Week 4

 

 

Iced Caramel Mocha!!! Where have you been all my life?

 

 

Sweet Magnolia...if you have never listened to "Magnolia" by J.J. Cale, do yourself a favor and check it out.



Storm...

before the calm...

 

 

 

Robert

2015

Are We Living

A paint brush covers all the ugliness

Caulk fills in all the mistakes

 

Love covers all the ugliness

Forgiveness fills in all the mistakes

 

Are we living?

 

The joists are sagging and need support

A new post or beam will do

 

His life is failing and needs support

A friend or two will do

 

Are we living?

 

The power is off and there is no light

Light a candle and sing a song

 

He has lost his way and is in the dark

Hold his hand and sing a song

 

Are we living?

 

The toilets leaking the valve is broke

Get a wrench and turn the water off

 

His heart is breaking his love left him

Give him a hug to stop the bleeding

 

Are we living?

 

He may just have it to tear it all down and start over again…
 

Don’t you want to be there when he does?

 

 

Robert

2015

Morse Code

Todays lesson is Morse code:

oo

o-oo   ---   ooo-   o

-o--   ---   oo-


-oo   ---

-o--   ---   oo-

o-oo   --- ooo-   o

--   o

OK a hint...

--   oo-   -o-o   oooo       o-oo   ---   ooo-   o       o-   -o   -oo       o--o   o   o-   -o-o   o



Robert
2015

You Give Me What I Need

Some things in life are rare.
 

 

There is something very special

about a person

who can tell you

what they like about you.

What they see in you,

how they feel about you.

They build you up

and make you feel

that you have value.

Isn’t that what we all want?

Don’t we all want to feel

as if we are important to someone?

To be loved, and cared about

is a need that we all share

There is something special

about a man or woman

who can give you

what you need…

 

Someone who can make you

feel good about yourself,

to see past the mundane and trivial

and find the beauty

and the love inside us.

We look for that in our friends,

lovers, and soul mates.

To be fortunate enough to find it

is very rare.

Some people never find it

and spend a lifetime searching.

When you find that person

hold onto them,

don’t let them go,

you may never find them again.

Cherish them, love them,

build a relationship,

don’t deny them, don’t abuse them,

embrace them and let the beauty

of their feelings surround you.


We are not talking about gods love

or worship here.

We are not talking about the

unconditional love of a parent or child.

We are not talking about self love

for preservation and survival.

We are talking about

look into your eyes,

feel your heart beat,

hear your voice

love here.
 
 

To love and to be loved by another person is sacred…


Robert
2015

Cryptic Part 11

On the outskirts of this town

was a place called the Church of Sabion

Legend has it that in the year 1348

the Virgin Mary appeared to a young girl
 

and asked her to steal a statue

in the church of Our Lady of Antwerp
 

The young girls name was Beatrice Soetkens

She was helped by a boatman
 

who brought her here to Brussels

where she was also helped
 

by the crossbowmen of the Big Guild

who took her to the Sabion
 

The first Ommegang in Brussels

was that at the Sabion
 

Dedicated to this virgin worshipped

as Our lady of the Victories
 

Now the parade was drawing near

His thoughts of desire would have to wait
 

They could take refuge in the crowd

from the unwanted advances of prying eyes
 

As he needed more time

to figure out his next move
 

And to give them time together

somewhere more private…
 

To be continued…

 

Robert

2015

Shred It

They are having a shredding event
at the high school next week

Destroy old paper and documents
to help prevent identity theft…

From 8 AM to 2 PM rain or shine

I wonder if they will take the unwanted

memories of mine:

letters from the IRS, divorce papers,

death certificates

And let me keep the good

memories:

pictures of the kids, a birthday card from mom,

old love letters

that are left...

Robert

2015

His Life

The roses on his desk are green and red

Books lined up like little soldiers

Ready to fall over like dominoes

A bottle of Saison is one book end

Followed by some pictures in a row

A vase of white ceramic

A picture of his favorite poet

Red ribbon hangs from atop a lamp

Lydia’s card next to a box full of guitar picks

“We write to understand, not to be understood”

Little figurines and a cardinal in flight

Phone in its cradle, a pile of papers

Cup of coffee, an empty beer bottle

 

His life is an

Open door showing its contents

 

Robert

2015

It

It’s not a pleasant game

When the Devil calls your name

 

Waves from the east

Wind blows from the north

 

Bigotry, hatred, injustice

Truths, and so much shame

 

Never tired so long as

We can see far away

 

I wish you were here

When the time is right

 

If you want to learn how to love

Bring an ink pen, flannel shirt, and blue jeans


Cross your legs and put your glasses on

And I’ll show you what I mean

 

Its hard being without you

If you were gone I don’t know

What I would do

 

Two roses signify my love for you

One is pink the other blue
 

There are two rings, bands of gold

Lover’s hearts are what they hold

 

I want to hold you

I want to kiss you

I want to lay you down and caress you

I want to feel your spirit

Surround me

 

Burning passion

Lead me to this place

Of heavenly light and despair

Oh, black dog

Locked forever in this world

Help me find my salvation


Robert
2015

Week 3 - Battle Of The Porches

 

 

Robert

2015

Farewell To Love

When you see the morning sun

Rising from the eastern sky

Think of me so far away

And to your heart I will come

As the sun sets in the west

And you feel my beating heart

Your love guides me through the storm

To sweet arms where I can rest

When the sun forgets to shine

On days my thoughts are clouded

And I get lost and lonely

Tell me that it’s only time

Before the sun and the sky

That we will hold each other

In passions slow warm embrace

Til we say that last goodbye

Forever…

 

 

Robert

2015

Hate Me

Why?

 

Why do you hate me?

 

Is it the color of my skin?

Is it the God that I worship?

Is it who I choose to love?

 

What color does the blind man see?

Who does the flower worship?

Are we not all different?

 

Why do you hate me?

I do not hate you.

I love you.

 

 

Robert

2015

Week 2

The road ends where land meets sea...

Where dreams come true and you never grow old...


Robert
2015
 

To Die Alone

I think that I am destined to die alone
In some place that I call home
I'm fine with that fact
As long as its not by some unnatural act
I have been  a lot of places
And had a lot of friends
But they will not be there
When I meet my end
No sorrow or pity for me
I have made my peace you see
And when my time comes to go
Please don't worry
For in my heart I know
I have loved and laughed
Hugged and cried
Felt passion and remorse
But most important to me
I made my own path
And stayed true to my course

Robert
2015

Not

You are not your age,
Nor the size of clothes you wear,
You are not a weight,
Or the colour of your hair.
You are not your name,
Or the dimples in your cheeks,
You are all the books you read,
And all the words you speak,
You are your croaky morning voice,
And the smiles you try to hide,
You're the sweetness in your laughter,
And every tear you've cried,
You're the songs you sing so loudly,
When you know you're all alone,
You're the places that you've been to,
And the one that you call home,
You're the things that you believe in,
And the people that you love,
You're the photos in your bedroom,
And the future you dream of,
You're made of so much beauty,
But it seems that you forgot,
When you decided that you were defined,
By all the things you're not.





Ernest Hemingway





Robert

2015

Day 2

I know there are songs here somewhere...

Love is powerful...

don't let it pass you by

when it is right in front of you...


Robert
2015

Cryptic Part 10

She looked at him as he sat thinking

His worried look concerned her

Her continued support

Had encouraged him to move forward

And she knew what she had to do next

Or he may slip away

“its just a matter of time” she said

“what is” he asked

“until you find what you are searching for”,

“and what might that be” he replied

“I am not certain, but I have a strange

feeling whatever it is it’s not far off”

her words had always comforted him

and gave him reassurance

but until now he had only

considered her as an acquaintance

now these thoughts of desire

had made him begin to question

his ability to think rationally

and what affect her passion was having

on his ability to judge or reason

without bias towards her

as the sun began to set

on this most unusual couple

little did they know that

his suspicions were correct

someone was watching them.

 

to be continued...

 

 

Robert

2015

 

Cryptic Part 9

He had often wondered about

strong feelings of wanting

It had been years since he had felt

any hope, now

waiting for an unknown event to happen

fate had thrown them together

driven by their mutual desires
and strong needs 

His thoughts of achieving something

that was probably unattainable

And her unbelievable amount of

earthly passion longing to be expressed

both searching for something that

most likely would not occur

He remembered comforting words

“want for nothing while you are with me”

She had only known attractions that

were superficial or transient, while

his obvious need for something elaborate

in structure was now taking over

Strong carnal thoughts

to determine the outcome of events

had for some reason
not crossed his mind until now

but as he sat here in this strange place

with this most unlikely woman

that thought began to present itself….


Robert
2015

Good Morning

Robert
2015

Baltimore

Outside my window
there is a young man

standing on the hood of a car

Beating in the windshield
with a hammer

He could be off sitting in a bar

Instead now they are calling in
the National Guard

This country was built by dissidents

opposing tyranny on our soil
so that this young man and others like him

could become our President....

This is a frightening reminder
for everyone to see

and to always be aware

Keep pushing people around
and don't give back

could become our worst fucking nightmare....



Robert
2015

A Street

Faust:
My little lady, may I offer you
My arm to see you home?

Margarete:
I'm not a lady, I'm not pretty-
I need no one to see me home!

Faust:
"What a lovely girl went there!
I've never seen one like her anywhere!
Such modesty, such sweetness-yet
Something pert in what she said.
As long as I live I wont forget
Those cheeks so flushed, those lips so red.
The way she shyly dropped her eyes,
Is deeply stamped upon my heart.
How short and sharp were her replies!
That was the most delightful part!"




Recommended reading....


Robert
2015

Red Steps

red steps leading
to an empty room
my things are packed and gone
while you were away
I had to leave this morning
or I may want to stay

Don't throw out
my empty bookcase
or my favorite blue chair
where I would sit and read
throw out all the bad
memories of me instead

before I left I sat and stared
out the window in my room
where I would sit alone
in the house up on the hill
waiting for someone
to hold me of their own free will

loneliness is not so bad
once you get used to it
but I'm not so sure its
how I want to finish out my years
with someone but still alone
remembering the tears

as I sit and write you this
I remember when we met
you liked the way my jeans
fit hanging on my ass
somehow you forgot that I liked it
when you made a pass

I'm sorry I couldn't do
this in another way
but I'm afraid that
if I tried
I might decide to
stay

Robert
2015





 

My birthday wish for 2015:

I have known a lot of people in my life, most just acquaintances, and some dear lifelong friends. I have never really had a hard time making friends all it takes is being kind, listening, and caring about others. The problem for me has been keeping friends because I do not always bend to the will of others, and I do not always follow the crowd. To my old friends that have known me through good and bad and still love me, I say thank you, I love you so much, and carry you in my heart everywhere. To my new friends that do not know me quite so well, you will find that I am pretty easy to figure out since I wear my heart and feelings on my sleeve. I will admit to you that I do not mind being alone, sometimes I am most comfortable with just my thoughts, the sky, the water, and the beauty of nature. Over many years I have learned how to stop the noise. To my family, I say that you are everything, no matter how cliché that may sound it is true. You are what has saved me from many days and nights when I questioned the value of my own life. You are me and I am you.

So for my wish; to all of you I say be happy, no matter what, because life is short as the saying goes. Live your own life, and always, always, follow your dreams because they are realities that you have just not discovered yet.

 

Love and Peace…

 

 

Robert

2015

Exercise

A cup
A chair
A bowl of plants
Grass
A picnic table
Trees
A shadow
Two plastic storks
Sky
Green, tan, blue
Black
Grain and knot
Boards
Grey
Leaves
Succulents



Look closer...

What do you see?

Who made the chair
and the table
and the cup
why did they
make them the way they did

Who drank from the cup
and sits in the chair

why is the grass green
the sky blue
and why are the trees so tall

Who or what made them, and why?

Why did someone take this photo?

Why am I writing this?

Do you see these things
and ask yourself these questions
or do you stare blankly
at the endless canvas of life
and see or feel nothing

Some people are blind and would love to read this picture...

and feel the beauty.

They are the ones that I want to write for.

Just a reminder to self.

Robert
2015

I Am Peace

Holding hands
We walk
Where the sun shines
The same on everyone
I am peace

Together

Love and Peace


Robert
2015

You Are Love

Conceived from love
Born by love
Raised with love
You are love

You just don't know it

But I do

Robert
2015