Today has a purpose

Today has a purpose

Moments accumulate

There is a task at hand

Decisions calculate

And then time like a fog

In a matter of weeks

Absorbs all the present

Except its highest peaks

In an antique shop there

In an antique shop there

Were things like my mother's

Poorly shelved, cheaply priced

Scattered amongst others

Her bowl for ambrosia

Cherished Beatrix Potter

And Christmas bulbs we found

Playing "colder, hotter"

Wishing only the best

Wishing only the best

Life is not a contest

All our souls lay to rest

Just two dates and a dash

Time is the greatest gift

Seeking gold as we sift

And our spirits we lift

Making each day a splash

A fist full of gravel

A fist full of gravel

The Life impossible

Less life than sound whispered

Yet still inaudible

Of no use yet purpose

Evidence presented

I tried to squeeze Life in

Pointless but intended

The fisherman hasn't

The fisherman hasn't
Got a clue that their hook

Is not in my mouth, their

Careful bait never took

The worm and I laughing

As we pull on the bob

And they reel in their line

Disappointed and robbed

The World rarely stands still

The World rarely stands still

OJ and Diana

The COVID pandemic

The crime of Osama

Or a heavy snowfall

All the roads turn empty

The ground mirrors the sky

Inches to feet plenty

Accepting this old face

Accepting this old face

I'm not young anymore

I'm viewing the landscape

Many others before

Future of fewer dates

As I widen the scope

And taking more in with

A gift wrapping of Hope

Oceans bigger than clouds

Oceans bigger than clouds

But still smaller than sky

Carrots dangling on sticks

We will never know why

Stars beacons to nothing

And serving no purpose

A universe littered

With beauty and surplus

I see the importance

I see the importance

In wanting forever

A heaven of always

A time without sever

I'm not a believer

But can't deny others

Wishing togetherness

If we had our druthers

Must stop these reflections

Must stop these reflections

They should have died at sea

Instead graveyard markers

Like stones inside of me

There's anger in repose

Nothing can fix it now

So trite, but soar and fly

And quit having a cow

Not speaking the full truth

Not speaking the full truth

In order to protect

Sensing a battlecry

Far too tired to protect

Thowing others off trail

Crumbs are flung left and right

Walking deeper in darkness

Hunched and hiding my light

Finding some perspective

Finding some perspective

When logic makes no sense

And understanding fails

Still postured on a fence

Rocks resting on mountains

Clouds always passing by

Earth present as ever

And yet, so too, the sky

Interpretations rise

Interpretations rise

Conspiracies divide

Facts blatantly ignored

And enemies deride

Narcissists not budging

Fight is greater than right

And the facts are weaker

'Til the truth comes to light

Too tired for intellect

Too tired for intellect

So much randomness here

Nature and falling trees

Leaves us guessing with fear

Discovery leads to

Open pasture and skies

Until the woods creep in

Old trees and fledglings rise

All rescue or repair

All rescue or repair

The two of us full force

You with your tools at work

Me getting things on course

Celebrating results

Seeing similar ends

The hammer and lifeboat

Are intricately friends

Snow looking like ground clouds

Snow looking like ground clouds

The sky an empty sea

Sun rising on a slant

Long shadows twice or three

Cargo thrown overboard

Prior to departure

Aiming for the future

Like a pulled bow archer

Go to sleep planet Earth

Go to sleep planet Earth

Communication not

Allowing us to pine

Nothing finding forgot

News used to be daily

Not instantly all day

And if they could, they would

Transmit it on sun ray 

In the forbidden land

In the forbidden land

After the apple bite

Where temporaries stand

Toppled by righteous light

Not looking for a door

Yet here lies the threshold

My feet can move no more

Knowing the warmth grows cold