Arthur Vaso Poet Light Verse

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The Hourglass of Time

As I contemplate life
Through thick lenses glasses of the whiskey bottle
Is there life?
What is life, what is the lie, or even the truth?
Or is there only the journey to darkness
If so, why not buy a first class ticket
To the black hole of the universe
There in death, I can sit
In peace
Dreaming of the rebirth of atoms and molecules

Then, I ponder some more
I remember years ago
Holding a soda pop bottle
I just couldn’t discard
Somehow I was happy
He was my invisible friend
We sure had adventures
Nighttime I was safe
He would guard the window
Be would both gaze at the stars
I would talk and he sure knew how to listen
These memories bring me smiles even now

Is the universe that strange?
Are we all related so, objects, minds and souls?
All I know, is maybe I better stick around
Have a soda
Savoring my youthful days
When all my friends came around to play
Yelling Ricky, come on out, it’s a beautiful day!
Baseball was always fun back then
I always had my soda pop bottle in my bag
Surrounded by friends and so so content

As I contemplate life
I am somewhat amazed
That the ghost from the Christmas past
Is no illusions after all
Chains be dammed, I am set free
I awake with a new vigor
To a new year

Notes: First I recommend to read Orange Crush The adventures of Soda Pop by Richard Lamoureux, all of them are a series. So, I added my dark side, and a wee bit of Charles Dickens at the end, as he like Richard used to write stores in series like this. I thought it unique to combine these 3 ideas in one!

I took the character of Ricky, aged him, and had him look back in time!

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Keith O.J. Hunt January 7, 2015 at 10:53 AM Love the sincerity, the character and glimpses of a simpler time... Many thanks for your kind comments arthur! Always, Keith :-) Arthur Vaso January 9, 2015 at 8:36 PM Thanks Keith!

Liam Mcdaid January 4, 2015 at 2:07 AM very beautifully painted arthur love how you drew this piece Arthur Vaso January 9, 2015 at 8:36 PM Thank you liam, much appreciated, Happy New Year

Tim Smith January 2, 2015 at 8:03 AM Great point of view Arthur Vaso January 3, 2015 at 9:49 PM Thanks Tim

Seren Roberts January 1, 2015 at 8:38 PM An unusual read my friend, so well written....Seren Arthur Vaso January 1, 2015 at 8:46 PM I forgot to add the notes, just did!