Awake
A day of celebration:
“Now I a two-fold vision see…
May God us keep
From single vision, and Newton’s sleep.”— William Blake
Just Below the Surface
Just below the surface
laughter is a gift
a day of sunshine
a friend shared
a sister cared
I quietly rise
and in my chair
I think of things
and say my prayers
the flickering light
the quietness of morn
has washed over me
from others scorn
I look past time
and sense a grace
it is not mine
but, just below the surface
a tear wells up
I take a deep breath
look toward the flicker,
and pick up my coffee cup
Copyrighted: 2019 CMM
I lost a long time friend last night. I woke this morning to the news. So this afternoon I went to a movie as a day out and distraction. The name of the movie was ” Mule” with Clint Eastwood, there were 2 take-away sentences. One was ” how old would you be if you did not know the year you were born?” The other, ” you cannot buy time”
Little Time
we will both grow old,
our youth wasted in time
rusted planks of life
jutting out
feeling the days gone past
looking for a sign
we will understand how
little time we tout
until now, we look and see
our hands and body weathered
I will smile and feel the
glow of our youth
even though the shifts
are tethered
Copyrighted: 2018 CMM
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