Once upon a time I wrote poetry
To fill the emptiness that did reside

Once I learn to say how I felt
Long after the tears had mostly dried

Once I marveled at what I could write down
I even marveled at the rthym of the sound

But now the words falter , stumble at the gate
They no longer please me , I take it as my fate

Their purpose has somehow been denied
And to continue on a fruitless path would be living in a lie

So I take stock and close the book and put away my pen
For I will not be found in grace on page written in poem again

Once I was lost but now I'm found

You say you're having problems
With both family and friends
Let's see if we can boil this down
Now where do we begin

No sense in pussyfooting
If we're to get right to the truth
By my calculations
The common denominator is you

If it's you that is the problem
Then the solution is the same
So let's start working in that noggin
And come up with a plan

Perhaps a whole new attitude
A softening of heart
A loosening of the chains of blame
Would be the place to start

If you feel they're out to get you
Before you draw weapons to defend
Search first for the problem
Because it might come from within

sometimes we run
into the arms of
a terrible person
just in an attempt
to escape a
broken heart.

I made a deal with the sky
Bought a cloud I saw I liked
After we agreed on a price
Paid a bit too much but I don't mind

I took my cloud and painted it
Silver lining with a golden tint
It gave my cloud a bit of lift
Down the road I'll be glad I did

Then I took it for a ride
On adventures soon to find
Reaching for new wonder heights
Across the forever sky my cloud and I