Flash Poetry October-2004

On Living

I muddle through the mundane
Seeking something that sustains
This life and love I feel inside
This longing to finally reside
In a place where peace remains

I set out on this path I trod
Bent against the breeze I plod
The wind born rain stinging my eyes
I recall a time much less worldly wise
Less alone and more close to God

My back against the burden bends
Looking back on old loves and friends
I lose all sense of my direction
I reach out and seek connection
Coming home to you the longing ends.

We grow by what we're giving
As time goes by
Although we're far from perfect
Still we try

October 24 2004

	Morning Sounds Gun fires in a skeet shoot off Aquarium cascades through a plastic waterfall Refrigerator drones on and on I breath the morning coolness and cough And I can't seem to recall The quiet of the dawn Rain patters roof's composition The house is mostly sleeping At least that's my supposition I hear the kitty creeping Just beneath the floor I listen to the morning sounds Thinking less is more October 30, 2004
Bitter Biscuits Don't bake bitter biscuits Better stick to fudge We all have tales and triscuits It is better not to judge Or wear the face of consternation Or second guess the motivation Of someone who is stranger or is kin Though they weren't a friend to me Neither were they my enemy Let judges be He or she who has not known sin Bitter biscuits leave you bitter In the end October 31, 2004	Autumn In the Woods The mill turns round and round Water flows with healing sound Autumn leaves flutter by Floating like a butter fly I am glad to be so far away from town You there with your camera clicking Thoughts of time and all its ticking Have been left with gratitude For these moments here with you As we watch the leaves no longer sticking This time for two Does both of our hearts good Just me and you And Autumn in the woods October 27, 2004
Changes As the mist rolls across the valley I ponder peace, love and mortality And the future I cannot foresee Yet is ripe with possibility Narrow is the line I see Between right and wrong I have often wandered where It would seem as though I didn't care I set out down some lonely stair Perhaps I took more than my share What I found was waiting there I seek saying in a song Like the mist can change our view We should seek changing too At least when we can for if we could We would grow and you know That would be good October 29, 2004	Today News that clues, news that baffles Thoughts that leave us on the scaffolds Balanced high upon a perch Seeking solace in a church We say we do all that we can Yet living lives in every man Every woman, every child Animals, both tame and wild The air we breath, the thoughts we think The dreams we weave, water we drink The life we live for living's sake The food of which we partake Following so many creeds Our measure's met by our deeds Today October 25 2004
On Living I muddle through the mundane Seeking something that sustains This life and love I feel inside This longing to finally reside In a place where peace remains I set out on this path I trod Bent against the breeze I plod The wind born rain stinging my eyes I recall a time much less worldly wise Less alone and more close to God My back against the burden bends Looking back on old loves and friends I lose all sense of my direction I reach out and seek connection Coming home to you the longing ends. We grow by what we're giving As time goes by Although we're far from perfect Still we try October 24 2004	Dreamers Dreamers see the world through different eyes Maybe less responsible but in many ways more wise For seeing simply sailing so they seek Words not always sifted when it's their heart's that speak Like a snow that's drifted Like a child wades in a creek They are blown about by winds of change In passion they will rise and shout When this world seems strange They can turn this world inside out They can ride their mind's moon beams Blessed is the man and woman-child who dreams October 22, 2004
Bracing for Winter Zip the coat and pull up the hood I felt the wind push where I stood I saw the leaves tumble to the ground With a whirling swirling crackling sound And I thought this season change is good We will huddle by the fire and sing Prepare for cold and dream of spring Autumn's song says summer sent her To hearken in the cold coming winter Cuddle close so we won't feel the sting October 19,2004	Hear The Music There are songwriters Throughout this & every land Who create for creating's sake And because they understand Music is the mist That greets the day that's new And meets meaning's clarity Or softens up the view Or eases the burdens That weigh upon our hearts It heralds, in hand in hand, both Life's finishes & starts If you're happy or if you're sad Comfort's coming now to you. Quick. Hear the music. Feel the music. Even if you cry, you will be glad For you will feel your soul renew October 21, 2004
You Are Music to my soul That is what you are to me A love story told Softly and with care I smell the coming winter storm But I do not fear a cold that is vague, bold and without form. In the haven of your love In the shelter of your warm soul I hear a melody That seems timeless as a star So I sing it to myself and then I am where you are. October 18, 2004	What's next? In this life, There is the good, The bad, the ugly There is the cold, The cute, the cuddly The Haven of home The presence of dangers The peace you have known The kindness of strangers The melodic music making The adventures to be taking Living and loving in life's context Asking, ever asking what's next? October 15, 2004
Soaring Look down on the landscape With a smile It is like a living canvas Seen from a mile Above Herds of elk Breaking brush below While you're cruising through clouds Soaring , sailing on the wind. You go Trusting God, closer than You've ever been When you land, you want to go again October 14, 2004	The Flight Fear of flying speaking loud Facing fear above the crowd Ultralight taking off Glider, pilot, me in tow Down the runway off the cart And up into the air we go Roaring wind assaults my ears Tow released it disappears 2,500 feet above the ground Silence. Sweet silence Is the only sound I hear as I sail above my glory A silhouette in a circle rainbow My friend told me, now I know So I faced off my deepest fear Lo and behold I'm still here I lived to tell the story Larry brought me down with no regret I checked twice, my pants weren't wet Might be courage shining through Could be I went before I flew October 11, 2004
The Voices Taunting, teasing with a flourish Sounds not meant to nourish You're bad, you are not good enough Not too subtle, much to rough Bullies, lovers, a lost false friend Messages that play and never end Words that wound and weaken Words our minds are speaking From the mouths of ghosts long gone Tapes that we play on and on Shut down power, turn the page Hurtful voices simply age The young and old together Make the voices go away And life will be much better October 13, 2004	Keep It In Keep it in. Does that seem fair? Is it sin when caring calls for caring And caring isn't there? Let it out. Does that seem wise? Truth taught, truth told Truth lies in disguise. Turn it off. Does that seem keen? When kindness kindles kindness Curtailing what is mean. Turn it on. Does that seem bright? When loving calls for loving Then love with all your might. Let love light low roads And roads that are high Let love fill our souls Let love let us fly Let love lift us up as we try once again You can never know too much love So let it out and keep it in. October 13, 2004
On Dreaming In Dreams Anything can happen What seems Like reality In a mist laden land Be it bliss or calamity Takes you by the hand You flow like sap in winter Pass through the door Marked Enter You arise fulfilled or shaken More or less with what you've taken From your dreams October 10-8-04	Quiet now Quiet now I am searching for a thought A fleeting butterfly like thing That seeks not to be caught Fly it. How? On a kite like wing On a melody, in a song I sing If a thought could be bought I'd break the piggy banks And be off for a bunch I'd think in thinking tanks And not even stop for lunch But alas thought Keeps eluding me Still I ramble on As you can see Thought tilling still I plow Quiet. Here comes one now. October 6, 2004
The Fog A veil lies upon the autumn ground A curtain clings to the morning air It is a mystic vision, An ethereal sound It is a daylight dream You can't see what is there Just beyond the vision Something waits Like the end of time's Eternal gates We come into this life And we leave alone Taking memories of the time And the love we've known Life is mountains and valleys, It's an oasis or a bog But we are bound to wait to see What's beyond the fog October 5, 2004	Alaska bound Alaska bound A brand new phase Fairbanks found In Snowy days Do what you do best Paint, draw and Chani-mai Peace by piece with zest Live life full, Bring what it may Steer clear of the bull Love and live today Happy is the sound of "I'm Alaska bound" October 3, 2004
Let's Dance The dance of strife is Looking for partners The dance of life is more smart There's autumn in the afternoon Winter's coming much too soon Though I'll miss This summer's kiss I know one thing and that is this Winter will not wilt this one We'll warm together Till winter's done Live and love with disregard For season's circumstance We're two as one When life is hard For reason's of fun Come on let's dance October 4, 2004	Friends Some folks you never really get to know Some folks you have known forever Even though you meet by chance It feels you have always been together You stay close beyond all circumstances Tie the ties of contact Email in and email back Sharing simple tales What nourishes. What ails. Family, fiction, fact. As we journey toward life's end How blessed I am to call you friend. October 2, 2004
Duty Duly Done I hear the wind In leaves that rustle I feel I tend to hustle bustle Then I need a passion potion I meet the maze in slow motion Much too tired to tussle In waking slumber I reside While grinning friends Go hang glide I sit in sleepy silence there My guitar leaned Against the chair Knowing time's not on my side Still I tarry when planning plans I will carry what weight commands So far from depravity Yet grinded down by gravity Till I duly do duty's demands Duty duly done I'm too tired for fun. October 1, 2004	Flash Poetry: September August July