The Tide

 

An avalanche of sea and foam

Crashes on my shore each day

Relentless in its ebb and flow

Clearing marks of toil and fray

 

Unmerciful this tireless guest

Stronger than my dwindling will

Unyielding as its timeless test

More potent then my building skill

 

Narrowed eyes awash with sun

Watch your waning innocence

Wile away the work I’ve done

While scoffing at my arrogance

 

Why should I try again today

To hope and dream anew

Creating fodder for your wrath

You demon from the ocean blue

 

Someday soon I’ll take my leave

And lay down by your side

I’ll let your cleansing summary

Take me with your tide

 

No scars or footprints left behind

Just a beach all white with sand

For history there’s naught to find

No evidence of my futile stand

 

 

Bird of Prey

 

Bird of prey circles high in the sky

Watching the plains far below

Searching for signs with its sensitive eyes

Sorting the strong and the weak

 

Outlook uncertain, at best it looks bleak

Dashing from one hole to the next

Warm furry victim so shy and so sleek

Better hide in your hole or you’ll die as you run

 

From high above a flash catches sight

Small dash of motion sets off the attack

Wings folding in, hidden by the sun light

Stealthy and silent, so deadly and black

 

Your fate drops like a rock from the sky

Your heart pounding faster, you dash ‘cross the field

Can you feel the cast shadow in the eye of your mind

Better run, better hide, find your hole, slip inside

 

The two lives collide in the blink of an eye

Feathers and fur struggling to survive

Were you pierced by the talons

Or were you able to hide

 

Seems you were lucky you’ll live one more day

As bird catches wind, climbing back to the sky

Better take heed, stay aware, yes indeed

You had better stay sharp or you’re going to bleed

 

Twenty Years

 

Spirited stallion

Galloping hard on field

A mighty weapon

For my hand to wield

 

Amplified vision

Of sorcerous yield

Thundering voice

On a staged battlefield

 

Curved body black

With a velvety feel

Always on the attack

No room for appeal

 

Mine from the start

Always ready to squeal

With feedback and fire

Electrified steel

 

After twenty long years

You still have much to reveal

And for twenty years longer

On your altar I’ll kneel

 

An Ode to My Guitar. Thanks to Jimi Hendrix for setting it free.

 

 

Inappropriate (Rewritten)

 

The humor, the darkness

The stab in the back

The laughter so reckless

So daunting, so black

 

Once thoughts are in motion

I loose all reserve

And your unremitted devotion

Remains underserved

 

Persecution unfound’

Through fear, facts and fiction

Chastisement unbound

It’s unjust this infliction

 

Done have you nothing

My dearest friend

Yet time and again

You’ve swallowed this pill in the end

 

It’s so hard to change

I’ve often complained

These pathways of mine

Are too deeply ingrained

 

But I’m sorry my friend

It leaves no excuse

I’ve behaved rather badly

And I’ve seen this truth

 

Please forgive me