Your words illumine flecks of gold
like letters from an ancient rune,
not something grown, nor bought, nor sold,
but magical, like stars and moon
Watched carefully, with minds aware
that we enjoy the self-same view
of bursting star-winks, here and there:
"that's ME, My Love, and THERE—that's YOU!"
I laud the sky and hope you hear
from down the lane, though worlds apart,
the thoughts I voice to hold you near,
if not in sight, within my heart.
If this implored request is heard
and heaven honors wishes sent,
then every letter, every word
and every rhyme or heartbeat spent,
will raise your patient star to shine.
Unrivaled beams in fullest glow,
enchanting other lives like mine
with such a spark that all will know.
The warmth of you, a simple soul,
immersed within complexity;
for those like you become the goal
of love-lorn poets just like me.
Wisdom to see the difference
Insight to know when to ask
Selflessness to ask for all not one
Hope that all comes to those who care
Using the strength of your dreams
Pondering the power of a thought
Opening the doors to belief
Nurturing the love of your life
Always look to your heart
Stirring the joy of the time
Trusting the hope of us all
Answering the call from afar
Rejoicing in the result
I wish all your greatest wishes come true ...
There will be days, I know not when
When thoughts of you will once again
Revisit me and fill my mind
With movie scenes of love, the kind
That sits on laps, or better yet,
Fades into a big sunset
Another place, another time
But I can always dream, can't I?
(“Under A Swirling Sky”, 2013, original pen & ink and acrylic)
When You Wish Upon A Star
When you wish upon a star
All the other stars watch and listen.
And in the silence
As your mind moves
They turn to stare.
The dance then shifts and turns
Adjusting to the ripple
Your little effort brings.
And opening there,
In the space above,
The space
Where wishes
All come true,
The stars align
And then shine
As they always do.
(3/13/25)
The wheels still turn, the pen still writes
I think of you on sleepless nights
The stars they keep me company
I wish on them, for you and me
The moon when full reflects your face
A kiss I send through outer space
You might be cold so just in case
I also send a warm embrace
Someday I'll wish upon a star
That the billows of this world will somehow take my pain away
That I will know who I am
That my eyes will see who I am meant to be
That I will not live to regret during the autumn of my years
That this fear of tomorrow will leave me...
The light of this star pierces through my body as I'm now on it
Someday is today and I wish my dreams come true.
I want my dreams to come true tonight,
For the stars to line up just right.
So everything can shine bright;
And love will be in sight.
True love can take flight,
It'll be so tight.
A just fight;
Delight,
Plight.
Contest: Rhyming Nonet
Sponsor: Charles Messina
11/05/ 19
unasleep in my bed I think of you
and wonder where you are
amist the twinkling stars of hue
a lovers wish upon a star
I wish upon a star
A happy, big, fat, stupid star
You and your momma's favorite star
Everybody everywhere gets every silly
mindless infantile thing they most desperately
crave and desire
I am Immanuel Kant
I am compelled to tell the truth
Even if we're all insane
I feel I must tell the truth
We live in a gimme- gimme goo-goo world and
its impossible to stop wanting for all things
under Heaven ( and a few things just above Hell)
Try not to try; try not to feel, anything at all
if only for the next 5 minutes- I dare you
So in resignation, I resolve myself to the tragic
Suffering in us all
Condemned to be free, to choose, one or the other
The who, what, where, when, why, and how
And to be a prisoner to those choices,
not really free at all
So I wish upon a star
A bright and lovely stupid star
and hope you get everything you have
coming to you
The sky is pitched black
A full moon shining bright
All the stars are out
Like diamonds shining
Staring at the sky
I pick the big star
Wishing upon it
For a special wish
WISH UPON A STAR
eyes drawn upward —
like a candle on a cake
first birthday or too old
the lottery is billions upon billions
tickets bought
blowing dandelion seeds for surety
tremor of seedlings like flesh
burning your palm
wanting your death
one star stands out amidst the myriads
richer than all kings
waiting for the poor in spirit
to rejoice with open arms
while money strangles the sea
crushed and fluid plastic —
even the wisest heart pinched
the saint patiently waits
for the sweetest answer
placed in folded hands
and worn out knees
a Father smiles and grants
eternity and all the treasury
the inheritance overflows
a luckless star fizzles
the blessed one glows
10/20/2018
...baby
butterflies
wiggling
away
first
instars
making
MY DAY!
The two of us staring
At the stars in the sky
Making wishes on comets
And things that fly by
What will we be like?
Where will we live?
We will we both be successful?
Will we both take or give?
Questions unanswered
Questions not asked
Some are worth knowing
Some left in the past
Go in with eyes open
Your life will be grand
Just give it your damndest
And go lead the band
In the back of the pickup
My girlfriend and me
Make dreams upon stardust
At a quarter to three
We're out in the cornfield
In my old chevy truck
Planning out lifes direction
On a stroke of good luck
Questions unanswered
Questions not asked
Some are worth knowing
Some left in the past
Go in with eyes open
Your life will be grand
Just give it your damndest
And go lead the band
It may be a spaceship
That's come down from afar
Or we may be there wishing
On some shooting star
Our future is waiting
There'll be tough times ahead
Meeting those expectations
We made in that truck bed
Questions unanswered
Questions not asked
Some are worth knowing
Some left in the past
Go in with eyes open
Your life will be grand
Just give it your damndest
And go lead the band.
Hard to imagine
A whole ward of sick children
Young yet months or days to live
Fighting for their lives
Hoping at least a few will beat the odds
Families suffering from broken hearts
Putting up a strong front
Day to day imagining the worst
Not understanding how they will cope
Why them Why Why Why
Life and Death are all too unfair
Beautiful innocent darlings
As pure as any angel
Why them Why Why Why
Nocturnal visits as dreams from beyond
Bring comfort and the words of hope
For those whose hearts grieve
This circle of life hardly begun
AP: 1st place 2025
When you wish upon a star
Beware
God listens from a far.
God knows who you are.
God will hear
When you wish upon a star
Even if your not a regular
You will come in loud and clear.
God listens from a far.
This isn't bizarre
God does care.
When you wish upon a star
You leave a door a jar.
Leading you to some where.
God listens from a far
Even if your in Zanibar
Have no fear
When you wish upon a star
God listens from a far.
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