Poems

For Now

Times come along now and then,

where reasons and solutions

are on the other side of the mountain

 Where sunshine needed is shrouded in gray,

and thoughts  seem uncertain

A clear perspective won’t sit still,

no matter how tightly grasped

 But ideas will still be bantered about,

even though one might not be asked

In search of a positive resolution,

one deemed do-a-ble and not contrite

One that moves the marker a space ahead,

without malice, without spite

 

The brain given must be tread on lightly,

no demands but permission,

to acquire the answers, to the questions,

that you have requisitioned

 

May you always find the answers,

that you search for from within,

finding your soul being happy and satisfied,

as Gods gifts that have been given

That first sip of coffee,

to help the stars align,

a chance to jump start my day,

and figure out what’s on my mind

 

Feed the animals, feed myself,

going back to bed?,

as things begin spinning,

around in my head

 

Opening the shades,

a glimpse outside,

realizing now,

I can’t run and hide

 

The days presentation has begun,

and cannot be denied,

best to just go with it,

and not be left behind

 

I’ll tally forth bravely

with privilege and pride,

oops. . .I settle and calm down,

when I finally open my eyes

 

May the interest of the day

be kind and most gratifying,

provide love in truth,

without the wavering of deciding

What is a puddle,

but a infantile lake with thoughts of growing

A bead on the window, rolling down,

a dream to be a stream flowing

A mist then rain starting it all,

while helping to keep all things going

 

Our bucket of dreams starts with the first drop

A whisper of wind, gently making leaves dance and play

A gust much fiercer that brings a chill to the day

Storms with great forces, that sweep things away

 

Sometimes what is needed

 

A sun that rises, bringing smiles and warmth

back to us and the earth

A chance to gather ourselves, in merriment and mirth

Envisioning hope, like the presence of a new birth

 

Hope again rising

I often times get used to the decoration

and forget to really see,

the beauty of a simpler life,

that is surrounding me

 

I seldom think of a breath of air,

eyes visions, or sounds that are heard,

my mind decides quickly what to pass on,

without a thought of what occurred

 

Perhaps to take a moment or more,

a few hundred beats of my heart,

to revel in a rather complex simplicity,

and the aggregate of the parts

 

Keeping in mind the many

whom may not have the experience,

that has been bestowed upon me,

and thank the Lord for all that is given

MAY THE BLESSING BE

Lord provide me a mind that does not wonder,

peacefully settling down in your splendor

 

Quietness away from all that would bother,

and a time together with one another

 

That I may awake to feel love and desire to offer kindness,

accepting all of your blessings

 

And a knowing that I need not worry,

for you are always there,

I’m in your arms for you to carry.

 

Amen