Gilded Living

beginning of October

what you want is not always what you get

Gilded Living

a new city was formed
wonder all brand new
no laws etched on papyrus
or crowns gilded in silver

people gather by the water
their reflection inspires
marbled wants leap wildly
voices echo as needs hide

the high Court's begins session
tell us what you want
write down each one
be frivolous ;think practical

too many little seedlings
what will grow inspired
God which is most worthy
read all very carefully

choose your happiness level
live with joy and adventure
build up clay trees
ding any perfect towns

moves to grand palace
first impression a sadness
it is way too big
a cottage holds peace

lots of food spilled out
cupcakes,pizza galore
scarcely eaten this day
hunger takes in life

life's beauty crafted slowly
God as our landlord
you fill delicate prayers
we rise a new Street

feet learn by doing
hearts cradle north stars
values shrink daily
see what's most important

wear invisible wings
the super hero returns
message alert read
archived among inbox

home has no zip code
everyone wears grace
throw kindness around
place stamps in passport

order those sweets
dance all over life
sing compassion always
hear my name; say it

we are not just cities
full of anonymous Shadows
we are chalk drawings
coming alive to create stories

Mystery

written in college and published in the arts and literary magazine.

Sestina

Mystery

Up and down a winding path

A dark even scarier lake waits

Watch out there is a bear lurking

It leads to a deeper, creepy mystery

Who knows how it will evolve.

All I know is we are be lead by the stars

Coming around a turn, pitch black is all I see

But another curve is ahead on the path

That is all just about what it involves

A cabin could just be the one thing that surely waits

What is at the end could be a complete mystery

Will I even see that damn bear?

At last there have been actual sightings of a bear

Could it have been a mirage I was seeing

I guess it will always be a mystery

Having searched up and down the path

Let me see what I have awaited

But what does capturing a bear involve

I underestimated how much it involved

But eventually I had a captured bear

The crazy bear didn't know what it was waiting

I was going to kill it till it could not see

And I dragged it down the path

People wondered why I was so mysterious

In my head it wasn't even a mystery

How could they even accuse me of being involved?

Did they even see me walking down the path?

Was the animal really a bear?

You can never really believe what you see

What I found out was not what was waiting

Maybe that was ultimately waiting

Now that was going to be a mystery

In return it became so I could not see

Time to see what it involves

Instead all I had was this dead bear

It had now become an empty path

The path had become a place for waiting

Bears ghost had become quite a mystery

It involved nothing that I could see .

Ink Smudges

8/4

Hello lifes challenges are not on hot air balloons or deep sea submarines

Ink Smudges

as the lyrics came
from singer Jeremy Camp

Each saw a murky lake bottom
ink smudges too fast
each line heard for a second

tossed onto a sandy beach
worn around the edges
wind carries note away
sending letters viral
on a top secret mission

spread happy in 1440 minutes
today and everyday
do you accept this lifestyle

midnight rolls as stars rise
people try to dream

find ways to exhale God

acts seen by superheroes
whispered in giant cathedrals
shouted out new vibrations

tear a page down the center
see shockwaves match heartbeats
here real times come alive
roaming around familiar places
eyes deceive true happiness

He refuses to accept enemy
that thing lighting you

our lives just masked
looking to create Joy
inside without God
quick way smiles hide

how can it be found?
by watching insta stories
hearting random pictures
updates of how a day went
post selfie in same pose
you lost it says God
just turn on radio

lyrics fly on clouds
trail behind an airplane
listen all day long
"in this obsession with
the things this world says
makes us happy"
but he reminds us

take surfing lessons
surf the world
find human growth
more than internet goals

bring happiness smiles
and turn smiles into artwork
view masterpieces now
wherever you go