Would we love a baby’s laugh if we never heard it scream? Would we grasp reality without the vision or the dream? Would the brightness of the sunrise mean as much without the night? Would the trophy from the victory mean as much without the fight? Do we appreciate the inside after being locked without? […]
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Shallow Water
I will not swim In shallow water I will not ride A smoother road The downhill path Is fine for others Who choose to carry A lighter load I’m a free spirit A loner A solo sailor The winding road The open sea A constant vision In the distance The lens of life Through which […]
Time-Clock Jail
I’m a poet locked in a time-clock jail, just yearning to be free A jailbird stuck with no money for bail, scheming of ways I could flee Day after day in a dead-end gig, and the years are passing me by Will I ever say good-bye to this brig, or am I just too weary […]
Waiting
The tedium of waiting Fizzles into nothing No consequence, no concern When I am waiting in Mexico Among easy-going bone-tired women Who wait in a broken line Stand on one foot then the other Shift parcels, clutch pesos Balance stacks of steaming tortillas Mind children while watching for the bus Waiting here fulfills its purpose I observe and reflect, smile and connect Utter small words in español I notice a […]
A Celebration
i meant to say… you told me we were through, (“let’s be friends,” you said.) that line again. i meant to say… that day we explored the museum in LA left me in awe of you, my private docent amid the masters, vibrant colors, muted whispers and you, so at home amid a world I’d […]