Never to Restart

Poem .... Never to Restart

Those things
To which our Ego clings
Shiny things we drive
Making us feel alive

Layers upon layers
Of cultural greed
Piles of stuff
Little that we need

Life becomes a veneer
Defining the day
Waiting to speak our part
Expectation of The Play

Dare we forget
And stumble with rage
The audience annoyed
As we're pulled backstage

So The Play goes on
Actors speaking their part
And our World degrades
Never to restart

Her Beauty

Poem .... Her Beauty

When I see her
Beauty I discover
Like a good book
A picture on the cover

But even better
With certain pride
More beauty unfolds
From pages inside

Shades of Reality

Poem .... Shades of Reality

Is it real
That vision I see
Or simply made up
For what I want to be

Was it a movie
Or a nightly dream
How can I be sure
A reality to seem

That cup of java
I sip in my dreams
It seems so real
Wakeful it seems

Is anything real
Or actors in a play
Borrowing time
For just one more day

Future is cast

Poem ... Future is cast

No lights
To turn on
No government
To lean on
Highways deserted
Except for weeds
No church bells ringing
Doing their good deeds
Tattoos now showing
Doomer images all new
Accepting the knowing
Beings soon to be few
Facing each day
As though it's the last
Past thoughtless actions
The future is cast

Today's Espresso

Poem .... Today's Espresso

Hot cup in hands
Espresso in sips
This day has begun
Adventurist trips

Touch of hot cup
To my finger tips
Blowing black liquid
To cool for my lips

If there's a heaven
When I move on
Pray be a coffee house
For me to atone

Releasing Abstractions

Poem .... Releasing Abstractions

It is the unknowns
That we must face
That cloudy vision
In this world of haste

We cling to the past
And try to hold on
When deep inside
We know it is gone

This image of courage
We try to display
Like an aura of knowing
The next coming day

And then we stop
And experience the Now
Releasing those abstractions
With a graceful bow