I wonder and I wander ā¦..
I wonder about so many thingsā¦. And often become entangled in my dreams but wandering seems to be the thing that reveals to me what I canāt explain the verbiage here helps clear away the debris that accumulates around situations that occur in everyoneās life there is often a huge…
Read MoreTo findā¦..
To find one must be willing to leave everything behind To cut the tethers of the past And embrace the winds of the present not knowing the future unlocks the treasure chest of tomorrow we admit we are heading into a sea of possibilities and our reaction is a mixture…
Read MoreThinly Veiledā¦..
I hear your wordsā¦.. but what I see doesnāt match what you say to meā¦ā¦ there seems to be a lingering smell š and it isnāt pleasant to me the placards you paste donāt quite cover the light of truth that refuses to be blocked funny how the truth is…
Read MoreSomeone did it for meā¦ā¦
I did it for you because someone did for me I canāt forget what that did for me It helped me remember that someone cares I wasnāt alone ā¦ā¦ I didnāt have to be afraid I did it for you and I did it for me It helped you to…
Read MoreMisconceptions
No costā¦ā¦. Laughableā¦ā¦ everything costs something to someone or some entity freeā¦ā¦ there is nothing absolutely free⦠doesnāt exist unconditional loveā¦..maybe for saintsā¦. Not regular humans total honestyā¦ā¦ a beautiful thoughtā¦. Not in the human realm oboe
Read More47ā¦.. counting railroad cars (entertaining the mind)
I find it amusing the different things we do to entertain our mindā¦.. things that we attempt to appease our need to accomplish somethingā¦. we all play the games to appease the notion we arenāt wasting timeā¦ā¦. Entertaining the mindā¦. counting rail carsā¦. oboe
Read MoreListen to your soulā¦..
I often forget that I have a soul and it tries to direct me when Iām out of controlā¦ā¦ I have to slam on the brakes and make my self sit stillā¦.. and listen to that voice thats wants me to give, forgive and help me heal listen ā¦.. to…
Read MoreThis Guyā¦.not that Guy
Sometimes I try to be āthat guyāā¦ā¦. But it never worksā¦. because Iām not that guyā¦ā¦ Iām this guy this guy tells people what he thinksā¦. trying to be somewhat diplomatic that guy tells people what he thinks they want to hearā¦.. changing colors like a chameleon this guy expects…
Read MoreAbacus
You can go over itā¦.. again and again it just doesnāt add upā¦.. it never will you can go over the particulars with a fine toothed combā¦.. nothing will changeā¦. Except your frustration trying to understand why people do the things they doā¦ā¦ is like trying to understand why your…
Read MoreCross stitchā¦..
So ā¦ā¦ donāt think the pattern is right, but I think it will holdā¦.. Sometimes the emotional tensionā¦ā¦ bursts before you realize you needed to hit the relief valve you make a shallow amends ā¦..halfheartedly and realize the stitches may hold ā¦. Something that isnāt there. Cross stitch oboe the…
Read MoreNot up to meā¦..
I see what youāre going through unfortunately Iāve been there too I did what I had to do what you do isnāt up to me – when we strain to attain or claim our rights that may be an indication our motives arenāt as pure as we would like them…
Read MoreSubstituteā¦ā¦.
When we are forced to accept a substitute for a situation or a solutionā¦. We are remiss to expect the same results as the preferred alternative. We settle for the best possible option and that is the best we can doā¦. oboe the hobo š¦šš±š·šš¼šµššššš±š·šš¼šµššš¦
Read MoreThe Reasonā¦ā¦ for Joan
I am away to fulfill my obligation to my Mother Away from you gives me perspective about our relationship. Ā I think we are good for each other and help educate each other. You are cautious about many things and my tendency is to rush ā¦. A good trade off…
Read MoreThe Other Wayā¦..
The āOther Wayā is different to me and often difficult to seeā¦.. because it requires total honesty when I strip away the facade of trivialities that I use to camouflage the core issues ā¦.. I am left with the āreal issueāā¦ā¦. Self Destructive Behavior I am givingā¦..when it suits my…
Read MoreWhere no one wants to beā¦ā¦ Nursing Home
When there is no other way when there arenāt any more places to stay and the necessary care ā¦ā¦ isnāt there Nursing home where relentless hours crash against your heart and memory to collide into a kaleidoscope of days gone byā¦. Nursing Home when sleep is a welcome reprieve from…
Read MoreSongs of the Forlorn
The Mantras of the disenfranchised: it isnāt fair the world š is against me no one understands I canāt do this the world owes me you donāt understand no one cares the words change but the sentiment is the same ā I am not satisfied with my life and Iām…
Read MoreButtonā¦..
The chill of the wind slaps my chin and I button the top of my coatā¦.. i feel confused and not sure about my thoughts and I button my lip and pray for guidanceā¦. things re – present themselves and I see things not resolved and left undoneā¦. And I…
Read MoreCompromise
It shouldnāt be a surprise but everything in life is a compromise Perfect doesnāt happenā¦.that thought is absurd we accept and settle for what is the best we can do or the effort we are willing to exertā¦ā¦. sometimes āgood enoughā is acceptable and depending on our desire we put…
Read MoreWould you be okay?
I asked myself every dayā¦ā¦.would you be alright if you had nothing of relevance to sayā¦.. if there were no recognitionā¦.. no one interested in your wordsā¦.. would that stifle your happiness or give you concern ? This life is but a fleeting moment to be cherish not endured⦠so…
Read MoreNo Exemptionsā¦.
I have neither sought , nor received any exemptions from the trials of lifeā¦.. and I have the scars mentally and physically to prove it. I will not pretend that a happy face and a pleasant demeanor greeted those encumbrancesā¦.. but having weathered them and the lessons about life they…
Read MoreThe Cloak of a Happy Manā¦..
A wealthy king from far awayā¦ā¦ called upon a trusted servant one day ā¦ā¦ and asked for his complete presence and attention to the request he was about to presentā¦..Artemis Ā listened intentlyā¦. āAs you can see my kingdom grows and there is nothing more I could seek. The Treasury is…
Read MoreOverdoseā¦ā¦. Life
Sometimes you can do everything rightā¦.. and you still get overdosed from lifeā¦ā¦ seems strange at first and then you reflect the streams of life occasionally intercept and the flood walls break and youāre set adriftā¦.. but you are tethered to the challenges of the past and you not only…
Read MoreChaperoneā¦ā¦.
I am glad to have a āChaperoneā although havenāt always felt this wayā¦. the arrogance of youth has almost faded and it is good to have a trusted confidant to travel š§³ the roads ahead. The admittance that everything isnāt always clear is a wonderful revelation in the maturation in…
Read MoreH.O.M.E,ā¦ā¦ how old memories evolve
Theses trappings and adornments you place around the frame , formed from the coming and going to this place you have often been, give you some sense of connection and anchor to who you are and what might have been. But the discerning eye and an open mind reveal that…
Read MorePerched in a falling treeā¦..
Just in case youāre daydreaming as often you could find meā¦ā¦ donāt be alarmed but I have something to sayā¦ā¦ difficult, often as it may be hard to see ā¦. We are all alike in that we are perched in a falling tree.š³ our perception is such that at times…
Read MoreConnect the dotsā¦ā¦?
When the pen drops and no more dots I wonder when the second hand stops if I will be able to connect themā¦.. if they will be sporadically displayed like flash cards or a woven tapestry suspended in space the bits, pieces and fragments of material that make up my…
Read MoreBetter make friendsā¦.
When youāre swimming š with crocodiles š better make friendsā¦.. because at any moment they may decide to do you inā¦.. so be selective and pray you can count on themā¦.. but when youāre swimming with crocodiles š you better make friends ok so the word got out ā¦.. no…
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