Some poems come easier than others ~ Sunday, May 24, 2026

For someone with a contemplative mind
observe the past with attention to pain
relationships arise to analyze

such as when others get to share their time
observe past events with a rueful eye
maybe time shared was full of shame and blame
each to their own, jealousy, a disguise
observe emotions as ephemeral
nothing more than fleeting winds in the sky
each to their own, attach only to clouds

witness majestic beauty in vistas
if proximity details and enshrouds
the grandeur of sites seen at a distance
honor and cherish the gifts that seem small

ask the woman on the mountain how snow

covers the area in a blanket
observe how and why she lives in a cave
notions of right and wrong both come and go
templates of the real world just disappear
events become less meaningful, regret
marks each moment with loss, things not to save
perhaps, to understand a bird in flight
language becomes a game found within fear
as communication is key, unlock
time as a door, as a portal, a hole
in the surface of a panel, a shock
view human nature as without a goal
each animal the same, lives for delight

mind finds analogies in loss, in death
in emptiness to fill, full of blind rage
nothing more than a cat in a birdcage
decide what is important, a last breath