Life was born in the desert

but death came out of the sea

walking on all fours, breathing the air

—killing that never to be

 

(Dreamsleep: January, 2023)

 

Leonard Cohen…

an unfinished poem

blowing in the wind

forever reminding

—to start again

 

(The Main Point: January, 1972)

Bigger in my memory

smaller in my inclination 

Regret a distant calling card

admonishing my name

 

Vacant in my recollection

bedded in my hopefulness

Joy a future invitation

—Heaven to proclaim

 

(Christmas Wishing: First Book Of Prayers- December, 2022) 

Smaller in the rearview mirror

the past retreats from view

Perspective changing rearranging

the old supplanted new

 

Fading in a dying focus

dust beyond the wind

Blowing wild beyond our memory

—fates forgotten hymn

 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2022)

 

You can’t catch up to history

its ship no longer sails

Each chapter prisoned by the wind

times trilogy airmailed

 

To search within your destiny

the moments turn to gold

Where bookends fall and freedom reigns

—beyond the past retold

 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2022)

Where does laughter go

when the smiles are gone

 

Where does music go

when stripped of its song

 

Where does credence go

when truth suicides

 

Where do voices go

—when breath is denied

 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2022)

Before the analysis

before the dissection

First came the reading

—the deepest of cuts

 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2022)

The magic of words

each door of perception

 

The entrance and exit

—buried within

 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2022)

Seeking the right answers

to all the wrong questions

The knife edge resharpens

the danger rehoned

 

Seeking the right answers

for all the wrong reasons

The rumors refester

—all truth unatoned

 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2022)

The clearer the speech

the deeper its woven

A spinning wheel threaded

—looming divine

 

(Dreamsleep: December, 2022)