Certificate U

This is first time in over four decades that I don't have a mother on Mother's Day. Mom's name was Agnes Johnson. She was sixty-four.

Second version of My Dog And Flute Don't Agree

minor surgeries – cataracts removed
bunions explored
arthritic pain not so pleasant

Leaders don't follow.

'Photons', written on 10 May 2013 (and finished today). I am very proud of this one.

Strange Boots in a London Market.

The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was believed to be particularly effective against various diseases.

When I was a boy
I saved my pennies

Oh, joyous love, come unto me;
come fill my heart with pipes and timbrels;
the soaring notes of ecstasy;
the clash and crash of passions cymbals.

Come fill me with fathoms of gold.

A story about a group of kids who discover cave and a secrett at the other end.

Within the blink
(Too fast to think;
the cheetah, prince
of wildcats sprints
with engine grrr;
its coat, a blur
of spotted fur,
it’s here then

there,
so fast it flies)

Rule 1 – Think of a word. This is your starting word.

Now think of a word that begins with the last letter of that word.

until your heart can run

Hatched from an eggshell
You were born in human skin,
As angels without wings to fly,
One fated to live forever,
One doomed to die.
Think awhile
On this divine gift,
Lay aside you hate.

Beyond the veils of illusory lies
Between the views of mortal eyes
Up above reality
Past logic and conformity
Follow nothing, shun belief
Close your eyes and wander free
Push through the pain

Spiritual Growth Poem

A person I'd loved through all time

'Untitled', a poem written on 21 April 2013

A quote about forgetfulness and how little we remember.

Life gave me a flower;
I wanted a gold ring.
I threw away the flower
now I don’t have anything.
Life gave me an hour
to gaze upon the sun;
I spent my time complaining