Ready for this pandemic to be over, but who isn't! 7/2020
The wind went through me, it carried the yellow, orange and red leaves lightly on the air. Another change is coming,
Squirrels with bushy orange tails leap about the deck. Crickets hum, confused that it’s not dark yet. The caw of a blue jay
Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire
In the bright moments My mind is a flame, Melting obstacles, Gaining gifts of wisdom. In the dark moments
Life is like a dream A star studded sky A blink of an eye Oh, how life slips by. Life is like a song
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.
There is my shadow, A dark outline of this body And yet, it also holds, The hidden imperfections Of my existence.
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
If we could embrace our sorrow and surf on our tears, surely our hearts would grow wider to hold the years
Birds flying here and there, landing on branches to chirp and bare, their heart. A private club among the trees with their own private code.
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,
Many thoughts in the mind, Some productive, some not. They glow like fires, Created by needs and
The gift of summer Is the sound of a Creek flowing through Rocks. A blue bird perched
This is the America I know: A sea of white, black, red, yellow And brown faces, Strong minds and voices Raised to the sun,
Last night I dreamt that I floated above the clouds, above the earth and my heart