Squirrels with bushy orange tails leap about the deck. Crickets hum, confused that it’s not dark yet. The caw of a blue jay

Beneath the bustling, hustling mind, deep inside, there is an oasis of calm.

Autumn wind Brings scattered leaves, Splattered, With red and gold. Autumn wind

Walking on the edge, Between awareness and sleep. Sometimes... I’m in the moment, I feel my body,

Unable to be all things For all people, Perhaps at one time, I tried. Those days are

Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…

Life is a day dream So they say, With every beat Of my heart, The gate to love

Standing at a crossroad Between this life And the next, Heart in hand I knock on that

Silver sliver of the moon With the bright star of Venus Trailing behind. Moonbeams casting light On the waves,

My heart is a good heart, It beats strongly And works hard, To keep me alive. My mind is a good mind,

At that magical time When the yellow moon Sets, And the pink mist Of dawn,

Sitting on the lake shore, Which made my heart soar, The water rippled at times, Swirled into beautiful lines, Clouds reflected in it’s mirror,

In the blink of an eye It’s a different scene On the big movie screen So easy to get absorbed In the story line of time.

Every hour we are someone Different, Every day something new Learned, Death is just another

Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart