Pictorial Prose

Pictorial Prose
Indulging my most lucid daydreams

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Mine

 Rose petals fall 

unused crystal says it all, 

when I think of you 

my skies are no longer blue.


The battle is not at will 

of the emotions that I feel, 

like a cloud of my very own

the emotion just won't let go. 


I sit here all alone

gazing at the midnight glow, 

thinking of those yesterdays 

and the decisions that were made.


Regret has no place 

only love is on display, 

from my heart to you

I send my love true. 


The eyes no longer tear

though you're not here to share,

this quarter of life 

just doesn't feel right.


Documented day by day

like a story written in the rain, 

a storm or two 

and the clouds of grey grew.


So, I say by goodbye 

as if something inside me died,

nothing stays the same 

maybe I was pawn in your game.


Sometimes I just can't see

as if blocked by a forest of trees, 

once more I take this time 

to dreams the dreams that make

you mine.




Thursday, April 28, 2022

Never Imagined

 Confusing are the emotions, 

and quite troubling indeed, 

as I question the feelings 

that fail to release. 


The desire to share 

in all we say and do, 

goodnight and good morning

as I wake up next to you.


Might be foolishness 

to want what's in a dream, 

or down right ignorance 

as I hold on to your memory.


I thought about my grandmother 

and all the time's she said goodbye

to those she loved dearly that

were no longer by her side.


I never imagined 

the experience of time,

would find me in that place

where sorrow meets goodbye.


The world and all its negativity

weighs heavily on the soul,

that is why I gaze to the heavens

to free the troubling hold.


This love is quite different

than anyone could no, 

as it was seeded in my heart

and it continues to grow.


The tears upon my pillow

are for all that will not be, 

as I go about daydreaming

of what you mean to me. 






Daydream

 Capturing yesterday is an impossible feat.


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The view through the heart is pure trickery.


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Blinded by our desire. 

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..too many pillows. 


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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Morning Thoughts

 I always tried to stay away from politics...

but there are no winners in a war.

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First and last thought of the day...

is much better as I'm thinking of you. 

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I know why they call her mother nature, 

as the temperature raises to 85 F

to drop down into 26F the same day.


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Chickens that don't fly are easy victims to predators. 

Moral to the story, know when to fly. 

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Every story comes to ....the end. 

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Tail end of the 3rd quarter and not looking 

forward to the fourth.


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Once upon a ...the end.


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Monday, April 25, 2022

Life is trial and error, 

sometimes we have to keep trying until we get it right.


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Beautiful dreams bring me ever close to you.

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Just one dance and I would have surely experienced heaven.


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(HD 720p) Al di là (Beyond the Beyond), Emilio Pericoli

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Weep Not

Life and time a limited presence upon the earth, 
as forever is a concept created to soothe the soul.
Weep not for we have no control of the inevitable
for there are more goodbyes than hello. 

Shield what little is left of the heart 
placing the barriers and distancing oneself. 
Isolation is a form of protection created 
like the final page in a book. 

 One soul, soars and falls alone. 


 

Saturday, April 16, 2022

2022 Hope and Faith

 Wow!! I can't believe I have made it to another spring. Pandemics, wars, natural disasters. I think not watching the news is a good thing. You know as they say, "ignorance is bliss." I watched as my grandson who is a year and a half as he played in the straw trying to find the Easter eggs I had hidden. I couldn't help but think, what kind of world are we leaving behind? The simplicity of childhood, when you don't get your way you just cry. I think he enjoyed the straw more than finding the eggs. It sure made for a nice day and nice memories. Nothing ever really turns out the way you expect. I find myself often retreating to the bedroom, daydreaming, thinking of you and wondering how you are.  But then it makes you think wow!! life is really short, and I spent a good bit of it daydreaming. I am caught up in one of those moments," what is ...is " can't change" what is" factor. So, as they say... "one day at a time." I lay here not able to fall asleep. It is one of those moments when all the experiences of life flash before you. Ok well not all of them a few of the amazing and a few of the troubling ones. So many goodbyes, a few hellos.  I prefer the hellos much more pleasant.  lol It must be the full moon, closer to earth it appears so much larger and then my eyes travels to the stars. Thinking of our star. brings soft smile to my face. You know they say sometimes " life could be worse." I don't want to know worse. The fox who must know my every movement and schedule, realized I wasn't out early in the morning to tend to my chickens. He managed to kill half the flock in mere minutes. I wouldn't have minded so much if he took a chicken, but he seems to kill just to kill. Ah that sounds a little bit like humans, killing for the sake of killing. I woke up because the dogs were barking. They are getting old and lazy. Don't keep an ear open for the sound of the fox anymore and yet they still bark at the wind. It brings me to killing. No matter whether you believe in religion, God or not, you have to admit good, and evil exist.  I was quite young when I became aware of the wrongs in the world. The first memory was the assassination of John F Kennedy and the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war seem to have the most affect as many of the men drafted came from the neighborhood and even closer as my brother was drafted. I remember writing him letters and receiving his in return. There have been wars since, but the Vietnam war seemed even more senseless if one more war could be more senseless than another. Because it is true there are no winners in a war. It is just men and women giving of their life for a reason their government claims necessary. The worst thing about war is that some soldiers come home in boxes, some don't come home at all and those who do are wounded physically or mentally.  Yet here we find ourselves at the start of a world war. Countries taking sides and everyday people dying for no damn good reason.  It is raining .. the old April showers brings May flowers. But I know I am getting older because the rain gives me a reminder of achy joints. The pandemic has me on house arrest and I think wow for two years I have spent in the hollow. Kind of reminds me before I got my drivers license and every day felt like house arrest. I think I have adjusted to being alone.  I have done some reading, gardening , tending to chickens etc. Peaceful in its own way. Listening to the water trickle over the rocks , I think to myself wish you were here sitting beside me ... my head on your shoulder. I'll end this on a good note with thoughts of you. xo

Thursday, April 14, 2022

I closed my eyes 

and the brook whined 

as I listened to the water

rushing over the rock. 


The moon closer to the earth 

seemed fuller than the day before,

as the beams were shining down

revealing a new night in store. 


The days have gone by 

as I've lost all track of time, 

and the rainbows of live

tell a story that makes you mine. 



Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Sleepless Night

 Right and wrong is interchangeable.


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There is what I think and what you think.

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Prison is not that of chains

nor is it what locks the flesh, 

the confinement of the soul

builds barriers of the mind.

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Lifetime of experience reveals

that circumstance lays the ground work 

but choice is inevitably the final conquest.


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I use to love spring

as I thought of it as a beginning,

but it is a season in turmoil.

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...everything ends.


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Isolation comes with its own reward.


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They say that love and hate are not so far apart.

 Both are overflowing with emotion. 

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Love is overrated... it only works when two people feel the same way.

I am not sure that exist because no two minds are the same..


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If tomorrow never comes , 

I am okay with that. 

















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Saturday, April 09, 2022

True

 In a world filled with craziness

where man and nature destroy, 

I'm glad that I can find a place

that is loved filled with joy.


It brings a smile to my face

and a warmth to my heart,

with every thought of you 

my life feels as if it restarts.


It's just a dream away 

as I close my eyes and 

you are here each day in a

wonderfully, magical way.

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Dreams that Never Fade

 Stars in the heavens bright

guide me through the night,

a path of love that leads 

me directly to you.


I don't care what "they" say

who are" they" anyway?

I spent my whole life loving 

from the moment I met you. 


In my dreams night and day

the passion never fades, 

gets me where I need to be

in those arms of yours.



Friday, April 08, 2022

Full Swing

 Caught up in the fickle

months of spring, 

a mix of rain and snow

are all in full swing. 


Lacking a bit of sunshine, 

I find I 'm caught up in a rhyme, 

a mix of sorrow and melancholy blues

as I retreat to the bedroom thinking

of you. 





Tuesday, April 05, 2022

Magnet Draws In Steel

 Drawn to you 

like a magnet draws in steel, 

something about you brings

me alive and makes me feel. 


Always wanting and 

needing you here, 

that special something

which lovers share. 


I choose forever 

if forever is in your arms,

my head upon your chest

listening to the beat of your

heart.


Drawn to you 

like a magnet draws in steel, 

something about you brings

me alive and makes me feel. 


Sunday, April 03, 2022

Goodbye

 There is a depth to the moment

one so far and unreachable, 

like stars in the heavens 

that you see and cannot touch.


Drowning in tears 

in a river of sorrow, 

whispers of goodbye 

as I stand here all alone. 


There is a depth to the moment

one so far and unreachable, 

like stars in the heavens 

that you can see and cannot touch.



Care

What are these emotions 

that rule this heart of mine?

Could it be the empathy 

that messes with the mind? 


What I feel and see 

makes one believe ,

of a love so find 

it takes you to a higher 

high.


Wishful thinking it might be

that makes a person believe in dreams,

where the love in the heart  

guides us day by day.


When the end is near

and there is no more time to share,

it will all be documented 

that one person dared to care.