You were big and strong and brave…
always made waves.
The eldest
led the way
Kept us safe
always at play
Mama and the spoons
sunny afternoons…
milk and cookies
always there
had to ‘tribute’
share.
Our childhood
not so bad,
they cared.
Grown now
grown apart
grown to middle age
always in my heart.
Never matter
the loves the same
we were there
we share an unbreakable bond.
We will always care.
Cousin,
you are still
big and strong and brave,
heart of a lion,
a hero just the same.
Started over
fell behind
Began again
changed my mind
circles
squares
shapes collide
wondrous ride
downward slide
eyes glide
snatching glances
of gifts unseen
desire surges
resist urges
forbidden gifts…
Warrior Poet
Strong and true…
I write
I fight
I rise
I fall
I take it all.
Warrior Poet
one of a kind…
I laugh
I dance
I hug
I love
Warrior Poet
Earth Mother
I give it all
they take it.
Mirror Mirror
On the wall
How the hell
did I get this old…
Mirror Mirror
On the wall
I am not
that tall
Mirror Mirror
On the wall
did there
have to be
so many
falls?
Whispering winds
trembling trees
streaks of sun
spirit soars
Alive
Breathe
whiffs of roses
sounds of birds
Like a lovers
tender touch
breezes dance
over my face
Alive
Breathe deep
Peace.
a stillness
that soothes
today
now
Alive
Breathing
dreaming
savoring
a Gift,
the present….
Kiss me…
Days
came and went
Dollars
came and spent
Love
came and went
came and spent
Dreams
came and went
came and spent
Chances
came and went
came and spent
Pain
came and went
came and spent
Beauty
came and went
came and spent
Hope
came and went
came and spent
Life
came and went
came and spent.
Empty spaces
empty cases…
back door
dirty deals…
dishonorable
use of power
Integrity
dies for ego
ball less wonders
intoxicated
by shreds
and chards…
thoughtless
heartless
dense
unyielding
Soulless…
oh to see
and feel
the hands
of justice
Fair and true…
heart and soul
empty spaces
empty cases…
Life-
is precious
is fleeting
is fragile
is strong
is long
is short
is predictable
is chaos
is joyful
is heartbreak
is health
is illness
is laughter
is serious
is playful
is work
is passion
is regret
is thoughtful
is cruel
is safe
is scary
is plentiful
is scarce
is easy
is hard
is all
is nothing
is here
is gone
is now
Live-
I search
I seek
when angered
I speak
I walk this earth
grateful for each step.
My life
my journey
your life
your journey.
Leading
following
meaning in the meaningless
simple pleasures
standing strong
against the odds
truth is truth
surrounded by lies
no answers to why.
Every breathe
every step…
Live it real
live it now
within you know how
time is skipping
sunrise
sunset
another step
another tick
closer to death…
Standing stone
I am a rock
Born early
born small
A month with no love at all.
Mothers love
bright and strong
Father
Gone
Abandoned
pain
bright and strong
A wounded child
bright and strong
grows and serves
bright and strong
First love
bright and strong
hard choices
Gramps and Grandma
bright and strong
salt of the earth
Rock Strong
Gramps-my Father
Proud and loud
Grandma-Grams
Smoke and silence
We loved well…
Mother-
Friends come and friends go
Lovers come and lovers go
heart beats
heart breaks
life goes on…
Broken body
broken dreams
Strong as a rock
on a winters eve.
Marry, Mate
Love and Create
two Daughters
Bright and Strong
cruel games of mind
biding time
Escaped
Broken Heart
Broken Bonds
Rise above
the rising tides.
Moving on
like a rock
I stand the tides
We abide.
My greatest strength
is my strength.
Like a rock
Ma, I miss you
bright and strong
my memories live on
the people
the places
the faces
Painful, it has been
but,
love always begins again.
I rise
I endure
I compromise
I adapt
I laugh
I cry
I teach
I reach?
I write
I fight
I strive
sometimes
I wither on the vine
sometimes
I die
but,
if I rise
in my broken pieces
I walk
I breathe
I think
I feel
I rise
and try again
bright and strong
like a rock.
Standing stone.
