Don't search for those who cannot be found.

Don't lose those who have been found.

Don't wait for those who do not
come.

Don't make those who come to you, wait.

Don't ask  those who do not give.

Don't forget those who had  given you something.

Was going to use the word poor but for alliteration only
See there is nothing poor here
Just missed and for the time being that is the way it is
Somebody noticed that I give to charities and never take anything for it
They give you free treats which others might want or need
You only see the surface and never really know what is going on in another's world
Wearing one of my beloved Care bear masks, I heard someone say she really is a Human Care Bear
Still speechless, I am reminded that I am rich in family and friends
My poetry always by my side
A lot of Love and simple pleasures that make me wealthy
Doing good makes me happy even now and always
You do the very best you can and sometimes more when others are not looking
C@rainbowchaser2020

-  afraid of losing their approval of me -

Although it's like
herding a bunch of cats

this is your life
the first day the rest and all that

dust

dirt

and bunnies

it counts
all of it


whit howland © 2020

I feel your shivers nestling inside me,
I feel the trace of your embrace, I want to cry
In the midst of old dreams, I wonder
And I don't wonder, I run, and I don't run,
Why are you coming to me, why, appearance?

Your breath touches my living hand
My shy breath clings to your whisper,
Sitting at the table, asleep to the mystery
You love, and your love loves the white paper
That comes to your mind like a blink.

We meet în the same thought, on the same line,
On the same letter, the eager thought urges
Dance, go inside her, invite her to dance,
We embrace in the same word, in oblivion
You invite me to admire you, I want to love you.

I'm in a hurry, your words caress me familiarly,
You were so close to me, gentle wind,
I wonder why I haven't seen you then,
When I was beside you, right across the river
Serene view, I see you rising in me, I wonder,

Are you a poetic fantasy of yesterday or today?
Are you waking me up from the waiting dream?
For an eternity, I close my eyes and find you
On the same line, in the same word, in tumult
We dance the appearance in the same breath.

Even if we
aren't
certain where we're
going
I don't feel
lost
when I'm beside
you.