Inside of me, the inner child I’ve known so well, these many years Is urging me, “be free and wild” “Cast off your silly grown-up fears” Yet here I sit, so meek and mild I work and fret and pay the bills A longing sigh, to live beguiled To sing of dreams, to roll downContinue reading “The Inner Child”
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Lane’s Last Year
I was reviewing some old Facebook posts in preparation for the story I’m writing about Lane. The following passages are taken directly from these posts and will give you an insight into Lane’s evolving state of mind and body. 11/26/2009Lane: Today (Thanksgiving) I am thankful for still singing and playing music, improved health, almost 8Continue reading “Lane’s Last Year”
Summer
This is the second poem in my “Seasons of the Year” series
The Road
i travel the road within and without to distant lands and inner truths freely unencumbered i hear the call beckoning me forward inward like a distant whisper of things to come knowing my thirst for discovery no matter how far no matter how long i travel the road leads me back to myself to myContinue reading “The Road”
Don’t Let Yesterday Get In The Way
And now we face the sunrise to the east In gladness, we shall laud a brand new day The inner demons and the wayward beast Are banished to the dark and kept at bay Come let us greet the dawn with break of feast And meet the morning troubles, come what may We’ll find thatContinue reading “Don’t Let Yesterday Get In The Way”
Grand Canyon
This short poem is inspired by my first-ever trip to the Grand Canyon in March 2017. I approach the Grand Canyon For the first time I must remember This blessed event And then I see it Oh my God OH MY GOD! OH MY EVER LOVING GOD!!! I gasp I laugh I cry I amContinue reading “Grand Canyon”
Tucson
An ode to my hometown… A hot wind blows across my face On the ground, cactus and gravel I know this town, I feel this place No matter how far I travel A stillness comes across the land The animals are all asleep A zephyr plays across the sand Unbeknownst to those burrowed deep Suddenly,Continue reading “Tucson”
The Cosmic Wind
I sail upon the cosmic wind tonight A spirit free from gravity, I stray From earthly bondage, upwards, like a kite Past planets near and far, I’m on my way What vistas strange and beautiful I see! To hear, to feel, to open ev’ry door Ah yes, this is the state of being free AContinue reading “The Cosmic Wind”
Tapestry
Behold the cosmic tapestry! The wonder of the universe The brilliant starlight majesty The subject of both song and verse Let’s celebrate variety! From me to you and all the rest From fish to fowl, from land to sea From past to future, all the best I sing the endless symphony! I twirl upon aContinue reading “Tapestry”
Spring
This is the first poem in my “Seasons of the Year” series
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