Tag: Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

Last Words

As I write my last words today- April’s fragrant zephyr kisses my faceThis beautiful unique day will not be Wasted on morbid news of this disease But rather I’ll dream-Of simple things like a sultry caressing breezeAnd birds singing their love songs from on… Continue Reading “Last Words”

Life of Illusion

There was a time we were all Living a life of clouded illusion, Believing we were invincible super humans Where nothing could touch us or alter our existence Now in this age of Corona, that life seems so far away For this vicious disease… Continue Reading “Life of Illusion”

Little Grey Mockingbird

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” ―… Continue Reading “Little Grey Mockingbird”

Over Tea

“See with your eyes! Listen with your ears! And if you wish to smell the fragrance, press for an explanation of every unresolved matter until your understanding is complete.”-Sen No Rikyu Intimacies shared Over tea vanish in a vaporous Mist as your smoldering Eyes… Continue Reading “Over Tea”

Blessed

Nights are warmer as daylight temperatures rise A perfect time to gaze into an endless sparkling sky My garden bathed in an ethereal fairy light There’s magic afoot under stars and moon Tall spikes of flowers reaching up To dance with swirling cosmic lights… Continue Reading “Blessed”

Time Slips Away

Time slips away With each passing day As the aloneness growsMy dreams fill with yesterdaysFor I seldom remember today My life, reduced to A container of contents packed Within one suitcase tucked away Under the dusty cobweb eaves, Forgotten like me Will no one… Continue Reading “Time Slips Away”

Wild Things

Here among the wildflowers I sit and ponder life Listening to the buzzing bees as the world goes by In this place there is no disease, only sacred peace Where nature and its creatures are at playful ease Lizards leap from stone to stone… Continue Reading “Wild Things”