Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Sunday, September 15, 2019
A Tower Falls
With spit, dust, luck and many I love yous
Brick by brick it was built, higher, and higher
"Too high, too high!" they said, but the mason just cooed
With his partner and three apprentices it grew
And grew, and grew
Family and friends asked, who is this, WHO?
But then the partner left, and the apprentices too
As it began to crumble, and bricks fell asunder
An angel appeared, who just knew
How to stop the falling down
And piece by piece
fixed what was broken, with a smile hiding a frown
A million years passed, and the tower was so high
Above the clouds one day the mason slipped
And realized he couldn't fly
Down and down he fell
Yet the Angel couldn't save him at all
For the mason deserved his hell
Friday, September 13, 2019
The House of Paper Curtains
In the house of paper curtains,
here
in dawn and twilight
shadows appear
Sometimes angels but more often
monsters leer
From a couch I lay
corduroy brown upon
stains I made
They mock the man boy foolish and
and full of fear
This was only to be a place to stay
A place to make plans
for all that may
They remind of what did not come to pass, songs none can hear
So many years have passed
Jobs gained and lost
All now all the gold is gone, from years amassed
Trinkets and collectables held too dear
On shelves, cabinets, in boxes and yes a crate
In the end, they'll be with me,
Alone with only baubles is my fate
Alone with only baubles is my fate
Monday, February 18, 2019
When rockets fail
When the rocket crosses the pale
With fury and might
They sing "This will make a great tale!"
After decades the engine fails
None can help, and only black fills the captain's sight
Justice isn't fair, she doesn't care
Despite the passion and purpose of the great sail
The rocket begins to driftin forever night
Screaming in agony, the captain still hopes to dare
Then he remembers, mortals are too frail
And so, he embraces his plight
Eyes wide, he smiles, and with one last thrust he steers toward the fiery light
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Monday, February 4, 2008
Cold
In the cold room, in darkness they celebrate their fare
A menagerie of phantoms who whisper
And titter and howl and swear
Hoping, their host abandons his earth-bound chair
“Enter our realm!” they say with delight
The church bells suddenly ring – they sing, they sing!
They hearald the end and beginning
Of perfect twilight- the time between day and darkest night
The fire in the hearth has gone out, and the table is bare
The crib is empty and the children aren’t here
The flaming desert is served on a silver plate made from linen and tears
It grows and feasts upon the neverland's tears
A menagerie of phantoms who whisper
And titter and howl and swear
Hoping, their host abandons his earth-bound chair
“Enter our realm!” they say with delight
The church bells suddenly ring – they sing, they sing!
They hearald the end and beginning
Of perfect twilight- the time between day and darkest night
The fire in the hearth has gone out, and the table is bare
The crib is empty and the children aren’t here
The flaming desert is served on a silver plate made from linen and tears
It grows and feasts upon the neverland's tears
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