The Promise

Earth
and water
meet
in the reeds
as dark clouds
cast shadows
to trick
the eye
into believing
gray days
with
blue skies
are possible.

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Sourpuss

A little nap
is all I wanted
but there’s no
peace
to be had
not even once
I’ve started
God forbid
I’m allowed
some sleep
or even a
little bit
of peace.

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Musing on Wealth

Tiny ripples
leading
into the distance
where stately walls
stand strong
and windows
gleam
in the light of a
low slung sun
“Who loves there?”
you wonder
“What worries
keep them up
at night?”

Are they just like me?

Sometimes when we look at people that are better off than we are, we wonder if their life is better… or in many cases assume that it is.  We assume that their worries can’t possibly be as big as ours, or that their life surely has to be so much easier.

The truth is?  Every tax bracket has their own worries, every fortune has it’s own misfortunes, and every gleaming bright white cloud has a shadow. We trade worries for different worries, struggles for different struggles, and stresses for different stresses.  Each looks at the other and thinks their own troubles are heavier or harder… but no one ever considers that perhaps that’s not the case at all and that in truth, they are simply different… but equal.

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Releasing Knots

A little frayed,
edges browned
curling in
on themselves
as if to
retreat
from the world

I can relate

It’s time
to take a breath

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Procrastination

The rains
have come
and it’s
too late now
the roof
will have
to wait
another year
and we pray
it survives
the winter
without collapse.

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Favorite Colors

From fields
to forests
my favorite
colors
flow across
each landscape
I see
Blues and greens
blending
in different
shades
in a diversity
of peaceful beauty.

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