I don’t have 
a lot but 
the lot that 
I have is
enough and the 
enough is so
very much to
me and mine 

I had lunch 
with seniors today 
and thought about 
the thousands and 
thousands of stories 
that they lived 
and I knew 
that I was
in a library 
for mountains tell
no tales only 
people ever do 

Blue I see
top to bottom 
except for white 
as an afterthought 
of perhaps night 
or maybe not 
maybe smoke or 
perhaps days haze
that’s hanging just 
beyond my curiosity 
let it be 
I do think 
let it go 
it likely stinks 

I don’t promise 
unless it’s guaranteed 
so many nowadays 
promise to promote 
or to protect
their selfish interests 
they say whatever 
is necessary to 
get what’s wanted 
but not me
I’m my word
if I promise 
consider it done 
whatever it is 
whatever it takes 
for my promise
is all I 
have for you 

When young and 
at the beach
holes I dug
walls I built 
to keep the 
sea at bay 
and now at
this old age 
I realize that 
that the sea
was really me
and the things 
that I built 
were really others
now to swim
never again walk
amongst any others