Solitude

Solitude

To be alone

to wake each day

to revel in sunrise

to be at peace

to dine on fruit

To be alone

to revel in sunset

to be at peace

to dine on vegetables 

to lie at rest

To be alone

to be at peace

to wake and sleep

to dine and dream

to be awake

Without Further Ado

Buckle your seatbelt, Miss

navigate with grace

visions humming 

in an instant all could change

drill your young ones 

over years as they stride

for freedom
to be wise and loving

Anger

Anger

It busts harbors

roils calm waters

sets boats slipping

from their tethers

fierce it disturbs calm

caged inside erupts

all over everything

leaves one empty

quivering until next

onslaught over inane

unrooted accusations 

I scream typhoon

get out of the way!

I Am Sad

I Am Sad

I am sad

beyond sad

beyond what

sad conveys

I can’t cry

only anguish

I anguish over

pain and anger

subsequent to

impossible life

living within a

form of insanity

No sense rules

nonsense days

as life drifts by

no way out of

wasted moments

cower moments

I am depressed

beyond belief

know I need to

search for ways

to help myself

to keep alive

Days challenge

every moment

no soft time

no relaxation

no off time

no respite

I am sad

beyond sad

beyond what

sad conveys

I can’t cry

only anguish

Ping Pong

Ping Pong

My brain bounces

back and forth over

the net of insanity

paddles smash home

the intricacies 

despair circles around

as I try to make it all right

there is no right only wrong

Ping Pong 

Wind

Wind

I love language

I love word wind

it thrashes tree

stirs things around

I love language

words wind around

stir things up

how did we form

language I love

can’t imagine before

language  how words

came to be 

Wind

In The Dump

In the Dump

I scavenge

for peace

shard of tie dye

in a warring world

I scavenge 

for warmth

a quilt of love

in a cold world

I scavenge

for fairness

for everyone

an entitled world

In the dump

I pick among

bones of loss

cold hard world