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 Aug 2014 purple orchid
ASB
we are told to live every moment
like it is our last.
it's a nice idea, really,
but most of us try to just
get through the day,
to continue getting up
each morning, and
remind ourselves
to keep breathing.
there are but few moments
we live in, and for.
life is a ******* mess,
it is chaos and tragedy
and although it has
its beauty and its blessings
it is most of all
utterly unfair
and entirely pointless.
"you only live once",
they say.
yes;
and thank the gods for that.
Today will bring about itself
leaving heartbreak behind
Today will be nothing else
if nothing else besides

Today will think about yesterday
as it contemplates on tomorrow
Today will give itself away
rather than beg, steal, or borrow

Today will stand alone
in the shadow of the week
Today will spend time on its own
before it takes its leave

Today will speak softly its feelings
which leaves some wondering why
Today will question its dealings
while acting all quiet and shy

Today is a reflection of itself
slowly showing the world what it is
Today is a day like nothing else
with another chance to live
I heard Lauren had passed
& erupted,
"***,
how sad,
she was so killer,
beautiful in Casablanca!"
And my young co-worker,
said, "Who, where?"
I thought,
really.....imagine that,
truly sad,
a world without Bacall!
The face that smiled
Once found the reason to compare
The soul grimaced
 Aug 2014 purple orchid
Louise
Do you remember from so long ago
the sweet taste of my love

Do you still remember my scent
when you said
it felt like home

Forget the 'I love you's' spoken now
and the time you kissed my mouth

Forget the broken look in my eyes
from the day you left
Ed Sheeran inspired.
His line was 'Will your mouth remember the taste of my love'
 Aug 2014 purple orchid
nivek
fledglings chirrup and gape
(I cannot feed the World
just about feed myself)
and the garden birds
(who are not garden birds)
just happen upon the feeders
This is going nowhere
and everywhere at once
its time someone invented
the perfect electronic Bird Feeder
Hey man, are you lonesome?
Do you wonder where the lights go?
Have you settled for what you hate?
Tell me everything man,
show me your pain.
I ride the Vacuum, from Black to Blue,
Swirls of Sky, never in Vain,
if I remember anything, it won't be Heaven's Hue,
It shall not be the sacrament offered by any Name.
It might be better left unsaid, though
<~Surely~>
Heaven is in my Head.
So be there nothing to recall, if I've already recalled it All.

*All of Consciousness already knows everything, it is merely the act of Remembering
...here comes the Higher Mind
Riding in through Space & Time
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