Tag Archives: free verse
How High?
Now, we have come finally to our witching hour When we must decide if we will claim our power Myself, I begin to think it has become too late Yet we still must choose, there is no time to wait What our nation, our world might once have been Our glory days barely remembered, are […]
Nothing to Fear
He walked through town, Late one afternoon, Wearing a Cheshire smile I asked him, “why?” And he said, “Come walk with me a while.” We strolled on, Looking for a dark street, A lawn, an open field Somewhere we could stand Or sit, or lie Manufactured light Obscured, occulted A phrase turned oddly, Thought, I […]
Reason to Ask
Let us sit down quietly, gathered all together Let us speak of what’s vital, wind and weather Listen to the trees that shade us, are our home Bless beings we eat, wear, the grass and loam Sit peacefully, talking rarely with gentle voices Opening our very being to embrace all choices Acknowledge our connection to […]
The Turning Wheel
This moment, now This turn on the wheel Of our universal unicycle Of linear time I understand Being everywhere And nowhere In all places All the time Everyone, everything Only our vantage Changes So persecutors now Become persecuted The hunter hunted Prey the predator As the wheel turns We changes positions Sometimes on top Sometimes […]
What We Always Know
When I think about beauty, I confess What makes me happy looks the best Bright colors, harmony, truth or jest Although I also like much of the rest Think minor chords as well as tragedy May impart more truth than reality We survive tempest to feel tranquility It’s all just on or off, to be […]
Without Exception
Minds, when open like a blooming flower Pollinated by ideas each and every hour Open eyes can only see but not perceive Closed minds neither, unable to receive Pen marries paper, sparks a new flame Flame marries taper, fire briefly tamed Bow caresses strings, tender as true love Ethereal music brings down from above Brush […]
Rotten to the Core
Cannot anyone help me understand Our world’s oh so obvious insanity People only, the Earth works grand Can I hide where none can find me Enter the asylum, numbed by drugs Or self-medicate and live vicariously Stoned or drunk, suck media dugs Consumed by, crime, soaps, reality I have tried to take the blame before […]
Turning a Blind Eye
I think the car over there is flirting with me It honked its horn and also blinked its lights There are no people anywhere that can see Maybe it’ll offer me a ride to see the sights I start to walk closer, make it certain I saw It’s grown frantic, honking, lights blinking I dash […]
Secretly Hoping ~ A thought ramble
Tired, oh so tired I struggle through My days, my daze Fight and push myself Till all of me pays The price Of one good day May cost me two Too late now My eureka moment Came deep in life Still, I’m sure, I hope I have many years Multiplied by days Pain, mental fog […]
Today
Today I stopped for coffee, don’t we all Those of us, at least, who enjoy the taste It‘s not even merely caffeine’s siren call Just to sit, think, to savor time to waste I listen to nearby folk talk and I wonder How it is that all of us are now right here Sometimes I […]
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