Tag: #meaning of life
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The Umbrella Lady
A rainy, cold morning at the beach With my dog and I And a woman with a dainty umbrella, Her gaze taking up the entire beach As if it were packed with sunbathers. I hesitate to break her silence And so does the dog. He heels Which he never does when I want him to,…
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Introspection
Every few decades I put the TV away And wait for darkness to overtake the room, While I ask, who am I? The first response is gunfire in a canyon. Birds scatter, dogs howl and a rescue team Scrambles for answers Until the search is called off And I no longer see my hand, Only…
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The Adventures of Chartan: A Name
(Last Sunday: Two of the six teens Chartan drove to the prom are missing; Brazil concentrates on taking Russian prisoners to a detention center.) Although Chartan tried not to wake Gina when he entered the apartment, she stumbled into the kitchen, fresh from a deep sleep. “You’re late,” she said. “Everything okay?”…
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This Great Big World of Ours
A ladybug on a peony goes Where it wants In this great big world of ours. Sure, it could be crushed by a human Or, eaten by a crow But maybe not, That’s what it hopes for In this great big world of ours. And then a man bursts into my room and says…
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Poetry: The Deep Wound with backstory
The Deep Wound I’m going to a cabin Somewhere To write Haiku And drink coffee While removing the bullets From too many years of Losing myself In the unimportant. It will take years To heal the deep wound Of missing the first snowfall On the lone cedar. — The Backstory I grew up in…
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The Answers
Answers forged from countless errors in judgment, temperament and desires Arrive late in life, almost cruelly in how their perfected wisdom Obliterates mistakes that caused anguish in years past. True answers, impossible to foretell, require forgiveness and acceptance So the fanfare of everyday life becomes an unexpected gift from a stranger, The simplicity of the…
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Fast Fiction: Three Women
Long time friends reunite after a five-year absence in Three Women. Fast fiction every Sunday at my other site: http://twivelist.wordpress.com.
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Poetry: Watching TV
Watching TV Before turning on the TV Think how wisdom Is knowing you don’t have forever, Maybe no more Than tomorrow, If that, To do the best you can For the moment you’ve been given, Like witnessing the full breach of a whale When others only see the explosion of white water Or nothing at…
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