(2014)
Just some thoughts about how things are and the pull to wish things, "Otherwise."
Many thoughts in the mind, Some productive, some not. They glow like fires, Created by needs and
Walking on the edge, Between awareness and sleep. Sometimes... I’m in the moment, I feel my body,
Pretend there is no tomorrow becau… there might not be. Live like there is only this momen… that is the truth. Nothing is solid but whispery,
Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…
My heart is a good heart, It beats strongly And works hard, To keep me alive. My mind is a good mind,
Remember the night we took your mother’s car and drove over the skyway bridge? The moon was a bright light to show the way.
Pale blue moon Of August, Peeking behind The clouds, Luminous,
Her smile was like gold, Her lines were often bold, Her stories of wisdom told, In books that are now sold. She has left the earth,
The wind went through me, it carried the yellow, orange and red leaves lightly on the air. Another change is coming,
Geese are honking As they fly Across an orange colored Sky. My spirit soars
Red and gold leaves Falling, Sing to me Of the season of change, Before the snow,
On this New Year’s Eve Direction lost Drifting like blowing snow To and fro. A freeze comes
Just a small part of me wants strife to go away, to return to a kinder time. Am I just losing courage? Life is draining me,
Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart
It’s a billion stars moving and co… While we sleep. It’s one miracle after another and… We do not take the leap. It’s the great heave of nature