"Snow"

there will only be snow time
just 12 days of summer
the rest will be
unforgetable
unbearable
cast on crutches
probably pulleys
waiting for footprints
never arriving
no tracks
you gotta have tracks
or else how will
we know
where to go?
in the winter snow
in the winter show

"Light"

the light I have found
is enough to show me
the way through
my darkness

"Soul Searching"

life is like our angel patch
a small rock garden full of flowers
and feeders for the birds
a place for them to drink
and flip and shake the water
through their feathers
gypsy and I sit on the cabin porch
every morning and watch the patch activity
if you have forgotten who gypsy is
my 13 year old english pointer hunting dog
who never ceases to be interested
in birds, bees, toads and cats
we have noticed that some plants produce
many beautiful blooms year after year
rewarding the eyes of the beholders
and some don't they struggle
slowly withering away
like people who know only their edge
always surrounded by others
cluttering their flawless soul searching
surrendering to times embrace
before they are free
to embrace themselves
ending up finally with me
alone in my rhyme
soul searching time

1955

class reunion
the dress
too small
for 2010


another look
time reflects
reality
paved to gravel


unless
diet
exercise
miracle


time flies
sneeky aging
where have
I gone


gray hair
bulges
glasses
hearing aid


I will walk
my dog
when the coffee
kicks in


when life
kicks in
1955
who knew

Trouble

has anyone noticed
there are no more rainbows
since the Antichrist arrived
saying and doing whatever it takes
to cover the truth of what he does
talk abounds with no results
the earth shakes and rumbles
destroying itself from within
just like us
we will need what it takes
to survive in the rubble
of trouble
perhaps we already are
the false Christ the false people
build your boat

Gladly Living

the joy we share
as we tarry there
a special time
just for you
no computer phone or tv
alone with you
getting my heart
in the right place
to feel your peace
knowing you go
with me each day
along the way
just to be sure
all will be ok
we wait each day
for your footsteps
on the path we made for you
through the woods
gladly giving
gladly living

Chupacabra

who what where
wolf coyote fox dog
no one knows for sure
what is it
where did it come from
the ugly chupacabra
shot in a barn
near a small texas town
another in a field
no rhyme nor reason
you can plainly see
for this creature to be