Pray for Peace

Posted on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

This poem was inspired by a sign posted outside a local church.

Pray For Peace

Pray for peace;
Bingo on Wednesdays.

Pray for peace;
Best to the family.

Pray for peace;
I wish I could help.

Pray for peace;
I’m busy right now.

Pray for [...]

Dressed in Tatters

Posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Dressed in Tatters
 
He thought He’d fool me,
Disguised in trodden threads,
Splint visible — teeth battered,
Thru eyes bright — piercing.
 
“Help me — I need to reach
Norfolk thirty minutes away.”
“I’ll give you a dollar.”
“The fare is three forty.”
 
I [...]

I Gave Up Hope

Posted on Monday, December 7th, 2009

I Gave Up Hope
I gave up hope –
Feel so much better;
No longer nested
In future illusion.
 
Now I explore each moment,
Described as uncertain,
Vibrant still-touch damp,
Emerging on canvas;
 
Time slows as on command,
Reaches within no-space,
Lingers for eternity –
Relieved from [...]

Shiver in Expectation

Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Shiver in Expectation
Would that I could paint
Soft pink billows at dawn
Rising against a backdrop of
Sound surging sea;
 
Capture on canvas
The chill breeze hinting
Winter’s approach,
Just beyond my memory
Of lingering summer.
 
But I can’t – just sit in awe,
Praise [...]

What is Loneliness?

Posted on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

What is Loneliness?
 
Loneliness is a present feeling,
Not a past reflection or illusion;
Loneliness is silence magnified,
Breathing in a not-fun-tunnel.
 
Loneliness grips one’s jaw
Unseen without effort,
Yet causes vision to sharpen,
Hearing to heighten each footfall.
 
Loneliness is an admission
Of need [...]

Eternal Momentum

Posted on Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Eternal Momentum
 
His passing surprised
Even him among those
Watching – waiting present.
 
He wondered curiously
What would he feel
When feeling ceased.
 
He wished in that
Nanosecond to
Reassure — smile,
 
As he lost hold of
What others thought
Him to be.
 
So there he is,
A memory [...]

You Beckon Me

Posted on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

You Beckon Me
If I could walk across the water,
I’d slip between the breakers,
With the sun upon my back,
Sandal-wet east would be my choice
Toward channel buoys miles out,
From there I’d see if I could
Near mammoth container [...]

Cloud Years Drift By

Posted on Monday, September 28th, 2009

Cloud Years Drift By
Absent in a desert searching
For you up one sand mound
Then another and another.
Years sifting imagined scenes,
Visioning a past yet to emerge
From a future – missing present.
Oh the mind insufferable
Sorts through footage
Played out [...]

Syllables of Time

Posted on Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Syllables of Time
I count the syllables of time
When you are absent,
My voice pierces silence
Alone in echo search.
 
Chilled fingers probe
Empty boundless space
While I seek integration,
Or is it soul assimilation?
 
Fragmented notes
Lilt a melody once heard
I seek to [...]

Warning Crescent

Posted on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Warning Crescent
It’s all in signs –
Words used to describe,
Charcoal to sketch,
Music foreboding.
So in a black dawn
Warning Crescent
Hooks one’s attention
Eastward to the horizon
Over a blank-less sea
That rolls unseen
Upon sand still embracing
Dreams and illusions.
Then when least expected
That [...]