The Day After the Best Day It’s funny how I want certain days to linger Almost drowning in all of the goodness Exhausted from the fun Yet, a night of sleeping later I awake to a sense that all of that is now a memory There is stillness in the now Unknowing in the…
The Throne
The Throne You know I could drone on like the typical sad poet But then I thought, “today I don’t have to do that at all” Yes there is darkness, evil, and ugliness But there is also light, good, and beauty I get to choose which one to focus on Even in the…
Outside
Outside Im glad to hear children playing outside Their laughter permeating all walls and barriers Breaking through the barricades Tearing down the bleak tirades Of shortening days and greater distances Greater distances that must be spanned With great tenacity, greater veracity All contained within the sounds of children laughing I place my head on…
Choices
Choices Too many choices now I could spend the rest of my days Searching for everything that is nothing Toys, games, vacations, wares Clothes, phones, mutual fund shares I don’t even have to get up from the couch I can sit here like a leather slouch Consuming all that comes into my orbits Yet there…
The Battle
The Battle Sometimes I just sit and ponder and wonder At the great, great beauty of the world, Versus the great, great evil At first I thought all the evil was found where people were I was right However, then I realized Some of the greatest beauty was found Where people were, where the people…
Determined
Determined I haven’t written in quite some time In prose or poetry or broken rhyme I’ve simply walked along the pathways Living life, watching days Drifting along as the ancient sails Their ancient groans and cries and wails Still circle this blue globed earth Still fill the seas with joy and mirth As they are…
Significant
Significant It’s quiet here But life is noisy The real world is full of noise and chaos So why do I like the silence so much? What is it here that makes me feel alive? Out there in the bustle I am a loner, a misfit The flashing screens make my brain repulse The noise,…
Mountain Journey
Mountain Journey I have seen the vast mountain ranges Covered in snow Here I stand A gnat amongst the Milky Way Yet they beckon These rising behemoths beckon To come and see what dwells inside See it is not just the visible beauty There to be discovered There is the more magnificent deep within Waiting…
