With every age I gain,
my wisdom grows ever vaster.
With every fading season,
my hair grows all the longer.
With every setting sun,
my knowledge grows ever deeper.
With every speeding hour,
my melodies sound all the sweeter.
With every inching minute,
my breath comes all the clearer.
With every passing second,
my heart grows all the fonder
of the people all around me.
Who are aging just the same.

Gleefully, with fingers flying fast
she places her eloquent words
down on the page, emptying her head
The reader, with awed eyes
laps up the words
She utters a cry of praise,
for the writer's edible thoughts.

The writer lies dead.
The reader, completed.
For the writer has relinquished her
brain to the reader.

Once more endowed with breath
the writer rises, no longer dead
Pencil in hand, she exhales a sigh
Still dizzy from death
she struggles to stand
Through the reader's bag in search
To find her brain
Once inside her head it sits
She stands, and smiles a quirky smile
Pencil in hand

When geese alight
fluttering moon sown wings
Arise, oh sleeping Kingdoms
Let grace meet Lady Night
Timid mice come dance with the stars
Shinning eyes glow like firelight
Beyond the capabilitys of mind
pictures are painted that none can see
Reasonable neglect is given to the wrong
Gentle winds caress the trees
And the animals take flight
in the encroaching darkness

Breath comes quickly
Sweat pours profusely
Wings where feet should be
Clocks where brains once were
Making every second count
Each step, each mile
each striving child
Inhaling pain, exhaling success
Pounding out a rhythm
To a finish just in sight
Inhale deep and fly the feet
A sweet escape
XC

Dawn breaks
Shattered like glass
Pierced by streaks, sun
Bleeding away it's cold grey
Waiting, it would seem
For something to provoke it
Chased away even more
As houses wake and lamps light
Silence that once was still
Now a ripple in the pond of life
A splash of red
A smudge of blue
Bringing life to me and you
Awakening our wonderess world

Owl listened to Goose's secrets
Fishy could always use a smile
Duckie flew into many a dream
Cat lurked when the sun was high
Bear always gave the best hugs
Giraffe knew the summer's joys
Chipmunk shared in equal annoyances
Yet, Goose befriended them all

Owl was wise
Fishy was mellow
Duckie was comforting
Cat was kind
Bear was understanding
Giraffe was a laugh
Chipmunk was encouraging
And Goose loved them all

Duckie, Cat, Bear and Giraffe all
frequent the same little niche
Fishy swims down the street
from Chipmunk's tree
Owl and Goose fly in similar circles

And where would each be,
without the other
Our animal friends,
Or one another