MAVERICK...

Maverick

I saw a distant flickering candlelight 

coal mine darkness made it bright

and everyone in the land heard

an invitation full of truthful words

Our hopes and fears 

mixed with tearful despair

were like moths attracted to the light

drawn to a flame that made wrongs right

He arrived on borrowed wings

rode a patriots wave, never breaking

ascended in truth always seeking the light

and offered our Nation his sacrifice 

He stoked the Nations wondrous might

during the darkest of our nights

He was relentless in his Senatorial role

carried a heroes dagger under his robe

He slew the Emperors midnight escapades

while steadfast and unafraid

The passing of his light strikes deep

in the reality of the American dream

as our Nation strives for greatness in global eyes

Maverick was the brilliance in that candlelight

WORDY BLANKET...

Wordy Blanket

I wove a blanket of words

and its warmth of sound was heard

It stimulated me day and night

when it spoke its wordy delight

I banished it to my bedroom existence

where it whispered silly nonsense

in darkness under marshmallow pillows

beneath the knitted comforter warming my toes

Sleep came, eyelids closing in heaviness

and dreams emerged during my rest

'Twas suddenly that words came alive

in freshness of soul where they survive

Word painted dreams cheerful with sounds

that inspired visions to come around

where I perceived a scale of gold

Heavy with words to be sold

One scale pan full of beautiful words truthful

the other filled with Presidential lies habitual

I woke up in a cold sweat

Realizing the danger that Democracy begets

The Other Life...

THE OTHER LIFE

When in my other life, I could fly

 puffy clouds were my pillow

as I slumbered in the sky

above earths drifting tableau

Voices rose from the ground

while I surveyed landscape painted below

sugar sprinkled words floated upside down

they merged with flashing crystal snow

and while soaring in them, I found

the measure that defined my shadow

I sailed in ascending lightness of soul

riding on the warmth of human passion

searching relentlessly a sky still cold

for the meaning of satisfaction

In the distance, I saw clearly

the winding road pointing there

I heard church bells tolling sadly

for the end of earthly cares

So, with this abundance of sights and sounds

seen and heard from high above

'Twas the perfect reason to search on my flight

for the satisfaction of earthly love

Descente....

Descente

When by the rivers soothing song

my daydreams rise from the depths

they become distended like reality torn

to blissfully announce their quest

Visions of little humans gather

like so many unopened buds

peeking out from last seasons flowers

that have become useless dust

My day expands into grayness

as I embrace time where it stands

I hear sounds full of kindness

that flow peacefully between verdant banks

Imagined words sound in my ears

coming from that stream of youth

little voices fill the morning air

whispers from unopened blooms

Fresh beauty in the dawning light

glitters on shiny faces

and the sweet sound of delight

resounds from their sleeping places

Sound colored daydreams that never age

touch my spirit with immortality 

that in the silence of timely stages

will grace descendants with my destiny

THE SELFIE....

The Selfie

Moments captured in our selfies world

speak to all through sight

and advertise a life preferred

where the sun is always bright

Sometimes shadows appear to deepen

as shapeless mind sculptures are set free

to be exposed to memories not forgotten

obscured by the radiance of selfies

Some images reside in dark corners

lurking there in veiled absence

while we live in the selfies mirror

that reflects our apparent essence

'Tis beyond the substance of yesterdays remains

that our survival was purchased with pain

as bright smiles hide the stains

that our history contains

When hardships stood and desires were denied

where hope sank seriously deep

where self-esteem was decried

but now, our selfies flaunt a life ever so sweet