Category Laughter

Standing

Standing ~~~~~ Sometimes, the smallest thing Changes us entirely, for good. So, standing where we stood, Get a gold ring or get nothing. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know what you think. See more of my creative offerings and […]

Temporal Expense

Temporal Expense ~~~~~ Do we now, Muddled men, Fetished females, Spend time Like bits of metal, Paper, information, To prove We are living. Collected, reflected, Twittering birds Speaking, seeking, Connection, Within Books of faces, Without Recognition. Incomplete meaning, Distant acquaintances, Lost friends. Some remembered, Many forgotten Or never met Face to face, Impersonal, Person-to-person call. […]

I’ve Heard

I’ve Heard ~~~~~ Certainty, it’s said, is fleeting It may vanish upon meeting Or offer you a warm greeting You hope it will last a lifetime Pray that it will be your lifeline Most lose it, such a rife crime It’s ephemeral, so it’s precious Though it can turn you vicious Believe it, it’s gone, […]

Simple Complexity ~ Complex Simplicity

Simple Complexity ~ Complex Simplicity ~~~~~ Why then must poetry’s meaning be couched, Like the imagined sea-sound heard in a shell? May fleeting beauty, convoluted truth be vouched, Said simply and offered crystal-clear from a well? Will it help if I use night to presage age or death, Flying birds or sunsets standing in for […]

Light, A Distant Vista

Light, A Distant Vista ~~~~~ Responsible, preoccupied, needs, daily duties, urges to create. Atlas beneath my half-sky, inventing my truth in beauty before I am late. Days, time-paced, sheltered, stopped, shoulds and musts to meet and answer While so few sought either truth or beauty; they didn’t pay the financier Is shielding the candle flame from […]

Distance to Anywhere ~ Would You Like Coffee With That?

Distance to Anywhere Would You Like Coffee With That? ~~~~~ What does it matter, How I feel, What I do? Infinitesimal or less In the list of all Things, stuff, piffle, Merely a passing moment. A falling leaf, An ant’s call to battle, Depth of the ocean, Distance to anywhere, Near or far. All different, […]

Process of Elimination

Process of Elimination ~~~~~ A thought occurred to me and I’d like to get it straight, All beings, high or low, saint or sinner, all eliminate. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know what you think. See more of my […]

That’s What I Think

That’s What I Think ~~~~~ God’s feet I imagine Would not fit In my backyard Nor in the town Where I live Being so large God must be clumsy Or, perhaps, allergic To us, to people Do god’s sneezes Bring storms Mayhap god trips Steps into the ocean Causing rough seas Floods and tsunamis Eating […]

Buy and Bye

Buy and Bye ~~~~~ Can you tell us of days, our future cast How we fared and how long did we last Not really important in the grand scheme Everything changes; whimper or scream All of our glories and all of our horrors Blink of an eye; so much less than hours We all think […]

All Our Winding Ways

All Our Winding Ways ~~~~~ What are the ways We navigate life? Paths we follow; What we choose, Life chooses for us. Locked in Sterile cubicles. No matter How, how much We strive To create, Make them ours. Locked in To desks, To dos and don’ts, Our duties. Trapped in cells, Apps, smart phones, Toys […]