Thoughts that sometime...rhyme

My corkscrew is broke from all the corks I had it poke. To say it was overscrewed might seem a little rude. ‘Neath the cork lie some good times good wine makes most things fine. But you can’t get to a warm smile without that gadget that spins many a mile. So here is to you my twisty friend I will... Sign in to see full entry.

Swirling kaleidoscope Orange, red, faded green and gold Leaves twirl dancing in the wind With a rustle and a hiss Then lie in wait for winters white kiss. Tree’s bare branches scream stark Against pale blue sky shivering Anticipating short cold gray days Only one morning to find snow white and magic... Sign in to see full entry.

Here I am standing Knee deep in thoughts Kicking around ideas For a poem But nothing comes to mind. Sign in to see full entry.

I was, I think, At one with myself Being in two places at once Existing on multiple levels At various times Of the future And the past Interweaving Never leaving Never together Always apart In their sameness Bound as they were Forced to go through two slits At once Then come out as a whole In parts.... Sign in to see full entry.

There are giant holes in my life, holes left when loved ones go to the great beyond. I wasn’t but six when my father was taken before I even knew how big a hole he would leave too young to understand too young to grieve. Then grandmothers grandfathers, aunts, uncles, all fell with frightening... Sign in to see full entry.

Who is this standing in my shoes? Some strange person reading my evening news. Thinking thoughts I know can’t be mine Have I slipped into madness so sublime? A whirlwind of ideas race ‘round in my brain Who chooses which to toss and which remain? A strange hand reaches out to brush my teeth Decent... Sign in to see full entry.

A black cat’s howl arches it’s back and rides a broom over the moon. Things flutter just out of sight it’s Halloween the frightful night when ghosts suffuse up through the ground then on my door they do pound. I know what would tame them and if would sure be handy had I not forgot to buy some candy. Sign in to see full entry.

I wonder if I try… If I could really fly? Zooming through the air I could go anywhere. Or would I bump my head on the clouds And get lost in the dark End up sleeping in a park? In dreams often I fly I really don’t have to try And when I find I have taken wing I am terrified, too scared to sing. Look... Sign in to see full entry.

As I wandered over the plain of my barren thoughts and wondered what life is all about I came across a wise man who said to me, when in doubt, pig out! So I sought all the knowledge of the land, professors took me by the intellectual hand. My head they stuffed full of stuff that only works in books... Sign in to see full entry.

I stare at the screen It stares back I stare at the screen some more It stares back some more I type some letters That magically appear On the screen, staring back. Black lines On a white background Meaning nothing Meaning everything But only when you stare At them. I asked, “what is life?” It does... Sign in to see full entry.