The Great Illusion

Motion is deceptive ā€¦.. one can think much is being accomplished measuring the amount of movement taking placeā€¦ā€¦.rarely have I seen the time given to more thought and planning not produce more with much less movementā€¦. Motion can be deceptiveā€¦..more thought, less movementā€¦.better resultsā€¦.ttucro

Read More

Still Defiant

I probably have brushed my teeth or started to 20 times with Preparation H because I wouldnā€™t get my glasses from another roomā€¦ā€¦.lazyā€¦.yepā€¦..defiant, a trait that hangs on and on and onā€¦ā€¦..see the claw marksā€¦ā€¦. Ttucro

Read More

Learning to be Still

What did you see in your travels todayā€¦ hurrying to urgent affairsā€¦.I sat on the deck out back and listened to the soundtracks of the earthā€¦ā€¦.I saw butterflies dance among the flowersā€¦ā€¦..birds performing acrobatics as they maneuvered through the treesā€¦.and I heard the grass growing in the warm summer breezeā€¦ā€¦..what…

Read More

Learning to Dance

There are few feelings that can compare to being in the same rhythm as the universeā€¦ā€¦ttucro

Read More

Writing on the Wall

Men continue to make the same mistakes over and over againā€¦ā€¦..dressed up a little differentā€¦.new title and the same play hits the stageā€¦.only to be ended abruptly after poor attendance and poor reviewsā€¦..thatā€™s why we need a power greater than our capacity to reasonā€¦..ieā€¦ā€¦..God ttucro

Read More

I better be looking at me

If anything good comes through I better be looking at meā€¦ā€¦and not youā€¦ā€¦.if things are up in the airā€¦ā€¦I need to be on the groundā€¦..thatā€™s where the stuff I relate to can be foundā€¦.for when Iā€™m looking at you and not meā€¦..everything that is wrong with you becomes obvious to…

Read More

The Last Thing/should be the First Thing

Over our head and we twist and shout torment others because it isnā€™t working outā€¦..then when our choices are looking thinā€¦.we remember to hit our knees againā€¦ā€¦.that feels betterā€¦ā€¦should have done that a long time agoā€¦ā€¦ttucro

Read More

The Art of Living

We all start with a blank canvasā€¦ā€¦..we are directed to certain forms and colors by our environmentā€¦..when we become in charge of our own environment we can rethink what are the right colors and patterns for our own palletā€¦.if we are strong enough to confront the choices we were coaxed…

Read More

Mindset ā€¦.the Archer

It is of the utmost importance that I have a targetā€¦..that I have equipped myself well ā€¦.. that I have practicedā€¦..and my aim is backed by the confidence that I have listened to my Spiritual Guide and it will be a victory for others as well as myselfā€¦ā€¦.. ttucro

Read More

Tattoo

That mark you had engraved let you recall those daysā€¦.when you were on the run from yourselfā€¦ā€¦.using the illusion of a relationship to justify the most ignorant behaviorā€¦..but even this calamity had itā€™s purposeā€¦.a diversionā€¦ā€¦thinking I was doing a service to someone who deserved it ā€¦ā€¦.meanwhile being scammed and going…

Read More

The Disconnect

A poet must learn the task of the ā€œdisconnectā€ for there are too many things to sort out in the midst of the calamity called lifeā€¦a distinct separation must take place to sort through the rubble and decide what is salvageable and what must be shedā€¦..impossible with the clammer of…

Read More

Captivated

Flowers dance as a breeze encourages themā€¦ā€¦grateful I have the presence of mind to give them the attention they deserveā€¦ā€¦.when the issues of the times seem disruptive and discouragingā€¦.a few moments observing and appreciating nature bring me back to what is important and away from frivolousā€¦ā€¦I am a journeyman and…

Read More

Visionary

A visionaryā€™s reach will extend much further than his graspā€¦ā€¦ttucro

Read More

I still hear voices

I still hear voices but they arenā€™t unsettling anymoreā€¦ā€¦.they question my actions and keep me in lineā€¦.they arenā€™t a nuisance rather a friend or mentor helping me stay focused and headed in the right directionā€¦.. ttucro

Read More

Walking through landmines

I am walking through landminesā€¦ā€¦the ones I have laidā€¦..forgetting that haste makes a price to be paidā€¦I canā€™t remember everywhere they were placedā€¦..but I can see when I step on one by the look ? on your face. Every action has a reaction and sad to say but itā€™s always…

Read More

Quick to Judge

Quick to judge and I am reminded that how I judge others is how I will be judgedā€¦ā€¦that concerns meā€¦ā€¦ttucro

Read More

Canā€™t help you Harvey

I canā€™t help you Harvey because you wonā€™t help yourselfā€¦..I canā€™t help you get something you donā€™t wantā€¦..I spent an hour listening to you regurgitate what you thought I wanted to hearā€¦.it got you a sandwich and 20$ to continue your journey into ā€œwonderlandā€ which you will eventually realize is…

Read More

Aquatinted

I must establish a relationship with my issues before they are willing to let me work on them. ttucro

Read More

He was there

He was there to cushion my fallā€¦.the porch was wet from the sprinkler and I was in a hurryā€¦ā€¦..my feet slid and I was in the airā€¦I tried to keep my head up and I hit the concreteā€¦ā€¦landing on my back and headā€¦.was disoriented for a moment and I lay…

Read More

You the Mirror

When I see the imperfections in youā€¦.I see the imperfections in meā€¦ā€¦itā€™s easy to point them out in youā€¦because they are so much a part of meā€¦..you the mirror ttucro

Read More

I am listening

I donā€™t always care for your messenger but that isnā€™t up to meā€¦but I know itā€™s You who sent them when they bring me to my knees ttucro

Read More

Following the Light

I am constantly changingā€¦..adjusting to follow the Lightā€¦ā€¦the Light of God ttucro

Read More

Comfortable Uncertainty

There are so many things that befuddle and confuse meā€¦.but what allows me to live comfortably with these concerns is my rock solid faith in God and His Sonā€¦Jesus Christā€¦.. ttucro

Read More

Peace is Precious

Having lived a tumultuous life at timesā€¦ā€¦coming to terms with my defects and working to do something about themā€¦..has evolved into a peace that heretofore was unimaginableā€¦.change if you have the courage and reap the rewards of honesty ā€¦.. ttucro

Read More

The Worst Enemy

The worst enemy I will ever face ties my shoelaces every morningā€¦ttucro

Read More

From trouble to blessings

Because k can neither comprehend nor understand Your Waysā€¦ā€¦.I am learning to trust Youā€¦ā€¦ā€¦and You turn my concerns into blessings many times a day. Blind so I let You lead ttucro

Read More

Hold the rudder firm and steady

Hold the rudder firm and steady there are clouds ā˜ļø behind the ā˜€ļøā€¦..do not fear or try to avoid themā€¦..they contain lessons to be learned enjoy the storms as you enjoy the calmā€¦.for both work together to turn a sailor into the Captain of his fateā€¦ā€¦. Hold the rudder firmā€¦and…

Read More

If you want it

There is a way to play in this world as you are passing throughā€¦ā€¦the instructions that will guide you arenā€™t difficult and they arenā€™t newā€¦..but only a few will use them because of their ignorance and their pride ā€¦.and while others seem to have it madeā€¦..,they do their best to…

Read More

Feet Speak

Often my feet speak much clearer than my lips ?ā€¦.. ttucro

Read More

Well Rounded

A well rounded person is both a good receiver and giverā€¦..both take practiceā€¦.. ttucro

Read More