Dark Velvet Sky of Night

Quiet,
Soft,
Shining bright.

Dark,
Velvet,
Smooth and slight,
Dark,
Velvet,
Sky of night.

Breeze so soft
Upon my skin,
Rest the weary
Fore the morrow begins

Settled sound
In my bed,
Upon a pillow
I rest my head.

Drifting dozily,
My thoughts fade out,
So softly sleeping
Dreaming about.

A turn,
A sigh,
A dream so slight,
A dream of dreams
The dream of night.

Dark,
Velvet,
Smooth and slight,
I dream my dreams
Under the sky of night.

Verbal Yoga

Verbal yoga
Written words
Stretching tongue
Sliding verbs

Lip exercising
Vocal climbing
Mental block
Teeth grinding

Pen in hand
Thoughts reviving
Seeing words
Paper scribing

Verbal yoga
Written words
Stretching tongue
Sliding verbs

Train of thought
Intent conviction
Path derailed
Ambivalent Friction

New direction
Not in stone
Strong connection
Changing tone

Verbal yoga
Written words
Stretching tongue
Sliding verbs

Father-in-law: in memory

Father-in-law was not his name
Dad, Papa, Walt, Wally
He lived each day with vigor
Full of life

He held such passion
Such vision
His will so strong

A man of principle
A man of tact
Of rules and obedience

His tongue was swift
His conversation lengthy
But you always knew where you stood

And though he did not wear it on his sleeve
A heart of gold he had
His love showed through
And now shines down

I will always remember you.

Forever,
Elizabeth
7/30/2009
For
Walter D Henderson

Just Infatuated

Infatuated,
Although feeling inferior,
However a plausible emotion,
Yet a feeling not of heart.

Obsessed with my individuality,
However an inadmissible agitation,
Providing a sense of inferiority.

Apprehensiveness overwhelms my mind,
However flattered by your admiration,
Emotions alter an isolation of my consciousness.

MJ* EH 11*99

Snide Intervention

You impetuously
Enter my existence

Your vicarious chronicles
Your demanding inquiries
Blitz my simplistic demeanor
As a qualm
Exhausts my very being

Dreading
Your constant taunts
Declining
Your harmonious input

Welcome exasperation

DM* EH 11*99

Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday

Today, tomorrow and yesterday:
Just a little something
I had to say

Sorrow fills our minds today
With hate and anger.

We feel lonesome, scared
We are frightened and in despair.

Our strength today has weakened.
Our hope is fading fast

What do we have,
What do we need,
What will we see tomorrow?

Will it break the day ,
Will we find our way,
To the end of the past,
And the beginning of tomorrow?

Tomorrow is the same as today
just as yesterday
If we stand in place
And don't look the other way.

We must turn around
We must face our mistakes
Stand up straight
It's a battle we must partake.

What do we have,
What do we need,
What will we see tomorrow?

Will it break the day,
Will we find our way,
To the end of the past
And the beginning of tomorrow?

Inordinate

The other way,
You are to your own,
Living to you .

Living the world:
An ice house 101 degrees,
Sandals on feet at 50 below.