Wind
I think I found you in the wind
A memory that came spinning back
We were friends first
At a time when friendship
Was the hardest
You brought me laughter
And made me sassy
Teasing you with things
I never understood myself
At the time
On a cold December wind
You returned to me
Our friendship re-established
Our love a possibility
It was just not our time
Established, and with history
You blew my way again
We were…
The Pillaging
Groundhogs, Woodchucks, Gophers
is there a difference?
Summers spent on the farm
meant the rounds of my grandfather
checking woodchuck holes for
occupied? Or empty?
A cow can step into a groundhog hole
and break a leg
Pricey accident for a dairy farmer
So Grandpa Lee carefully checked for
occupied? Or empty?
If occupied they were soon empty as
he sent that bomb of poison down t…
The Possibility of Me
Is that what they’re drawn to?
The perhaps of what could be?
I know it’s all just falsehood
The possibility of me
They may search but find no answer
Travel much but cannot see
They’re wrapped up in their own selves
Not the possibility of me
Everyone needs something
To comfort them, to find their needs
I am just as lonesome
Trapped in the possibility of me
What may happen is the unknown
Where I may end up…
Damn
“Do Not Push”
was what it said on the back of
the freight truck
“Damn”
I thought
“Where do I get me one of those?”
The Phone Call Ends
The phone call ends –
and what do I hope for?
The goodbye?
The I love you?
The I wish it wouldn’t end?
We talk on these stolen moments
Mine from a husband away
Yours from a wife you are leaving
And what do we think is really going on?
We give advice and listen
Being there for each other
As friends should be
But what are our expectations?
Will I take the forbidden trip?
Will you meet me in the middle?
D…
Stillness
As the day moves forward
Yet leaves me behind
I wait again for the stillness
The quiet
The calm
I rush through the hours
As the paper thinness of my soul
Quietly slips out the back door
And rushes to meet the golden pink
Of the dawn
The warmth of the sun fills me up
And the silence
Overtakes me
We meet again at the leaving
Of the day
The beat of the heart sends
Its Morse code forward
Searching for the stilln…