Thought in Poetry

Veteran Ghosts

Echoes of the past

firing of guns,

bombs explode

planes roar overhead,

men scream, drowns out birdsong,

horrors of war faced every day,

sleep never comes, eyes blood shot,

leeches cling to mud splattered skin,

fighting has passed, memories remain,

forever the men struggle

their lives never the same.

The Phoenix

The phoenix has risen from the deep, dark,

battered soul to shine with light

a light so strong to blind out trouble.

Tears have flowed, a river of them,

to cleanse the body of sadness, loss,

wash away years of built memories.

Hearts do weep, but do not break, or bleed,

they are battered, bruised, hurt,

needs love to repair the damage.

Sunshine illustriously healed the heart,

darkness spirited from the deep depth,

life returns, sadness disappears.

Strength, health, lightness of spirit, hope, cheer,

rise with the coming of new days,

Phoenix has risen from the ashes.

Dark sorrow driven away with the sun,

laughter, hope, pleasure, love reign,

eyes sparkle love, not sorrow.

Mother Laid To Rest.

Clouds of peace rose from

the casket on the alter,

we stood as one

Jack and I walked forward

to place the rose petals with love,

a mother, great grandmother

had departed leaving this earth,

to travel to a land without pain,

took our place of honor

beside the casket on this

her final journey.

Jody helped escort us

to the waiting hearse,

she gladly walked

her grandmother to the land

of peace and tranquility,

where my mother now stands

beside my father for eternity.

Changes

Time has stood still for me,

now my time has come to grow

I'll move forward, one step at a time

to new expanding horizons, excitement,

be one with the universe, not separate,

flow with the waves of life, with time,

express my feelings, not bottle them

to become my own person

to live in harmony.

Atlantis

The cloud of energy hung over the valley

closed off the stars from the city below,

air hard to breathe, sleep restless, draining,

the energy clears with the rising of the sun,

male and female wizards stood apart,

men in the hills, women in the valley,

powerless men raped and plundered,

women locked behind guarded walls at night,

Atlantis was dying, crumbling, rumbling,

too much energy exposed, earth groaned, cracked,

the protagonists fought their final battle

as Atlantis sank beneath the ocean.