Bitter times
Or better times
All the time
If any time
Is good on this earth
So I take
A moment
To reflect
On the gift of life
For this time
Is the only time
We have
Bitter times
Or better times
All the time
If any time
Is good on this earth
So I take
A moment
To reflect
On the gift of life
For this time
Is the only time
We have
With the sky
Resting
Comes another day
Of blue and dark
Grey
So the days
Come upon me
In the usual way
With a light crisp
Light
Of something new
Pushing ahead
In a world
Half alive
Half dead
Tomorrow is
Another day
Another chance
To be
Free
Another round
This time
It’s off kilter
But done in a way
That makes me happy
Today
I have begged
Borrowed
But never stolen
What was not mine
To take
Ethics
Have long gone
From this world
But I do believe
In a world
That can be better
And create
It
Myself
Nothing is required
In a life
Fully lived
No education demanded
More depends on
What you give
Rather than take
So remember
That none is required
To live
A good life
The evening
Was blue
From the start
Easy as it came
In from the western shores
So I stood
Taking in the waves
On the shore
Seeing the city line
Over the water lines
These piquant nights
Are the most
Enticing
I have ever seen
A grey
Smog
Layer
Overtakes
Chicago
On a summer’s day
Where the smoke
Puddles over the trees
And houses
Smothering the
Room
The space
With grey
Grey
Grey
Shallow
Is the fear
That I see
Growing amongst
Those
Whose cares
Are not in consideration
With others
Rather we must emit and develop
Depth for others
And for ourselves
Today is the honorary day
Contemporary
Stay
Of my own birthday
On a bright and mellow
Los Angeles
Afternoon
Today is the beginning of
Another journey
Around
The moon