Morning Scent

Morning scent

fragrantly perfect

body next to mine

that of Springtime

outside my window after a night of rain

birds fluttering about

in the background

sweetly waking me

from even the heaviest of slumber

could but one, such as I, even fathom

such wondrous love as this

without a word spoken

lyrics carried--breath after breath

such a natural state of being

closed lids

all that gaze back at me

nothing taken

nothing given

still

soul overflowing

God's own before me

without expectation

or limitation

smile permeates my face

eyes now open

curtains dancing

was it all but a dream

Or

did I just wake from reality…

side note:  3 years and 8 months today and not a drop to drink, thanks be to God

Keeping It Real

There will be times in our life,

Someone we knows life,

Or someone of someone we knows life-

Where people who are supposed to:

Serve,
Protect,
Guide,
Nurture,
Love..
Fail greatly, rather,

Harm, exploit, act maliciously, even selfishly...

As disheartening, disappointing or downright devastating as it may feel;

Hands tied...

"You must decide which ties to make and which to break" -David Reagan

— feeling Keeping It Real.

Again, My Rose Colored Glasses, pls

Rochester, NY area colleges to see a 3.5% tuition increase and 4.4% for room and board.

Solution:
"The initiative will offer inmates the opportunity to earn either an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree over the course of two to three years."

Sorry?!  Couldn't resist as the Sesame Street 'which one of these things doesn't belong here...' song runs amuck in my mind!

Side note:  In 2007 one pair of glasses I owned were gold frames with, yes, rose colored lenses!  Got so much wear during the presidential debates they broke in 2009!!!  Lol

Eyes Of A Child

Realization of the imagination
creativity
simplicity
where does that go?
For some.

Grow up, act like an adult
not my gig the majority,
what fun would that be?!

Spongebob Squarepants
Tigger
Goldfish named Chip,
so what --
they're part of my repertoire.

Called fuckin' nuts
more times than I can count.
More often than not
poking holes in the box
head in the clouds;
"keep your head down"
"too sensitive"
call it as I see it,
as it is.

I'll laugh and say it right to your face,
not to be mean,
sadness actually,
so stuck in "reality"
humor gets lost.

All the shit happening in the world today
it's all so big, so small
panoramic view of it all
perhaps, it's your perceptions that need revisiting.

Stick with me kids --
I'll show you how to evaluate, break it down,
the lighter, brighter side,
getting shit done
making a difference
looking through the eyes of a child.

Really!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgJLTmgWLog&feature=share&list=PLqNVnrtEQr-0Cqy9jXBOqa7kv5WHkX5rO&index=32

I'm a guy who talks too much

not the stereotypical bullshit one would assume

every word I speak is heartfelt truth.

I cannot help that at times it's overwhelming

or OMG just shut up -

I really do try.

Like throwing Mentos in Coca Cola

and shaking it up

yep, if it doesn't come out 

feels just like Imma explode 

bustin' the bottle apart.

The deeper the feelings

the more that fills my heart

outlet - needing to be shared.

So, my apologies

if saying too much is bothersome...

Word.

True dat.

That's just who I am,

Really!

Ty Albee

Cast In Brass, Gold Is Too Soft;

Don't get me wrong, the latter is preferred,
though some are really tough on their stuff -
always go 10kt, lesson learned...

Resilient is the perfect word to describe
though not so much for the mind.
Many people live this way
though you would never know until you try to get close.

Secretly suffering
same ways yet different.
Love and trust foreign concepts.

Able to give ever so freely and pure,
yet trying to receive
short circuits.

For the majority, as I see,
it's beyond their control.
Wandering aimlessly.
Certain circumstances in life,
environment,
or even more sadly
just left behind lacking comprehension.

Some cases even awareness,
those folks I've met,
still have strong faith really getting
Jesus is Lord and King, however,
keep listening and painfully
reality is a lost subject.

Reality--
what is reality anyway...

Open to many interpretations.
Societal controversies.
Political, hypocritical, contradictions...

HUMAN?!

It is indeed, tough to be human.
Knowing God, Jesus, the Son and the Holy Spirit moves among;
sure does maintain one's sanity,

Grace and Peace...