The Dissonance: Canary and the Cat

 The Dissonance: Canary and the Cat

With black paws striding in a sassy stroll

Oscar ambled along with his feline attitude

Not interested in the human’s offering

Of catnip dipped in honey ketchup

Nor willing to abide the tease of those silly toys.

“Are you quite mad to believe I will chase your whims!”

Purred Oscar in annoyed dismissiveness.

All the while Lilly, in her most adorable taunt,

Quipped, “Ossy, you’ll chase smelly mice

But refuse a taste of sweet nip?”

“For a narcissistic canary that pecks at her reflections –

You couldn’t chase a dream outside that golden cage!”

Oscar’s retort was delivered in beautiful riposte.

Lilly shrugged off Oscar’s insolent way

And took to preening her beautiful yellow dresses

Knowing full well that the old snarky cat

Would never leave her side

“Ossy my dear I’ll sing the songs

If they bring us – life’s longs.”

Oscar curled himself around her door

And purred gently, “there is no dissonance here”.

Edges of Blue

 

From places we deny or inherit,

We must speak to callant choices

And too, in ancient voices

For each is: true

Or, diffused of merit

in the edges of blue.

Measures

The measures of a winter day

Become warm increments

Of sun's passing way -

Towards and away

From memories and sentiments.

Ponderings

The path it self, the one that calls,

Is a stoic voice

Neither a rising choice

Nor a fate that falls -

It is made of many wonders

And too, full of life's asunders.

Stand-Art

When flights of doubt lift away staunch;

whatever slings and arrows may launch

at ones place of haven

or darken the creative heaven -

Then rise again from blame;

try against complain;

obey thy muse - matter not her craze

make your own standard; make amaze.

Coming Home

Coming home always has its one moment 

    of regret and of reward - 

        regardless the reminisce...

or the prevailing wind.

Fallen

Yes, that is me,

Fallen across the debris-

    I may have slipped or failed;

It is hard to rebuild from the shale

Once it begins to cascade

Down the mountain's fade;

    The detritus, at the hold,

        Is what will remain -  as told. 

Hex of FTX

A Bit of Hex from FTX

Sammie the bank - man its fried

the island of desire now detached

from the mainland cash cows

find a life vest to wear -

        'fore the shark vests come to feed....

Just In Passing

 

Just In Passing

The note arrived late one November afternoon

It came quietly saying, “Dad’s lost in passing”.

It was a simple thought, “his work will be lasting”.

The notice announced, “we will gather at the next red moon”.

There was an empty book at the front door

With small cards reading a prayer for a soul’s passing.

And a reminder to all, “nothing is everlasting”.

There were cold folding chairs lined across an old wood floor.

The grey skies outside cried through the window’s panes

As people gathered in line to honor an old man’s passing.

Each shared a moment and a soft embrace saying, “his work is lasting”.

And after prayers were said shared memories brought laughter and too, pains.

The empty room was busy now with family and friends tending

To an array of old photos and keepsakes left to tell of life’s passing;

Newborn to child; teen to man; soldier to artist; the images were lasting.

Placing a lifetime in proper chronology does not always explain the ending.

Wondering through his life and paging through his works of art

While overhearing so many whispers, “how did we not see this before his passing?

And why did he stop creating; why did silence then become so lasting – “

A sweet child imagined, “perhaps, he had given all that was left in his heart”.

Compromise

Compromise:

The difference is,

shine in salvation-

Or fester

In ruin.

The fire cares not

the compromise.

Come Along

"Come along with me",

spake the universe.

"Nay, for there is yet light

that waits my presence",

whispered the moon -

And the children broke wild.

Leaf Circle

You are the leaf floating upon the surface

you are winds carrying you away

you are the river's waters moving along

to find the greater ocean

you are unique to yourself; 

be one - be all.