Willow marionettes dancewaltzing on tender stringsslowly, to the lullabyof a river breeze.Gently she callssiren hidden from sightby an overhanging firdipping its tips in the eddy,mischievious lurefor a lurking trout.I stop and listena message in the windin a language beyond soundfelt and not heardpresent, future, distant pastkaleidoscope images streammaybe, yes, nevermorea
Author: Mark
Poetry
Love Is An Avocado
Love is an avocado,tough leather skinprotecting from hurt,pain and griefonce we piercegentlyleather turnsto soft fleshsweet and smilingnurturing our belief,a warmth clinginglike a mother’s armsaround the stonethat holds our hopesand dreams,but wait too longthe leatherhardensand fruit insidepast its’ best before date. ml’24
Day To Day Life
See The Ability
Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances. – Wayne Dyer We live in a judgemental world, of that there is little doubt. How easy it is just to sit back and pass judgement on others simply because they do not have the same orientation, religion, beliefs
Poetry
Do Dead People Get Hungry?
Do dead people get hungry?Is there McDonalds at the Gates?Greasy french fries and thick burgers,to drool on at our fate. Is there Dominoes delivery?hot and ready down in Hell?Uber-eats or Skip the Dishes,An app to punch for what they sell? Or is it all dietetic and healthy?lots of greens and
Beverages
Christina’s Texas Iced Tea
Many moons ago my first posting out of meteorology school was to a remote hamlet in the extreme northwestern corner of B.C. For a ‘city boy’ it was an education (not to mention culture shock) to find myself living 3 hours by gravel road from the grocery store and 10
Poetry
Star-tipped
China white blossomsstar-tipped by a passing showerwave silent hello to a passing dogoblivious traveller searching for snacksleft behind by privileged millennialsexchanged for avocado toastcareful not to drip on designer jeanswhile tik-tok watches.Blossoms swirl pell-mellin a sudden gustsniffed by a passing dogthen left for a corner of avocado toaststar-tipped by a