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Future

F eatured events which haven’t happened

U p and coming attractions to watch for

T ime passes, imminent, waiting

U pcoming sooner or later, inevitable

R eality yet to come, sum of choices

E ternally impending, never reached 

April 23 PAD

Brighter Future

Though flying to the future sounds far-fetched,

imagination has no limit. So

let’s think about the poor with arms outstretched

and clear a way for them to freely go,

with courage and commitment to bestow

the guts to conquer the false rumor spread,

the bogus hunch that chivalry is dead.

Let’s not regret the good we could have done,

but listen to their pleas and act instead.

Mend fences with compassion and we’ve won. 

April 22 PAD

Renegade

A spectator, on first glance,

would not detect the gloom

threatening to devour her.

She wanted to seek asylum

or better yet, become invisible.

Disappear.

She’d run for refuge,

anywhere but here.

Red hot anger raged within.

She trembled at the thought

of skipping out on it all.

Her mind churned.

She’d flee from the protector

and director of her soul.

He’d no longer be her sanctuary.

A shelter waited on the hill.

He would cover her,

cradle her

if she’d be honest

with herself

and admit she needed help.

April 21 PAD

Oh, when we first got married

Our first home was an RV

Windy Wheatland, Wyoming

Rock’n and roll’n

April 20 PAD

Fun Day

Hike

Breathe in

Let’s begin

Get the kinks out

Head for where the air’s thin

Leave a note and plot out the route

Camera, tissues, water, snacks, no doubt

Let’s run or meander, whatever pace we’d like

Let’s discover, explore and look about

Who knows what we’ll find when we scout

There’s shelter, rest within

Chat, laugh and shout

Rest and grin

We win

Hike

April 19 PAD

Mightier than the Sword

Tiny targets tremble

as monsters rage in anger.

Hope glimmers, skitters, snuffs,

and comes to a complete stop.

In the downward spiral of violence

a sharpened pencil pierces

and pushes through to pillows,

sunlight, azure skies, laughter,

and delicate petals of orange tiger lilies.

Ah! What poetry can do!

April 18 PAD

Violence

V iciously claiming what’s their own 

I ntense and willing to be cruel

O penly aggressive, on attack

L etting hostility reign

E nding peace in the land

N otoriously brutal

C ruelly sadistic

E ndlessly callous. Bloodshed. War.