ProgLIFEress

Friends scattered,Relatives spread;Brain shattered,Molten lead… Wait… Okay then,Start again: Friends found,Family hold;Mind around,Solid gold. Fully unprepared,Always ready;Slightly scared,Moving already. Over oceans,Mixed emotions;Stories ending,Heart rending… Wait… Stories growing,Heart glowing;Mistakes aplenty,Maybe twenty… Wait… Definitely more –forty .four;Regrets few,Can’t undo;Not rotten,Quickly forgotten;Complaints none,Still not done… Poetry plays,Seemingly exaggerated;Some days,Probably understated. Travel unemployed,Shoes destroyed… Wait… Shoes employed,All weather,Movement enjoyed,PlayContinue reading “ProgLIFEress”

Secrets In Form

Once, I saw two incredible dancers,Perform an incredible dance;After which, one provided an answer,To my spellbound onlookers trance: ‘To perform is to share,To give of oneself,To sacrifice something you hold.’ The onlookers present,May receive your gift,And grow from the story you told. Indeed then I grew,And now on to you,I disclose this secret, this gold:Continue reading “Secrets In Form”

To Know the Difference

Tickets and flags, toys and games;Stickers and bags, artwork in frames. Things I collected, items for sport;Seldom rejected – The last resort. Cultivated in nooks, ‘stuff’ lingers, ‘stuff’ grows;Curated scrapbooks: Little fingers, little toes. Educational kits and playing cards;Random magical tricks and ankle guards. Pieces and bits, of all shapes and sizes;Used paper clips andContinue reading “To Know the Difference”