So many times we have seen deaths occurred
and yet, we still took this short life for granted

We wish to have a long life
but our actions turn it into a lie

We often regret our own actions too late,
after our loved ones are already dead

We judged others because of their flaws
as we remain ignorant of our own scores

When we point at another person in condemnation
three of our own fingers are pointing back at us

We say we wanted to save the world for our future.
but we are its worst enemy like no other

A short while back
my heart set sail,
and as harmless as it was;

the journey wept
to no avail,
'til oceans formed, because.

Thus, so the day
did linger on,
'til every well ran dry;

I knew it not
my heart 'twas gone,
causing my ship to die.

I'm not a man
who sails the sea;
so, forgive me if I'm wrong;

but when hearts leave
all must agree,
the ship and crew tag 'long.

She came for a moment
a fleeting one
just to give me energy
Divine

she was drunk by my eyes
and like wine dissolved
into the universe
in a momentous moment

gave me the fruits of joy
men need most
of an intent
to creativity
a beautiful content
and in the eyes of god
she merged after that monumentous moment...

There is a tall loblolly pine
beside a gravel road I sometimes drive
beyond a weathered dead end sign.
It's years since it was last alive.

I first saw it with needles brown
at the start of leaf fall's season.
The tree stood straight from root to crown.
It died from no apparent reason.

And time passed on and time passed on
until the tree stood needle bare,
a thing wood peckers drummed upon.
I once saw a horned owl perch there.