Just a brown winged sparrow sat In a cage Gilded, but a cage Softly it sang out a melody For a while Sometimes happy, but a personal eternity There was no answer to its refrain The house was silent The silence echoed wall to wall Just [...]
Filed under: art, life, nature, poetry on October 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
This impressed me so much. Kris Delmhorst’s ‘Yellow Brick Road’ (album Five Stories [2001]). I’m off to see the wizard in his castle on the hill And I never once have known him and I do not know him still Because his face it is magnificent but you’ll never see his hands And the [...]
Filed under: art, life, music, poetry, wonder, writing on October 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
Stumble forward, stumble back Never meant to let it go so far Gradual steps and you’re still gradually gone You wake up wondering where you are Stumble forward, stumble back Wasn’t anticipating quite this drop When you’re not watching you don’t expect the fall Falling forward’s hard to stop. Stumble forward, stumble [...]
Filed under: life, poetry on October 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
I can’t remember what broke your heart I just remember the way you felt in my arms I held you close, squeezed your hands with mine I was a good distraction at the time… There have been moments we laughed till we cried Joy bubbling over from all the happiness inside I was [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, relating well on October 24th, 2009 | No Comments »
As Advertised Dragging in like a cat caught in the rain It’s not hard to read your face I can see through the weariness and pain Don’t you know, haven’t you heard of grace You resist like a toddler at a nap You fight the urge to just lay it down You’re so sure [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, purpose, relating well, relationships on October 21st, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Living on the edge They don’t get how a big deal it is That she believes they’re real They won’t say a thing She cries out to all who wander past She cries how great they are She is the loudest fan She’s living on the edge They don’t even know [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, relating well, relationships on October 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What She Said… She said, “It’s not a big thing. The other day I happened to be in Switzerland. I made chili and it turned out badly for lack of spice, But I have seen the vineyards and I have crossed oceans And I have seen diamonds that can split the light.” And [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, purpose, relating well, relationships on October 19th, 2009 | No Comments »
Let’s have another cup of coffee ‘Cause I can’t figure me out. Can we just review the data and Maybe sort through all the doubts? I feel so small. Stretch me out. Help me see What I’m about. How about another cup of coffee? The things I use to believe in [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, purpose, relationships on October 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I bring her nothing but broken pieces The scattered shards, I lay at her feet. She never winces or shudders at them. She takes my hand; we sort through the heap. And I weep sometimes at the lack inside me. She pulls me close and takes her seat. “Joy” she says, “that is what [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, relating well, wonder on October 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
April’s tongue and cheek take on those who do not wish to hatch… This small space is what I know. This fish tank existence is what I am accustomed to. Don’t give me the world. This small space is what I know. This oyster’s shell I created for myself is safe even [...]
Filed under: poetry, Uncategorized, wonder on October 12th, 2009 | No Comments »
