In The Back of My Mind


In the back of my mind
Turmoil reigns.
Thoughts are jumbled
And easily lost.

Electrical circuits
Crackle and pop
And something is
Terribly wrong.

Where once my mind raced
To accurate answers,
It now jumps to
Faulty conclusions.

In the back of my mind
I tremble and quiver
Huddled alone
Afraid to speak out.

Afraid that my thoughts
Will materialize;
Yet unable to stop
The force of their flow.

Can you see me in here?
Can you pull me out
Of this raging storm
In the back of my mind?

I Wish....

I Wish…

I wish that I could quit eating
but it seems vital to staying alive.
God gave me a food loving body
but it all goes straight to my thighs.
I’ve been dieting all of my life…
So many veggies I think I’m a rabbit
but just put me in range of a doughnut
and I can do nothing but grab it!
I wish that I could quit eating
and wither away ‘til I’m skinny.
I’d buy lots and lots of new clothes
and dream that I’d always stay mini.
But a dream is all it would be
as a dream it has always been;
so pass me the cake and ice cream
‘cause I ain’t never gonna be thin!

Ruby roses
prolific this year
covering the bush
in red velvet.
Colorful flags
point the way to
hummingbird heaven

Rebuttal

Rebuttal

Why do I always contradict you?
I don’t do it to put you down.
It just seems that whatever you say
my mind can turn it around.

My mind must be a mediator
for it sees both sides of your words
You may state your honest opinion
and that’s what my mind heard;

But then it flips to the other side
and voices the opposite view.
Don’t take what I say the wrong way
Don’t do what you always do.

I’m not out to get you my dear.
I’m not attacking in any way.
I’m really not trying to pick on you.
I’m just replying to what you say.

Why can’t you just take my rebuttal
as a way of showing both sides
instead of becoming incensed
and saying I thought you lied.

These days I have to be careful
of every reply that I make
trying hard not to hurt your feelings
and make another thoughtless mistake!

Run Alice Run!

Run Alice Run, The Rabbit Hole is Open!

I opened the door and stepped
oh so quietly outside
to watch the hummingbirds
in their evening glide.

I started to sit down and found
a lizard watching me!

I looked around and saw
a second curious gecko
rolling his eyes toward mine
and raising his hand to beckon.

“Aye, mate!” the gecko heckled,
“What are you doin’ ‘ere?”

And then a third slithered over,
hopping from a nearby ledge,
landing on the conference table
right at the very edge.

Somehow I’d sort of teleported
to another place and time!

Colored charts and graphs
hung upon the papered walls
and a meeting was in progress…
“Listen up now! Listen all!”

“Our sales are off the scales,”
a bespectacled gecko said.

“Car insurance profits
have never been so high!”
he laughed, waving his GEICO badge,
“And blokes, that ain’t no lie!”

“Oh pardon me. You’re busy I see
so I’ll just close the door.”

And as I turned away
I heard a buzzing by my ear
and felt a breeze from tiny wings
My hummingbirds were here!

“What a team! They really seem
to believe their very own hype!”

Said my ruby-throated rescuer
as he guided me back home.
“I’m gonna stop watching TV
if that’s all that’s being shown!”

Rescue Me!

Rescue Me!


Need
help
Stranded
on island,
lost, alone. Send food,
money, plane ticket, or Brad Pitt.

Close Your Eyes!

Close Your Eyes!

Ain’t none of our business what the neighbor’s do
so put those binoculars away.
Ain’t none of my business and ain’t none of yours
I don’t care what you say.
Ain’t none of my business how they come and go
or whether they’ve been in jail.
Ain’t no one’s business but their own
if they succeed, or if they fail.
Ain’t none of our business if they plant a hedge
to block your prying eyes.
Ain’t none of your business so let it go
and stop with the “maybes…” and “whys?”!

Advice for Newlyweds

Advice for Newlyweds


How long can love last?
When is the honeymoon over?
When does love change and mature?
When does the landscape change
to gravel from fields of clover?

Will you know how to handle
that first heated argument?
Will harsh words or silence rule?
Or will you kneel down and ask our Lord
for help that is heaven sent?

When illness and financial worries
make life too hard to endure,
where will you turn for help?
You won’t want to ask your parents,
too embarrassing, that’s for sure!

When someone outside of your marriage
catches your wandering eye
whose advice can you trust?
Will you strongly resist temptation,
or cover your tracks and lie?

Love is as fragile as butterfly wings
but can also be strong like steel
forged in the hottest fire.
If you always remember our Father
knows exactly how you feel.

And if you want your marriage to last
through the good and the bad as it falls,
it’s on Him you must rely.
He is counselor, friend, and confessor
therapist, healer, et al!

Snapshot of a Hug

Snapshot of A Hug

It seems lost among many
in the collage on the wall.
The strength in his arms
is reflected in sinewy tan
against a shirt of sky blue.
She, in pale yellow
has a gentle spirit
glowing in her eyes.
He just a bit taller,
his cheek to her forehead;
she a bit shorter,
her eyes near his chin.
His hair is black
contrasting to her
strawberry blond,
Sunset nears and
shadows play across
their image
foretelling the
coming
darkness.

Like a Rocket

Like a Rocket

Cody seems to limp a little today,
seems stiff when he rises to walk,
has not brought me a toy to play.
But just let a bicycle ride on by
and he’s off like a rocket on the fly!

Barreling out the doggie door,
he’s away in a flash of black,
rocket powered to the core
as along the fence he runs,
in agony, or having fun?

He’s not limping when he returns
He seems to be walking fine.
Should I really be concerned?
Should I take him to the vet
Or refuel his rocket’s jets?