Thoughts to Share
There needs to be A universal Dumpster A vast, unfillable mouth Swallowing The sediment Of our days, Of our existence The gray in the hours The grease stain on a collar Of a morning that started Crisp and pressed – A promise of perfection So the illusions we Neatly fold And the hope we file…
The calendar Shifts – A gentle fall into December We mend our Tired thoughts With ribbons Spun from Christmas lights And shiny bows Speeding through White snowbanks on A gilded sleigh of Dreams Bundled up in cozy Scarves Our warm breath Kisses the icy breeze: a blush on winter’s cheek Kind wishes – like a…
Not everyone Loves polka dots – Some enjoy wrapping Their thoughts in a Kaleidoscope of Vibrant shades And there are others who Greet the sacred silence Of each new dawn In stripes and solid Pajama tops Sipping their steaming Lattes from maroon mugs So I have no right to tell You either What’s the prettiest On…
Dawn Like a blushing bride Flashed a gentle Smile At us And the sky transformed Into a vibrant savanna Of African lions and Baobab trees Where tall giraffes Munched on the canopy And lazy hippos Yawned And while the Scorching African sun Ruled over the Savanna Clouds continued Their morning stroll On a new day…
May I ask for a dance The wind muses softly And the tall Aspens take a Polite bow Their white branches Sway in the Moonlight And as the golden Leaves tremble in The boundless sky A crow Caws a melody of Crisp evenings and Chilly nights With the stubborn Chase of the breeze On the…
When your thoughts are A canvas bleached to Perfection And your visions Sketch a Japanese Garden with Koi ponds gleaming To welcome a Sunrise A mosquito – a dark speck – Lands on Your dreams Sucking your Fuzzy hope dry Why deceive Yourself in the mirror And pen a fairytale Between the lines When you…
In the quiet embrace of fall I lie Blowing bubbles of troubling Thoughts And watch the gentle Sunshine Melt them away On the wings of Cotton candy clouds And the blue sky smiles at My thoughts and giggles At my worries Life is just a fleeting game Of search and find – A hide and seek –…
My mountains Stand tall Against the endless Blue prairie above Hugging clouds And kissing stars An ancient love story Woven over millions Of years between Earth and sky Cradling a Small lake – Tears of A crest – Holding hands With aspen trees Swaying in a soft Embrace A final hug is due Before golden Autumn arrives And as…
When hope is a Distant guest In the bedridden Sterile World Of my soul My thoughts Sift through Eternity Like the desert Wind That commands Shadows to dance Upon the sand Life has taken Me through labyrinths Of cold tundras And abandoned Kingdoms of ice Where frozen souls Reside Yet each dawn brings a pale ray of hope …
Our old pains Are like Last year’s Snow Stuck in the Crevices of rocks Hidden Far away From the golden Rays of July Sunshine In the deepest Darkest corners of Our souls Where no life-giving Warm rays Can melt away The dusty words said Where The snowy attitudes And the messages froze In ice With…