Random Awesomeness

Announcements, rants, affirmations and all else that doesn’t quite fit into the other categories are posted here. From poetry that probably won’t be made into a song, to in-the-moment expressions of thoughts and feelings that probably won’t make it into a story. I will share here, whatever comes to mind and heart. Occasionally, I also may take creative writing pieces from my past, revise and revive them to post here.

Ruined Portal

a world that’s never been framed by long-passed glory it’s man made stones hauled unceremoniously from a thousand miles downstream crumble now before freedom’s green green grass of time where are the mothers who cooked and cleaned and fed those men stacking their fire-baked bodies upon the slab what has become of all that toil [...]

By |2023-07-29T06:08:25-05:00July 29th, 2023|Random Awesomeness|0 Comments

Our Backyard

the earth is burning in our backyard we sit among the flowers legally buzzed drinking cola and soaking the raspberries yesterday’s drama is but a hazy sad memory ragtag remnants of war without end a foolish neighbor breaks the moment bringing us back the elusive bumblebee and gentle sounds of tumbling water echoes my love’s [...]

By |2023-07-19T02:35:48-05:00July 19th, 2023|Random Awesomeness|0 Comments

Now

sitting in the ugly silent rage of grief and grievance the very idea of letting go seems crazy in this moment in this space even love brings only tears only tears no one’s to blame it’s never anyone’s responsibility responsibility feels so transactional here in this moment in this space only tears only tears m(___)m [...]

By |2023-07-13T11:38:33-05:00July 13th, 2023|Random Awesomeness|0 Comments

Behind Liberty

stitched together with the tireless patience reserved for those new arrivals to her teeming shores gold paved streets tattered and tortured battle flags hold no candle to her colour becomes color an irrelevant critique as vibrant and new modes of expression emerge ------ m(___)m  

By |2023-07-08T18:33:06-05:00July 8th, 2023|Random Awesomeness|0 Comments

Snap Shot

i have seen the future and it is not so bright we walk along in paradise ignoring the rubbish at our feet contemplating only the latest fantasy a shiny new thing the promise of a few hours distraction from tomorrow’s futile brutal task the kids might just look back in seventy years or so and [...]

By |2023-07-08T17:53:13-05:00July 1st, 2023|Random Awesomeness|0 Comments

Dignity

more aware than you might think random visions and current trauma mingle ghosts appear real as you and me look at him listen to him love him be with him pain is more complex than a broken arm care may need to include letting go of your agenda agents of chaos do what they will [...]

By |2024-03-02T21:18:13-06:00June 22nd, 2023|Random Awesomeness|0 Comments

One Path

send me on my way take me home find me there dance beneath the stars make my bed smell my hair all is love all is love now and forever mend the broken clay work in kind sing with care build the room to breathe live outside live out here live in there all is [...]

By |2023-05-27T13:06:40-05:00May 27th, 2023|Random Awesomeness, Song Lyrics|0 Comments