It rang signaling it was done It had been mistakenly set up high Thought it would somehow recognize its settings And make a move to reset But pop goes the toaster And all was lost with no finespun As the toast was burnt to a crisp and a […]
Suitcases unpacked Traveling pillow Wandering mind Roving eye Carried-away balloon Sandy footprints Nothing settled Nothing bonded Nothing tethered Interconnected mind Flowering consciousnesses New sights Brave introductions Timeliness is untimely The hand a smoky trail The anchor has been swept away
The sun shining brightly The dog squeaking madly The vents banging melodically The coffee is brewing The birds are dipping The bunny is staring The waves are receding The world keeps going At least momentarily The rainbow is hiding The culdesacs are imploding The warriors are tiring The […]
Lost in a masquerade Holding tightly onto the strings Dancing and praying Ripping the heels off And pulling the scabs A bloody trail on the beige carpet Fuzzy, gummy lint piling up Painful and tiptoeing Sirens wailing Time to talk to the sketch artist Make sure it’s not […]
The rocks rolled down the hill onto my body The marbles served as a pillow The stones are coming down fast and furious It’s a deluge and no way to stop them They keep coming and coming There’s a village pushing them on down No regard for […]
Take a seat Reflect Digest Soak your feet Call a friend Eat a pretzel Play with your dog Tap your shoes Take a step back Seek the bigger picture Get unmired Become unmoored Check your pulse Sing 100 tunes Count 1000 sheep Then seek a moveable feast Dig […]
You’re having a moment A breaking point of sorts You killed her dream Or rather Her dream died upon your demise Dreams come and go, but To dream is divine She needs to dream, but Your tragedy is my ceiling A dreamslayer, an auctioneer Darkness is your highest […]
Couldn’t speak Had much to say But not a word could be uttered Paralyzed with sadness The veins pulsating Paralyzed with numbness The mind reeling At a loss as to how to break through A way could be forged most assuredly But was stuck in silence In […]
To fix a mistake To seek forgiveness To set a wrong right The story may be one of redemption But sometimes redemption is retribution To force a comeuppance To seek revenge To dole out some just desserts The story might be one of retribution But sometimes retribution is […]
Breathe in the air Dream of tulips Feel the twigs under my feet Crunch away on the granola and mars bars The chirping birds are giddy The squirrels blasting a nut It’s time to feel free No icecream worries No fretting over a pinecone A refreshing breeze And […]