By George P. Lumayag
The dark clouds are hovering my beauty.
Though I’m lonely
but the clouds are kissing and hugging me.
No doubt my beauty shines at nightfall.
Then the wind hugs me
and it bumps on me at daylight.
No doubt my beauty
leads away.
As I go with the wind
And we fly high up in the sky to dream of the best flight.
mood inhibitors
needling nerves
outspoken opinions
personable persuasions
quicksilver attitude
the day begins at morning light
rooster crowing, terrific sight
five to six is this time of day
wake up wake up, it’s time to play
your stomach growls at half past noon
not the liquor, it’s much too soon
soup and salad, excellent choice
add devils food cake, extra moist
timetable is your decision
fulfilling your unique vision
wipe away all despair and gray
dip yourself in prayer, quick sashay
dance, skip, hop, jump, learn your own tune
reach for the stars, swing from the moon
marvelous day, put out the light
sleep well my darling, nighty night
upon one thin reed
a small sparrow balances dusk~
gold ripples below.
the lake holds the sinking sun;
silence steadies both of them.
The squirrel stood before the jack-o'-lantern
as though attending a lecture.
Light spilled through the carved grin,
goldening his whiskers,
his paws,
the small gray fur of his chest.
The pumpkin gazed outward
with its permanent astonishment.
The squirrel gazed inward.
Neither moved.
For a moment,
the evening seemed to contain
two different kinds of mystery:
one illuminated from within,
the other asking why.
damaged narcissist
disdain for people
creates turmoil
plays with emotions
manipulator
puppet master
hyper selfish
liar, cheater
all about him
number one
conniving
evil tricks
scumbag
*******
mean
crazy critters crusting and cresting
daring darling Darla Doppleganger
effortlessly energizes eleven eager eaglets
frenzied frantic flock, flippantly flying and filming
gathering geese and ganders in gardenia gardens
happily harboring handy hardy herd of hysterical herrings
popular pretty persnickety picky Pollyanna-like Patty
prissily prepped powderpuff perfectionist Petunia Pratt
prideful pressure provided by perfectionist Pratt
open
honest
trusting
unaware
unconcerned
trustworthy
optimistic
unsuspecting
meeting new friends
seeing the good
inexperienced
concerned and caring
naïve and open
loving and giving
ready to party
the king’s commands are not taken lightly
he is living with women
there is no compliance
amber leaf falling,
autumn carries it farther
than the branch can dream
Maples crown the ridge.
Light stains every pane.
A chimney exhales.
Wrens stitch dusk homeward.
One bright moment lingers.
Night gathers the thread.
d r i f t i n g in a quiet morning,
the clouds gather light,
softening edges of the sky
with pale silver breath
that folds into itself~
slow and tender,
carrying dawn
across the treetops
in one bright wandering sigh
before they thin again
into open air and
depart
Late spring light drifts across the room,
a cornflower wash that settles on everything
the way dust settles on keepsakes
no one means to forget.
You lift the mirror,
its edge still cool from the windowsill,
and the glass catches a glimmer
that doesn’t stay still~
it f l i c k e r s, almost shy,
as if deciding whether to show you
what it remembers.
Your reflection w a v e r s,
not dramatically, just enough
to remind you that memory
rarely arrives in straight lines.
It comes in small echoes,
soft ones, the kind that lean
toward you when the afternoon quiets
and you finally have time
to notice what stays.
lifting
softly
from the
pond’s still
mirror—thin
threads of dawn
unspooling into
quiet air, rising
in a pale column
of breath that learns
how to become light
as the forest listens
to morning begin again
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