Pastel Promises

Sun nudges us From Winter’s sleep. “Wake up, Wake up. Stop counting sheep. Open your eyes, Dears, Breathe in deep, Feel Spring’s kisses Soft and sweet! They’re pastel promises Sealed upon your cheeks Of gentler days, Loves, Soon to come.”

Till Death Do Us Part

Some things exist That we can’t explain Try as we may Questions remain Curiosity, wonder Answers to chase An undiscovered pattern We cannot trace With our eyes Our fingers Our inquisitive minds Yet, some mysteries Are not humankind’s To have To hold Nor to define Till death do us part

Sugar Dream

Glazed, Frosted, Sprinkled, Jellied, Old-fashioned, Powdered, Cinnamon, Crème Donut, roll, or stick Close your eyes The choice is yours Get ready, now pick And for but a moment Drift into a sugar dream Where life’s a bit sweeter Than it oftentimes seems

Dangling Threads

Protect yourself There are cold days ahead Days when we’ll spiral Like dangling threads From the winter hats That once kept us warm And dry from the snow Storm after storm Despite loose ends All is not lost With well-placed knots Tied and crisscrossed We’ll face the wind Snow and sleet Weathered Whole and complete

Synchronize

NOISE It’s getting louder INVASIVE Hard to tune out It breaks through the silence UNINVITED It shouts About tragedies Social, economic Hopelessness, doubt In response Can’t we fill the AIRWAVES With the sound Of our beating hearts In hopes that they will Someday SYNCHRONIZE As one

Unbreakable

We carry our life And all of its parts Accumulating From the very start Heavy, massive Unexpected truths That bend us Test us Name us UNBREAKABLE That teach us Grow us Expose us As more magnificent Than we ever thought We could be

Rocked to Sleep

Wind is blowin’ Blowin’ tonight Is it waving a white flag Or ready to fight Thunder, Lightning March in by Wind’s side Wreaking havoc There’s no place to hide Flashin’, crashin’ Wind whistles a tune A haunting melody That hypnotizes Moon To be rocked to sleep In the cold arms of Winter