Crazy,troubling times
These days we're living in
No more groovy trends or one hit wonders
Just something called inflation
Paychecks won't go up
The only thing that stays the same
Gas,groceries, just living
Seems to harder to obtain
Well everybody keep
Keep just keepin on
Don't worry yourselves tonight
Go to sleep or wait for dawn
Either way though
Only two things are for sure
Death and taxes friends
So keep your spirits pure
Cause on the final day
When we find out where we'll go
Hopefully up not down
That day we'll know for sure
Worrying never helps
But optimism matters
If it's down and not up
Hope you find a ladder
Nov 26, 2021
Nov 26, 2021 at 7:19 PM UTC
The bright shining sun over light wind swept fields
The vision I see while eating my meal
You just can't convey the feeling it gives
When that's your backyard and that's how you live
Close knit with nature you sit and realize
The beauty you're seeing through unshielded eyes
It Isn't a dream ,no its quite real
I'm looking at heaven while eating my meal
Jun 18, 2021
Jun 18, 2021 at 4:02 PM UTC
Summer in Louisiana
It's hot but it's fun
Down in the bayou
Lay in the sun
Don't get too close now
Close to the edge
Gators are waiting
Just over the ledge
Sun on your body
Thinking of lunch
Feet hanging over
Then you hear crunch!
Nov 12, 2020
Nov 12, 2020 at 9:14 PM UTC
A glass of wine
Or maybe ten
Will help me sleep
To do it again
Wake in the morn
Go do the job
Drive home at night
Fight through the mob
Finally home
Time with the family
Make sure the glass
Filled with wine is kept handy
Kids gone to bed
House quiet sky's red
I'll have a glass of wine
Or maybe ten
Then I'll wake up
And do it again
Nov 12, 2020
Nov 12, 2020 at 8:48 PM UTC
The hills once green
Now Orange, browns and reds
Soon to be gray
Cold,barren, dead
Summer youth
Careless, happy,forever
Autumn age that brings
Wiser,smarter,clever
Winter last
Dreams,memories, dread
Welcoming the rest
That only comes with death
Lay and take your peace
Up there upon your hill
Spring not far away now
Forever gone cold chill
Sun breaks the peak
And like water it flows down
Waking as it goes,all that have been asleep
And Life begins again
From the newly thawed green ground
Just below the trees
Where the sun kisses the mountain
Nov 2, 2019
Nov 2, 2019 at 5:12 PM UTC
Taken too soon
Everything you taught me
All the love you gave
I miss you so much
Every day seems the same
I try to make you proud
It all seems pointless now that you're gone
I'll have to find myself now
But who am I trying to be
I dont know
Please help me
Oct 24, 2019
Oct 24, 2019 at 5:39 PM UTC
On a high hill beside the ocean
A mighty boulder hung
Suspended by an equally mighty rope
One lone tree near the two
Many a storm had they both endured
The boulder and the rope always under pressure
The lone tree swaying in the wind
Occasionally the tree branches would bend just far enough in strong winds to rub against the rope, fraying it ever so slightly
Then the wind would die down and all would return to normal
On a particularly stormy night the wind blew harder than ever before, the tree bent,rubbing the rope harder than ever before
The mighty rope could take no more, fraying, almost crying out as it did, trying with every last fiber to keep hold of the mighty boulder
But,alas, with a final sad groan, as if in apology to the boulder, the rope snapped and the mighty boulder dropped to the ground and rolled down the hill towards the edge and finally over and into the sea below, where it still lies
The boulder,the rope and the tree shall never touch again
For the tree bends with the breeze
And now the rope also is pushed by the wind
And the mighty boulder is beneath the waves
All feel relieved
But the tree grows and eventually withers
The rope that now blows in the breeze becomes unraveled
And the waves slowly wear away the mighty boulder
All were strong together
Now they are freed
Alone to face their ends
Dec 18, 2017
Dec 18, 2017 at 4:31 PM UTC
In 1941
On this very day
A heinous deed done
In a cowardly way
Attacked while most slumbered
Chaos ensued
Now all awake
Their worst fears were true
Dead laying about
The damage was done
But a giant awoken
Fearing no-one
Heroes were born
From regular souls
Who leapt into action
Their futures unknown
The past is just that
No changing it now
Heroes from both sides
Lie dead in the ground
We should never forget them
One thing we Should do
Is never repeat
What both sides Did do
Attacked killed and maimed
The unfortunate souls
Both fighting for country
And the fight for control
Just thought I'd mention
What some had forgot
Freedom's not free
It cost quite a lot
We can never repay
What they have given
We can only be thankful
For such men and women
Dec 7, 2017
Dec 7, 2017 at 6:13 PM UTC
Life flows like a river
Parts fast, others slow
Always ever changing
You go with the flow
Never knowing what's ahead
Can't forget what's behind
Could be rough Rapids
OR a peaceful flow through pines
One thing is certain
The river's gonna flow
Will you be the captain ?
Or simply follow where it goes?
Nov 10, 2017
Nov 10, 2017 at 8:07 PM UTC
As I looked through rheumy eyes,
Intently peering toward the sun,
I kept up my gazing,
Blinded for fun.
Now all that I see,
Is brilliant and bright,
No longer in darkness,
Surrounded by light.
No more ugly life,
At least not for me,
I'll keep my eyes open,
And happiness see.
I'm seeing not really,
Though I'm not bothered true,
For my life is now sunny,
How about you?
Jul 28, 2017
Jul 28, 2017 at 4:18 PM UTC