An Irish Airman Foresees His Death

I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan's poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.


                                    William Butler Yeats

The Flower

8.8.10

Some favor money

Some favor power

Some favor fame

I favor the flower

A simple pleasure

Delicate in nature

But it makes me sure

Of what I'm here for

Anxieties melt away

The moment I pause and gaze

Drinking the colors in a daze

Sets my mind above the day

And I think about life:

How good it is to be alive!

All the days the sun did shine

All the dawns the sun will rise

Pelican Friend

4.12.10

Anna and 'er pelican

Went to the beach

She sat beneath 'n umbrella,

Her pelican did teach:

Flying, Gliding

Open wide, and

Caught a lot

Of fish and water

(Make sure you open your mouth as wide as you can on the second stanza... like a pelican would.) :D

This is dedicated to my fun friend Anna P for keeping me not so serious all the time. (Thanks for the artwork to go with the poem!)

The Sun of Spring

4.12.10

Green! Green!

Everything's green!

The sun, it shines

Down on me

Sun! Sun!

Glorious sun!

Wonderful brother

From above

Down! Down!

He's come down!

To share his life

With us on ground

Free! Free!

Everyone's free!

To feel the warmth

Of light we see

Run! Run!

Under the sun!

Get up, get out

Til' day is done

Our Color T.V.

1.22.09

You've become so afraid

Of what others might think

You lock the door

And throw away the key

For painting a self portrait

You set up a mirror

But society's holding the brush

And the T.V.'s your color

Different masks are all we have

Your truth underneath them all

A human among a hundred false

And look! You're so beautiful

Coffee!

Well, I haven't been posting much lately and I think it is mainly because I haven't been drinking coffee lately. Going out to get a coffee gives me an excuse to spend some time by myself, and when I'm spending time with myself I usually write. I promise I'll post soon... as soon as I get some motivation (and coffee!) Haha.

Mid-Life

12.1.09

❡A bird caught mid-flight,

Mid-life,

By a bullet through the air

That moment frozen in time,

Everything fine,

Except the coming despair

This bird was never meant to die,

Only fly

Oh God, it's not fair!

A bird caught mid-flight,

Mid-life,

By a bullet through the air