7-3-21. Impressions of summer
Rolling painted deserts of the west. Shrub bushes dot sloping hillsides. Relentless sun heats up
In the bright moments My mind is a flame, Melting obstacles, Gaining gifts of wisdom. In the dark moments
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
Many thoughts in the mind, Some productive, some not. They glow like fires, Created by needs and
Not a word heard As the river flows Over rock, around Banks that lie Waiting for visitors.
Life is not fair at times... But of course things Change quickly down the line, We are born into a No guarantee world.
Photos are all I have At times, Of smiling familiar faces, My family spread out. I would travel often
Every hour we are someone Different, Every day something new Learned, Death is just another
The dance of fear, Of not being enough, Stops and starts. The unknown, an Uncharted sea,
The hummingbirds are buzzing As well as the bees. The Orioles land gingerly On top of the feeder. Cautiously they move down
Not sure what to write while the world is on the brink of another war. While others face
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.
Orange full moon with a half smile, a hanging lantern, lighting the way, through dark streets,
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,
Some days you’re in bliss, Some days you’re in pain. Some days you’re up in the clouds, Some days you’re down in the flame… Some days you get what you want