It's an easy step
Healthy
and
Good
For Your Body

Questions and Concerns

According to your claim,
You have reservations.
If you had questions
or concerns
you should have
come to me sooner.

This is a free event.
Participating is up to you.
It's never been non-negotiable
So there's no need to
detach and discard.

If you had questions
or concerns
you should have
come to me sooner.

Are you ready for a new ride?

Let's negotiate more flexible terms.

Let's deposit more and withdraw less.

Loyalty adds up to valued points.

Participating is up to you.
It's never been non-negotiable
So there's no need to
detach and discard.

What?

What am I trying to say?
Words have lost their way.
Filled with thoughts and words
so many seem absurd.

What am I trying to do?
Creativity is feeling blue.
Emotions trapped behind my eyes
So much to say but nothing wise.

What am I trying to state?
Too much to contemplate.
Jumbled words and mixed metaphors
How do they escape from behind closed doors?

What am I trying to be?
Good question but don't ask me
for at the moment I just don't know.
Today I'll just go with the flow.

Fancy Lights

There's fancy lights dancing
on the wings of the plane.
Can't talk to anyone about them
or else they'll think me insane.
Captain Kirk called attention
to the creature on the wing.
Turned out to be
quite a perilous thing.


There's fancy lights dancing
on the wings of the plane.
Can't talk to anyone about them
or else they'll think me insane.
Is it just my perception
or mere imagination
These lights I see
dancing before me?

Not time for consternation
Just joyful exaltation
to watch these funny faeries at play.
Sit quiet and enjoy them
Don't let anyone deploy them
As that might well end in dismay.

There's fancy lights dancing
on the wings of the plane.
Can't talk to anyone about them
or else they'll think me insane.
Whether altered perception
or imaginative deception
It really doesn't matter to me.
I know I see what I see.

Inconvenienced

Inconvenienced by modern technology
Didn't check my ancient astrology
to see today's story.

Luckily I'm not down and out
Just can't get about
but I need not worry.

Friendly people on my side
My frustration I can abide
They'll fix it in a hurry.

Life goes on and I will too
Do all else I've left to do
til time for me to scurry

Inconvenienced by modern technology
I know there's no waiting apology
It's the same old story

Inconvenienced by modern technology
I know there's no waiting apology
Just waiting for my blaze of glory

Family

Smiles that look oddly familiar
surround me at dinner
Some of us have gained a few
and some of us got thinner
Jokes and stories from the past
make us all feel like a winner.
You've got my eyes,
Is that my walk?
 Never noticed before
 we had the same Cadence
when we talk.

Being with family 
In good times and bad 
Makes you remember 
Just what you have
 Makes you feel grateful 
For good or for bad 
 Cherish the moments 
They flee fast and free 
These are your people 
Strange as they may be 

These are the ones 
You call family

Humidity

Philly for family
I am all for that
Intense humidity
Is so not where it's at
I hate the heat
I hate this feeling of
Constant stickiness
Ultra wet ickiness
This is not what I signed up for

Philly for family
I'm happy to see them
But I am ever so thankful
I don't have to be them
Living this heat wave day after day
I am ever so grateful I live in LA!

Another Day

Another day
Fill it with laughter

Another day
Fill it with happiness

Another day
Time to regroup

Another day
Time to dream

Another day
Free to create

Another day
Free to celebrate

Another day
In different directions I spin

A Year is Done

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

Who would have believed
Definitely not me
that I'd discover such
love and devotion.

Life full of energy
seriously sweet synergy,
acceptance and happiness
Days filled with joy and bliss.

Time flies when having fun
How soon a year is done
Looking forward to another one
with you.

I wish

Savoring the moment

Sweet and delicious

Wish upon 

a shooting star

come true

All my wishes

I wish life would slow down a bit

I wish good dreams could come true

I wish  time was always by my side

I wish I was with you

Wish upon 

a shooting star

come true

All my wishes

Savoring the moment

Sweet and delicious

Halfway Between

The sun rose high
Just to see what it could see
Slowly drifting
Halfway between magic and happiness

“Where are you going?”
Asked the neighboring stars.
“I really do not know.”
replied the ancient light

The sun rose higher
Full of Questions without Answers
Spinning, Twirling
Halfway between peace and unity

“Where are you going?”
Asked the neighboring stars.
“I really do not know.”
replied the ancient light

The sun rose even higher
Radiant in its existence 
Soaring gracefully
Halfway between 

Forget Just Once

Forget just once 
all the upheaval
all the craziness
all that's been done.

Finally centered
Finally right
No snakes here
No reason to fear

Forget just once
the stupidity 
of a reality 
where you did not belong.

Time to let go
Time to dream
Time to live
Time to do

Forget just once 
Yesterday's you
Don't fear the Dragon
Your spirit will renew

Realize that you are

more than the sum

of the parts

that you see.

Time and Time Again

Slipped my mind
I've fallen behind
time and time again.

Playing catch up
day after day
In a race I'm unlikely to win.

So much to do
in so little time
Same old story my friend.

Playing catch up
as I've fallen behind
When does the crazy end?

Beastly Burdens

How do  I satisfy
life's many demands?
Constantly crazy
Where's my moment of lazy?

Night and Day;
Day and Night

Wondering if it all
will turn out right.

How do  I satisfy
life's many demands?

If, if only, if only
I knew

If, if only, if only
I knew

Why am I always feeling
like a beast of burden?

Constantly crazy
Where's my moment of lazy?

Night and Day;
Day and Night

Wondering if it all
will turn out right.

If, if only, if only
I knew

If, if only, if only
I knew

Living

Let's go here.
Let's go there.
No time to sit in
an easy chair.

Life moves quickly
no time to rest.
Every moment
can be your best.

Break for bread
but not for bed.
There's no time
to rest your head.

Whirlwind adventures
and spirited quests;
Living life at it's
very best.

Keep on moving
don't sit still.
Let time catch you
when you're over the hill.

Everyone But Me

Everyone is back to reality today

Everyone but me

Everyone has somewhere to be

Everyone but me

Everyone is working that 9 to 5

Everyone but me

Everyone is back to reality today

Everyone but me

Everyone is mad that I still get to play

Everyone but me

Before The Alarm

I've caused myself serious harm
I somehow awoke before my alarm
Did I do some permanent damage?
Only time will tell.

Is it wrong that I choose
to go back to bed so
I can hit snooze?

I've caused myself serious harm
I somehow awoke before my alarm
Did I do some permanent damage?
Only time will tell.

Get up early and start the day.

That's what my mom would say

Return and try to sleep some more

That's the path I shan't ignore.

Why get up without a reason.

I've 10 more minutes to sleep.

Why get up without a reason

I've a schedule to keep.

It's not wrong that I choose

to return to bed so

I can hit snooze.

I somehow awoke before the alarm

My entire being knows it's wrong

So just to not do serious harm

I'm going back to bed.

I Know

I know.
You know.
An open secret.
No words spoken.
Trying to keep
from being broken.

I know.
You know.
How can we
keep it from
being said?
Constantly spinning
in my head.
We both know
yet nothing's said.

I know.
You know.
Round in circles
we both go.
Balancing this
to and fro.
Worlds collide
and we both know
soon we'll be on
separate roads.

I know.
You know.
An open secret.
No words spoken.
Trying to keep
from being broken.

Monsters

To all the children everyday
I often hear adults glibly say
"There's no such thing as monsters"

We lie to them to bring them peace
We lie to keep their lives at ease
We lie because we cannot bear
to let them know that everywhere
the monsters lie in wait.

Children know
adults try to forget
but monsters are alive and well
within each heart a monster dwells
though we never like to tell.

We carry monsters in our soul
I do believe that our life's goal
is to find a way to shed their skin
to bring fourth all the good within

Sadly many have lost the battle
and with their ignorance we are saddled
with greed, stupidity and racism
with intolerance and war
These monsters roar
and we scurry away

We hide in corners waiting for the light of day
We bow our heads and turn the other way
we silently watch feeling it's not our place to say
the magic words that would send these monsters away

To all the children everyday
I often hear adults glibly say
"There's no such thing as monsters"

We lie to them to bring them peace
We lie to keep their lives at ease
We lie because we cannot bear
to let them know that everywhere
the monsters lie in wait.

Be Yourself

Do whatever it is you want as long as you
Be yourself. 
Don’t be a terrible person. 
Be nice to others

Smile when you feel like smiling.
 Laugh when you feel like laughing
Do it for you and nobody else.

Do whatever it is you want as long as you
Be yourself. 
Don’t be a terrible person. 
Be nice to others.

Make time for yourself
Have good friends
Be humble
Be supportive
Be proud

Do whatever it is you want as long as you
Be yourself. 
Don’t be a terrible person. 
Be nice to others

Be curious
Be wise
Be able to grow
Be responsible
Be free 
Be able to listen

Do whatever it is you want as long as you
Be yourself. 
Don’t be a terrible person. 
Be nice to others

Everyone is watching
That's just the way of the world
Why do you care if they
think you're a good girl?

Don’t be a terrible person. 
Be nice to others
Do whatever it is you want as long as you
Be yourself. 

Lazy Day

Little here
Little there
Lounging  in
Languor

Acquiring nothing
Allowing myself a rest
Absolute stillness is
Amazingly marvelous

Zoned out no
Zing
Zoned out no
Zip

Yearning for action
Yet lacking desire
Yesterday's done
Yet tomorrow awaits

Lazy day for me today
and it's simply great

Quiet Conversation

It's amazing how truly loud
a quiet conversation can be
Sitting silently while other speak
is definitely not easy

Any noise above a whisper
but decidedly less than a roar
makes a mumble, mumble mumble
that you truly can't ignore

Maybe it's because we're nosy
or it's common curiosity
but it's amazing how truly loud
a quiet conversation can be

Self Sufficient

You gave me wings
now let me fly
I have to have my
do or die

You can't always catch me
if I fall
You can't always be there
if I call
Your job's to help me
help myself

You gave me wings
now let me fly
I have to have my
do or die

Stop telling me how to do
exactly what I need to do
It's up to me not up to you
to do the things I'm needed to

You gave me wings
now let me fly
I have to have my
do or die

You've given me
all that I need
Let me go
and watch and see

How fast
How far
How very high
The wings you gave me
will let me fly

Time To Write

It's time to write
my duty calls
Oh look there's something
on the wall
Never saw that spot before
I'd better clean it
such a chore.

It's time to write
put pen to page
Time to speak
the words of the sage
Oh wait what's that
my birdie dear
A dirty cage
can't have that here

It's time to write
with deep emotion
Your imagination
is boundless
just like the ocean
Oh but what do we
hear now
What is that ringing
 buzzing sound
The phone for me
a conversation
so many distractions
are here today
Guess I'll write
another day

Mostly Clear Skies

Mostly clear skies
That's what
the weatherman said
Too bad there's cloudy weather
hanging around my head

Temperatures in the mid 60 degrees
Hot or cold it doesn't please me
A sunny day seems far away
atmospheric pressure
holds me down today

Longest day of the year is here
Long for more reasons than
the summer solstice I fear
Summer sun but I feel numb
Lots of reasons make me glum

Mostly clear skies
hover on the horizon
looking forward
to their eventual arrival
If I am able
to have it my way
My hazy gray
ends today

A Little Melancholy

I'm a little melancholy today
Can't find my happy place
Too much to do in
too little time
Just want some saving grace.

I'm a little melancholy today
These thoughts won't leave my mind
Inner fears projected way too clear
I'm sure they'll go away in time

I'm a little melancholy today
Can't escape what's looming near
So much to do in
so little time
I need to escape from here

I'm a little melancholy today
Mean reds or basic blue
This too shall pass
But for now alas
I'm melancholy
 that's all that's true

She Waits

She waits time and time again
"Maybe I'm Crazy"
The thought goes through
Words to contemplate

She waits time and time again
"Maybe I'm lucky"
Her imagination explores
the crowded corners
of a complex mind

She waits time and time again
"Maybe it's time to cry"
Another reason to wonder why
An intricate maze behind her eyes

She waits time and time again
"Maybe it's time to play"
A smile quivers behind the frown
So much has often let her down
but the possibility of tomorrow abounds

She waits time and time again
weary, weathered, worried eyes
absent smile with hat askew
Question after question
passing through
Longing for answers no one knew
She waits time and time again

Errands

Gravel crunching beneath my feet
shadows cast where earth and sky meet
laughter from a gated yard
sirens, traffic,jingling keys

Walking in the neighborhood
sometimes encountering something good
sometimes what you shouldn't
daring to do all you wouldn't

creeping through a vacant lot
holding still in a shady spot
dart down an alley
stroll through an open door

Running errands helps you explore
all the world has in store

Today

I love you today;

for always today.

In every way,

I love you today.

Your forever can disappear.

Your tomorrow might not appear.

Your yesterday is all too clear

but your today is here.

I love you today.

What more can I say?

In every way

I love you today

I am and You are

I'm the adult and you're the child
my mother used to say
Every time I wanted to do it my way

I couldn't wait til I was older
to have just what I wanted

I'm the adult and you're the child
my mother used to say

This land of doing what you wanted
seemed awfully far away

I'm the adult and you're the child
When I grow up it's something that
I am never going to say

Petulant thoughts
I just didn't know
all that would happen
when I would grow

I'm the adult and you're the child
my mother used to say

How I wish that in life
this is how it would always stay

Now that I am quite the adult
handling the burdens of the day

How I long to hear my mom
once again just say
I'm the adult and you're the child
but it's no longer this way

Burdens of The Day

Here I sit
Waiting
Waiting outside the shadows of dusk.
Waiting for someone to come let me in.

Here I wait
time and time again.
Here I wait
Knowing that eventually someone will arrive.

Here I remain
waiting on that elusive someone.
Here I remain
outside, alone
weighed down by the burdens of the day

Alone In The Dark

Who hasn't sat in the dark
Alone
Intently watching the shadows
of daylight's familiar things?

Who hasn't sat in the dark
Alone
Listening to the low hum
of electricity

Wondering
whose steps are those
outside my window

If you haven't sat in the dark
Alone
Then maybe you're lucky
Then again maybe you're not

Comfort comes in darkness.
Shadows conceal,
Imagination explores
Darkness can open doors

I sit in the dark
Naked, Wondering
Listening, Waiting
Alone

Five Hundred

Five hundred rhymes I've written here
Five hundred witnesses saw Christ appear
And this mythical bird has an interesting feature
The Phoenix rises every five hundred years

Five hundred poems I've written not easily
The number five hundred is Irish infinity
What's the Physical life of the microcosmic creature
Five hundred according to  an R. Allendy

Can't wait to see what my mind has in store
With the penning of poems at least five hundred more

Today I Am

Today I write because I can
Today I state proudly I am
I am proud
I am wise
I am happy as I am
I am me
I am free
to make mistakes
and fix them too
I am young
I am old
I am certain
that I don't know
I am here
I am clear
I am boldly going to go
Today I write for my own soul
Today I flourish because I know
Today is one of many more
Today I am
of that I'm sure

Random Phrases

Timeless Visions

redirected are 

A little something we need about now.

Songs and dances

Butterfly lovers

Surrounded by Sound

There is no script

Shudder

Fly

Thrill

Write

Connect

to the World Market

Reach inside the pleasure chest

take out something red

My blue tears long to shed

Tuesday

Monday morning has come and gone
the week is trying to move along
life is leading me on it's way
Today is Tuesday, my favorite day

Tuesday's child is full of grace
A quality that's no disgrace
Simple elegance you can't replace

Charm and mercy
Gracefulness
A quiet day
among the rest

Tuesday is my favorite day
No nonsense stands in it's way
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Simple elegance you can't replace

3 Minutes

I've just 3 minutes to write today

That's all I have then I must start my day

No time for eloquent liberties

No time to put your mind at ease

No time for poetic prophecies

No time for romantic midnight scenes

No time for delicate sensibilities

No time for individual writing techniques

Just 3 minutes to say what I need

Just 3 minutes to plant the seed

Not Writing

Not writing about the weather

Not writing about the day

Not writing about the weekend

Not writing about a play

Not writing about anything in particular

I've nothing in particular to say

Not writing anything spectacular

as nothing spectacular's happening today

Not writing anything prophetic

no inspiration here

Not writing about hopes and dreams

Not even writing about fear

Not writing to find inner peace

or to make the demons cease

Not writing for a reason

Not writing of the season

Not writing words of wisdom

as today I'm not a sage

Not writing for any purpose

than to put words on the page

What We Have To Do

It's up to me

It's up to you

It's up to us

to do what

we have to do

to create

the change

we want to see

To save the world

embrace prosperity

Teach the young

listen to the old

Reinvent a way

to be quite bold

It's up to me

It's up to you

It's up to us

to do what

we have to do

to stop the deranged

To fix the strange

relationship

we have with the earth

To learn its value

to learn its worth

to truly

strive for

Peace On Earth

It's up to me

It's up to you

It's up to us

to do what

we have to do

vanquish the violence

Give up the silence

Speak out

Reach out

Sing out loud

Don't be just

a face in the crowd

Share your vision

stand tall

and proud

It's up to me

It's up to you

It's up to us

to do what

we have to do

Tales

We all have a story to tell 

No matter how mundane 

No matter how profane 

No matter how insane

We all have a story to tell

No matter how old

No matter how young

We all have a story to tell

No matter or shape

No matter our size

We all have a story to tell

No matter how short

No matter how long

We all have a story to tell

No matter how mundane 
No matter how profane 
No matter how insane

Work That Body

Sit ups, crunches, planks and poses

raise those legs no easy goes it

move that body

invest the time

growing old is not a crime

but not investing in your

body and mind

most certainly is.

Work that body

move it about

bend and stretch

beyond all doubt

every unwanted jiggle

all those parts that 

used not to wiggle

Make them firm so

you can giggle

about how great

you are.

Fix your body

your mind

your soul

Work that body

is your goal

see a  new suge

of life unfold

Leave behind

that unwanted mess

embrace your inner

happiness

Sit ups, crunches, planks and poses

raise those legs no easy goes it

move that body

invest the time

growing old is not a crime

but not investing in your

body and mind

most certainly is.

Memorial Day

Today we honor you.

Today we say Thank You.

Today we wish you were here.

Today we remember our tears.

Today we recall your sacrifice.

Today we value our lives.

Today, Memorial day,

Today we all are family.