Empty Machine

When there is one call to wait forWhen there is a last place to liveWhen all else is an open doorThen I will learn how to give. But until then, I am afraidLife will be stronger than me. And where others choose to be braveI have no choice but to be free. That is the...

We Saw

We saw how beautiful life is–then it stopped.Then what?It just stopped?There’s gotta be something more–At least you’ d think.But then…what if not?Then, then…Nothing but what?A blue lake with water everywhereAnd trees and sky andAll...

The Place

As I was thinking tonightThree thoughts came to mind.Then just like that I forgot about twoAnd the other thought just stood byFor a while– then just as it was ready,That last thought passed me by. So there I was was left with not a thought,Except that I had one...

Maybe

Maybe I die shortly.Maybe I die longly. Maybe I don’ t die at all.Maybe I just linger some while,Or just catapult to nowhere. Or maybe suddenly I see everythingvery clearly. The people, the animals, their friends–all of themAre suddenly free.To live, to...

One Last Rose

One last rosebefore the summer faltersBefore day turns to night.One last roseTo make my spirit light.One last rose to say:You are here to see;You are here to feel;You are here to smell;You are here.