Tag Archives: love
Does It Matter?
The world is full of liars, some good and some bad. Does it really matter? Storytellers, since ancient times, have told us stories that never ever were Mayhap happened not in the way the tales were told, for drama, for effect To seek the deepest truth of who we are, how we feel, and what […]
What If?
What if you could create anything, paint like the greatest artist ever seen Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Gentileschi, Rousseau, Magritte, Cassatt, Ditko, Kane No doubt, I haven’t named your favorite, your one and only most fine The list is so long, I could fill up every notebook that I have ever owned Then I could […]
You’re a Real Card ~ Part 3 ~ Hearts
Hearts Hearts are home, family, friends that haven’t met yet When you realize opportunity has met preparation The joy when you win, but don’t remember your bet All of the simplest things with the greatest relation Hearts are the goodness that we all carry deep within Random acts of kindness, a gentle word, opened door […]
Learn, Remember, Teach ~ 11/12/13
A stolen moment at a party watching others laugh, talk, gesture Eat food and cake and talk, move, change partners and start again This is how it’s supposed to be, perhaps too loud but full of joy In a lovely home made available by friends this special evening A surprise surprise, people in motion, […]
A Price Too Heavy
I hear you say your life has been harsh, cruel and so unfair Everybody’s got it in or out for you, can no one really care Yet when you walk down your street, the one most familiar All the people, everyone you pass or meet, just stop to stare I don’t see where LOSER […]
You’re a Real Card
Although I think you might not care Herewith I will set down, begin to share Many simple life lesson that I swear I learned while playing at solitaire My explication might sound like fluff For this game played sitting on your duff How could anyone ever play enough To learn any life lesson, simple or […]
In an Instant
Sometimes in deep hours of night, insomniac, I think I know the answer While other times, in the brightest light of day, I’m much less certain Perhaps my problem is I don’t really even know the question to ask here When will ever I have a moment to learn, while I face such a […]
In Time
Watching any two people, like you, uncertain and alone As they meet on your street, to then stroll and converse In time, they court, the formal dance, they smile and sigh Till laughing, flushed, happy and out of breath, they sit Talking heart-to-heart leads to dialogue, to harmony, to love Opening, joining, sharing fear, […]
A Lingering Joy ~Thinking of those who have gone before
A Lingering Joy Thinking of those who have gone before When the boundary barrier between the realms grows ever slender Mine will not be willful, wayward spirits wandering abroad this night Not phantoms, specters or poltergeists, but a mother sweetly tender To watch her children and those yet unborn when her soul took flight See […]