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Giving Tuesday
Forget Black Friday.
Cancel Cyber Monday.
Go Giving Tuesday!
How can we focus on material things,
superficial gifts,
when children are starving,
sick, neglected, abused,
need clean water to drink...
If 2020 has taught us anything,
it is to see more clearly,
appreciate what we have,
lend a helping hand.
Together we rise above mediocrity,
spread love in o...
Tuesday 1st December 2020 11:23 am
PoHo
When I read your poems,
I fall in love with you.
Then I read his poems,
and fall in love with him too.
I admit it,
I can’t quit it.
I’m a PoHo,
like Phoebe Snow!
Saturday 28th November 2020 5:40 pm
Malignant Love
I can feel you,
thick in my throat,
threatening to consume me,
slithering through my mind and body,
wielding your alpha power,
making me weak.
I curse you, drown you,
in sunshine and sweet elixirs,
but you refuse to leave.
I am stronger than you think.
I order you and your invisible army
of pain, heartbreak, misery,
away from my cosmic energy.
I did not manifest you.
You...
Wednesday 25th November 2020 4:28 pm
Seahorses & Dreams
Have you ever seen seahorses fly?
They have wings you know.
Like us, seahorses flow
wherever they want to go.
They do it by camouflage,
we do it by pen.
With ink, even virtually,
we can create a world of our choosing,
one where everyone gets along,
no sadness, no suffering.
Smiling, dancing, singing...
A love story for the ages,
one that defies space and time,
...Thursday 29th October 2020 3:23 pm
Matriarch
What is this dark energy
cloaking the universe
threatening to consume me,
wrap me in a weighted blanket
of silent abyss.
Some days I’m tempted
to dive into the black hole,
see what all the fuss is about,
but I know if I do, I will take
a generation or two of
fragile minds with me.
Weakness is not my legacy.
I have to stay strong,
be my family’s guiding li...
Tuesday 27th October 2020 4:39 am
Falling
Another crisp Autumn morning.
I wake before dawn,
hoping I won't think of you,
but I do. I always do.
Though you are not with me,
I feel you, in the brisk breeze,
spreading golden leaves,
on sacred ground.
https://youtu.be/tKsbGscw5_0
Thursday 22nd October 2020 5:54 pm
Flow
Flow with me,
past stormy seas of isolation,
fear, dis-ease... to an
island of peace and harmony.
https://youtu.be/lbjZPFBD6JU
Flow with the Eagles,
past winds of regret, mistakes,
shame... to the mountaintop of
freedom.
Flow with the lyrical Doctor,
past pain, loneliness, despair...
to healing waterfalls where wishes
come true.
https://yo...
Wednesday 21st October 2020 9:24 pm
Petrichor
Instead of inhaling
doom and gloom,
let’s take a walk
in the woods,
play hide and seek
among willow trees,
Feel the sun rejuvenate our soul,
Become one with dirt and rain,
bathe in the healing fluid from mother nature’s veins,
petrichor,
just what the doctor ordered.
Monday 12th October 2020 1:27 am
Gravity
We are as different
as the sun and moon,
circling the same universe,
with an omnificent God
you don’t believe in,
for adventures in love,
you among the trees,
me with my muse,
who today, lives in you.
Sunday 4th October 2020 7:33 pm
Deflowered
I see you flowering her
the way you once did me.
Playing virtual footsies,
oozing lyrical chemistry.
Move on they say,
look the other way.
And so it shall be,
my focus is on me.
Sowing wildflower seeds,
shining in the rain,
dancing through the pain,
singing in a field of weeds.
Sunday 27th September 2020 5:41 pm
Mambo Moment
We interrupt our program
to bring this important
message...
Amid the chaos and confusion,
be on the lookout for a
a mambo moment,
where you suddenly break
into song and dance,
forget your cares,
live in the moment,
feel the rhythm of life.
A mambo moment often appears
out of nowhere, at the most
unexpected time.
Those around may think
you lost your mind,
but the...
Tuesday 22nd September 2020 5:14 pm
After the Pandemic
After the pandemic,
I hope we remove our masks,
find more reasons to smile,
forgive faster,
have more patience,
keep the faith,
help each other however we can.
Gather more,
hug more,
kiss more,
remember what we're here for,
live, laugh, love.
I hope you find strength
to move your mountains,
courage to carry on,
seize every opportunity
to live the After now.
h...
Sunday 20th September 2020 4:26 pm
Love Looks Good on You
You thought love
abandoned you,
knocked you down,
for the last time.
No music, no melody, no rhyme,
lights out on your doe eyes.
Lips that forgot
how to smile.
Heart on lockdown,
soul exiled.
Now here you are,
back on the wagon.
Your world spins again,
everything starts anew.
Glowing, singing happy tunes,
love looks good on you.
Wednesday 16th September 2020 9:42 pm
Maybe Next Time
Maybe next time,
I will get it right,
put up more of a fight,
won’t settle,
take control of my life.
Maybe next time,
I will find fortune and fame,
learn how to play the game.
Maybe next time,
I will see it through,
know the right thing to do.
Maybe next time,
you will love me,
as much as I love you.
Tuesday 8th September 2020 2:12 am
The Poetry King
A bow to The Poetry King,
who thinks he doesn't
mean a thing
in the grand scheme.
Wears his heart
on stained sleeve,
makes paupers feel
like royalty.
Waxes poetic about
life, love, and history
that would otherwise remain
unsolved mysteries.
More than just a dream,
The Poetry King
lives eternally,
in you and me.
https://youtu.be/0FT3SmZ_zx0
Saturday 5th September 2020 2:21 am
Beautiful Dreams
I wish for a soulful voice,
a proud father,
reconciled love.
In absence of these things,
I do not despair,
because I have the music,
that makes my unfulfilled wishes,
beautiful dreams.
Sunday 23rd August 2020 2:35 am
Broken
Broken
by the broken.
starting the show.
Broken
by the love
I used to know.
Broken
by circumstances
beyond my control
Broken
with no place to go,
except within,
where I find the strength
to rise again.
Friday 21st August 2020 1:19 pm
Let Me In
Where are you?
Are you wandering
the moors
of your mind
all alone?
I am at the Grange
feeling a little deranged
from the madness
close to home.
Let me in,
to the hearth
of your heart,
so we can slow dance,
into the twilight.
Monday 17th August 2020 2:40 am
Two in the Morning
Profound sadness
clouds my view
at a quarter til two.
I don’t understand why
my muse avoids me like the flu,
when a simple poem or song will do.
Wise words to help me understand
why true love passed me by
in this lifetime.
Why wrong choices,
that felt right at the time,
left me alone in this abyss
where my better self
silently bears witness
to my shr...
Friday 14th August 2020 5:56 am
Words
Your words are a
breath of fresh air.
It warms my heart
to see you at the
pantheon of passion,
creating a lyrical legacy,
writing love letters
across the sky,
of a beautiful dream.
Tuesday 4th August 2020 9:50 pm
The One
People haven’t always
been there for me,
but the muse always has.
Lighting my path,
healing heartbreak,
the one making life fun.
Makes sure suffering is not in vain,
dances with me in the rain,
stays beside me come what may.
I return the favor by making
my muse’s words known.
Spreading love as we go.
Sunday 26th July 2020 10:29 pm
Ever Green
Your soul song is addictive,
makes love evergreen.
Peace flows through my veins,
amidst a world gone mad.
Play on, in the misty starlight
of my mind.
https://youtu.be/q_y_gBz-74o
Sunday 26th July 2020 6:23 pm
The Price
The price of life,
is death.
The price of love,
is forgiveness.
The price of peace,
is judgement.
The price of success,
is failure.
The price of fame
is freedom.
The price of freedom,
is discipline.
The price of discipline
is faith.
The price of faith,
is fear.
Everything has a price.
What is the cost,
of the life you seek?
Are you willing ...
Sunday 12th July 2020 4:00 pm
One Love
Worries dissolve
with each drum beat,
guitar strum,
heartfelt harmony.
From floating,
on a river of dreams,
to cosmic flight,
weaving a cocoon of peace.
One love.
Awakened.
Transformed.
Hope springs eternal,
in your soul song.
Wednesday 8th July 2020 1:21 am
Sunrise
May peace be with you,
the whole day through.
May aches and pains
sail away with the blues.
May sunrise open your eyes,
experience make you wise.
May your soul find its way home
on the wings of love.
Thursday 25th June 2020 4:34 am
Not-So-Happy Father’s Day
Jealousy pokes at me
like a schoolyard bully,
as I scroll social media greetings
professing undying love,
to fathers here and above.
I can’t help but feel cheated
to not have a father’s love.
I cringe at the dissonance
between my children
and their father.
How can fate be so cruel,
to curse multiple generations
with dysfunctional fathers.
...Monday 22nd June 2020 1:36 am
Music Makers
I will miss music most,
when I leave this life.
Yes, I will miss family,
friends, spirit guides.
But words, set to melody,
is champagne for my soul.
Vibrating space
between the lines
diminishes strife,
makes me high on life.
It's a magic carpet ride
to the other side,
where angels annoint wounds,
dreams circle the moon.
Long live music makers,
I love you!
https...
Tuesday 9th June 2020 5:55 pm
Breathe Again
"I can't breathe."
How those words
now haunt me.
Suffocating reminder
of the curse
on humanity.
I want no part
of this evil plan,
man against man.
Let me stowaway
with paper and pen
until we get past
armageddon,
to a safe place,
where kindness,
compassion, love
rules the land,
where we can
breathe again.
https://youtu.be/Ht2NCrlghS4
Monday 1st June 2020 1:50 am
Star Crossed Poets
“All I do is kiss you, through the bars of a rhyme.” ~ Mark Knopfler
Sing to me
one more time.
Share the gift
of your romantic
rhyme.
You have the power
to light up the night
with a flick of your pen.
Show us where
madness stops
and love begins.
Wednesday 27th May 2020 3:04 am
Tuesday's Prayer
Lord mold me into
the loving person
you created me to be.
Help me praise,
instead of complain.
Smile,
instead of frown.
Look up,
instead of down.
Reach out to the lost,
so they can be found.
Amen.
https://youtu.be/YNqo4Un2uZI
Tuesday 26th May 2020 12:15 pm
Forgetfulness
I may forget where I put my keys.
I may forget my phone.
I may forget what day it is.
I may forget my way home.
I will never forget sunsets over the ocean.
I will never forget blessings from above.
I will never forget soothing melodies.
I will never forget the love.
https://youtu.be/A69BertdSt4
Thursday 14th May 2020 1:53 pm
Wildflower Wishes
Bury me in a blanket of wildflowers,
nutured by morning dew,
where lilacs perfume the air,
jasmine lights up the night,
wind and rain serenade gardenias,
delicate roses are protected by bushy thorns,
forget-me-nots bloom...
where dandelion wishes
brings me back to you.
https://youtu.be/YQ8n_Esop5I
Tuesday 21st April 2020 4:11 pm
Healing Muses
When you felt so alone,
drowning in an ocean of storms,
with no place to call home,
I was here all along,
sending you love
and healing energy.
I’m happy to see
you feel me,
on this poetic journey.
https://youtu.be/8H9T7427EbI
Saturday 4th April 2020 2:16 pm
Shall We Dance
Ah, the magic of night
when obligations are over,
another adulting day in the books.
I rest my weary body,
set my boggled mind free
with a little poetry...
Your words await
like a teen with a corsage
to take me to the prom,
where we twist and twirl
under twinkling dollar store stars
and a paper moon.
Happy memories pop up
among technicolor...
Saturday 21st March 2020 2:55 am
Tuning In
Can you hear me
on this crowded
frequency?
Is the earth turning
to quicksand
beneath your feet?
Let poetic music
drown the chaos,
set your spirit free.
No more worries.
Only peace,
love, harmony...
https://youtu.be/ahQwHmmIYcg
Friday 20th March 2020 7:07 pm
Lucid Dreams
I want to sleep, so I can dream.
Dreaming makes the pain go away,
weakens my prison walls,
so you can rescue me.
I feel your warm breath on my face,
your loving embrace...
Hand-in-hand we run through the lush,
exotic island.
Our laughter echoes among the trees
as we look towards the horizon and
see eternity...
Dawn beckons me.
I don’t wa...
Friday 20th March 2020 12:54 am
When I’m Gone
Will you miss me
when I’m gone?
When there are
no more words
to greet you
with the rising sun.
Will you still connect
to this energy
that reaches across
space and time,
the same infinite love
that powers the moon,
...
Saturday 14th March 2020 3:43 am
Unmasking the Ego
On the outside...
Do not question anything I say or do.
Above all do not argue.
Keep all opinions, suggestions, ideas to yourself.
They mean nothing to me.
I know everything.
The more you retreat
and remain silent,
the stronger I feel.
Acknowledge me.
Respect me.
Worship me.
On the inside...
Wednesday 4th March 2020 9:33 pm
A Poet's Prayer
Lord, thank you
for this gift
of expression
through words.
Please help me
bless others
with the poems
I share.
Help me write
from a place
of compassion
rather than ego.
Let your
light shine
through my
life songs.
Help me project
the same
unconditional love
you give me.
Amen.
https://youtu.be/Ht2NCrlghS4
Monday 2nd March 2020 2:00 pm
Shadows
Living in the shadow
of someone else’s life
is a safe hiding place,
most of the time.
You get to observe,
detached,
no fear, no pain.
Fertile breeding ground
to create art, music, poetry...
Until the shadow turns around,
chases you down,
strips you naked in front of a
stone-casting society.
Do you stand erect
in the blinding light...
Sunday 1st March 2020 5:54 pm
Muses, Sins & Soul Ties
Is it a sin for your muse
to inspire mine,
provide momentary escapes
from loneliness, pain,
the daily grind,
give words to fantasies
of the mind,
connect soul ties.
It’s hard to believe
a God of love
would consider musing
a crime.
If it is, that’s not a religion
to which I subscribe.
Saturday 29th February 2020 12:34 pm
In Search of Mermaids and Lighthouses
In search of mermaids and lighthouses
is where you will find him and me.
Seeking sea things sets us free
from daily monotony,
broken hearts,
Advil bodies.
We thrift shop with childlike wonder,
forgetting about adult things
like settling debts,
stagnant relationships,
mortality.
Mermaids and lighthouses
beckon us to dive into a green-flag
ocean of time
whe...
Monday 24th February 2020 5:15 am
How Do I Love Thee
How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
I love you wax poetic
about life, love, dreams.
I love you wish upon stars
and count your blessings.
I love you continue to love
with a thousand holes in your heart
and soar with broken wings.
I love how you speak to my soul
without saying a thing.
https://youtu.be/tb-CSSw2f8w
Friday 21st February 2020 2:06 pm
Kindred Spirits
How can it be that you
are on the same
spiritual path as me...
God exists as
infinite energy.
We keep coming back
as various entities
until we learn
life lessons
from history.
Love is eternal
as it should be.
Writing is our way of
understanding everything.
We cross oceans of time
to find our flame.
Kindred spirits we are,
lost and lonely...
Saturday 8th February 2020 3:39 am
How Many Times
How many times
have you been in love?
How many times
have you let your heart
take off the gloves?
How many times
have you thanked
the good Lord above
for sending your soulmate
to be your one true love?
How many times?
Once is enough.
Twice is nice.
Three times is divine!
Friday 7th February 2020 9:09 pm
Que Sera
Que Sera Sera
I loved you.
You loved me.
We lived life
in perfect harmony,
wild and free...
Until some pretty young thing
lured you away from me
lies replaced honesty,
trust evaporated completely.
Now we spend our days
dreaming, separately
of how good life used to be.
Que sera sera,
You love you.
I love me.
Without possession,
passion, jea...
Thursday 6th February 2020 4:39 am
Swim with Me
Swim with me
in the sea of Galilee,
where we will drown fear,
loneliness, depression, despair...
then surf the waves
of forgiveness,
peace, mercy, grace,
unconditional love,
and joy everlasting...
Monday 20th January 2020 11:34 pm
Lonely Girl
Some days there is not enough
chocolate or booze
to chase away the blues
or stop torrential thoughts of love
gone too soon.
What's a lonely girl to do.
Cry?
Boohoo.
The only thing that eases the pain
is music from silent words
thought to be penned in vain.
https://youtu.be/BmyK_b4DCH4
Friday 17th January 2020 3:23 am
Dear John
Dear John,
Thank you for remembering
the forgotten ones,
for seeing beauty within.
You are a hero
to lovers among men,
a poet’s poet,
the razor’s edge...
Long may you live.
Friday 17th January 2020 12:43 am
TAG
Over and over,
I see your name
like a tattoo
on my brain.
A flame
that ignites
not on deed or fame,
but simply a name.
A tag, reminding us
who we are:
dreamer, poet,
old soul,
who despite living
an alternate reality,
believes in passion,
love, happily ever after...
https://youtu.be/QSIVjjY8Ou8
Sunday 12th January 2020 9:00 pm
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