Short Tousle Poems

silence of your soul 
trembles my lip
sigh at least let 
the leaves move 
set the breeze 
sooth the wounds
soon 
let the wind blow
dance the trees
move the earth
turn the wind 
 tousle not  let 
tornados tune
suck them in
sigh at least...

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Tightly braided
With tears of doubt
Fearing tomorrow
If Pete’s not about

To comfort her sorrows
Or tousle the hair
Of the children she bore him
Days past tense, days fair

Or will she stand
At the dock
Waving fondly goodbye
Knowing he’ll see her
Knowing she’ll cry

Then someday when children
Have families, are grown
She’ll meet Pete at the dock
And together go home...

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Gotta say what ya gotta say don'tcha,
Gonna say that anyway won'tcha.
Once it's on the airwaves
Truth or dare come what may.
It will Tousle their hair
Raw emotions laid bare.
Some say behold.
Others they loathe
But they'll all quote Ya.
Just roll it your way
When it's right let it sway
Stay the course, pace the change.
Gotta say what ya gotta say,
Don'tcha?...

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My father died at 55
When I was 31.
He never was a grandpa
Though his namesake is my son.

For Fathers' Day I must have bought
A token card and gift,
The effort being just enough
To give his heart a lift.

I miss his laugh and, too, the way
He liked to tousle hair,
A subtle way, without a word,
His soul to me he'd bare.

He missed so much by dying young.
Now memories must serve
To fill in all the gaps with love
The years have helped preserve....

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