In your dreams
you're a different person
could it be this-
that you prefer that version?

..............Reno sky............
Black smoke billowing
          Aye! Aye! Aye!

it’s sad to say
that nowadays
a smile
is more often
used
to hide depression
rather than
express
happiness.

In the fields
of the Netherlands
Tulips of different hues
are in full bloom.

An open invite
to all the butterflies and bees.
Watching them play around,
what a delightful sight
to the eyes of the beholder.

A moment of joy
for all nature lovers.

What makes life meaningful?

Understanding another's

pain and suffering–perhaps.

One can only give
what one has

Be it love
or
Be it hate.

What I'm not
is more important
than what I am
therein
is truth
and authenticity
contained-
the intrinsic grain

for what I am
is but externally framed
by convention
and self-protection-
an iceberg
with the water-bottom
hidden and unknown

such is the limitation
of our human nature
we struggle
to be genuine

but too often-
in vain!