To the Sky! (A love letter to the sky)

The dark night
lifts its canopy
As brighter beam
will cross my brow
The morning breaks
and leaves behind
the darkened, starry sky
Its clouded realm
bursts into rain
A teardrop from my eye
The sun breaks through
With azure beam
A rainbow fills the sky
My love for thee
Is not contained
I lift my head and sigh
Extending love
So graciously
My passion for the sky!!

After the food,
and family,
and laughter,

we walked
Thanksgiving
afternoon

along the creekside path.

And while we chatted,
a sharp-shinned hawk
gave chase to a screeching sparrow,

finally seizing it,
pinning it to the ground
before taking it to a high tree

where it ripped off one feather after another -

and as we watched,
we felt the weight of
the history of our country,

the beginning, when
lives were seized, pulled apart,
and taken away, like so many

Oh wonderful vastness,
Perfect sky.
Perspiration vessel,
Beauty that makes me cry.

Clouds so fluffy,
Pillows of joy,
Create artist’s landscape,
We visually enjoy.

And when I sit,
Taking time to wonder.
At the shapes,
In your vastness yonder.

I’m left so grateful,
For the sky you are.
Amazing and wonderful,
The greatest gift by far.

Success transcends from
the act of perseverance
with instilled of mind set
build persistent image

Embrace each failure
with a positive attitude
that comes to face in life
with a matter of optimistic

Never resign from fear
with a determination
to overcome obstacles
reach for the shining stars

Success is counted
with the opportunity
making the impossible
to become reality

PERSISTENCE

Just when you thought it was all over
And told to wash your hands of it
One sneaky lingering look says it all
And it is still there, alive and kicking
Almost proud and not too surprised
Despite the rumour, love never dies

It can even explode into a supernova
Or make a pearl from an oyster’s grit
The blinding light from a lightning ball
And one can hear a timebomb ticking
Once a significant sound is recognised
Yet mostly, pure raw emotion applies

Relief I hoped was near
Earlier I had such great fear
Listening to that ring in my ear
I now finally had the call so clear
Early today a really good time to cheer
Finally thanksgiving can be held so dear

Quarter-twenty bolts mixed with tie clips in the jewelry box
Dust-encrusted fedora and homburg hats stacked on a closet shelf
Row of ceramic mugs and goblets high on a wall-top
Small, floppy, stuffed toy dog askew on the living room couch
Sculpted wax dragon candle on a bedroom shelf
Bundle of hair tied up in a ribbon

These are the ashes of memories left behind
When the holders of those memories are no more
Destined for a trip in a dumpster to their final ending
These are the ashes of a life

When the winter wind blows cold,
down that old lane of ours.
I’ll be thinking I was yours.
and you were mine?
Did we look around to find,
the love we left behind?
Did we have the common sense
to give it one more try.
All these questions fill my head,
and I just don't know why,
but I guess we’ll both find out
on down the line.

Where are you?
Who are you from?
Who will bury you?
Do they know your NAME?

Who are you?
Can you breath?
Can you choke?
Will it work?can you burn?
to nothingness?
And finally, know peace?

IT was HORRENDOUS watching from the outside in
The office in the building smashed BLOWN within

high pitch screams baby crys hot MELTING tears
Souls dissappear HEAT like a THOUSANDS GOLD SUN'S

Body's claimed one by one now lives just gone
The shattered sparkle of spears like fragments