strangers alone in a foreign land
two outsiders free floating on a barge
adrift without connection
in a bubble outside their world
swept by the currents and the tides
they manage to find each other
all remains pure and lacks complication
where lines are clearly drawn
this way depth of friendship never sours
Inspired by movie “Lost in Translation”
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Categories:
uncomplicated, appreciation, friendship, integrity, simple,
Form: Free verse
Climb the highest mountain peaks
- bird's eye view drone
Categories:
uncomplicated, humor,
Form: Epigram
All l want , All l need
Is peace of mind
A little bit of loveliness
Happiness guaranteed
Categories:
uncomplicated, happiness, joy, simple,
Form: Rhyme
uncomplicated
not used to
smooth sailing
used to turbulent waters
crashing against the raft
on which my emotions lay
not used to normalcy
used to walking the line
of abnormal
could get used to this
enjoying this much more
should have never accepted
anything other then normalcy
within interpersonal interactions
of the past
Categories:
uncomplicated,
Form: Lyric
Just an ordinary day on 20 January 2009 or so I thought
My phone rang, “Hi can you give me your work address please?”
Amazed by the voice on the other side,
So I asked, “Why do you need it?”
No my cousin is in town,
He needs to drop off something for you.
I gave my address like a fool,
Ten minutes later my phone rang again, my cousin is lost.
Can you meet him half way?
So off I went in search of a cousin I have never met,
Only to find out it is my best friend, whom
I have never met….
He flew into town for one day,
Just to surprise me…
The ordinary day changed into something extraordinary
I met my best friend
We talked, laughed and shared so much that day
It was like we have known each other all our lives
No uneasiness, no pretense
So off to lunch we went,
That was the best two hours of my life,
With just a handshake, no hug or kiss
And just as quickly he had to leave…
We have never seen each other since
That day, we use to talk on the phone all the time,
But with his battle against cancer,
It doesn’t happen that often anymore,
That day will always remain
My fondest memory…
“dedicated to my best friend”
09 December 2010
Categories:
uncomplicated, friendship, loveday, day, cousin,
Form: Narrative
she stood there, lost
clouded
pounding dough smooth
with small hands,
an uncomplicated task;
her mind, reaching through veils
trying to grasp moments.
but thought was fleeting,
and memory seemed to exist
only in the mundane.
the only image changing
was the one in the window
in front of her;
as she placed bread in a hot oven
and hoped the scent alone
would call all those
she'd somehow forgotten
home...
Categories:
uncomplicated, introspection, loss
Form: Free verse
Both my folks are still alive, blessed and lucky am I.
I have a work I do enjoy
I have a bed, many wish they shared
I have the freedom to be me, many don’t have that liberty
I sometimes cry for things I really don’t need,
Then I look around at those who don’t have the bare necessities
I’m truly blessed to live the life I do,
To pray, to shout, to laugh, to cry,
To see the world through my own eyes…
Categories:
uncomplicated, happiness, life
Form: List
Silence in soul,
words careful,
likings clear,
dislikings minimized,
quite an uncomplicated person you are!
Categories:
uncomplicated, life, philosophy
Form: I do not know?