opportune words
fall into my brain
at inopportune times
quickly lost to real life —
not to be found again, i fear
’til some inkless paperless afterlife
terri guillemets
composed by yours truly
Fallen youth
my body’s lifelong dance with gravity
has turned to wrestling match
Winter rest
The earth tucked herself in for the year with winter’s frosty white blanket
Personal injury
Sometimes a relationship can hobble along for years with an injured leg
Reduced visibility
A bad attitude is a fog over your whole body.
P & L
with each passing year
spirit becomes more asset
body, liability
Belly laughs
When laughter feasts, sadness starves.
Tickle me pink & atomic tangerine
I can tell it’s probably not going to be much of a productive day when I spend ten minutes over morning coffee trying to match each color of the sunrise to its corresponding crayon.
Counterbalance
No matter how frustrating and scary everything else seems to be in this crazy world, at least there’s this: it’s pumpkin pie season!
Weightless
if all a bird knows is flying
but one day on the edge of a rooftop
realizes he’s afraid of heights
do his wings feel heavier
does his brain swirl around
with the vertigo of fear? —
and if all I’ve ever known
is fear,
when I find inner peace
will my soul grow wings?
Aegrotum sanare
Autumn is the antidote to stifling summer.
Gilt
Can a good person be both a tree hugger and a book lover, when one has to be murdered to create the other?
Bean burrito
Fry once the beans then fry again
Mix in a pinch of red cayenne
Top with queso that has been shred
Wrap all inside the steamrolled bread