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Tick TockTime hounds me,Tick Tock1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
Speeding to the close of day without pause
Restless nights,
Time shaking me awake, no time to lose,
Think on this, chew on that
No rest for the wicked or the old
The ticking clock forever in the back of my mind
So much to do, and less moments allotted me
Time trembling in my limbs, pulling me here
Sending me there, till my path is as fuddled as my thoughts
And an expiration date looms ahead….
Time is no more the gentle ambling friend of youth
Splendorous days, years long, spent gamboling
With time forever stretched out before me like a carpet
No end in sight….
"Hurry," he whispers, "Or you'll have no
A Work in ProgressBe gentle; I am a work in progressA Work in Progress2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
A cobbled path
Built of pain, love, sacrifice, and spirit
A canvas yet to be filled
With swirls of color and swaths of dark
A story yet to be told
In words pregnant with meaning
I am so much more than I was
Yet less than I will become
As each step I take brings me closer
To the placing of that last brick
The sweep of the final brushstroke
The last line filling my page.
The Best of MeI'm round of hip and round of waistThe Best of Me3 years ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
I jiggle when I walk
And when I shuffle down the street
I hear the people talk
But I am more than you will know
And more than you can see
I have strength, compassion, courage
Love and energy
You see a jolly fat girl
But I'm much more than that
I carry hope, faith, and dreams
Along with all the fat
And I am big, you see,
In more than just my mass
I forgive all your slights
I let the laughter pass
I hope someday you view beyond
The little your eyes see
For If you look with your soul
You'll see the best of me
ColorlessThe world is wrapped in grey;Colorless1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
Muffled, spent, without joy.
Your smile haunts me
As does your laugh
And I wonder if I will ever feel
The warmth of unmeasured love;
The color and the light of that devotion
Given silently and without expectation.
The air is thinner, the light dimmer
Without your gentle step upon my floor,
The solid anchor to my world.
There is much I took for granted
Of a mother's care.
I lay in bed at night with the stresses of the day
Upon my brow and long for
Those care-worn hands
To soothe, the gentle scolding
Of your lilting voice, the lifting of my burdens,
Weight, raised like feathers in the wind.
Bu
FutilityDark the night and cold the stars, distant pinpricks aboveFutility1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
Breath a fog, damp in our beards and faces
As we march, as we trudge the worn road
Worn ourselves as well; bitter and tired and ready for rest
Young men grown old before our time, used to defeat and loss
Battered and cynical, we slog along, our eyes to the distance
Afraid to drop our sights to the battered and lost along the way
The empty hands and equally empty stares…….
Let the sky itself open for us, swallow the ugliness of war
Take the pain, the fear, the hopelessness……..
But still we march on, ever on, to the end of the road
Well-worn LoveYou fit all my moodsWell-worn Love2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Like a comfortable chair
There are no sharp edges
To cut and bleed
Just well-rounded corners
And smooth surfaces
And our movements are sure
In our dance, no need to practice
These steps aren't new
And the touch of your hand
Burns warm, not hot
Our flames aren't all-consuming
But the warmth of a well-banked fire
Tenderly cared for through the storms
My heart still lifts to see you
Though your head is more silver than brown
And your smile is still a balm
When the world has been unkind
Your eyes still speak volumes
That my heart catalogs
Like a favorite robe
This is a well-worn love
Happy AnniversaryToday is our anniversary;Happy Anniversary2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
You are no longer the bright-eyed boy
And I have long since lost the spring bloom of youth
But when I look at you I know
That all that is good began with you
True, we have faced some hardship
Life has not been the fairytale I dreamt of as a girl
But you have been my hero
My shoulder to lean on,
My wall to keep the bad at bay;
My laughter in times of sorrow,
My tears when I've been too numb to cry
You kindle warmth with your eyes
And remind me that I once was young
And that in your eyes, I have beauty still
You carry on without complaint
Through all the trials life throws our way
And your smile is a
Paradise LostThe sky's a deep cerulean blueParadise Lost2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
White gulls swoop and soar
The sand warm and soft between my toes
Waves beckon, spray flying
As they break and whisper on the sand
The green, cool shade beckons
As sweat tickles down my sides
This beauty surrounds me
How could I not love paradise?
Yet this paradise is lost without you
We Take For GrantedI miss the arms that used to holdWe Take For Granted2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
That hovered close to keep me safe
Yet let me free to spin in circles till I fell
With a kerplop in the grass, giggling
I miss the voice of reason
Who warned of looking both ways
Before crossing the street,
Of making sure I had clean underwear on
In case, God forbid, something should happen
I miss the smile that used to greet me
As I dropped my books and coat by the door
And sat to have my cup of tea and tell about my day.
I miss the sparkle in green eyes
That watched as I stood, fidgeting with my dress
And singing with abandon during school recitals
I miss the laughter that enfolded like a bla
I Can flyI ache; I shuffle through my dayI Can fly3 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Longing for a time
When muscles
Did their work
Without complaint;
A time when running was easy
Done without thought
And balance happened
Without concentration
Or fear of falling
I am heavy, weighed down by my years
And the physical battles
Life has presented
And the emotional toll
Of disappointment
But in my dreams……I fly
I swoop
through the night sky
Light, joyful;
Wind whipping
I feel the moisture on my skin
As I plunge
through cloud banks
And frighten the owls
Who hunt the night sky
Age falls away and magic happens
As I tumble, veer and loop
Laughter, a radiance
To Be YoungTo be young again,To Be Young4 years ago in Open More Like This
To feel the spring in my step
Like a pogo stick on a hot summer sidewalk
The pulling and bunching of muscles
Like well-oiled pistons
And the fluidity of movement
Like a bird’s carefree swoop across the sky
To feel laughter like blood in my veins
And summer like a never-ending melody
That sings, sings in my ears
Like the twilight call of crickets
And the cool of a sharp moonlit night
To feel passion like sunlight on my skin
And to burn with a fierce desire
Like pitch in a roaring campfire
To feel the surety of black and white
And not know shades of grey
Or longing unanswered
Or loss immeasurable
Oh, t
Empty PocketsEmpty PocketsEmpty Pockets4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Where did the time go?
All those scattered minutes here and there
That I put aside to someday spend with you.
To plan for a later day, some beautiful
Golden day, with a breeze gently touching
And lifting your hair; a sun-touched day
Our laughter dancing across the sky
With the birds and the cotton candy
Billows that chase across the heavens.
I have emptied my pockets,
Inspected the closets
Only to find those minutes are lost.
No more of your laughter enfolding,
Your welcoming hand gripping,
The sweet, warm scent of your
Sun-browned skin filling my
Senses and clouding my judgment
Things, so many things, to a
I Bled for YouI bled for you;I Bled for You2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Little drops barely noticed on the linoleum
Splatters washed away by the rain
Rivulets pouring down the shower drain
I plucked my heart strings
Played you music to soothe you
Music to keep you calm
Music to keep the monster at bay
I nodded and smiled
Agreed to anything to see the day end
Without pain, without worry,
Without your voice growling
and me cowering behind the chair
But my veins are almost empty
You have bled me dry
And I have no music left in my heart for you
My day will finally end in peace
This time the blood will be yours……..
DisappointmentI keep it in my closet;Disappointment2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Tied with ribbons of fraying satin
Wrapped in pipe cleaners and tin foil
It doesn't take up much space
And it seems light as a feather
But weighed so heavy then
I take it out and turn it 'round
And see if it looks different
From the perspective of age
I poke at it; and watch as it still bleeds
As if the cut was new;
And sighing, wrap it back inside
The protective layers
of all my childhood dreams
Hoping to one day open the closet
And find the disappointment gone
And taken the hurt with it.
My Heart is a BurdenGrief fills meMy Heart is a Burden2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Despair envelops me
My heart is a burden
That weighs me down,
Drags on my shoulders
And bows my back
Curling me in upon myself
Wrapping me around
That heavy center
That beating reminder
Of what I have lost
The HorizonThe road bends, and I move forwardThe Horizon2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Facing ahead to my new horizon
But with a tether to my soul
Calling me back to the faces
The voices that populate my past
The colors have bled, the edges are worn
The memory softened like a well-worn blanket
That I long to wrap around me
Enfolded in the comfort and the laughter
That I left behind the bend
But this road moves only one direction
And the new horizon beckons
SilentA woman walks across an empty room.Silent2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Wrinkled and wan flowers upon paper race slowly away
from walls neither washed or noticed
ever
since . . .
She sat by the open window
tasting rain with her soul,
thinking far away into another land,
seeing a proud face
barely wrinkled, fairly tanned
staring out from so deep,
all women who gazed,
fell even deeper.
Not the sort of man she would win,
yet there was something present,
wild animal,
desperate,
frail needful child
like when . . .
Flash of lightning,
torrents upon her face,
riding to capture the wind
not to be abandoned,
thunderous hooves pounding hard
upon dirt, pavement, gr
If it Meant Losing YouWe are not spring chickens;If it Meant Losing You2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
The fire in our bellies has long banked
And the beauty of my youth has faded
Like fog when the sun burns through
You wear glasses slid down on your nose
And still your arms aren't long enough
To read the fine print of that book in your hand
We go through our lives quietly,
Efficiently dependent on each other
Reliable as the sun coming up
Or the night falling
Some would say boring;
Yet I would never trade this life
Or wish for my beauty or the
Flush of youth and the excitement
And adventure that comes with it
If it meant losing you
It matters not to me that my mirror
Is no longer my friend
And a
Tell MeTell me I’m still beautifulTell Me4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
That the year’s have not made me slow
Nor imprinted their charted course
Upon my face
Tell me I’m still girlish
When I laugh
And charming enough
To make heads turn
Tell me your pulse still pounds
When I touch you
And the butterflies still come
When you feel my breath upon your cheek
And, mayhaps,
The dust will blow away
And the girl inside
Be reborn
If only for tonight
Assasin4 years ago in Public Gatherings & Events
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Beyond FearIgnore the fear and step beyondBeyond Fear2 years ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
Create your own truth
A pristine, new day has dawned
Embrace it with your youth
Just take that step into the new
You know where you must go
Look around, enjoy the view
Where your feet lead, follow
The journey is the destination
The knowledge learned, your goal
Hold to your right to question
Resolution nourishes soul
And when the trek is through
And you glance back on your track
You will see where your fear bent you
But never turned you back.
Fires in WinterBlowing snow and gathering gloomFires in Winter1 year ago in Traditional Fixed Forms More Like This
A blight on heart and soul
A freeze that silences laughter
As separateness takes its toll
We walk muffled in silence
Wrapped in wards against the cold
As short, dark days and soul-bare nights
Cleave us, young and old
And in our beds we huddle
Fight the chill within our core
As winter's frosty fist
Batters at our door
And through the night we dream
Of warmth and of cheer
And of fires in winter
To banish the fear
A Walk in the SunI walked in the sun todayA Walk in the Sun2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
The early spring flowers
Turning their faces up to greet me
As lazy bugs grumbled at the motors
Purring in the distance
My legs flexed and stretched
To cover ground
I kept time to the beat of my heart
And the intake of breath
And smiled at the others
Who came out to soak
In the weak, but welcome rays
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