(2014)
Thinking about hard times and ways to deal with it.
To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to
Unable to be all things For all people, Perhaps at one time, I tried. Those days are
Not sure what to write while the world is on the brink of another war. While others face
Summer is near it’s end, I regret not visiting my childhood home, near the gulf, where the sunset
My heart is a good heart, It beats strongly And works hard, To keep me alive. My mind is a good mind,
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
Grateful for: Sunrise of pink and gold Showing the way, Lighting the sky, To another blessed day.
Holiday cheer and laughter, Multicolored lights blink faster, Music of love and good will, Grace the air like snowflakes. Tis the season to be compassionate…
What is truth? It’s a changing sky, One day clear, The next, cloudy, Holding the blue and grey,
I remember your smile, your laugh,… you gave so freely. It’s hard that you are gone. I sigh and walk along the bay.
It is what it is Despite my wishes for it, Otherwise. You are who you are Despite my expectations,
Leaves falling, Another season Decorating the earth. One red leaf In my path,
Driving through the small towns of America, children of all colors playing in the streets, some with tattered clothes
On this New Year’s Eve Direction lost Drifting like blowing snow To and fro. A freeze comes
You may not know what you’ll do next: Hit the open road With your thumb stuck out. Give up all you own