i can see u now
Category: Life

children of my children's children
meandering thru the questions of the day
lofty ur goals and aspirations be
tho tides have overrun ur lands

i can feel u tho the prints off my feet
have long since been swept away
the rising sun caresses ur face
toes dipping softly at the water's edge
as u run ur fingers thru ur lover's hair

a flock of geese honks by
one thousands springs have come and gone
yet they continue on their southward hajj
the honeysuckle scented breeze reminds u
of careless youthful days of yore

these leaves of grass were the same to me
a progressive dance in cyclic fashion
my thoughts and actions were selfish i confess
still u've brought forth new light

may the essence of today
resonate thruout the millennia

8:36 AM - 42 Comments - 40 Kudos - Add Comment

five long years
Category: Life

how unspeakably sad it was
that day the towers fell
the anguished calling for the lost
forever buried beneath the rubble

and then came the anger
the desire to inflict pain
upon another whomever
a call to arms in restitution

for a few magnificent days
the warbirds took to the air
and exacted vengeance
what glorious lights and sounds

so many pages have since turned
so many mothers' children lost
untold legions of innocents maimed
pouring fuel onto smoldering contempt

and now they say it must continue
altho we know it was all a lie
kill or be killed they proclaim
a war with no front or end

onward march to other lands
in the name of freedom and justice
and all those flowery words

but flowers no longer bloom
where children cannot sing

is it safe yet?

8:13 AM - 19 Comments - 34 Kudos - Add Comment

oh! that i am grateful indeed
Category: Life

for the burdens which u have given me
they remind me that i am alive
that i am a creature of ur making
and that i am finding my way

at times the path becomes dark
and i cannot see which way to go
i’ve been afraid that i cannot carry
this lonesome burden any further

but then a light will begin to flicker
at first faint but then it will grow
and i begin to see that i am not alone
that so many others are here with me

give me the strength oh! lords
to reach out to others in need
and help them with their own burden
that i may grow in hope, peace and love

and that all my days may be burdened
for when they no longer are
neither will i be

8:29 AM - 31 Comments - 54 Kudos - Add Comment

the shadow of the day
Category: Life

look to the horizon sweet child
a promise a shimmering hope
where once only darkness fell

the days have already grown longer
and yes ur heart has felt it too
yearning for the moment of its return

let ur mouth sing its praise
let the earth tremble beneath ur feet
and all ur senses know its warmth

behold for i bring good tidings
the end of old ways is near

u will know it when ur words become
those of love, peace and acceptance
when u've become the change u seek

reveal reveal urself unto me my lords
make me whole again worthy
for all that which i can become

warmest of season's greetings to u all

8:44 AM - 108 Comments - 66 Kudos - Add Comment

the harem
Category: Life

an enchanted garden
in some mystical place
neither here nor there
simply the now

where warm kitchen scents
and cool summer breezes
waft between laughter
and gratitude

here lies the voice
laying among the trees
looking up

watching children play
as their mothers call them
there with his loyal friend
lying in the shade

and praying for those
who've prayed so much
for him

8:15 AM - 52 Comments - 90 Kudos - Add Comment

like stones in water
Category: Life

why are u still sitting here?
watching ur life pass u by
unmoving like stones in water
as the river washes over them

look at the magpie so free
to dart wherever it so chooses
see how the willows swaying softly
in the light breeze catch the light
their leaves chatting gaily

be instead like the river itself
always moving always changing
bending thru fields and valleys
growing stronger and deeper
as it flows out into the vast sea

seize this moment make it urs
allow that which comes to u to be
now go out into this glorious creation
and become everything u've always been

7:46 AM - 37 Comments - 58 Kudos - Add Comment

starveillance
Category: Life

what pretty shiny things they are
those wondrous masses of gas
swirling round and round until
they explode into a fury of light
burning for billions of years

how they've captured our imagination
we've gaze upon them since our dawn
pointing observing in fascination and awe
such delight we experience
trying to reach out to them
as if somehow by touching them
we ourselves can change and grow

but meaningful change only
really comes from within
we all know the steps we must take
to reach our inner happiness
compassion, humility and above all love

now it's time to take what we've learned
and apply it to our daily lives

8:02 AM - 19 Comments - 34 Kudos - Add Comment

notorious
Category: Life

how much of our lives is spent
chasing after what others
think and say about us
why do we put so much weight
on the opinion of others
what does that say about us

what we drive and wear
with whom we socialize
where we live and what we drive
what we do for a living
how much we make
the very color of our skin

none of this defines us in any
other than the most superficial way
yet we constantly run around
hoping to better ourselves
in the eyes of others by changing
in such insignificant ways

the only meaningful change
comes from within

6:23 AM - 30 Comments - 38 Kudos - Add Comment

the surreal life
Category: Life

what if anything is real?
it seems i drift thru this life
as if in a dream sometimes
things occurring around me
often as if directly summoned
by my own thoughts

am i really experiencing anything
or is it all just my imagination?
a slave to my own fantasies
of feelings and hallucinations
all imploding on one another
one after the other after the other

the incantations of my reveries
invoking the greatest of my powers
raise me up above my fears and desires
to lofty heights of love and understanding
bring me to my peace and inner joy
that life may be but a dream

7:34 AM - 50 Comments - 42 Kudos - Add Comment

the best week ever
Category: Life

what happens when we step
outside of our little selves
when we let go our fears
our anger and resentment
and allow ourselves to simply
experience life as it comes to us

what happens when all our focus
shifts from what we want and need
from what we expect and desire
to simply surrendering ourselves
to the moment in all its plethora
or sights smells tastes and sounds

releasing my tendencies to sabotage
my own happiness and inviting
whatever will be to be with open arms
that i may finally become love
bringing myself into this world anew
like an infant who first opens his eyes

6:18 AM - 63 Comments - 54 Kudos - Add Comment