In the deepest affliction
the sufferer gains sharp insight
into the truth of life
that far transcends reason

Not anyone's :
this is my life
it seeks not to impress
it must abide

in reverence
and conscience
in pursuit of beauty
and transcendence

my imperfections I know
and I struggle many a time
I fall and rise so often
but still seek the sublime

swiftly the hours will take their flight
and evening and dusk will too soon come:
if the day I've lived as my heart has dictated
I'll be filled with silent joy and restful calm.

Allow each day for coffee-time
or the day would pass without rhythm or rhyme

As long as your mind
is still fixated on the past
freedom will elude you
that, away you must cast

that which is full
overflow it must
only being empty
is that you should trust

Can't remember PIN number
a modern -day disaster!

Don't tell me
about the other side
I've to know
that where I abide

to embrace and feel
the present sunlight
to care for my garden
ere the advent of night

don't inveigle me
to lose sight
of the delight
that resides in my inside

the little I have
all seems to be right
despite my dark spells
I know life will somehow be bright.

Why would I worry about my height?
I'm not out to court anyone's sight.


I'm 5 feet 6 inches, if you must know--
I care not whether it were wrong or right