The Earth is alive Even when it is sleeping Under so many layers Of ice and debris Clinging tightly To the frozen ground As loose debris blows Gently over the layered snow Traveling From place to place Participating In an equation far too complex to be captured within the realm of our understanding An equation … Continue reading Life, and the Path It Follows
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Where We Fit In
There is no sky above No Earth below Just space Time Unfolding Collapsing and expanding Flowing through Around Between All of objects and the distance between them Filling Each and every corner Until there is nothing to separate The black from the white The light from the darkness The shadows of night From the glow … Continue reading Where We Fit In
On the Value of Positive Interaction Between Dissimilar Entities, or The Unfolding Tragedy of the Modern Human Interplay
I have come to believe, or at least suspect, that one of the many major flaws with our current social structure and indeed our current status as a race of human beings that will be uncovered by future generations (should there be any), is that there is a serious lack of positive interaction, perhaps able … Continue reading On the Value of Positive Interaction Between Dissimilar Entities, or The Unfolding Tragedy of the Modern Human Interplay
Falling Into Place
The daylight ends The moon is high The clouds hang low In a starless sky But in the silence of the shivering pines The pieces are falling into place And the path unfolds Before open eyes
The Path We Prior Trod
It seems so long ago The night sky glowed above on cloudless nights Absorbed with fascination by wide and hopeful eyes Each and every star filled With purpose With wonder A line in a story which unfolded Time and time again Renewed once more at the setting of the sun But it would seem The … Continue reading The Path We Prior Trod
Home
Note: This piece was written in collaboration with Blackbird, of the blog Wandering Thoughts. Blackbird: What makes a house a home? Surely it’s not a manicured front lawn Or a grand foyer with antique lighting Maybe it could be, but not without Paint chipping off the front porch The marks on the walls and floors … Continue reading Home
You Are So
You are so Beautiful Smart Strong Valuable But you are also so Delicate Exposed Vulnerable Hurt Life is hard sometimes It doesn't wait It doesn't care About context About pain About how much you can take Before you break Time Moves forward With Or without us Sometimes It may feel like it moves right through … Continue reading You Are So
On Past Failures and Future Horizons
First attempt Fourteen Future uncertain Past unkind Why go on When there is nothing here To call my own Second attempt Seventeen Failure to recover From past sins An unforgiving self Critical to the end Wishing only for Peace of mind Third attempt Twenty-eight Seated before Photos of Loved and lost Dark basement Rope taut … Continue reading On Past Failures and Future Horizons
Objects, and the Distance Between Them 