Life Tapestry
Life is a loom, a great
tapestry evolving, ever
in flux, heaving and
hawing, no chimera
all intentions fired
or sheathed, lending
hues that imbue
Skeins to thread, and
Weave, like smoke etching
Words gently that undulate
In the azure canopy above
To snag eyes
emotional flotsam jetsam
Skimming life’s waters
Rhythmically, tides in
Ebb and flow ever heaving
Life’s only a massive pot pourri
With wheeling, dealing, interacting
A fluidity not ever stilling, a
veritable tapestry in motion
tangible intangible
substantial, insignificant
a dream- real surreal
potent, cogent, incongruent
Originally Published: July 30, 2011
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Combat Defense
bad moods
Malevolence unload
am unhappy, you be sore!
Wielded shield
Smiles replete
Lasered brow’s pleat
**the office bête noire was on attack- ducked, applied tlc,all hunky dory- we call her the lean mean selling machine:)
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
Mark Twain
Originally Published: July 29, 2011
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Words
words
W o rd s
w or d s
wo r ds
Grabbed handful
Packed in bunches
Discarded yellowed
Retained fresh lush
Knife peeler palmed
Bunches spliced, diced
vowels, consonants cubed
letters prepped spice imbued
words steamed skillfully
ready verses dished in notes
tagged for consumption provided
aroma tantalizes enough to relish
** bought lots of greens and then exhausted myself prepping and cooking! whew!
Originally Published: July 27, 2011
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Tercets -life
Life’s book flashing by :
Whirling fan
Flipped pages
epilogue to prologue
**
Procrastination
Disgustingly discombobulated*
Even as will wills to tackle
Body supersedes mind in tackle
*confused and disconcerted
**
Originally Published: July 27, 2011
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Phantom Limbs & Shelf Life
with progress
things atrophy
comfortable ties
choke or amputate selves
DNA dilutes
Redundancy rules
often wonder at own emotions
and/or lack thereof
why feelings run lackluster
my need to emote, warmth muster
do feelings too have a shelf life
with longevity chalked out
absence no longer endears
fallacy, same old antics do pall
is it detachment or emotional turnoff
at life’s fag end, I cogitate, question
do relationships have a shelf life
with an inherent expiry date?
**
Old poem – same subject
Have been wondering about it of late
Do relationships have an expiry date?
Sight of some who gave a rush of joy
Same face same antics now do annoy
Some pandered to and cultivated contacts
Outlive their usefulness and only distract
Few relations that by loved ones are foisted
Over time do pall to be severed and discarded
Fake relationships make strange bedfellows
Quickly dissolving ignominiously as dodoes
Childhood crushes and some love bitten brushes
Over time reside in mind merely as fond memories
Neighborly relationships are formed dictated by need
Tested yet short lived with inbuilt chips to timely recede
Handful of friends and few resilient blood ties
Stay the course of bonds and persist over time
Thus I do maintain in life everything is rated
Comes with short span, stamped, expiry dated
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Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion.- Kim Cattrall
Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational. – Hugh Mackay Author , Athlete
A relationship, I think, is like a shark, you know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies - woody Allen
Originally Published: July 26, 2011
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