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Thursday, July 31, 2008

A Smokers Lament

Early in the morning, I wake up with the need, That urge for that first cigarette, That evil smelling weed. I had a pack last evening, But I smoked it all last night, Now I look in desperation, But there's not one in sight. I looked in all the ashtrays, But there was nothing there, Not one single... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Northern Lights

Formless, faceless, facets, flowing, Brightly, lightly, nightly, glowing, Mending, blending, ending, slowing. Endless hues, brilliant bright. Fading, fading with days light. Copyright© 2008. Joseph Hotchkiss. All rights reserved. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

We Know

Infinite is not finite, This we know from our insight. Wisdom grows, and so do fears, This we know from passing years. Wrong is wrong, and right is right, This we know from gifts of light. Love is real and not in vain, This we know in spite of pain. Inspiration lives in all we see, This we know from... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Love and Tangles

Dedicated to my granddaughter, Cheyanne. There was a little girl, Who had a lot of hair, And when she ran and played, It got tangled everywhere. It got brushed in the morning, And before bed at night, But during daily rushing, It became a tangled sight. Her mother tried to fix this, With scolding... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Hopeless Prayer

I woke up from a dream and found, Darkness, darkness, to me bound, For in dreaming did I see, Fantasy or reality? Waking vision brings to me, Harsher views than dreamers see. What is real and what is not, What has folly now begot? Endless days of endless blight, Endless eyes devoid of light, Endless... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Transformation

Daylight hours, blooming flowers. Peaceful life, free from strife. Time of sun, soon to run. Fullest moon, rising soon. Apprehension, breeding tension. Vision haze at end of day. Wisdom run with setting sun. Barriers falling, moonlight calling. Lunar phase brings nighttime craze. In a trance, a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Morning

The clock says 7:30, And the alarm goes beep, beep, beep, And the stupid birds outside, Are going peep, peep, peep, And a nasty ray of sunshine, Rudely strikes me in the eye, It's another stupid morning, I think I'm going to cry. But I'll face this awful daylight, In a very special way, I'll hide... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Death of a Muse

My muse is dead, I think it died, I looked, And found nothing inside. I tried real hard, But goodness knows, All that comes out now, Is prose. Its writers block, Of that I'm sure, For writers block, Must have a cure. But how to cure, A muse that's dead, Resurrect it, From my head? But wait, What's... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Yellow Rose

The yellow rose blooms in the garden, And shows its beauty there, You gaze on it in wonder, A flower sweet and fair. You treat it well and kindly, With love and tender care, Do everything you can, For that flower sweet and fair. But for all its beauty, A rose can turn with scorn, And as you touch it... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Mindy Had a Little Verse

Note: This poem is dedicated to Mindy (NiteTide), a true inspiration. Mindy had a little verse, Its cadence pleasing so, And everywhere that Mindy went, The verse was sure to go. It tried to become Free one day, Which broke the cadence rule, So Mindy took the little verse, And made it a Haiku. Next... Sign in to see full entry.

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