Baby Zebra

This was a precious baby Zebra at the Orchard. We didn't get enough of him the first time so we had to come back again lol.

Orchid

A flower on the nightstand
Radiating our love from within
Knowing where we’ve been
Believing in where we’re going

We’ll follow the stars against the wind
Travel along a sandy bend
Searching for our souls within
Not knowing where to begin
Holding hands until the end

Leaving our worries along the roads
We’ll drive until this engine explodes
Scattering memories on the ground
Traveling miles with no sound
Holding hands until the end

We’ll search the country
Like it’s our own
Embracing never being alone
Enticing what is unknown
Watching the stars come out to dance
Cascading against the romance
Locked in this lovers trance
Holding hands until the end …

Everyone deserves something

A surprise kind gesture would be nice from time to time.

Snowy Day

Luke LOVES snow!

Dead leaves are falling

all around us a change is happening

prayers swirl the ground

encasing the world above

hang your coat and step on in

into this mystery machine

it will take us to the life of the in between

the journey has just begun

pull the pages back

off the calendar on the wall

watching the memories fall

remember moments that have passed

pray this sweet time can only last

I trace your heart with my fingertips

A tepid touch against two lips

How do these words embrace emotion?

Relating the sun warming the ocean

Trusting a five letter word

A faint grip on whats occured

The reflection in the mirror isn't quite the whole truth

What you don't see is unclear

Faces aren't always what they appear

Lay me down and embrace this emotion

Hang your coat and step on in

Into our mystery machine

Let's explore the in between

Treading a broken road

Last night I came awake while you were sleeping
As I looked to your face I realized I don’t know why I’m here
I can’t understand what this really means or why I stay
As I slipped off into my dreams I heard a voice a distance away
No one knows why their here and no one knows why
The only thing that matters is today
I feel this sliding far away
You’ll never be ready if you stay


While you slip away out of reality
I’m still here
Gripping at the shirt tail of the future
And what it holds for me, in the distance
Because my vice isn’t the same
As I prefer veracity over optimism
Keep walking on, never looking back

Lost lonely cause

Oh tomorrow why do you come so slow
Do you bring of new harvest to sow?
Oh today where did you go
Did you crash away in the tides so low?
Oh future what do you bring
a new life is what you sing
a past, present, future ring
oh tomorrow why do you come so slow?

When death beckons

There's a box on a shelf

all wooden in structure

As you walk by try to notice

Theres a lady in silver

as the dew settles calmly

the light trickles

through the crack in the door

the alarm sounds

please dont wake her while she sleeps

She doesn't have much time

sometimes you cannot see

what is truly in your eyes

So sit back my dear

dont count your days

love your grace for what its worth
never allow your heart to stray
She's trying so hard to stay

Crying as the morning nears

Un/ity

All around me white is all I see

from the clouds above to the flying doves

Wedding bells are beginning to disrupt my sleep

Diamond Rings and flashy things

Does this make everything right?

All the nights you stayed awake to cry

those days you looked in the mirror and asked why

Whats wrong with me you think

never stopping a beat to blink

Close your eyes dear its not worthwhile

Don't lose your pride in the glistening isle

too flawed too daunting that's me don't you see

How long dear did you feel it near

praying at night with radical faith

bargaining with your fear

When does time catch up with dreams

the ones we had in the early year

the ones we see far and near

be careful they say dont scare him dear

you never know if he will stay

and to this I say ... I think i'm going to be sick

The way I see it

I was thrown some words and phrases to which I answered with my opinion. It's a fun little thing to do when your bored.

The secret- is to find out what the secret is. To always love instead of hate. To always have high morals and respect those you love.
Teenage girls- dont want your advice they just want your sympathy
I've learned- that you dont appreciate the things you dont pay for yourself
The good guy- will always win in my book. Who wants to spend their life with a jerk?
My friends- are funny, mature and respectful
It is enough- to try your hardest and still fail
Survival has- been programmed into our brains and heart and only gets stronger when we need it
It's important- to live like your dying, because you are and the people you take forgranted wont always be here for you
The bass player is- usually fat ( dont get mad i said usually not always!)
Tuesday is- never the best day of the week, should I look forward or behind?
I should have- planned much much better
We are all here- for a purpose, find yours then work at it
My father was- someone I didn't look forward to meeting
I had a client- that was crazy EVERY SINGLE WORKDAY!
Accounting is not math- its the 6th circle of hell
It's been ten years- since I was just trying to be a normal 10 year old in a not so normal environment
After four hours- with you I realize that lonelines is not far out of sight

The worst part- of not knowing is the images and thoughts you create out of dispair
Don't waste- me with your tomorrows, tomorrow may never come, God never promised it to us. I'll explain more tomorrow ;)
If the neighborman- needs a cup of sugar I've got plenty
Cowboys- are hot (enough said)
My mother was- a mother, a father, a friend - and still is
A man- should always have facial hair, never use "im a guy" as an excuse for being a jerk, be a man not a boy, support himself and try to find his inner woman if he ever wantsto succeed in a relationship
Fear is- of the unknown. Past, present, future
There's that line- in Dumb and Dumber when Jim Carrey says "big gulps ehh boys" Cracks me up EVERYTIME
I'm afraid - Of being a single mom one day
I'm not afraid - of dying, heaven has to be much better than this

Are you still curious to find?

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace ...

Have you ever thought about what anger and jealousy do to your soul and mind?
Anger is like holding onto a hot coal with the intention of throwing it at someone, your the
one that gets burned.

Its scary to think about being sad for so long that you can't escape your own warped thoughts. Its like being in a glass box, you see the outside but you just cant save yourself. So much time to yourself leads to unforgettable memories, the good the bad, the EVIL. I wonder what I did to make those things happen to me. I wonder why I still care even though its the past and thats were it should stay. I pray for the answers that I sometimes don't recieve.
More than anything I vow not to repeat the past or fall under pressure of the world around. I take pride knowing that I'm not the same. I question why you just can't be there for me like you promised and I answer with tears streaming down. If it were only like you said, it could be so different. We could be on the same ground, holding on to each other, because the world seems to drag down the best . I have no control over the things that mean the most to me. And if I've learned anything in these 20 years its that you can never count on anyone. It sounds harsh but its really not. You cannot expect to be happy because of someone else, you cant count on anyone to be there in the darkest hours. Many times people will fall short of your expectations. I keep imagining that door swinging open only to realize its still closed. Sometimes its hard to go on.
Im dreaming of forever, wishing for tomorrow.

Getting Closer

Time it flies

through the mind that lies

closed off to the world outside

It will change with time

Dont you see, im still me

But the novelty is wore

and the binds that tie are torn

It changes everyday

Whos to say what stays the same

The poems, they faded and smiles seem so jaded

Were on a path for forever more

Within years, its a past

You told me we were meant to last

Whos to say you break a promise

Immune to the feelings of a broken heart

Like a fine line of affection splitting apart

~Me and you Makes two~

Doctor Doctor

Im afraid of whats not known

whats not being shown

to the people here

Im aching at the thought of the needles poking

and the lights reflecting

Please be patient there is no cure

only more medicine why? were not real sure.

Just drink it fast you wont taste a thing

Soon you'll feel nothing only a lite sting

The wounds are hidden behind the clothes we wear
The remedies last for days then fade

close your eyes dont be afraid

Wasting Time

When I speak a thousand words meaning nil

float through you

I sat down and counted the unlucky numbers

what was the equation that was so far out of sight
Like a birds wings soaring high

I pretend that its at flight for evermore

You said to have faith its all coming together

sometimes I sit and stay for another round once more

I took your promise, with this fate in hand

looking down to keep what’s out of sight in mind

All we have is time and all we want is more

we waste each other with the tomorrows

because goodbye could be tonight

A tap of the foot and a heart in a soul

lives on longer than one may think

who’s listening to unspoken words?

Watching the spirits pass with the music spreading ground

Lets sit down and we'll search the ground

for the love we threw behind

Getting Colder

Dark nights bring all my answers

I've never felt so alone than in a crowded hall

Breath against me, get closer to the test

Were so different, we stand apart from the rest

Slow the car, were treading too fast

The world is beautiful if only the days were meant to last

Colors are blinding they hold the key in their hands

Ocean waters cant breath without the air of the sands

Im so good at being scared

scarlett letter to thee

it's like a strain at heart

still so far apart

Light Matters

Question? Should we genetically engineer humans to be able to digest cellulose for a benefit?
Generations from now children will not only be genetically engineered to be beautiful, cancer free and have great DNA but they will also have genetically enhanced plants and animals surrounding them. In a world from now, Golden Retrievers may live for 20+ years thanks in part to their perfect gene codes. Not only will they live for a decade longer but their leg length will actually match with the size of their heads. This same will be true for the people of the world. You will be able to pick your childs gender, eye color, whether or not their tan or fair and how tall they will be. These children will know no different from these new engineers just as you and I have not known any different from electricity and television. So should we leave the science methods to the soils and never use genetic engineering? What if it was able to save a million of lives a year? What if no child would ever die of Luekemia again? Then would you change your mind? I forsee a perfect world of the future - that's not so perfect.

A picture Place

And so you thought you knew all to know
maybe believed it ought to show

Summers passed
winds blow in the leaves, they swirl
The light of blue
turning the new to bloom
You were the girl next door
now old news falls pages before
Careful with your thinking
young one you'll see
that Loves not all its talked up to be
Girl forget that you can stray
no matter how hurt you'll
feel obliged to stay
Barely of Age you sow
your way
Tred Lightly ...

This is a battle

Every deed is seen

Did you laugh when you heard
what you have just now learned
Were the tears that you cried
all part of how you lied
Throw them back like a kite flown by
let em take what is owed by now
what you need what you want
its so far from out of reach
its all with the passing sky
and its all about never saying goodbye
Hold to what you know
what you have, what you sow
hold on tight and never let go

Holding

I saw a liar and a cheat
How excited we were to meet
That led to breaking the parts between us
In the eyes of the street
Where the tulips bloomed like seeds of dreams
Into the night kissing goodbye
Have fun leaving this behind

It’s capable to keep this forever in mind
Forgiving is letting go, dont let it show
We cut the ties to let lives fly
Now you want to come back down below

Sail away forever putting it past
How am I supposed to forget this notion?
It may just be the feeling of a tug
The worlds all too big to grasp
Lye in the corner and count your meter
We know your failing too

Someday you’ll regret what you longed to do
Forgiving is letting go, so I’m hanging on
hanging on