Coffee Aroma

The leftover smell of leather comes to life
In the company of fragrant coffee beans
Those wavy vapors that dance straight to my mind
She smells so overwhelming and dark

The way she sips her morning coffee
reminds me of last night
The exhilarating constraints around my neck
her each command sends me
to the edge of eruption

Her surprising relaxed composure
leaves satisfying aftertaste
Such delight I, for sure come back for more

 

selective focus photography of vintage brown and gray coffee grinder
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Aluna

Luna Aluna
for centuries
we seek your beauty
like a foolish lover

Luna Aluna
you are up high
on the pedestal
in the indigo sky

Luna Aluna
tonight
you are a little shy
shed off your pearly gown
your translucent body
dips in virgin blood

Luna Aluna
we are in awe of you
on the hilltop
of this ancient town

 

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Freedom from Brokenness

The Living Poetry visual prompt

This phone
was my last defense
to not letting you go

It has been 5 years
since we last spoke
last smiled
last touched
last kissed

This phone
stored our love
our life together

Today
I chose to live on
without you
without us
So
I break our tie
to set both of us free

wrecked iphone
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An Artist by Default

You said
you wanted to be a painter
from a young age
Then you gave up on that
after a few attempts
and a reality check

Now
you spit out phrases
to shut off
the squirming words
inside your sore head
You are not sure
if they are just noises
or music notes

As a reader
I see paintings
in a vast array of
pigments and colours
when reading your words

No matter how much
you think you may fail
you are an artist
by default

– dedicated to Mike Ennenbach Mike’s Manic Word Depot

Am I One of the Forgotten Now???

We are created equal and in God’s image. This sums it up. I have to reblog…

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You see us under the bridge.

In dirty clothes and nasty fingernails.

The druggies have no teeth…and the poor and unlucky too.

We sit hoping….wanting…

Wanting food and water…most of the time…

And a kind word

That maybe God has not forgotten us

And if we hold on

Keep pushing forward

Reaching even small goals…

That in the end.

Someone will remember us.

And we shall enter his kingdom as princes to the King.

Not as paupers and beggars but princes.

And oh what a glorious day that will be.

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A Famous Musician’s Wife

Once upon a time
our story was an inspiration
in every piece of music you wrote
I hoped it stayed that way
You and your guitar
by the ivy clothed window
facing the morning honey beams

Life is happening nowadays
You run out of time
to hear the birds’ morning routine
and wish coffee can be drip fed
My luxury of morning coffee in bed
is downgraded to Valentine’s treat

We are no strangers
But if I have to choose
I am willing to be your old guitar
play me till your fingers bleed
and your heart is content
once again

 

person playing guitar
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Thanksgiving

I thank the beginning of each and every day
Yesterdays are locked away
Triumph and defeat are two masters the same
in the fate of facing a brand new day

 

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Frank’s Day Out

I went to the bank with Frank
He couldn’t understand
why there were three service windows
and only one teller
We were in the queue of five

It was quite a stressful morning for Frank
It started with my hair colour
Frank pointed at my hair
“Your hair should be black”
He said that to me
every time I wanted to start a sentence

I felt bad
I forgot to tell him before hand
I spooked him with dark blonde hair
on an asian face
It wasn’t logical
Frank was right
My hair should be black

Frank started to pace up and down the queue
“Three windows, one person
it doesn’t add up”
He looked at me
“You hair should be black”
I suggested we went out to the park
left the banking for another day

We walked in the Autumn air
I put my green beanie on
Frank and I shared cookies
underneath a liquid amber
near an empty skateboard park

We counted the cookies
before we enjoyed them
four on each layer
two layers in the Tupperware
four cookies each we had
To Frank
that made perfect sense