(2014)
After a ride through the desert which is haunting and beautiful at the same time.
Red, yellow and orange leaves Fall quickly now And create a tapestry of color That fill my mind With joy.
Great scientific minds Working for cures Of terminal diseases, The clock ticks... What is the cure
Today, I wish the pain to go, the fatigue that I fight so. This process of aging is unkind and yet, the law of nature is a fast lane of change.
The red cardinal high in a tree, caught my attention with his melodious chirp on my daily walk.
Thoughts flicker like twinkling lights, ride them across the sky. Embrace your dream,
What if, The simple things In life, were the Most important Events.
One year since I traveled to paradise. One year since I laughed and danced with friends. One year since I watched
This is the America I know: A sea of white, black, red, yellow And brown faces, Strong minds and voices Raised to the sun,
Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…
The many places I have been And countless faces I have seen, The many tales to be told, Into the universe, they unfold. It’s all a passing show,
As we shared stories, The warm hum of voices heard, A cup of love spilled.
First snow of the season Came down light and gay, With it’s bright white, Reflecting, Off slow moving clouds
Life is but a dream, our fantasies, spill, like liquid tears that pool and vaporize into the air.
Harsh reality smacks like a slap of cold wind. Sometimes I’m a tough sailor, at the helm,
Every hour we are someone Different, Every day something new Learned, Death is just another