Do not read if depressed already...

Missed opportunity, missed out, missed connections, missed the boat, missed the point, missed the target, missed the prize. Story of a life.

T#127

No Matter How Old....

Broad and reassuringly strong, 
with knots and scars as testament 
to years of war and work,

they’d grip my little fingers ‘til it hurt,

though never out of malice

(but, possibly,

from fear of loss)

Now I yearn 

to feel that tender pain,

to reach up, 

seeking comfort,

and hold my daddy’s hands

just once again.

Consumer Pressure

There’s knowing that you need six things

There’s knowing what the six things are

There’s knowing how the six things look

There’s knowing how the six things feel

There’s knowing how the six things sound

There’s knowing how the six things smell

There’s knowing how the six things taste

There’s knowing why you need six things 

There’s knowing where to find those six

There’s knowing that you need six things

There’s knowing what the six things are

There’s knowing how to count to six

Barometer Bones

I knew, on waking, it was raining, the tell-tale aching told me so. 

As accurate as any needle swinging is the tingling of once-broken bones.

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Life Lesson

When you build your edifice, 
feel the pressing weight of every brick, 
beware whoever fits the lock, 
for they may turn 
and shut you out of it



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The Bird Table Burglar

There is no sign to tell the thief this treasure is not his;

the seeds serve bird and squirrel both alike. 

Besides, his antics make me smile

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Being Attentive

She was standing,

I was sitting,

looking up.

She was speaking

and what she was saying

was really very interesting.

I was really listening,

but all the time thinking,

I don’t remember noticing,

her nostrils

are shaped

like perfect hearts.

Justifying Lying-in

The extra time in bed is thinking time, working out another rhyme or planning ahead the course of the day, well that’s what I’ll say anyway.

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