(“Loyalty Merit Badge”, 2010, original oil)
Loyal to the Last
In a dream I travel
Some journey of unknown length or destination.
It’s all good at the start
And then quickly becomes harder
A stalled engine, dirty windshield without fluid,
A narrowing road, reduced visibility,
A rocky mountain track where I’m forced
To carry the bicycle
My vehicle has become.
But as I go on and deeper into my solo trek
I still have my trusting pack of dogs
Who eagerly follow
Even as the trail becomes a narrowing ledge
Above the steep drop to a river below
Until eventually it’s all I can do to hang on
As I reach on tenuous holds to the final step
My bike and canine companions abandoned
Behind the last bend.
Dreams if nothing else
Give us snap shots of our mind
Overviews and magnifications of where we are
In a life’s journey that has included
Both the dreamer and his ever morphing dream.
But in the end the dream ends
And all that’s left is the dreamer
And the memory of those companions
Loyal to the last.
(11/8/24)
All abroad! Amazing airplane aims above Asia ascending at an ample airline.
Bestowing big buildings, busy businesses, beautiful beaches...
Camera captures candid cascading countryside.
Dozen dandelions display delightful destinations.
Everyone easily escapes enjoyment.
Families follow festivals featuring favorite foods.
Guests grow generating grand group gatherings.
Happy hikers holler, "Hello", having heartfelt hospitality.
Itinerary illustrates interest.
Journalists jot joyful journeys.
Kindreds keep keepsakes.
Laziness lingers leaving luxury lounging.
Many mountains measure meaningful moments.
Neighbors noticing newfound nature.
Onlookers observe outstanding overviews.
People profile pretty picturesque plains.
Quaint quiet quests.
Rivers rage radiating rainbow rays.
Souvenirs stock storefronts signaling surging sales.
Tourists travel tracing town's treasures.
Upcoming unbelievable utopia.
Visitors vacation vast vicinities.
Wonderful walks were waiting world wonders.
XOXO's xeroxed.
Yesterday's yearly yacht yearnings.
Zooming zestfully.
Love's a slow dance with you
Love is red
Love is blue
The tears of a rainbow
Love is faithful
Love is true
A priceless treasure
Love is me
Love is you
Together forever
Love is all
I want to do
Slow dancing with you
Early in the morning
I thank the Lord, for giving me another day to live, and love you
And I pray the day; that somehow, we'd find the way to make our dreams come through
It’s not easy, I know-how, hard it is…
So just in case, I haven’t told you lately
I still love you and guess what, I always will
I appreciate
Sweet things you do
You’re beautiful
And I want you
God bless your heart
In all you do
I am happy to...
Dance with you
Love is red
Love is blue
A sparkle of morning dew
Love is faithful
Love is true
Kisses are overviews
Love is me
Love is you
Together forever
Love is all
I want to do
Slow dancing with you
SILENCE
Juice words in
whispered overviews
by the senses ...
Sound Painting
printed on
souls ...
Synopsis of
sonorities
gently
flagged ...
Visual exposure
of the conciliation of
all signs ...
Concentration
of virtues in
grandiloquence...
Wit
hegemonic
of sensitivities ...
Silence is everything ...!
Fall for Fall
By Franklin Price
10/22/2016
It's not too hard to fall for Fall
Deciduous trees in color change
To fill the eye with wonder there
The scenery to rearrange
From start to finish not too long
Not long in time to color peak
A brisk wind blows and limbs are bare
The brilliance gone within a week
If you want to see them best
Head for the Blue Ridge overviews
To find out when to travel there
Just watch the local evening news
Don't delay or they'll be gone
Take pictures of the color tone
If you forget your camera home
You can take great pictures with your phone
The gray clouds roll through the barren sky.
Opening up the portal to an intense world.
A world of chaotic overviews and innocence.
Leading others into a personal mind maze.
Waiting for it to demolish their system.
Emotional instability and wide spread insecurities.
Attach a variety of eclectic people.
Leaving them to walk among others.
But still to gain an understanding of culture.
Not knowing leaves us alone and misunderstood.
Causing conflict in social status.
We ourselves are confusion.
Generating as one in a massive congregation.
Separating ourselves as who we are.
But in the end,
Together as individuals.