He comes to our house
Begging for handouts
Almost daily. Bandit’s
Favorite foods are
Chicken hot dogs and
Purple grapes. He’s
Been coming to our
House for about two
Years. I don’t know
What the lifespan is
Of a wild raccoon. We
Hope Bandit will be
around for a long,
Long time.
When you wake up and
Look out the window
And see the sunrise, it
Makes your heart swell
With eagerness to get
Started on the day.
Sunrises explode with
Beautiful colors that
Stay in the mind all
Day long.
Institute of Emotional Stress, or IES
Is located in a multistory building
Downtown. It is rumoured that their
Treatments were unorthodox to say
The least. Walking by the building
You would always see, on any given
Day, patients being thrown out of
The windows. This is how the
therapists got rid of their stress.
The hummingbird hovers over
Flowers darting in and out
Of blossoms sipping nectar,
So small and fragile. Where
They go at night is anybody’s
Guess. They cluster together
In trees for warmth, maybe.
You take me away to bliss
You drive me wild you
Turn my heart to mush
With just one touch. You’re
My love, my joy, my
Soulmate who I love with
All my heart.
It is one of the most exciting
Sports there is. You hook
Yourself into a harness and
Attach a rope which is fixed
Securely to an anchor and
Start at an unhurried speed
Over the side of the cliff,
Playing out the line slowly.
Some rappellers get their
Thrills by going over the
Sides of tall buildings.
If I could make someone
Else feel seen, feel safe
For a brief moment, feel
A little less alone, I would
Have accomplished my
Goal as a poet.
Some things are easy to
Accomplish, some require
A huge amount of effort. It
Puts a strain on anybody’s
Resources to get a hard job
Done. The key to succeeding
To anything hard is something
Called perseverance. It will
Get the job done.
An old aunt of mine used
To say let the sunshine in
With a smile on her face.
She made everyone happy
With her delightful attitude.
Smiles helped the sun shine.
They say that there’s a
Chance that some day
A huge asteroid may
Hit the earth and cause
A lot of damage. Many
People will die as the
Result. This means we
Need to hold on to the
Ones we love, and live
Each day to the fullest.
Wordman of Alcatraz 