perspectives skew
each with our own concerns
hope seeking paths
2010 
photo of skewed perspective via pxhere
Winter of the Soul
soul at rest
dormant needs
wistful
daring forward
shadowy reminder
retreat
buried hopes
kept safe but distant
subdued
fallow within
tilled by experience
abide
windswept moorings
memories left scattered
forgotten
existence sapped
remnants of identity
diverge
Winter’s vagaries
change one’s state –
not being
storms encircle
doubtbursts reign
endure
treading water
buoyancy wanes
resolute
saturated vistas
gathering fog
mired
insubstantial
obscured vision
lost
palpable darkness
hopes, fears; indistinguishable
circumspect
disintegration
the been-all and end-all
dispossessed
Winter’s victims
don’t choose to be affected –
only how
frozen in place
painfully suppressed
alone
seeking refuge
under the weather
persist
disrupted pathways
actualities in flux
undone
insufficiency strikes
thunder stolen
rethink
at a loss
functionality eroded
betrayed
damaged goods
battered by circumstance
survive
2009
If we are to survive long enough to yet thrive, a passing state of being cannot become a statement of being. We must instead weather it, 😉 remembering there are mighty Springs below the harshest Winters.
For Christopher
living puzzles all
creating selves piece by piece
riddles solved within
2008
A Gift of Family
Sunset the Second, taken by JoelLast Saturday was not only my youngest sib, Joel’s, birthday but Momma’s 33rd Anniversary thus this post is meant as a gift to her also. Upon going into labor during an anniversary lunch with her husband, Momma tried to give Joel his own day but, generous from the start, he clearly didn’t mind sharing and was born six minutes til midnight.
He’s still generous, sharing new perspectives through computer designs and photography – especially the latter, as expressed in this poem about him:
beauty found in all
whether captured or enhanced
then offered anew
nature always sought
by foot or via the lens
explored and exposed
his kindness of heart
touches those surrounding him
informs all he does
laughter ever near
his wicked sense of humor
readily brought out
once a kissing bug
always a loving spirit
now he’s a hugger
born as if a gift
anniversary surprise
still giving each day
Misty Moon, taken by JoelPS: Happy Anniversary, Momma & David!
mountain adventures;
hiking, camping, barbeque,
through moments of love
your thirty-three years
provided a family
brothers I’d not have
2008
📷 “Sunset the Second” by dygerati / “Misty Moon” by dygerati
Reconnected
once my customer
smile always at the ready
kindness unending
friendship as action
ultimate encouragement
unworthy but blessed
fulfillment restored
expression now invited
follow-thru as thanx
communication
consistently possible
disconnect ended
so much yet to do
far more behind than I knew
slowly catching up
connectivity
a far-reaching existence
extension of self
acting on my terms
pain dictating no more
interaction mine
2008
Once again having fun with the Americanized “haiku” 5-7-5 form, this time I was celebrating the gift of a used laptop. I’d been sharing my Hunny’s comp so, between the limitations of my chronic illnesses and continually awaiting my turn, I felt particularly isolated.
Sofa King Good
seemingly simple
missed comfort and convenience
found in a sofa
to sit, to stretch out
wonderful enough but add
pillows all about
amazing feeling
softness I had forgotten
lying on a bed
so encompassing
body pillow put to shame
surrounded by down
sitting up in bed
more than a luxury now
a rare treat it is
as I’m lying here
so soon again to lie there
painfully aware
not that time’s finite
nor how short a time it’s been
but that this must end
2008
This is not true haiku as the 5-7-5 format does not a haiku make; alas, it can nonetheless be fun & that’s precisely what this was – a bit of fun. As with all poetry though, even silly poetry, it also encapsulates a specific state of mind. In this case, what it felt like to visit a hotel overnight when such luxuries as furniture are not present at home.
