Category Laughter
Always There
Both obvious and subliminal, consuming the sublime Though it might slip in softly upon the wings of song You may discover it on a mountain that you will climb It may stagger you when you step up to right a wrong It might be beneath your iron, on your ironing board In running, walking, dancing […]
Light in the Darkness
When I close my eyes, I see the future When I look before me, I see the past Open my eyes, I think at last I see her Or must I, from my eye, the mote cast My love has always been, deep in time She walks beside me until my days end I may […]
At Our Peril
Whenever you hear a baby’s cry Do you imagine someone will die Not cause, effect, nor imperative Life’s answer to what death gives Pondering such questions, no fear But simply the fact that I am here Some do not question what, why Don’t they marvel at the night sky Are they then, creatures of the […]
All of Me
I swirled as a seed Caught within the flood Following the torrent Toward safety, doom Danced along a precipice Hidden by the storm Imagined I was apart Unconnected, unprotected Bashed, battered Buffeted by unseen force Believed I wouldn’t, Couldn’t have mattered Wandering along Washed up upon An unknown shore I lay silently Quiescent, unknown Parched, […]
This Doctor Said
I This doctor said I might be crazy No real worry, if the doc’s unsure I get twisted, my mind most mazy Will I get out; will they find a cure Well’s bottom, as water gets deep The bucket is broken, rope frayed Am I but dreaming, still fast asleep Fear to discover my candle […]
Dive Into the Sky
Do you buy self-help books by ones, twos Or do you buy them by the bloody dozens Stop halfway through, dejected, confused Yet sing their praises, to friends or cousins Do you read the advice, but don’t follow it And then you wonder why it doesn’t work You sought tools to scramble from your pit […]
A Better View
I often wonder, how did we get into this mess I mean, we did not choose to grow our brain Who decides to confront predators, such stress Sharp fang and claw, able to cause acute pain Where else in the universe, would you suppose Evolution played this little joke, what survived Not really a joke […]
Taylor Made
We find, sometimes, it is only win or lose This lesson often learned more than once Either we stick a needle where we choose Or that needle will stick us where it wants
This Property Condemned
It was the third house on a far block Framed-up on a little dead-end street We thought it was ours, but no lock Just being built and almost complete Still, we went and talked to the owner Who allowed that he’d built it for us Refusal would have been such a boner We said we […]
What Do I Know?
Do you believe in magic, elves, fairy-folk and such? Or do you scoff and scorn, think it’s all too much? So smart, you know that you can rule out anything? Disbelieve the intent of galaxies, say stars don’t sing? I hope I’m not so pompous, I’d discount possibility Our most tragic tale unto our most […]
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