slowly time smooths river rock
tears follow worn lines defining past years
the valleys grow ever deeper

rusty dune buggy
four bald tires and lawn chair seats
cheap lunar rover

runes marking travels
sagas of fantastic tales
artistic Vikings
never just mindless raiders
world travelers and traders

fleeting summer treat
melts faster than you could eat
racing to finish

where do you come from
to remember who you are
do you even care
as history is erased
and it too slowly replaced

tides slow recession
that inevitable end
one last procession

one final journey
souls lite as butterfly wings
escort angels home

stars fall from dark skies
tear drops flow from cryin eyes
never say goodbyes

blue hating yellow
while green despises them all
the black hand applauds

fathers and mothers
walking children in the park
was it just a dream

lonely nights
one man's desert isle
without you

fruit trees
chicken coops
and just the right tide
to dive for dinner

masters scream faster
computers gladly oblige
to human demise

look at the hive minds
buzzing around to fake threats
what will they hate next

hey grok, what am I?
you are a useless eater
yes, I am hungry

I will not betray
in confidence you relayed
to the grave I'll take

under the shimmering blue sea
like the tormented eyes of the abused
lays the depths of depression

peace inside
on turbulent ride
there reside

fears' low vibration
love resonates much higher
they love you in fear

Christ was killed for truth
something the Pharisees feared
then rose to Heaven

in slow boils
you're oblivious
then you're not

off the rails
chaos all around
by design

before evil good
struggles our ancients foretold
very few listened

for those that wander
a beaten path hardly walked
in the bush deceit

under the half moon
tides hide in obscurity
middle month syndrome

youthful petulance
become government pillars
the hypocrit age

don't wait for the waves
your sandcastle built by hand
deserves a quick death

musty motel six
on a cracked concrete highway
thousand ***** in

breaking the morning
atop broken mirrored glass
missing midnight blues

when did the sun set
I can't remember what light felt
like
this utter darkness is cold

she came home
grew one foot taller
time rolls on

angel wings
lovely blue bird sings
happy things

what is real?
news at ten?
the earths' spin?
nothing ends?
what begins?
here's the deal.
trust in him.
Gods' within.
guiding man.
home again.

talking of oneself
third person character flaw
staring in mirrors

favorite color
without such life quickly ends
a most healing light

salmon heading home
fighting such massive currents
so goes the thinker

dueling paradigms
universes far apart
somewhere the middle

after stormy night
conflict slowly drift from sight
afternoon delight

winter thaws
melts cold worry
heart warming

we'd spend hours
lines danglin' from ol' cane poles
not gettin' a bite
shoulders sun kissed and red
bobbers justa bobbin'
no worldly care to give
talking about nothin'
and everything at once
swattin' bugs
chewin' twigs
watchin' birds dip
then divin' in
to feel that salty sting
sometimes we'd fill a stringer
with granny justa grinnin'
she'd fry'em in
her cast iron skillet
hangin'
now in my kitchen

we've given
they just kept takin'
the wells dry

ebbs then flows
passions to sorrows
so life goes

walking old ghost towns
tumbleweeds tumble around
only stories now

like river currents
sweeping away yesterday
whiskey drowns the years

the world is a stage
actors play reality
evil directors

clouds so white
fly in blue bird skies
soaring by

wishing time
away it will go
forever