Tag Archives: laughter

Next?

  Do we start restricting our children much too soon Compromising their ability to shoot for the moon? Yes, they are exuberant at home, out in public, too Dangers abound and they must learn this from you I’m sure I was such a child, drove all the adults nuts Smart, curious, one to ask, remark […]

Never a Wrong Time

  It is not like I just remembered, though in a way I did Some part of me wanted to be a poet when just a kid Like my artist, which got squashed while still in school I’ve waited until my current age to find I had the tools If I had been better, had […]

Choose Your Occupation

We come to another country; we steal it from the people there Then act somehow miraculous, like we grew a bald man’s hair Whether we sell ourselves as motherland, fatherland, liberator People’s republic, or sun never sets, we’re but thieves, no more Despite our ignominious starts, a moral high ground we claim Conveniently forgetting that […]

Unseen

I stand high upon the mountaintop My dark, uncertain path obscured Until a sharp, chill wind rises, cuts Shreds my fog-shrouded mind, self Reveals bright stars, the Milky Way Limns my way through the darkness Familiar yet unknown, a revelation Unsuspected peaks tower above me The last mist vanishes, mere dreams Solitude, silence, contained, replete […]

Love is All

Ancient before time Impenetrable void waited Crawled from its atomic shell Instantaneous illumination flared Newborn This moment A swirling figure Moves, is every moment Innocently wise Hopeful, in constant conflict Cooperation in every interchange Full of wonder, every and all stories Worth living for Growing, expansive Worth dying for, each instant All mirrored within the […]

Standing on My Head

  This morning I decided I would start wearing My whole head right on the bottom of my feet It means I will no longer get to wear an earring But I’ll see where I’m walking down the street I’ve decided to leave my nose to sit atop my neck That way, I can smell […]

Care Enough to Ask

  My mind is moiled, roiled, in turmoil and looking for a sign How can I, should I, shall I my thoughts and my deeds align To center my vision, steady my aim, get closer to my target Around the corner, in the future far away, so hard to mark it I must forget everything […]

Analyze the Reasons

  Here’s a crazy thought that just jumped into my mind If what’s distant from our sight, light years in the past Could somehow make us the far-off future of our kind Be afraid, so badly we have done, in this role to be cast Would we be like future supermen to cavemen long ago […]

Screw It

  Walk along with me for just a little while Away from prying eyes Perhaps we’ll walk along the ocean’s shore To muddle prying ears A raucous bar tonight might also fill the bill Over a couple of beers Please don’t talk to me while I’m at home Or if we should meet Or call […]

Nary a Thought or Care

  My cat has come to like me, at least that’s what I think, Kneads me hard; her sharp claws into my soft skin sink. Clearly her inflicting pain must be a sign of her affection C’mon, she is a cat, but maybe not after serious reflection Dogs worship us, even though they’ll yank us […]