Saturday, January 29, 2022

forever on my beach

in my mind I'm in Mexico 
my feet propped on my wall 
push the little piece of lime 
down in my Pacifico 
contemplating, resurrecting the way it all turns out
burying ghosts, faceless hosts
those things that plague me most 

why is it that I find myself 
but it doesn't last that long 
pack my bags, heading back 
while the CD plays that song 
maybe I should move there 
stay forever on my beach 
without cell phone calls no worries befall
just live my days in peace

Girl Scout merit

I thought, at first, it was all about me
that it was a poem you wanted me to see
reading of the future, the past left behind 
once again, silly me, I was reading it blind 

I felt confused bout what you were saying 
just like always--the meaning you're displaying 
straddling the fence--sitting in the middle 
the prose that is penned is teeming with riddles 

the joke's on me, once again a fool deceived 
you sit there rocking and laughing up your sleeve  
a Girl Scout merit from where I sit 
no matter who it's for, it's the way you prepare it

Friday, January 28, 2022

contrast

these thoughts that I pen 
are not truly contrasting 
to the way I feel

uncovered

what you have uncovered 
this truth that you discovered 
which was clear for all to see 
this heart that you have opened 
and has left me here just hoping 
won't bring you back here to me

sometimes

it is easier 
to let go of things you love
memories remain 

Thursday, January 27, 2022

twitter

the truth I twitter 
without any followers 
on Facebook I hedge
the Oracle of Apollo 
what lays obscure
hidden from prying eyes
rests till I'm ready 
to bring it to light

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

New Years Eve

no fancy dress bought
for New Year's Eve
we're staying in
just you and me 
steaks on the grill
and a bottle of wine
I think that sounds
like a very good time

A fire burns bright
warming the room
we're starting to yawn
it's way too soon
in bed before midnight
it doesn't matter much
as we settle for sleep
our hands tightly clutched 
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hold on to me

when the day is long
and we're far apart
nothing goes right
from the very start
my mind needing
a quick jumpstart
baby, hold on to me

when the night is long
and we're far apart
a waste of the moon
and those twinkling stars
and I am missing you
with all my heart
baby, hold on to me
baby, hold on to me
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running on empty

didn't see the light turn red
thoughts that burn inside my head
running on empty, running hard
all around me lies in shards

all the things I try to hide
eating like a cancer inside
pour them out into a glass
a leaking sieve that empties fast

I can see it fading away
memories sweet from yesterday
as I hold on to what was untrue
doing my best to hold on to you
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

inspire

what inspires a poet 
to pen the things that we write 
about hope long lost, a new love affair 
or passion by candle's light 

I read sonnets written by others 
and I can see myself in their text 
I can place myself in some lines 
but I am not always there in the next

the subjects that inspire me
always have a rhyme and a reason 
and I hope to remain inspired 
and pen on for many more seasons

so far

so far it's been wine and roses 
so far the trail has been smooth 
so far the stars shine brightly 
and you think that I hung the moon 
so far it all fits together 
so far there has been no rain 
so far the road we've traveled 
to get past all of the old pains 
so far you've showed every reason 
so far there've been no test 
so far the path still to travel
so far to gather the rest

adhesive

it surrounds my heart 
an easy feeling
bonding us together
love's the adhesive
it's an absolute truth 
between you and me 
this road we're on 
all limits exceeded 

Monday, January 24, 2022

the truth

you're digging for the truth 
and using both of your hands 
it's a losing cause you know
against the shifting sands 

like a dying man's thirst 
as you race against the clock 
tryin to figure it out 
and why the thoughts don't stop 

you should have brought a shovel 
and a hat for the desert heat 
a thermos with some water 
replacing sweat excreted

when did I have it last? 
I thought I buried it there 
no answer to your questions 
as you labor with despair 

you reach into your pocket 
for a kerchief to wipe the grime 
and there you find the truth 
in your back pocket this whole time

chance

Contingency
Hope
Ambivalent
Need
Coincidence
Expectation
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Thursday, January 20, 2022

dreams to dawn

I meander through dreams looking for you
cloaked in darkness; confusion
I traipse through tall prairie grass and dense forest
observing from the shadows within while you wait
soundless, stoic, statuesque
a bird of prey, talons ready
I stumble over your heart's protective tripwire
and I fall....from dreams to dawn
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I am

I am.... 
the last thought in your evening 
the first though in your dawn
moving in your memory 
swaying to your song 
I am...
a melody that you're singing
softly in your heart 
a minute in your history 
though miles that we're apart
I am... 
a book that you're re-reading 
a chapter in your soul 
a bookmark in your spirit 
the piece that makes you whole

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

for awhile

you lifted me 
as if I weighed nothing 
you carried me, when I needed it 
you kissed away the hurt and pain 
and for awhile it was sweet again 
for awhile it was spring 
for awhile you sang me a song 
for awhile it was like before... 
before I knew

tick

I read every word to see what makes you tick
the deeper I go the thicker it gets
still no clearer as I start to regress 
I find myself trapped in the midst of it 

meaning obscure, indefinable, vague 
the less clear it is, the less you betray 
it could be about you or anyone any day 
the less you give, the more you take away

I was always there waiting for you 
to drop the shroud and show me truth 
I stayed too long and got caught in the blues 
nothing you offer to keep me next to you

solace

no kisses come in the morning
or in the evening before I sleep
everyday, grows more apparent
I'm not the solace you seek

in the words of a stranger
in the heart of a friend
one has no beginning
the other has no end

a cactus flower in this valley
with the breeze I bend
white-washing all of the fences
that keep me here hemmed in

in the words of a stranger
in the heart of a friend
one has no beginning
the other has no end
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

words not spoken

as we look for things 
we're afraid to find 
and we tear down walls
that we hide behind 
it's easier to be broken 
erase words not spoken 
look for what's not true 
painted in black and blue 
tear down the walls 
that we hide behind

my sea

come with me
to my sea
let's make love
on the beach
sand and tide
day and night
livin on lovin
this feels right
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inside

my hands on your face 
a probing kiss 
I close my eyes 
for a new taste 
that very first day 
cold and gray
forever in thought
exactly what I sought 
and what was rendered 
was full of splendor 
indelible memories 
ink stained on forever

Monday, January 17, 2022

long-distance melodies

there are too many words that we can say 
spoken over long-distance melodies 
casual greetings turn to breathless goodbyes 
 while you ponder, your heart wanders 

forgiveness spread thick like honey on bread 
washed down with truth and reasoning 
for what you put in and I got out 
zero credits in that account

there are too many words that we can say 
spoken over long-distance melodies 
a call that drops without return 
text open to interpretation

one hell of a night

it is in the lateness of the hour 
the clock ticks minutes off 
you say you will be right back 
do a disappearing act 
hey, what's up with that? 

later, when we're ready for bed 
you follow me down the hall 
to candles, music and turned down sheets 
something that's never been done for me 
romance done just right 
and it's one hell of a night!

you love me

I was out of touch just for awhile 
reality lay on a distant shore 
that's when you came into my life 
your love surrounds me
every aspect secure
giving more than I looked for

a candle in my darkness 
an angel with a devilish grin 
sunshine ending days of rain 
a dream that comes after sleepless nights 
serenity in many forms 
 my spirit smiles my soul responds

like the feeling I get by endless seas 
the moon casts light on what's to be
a million stars in my night
anticipation drips like honey 
all because you love me