Category: Poems

• in a crowd.txt

  I am in a crowd,

  with everyone around seeing nothing

  of who I am. Then,

  you see me and say

  my name with that little winked smile.  And,

  I crumble from obscurity to the one on throne,

  surrounded by my lovely wife’s eyes.

  You bring me to the pedestal I always avoided,

  making sure we bring the world

  a little more laughter than we cake take in; you

  bring me to what seems to be a part of this world,

  much more than I could ever carry alone.

  December 29, 2010

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• Twitter, and other social graphs

  A photo of ourselves
  Is more an indication
  Of self value
  And self awareness
  Than any quiz
  Or friend’s interpretation.

  I long held comedy my armor,
  To be worn in public and private both;
  Yet, I do not need such now, as I
  I have maturity and life experiences
  Which I had not before and may not again.

  A wise man makes photographs of those he loves
  His outward reflection, for he knows
  You want to know him,
  And what better way than by who he is.

  November 16, 2010

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• Furry trees

  Droopy leaves,
  Furry trees,
  Red kisses shown when sudden breeze.

  How much I love a walk in winter’d early weather; when Fall but rains on tall shoulders in a stroll!

  November 15, 2010

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• slinky

  I always do this.
  I stay awake and search for some knowledge/
  Something I can learn and digest;
  And, when I’ve found the night’s well dry,
  I slink to sleep, defeated.

  I never go to sleep exhilarated, or as though
  I’ve championed something.  I always rub my eyes
  And bury my head, slowing breath to sleep.

  November 12, 2010

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• to heart

  Everytime I look around,
  another brother falling down;
  i just try to raise them up,
  tell them i can be like them
  or i can be like Him and
  keep pressing on, despite
  the world; I know the way
  they hold onto Earthly things,
  and all I have to say
  is good luck with that–
  I depend on Him, rise with Him,
  fall with Him, belong with Him,
  live for Him, give to Him
  all the time I can/and more.
  it’s not about who’s written
  this, just who’s taken it to
  heart and lived through eyes of His.

  November 9, 2010

  Lord

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• Cat’s tail

  Sunlight dances in waves,
  Like a cat’s tail,
  On the arm of our sofa.

  October 31, 2010

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• disco ball

  Ey, like a disco ball I got t(a) keep spinning
  To keep my image fresh; oldest trick
  Not written:  Change to maintain relevance

  October 31, 2010

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• Vegas

  Vegas is a perfectly imagined sign with one bulb not lighting.

  October 31, 2010

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• Life

  To start a sentence about one’s own life means you’re, at least, living.

  October 9, 2010

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• Who I Am

  I stand,
  Sit,
  Am laying/
  Hovering here in a landscape devoid of all
  I know may exist;
  Tall, wide, narrow, deep–
  I do not know these, nor
  More than myself,
  If even who I am.

  October 9, 2010

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