i knew i had smelled that scent before as i walked along the trees the cherry trees where in full bloom and that memory haunted me we walked along the monuments and the distance between us grew i think we knew it was over but we resisted what we knew the feudal attempts to light…

the better part of you……………..is like the better part of me wants to do the right thing and help others along the way but that other part is there and wants to have it’s way……..generally selfish and self-centered and wants to be the center of everything but i’m glad to be aware how sneaky that…

i am easy to get lost and it comes at no great cost……… diverted from the cares of the day…………..while you set and fret i’m way over it………………………… lost in the world that beckons with thing for me to see the tapestry of a leaf………………..the skin that adorns a tree………the beauty of a budding bush………………these…

the universe of u……………….jusssssssssssst came unglued now what are you gonna do the pieces that you thought fit…………….gave no notice and quit and nobody seems interested in taking their place……… when we are in orbit around ourselves our ability to be objective grows thin and the things we were sure would stay in place are…

everyone is doing their best rendition of ”pretend”….wasn’t good now and it won’t be good then……………my oh my…………..what will happen when the truth finds a way to ease itself in…….i’m doing fine, actually thriving……………….because my happiness doesn’t depend on you………….. several years ago it became clear to me…………….you were you and you couldn’t be me……………..i…

kiss the tiger………….few have the courage but maybe you do as you get closer a curious thing will happen to you the initial fear has gone away and the eyes of the tiger entices you to stay as you linger there is a thought that won’t leave your mind perhaps there never was a tiger…………………it…

you see everything is attached to time…………….when you take the time to admire and enjoy the wonders of this world…………………you are using that time and it isn’t unlimited…………………………………….. so be conscious of where you place your focus…………………….because you are paying for it…………………………. nothing is free…………..and it shouldn’t be……………………..spend your time wisely………………….sometimes being frugal and sometimes…

i see you survived the avalanche……….yet another time me thinks you think you could continue this for an indefinite period of time………………… perhaps your should call on those who have partnered with death before…………… when she says the dance is done……………….she will leave you standing alone on the floor……………………….. we all have played this game…

encouraged as a child to stay within the lines my job was to fill in the spaces with colors and designs but there was so much wasted room begging to part of i would color the entire page…………………to me it looked very good my teacher would suggest that i resisted following the rules……. to which…

most of the time it’s a whisper/occasionally a roar even rarer still………………an all out war………………. i come to these conclusions when i look back over my life from a slight tap on the shoulder…………to a slap upside the head……. to lying in the hospital with a broken hip and rib……………… some would cringe to think…