There was a time

When humility was the way

Not today

Or yesterday

But a long-ago day

Maybe we need

Those days now

Like

Right

Now

A courageous rose

Comes through the pavement

Despite the rain and snow

That has been there before

Now a place of beauty

Where none other goes

In a time of sullen thought

I think to this rose

How it rose up

In a time

In a place

It’s moment in space

To be there

Alive and well

When the others have all gone

Away

Handsome

In a quirky way

I hope to have been

One day

But maybe today

Or tomorrow

I guess I will

Never

Know

In a time of rejection

No status quo

In a world silent

As we go

A sense of humor

To keep up the spirits

Is lifting me up

When all has gone down

Side fish

In the freezer

Waiting for its moment

Until the land is clear

Then

Will come the day

For a fish dinner

And the fish

Will be no more

Can I please have an Oreo

Is the basic question

Asked

With permission

Or without

There will be

An oreo eaten

I am madly trashy

Trashed

And ready for a renewal

But now sure how to

Pursue it

My own wild

Fantasy

But for now

I am just

Madly trashy

What is unbiased anymore

The word pouring out

Seem to go over more

And more

In a certain

Direction

Than the truth

A clear moon night

Feeling half-destroyed

Half alright

What I knew

A month ago

I can little understand

Today

How the moon’s cycle

Simply washed

Everything away