Four Poems, a Photo and a Brief Blog

 

Have a quick look at the previous photo to put this one in perspective.

 

Here are some poems that I submitted to a magazine but were turned down today. I hope my readers here see some value in them:

Walking Meditation

There is a way to meditate

That doesn’t require chanting

Walking meditation

 

Focus on breathing, the first step is to mind your breath

Be mindful of your surroundings too

Use the clash of images

 

To clear your mind

Breathe slowly

 

Focus

 

And try not to think of this poem

 

END

 

 

 

I Remember You

 

If I described it to you it would no longer matter

This thing you call a relationship

 

If the emotion and the feeling isn’t there

My words won’t create them

 

Years before we met

I saw you on the bus

 

You were so cute, so beautiful

So young, fresh and perfect

 

And when I saw you again

Not only did the years melt away

 

But you had become old enough

To hit on

 

You see, my words can only

Ruin things

END

 

 

 

Living Room View

 

I stared out my window

And pondered my day

The moon in its brilliance

The sunrise approaching

 

Life giving water

Strewn frozen below

Thinking of places

Where the water is ocean

 

Where the sun climbs above you

As you lay in the sand

 

 

END

 

 

The Tall Oaks

 

Further up are the oak trees lining 97^th street

They weren’t here before, they just seem to be

From a thousand years ago

 

They stretch their long limbs pretending

To be wariors brandishing swords

As the masses

 

Safely traverse the street below

END

Today’s Blog:

Well, not a whole lot to say today. I am kind of curious if there are any other writers out there who would like to form an online group of some sort to critique each other’s work and support our efforts. There are tons on Facebook, but they all seem impersonal.

Well, my mental health seems to be good. Lately I have been looking into CBT or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and it seems it can really help someone like me. From what I understand, with many sessions and a lot of work, I can train my mind to stop going into negative thinking. Something I don’t like to talk about much is that there are a few ideas ‘stuck’ in my consciousness. Some of them are memories of things I’m ashamed of doing, some of them are results of delusions I had about some girls I knew when I was in my early teens. It makes it pretty hard to function when these memories seem to keep beating me down, but I am starting to see hope that I can gain more control over them.

Other than that, I have been neglecting my physical health a little. One one side, I have been drinking a lot of fruit and vegetable smoothies, but on the other side I haven’t been getting as much exercise as I should. It is so important to keep yourself feeling healthy with a balanced diet, medication taken on time and regular exercise because things can degenerate quickly.

So, I will end things at that. I just felt my readers might like some of the new styles of poetry I have been experimenting with. I hope all of you have a wonderful Spring, except for those darned Australians who I hope have a wonderful Fall 😉