Frustration is nothing more than letting your own mind bully you.
terri guillemets
composed by yours truly
Alarm ringing true
There was time —
I know there was —
saw it spread out
all ahead of me,
a beautiful infinity —
immortal fresh-faced
clock of opportunity —
numberless, handless
no ticks & no tocks
save for the sound
of distant decades
too quiet to really hear —
but at forty-eight years
a sudden gear-grinding
cacophony, the outspread
blanket of eternity
has begun to suffocate,
wrapped around me
limiting my agility
darkening my path —
I’m having trouble
breathing, I no longer
see that clock open
or free, its movements
now deafen me, its hands
tear into my flesh and
grip tight my throat —
I am choking on
second thoughts
at this midlife hour
this day of reckoning
Chillin’
winter morning chills
still, birds gather by water
and take the cold plunge
Don’t just sit there
If life is good, don’t just sit there — dance!
If life’s not so good — dance even more.
Junk food curse
Why throw trash into the treasure-house of your body?
Another view
Every once in a while, turn life over to see what it looks like from the other side.
Elderberry prime
Autumn birds speak cheerful poetry from their berry-stained beaks.
Endless knowledge
the miracle of a library card
to study, oh, you know,
fill in the blank — anything
blackout poetry created from Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club, 1996
Resonate
Give goodness to the day and before you know it, the day will be giving goodness to you.
The path
Follow your passion, and success will follow you.
Illumination
As far as the Moon is concerned, he is always full.
Vs.
poetry is combat—
soul verses world
Falling up
Autumn is springtime in reverse.