Universe

My cup overflows
Life at its fullest
One day better than the next
Happiness
One fold
Two fold
Three fold
How much could I hold?
Everything else was eclipsed by the
Joy
Love
Laughter
together with
Songs
Poetry
Philosophy
Each day brought new delights
Don't be sad my love
Don't grieve for what we shared
Be happy for what was
Be happy for our separate hearts
Oh, the universe could not contain
all we had with each other
for each other
We shall live on as
We dance among the stars
Albeit each on our own lonely planets

We Two

We two

Lost in space

Searching for a connection

A chance

A wish
A whisper 

Mobile and amiss

Cosmos collides

We two

Found each other 

One and one

Fingers intwined

Orbiting the universe together
Crossing the great divide

We two

Letters

F

G

H

I

Itching, Itching, Itching

Irritating

Irritated

J

Jumangi

Kangaroo 

Lost my happy attitude

M

Mother confers

N

O

P

Pakistan 

Quebec

R

S

Shingles

T

U

V

Vaccination 

Woah, Woe, Whoa is me

X

Y

Z

30 Years

Thirty years ago

I said yes

You said yes

At least I thought 

You did

Once 

Twice

Thrice no more

A fresh love embraces

Does the future bring

A lasting feeling

Longer than ever before

Roses

Roses

At my bedroom door

A new love forevermore 

Abyss

Preoccupation
Contemplation
rumination
meditation
come to pass
results
follow

I've fallen off track
Much too long to get back on

my down period
let down
a down turn
slow turn around

"When I need help, I get it."

Self talk
I need to push on

Caught in the abyss of my nothingness

9/11

Thousands of souls 

Released

I remember

Trio of Poems

Sister O’ Sister            
Why do you glare?      
Sister O’ Sister         
Is it just a stare?        

Sister O’ Sister
Friends we could be
Sister O’ Sister
Lovely you and lovely me



Saving the dragon
It’s the beast that barks and bites
Yet still warm and cuddly
Can you really tame a dragon?
I know, I’ve tried
Shakespeare
Socrates
Saint Saul
Have given it a try

Do they know how slighted I feel?



Another lost soul
Never to be returned
Be freed of your suffering
In your unending bliss
A day now lasts for ever
Wherever you have gone
Forever you’ll be missed
I’ve come to grips
God allows suicide
Yet my heart still breaks
It doesn’t have to end like this

For those left behind
Amidst your unending pain
Question for your knowledge
Choose awareness of    -joy
                                    -peace
                                    -love

Jack 'Da Hat

Jack my friend
You were there
With a hug and a smile
And if lucky for me
A kiss on the cheek

You crooned like no other
With the sound of your song
My heart overflowed
Basking in your glow
I was whole again

Cruising in your Rolls
You are on your way
No chance to say goodbye
At least you left me
With a Milky Way

Carol Zilli's Poem

Momma do you love me?
Heartsongs and lullabies
Spiders dancing big and tall
My Favorite Things and Edelweiss
I found the greatest love of all
Twinkle twinkles in the sky
Mother sang to you and I
Yes, I do dear one

Micquie's Poem

What a wonderful story
Not mine to tell

Where A minus B equals X
means a lost cell phone

Tumultuous times
Of epic proportions

The universe restores A to B
Tears of joy and bewilderment

X has been found

Let's Play

What do you want to play?
Bananas

You wanted to play bananas
You're not very good at this game

Apparently not
You're good at playing cheerios

Oh no, now they're in the couch
Not my circus

Not my monkies
You brought it upon yourself

Let's play something else

Mija and Franci

Under the spell of my grandgirls
Hours of wonderment gazing upon them
Baby gurgles,coos and laughter
Bubbles, puddles and cuddles
Books, books, books
never enough
each a diamond as the one
before
Rocking
Singing
Whispering baby love

Amazing mesmerizing marvel

Mona Lisa Musing

That knowing smile of deeds undone
Eye to eye
lips stifle
Laughter in the ears
Head to toe
my body glows
from deep beneath
the sea

Soul Sisters

Three Virgos converge
One
Five
Ten
Dancing in September
hearts united in love
Freely moving spirits
Forge blessings for us all
My wish
Her wish
Our wishes
Sustain the universe
in tranquility and awe
Soul sisters we three

The Lost Button

The conundrum
Fallen who knows where?
Thread unthreaded
           pulled
           dangled
Unbeknownst gives way, breaks free
What will others think?
That I’m not put together?
The misfortune matters
Only when the breeze blows the coat carefree
        with wisps of wind catching a chill
Only when the blouse comes busting out or
         the pants below the knees

Everything doesn’t need perfection
Practically perfect
Is perfect all the way
I’m okay
Standing proud
                       with
                             my
                                  intimates
                                               exposed

I Need

I need a job
I need to file for unemployment
I need my security deposit back
I need to move
I need a new rental house
I need my printer fixed
I need new tires for my car
I need new jeans
I need to lose 20 pounds
I need to fix my credit
I need new contacts
I need to hide my money
I need to pick up my prescription
I need the car washed
I need a shower
I need to floss my teeth, I see the dentist today
I need to finish a quilt
I need to make a new one
I need to files a small claims court claim
I need chocolate
I need more chocolate
There is not enough chocolate in the world to cure my blues.

5-21-2010

Found this poem 4 years later and thankfully many of my needs have come to pass and I got a job at See's Candies.

Poem Tweet #13

What is your kryptonite?
I found mine
Criticism

The homonym homily: a Poem for Rebecca

The runway affect
Can prove effective
Except you need to
Accept that the illusion is real
And not an allusion to another world
What is climatic
Is not climactic even though the earth turns
through the passage of time
What is illicit
Does not elicit sympathy
The matter of it all
Is the principle idea
Not a principal you can count on to toe the line
Then what used to be is more
Than a comparison of it all
Then the ground beneath my feet
Pushes me forth rather than holds me back
Then I'm whole again
Better than the fractured shattered self
of yesteryear

Oh Brother, Oh Brother

The brother would be the saint
The brother would be the loser
Oh come back to me
To be whole again
Saint or loser
is yours to tell
One mountaintop to
the next pinnacle
Oh, come back to me
Oh brother, where art thou?
My keeper forever
Stand by me
by ice or by fire
is yours to tell
by which you freeze or fry
is yours to tell
Oh Brother, Oh Brother
Do tell

A Day in The Life With MS

My mind is filled with so much to get out
Clenched jaw holding the stress within
Burdened heavy weariness and
Dampened spirit
Compounded by the foggy brain
Continue to invade my space
Sense of self worth
Stamina
Evidenced by the aches and creaks of
Unidentifiable pain

Tired of being tired
Somehow I find the strength
to get through the day
Wondering how I will get through the next
No worries for tomorrow
I am still standing here today
Choosing to inhale

A continual blessing

Cindi's Poem

We are all fragile beings
The facade of a smile when offered
Have a nice day
How are you?
I feel hurt inside
I force myself to look happy
The eyes tell everything
An insight into the soul
A mirror tells all
A reflection
Of what should be
Of what could be
Of what is

Poem Tweet #11

Hugo' s back. I'm in a tizzy.
Lover of Shakespeare's sonnets
I've a tizzy of a problem.
You're a writer, right?
Save your words.

Poem Tweet #10

Spring flowers appear in Winter
Without the benefit of rain
Warm sunshine provokes blooming
Still wishing for more rain

Poem Tweet #9

Shocks of color amid a winter's day
Sunshine instead of rain
Flowers bloom
Grass is brown
Praying for Spring showers

Poem Tweet #8

Milk dribbling from the counter
Kitty cat happy as a lark
No use for tears

Poem Tweet #7

Library books
Late return fees
Not the end of the world

Poem Tweet #6

Started reading a new book
My feet hurt
Two books started, but not yet finished
Lots of time to rest my feet
Reading

Poem Tweet #5

Unceremoniously dumped over the edge of the balcony
Sharp pine needles flying afloat
Removed, collected by the unknown
The termination of my Christmas tree

Andy's Poem

Wondering, wondering, wondering
My head in the clouds
Anticipating a surge of rain
One drop, two drops
The heavens befall
I am my own hero
Propelled up above
Wondering how I got here?
It's my own doing
Diligence and persistence
Like the unrelenting rain
That covers the earth
Refreshing my wellbeing
I know who I am