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Living meditation

Though the ground may not be stable
and a storm may toss you about
like a bag of dry, brittle leaves –
don’t forget to breathe.

Though you may be surrounded
or driven into a corner
by all manner of assailants –
don’t forget to breathe.

Though you may find yourself alone
before a cold, uncaring world
wanting to cry out for a reason –
don’t forget to breathe.

Reach out and steady yourself,
rise to the challenge of the moment,
stand up, face forward, and, as always,

Don’t forget to breathe.

No pain, no gain

To hell with my lungs
and them wanting to stop,
to hell with my body
and its wanting to drop.
I struggle onward,
towards my set goal,
while listening to
my body pay the toll.

Home.

The first thing I notice is your warmth.
But long before I even take note
of your smooth skin under my fingers,
I feel the longing in my cold side
and the satisfaction in my warm.

Next, I take in your scent,
sweet and somewhat salty;
drawing it in with
a long smooth breath
followed by my satisfied murmurings.

I hear you murmur in response
and feel you shuffle close
while I listen to the sound of
you sleepily wetting your lips,
dry from the night.

I peel open one eye
and see you radiant.
I close that eye
content in knowing
that I am home.

Giving chase

Racing through the woodland trails
following the green eddies
deeper into the verdancy

with the sound of your footsteps up ahead,
with the sound of your laughter up ahead,
with the sound of you up ahead.

Your sound.
Your sounds.
Just up ahead.

The long mile

I keep on walking
down that burning road,
the bag on my back’s
the sum of my load.

My baby lost it
a few miles back,
vomiting black smoke
from a heat attack.

I could hold out my thumb
and try to flag a ride,
but I don’t need pity
because I’ve got my pride.

So I keep on walking
burning holes in my shoes,
‘cause to get where I want
I’ve got to pay my dues.

Rapture

A fire is raging in our veins,
while we wear a face confused as pain,
before spilling all over the place
leaving a rose upon our face.

May poems

This was a month where I tried to learn
how to write poems both silly and stern
and I found the tricks
to these limericks.
Next month I’ll let you take a turn.