In my long life
I have finally learned
that what found is
far more valuable than
what is yet to
be we all entertain
the notion that anywhere
is better than here
which it could be
and likely it is
But the thing we
forget to add is
us it never occurs
to us that maybe
just maybe we’re the
poison tainting the well
and that wherever we
go will turn just
as sour as where
we find ourselves now
Before you choose to
go anywhere else make
sure that you yourself
aren’t the acidic affliction
but rather the antidote
Month: May 2023
RockyMountainMorn
I paint the sky
with colors this morning
it’s a rose rouge
applied to an ashen
face meant to show
innocence and charming chagrin
dressed in blue lace
with bright orange earrings
which erupt when catching
light and dark heavy
shoes contradicting her youthful
appearance and reminding us
that this world is
a matron and Ma’am
in whose arms we
find peace and comfort
ForeverAgo (for Bean)
There was a time
once then forever ago
when what we felt
mirrored what we did
like the opposite hands
of lovers holding like
applying eyeliner in the
reflection of a dish
like red lipstick abandoned
on high ball glasses
given freely quickly forgotten
Now when I remember
forever ago I ache
not because I miss
it but because I
didn’t realize its importance
then until right now
Harmony
Harmony is never seen
yet is frequently heard
sometimes it is felt
but like snow showers
it is giddyingly brief
meant to tickle to
chase hold and disappear
Harmony happens only when
hearts minds and souls
vibrate on same frequencies
causing one’s pure sound
much like that of
a crystal goblet whose
moist rim is teased
by one delicate finger
that begins to sing
☮️
There is this thing
that we look for
over there under here
but it is never
just one thing but
a gathering of many
and usually this one
thing is the absence
of almost every single
thing being the one
thing frequently missed when
we do have it
desired when we don’t
What’s this thing called
well it’s called peace
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 