MIDNIGHT SUMMERS

midnight summers, sultry dreams
feverish thrashing among silken sheets,
living the moment ravished by the ecstasy
of another heart beating into your own.
sad morning epiphany – all will end in
a sudden flash of Time.

Proud To Be An American
From the hills of Connecticut onto the plush green sod of Virginia
We shall be eternal grateful for family & friends
Those soldiers that have taken a hit for freedom's cost
The price of loyalty that sets men's hearts free to live
A precious cost by which to recieve & a servant who will give
Shelter lies dormant onto it's beckoning plough
A lone child desperately searching in the night
The tug at the heart should light the inner spark to what we were waiting for

FM radio back talks
the stillness
outside the frozen
tracks wait for
shadows
rush hour
sewing buttons
on dress shirts
repairing pants
shinning blades
counting money
talking beneath
myself
organizing
remnants
shoring up my
life
persona

patient stars
diffused shine
an epic shower
of an age

marvels in archive
collections
treasures
forever I forget
and in dreams
remember
poignant reflection

I'd shiver
I'd shake
and I'd shake
and I'd wonder why.
I'd wonder why I'd feel the way
feel the way I do
or why
I didn't feel
why you
why you didn't feel.
Anything at all
under your breath
under my breath
and all our bets
and the best laid best made
plans and words and Friday nights
all the Friday nights
and Saturdays spent alone
too little now
I just want
now
I just want
and am left wanting.

Unendurable pleasure
Indefinitely prolonged
Gilgamesh cup of tea
That's a Satori

Guy

Sudden urgency
Recall notes of currency
Cash deficiency

Eyes deep and radiant
within the fairest face;
a figure lithe and lean.
Each curve and gradient
exudes melodic grace,
through sweater and old jeans.

Though temperatures rise
and pulse beats start to pound,
in bust of perfect size
a loving heart is bound.

More fair than meets the eye;
look deep, for looks belie.

The Miracle Worker

The truth?
He was on the run from the Queen of hearts.
He was cursed by Queen Grimhilde.
If he didn’t, Maleficent would come and…
Dr. Facilier would send
Black slithering creatures, with red eyes
For us all!

The truth?
Lady Tremaine spelled him to marry her,
Ratcliffe promised him gold on a voyage
To Never– land
Jafar guaranteed him three wishes
And mercy from Claude Frollo,
For us all!

Lie to me so that I may
Forget about the reality
For a moment
Drop me and let me fall
Sweet mind of mine

Swing with me into
The Other Place
Where big clouds
Dance with the moon
And the stars sing
A lullaby with the rain

This is the Other Place
Where the world begins
To fade and puts a
Stop to the pain
This is the edge of it all
Cacophony of all
The distraught woes