pop's poetry

Category: Family

  • loss

    we don’t lose
our people who move
into the next adventure
there’s nothing lost
they brought to
our lives, our world
everything is here
available everywhere
contributions remain
it doesn’t end
presence extends
moments remembered
memory embraced
legacy retraced
death isn’t final
life is eternal
the physical may burn
the spiritual will churn
we never lose
our loves that move
into the next adventure

  • good measure

    You can’t measure a person
by their character
by their faith
by their stature
the way they express themselves
the good they do for others
You can’t measure a person
by their honesty
by their goodness
by their giving
the level of hope they have
the amount of grief they’ve endured
You can’t measure a person
by their friends
by their grudges
by their money
the love of family in their heart
the moments they missed
The only
good measure
for anyone
is how much you’ll miss them
when they’re gone

  • missed minutes of heaven

    That time you drove past the single mom
Changing a tire in the rain
You didn’t stop to help
And missed a few minutes of palpable joy
Or when you scolded the dad at the store
Buying last minute diapers
With a screaming child
And brought hell into play for your own peace
And the time your child needed comfort
After being laughed at in school
Instead you quoted
A long dead maxim that ignored opportunity
You open a door that is quickly slammed
When you rush intimacy
Into gratification without gentleness
And the chance to whisper love instead of shout
You miss minutes of heaven every day
When you are not present
Not looking for moments
To bring joy and love to the world you have
May you see that you have enough heaven
To last for eternity
In your moments on earth
Time only matters in the realm of kindness

  • reaping and sowing

    You Reap what you Sow
What a wonderful concept to live by
Karma is not a bitch
rather mischaracterized
It’s a lifelong pursuit of the
Good
True
Beautiful
Planting these firmly in good soil
Along your path
Beside the way
The sprouts of your journey
You may never see
Those who follow behind will reap the
Benefit
Fruit
Harvest
Results from the life you lead
Among your friends
Within your family
They Reap what you Sow
For a wonder full future world

  • time warp

    I don’t even remember November
what the hell is happening
why does time need to speed
there’s a warp all of the sudden
in minutes
in decency
in frequency
of mindless things
so now we surrender December
the white flag already raised
to the onslaught we’ve wrought
by rushing to the next thing
and neglecting, not protecting
each precious moment
to create a world mindful and kind full
we can pause what’s happening
and step off this dreadful treadmill
opening up to peace and
to breathing
instead of seething
before these moments pass