#momentoftruth
swift bird of prey soars
moment of truth elusive—
true nature concealed
© 2020 by Mark Toney. All rights reserved.
Jan 18, 2020
Jan 18, 2020 at 11:43 AM UTC
Last year,
september was dressed with fears
angsty, was october,
november, cold, with a longing to be back
december showed a lively palette of colors,
yet worked with
january, in facing moments of truth...
last sunday started beautiful...but it turned horrible
as explosions took some lives, and injured many...
yesterday, monday was a lovely...cool day,
brimming with apprehension, but
the end of the day was pink-happy, with content
i met some true friends
today, tuesday, is another day to face
tons of things to do and to finish
...but i am looking forward to twilight,
when i recall today's events...
days and nights are a potpourri of yellows
and grays...of accomplishments, and failures
of expectations...fulfilling...and frustrating...
we try to forget...but they are indelible
they persist, they echo back,
.
just like,
my pixie cut brownish hair...the dye,
persist...pushed further down by
undeniable years...manifested by the gray
blending below, with the true color of my hair...
...c'est la vie....
Sally
© Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
January 29, 2019
Jan 28, 2019
Jan 28, 2019 at 10:41 PM UTC
All the money in the world can’t buy love,
if all you receive are material things,
then really what was any of it worth,
I mean what would you pay,
to just have peace of mind for a day,
it seems peace of mind is worth more than any piece of artwork,
just ask John Paul Getty,
or better yet ask John Paul Getty The 3rd,
lost his ear over a few million dollars,
They say “You can’t buy love.” haven’t you heard?
In other words,
a Monet may be worth millions,
but a family is priceless,
I’d suggest not haggling with the well being of those you love,
because when you pay less you don’t know what you’ll really get,
and you get what you pay for,
and love is free so why pay more,
see it seems no matter how many lessons you learn,
there is always more in store,
on the shores,
of Malibu California,
eating grapes & crepes at The Getty Estate,
which was made to replicate The home of The Emperor Adrian from Roma,
built in the spitting image,
John thought he was a reincarnation of Adrian,
see our bodies are worthless but our soul’s are timeless,
now I’ve got so lost in thought that I forgot where we were again,
oh yes I remember now,
like an old man remembering what really matters,
having his moment of truth while taking his last breath by a fire,
with a priceless masterpiece resting in his clutches,
what matters is love,
what matters is the energy of integrity,
because without integrity no matter how much money,
all we’ll leave behind is an empty legacy,
see,
all the money in the world can’t buy love,
if all you receive are material things,
then really what was any of it worth,
I mean what would you pay,
to just have peace of mind for a day,
it seems peace of mind is worth more than any piece of artwork…
∆ Aaron LaLux ∆
Sep 22, 2018
Sep 22, 2018 at 12:56 AM UTC