Today, I watched
From the bus garage
As you came outside
And casually brushed the snow
From the car,
Preparing to drive the kids
Away from me
And in that moment
I broke down and cried,
Remembering how long it's been
Since we were together
As a family
In that moment,
I wanted to embrace you,
And I wanted to help you
Like I always have
Over the years
In that moment,
I wanted to hear
The familiar chaos of little voices
Loudly protesting
As they are unceremoniously pulled
Away from the warm glow
Of electronics,
And forced to march
Into the cold November snow
In that moment,
I wanted to tell you that
Everything will be okay,
And that the truth will soon shine
Through the fog of his lies,
Like a beacon in the night
I wanted to tell you
That our love for our children
Will burn through the blackness
Of fear and hatred,
Forever destroying the evil
That tries to keep us apart.
In a moment suspended between the silent beats of time and infinity,
The miracle of love settled like a mist, almost untouchable, yet so tangible,
It was better than any dream drawn on the sky of a starless night,
It was like a precious object you could lift, gaze at, and keep in memory,
We found ourselves on the moon, dancing on its cold and mysterious surface,
Embracing the unknown, we laughed with free and carefree souls,
It was the garden of Eden, yet also the endless abyss of hidden thoughts,
An immeasurable place, deep and luminous, high and near the edge of reason,
Where our laughter was a mad song in the face of eternity,
I remember when your eyes shouted love with a force that shook the sky,
Now, the walls of silence slowly retreat, murmuring lost memories,
We remain prisoners of the moment that dissolved in the passage of time,
But deep in my heart, your laughter still echoes like a sweet refrain.
Soon dawn at plum morn
though pearly moon still keeps watch,
for the golden end.
Afternoon's recalled in dreams
adorned in wild color schemes.
Memory Lane sleeps
as orange noon is coming,
after dusk scarlet.
Lemon-lime hours revisit
and bluebird returns vivid.
Pink skies are coming
a jade past is repeating,
since tomorrow's gone.
Time's fallen asleep, at last
skewing the future and past.
You caught me smiling in a moment
Because your love has made its way to my heart
Into my heart
You caught me smiling in a moment
Because you are the one I have been waiting for
Waiting for
You caught me smiling in a moment
As you pass me by
Passing by
You caught me smiling in a moment
Now I am face to face with what I’m looking for
What I’ve longed for
You caught me smiling in a moment
Stepping out of a dream to know you
Getting to know you.....you caught me
pausing to cast an inquisitive eye;
l a d y b u g on lotus leaf...
time comes to a standstill.
Deep into meditation
I finally let loose useless desires -
those desires that in the end
have been so meaningless
I feel myself lost in a moment -
which to one like me implies
always being caught up
in things for which
no catching up is needed
except in others’ expectations for me
In my mind’s eye,
am I seeing God?
Love for everyone floods my body.
In a moment of cessation,
bliss blossoms
Yesterday I was no very different from today
that has been an important learned lesson
I heard an old song of Billy Joel
which now I understand a little bit better...
Sometimes I look at the life of famous poets
and I feel like stealing a bit of that
none can't blame me for wishing attention
I was left behind so many times in my life...
Instead I write with no purpose at all
just because I want and because I can
I don't know when this need started
but I know it has helped me to get here...
Sometimes I look at the life of famous painters
and I feel like getting a slice of that as well
then I remember Van Gogh and his ear
and I get afraid to end up like that...
So I continue painting some of my weird faces
not knowing why they are in my mind
but I know if they need to tell me something
for the first time I am really willing to listen...
Yesterday I was no very different from today
waking up early to write and then go to work
anybody could do the same
life is a space in a moment in which many of us fall.
Jessica
In a moment
be it naked or dressed
so much can be expressed
I will turn back the pages of my tattered life
to when I was five years old and it was my birthday
it was a cold winter day as mom and I strolled to the school
to walk my big sister home- she was running and jumping
climbed a snowbank and slipped into the busy street
mom was screaming- and my life changed forever
There are so many things in life that CAN bring you down,
But is there ever a value to feeling that way?
It’s HOW we handle something that makes us smile or frown.
It’s important to have a positive thought each day.
I have no doubt that everyone needs to vent or cry,
If for no other reason than to let emotions out.
But, more often than not, you don’t even have to try
To find a positive note in a moment of doubt.
Whether in person, by phone, or in your own mind,
Those that care about you will always be around.
A positive thought is the easiest thing to find.
No matter where you are, in your heart is where it’s found.
If there’s something about you that you don’t like at all,
You alone have to make the decision to change it.
Ask others around you for help in times you DO fall,
And remember that everyone falls a little bit.
Make very small changes in your daily routine
To amend the things that YOU consider problems.
Then, set into motion a path that you have foreseen
And you will always be one step ahead of them.
Smoldering Autumn
wraps her golden arms around this place,
admires her reflection in the still duck pond,
and sends a chilling wind
beneath a sky so blue, it hurts the eyes
to look at it.
Autumn
dresses house and shed and barn
in red and yellow ruffles,
and those who live within
light the hearth,
sending plumes of fragrant wood smoke
to meet the peppered scent
of Summer's dying breath.
I am in a moment,
Where my intention’s high;
My heart longs for wisdom,
While my soul sits nigh.
The school of this lifetime,
Has failed my course twice;
I learned wrong decisions,
I mixed wrong from right.
This living experience,
Taught me to not judge;
I was freed from thinking,
Though my deeds weren’t right.
I am in a moment,
Where time’s running out;
I must be more reverent,
I know better now.
i see her there staring
out past the kitchen window
with daisy print curtains
partly obscuring the sky
her eyes daunting amid the sunlight
shining deeply upon the beauty inside
i address her while undressing her in my mind
i stroke her cheekbones
and lay kisses upon her neck
so soft, smooth, supple and truly divine
caressing her demure deity
that's begging to unwind
the wind wraps her body
exhaling persuasions of mind
fingers frolic engraving wonderment
enhanced to the pressure inside
we disentangle
lost in a moment
forgetting time that has slipped us by
Closed open
Open.closed
Eyes at rest
Soft Wind blows
Warm sun glare beens
It's bright it seems
I must open. My eyes
I won't relive these memories
There is no abracadabra time
To bring this all home
I must stay well grounded
I'm required to set the tone
Amindful minute can pass in a blink
Just a reminder
Enjoy life it moves quicker than you think
In a moment of weakness I was ready to be chipped.
I thought I might as well have the operation,
And get it over with.
No more worries about losing my phone,
No more hunting through reams of paper,
To find that all important receipt.
No need to feel for my wallet,
Or waiting on replacement cards.
No more coming home through back streets,
Because I left my Drivers Licence home.
Even better,
No more thoughts of where is my Birth certificate,
When a certified copy required.
Fortunately the thought of,
Being knocked off my perch early,
Keeps me from going down that road.
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