week 661 ~ in honor of father’s day

in honor of father’s day
remembering lost refrains
that pass quietly away
in honor of father’s day
a smiling photo to say
he is gone but love remains
in honor of father’s day
remembering lost refrains

week 657 ~ the poetry of loss

the poetry of loss
watching a life unspool
mere wishing cannot gloss
the poetry of loss
the angst you try to toss
the dread you never fool
the poetry of loss
watching a life unspool

week 641 ~ pouring music in the top of my head

pouring music in the top of my head
until it fills my ears blocking the sound
of what isn’t happening here around
me anymore the atmosphere is dead
and dampened spirits drift ever lower
causing my motor to run down nothing
inspires or engages far from spring
raw cold seeps through the cracks moving slower
I fear I may stall out and sit useless
it’s just a matter of time before rust
renders all progress futile who can trust
themselves to plot a future course to guess
how the world works its way out of this maze
where hopes flounder in a morass of days

week 638 ~ she is gone but here

she is gone but here
we still remember
looking back a tear
she is gone but here
past another year
we’ve lived without her
she is gone but here
we still remember

week 623 ~ let me start at the beginning

let me start at the beginning
again with a calm demeanor
the future expansive leaner
younger with a chance of winning
still in the 3^rd or 4^th inning
stars in my eyes heart on my sleeve
young enough to hope to believe
that time is truly on my side
lust unmasked with nothing to hide
and nothing precious lost to grieve

week 613 ~ helpless but

helpless but
still hoping
one door’s shut
helpless but
ties uncut
lives coping
helpless but
still hoping

week 612 ~ wrapped in music I can pretend

wrapped in music I can pretend
the world outside my windows is
the same as it was I hear his
piano the resonance mend
-ing black holes in my world to bend
the hours back to winter how
much we miss then in our sad now
losing our easy existence
overnight we grasp one instance
of playing together somehow

week 600 ~ things you miss but you never

things you miss but you never
thought alot about before
lost hope it’s not forever

hugs handshakes or the corner
coffee-and-ice-cream-cone store
things you miss but you never

went without old friends’ laughter
through a wide-open back door
lost hope it’s not forever

isolation seems to blur
visions of what’s at the core
things you miss but you never

thought would disappear sever
ties meet on zoom sweep the floor
lost hope it’s not forever

though sadness pulls you under
be proud you didn’t ignore
things you miss but you never
lost hope it’s not forever

week 553 ~ I accompany you in sadness

I accompany you in sadness
his mistranslation leapt across miles
bringing comfort as he bore witness
I accompany you in sadness
with strength transcending distance to bless
my travel through this land without smiles
I accompany you in sadness
his mistranslation leapt across miles

week 520 ~ remembering

remembering
those who have gone
a song to sing
remembering
loss years will bring
we carry on
remembering
those who have gone