(2013)
a poem written after a difficult day.
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
I heard past generations In my son’s voice, I saw his life fly Into another dimension, A place, I can only imagine.
It is what it is Despite my wishes for it, Otherwise. You are who you are Despite my expectations,
In the blink of an eye It’s a different scene On the big movie screen So easy to get absorbed In the story line of time.
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
Unable to be all things For all people, Perhaps at one time, I tried. Those days are
Life is like a dream A star studded sky A blink of an eye Oh, how life slips by. Life is like a song
Firefly shine your light, Brighten my life, Lead the way, through The meadows, in my mind. Firefly, float so high,
Every hour we are someone Different, Every day something new Learned, Death is just another
When I sit And watch The in and out Of breath, Thoughts no longer
Orange full moon with a half smile, a hanging lantern, lighting the way, through dark streets,
Twilight slides in quietly as birds fly to warm nests. Pink hues of evening reflect in the clouds. Soon the moon
This is the America I know: A sea of white, black, red, yellow And brown faces, Strong minds and voices Raised to the sun,
Thoughts flicker like twinkling lights, ride them across the sky. Embrace your dream,
Mr. R. would talk about his deceased brother, he dreamed about him frequently; also of an eagle