The Freedom of True Love (Cinquain)

 Love

true, unconditional

enlightens, enables, energizes

if we let go and allow our children to be who they are.

Free!

Pistachios

Pistachios, the nuts most evil

of all nuts on planet earth.

Our hand they make to operate

independently of our minds.

Try as you may to put them away,

your hand gets drawn to the bag.

Wait just one more nut before you quit

but your hand you just cannot stop.

That process continually copies itself

the pistachio has taken total control.

Beware the evil nut named pistachio!

(hey, watch out for those cashews, they've got that same power)

Regrets (Cinquain)

Regrets

past, present

debilitate, delay, discourage

more often than not keep you from moving on with life

fu-get-about-em

In Life There Are No Do-Overs

When you look back
and see what you've done
some things were quite tragic
and others just fun.

We remember the fun times
they make us quite glad
but the tragic times creep in
reminding us of the bad.

We wish to forget
these ugly old times,
by taking some do-overs.
Would they really be crimes?

The do-overs don't come
to us in this life.
If they did we might suffer
from extraordinary strife.

Our lives would be different
and never the same.
Other lives we would ruin
yes we'd be to blame.

Though we want to erase them
and change them to fun.
Do-overs change everything
yep, even one.

Why is Time Backwards

Time, it can be so confusing

the minutes they seem never ending

the hours seem to fly by.

The weeks, the months

we slowly work our way through

then wonder, where has the year gone.

As kids, Christmas couldn't come quick enough.

When young, our school years were forever.

Our working years, they all seemed so long.

Now in retirement everything's changed

from the past this is different,we see life in a way

that all of those years seemed like just yesterday.

Intolerance (Cinquain)

Intolerance

racial, religious

zealous, hateful, demeaning

greater damage has not been done to our world.

Forgive!

When The Rains Come

When the rains of life fall upon you.

and your world seems in total shambles.

You may not know of a cleansing to come,

as you fight to escape these brambles.

The troubles that come have no hold over you

unless you let them consume.

It is really within your own power

to deny them and stop their mushroom.

So sit back, take care, relax, chill out,

don't allow life's demons to burn.

For when these rains stop your new day begins,

and life as you knew it returns.

Rain

Rain,

cleansing the air and earth

offering new life

and refreshment to all that grows.

As the rain,

our tears refresh our spirit

through the cleansing of our soul.

Easing our pain and sorrow,

limiting its effect on us

so that it does not consume us.

Rain is a good thing,

for so much more than corn.

Fresh Air

Today I breathe a new air

it's different than before.

For some odd reason I feel light

my spirit seems to soar.

There's a promise of a new life

a hope of things much better.

Beckoning, please come along

I see you're not a setter.

A new path goes before me

it's beauty ever present.

Something deep inside has changed

a metamorphosis underwent.

Now where did this all come from

where do I express gratitude?

Well it's really rather simple'

it's the brand new attitude.

You Have a Choice

Throughout our lives,

we make many choices

whether taking the high road or low.

As the low leads to places

of great desolation

it's always the wrong road to go.

But the high road it's said

leads you in the right way

toward a life that's filled with peace and great joy.

It's a lesson neglected

that ought to be taught

to each little girl and young boy.

To act in a manner

that we know to be right

avoiding the ways which would hurt.

Once again I must say

the high road is the way

don't let yourself be dragged through the dirt.

Darkness

Where darkness dwells

mans spirit falters

he cannot smile nor laugh.

For in the dark

he cannot not see

his way has been taken from him.

The blindness swells

his way is blocked

it matters not where he is.

For with no vision

there is no path

and no place left to go.

His life's a mess

he sees no good

for the darkness hides it all.

But shed some light

and give him sight

the path will be made clear.

As now a vision

shows the way

pointing out all of life's beauty.

His spirit lifts

a smile returns

he once again can laugh.

To laugh is to live

with a joyful heart

this is the only way we should live.

The Mist

There is a mist

that does exist

within the minds of men.

And there are times

our decisions hide

as to how or what or when.

Our thoughts

often quite clouded,

confusion settled in.

A time of doubt

must be left out

don't act, find peace within.

A time of quiet

a time alone

a time to think things out.

Will often guide

and show the way

teaching you what life's about.

So if you'll pause

and search down deep

letting your mind and thoughts grow clear.

You're soon to see

the reasons that be

for that mist you've found so near.

In a Fog

Heavy fog and mist

nothing moving so quiet

train whistles afar.

Lonely though it be

I find tranquility.

Thank God for Variety

Imagine how our lives would be

quite boring, yes you're right

if we had just one recipe

eating the same thing every night.

Well all of life is like this

so thank God for different tastes

they've offered us variety

and with food it goes to our wastes.

But food or cars or clothing

and the differences that we see

make each new day enjoyable

they give us reason yet to be.

Our children all are different

no owners manuals there

each one an individual

down to their faces, size and hair.

The animals and plants

all different for a reason

have given us ability

to survive through each new season.

So when you meet a person

who is different from yourself

appreciate what you've received

a new blessing off God's shelf.

Love (Double Cinquain)

Love

unrequited, unshared

desirous, yearning, longing

leaves within a person's life an emptiness

unfilled.

Love

shared, returned

intense, enthusiastic, earnest

allows the lives of the two to become one

eternal.

The flame that true love ignites is eternal and never dies out completely.  there is always a burning ember beneath the ashes.

Laughter (Cinquain)

Laughter

exuberant, unrestrained

blessing, nourishing, lifting

giving our spirit a moment in Heaven

on Earth.

Truth (Cinquain)

Truth

ugly, beautiful

hurting, healing, helping

never needs remembering as it is what it is

eternal.

A Failed Life

He who harbors unforgiveness and hate

lets anger and bitterness reside within.

Consuming inner peace and happiness

satisfaction of life is lost to him.

Loneliness is his portion, others avoid him

never finding friendship he hardens.

He is his own undoing, none other is to blame

love and life have escaped him.

It didn't have to be this way.

Friendship (Cinquain)

Friendship

personal, ever-present

supporting, nurturing, loving

making it all worthwhile traveling the path of life

together.

Chains (Cinquain)

Chains

endless, unremitting

binding, enslaving, imprisoning

cast away and broken when you learn to love

self.

most of our chains are self imposed by our own 

insecurity of who we are and what we think of ourselves.

Charity (Cinquain)

Charity

selfless, benevolent

giving, helping, providing

having compassion for others in need

love.

Faith (Cinquain)

Faith

boundless, mystical

inspiring, everlasting, uplifting

without it there's no trust within us

believe.

Hope (Cinquain)

Hope

deep, unfettered

living, burning, everlasting

holding us together for tomorrow

today

A New Day's Air

As I wake to a new day

partake of it's air

I arise breath it in

and become quite aware.

For there's needs all around

this much I can see

many tasks now are calling

for attention from me.

Some needs are for others

and some for myself

one thing is for certain

they're not for the shelf.

These needs are not wants

there's no time to shirk

the responsibility is mine

I must go to work.

Priorities to set

decisions to make

others to consider

action to take.

We must use this new day

for the intent it was seeded

to bless one another

and provide what is needed.

A Journey Without Care

Up or down, does not really matter

on the path to town or on a garden path

we take this journey blindly

not noticing where we are.

On the path to town or on a garden path

we rush through our lives

not noticing where we are

depriving ourselves of their beauty.

We rush through our lives

without a care for others

depriving ourselves of their beauty

leaving loved ones behind.

Without a care for others

an empty world emerges

leaving loved ones behind

and a hole in our hearts.

To heal our hearts returning to them

we must not take this journey blindly

along the path of this empty world

up or down, now, does really matter.

Along the Gardens Path

What we find as we walk

along this gardens path

are things we never knew were there

they've been hidden oh so long.

Along this gardens path

there are treasures to be found

they've been hidden oh so long

covered up with chosen blindness.

There are treasures to be found

if we would only look upon them

covered up with chosen blindness

a life with many missed blessings.

If we would only look upon them

opening our heart along the way

a life with many missed blessings

could be left behind today.

This Damned Weight

All this weight

that i'm carryin' round

is too much to handle

it's takin' me down.

Other folks

they think that I'm happy

they don't get to see

what's inside

they try to be friendly,

I know it won't work

what I do is

I run off and hide.

I know

if they got to look deeper

and see me

for who that I am

they'd take off and leave me

alone once again

as I wouldn't

fit in to their plan.

Now again

I find that I'm lonely

as I crawl off

to my little shell

I hide there so safe

from the outside

and spend life

in a self imposed hell.

So this weight

that I find upon me

that hinders my pathway

through life

becomes something

that I learn to live with

or cast aside

toward a life without strife.

Today

I must open the doorway

for others to see

who I am

to accept me

with all of my problems

lift me up

like I know that they can.

For those times that

we find life's load heavy

we should step back

and try to understand

we cannot travel

life's path without help

we're not weak

when we accept a hand.

The Search

We search

for that which is hidden.

We yearn

for the things we don't need.

We seek

for a way to obtain them.

We're not satisfied

unless we are feeding our greed.

We search

for that which is hidden.

We yearn

for a life oh so grand.

We seek

for a way we can force it.

But that life

is out of reach, out of hand.

We search

for that which is hidden.

We yearn

for a following throng.

We seek

for the people to fill it.

Yet these people

recognize us as wrong.

For we searched

what was before us.

And we yearned

for things all around us.

We sought

for what we thought had escaped us.

And all that time

it was something we had.