week 629 ~ as the seasons are all a kerfuffle

as the seasons are all a kerfuffle
we become tourists in our own backyards
umbrella drinks in November muffle
election confusion sending postcards
back to summer waiting for early snow
we keep gloves sneakers umbrellas ready
when the future says maybe where should we go
stark changes leave us bewildered heady
fumes of too late rend us dizzy stalled here
asking the path forward what we can do
in the face of disaster when we all fear
regretting decisions please tell us who
knows how this will all work out in the end
will nature undone still have time to mend

week 489 ~ there was a moment

there was a moment
for restitution
but it came and went

before time present
lives set in motion
there was a moment

one magnificent
manifestation
but it came and went

mixed messages sent
amidst confusion
there was a moment

I couldn’t prevent
hardly worth mention
but it came and went

and now I resent
the dream’s implosion
there was a moment
but it came and went

week 436 ~ if this was just a dream

if this was just a dream
and not now what is true
harder than it would seem

look back suppress the scream
decide what’s left to do
if this was just a dream

would it feel so extreme
we’re trying to push through
harder than it would seem

paddling slowly upstream
as damages accrue
if this was just a dream

a somnolescent gleam
no intrinsic value
harder that it would seem

to parse this mess midstream
decide what to pursue
if this was just a dream
harder than it would seem

week 416 ~ tragedy comedy

tragedy comedy
twine in a lovers’ knot
confusion endlessly
tragedy comedy
follow one strand to see
where logic claims a spot
tragedy comedy
twine in a lovers’ knot

week 382 ~ world turning sideways

world turning sideways
I brush off the crumbs
horns through a blue haze
world turning sideways
remember always
take life as it comes
world turning sideways
I brush off the crumbs

week 364 ~ if I could be where I would

if I could be where I would
then I would be where I’m not
this confusion understood
if I could be where I would
looking back to where I stood
I might find the perfect spot
if I could be where I would
then I would be where I’m not

week 316 ~ I feel naked in front of the mirror

I feel naked in front of the mirror
of truth what exactly am I looking
for what more could I expect do I fear
exposure commitment what should I bring
to the table do I still have cards to
play as I stare down the void double check
the map the clock the appointment where do
I line up who’s waiting to stack the deck
in the dark as the world begins to spin
out from under my feet I jump something
catches my parachute the silent din
of waiting words which one the golden ring
I sit up drink in hand searching for rhymes
the damn muse just slaps you around sometimes

thanks to my friend Alec for the last line.

week 307 ~ love jumps to conclusions

love jumps to conclusions
unintended can’t stop
itself tears fall time runs
love jumps to conclusions
be it big or small ones
wait for the shoe to drop
love jumps to conclusions
unintended can’t stop

week 282 ~ don’t walk through the door

don’t walk through the door
not yet stay awhile
I’m not asking more

than this moment for
our dreams to beguile
don’t walk through the door

we’ve worlds to explore
wrapped up in a smile
I’m not asking more

tomorrow could soar
past trouble with style
don’t walk through the door

there’s no keeping score
when love is worthwhile
I’m not asking more

just hear me before
today turns the dial
don’t walk through the door
I’m not asking more

week 256 ~ leave something unexplained

leave something unexplained
preserve the mystery
life’s never foreordained
leave something unexplained
confusion has sustained
you this far let it be
leave something unexplained
preserve the mystery