Tag: Poems

In the evening the sky turns Gray
if I was sad
I would be depressed
my gray matter would matter

Gray skies mean nothing
until they are given meaning,
or do they?
************************************************* 04/23/17

Effort and money flow

You need gold to buy the redwood.
Silver comes in handy to purchase the water.
Coal powers the ambitions of roads
Until liquid fuels drive the movements
Of goods and services
Things as sad as people
Money and effort
Flowing through time
************************************************* 04/23/17

Imagine if imagined mattered.
************************************************* 04/24/17

For the days to come and go the planet has to turn
The light has to shine at the top of the trees
and the girls have to call to one another
We do not need to be here to see all of this, or cause it to happen
yet we are in the world and it has meaning
************************************************* 04/29/17

I don’t know anyone
who is luckier than me
poor suffering leads to
Humble joy
joy found in life

Lonesome Cowboy Bill
************************************************* 05/07/17

All of my days
All of my nights
all of my breath
all of my fights
the world keeps spinning
around and around
breathing and fighting
near the cold hard ground
Heaven above and heaven below
getting by each day
On what little we know
Holding to blessings
not frustrations’ curse
based on impressions
for good or for worse
wander through days
and dreaming through nights
a touch or a breathe
will suffice in the fights
for justice and freedom
for compassion and help
hoping for wisdom
holding cards we are dealt
as long as we grow
as long as we try
fulfilling a destiny
whether we really know why
down through the days
and glorious nights
of dreaming and breathing
prepared to still fight
for justice and freedom
Compassion and joy
Like an ancient te deum
our desires deploy
its worth all the days
and all of the nights
its worth spending our breath
on all of these fights
************************************************* 05/09/17

Here are some things I have learned over the years

People who receive a kindness are often not gracious
People who are extremely smart are often difficult to get along with
People who are well-educated are not necessarily the best at what they do
People who complain of a situation are often at the center of the situation both causing it and enduring it.
People who are kind are willingly fooled
People who are mean resent being fooled
People who are fools can’t tell the difference
People want the best for their kids
People who endure grave illness are not weak even when their body is
People who live a life of pain and great sorrow are open to recognizing great joy
Great joy is seldom found while it be is being overlooked
Great joy is behind our eyes
Great joy is within our view
Great joy is here and now
Great joy is not coming
Great joy is here
The probability that your heart will be broken is very high
Let your heart out anyway
The probability that you will be disappointed by some parts of your life is certain
Live your life anyway
Any way you want

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Awaiting the dawn
Leaves flutter and spin
Light from the east a promise
For this thing to begin again

Travelling in the light
Of tenuous connection
To seeing the way bright or dark
Opaque through a reflection

Passing time passing days
Hold on to these illusions
That what we give and what we take
Will lead to clear conclusions

Wondering how the leaves can hold
Until another dose of sun
Withered yet secure until
New buds in time begun
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Wind and trees and wind
This night sky be blowin’ thru
House of green crashed down

#haiku #livepoetry
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But, for the rest of us
The time has come
to stand up
if we can
Or sit together
And raise up
our thoughts and votes
to the heights
they need to arise

Yes, and, for the rest of us
The gathering time has arrived
We arise in loving response
to our sisters and brothers
All of us care for each one.
That is how the world should be

for the rest of us.

Inspired by Tim Konrad

Blessings are not deserved
Blessings are bestowed
Upon those who wait
Expectantly breathing
Recognizing the power
Which flows in each of us.
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Being alone together
Gives time to tie the heart strings.
Together we are not alone.
The time frame of hearts intertwines through.
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