When memory implodes
upon itself
All we have left
— is Vodka
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
When memory implodes
upon itself
All we have left
— is Vodka
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
The idle rich
— a plague unto themselves
(Revisiting A.H.: June, 2024)
Blessed Quietude
Audibly
we rise
and fall
But Silence …
is the language
of God
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
Lost In Place
The past
is never where you left it
Tomorrow
— delegitimizes today
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
Groupies
Liking …
sometimes better
than loving
(Keith Richards: June, 2024)
First Step
Standing at the crossroads
and knowing that you’re there
Going left or going right
coin toss or a dare
Pushed by fate determined
into sorrow, joy, or pain
First step taken tells the tale
— of destiny proclaimed
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
Like quicksand …
the harder you struggle
the deeper you sink
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
Decision triggers fate
like a fuse ignites a bomb
Priming every choice we make
— until all karma’s gone
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
Everything that is
was at one point a decision
Give yourself permission
— become what you choose
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
The True Cost
You can’t have choice
unless you have doubt
The price of freedom
— seeded to sprout
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
Living Now
A mouthful of salt
a fistful of memories
Choking tomorrow
— on the joy of today
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
A teardrop of joy
a teardrop of sorrow
Different in substance
different in kind
Flowing endemic
the scientist’s baffled
Their chemical compounds
— distinct and profound
(Rosemont College: June, 2024)
We write of the past
and guess at the future
Tracks of experience
clear and well marked
Deep in our consciousness
memory hoping
Yesterday’s kindling
— tomorrow will burn
(Dundale: June, 2024)
Mariah’s Return
Mistral wishes
blow hope
to tomorrow
Intention
most sacred
— ushering wind
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
Cupid’s Bow
Indifference
and hatred
are blind
— but not love
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
Godot Waits
Minding his business
biding his time
Dodging the bullets
— fate preassigned
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)
Divinity’s Wind
Masters of War
Victors of Time
Sultans of Glory
Martyrs Sublime
(Dreamsleep: June, 2024)