the ballad plays on
drifting above the terrace
sweet notes singing love
with stillness she hears his song
the melodic burning flame
the struggle to wait
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the ballad plays on
drifting above the terrace
sweet notes singing love
with stillness she hears his song
the melodic burning flame
the struggle to wait
Anxious, impatient,
And frustrated I am at
The lack of progress
In my life and work; when will
I catch a break and shine bright?
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Your Favorite Song.
singing out of key
over and over again
how he loves that song
the neighbors cry out loudly
please change the record won't you
watching summer pass
The air expands like
Lard in a hot frying pan.
The earth tautens like
The skin of age. My mind drifts
Like the swallow surfing wind.
The London Eye
Standing so high on
The South Bank of the Thames on
The Western end of
Jubilee Gardens, the great
Millennium Wheel rotates.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza.
Narrow tunnel leads,
To the tombs of King and Queen,
Treasure for afterlife
Looted by unbelievers—
Better buried beneath sands...
Realm of Nightmares
Escape from freedom:
We drive to the retail park
Where dreams come alive!
Ultimate experience:
Cheap smiles, transient products.
The face of hope wiped by despair
words written silent
the dry envelope appeared
losing heart she turned
he was my sole baby boy
he only had two weeks left
a ride on a roller coaster
Here I go, up the
Metal and hollow mountain;
I smile with glee
And hold my breath as I reach
The top and storm down. Yahoo!
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A Typical Workday.
Platform nine for the
Seven fifty-five (on time)
To Euston. Standing
Room only. Unbreathable
Atmosphere, so where's my book?
The secret lives of horticulturalists
Orchid room upstairs.
Nero always managed two hours
Pottering away
Among precious flowers no
Matter what the case was about...
Read the Nero Wolfe series sometime. You'll understand!
Prank Phone Call
twittering as birds
they just could not help themselves
let's do it again
the phone continued to ring
unhearing she did not move
the timeless venice canals
Light squirming across
The ever-changing water,
Like a tortured mind
Glazed blood, a cruel sun helps
Bodies desiccate, makes dust.
The impossibility of complete self-knowledge
The Impossibility of Complete Self-knowledge
Who am I? Not sure.
Maybe I am not really here.
Strange? Perhaps. Think?
Traveled many miles searching—
But I never got to me…
Realizing you cannot know everything….
The more I learn, the
Less I know, after High School,
College, and Grad School;
No matter how much I know,
Someone always knows much more.
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Living The Dream.
blissfully i live
the promise of tomorrow
bearing the rich fruit
the day begins with prayer
in peaceful contemplation
caught in a downpour of rain, thunder and lightning
Intimidating
crash of thunder and bright flash
streaking through the sky-
offering me no comfort
as I slosh on toward my home.
~child finds an abandoned kitten
If that beast thinks that
I'm gonna keep chasing round
This tree dizzified,
Then it can just go get lost!
Oh... ok... here kitty cat!
The secure world that nuclear weapons have created in the last 60 years
light in the evening
cool air in the heat of day
fear of tomorrow
mushroom skies filled with fire
burnt flesh and ashes falling
finishing a book you never wanted to end
Last page turns slowly
Good things always end too soon
I will return here
That I know. New thoughts to find.
Through your portal pages
A meal with good friends
Kind words are exchanged
as they pass sweet potatoes
and pour their best wine.
Warm eyes softly light the room,
illuminating their bond.
~Flag Day (June14)
wave it free at cost
13 strips of red and white
50 white edged stars
battles won and battles lost
today we walk it easy
enjoying your perfect beverage of choice
Ice that clinks and shifts
spreading chill throughout the cup,
fogging glass like clouds
skirt unseasonable skies
and spill mountainous cold.
a sleeping bag
Expensive, lightest,
To take round Europe with an
Almost weightless tent.
But now we won't be camping,
And we might not even go!
Cloud Architecture
White horses running
Through fields of endless blue light
Horse forms dissolving
Shifting to cloud angel form
Just your imagination...
Something joyful
Joy To The World
My old guitar sings,
fingers fumble melody
Start to hum, then sing
But forget a lot of words:
"Jera-mi-ah was a bullfrog..."
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...s/Bullfrog.gif
Lost In the Seventies
shakin the boo-tee
dancin with disco fever
the beat feet steppin
clean white suit with black silk shirt
it's saturday night fever
the bloom of a flower
Spread rows aligned to
swirl the eye inward, dancing
to folded centers,
radiant bulbs in sequence
still soft luster on the brain.
leaning branches
Here within the grip
hangs a leaf or two, almost
touching, thrilling, me.
And yet, like a dream, hovers
a little too out of reach...!
great parents. :)
hugs smiles kisses
who could have known the power
forever always
waving till they saw no more
baby's going to college
flying in a glider plane
Away with a swish
We flew, the land ran further
Away, with a whoosh!
A bird I was, soaring high
Embarked to embrace the blue.
a new haircut (cuz i got one!! :D )
Get your hair cut, boy!
My mama always would say.
Or get a dog tag!
Funny how things switch 'round.
Haircut, boy! I tell my son...
Flower Power
:lol: good one, Pen.
fly your freak flag high
colorful beads and peace signs
dancing unrestrained
i was there and i did dance
i tasted freedom
a man shaving his face in the morning mirror
Who the hell let this fall so low?
Clearing cream from skin
leaving melted trails aside
a white bearded grin,
slim expectation of nights
and coarseness sharpened by stars.
Il Penseroso,
You need to leave a subject for the next tanka :)
Whoops! I'm sorry.
Hmmmm,
well, how about fourth of July sensations.
waiting patiently
holding onto dreams removed
searching for bright lights
the night approached fast with lights
reflected in their faces
the depths of hell at your feet
there lies the dark pit
voicing a cruel laughter
pulsing at my feet
i gasp for a puff of air
i strive for a dream so rare.
oh and let the next topic be 'fireworks'...