Deep Breath...What Now?
deep breathes
not often taken
usually more of a pant
in anticipation not forsaken
considered meditation
in its quiet application
slowing down the body
as it rest in active ration
but handy they are for hiking
with feet of endless mind
journeying with imagination
on a trail of twisting wind
I don't hold the air too long
in dizziness i might spin
I have more to do today
in tomorrow's impending din
DeaBeePea 1-4-15
RING
Tennyson:
Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow; The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.
the bells of Christmas
have lingered to say
happy New Year
in there knell of pray
the evil spirits
are kept away
as the jingle and jangle
begin to stray
the midnight toll
is doom to some
in fear of more
ominous strum
but I don't see it
as a predictive gong
it's up to me
to induce the throng
hugs and hope
to spread so wide
a modest offering
in quiet guide
DeaBeePea 1-3-16
IT's
a contraction seems silly
an apostrophe for an i
what's the difference really
except a brief lazy nigh
using 'won' for 'will'
in our mental 'nots'
not abbreviations
or acronymous thoughts
the portmanteau
is a bolder stretch
creative and adjoining
in a smoggy fetch
'IT IS' my opinion
as a proper writer
that I will approach snobbery
and speak as moral fighter
DeaBeePea 1-3-16
Slowly
This is a forgotten art
as I ponder
my life as a dart
most things in haste
going from one thing
to another without baste
hurriedly cutting wings
and chomping drumsticks
like threatening things
would be an important step
a resolution of slowly
in life's ongoing, daily shlep
DeaBeePea 1-3-16
The New Year's Option...
I admit
I am a "hanger"
New Year's is just an excuse
to make some clangor
I could just as easily celebrate
on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th
avoiding all the pitfalls
of a Happy new Year myth
I don't mean to sound cynical
there is a lot to be thankful for
it's just that the years run together
as I get older and tend to snore...
DeaBeePea 12-31-15
Warning
the big question is
when warning is received
is this a situation
where you are to be deceived?
is this caution forwarded fro
for your protection?
or just a safeguard
against the sources own rejection?
when you are prompted
maybe it's best to ignore
for your own self interest
might be best to explore
you might be threatening
a powerful throne
but to heck with their agenda
if your experience is thrown
so don't be afraid
the danger is theirs
you're the innovative compulsion
that only hate and fear dares
DeaBeePea 12-30-15
Gizzards
can be made to sound glamorous
as Sangdana or pipik'lach
in all gourmets delight
and giving it class
skewered or roasted
or a soup base deluxe
international in versatility
and high in protein the crux
but when you're informed
you begin to wonder
if eating this stuff
is all a big blunder
DeaBeePea 12-29-15
Isolated
isolated is good
at least to degree
posturing your thoughts
while sipping on tea
identifying yourself
and comfortable in skin
reading and writing
and enjoying private spin
solitary in peace
celebrating goodwill
smiling at spaces
that leave my mind still
but never be insular
I don't think that's good
there's so much out there
in the cultural 'should'
DeaBeePea 12-29-15
OMG
I like the way the English talk
with dignity and subtlety
the serious they mock
they speak of naughty bits
and other things
finding snobbery the pits
the utter futility of bollocks
speaking with use of cadswollop
exercising verbal frolics
the full monty of vernacular
is British fun and games
and really quite spectacular
having nookie with the bird
nudge, nudge, quite a mover...
his manly nature stirred
laughter and innuendo in driblets
the rumpy pumpy ensues
Oh My Giblets!
DeaBeePea 12-27-15
The Day After
I love the peace
alone in my room
recollection of voices
like the wisk of a broom
but some of them linger
provoking my thoughts
as if there was meaning
hidden in jots
but that is silly
it was a day of festivity
not meant to be studied
by imaginations nativity
it is a second thanksgiving
for friends and plethora
rejoicing in friendship
and the seasons aura
the repast and wine
and music divine
and humble gifts
my presence benign
DeaBeePea 12-26-15
A day of peace to all my Misfit friends.
I LOVE YOU.
will visit friends at four o'clock
then back for dinner very soon after
martini's first
then roast beef, wine and laughter
then gifts to open
some wrapped some bagged
but the activities don't matter
it's being together and smiles we've tagged
and sharing our happiness
and wishing the same
for all those unfortunate
not playing this game...
DeaBeePea 12-25-15
The Day Before
when you think about it
as the day before
the word of the day, becomes
preparation
Preparation for what I ask
as the list grows long
and my body grows weak
aggravation
but after lessons learned
this, I will not permit
as I stop to ponder eve
gratification
who are you trying to please
in this frantic scramble
have you forgotten yourself?
satisfaction
be not a hindrance to yourself, or others
pass the day in spontaneous glee
and be a purveyor of peace
moderation
and celebrate Christmas as a state of mind
making the world the kind of place today
that it should be every day of the year
exaltation
DeaBeePea 12-24-15
Please
Please save the trees
and all the bees
I will get down on my knees
in the beautiful breeze
and pray for keys
to natures appease
and as my hope wishes and sees
that carelessness does freeze
I try to come to ease
at the beautiful ecological squeeze
the moment, mine to seize
the miracles I do tweeze
in guilt I pay my fees
as I sometimes partake in wheeze
but in the holiday seasons chemise
dressing my spirit in tease
of snow and flakes reprise
in my festive teetering trapeze
DeaBeePea 12-23-15
If I was a sea horse...
I would ride the range of waves
letting gunfire be my guide
going the other way
to a place called "Salty Dog"
the wind blowing my mane
tailing me with its gust
prehensility my thrust
unsaddled ne'er to bog
as my hippocampus smarts
my coronet so proud
galloping toward my drink
of frothy myriad shrimp
the cowboys I reject
naked in the dust
from cattle town to cattletown
rain and sun to keep me primp
the tide ebbs as it flows
monumental rivers are its break
looking to horizons
where my oasis offers fete
I hear the train in distance
as as I round the ridge
I see its bright red dorsal
and smoke my lungs do whet
arriving in Dodge City
a sea-horse town of legend
the tavern is alive
with the sound of snipefish searing
I will stay this raucous night
and rest my weary rings
back to the ocean tomorrow
for a western reef of clearing
DeaBeePea 12-22-15
Happy Yule 2
the giving of time
so valuable to all
realizing the value
of friendships call
hugs and kisses
and wishes well
inviting us in
at the ring of a bell
sit at the table
a toast of wishes
laughter and thoughts
evacuating our dishes
chatter never idle
in the passing of time
all in respect
no social climb
offering peace
tranquility's resolve
helpful suggestions
problems absolve
like a blankets solace
we all embrace
in thank yous sincere
and hopeful grace
DeaBeePea 12-21-15
Happy Yule...
Happy yule
as my senses re-tool
miraculous flavours
as my buds start to drool
wine in a pool
I'm really cool
and morning will come
in it's attempt to be cruel
DeaBeePea 12-21-15
High Hopes
A sleighride through dreams
Bells of dark silence
Each one, light and merry
these tales of Christmas past
Santa overseeing, from the roof
His magic
becomes a sparkling truth
as he enters, the bricklaid mast
We lose our sense
of time and space
is Santa here?
in this white illusion
The mornings becomes bright
as holly surrounds our wish
the snow of roofs gathering
Rejoicing the intrusion
DeaBeePea 12-5-16
Snow Day
Christmas eve
Preoccupied by green
As we gathered to celebrate
Yuletides magical weave
And as we walked
The few short steps
The heavens began
Their pure white talk
And when we arrived
There was a general nod
That this was a yuletide
That soon would be awed
Our families were bright
And fanciful in play
And our homes were peaceful
In their innocent lay
There were signs in the windows
“Welcome Logan” was announced
They were embracing our daughter
In a joyous enounce
Six adults
All joining hands
With eight little ones
In this festivity, so grand
In this out of-world-place
Where we joined for a moment
To share the mystery
Of this special bestowment
And… as we looked out
the flakes were so round
and gentle as they fell
to the beds they found
it seemed an omen
that things would be soft
and happiness would command
it’s mirror aloft
twenty-eight days
this fleece was piled
as our wonderland grew
with its humble smile
this place of hope
is a time remembered
carried in faith
until that rainy September
DeaBeePea 12-23-16
