The way
The soft green room
(remembered)
Lights up
As we held each other,
Your beholder.
Far Out
It occurs to me it
Is the ability to be
Still, to be totally
Aware of any given
Moment, this is
Poetry–far out.
Flower
This young red rose,
It represents all of us
Here. Handle with care!
It is the prettiest flower
We have: Life needs
Love, love needs life.
Sailing
A sailboat offers a unique
Experience on the water.
The sails catch the wind.
There’s no noisy engine,
You just glide silently
Over the water steering
With the wind. The quiet
Experience encourages
Meditation and peace.
No Song
I looked back to where
The sky ended. Some
Days no rain would
Come. Some birds
Didn’t have a song.
Best of Everything
Value is measured in many
Different ways by many
Different people. Things
Have value and nonmaterial
Things have value like
Beliefs and feelings. The
Best of all these is love.
Best Ride Ever
Once I had an opportunity
To ride in a Black Hawk
Helicopter for about two
Hours. I was strapped in
A seat next to an open
Door. The view was really
Spectacular. We were
Looking for equipment
Lost in trees by the troops.
I could have done this all
Day!
The Magician
Our next door neighbor was a
Kindly elderly man who told
Us he was a retired magician.
He would gladly come over
When invited for dinner. And
He would amaze our youngest
Daughter with magic tricks.
One evening he told us this
May be the last time he
Would be able to make it
Over–he had an incurable
Disease and would soon
Perform the ultimate
Disappearing act.
Thanks
Everybody wants to be
Thanked when they do
Something good for
Someone else. Or if they
Have worked hard at
Something and finally
Achieved their goal.
Giving thanks is more
Important to the person
Than a monetary reward.
Heavenly Choir
All of a sudden a heavenly
Sound came out of the sky.
It was a choir singing
Beautiful songs that brought
Tears to everyone’s eyes. No
One could be seen in the sky,
But it was like the choir was
Encircling us. They sang
Until the sun went down.
Wordman of Alcatraz 