Link Haiku

Link, hero of time
Fill hearts, use sword with power
Save Zelda today.

                                 -Unknown

Bird

There's a little bird on my shoulder.
His feathers grace my head and I am comforted;
He whispers a sweet tune in my ear and I am calmed.

Sometimes he goes away,
flits around to visit the other birds,
to sing sweet tunes back and forth to them.
I still hear him,
so I
smile.

Sometimes I can't hear him.
The earth shakes and the sky moans.
But sure enough,
not long after,
there my little bird comes back again.


    (inspired by "Little Bird" by The Weepies)

A Thunderstorm

A moment the wild swallows like a flight
Of withered gust-caught leaves, serenely high,
Toss in the windrack up the muttering sky.
The leaves hang still. Above the weird twilight,
The hurrying centres of the storm unite
And spreading with huge trunk and rolling fringe,
Each wheeled upon its own tremendous hinge,
Tower darkening on. And now from heaven's height,
With the long roar of elm-trees swept and swayed,
And pelted waters, on the vanished plain
Plunges the blast. Behind the wild white flash
That splits abroad the pealing thunder-crash,
Over bleared fields and gardens disarrayed,
Column on column comes the drenching rain. 
    -Archibald Lampman, 1861-1899

I Had A New Perspective This Morning

The sky is blue,
birds sing,
sometimes clouds drift by.
And the sun still shines.

Sometimes there are storms,
lightning strikes,
thunder booms,
the house shakes,
But the sun still shines.

The sun still shines.
The Son still shines.
Funny how words work.

The Aliens

you may not believe it
but there are people
who go through life with
very little
friction or
distress.
they dress well, eat
well, sleep well.
they are contented with
their family
life.
they have moments of
grief
but all in all
they are undisturbed
and often feel
very good.
and when they die
it is an easy
death, usually in their
sleep.

you may not believe
it
but such people do
exist.

but I am not one of
them.
oh no, I am not one
of them,
I am not even near
to being
one of
them

but they are
there

and I am
here.
      -Charles Bukowski

He loves me, yeah yeah yeah

I only drink water through a straw.

If there's a crack in the sidewalk I have to step on it.

Sometimes I get so happy I could die.

Sometimes I get so lazy I eat peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon.

I don't drink coffee, and I don't eat olives.

I hate bugs, and they hate me.

If I watch a horror movie, expect me to not sleep for a week.

Sometimes I stay up so late doing nothing.

Sometimes I go to bed so early I feel like an old woman.

I could eat hummus every day.
I indulge on the little things.
I forget about Him sometimes.

I get bouts of energy that may lead me to be reckless, if I'm not careful.
I get bouts of energy that may lead me to be stupid, if I'm not careful.
I'm not that smart sometimes.
I ask too many questions.
I forget to smile.
Sometimes I laugh so hard my face hurts.
Sometimes I cry so hard my stomach hurts.

And He loves me anyway.

Dwayne

the strong silent type

epitome

untempted silence

complacency

scribbled words

"go to hell"

avoided answers

"i'll never tell"

tension and despair

within his mind

the truth is out

colorblind.

Heartbreak

There was a girl named Heartbreak

She didn’t know how to swim

But when it comes to falling in love

Oh boy, she dove right in.

There was a girl named Heartbreak

A terrible little thing

But when she walked before the boys

Oh boy, their hearts would sing.

There was a girl named Heartbreak

She was a horrible liar

She filled their hearts with gasoline

Oh boy, they were on fire.