I fall asleep with
scars on my skin and worries
under my pillow

The learned raced through the crowd
Apparently, with no knowledge of their whereabouts
"Eureka", they shouted with naked conviction

A warm summer day
Me, in a blue denim dress
Counting your eyelashes
Soft touches
Lips grazing
A whispered declaration
One single moment,
expanded into our personal eternity
You
and Me.

Sweetness of fragrant roses,
In Mary Anne's heart is found,
A sweetness highly renowned;
My heart with it she has crowned.

Roses have gorgeous petals
That will bloom and later fade.
When Mary Anne's heart flowers,
Lovely memories are made.

Her heart's sweetness continues
To be treasured much by me.
Her love has lassoed my heart,
In a way very gently.

Joseph G. Schelling

It all comes and goes
All these woes

If I asked
would you tell me
Could this not be
the strangest dream

I saw a man
in this city park
Standing alone
where we now are

He held a banner
in his hand
Love was all
the banner read

A crowd of people
passed him by
Some of them spat
while others cried

He stood silent,
he stood still
Justified
by Love's free will

Knowing full well
men are taught to hate
Bend the rules
and the soul will break

He stood his ground,
days on end
Not once gave out
not once gave in

He knew a few
might hear him out
That's all it takes
to turn the world around

I ask you now
what do you think
Is this or is this not
the strangest dream