Sweet Potato Pie

Poem ... Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet potato pie
Sweet potato pie
Running through the yard
Jumping toward the sky

Putting my fork
Into this heavenly blend
Sweet potato pie
This joy you do send

Rabid Poet

Predictions

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"Prediciions"

predictions fall
like snowflakes
on a cold mountain stream
and I
am none the wiser

Suits and Ties

Poem ... Suits and Ties

Suits and Ties
Hurt my eyes
As we reach
Toward the skies

Economies this
More growth that
Only thing missing
Is the hat

So where are we going
Suits and Ties in the lead
We have some clues
Watching the environment bleed

Can we stop
This Suit and Tie onslaught
Not very likely
Consequences not their fault

Rabid Poet

We Pretend

Poem...We Pretend

We pretend to know
What's in this show
But down deep
We're just like sheep

We buy their cars
And feel like stars
Highways to nowhere
And we don't care

The privileged know all
And make us feel tall
As we pretend on our way
Approaching that fateful day

Rabid Poet

The Candle

Poem

The Candle

My candle dims
The light gets low
Not much farther
Do I go

When first lit
It burned so bright
My energy flowed
Well into the night

My path was lit
Anything I could achieve
Not a thought occured
About when I would leave

The light now glows
Over memories past
And I cling to ones I love
Candle burning to it's last

Rabid Poet

Rhyme Time

Rhyme Time

I look around me
Struggle on land and sea
Trying to be heard
Just trying to be

Onward we march
Roads without end
Filled with shiny cars
A must we pretend

Butterflies fewer
Bees so confused
Where do I fly
With honey infused

Another day fewer
With more things consumed
Used to be trees
Now carbon exhumed

But we will hopscotch
On our merry way
Doing a Fred Astaire
Another joyous day

Rabid Poet

Aloof

Poem..... Aloof

A winding path
Through friendships I make
Looking for joy
Or perhaps a snake

Who do you trust
On this journey Odd
When attitudes change
Where so many plod

So what do I do
To get to the truth
You can't get there
Just remain aloof

Rabid Poet

Move on Sweet Jesus

Move on Sweet Jesus

We have gone too far
Looking for our star
When right beneath our feet
Is your holy treat
Move on Sweet Jesus
Move us on Sweet Jesus

The path we choose
Where we all lose
Is not for you
And for us not a clue
Move on sweet Jesus
Move us on sweet Jesus

That holy place we seek
Can only make us weak
Your place is in The Now
Help us understand your How
Move on sweet Jesus
Move us on sweet Jesus

And when this all ends
And we seek amends
The fault lies not with you
Who tried to see us through
Move on sweet Jesus
Move us on sweet Jesus

Move us on sweet Jesus
Move us on sweet Jesus
We hear you calling
Move us on sweet Jesus

Trish

Written by Rex Eagle

Ali

Ali

He fought the fight
Long into the night
Floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a Bee
But in the end
The count was ten
And he has found
A better place to be

Rabid Poet

The Road Ahead

Poem....The Road Ahead

We move ahead
Toward our vague destinations
Driven by hidden desires
And our clever procrastinations

We look for certainties
To define our goals
Only to find uncertainties
Digging at our souls

What are those road signs
Do this, buy those
People will like you
Be glad you chose

So can we know
Where we want to go
Whilst buried in culture
An actor in their show

Make my life grand

Poem ... Make my life grand

When I am old
And no longer know your face
Please hold my hand
A smile will lighten this place

When my words
No longer make sense
I know what I want to say
Just give me a chance

I want the best for you
Old Earth full of life
Every day I will wish for you
A life without strife

I know my days are few
To be with those I care
And even if I don't know you
The gift of time we share

So sit down beside me
And hold my shaking hand
And though I don't know you
You make my life grand

Rabid Poet

Buttermilk Day

Poem ... Buttermilk Day

Those fluffy clouds
Making my day
A mixture of the gods
Having their play

Those thoughts passing by
None serious I hope
Will I grab on
To their slippery slope?

I think I will watch
Those creations float by
And dream of bisquits
And buttermilk sky

Rabid Poet

New Ways

Poem ... New Ways

New ways of thinking
Leaving the old
Embracing the new
A new story told

Of a Planet we care
Our only place
We back away
From our endless chase

Live and let live
Words from the past
From those who new
These lifestyles can't last

So join the new
A caring few
Earth will thank us
And see us through

Rabid Poet

Don't Tell Me

Poem ... Don't Tell Me

Don't tell me no
Or what place to go
Or who I should friend
Or what I should send

You go your way
Deciding what to say
Arranging you play
To play out your day

Don't tell me how
Or what field to plow
Or what things to plant
Self enjoying your rant

When you have done it
And the shoes fit
Then I will hear you
Your words will ring true

Rabid Poet

Prognosticate

Poem ... Prognosticate

They warn of events to come
Eventuality a must to be
No serenity for them
Their prediction a must see

Leave me out
Of this game they play
This game for attention
Happenings that they say

The Future is unknown
And events unseen
Change happens quickly
Being caught inbetween

I prefer an unfolding
A freshness of view
Not of prediction
But trust in the new

Rabid Poet

Loosen My Load

Poem ... Loosen My Load

I walk this country road
As so many times in the past
Your face on my mind
Hoping we could last

You had places to go
And people to see
Your head in the clouds
Beyond ole country me

But as I walk I know for sure
The city ain't for me
I wish I could have followed
The two of us to be

But as I said before
I wish the best for you
Maybe in some future time
Being together we may pursue

But for now
I walk this country road
Looking at the clouds
Trying to loosen my load

Rabid Poet

Unusual

Poem ... Unusual

To go to new heights
From where we were
To see through those warnings
Of difficulties sure to incur

To walk away from the crowd
To write and sing our own verse
To pick up a guitar
A future to rehearse

We are Unusual
In a future we see
Humanity backing away
Nature to be free

Things happen fast
When truth becomes known
When we become Unusual
When compassion seeds are sewn

There will be those
Who cling to the past
But they will be left behind
As Unusual moves fast

Rabid Poet

Suits and Ties Journey

Poem ... Suits and Ties Journey

Suits and ties
A corporate disquise
Pulling the wool
Over all our eyes

Boards of directors
Their hands in the soup
Manipulating our lives
We cluck in their coup

Hidden in disguise
They do not think
And their goal is apparent
Make money and not blink

So where does this go
Journey of suits and ties
Ending very soon
Ending their lies

Rabid Poet

Spinning Wheel

Poem ... Spinning Wheel

Round and round we go
We don't know how to slow
Part of the growth machine
Part of the human show

If we try to slow
Bank accounts drain
Corporations condemn us
Have we gone insane?

So faster and faster
We spin this wheel
Calling it progress
Becoming our zeal

And here we are
Hamsters in a wheel
Don't know where we are going
Not caring what is real

Rabid Poet

I Think of You

Poem ... I think of You

I threw some leaves up in the air
They drifted down I know not where
And in their journey across the sky
They painted colours for my eye
Rust Reds here, some Golden there
A splash of purple everywhere
And I know when Autumn's through
Snowflakes drift as I think of you

Rex

I Say Hello

Poem ... I Say Hello

Things are changing
From what I once knew
To unforeseen consequence
Driven by the few

Tap dance on credit
Buy this, buy that
Slide across stage
Tipping of the hat

I know they will like me
In our large new abode
Expensive car in front
To country club we strode

Does the rest even matter
Those going extinct
Dragging us with them
All gone in a blink

I look up where once
Birds filled the sky
I say hello
They say goodbye

Rabid Poet

Buttermilk Skies

Poem ... Buttermilk Skies

I look at Buttermilk skies
Through tears in my eyes
Knowing an end is near
That few realize

Those lazy days
Backs on the ground
Chewing a wheat stalk
Harvest coming round

Church on Sunday
Praying for all's good
No need for doubting
Our Deity understood

But why these tears
No big surprise
We will be saved
Under Buttermilk Skies

Those words of hope
By the hopium horde
Fall on deaf ears
Silence of the Lord

Rabid Poet

Smitten

Poem ... Smitten

There was a Doomour
His name was Fred
Thoughts of extinction
Wandered through his head

He planted a garden
To help him survive
Those tough times acoming
He must keep alive

He then met Sue
Was completely smitten
Of her gardening skills
And cute as a kitten

Together they face
This extinction race
Nothing they can do
But to each other stay true

Rabid Poet

Fireflies

Poem ... Fireflies

The flash of golden light
It's meaning it knows
Hovering over clover leaf
And then moves on

Our life is a flash
Days to weeks, weeks to years
It seems so long
The laughter and the tears

When we look back
Where did it go
The plans we made
Our part in the show

The flash of golden light
Is starting to fade
It gave us life
And a path we made

We look at fireflies
Across the darkened field
Those golden flashes made
More lives to reveal

Rabid Poet

New Venture

Poem ... New Venture

Thoughts, like Spring flowers
Peeking through snow
Searching for meaning
For someone to know

Some new venture
Maybe a trip
Meet with a friend
A coffee to sip

All gold and red
Twirling in my head
I must do something
I must move ahead

The path that I choose
Peeking through the snow
I open to the light
New venture I go

Rabid Poet

Silence

Poem ... Silence

Silence is empty glass
Once filled with wine
Once part of conversation
Once so Devine

An empty chair
Once lover's words
No longer echo
No longer heard

A phone gone dead
An empty bed
Words of love
That once were said

Fingers on glass
Car drives away
Silent word from lips
Wish I could stay

Words written with tears
Reaching for a touch
Escaping this silence
Nearness meant so much

Rabid Poet

Legacy Importance

Poem ... Legacy Importance

We leave behind
Traces we made
Products we consumed
Tributes we paid

Very short lived
Rememberances scant
Those left behind
Their wishes to grant

Great importance
Messages left behind
Revealing our views
Hoping to be kind

The Sun's spinning
Continues it's pace
Turning boulders to dust
Same for our case

So for that legacy
We leave behind
It turns to dust
A matter of time

Rabid Poet

Emerging

Poem ... Emerging

Emerging from my dreams
Nothing seems real
Driving a car backwards
My smartphone I try to feel

Don't know these people
Surrounding my car
Their shallow eyes
Focused afar

Some things are familiar
Picture on the wall
Even it changes shape
To a past I recall

These people start a chant
You can't leave this dream
Your reality can wait
We need your scream

I push the accelerator hard
But the crowd has largely grown
They slowly arise
Their continuance on

I reach for the lamp
To escape this dream
But my arm won't move
And more images stream

Silence is broken
Reality streams
I'm sitting on side of bed
Emerging from dreams

Rabid Poet

Sweet Vanity

Poem ... Sweet Vanity

Sweet Vanity
You take me far
Beyond mortal things
Hitched to a star

On to Ego
And things I need
I call it achieve
Others call it greed

So it is my plane
Going to my isle
I own so much
It is my style

You could be my friend
If you can fill a need
I have so many wants
My World you must feed

So on I go with
Sweet Vanity of mine
My one true love
True friend of mine

Rabid Poet

Changed Expectation

Poem ... Changed Expectation

Those things that cling
Enticing me to pursue
Soon to be mine
Soon in my view

Does it matter
Destruction they bring
Forests are cut
To make that thing

But it is my right
To have what I want
To fill my expectation
To avoid the don't

Reconsider perhaps
My want is must
Those things I affect
Is it perhaps just

I know I can change
Not needing those things
Making life a little easier
Changed expectation brings

Rabid Poet

Mind Wander

Poem ... Mind Wander

Into my mind
Aimlessly I go
Seeking clues
To this new show

Will we cease to be?
This drama we live
As Earth heats up
No sustainability to give

We have been here
Choosing our way
With animals and gods
Making our day

Our numbers are huge
Technology made
Manipulating other species
In our consumer charade

But this mind wander
Seeking those clues
As to where we are going
Maybe in the news

We have pushed
Our direction too far
In my mind wander
I wish on a star

Rabid Poet

The How

Poem ... The How

We go the way
Of what they say
Pretending to know
Our part in the play

This reality we see
Is really a smudge
Smeared on our windshield
That wipers won't budge

If they can pretend
To show what is real
Is it our obligation
To follow their zeal

To know what to say
To know what to do
Suppose we change
To a different view

One that is clear
One that is Now
With what time is left
We choose the How

Rabid Poet

Mind Control

Poem .... Mind Control

Things are good
So they say
Markets are up
Time to play

Build more cars
Those factories run
Our meaningless trips
Just for the fun

We cannot see
Oz pulling our strings
Behind the curtain
Images he streams

Notebooks here
Smartphones there
All looks good
Why should we care

And who now owns
Those images in our head
Keeping us cool
Away from the dread

We think we know
The direction we head
But far from reality
Mind control instead

Rabid Poet

New Year

Poem ... New Year

I try to see
How things could be
How backing away
Could set us free

Sharing cars
And sharing homes
Reducing expectations
Leaving our thrones

Mansions built
In mansions we live
And those we impress
No empathy they give

For this New Year
I change my vow
From negative prediction
To joy in the Now

To helping friends
Losing their way
To live in amazement
For just one more day

No one to blame
No place to go
Living day to day
In this Reality Show

Rabid Poet