Dig In

 Thyme has the fragrance

Of things left undone

It’s floral yet green

Like all who’ve begun

Those who are sage

Know its essence is brief

And savor the seconds

With gusto not grief.

Underscore

 Nostalgia makes me weep

As all the vows I failed to keep

Impale me, and the wound is deep

Sweet irony makes me laugh

Knowing that my greatest gaffe

Will wind up as my epitaph.

Unwrap

 On this day I wish for you

Love and joy the whole time through

The greatest gift that one can share

Is showing others that you care

Jilted Jig

 If she’s hot

And you’re not

You’ll find out life is cruel

And what’s more

If you’re poor

She’ll treat you like a fool

Your only chance

Is do a dance

And hope she thinks you’re cool.

Crumbled

 You can always tell when the façade falls down

The moment that smile turns to a frown

And it’s almost always at the same time

As when they discover you don’t have a dime.

Digitized

 My father followed the system

Until the day he died

The system never knew him

And certainly never cried

Losing a number means nothing

When numbers are all you’re about

Arithmetic needs no conviction

For numbers are always devout.

The Giving Spirit

 A beautiful maiden dressed like an elf

Shines with light around herself 

A demon with horns and coarse hair

Exchanging gifts, a contradictory pair

Beside a tree that's all aglow

With christmas lights and glinting snow.

The Art of Denial

 I guess it’s time for me to write

They brushed me off another night

You’d think the easel would be free

With all the exposure they get from me.

Bedazzled

 I love colors

Yes I do

Infatuated

With every hue

Each one fills me

With delight

I love colors

It’s black and white.

Crossover

 Were every star a word

The sky could not contain

The list of feelings stirred

When you make reason wane

Your elegance and form

Delightfully ignite

Within my soul a storm

Whose fury I invite

To wash away the pain

That lingers like a curse

As I strive to shed the plain

And join your universe.

Rise Again

 Greet the day

With a loving heart

It’s the only way

To a joyful start

The days are long

There will be grief

Keep passion strong

For life is brief.

Chronological

Every first hurts

Every second counts

Every third skirts

Putting forth an ounce

Tender

 Seven at a rip

You’re going to lose your grip

And then you’ll see just how far

Everything starts to slip

They already messed with art

Don’t expose your heart

Or they will give you such a scar

Your pride will ever smart.

Residual

Breaking bread?

Then use your head

And try some sharpened steel instead

But if you must

Clean up your dust

Or you’ll disturb the upper crust.

Disturbed

I watched a graceful swan swim by

Without a single ripple made

And thought about my life for I

Leave no traces where I wade.