Letty says ity beautifully
And beautiful is our Letty
She knows when to stop
When to let it be
And when to give it all, oh so thoroughly
She knows when to wait
For the other shoe to drop
And then to gently pick it up
And put it back on top.
Even ties the strings in mid air.
Sweeping rain across the rooftops;
Wind knocking the fences down:
With eyes and hands like a cyclops,
The storm rambles through the town.
Thank you, jjorge.
And who puts the "light" in delightful?
A friend whom I've missed seeing here.
Diane, for my eyes you're a sight full.
And as cool as Debussy's "la Mer"
Wedding bells,
We're all in hell,
mom is planning things...
Brother and Bride
Side by side
with mother interfering...
Clouds
CLOUDS
I recalled pleasant childhood hours spent
identifying the cloud shapes floating overhead,
deciding whether they were jungle animals,
exotic rose vines, medieval castles, or
the faces of old folks from my neighborhood.
BBB
More clouds
MORE CLOUDS
I stared at these new clouds in my old age,
trying to recapture the imagination of my youth.
But the earth's spin rushed the clouds by too fast
and the shapes curled and twisted so rapidly
that I could not connect them with anything
from long ago or to anything the future held.
I could only enjoy their beauty briefly
before the next rain storm came thundering in.
A too brief respite of contentment.
BBB
The Colors of my Life
THE COLORS OF MY LIFE
In my youthful blue fantasy period,
my creative mind was awhirl with
artistic and inventive ideas
to catch the wind in a gossamer net.
Philosophical idealism,
and boundless physical
and mental energy convinced me
I could weave ropes of tawny sand.
BBB
More The Colors of my Life
MORE THE COLORS OF MY LIFE
Now, in my mellow yellow period,
in my heart I still support idealistic warriors,
but have put my crusades behind me.
Cautious planning for a shrinking future
leads me into more sedentary,
but intellectually stimulating pursuits.
These I can handle.
BBB
Immaturity
IMMATURITY
When in doubt, pout.
When no result, sulk.
When ignored, bored.
When discovered, recovered.
BBB
Croakers' Trek
CROAKERS' TREK
A knot of toads untied itself;
drawing shiny ropes of slime
along a willow tree branch
overhanging a sylvan pond.
BBB
OAK, Edgar, NH, Cav, Diane, BBB, Letty, You guys just keep getting better and better!
Letty,
I LOVED the line:
"And who puts the "light" in delightful? "
Re: Immaturity
BumbleBeeBoogie wrote:IMMATURITY
When in doubt, pout.
When no result, sulk.
When ignored, bored.
When discovered, recovered.
BBB
Come on BBB you're writing about dubya ain't cha?
jjorge
jjorge, how did you ever guess that? :wink:
BumbleBeeBoogie
Thanks jjorge for your kind words. I've just posted another poem as it's own thread.
http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9506&highlight=
Sometimes writing this stuff seems easy, at other times it just bumps and grinds.
gracias, punkin'
BBB...Really?
Glad I found this thread, Edgar. Hey, you be good!
Thanks jjorge...
The peculiar dove
spreads love
to the deserving one
and the un-
Cav! Love it. Now that's what I call powerful compression.
A step in the time of fruitless endeavor
Reminds us that we are not forever.
cavfancier wrote:Thanks jjorge...
The peculiar dove
spreads love
to the deserving one
and the un-
Hey Cav, that's terrific!
