August 28, 2023

The Dust Parade


Potholes, bricks
Blocking the path
The dust parade moves so slowly
I almost mistake them for statues

Scraps of nostalgia 
Dilapidated furniture
Cherished by no one
Boxes of musty images
Vintage smiles on unknown faces 
Platoon of dirty cartons 
Infantry of broken knick-knacks
Piles of timeless mold spores 
Haphazardly stacked 
Untouched for decades

The ancient falcon
Stands guard
Over the junk
Delaying the process
The priceless collection
Of a life's journey
Filled with memories of old ghosts
No longer dwelling here
Forgotten sentiments

These are the halls of mildew
Where yesterday's rubbish
Waits to be discarded

By the next generation




August 21, 2023

Aboard the MSC Meraviglia

 








MSC Meraviglia
Cruise to the Bahamas
July 16 - 23, 2023

~@~


August 8, 2023

My New Guitar



D'Angelico Premier Series
Steel String Acoustic

8/6/23
~@~


August 5, 2023

Resonance of Past Promises


My thoughts had always drifted
On a tortured sparrow's wings
Set aloft a dreamless world of alabaster
I wished for just one chance
To replace fear with fantasy
And with every autumn leaf that fell
I waited for my prayers to be answered

You came to me
On a sea of butterscotch dandelions
Bearing a velvet kiss
On painted lips
And beneath your veil of violet smoke
The worn edges of my dusty faith
Burst with fresh golden springs

The world that had once been stony
Glowed in an emerald lattice of dreams
All fears spooned out
And replaced with trust
My thoughts reached as high as heaven
I found an answer to a prayer

In you