Disappearing Days

I blinked and must have missed it

The time slipping away

I know the new year has just begun

but the days didn't pass

they seemed to run

First month

last day

Sky is blue

Not gray

Enjoyed each moment

in a special way

but how quickly we arrived

to today

Time slips into the the future

I think is a sneaky phrase

Slips, slides, slinks, strides

It moves in mysterious ways

First month

Last day

Sky is blue

Not gray

Enjoyed each moment

in a special way

but how quickly we arrived

to today

The pace has been set for this year

faster than lightning it appears

Blink and the days disappear

Take advantage of each moment you're here.

More Reason to Try

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

Put off to tomorrow
and here comes more sorrow
But where can I find
extra hours to borrow?

Breathe in, heave a sigh
Just more reason to try
to reclaim that
natural high.

It all works in the end
You've creativity my friend
You'll get it all done
once you begin.

Stop losing your mind
Get up off your behind
The roads not that hard
so get back in line

All these Germs

You don't want to deal with it
but I don't want to either
From all of these germs
I'd like to take a breather

I am not a nurse
and your child's cold
 is my curse
Sending kids to school
while they're ill makes you a fool

Runny nose and sneezes
chock full of diseases
Keep them away from
me please.

Use common sense
the self defense
against this stupidity
Of feeling it's okay
to expose your child's germs
to me.

One sick child
the germs run wild
and spread as far as they're able
First this one and then it's gone
from table to table


Runny nose and sneezes
chock full of diseases
Keep them away from
me please.

Perfectly Still

Last  night I sat perfectly still
and it wasn't against my will.
As a matter of fact, it was quite by choice;
No movement, no emotion
not even the sound of my own voice.

Last night I took a moment for me.
I would take another one now quite gladly.
We often forget to make time for it
the downtime that replenishes our soul
as a dollar a day seems our ultimate goal.

Breathe in. Breathe out.
Let the rat race run out.
It only takes a moment to do.
Dinner for one, none or two,
Do what you need to do
but always take a moment for you.


Last  night of my own free will
I took a moment to sit perfectly still
Yes, indeed it was quite by choice
No movement, no emotion
not even the sound of my own voice.

Such a novel  notion
this time of devotion
to the person who deserves a break.
Sitting perfectly still
is a moment we all should take.

Bitter or Better

You can choose bitter or better
I leave it up to you
The path you ultimately follow
The challenges you ensue

You can choose bitter or better
But please do think it through
The journey you must travel
Is completely up to you

You can choose bitter or better
When that fork lands in the road
The values that you'll tether
The heart that you will hold

With each step remember that
You have chosen this path
Only you are to blame for both
Positive and negative aftermath

Bitter or Better
I leave it up to you
Choose wisely
That's all you're asked to do

This Day in History

On this day in history
It will be remembered significantly
A second inauguration of America's first Black President 

Already on this day
We commemorate the birthday of 
a man who showed true peace and love
the late civil rights lion Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

It's been 150 Years since the Emancipation Proclamation. 
America we are making progress 
But we still have far to go to continue to create a great nation

Artistically Inclined

An extension of yourself that you want to have accepted
Many pieces of you floating around
Maze upon maze of swirling, entangled leaves
replaced with lines and curves and mazes.

Take me into a space less complicated than where I am.
Help organize the constantly swirling thoughts in my mind. 
Calm me. 
Inspire me.
Make me happy.

I Let it loose upon society 
the creative side of me
despite the voices in my head

An extension of myself that I want to have accepted
Many pieces of me floating around
My artistic journey is just beginning to get off the ground