MJL - Hello Poetry

MJL Mar 2019

We're here!
No party?
Ha!
Who’s ugly?
Leave your pity
I'm not afraid
Everything’s primitive
New Mother's old
Father's cold
A universe of historic shame
Casting shade
The assertion of intolerance
Blocking righteousness
Grabbing ignorance by the pores
Let infant nails dig for evolution
The bold face of madness
Biting to be truly free
Sanity expands
-ism’s explode
Pushing hearts
Forward
Moon Star Traveler
Be you
Be here - with me
Against hate
One with the human faith
One for love

Each generation hopefully brings us a step forward to ending intolerance.

#illegal #alien #human #immigration #universe #equality #race #tolerance #shame #ignorance

Mar 2019

Mary

Time

I'll never see my age times two
Which means I'm more than half way through
This beautiful life I've built with you

#life #love #death #sentimental #sharing #romance #time #partner

MJL Mar 2019

The Miller’s Pause

Dawn
The routine
Awake to a standing pause
Before the wheel turns again
Beans break the seal
The fresh start of a new day
Slowly grinding into movement
This disturbance is accepted
Its purpose is measured
Against the quiet peace
Deep berry-breathing oils the wheel
Pale orange rays soothe the stiffness
Inhale everything
Milled dewdrops drip comfort
Share the moment with an old friend
You
No words needed
Just a nod between turns

© 2019 MJL

I love the quiet coffee time early, before the day begins. Either alone with with my love, just a pause before the new day begins. Time for introspection.

#coffee #morning #joe #new #start #alive #beginning #breathing #smell #day

MJL Mar 2019

Dandelions

Fescue fields in view
Electric neon butter *****
Scattered glowing beacons
Dot the greens and browns
Magnets for little hands
Tiny feet racing to keep up
Their laser focus
To pick and pick and pick
More and more and more
Fistfuls of joy
To tickle the nose
To share laughter
To put in a pocket
Then nap and forget

© 2019 MJL

#dandelions #field #flower #spring #yellow #child #children #laughter #run #play

Feb 2019

Mary

Soon

You miss her.
Your recent visit did you good.
There is always guilt associated with time -
too long since your last conversation,
too long since your last visit,
too long since you last thought of her.

She is always with you.
Never faultering.
Never failing to hear your words
and know your heart.
All that is between you is time now,
and time is finite.

#death #time #mother #loss