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these images will not go away
and as i blink in charmed disbelief
they fleet by in cinematic fashion
a quick smile in the dark
a stolen moment of bliss
when the world is not looking
these things refuse to fizzle out
and make me think
i should drink
to our health
from this metaphorical glass
Lean old man
Setting sun
And rising moon
A silhouette in the dusk
Ebony cane
And rimless glasses
Accentuate the stoop
These are the lean times
These are the cane years
When fantasy crashes back in
And everything is a tale or a reflection
 May 2016 Tom Blake
Polar
We are all but transient passengers

within this life.

Like butterfly tourists

we flit through existence...

when my journey here is complete

my soul and spirit will be replete.

You'll find me within fields of wheat

That's how they keep the pastures sweet,

Growing in fields of corn and loam

Amidst the place where I call home.

between the barley, wheat and rye

love and friendship never die.

If you ever wish to contact me

Forever in perpetuity

Speak, whisper, quietly to the bees

you'll hear my answer in the breeze.
Lucid dreaming is the doorway
        to the unconscious.
So dream.
Do not stay closed
        behind cement barricades
        blocking the moon
        from shining.
Live.
Each second is for you.
The tumbling of life
         does not promise
            anything.
In one breath
you can have
        a time table
        handed to you.
A distinct framework
        of how much
        longer you shall be.
Stay in illusion.
Keep in mind
that very little
is worthy of
being screamed about.
Politics
        and
people games
        are not
         the substance
        of existing.
Picture colourful images
         that flutter
          playfully
            across the
           mental horizon.
A traffic light
      will
       blink
red, yellow, green.
A noise
        will dominate
         the shading sky.
These mean nothing.
Moments of distraction
        soon
         gone away.
Focus on fantasy.
Allow yourself
the freedom to
         celebrate
        the essence
        of harmony.
When you die,
       it will be
         your dreams
         that are
          remembered.
Breathe.
It's just
      a bad day,
      not a bad life.
a clean sheet
for a longtime
immaculate
empty
like me
like my soul
like my mind
no thoughts
soft shadows
impalpable
slivers of me
invisible
matched  letters
in a forgotten language
 May 2016 Tom Blake
Stephan
~

*Springtime sings of wondrous things
Of warmer days and robin’s wings
Of daffodils and playground swings
Of sunny morning wanderings
Of fishing poles and wedding rings
Of family picnic gatherings
Of arbors blooming jasmine clings
Of sweetly scented offerings
Of firefly meanderings
Of stardust moonlit ponderings
Of all the happiness it brings
Yes springtime sings of wondrous things
Dumb?
I've slowly came to the realization
Of what makes me so craven
I now know what is killing me
It's not what I thought it would be
It's not the pain, agony, or strife
That is so ******* rife
That's been there all my life
It's not the monsters, demons, or tragedy
No it's not any of the things I thought it would be
I thought I was killing time, but now I see
Time is killing me
You are the only star that still burns in my night sky.
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