Worry
changes nothing
tomorrow unmoved
Forfeiting
the gift
— of a present unclaimed
(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)
Worry
changes nothing
tomorrow unmoved
Forfeiting
the gift
— of a present unclaimed
(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)
So much of the time
we’re in transit
Mindlessly going
from place to place
Lost in a limbo
not here and not there
Ignoring the moments
— that set us all free
(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)
Up your seconds
stretch every moment
Joy in the instant
— present sublime
(Harry’s Café: Rush Street, Chicago – Circa 1982)
You can’t wash the pigment
of the past away
Its stain much deeper
than all regret
Coloring lost moments
with what you hide
Painting the future
— from palettes of broken dreams
(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)
Mortality
fills our lives
with meaning
Procrastination
the future’s
bane
Today is prized
tomorrow
questioned
The moment’s
treasure
— our souls to claim
(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)
Performance art
embracing the artist
The magic of youth
alive on the stage
Time takes direction
from a glorious past
The memories an encore
— forever to stay
(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)
Giving no thought
to yesterday
invested in
tomorrow
Memories pave
the road behind
with joy that’s
wrapped in sorrow
Giving no weight
to seasons past
this moment my
new entry
Calling me on
replaying that song
whose lyrics
— redefine me
(Anthology Of Perception: September, 2024)
Getting to tomorrow
on stairs of yesterday
Each tread of my reluctance
on risers of today
Promising me nothing
but wisdom from afar
Chasing reams of broken dreams
— adrift among the stars
(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)
If there was no one
to believe
would there still
be truth
If there was no one
to tell
would silence
take root
If there was no one
to laugh
would smiles
be gone
If there was no one
to love
would all feeling
— abscond
(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)
The farther we stray
from our natures
the more depressed we get
Hunting, fishing
and chopping wood
our DNA and yet …
We sit and stare
at digital screens
our spirits on the run
And shun each other
inhumane
our futures zero — sum
(The New Room: September, 2024)