(2014)
Thinking about hard times and ways to deal with it.
Lately, a sadness pervades, I mourn for youth, perhaps passion of younger days. With age, some of that passion
My heart is a good heart, It beats strongly And works hard, To keep me alive. My mind is a good mind,
Cool breeze rustles through the tr… drifting into my open door and leads me to the window to see leaves falling with abandon. Highlights of red and gold lace
Yellow finches Line the bird feeder Against Spring’ s canopy Of green and purple tapestry. Back and forth they go
I lay still While my loved one, Sleeps. His warm hand In my hand,
Mr. R. would talk about his deceased brother, he dreamed about him frequently; also of an eagle
This is the America I know: A sea of white, black, red, yellow And brown faces, Strong minds and voices Raised to the sun,
Firefly shine your light, Brighten my life, Lead the way, through The meadows, in my mind. Firefly, float so high,
Red sun in the morning rolling up the side of earth. The sky turned pink, as a ball of fire showed it’s strength,
Every hour we are someone Different, Every day something new Learned, Death is just another
Leaves falling, Another season Decorating the earth. One red leaf In my path,
Tonight, the wind whistles as it rushes through the atmospher… Winter’s bare limbs of swaying trees, dance in the shadows.
An owl hoots on this cool, crisp Spring night. A sound that’s distant yet echos
Walking down the dirt path, Sounds drift on the air, Birds chirping, leaves Rustling, dogs barking. Interconnection of life
Walking on the beach of long ago, the constant roll of the gulf, it’s sound, like a lullaby.