Week 45

Across the water lies a land I hardly know

Of green and yellow broom

Where flower colors brightly show

When summer days replace the winter gloom
 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The land of my fathers, the land where I belong"...


Robert

2016



 

 

Just Lovely

I'm not perfect
I'm not beautiful
But I'm lovely
Just lovely
Just lovely
I love these two words
Just lovely
Just lovely
I don't speak proper
And at times my language is absurd
But I feel at ease when I speak to you
Because you think
I'm lovely
I'm lovely
I drink at times
When I'm alone or with family and friends
You don't judge and scold but accept me as I am
I think you're
Just lovely
Just lovely
We are only acquaintances not friends
But that's ok just keep being lovely and I'll do the same
We'll be
Just lovely
Just lovely
Oh how lovely
You and me


Robert
2016

Week 44

As I make preparations for my journey I am cleaning the house and straightening things up, getting everything in order and writing this short note.

A few things from this past week:

A bushel of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs...first of the season. These are number 1 males steamed and seasoned with Old Bay seasoning. Crabs are eaten dipped with melted butter, vinegar, and Old Bay seasoning or simply picked and eaten. There is an art to picking crabs, some people pick and eat, and some pick and pile up the meat to eat later. Plenty of beer, iced tea, water, or soda to drink is recommended. Sides of corn on the cob along with burgers and hot dogs for the kids makes for a good party.

 

Started doing some yoga poses, never realized how invigorating it was. Learning breathing and meditation techniques along with postures from this book that was recommended to me. The book is very informative and illustrated for someone seeking the benefits for mind, body, and soul.

Never a dull moment with Ms. Virginia, she is a ball of non stop energy. She loves dancing and playing while I sing and of course has to get her squeaky toy to accompany me whenever possible. Here she is playing with a bone while I sing about Elvis.

 

Last but not least..so you'll take the high road and I'll take the low, and I'll get there before ye...

 

 

 

Much Love and Peace

 

Robert

2016

 

 

 

I Adore You

I adore you
just the way you are.
I love when you look at me
while biting your nails
or playing with your hair
So demure
So sensual
You are the epitome
of desire,
the  unsafe solution
in a world of
too safe passion
Let go of fear
and take my hand
We will go places
and feel things
that are beyond
any expectations


Robert
2016

Take My Breath Away

In the middle of the night
I reach for something but it's not there.

I dream so hard of you that I wake up
because I can't breathe.



Robert
2016

Without You

You once told me that I was brilliant
It was your light shining through me that you saw

You can read without me
Can I write without you?
I can but I prefer not to

Robert

2016

Read

read while you are all alone read curled up or lying down read with a glass of wine read while you gaze out at the ocean read while you’re at home read while you cook read while you sip read while you are at work read when you are sad read a borrowed book read to try and understand read when you want to learn read before you fall asleep read to have me to yourself read to feel my hand read while you eat your lunch read while sitting in a chair read on a computer read on your phone read when you’re in a crunch read what someone has to say about what's going on read a book or magazine read in public read a letter read cryptic messages found hidden in these poems read with sand between your toes read while in the garden read while waiting for a train read with me upon your lap read while smelling the fragrance of a rose read while having tea and cake read while wearing lingerie read while you take a bubble bath read when you want a friend to tell you how they feel read when you awake read a lover’s note read while stroking on your pet read while being driven to the store read instructions read after dinner read smoking a cigarette read until you fall asleep read a recent novel read as you sit upon the bed read while waiting for a lover read the grocery store receipt read about traveling to the moon read my thoughts read the books on your desk read while in the nude read up in your room read an ancient text read how to fix your car read to help relax read about having sex read and take a nap read how to bake a cake read your horoscope read before you take a test read an atlas or a map read romantic trash read the signs on the wall read on the subway train read something frightening read while the cashier is counting all your cash read while sitting in a boat read floating on a lake read while on the toilet read at least once a day read while taking off your coat read like there is no tomorrow read anything that you like read every moment that you have read after wiping off the dust read the tag on your clothes read while having cocktails read my writing read how I feel about you read to learn read to know read the morning paper read the evening news read everything that you can read the TV guide read the sports report read a story or a tale read the contents on the label read the warning sign read yesterday’s junk mail read as we laugh about the funny things that we text read under the blankets read during a storm read to remember read so you don't forget read while wasting time read a boring report read the time ticking on your watch read just because you can read music and poetry read between the lines read as the cat tugs at your hair read my eyes as they stare at you read while sitting on the beach read by the window read at the library sitting in a chair read someone's tattoo read what song is playing read while sitting by the fire read with a friend read while at the zoo read late at night read to find out why read while fingers gently turn the page read to run away read with glasses on read while getting high read by soft night light read between the sheets read my lips say I love you... as you read these words tonight



Robert
2016

 

 

Week 43

I have started reading some of my contemporaries work lately and I have to say that I like most of it. As with the stuff I write not everything put down on paper or typed on a phone or computer is going to be a gem, but the important thing is that it was written no matter how trivial, mundane, or morose it feels or appears to yourself or anyone who reads it.

This is my place not yours, this is where I come to express myself about my life and the things that I see and feel around me. If you like reading it great if not that's great too it really doesn't matter what you like or don't like as long as I keep writing and getting it out. My world does not rotate around any one individual, I tried that and it doesn't work. I love people, some love me back and some don't, some have even gone so far as to try and hurt me with words and actions and guess what it worked, I got hurt, I tried to hide and run away but that didn't work either. I have found a place where I am comfortable and it is right here on this little telephone screen that I am tapping this out on. The rest of the world is not here right now I am alone as it should be I suppose for I have run away about as far as a person can to figure things out.

I will not intentionally hurt anyone with my actions or words although it may seem like I do. If you are reading this than you know me or want to know me so understand one thing, I love hard, if you don't want to be loved don't get involved because I will love you even if you don't love me, it's just how this works, don't try to figure it out, rationalize or analyze me, don't put me into a category or try and define me, I don't care for genres or labels and once I figure things out I will change direction and try another course because that is what life has done to me it has given me the ability to adapt to whatever circumstances it throws out, and it will throw them believe me on that one.

Another morning lying here in bed alone writing on my phone because this is what I do. I need a cup of coffee and to get up how about you?

Robert
2016

ps. this post has been rewritten from its original draft context, all profanity was removed....,I took out 3 fucks and 8 shits...not sure why, but I did. It kind of loses something without them, but it gains a little too. If you know me and try real hard you can probably figure out where they were removed. Do I look as puzzled as I feel about myself and my writing? I like using profanity to describe things, but it is not who I am, if that makes sense (or maybe it is and I am in denial). Tomorrow maybe I'll put them back, I think I left them in on IG if you follow me there. Robert


 

April Shower

I feel solitude,
in this quiet place where I go to escape the madness of life.
The warmth and the sound of falling water
let’s my mind stop for a moment and relax.
The only sound that I hear is water splashing on and around me
as it hits the top of my head,
runs along my back, and down my legs.
I don’t feel anger or hate, and there is no arguing or yelling.
As I run my fingers through my hair,
fear, doubt, and insecurity are washed away.
My mind drifts to thoughts of days gone and days yet to be,
I softly say the words “I love you”, hoping that maybe you can hear me.
There is a moment of peace,
tranquility, and serenity, as warm spring rain embraces my body and soul.

Let your mind wander, and feel the love of an April shower.



Robert
2016


My thoughts can go nowhere or they can go everywhere

Library

Step into the library, the book you want is on the top shelf,
I'll get the ladder for you.
When you find it would you mind reading me your favorite passage,
I would like to get to know you and what you like to read intrigues me.

Perhaps afterwards we can take a walk down to the waters edge
and throw stones to watch the ripples they make.
As we lie in the warm sun and soak in natures beauty
we can dream about the future and what wonders lie ahead,
for to read is to think, and to think is to understand what makes life so interesting and inviting.

You have no idea until you try, reach up and get it, hurry I can't wait.


Robert
2016