Wonderella

Don't ask me if I still love you,
what more need I do to prove it to you.
What is it that I do or don't do
that even makes you condider this question
I've always done as I thought you wanted
always placing myself in the second row
Your needs, like my needs however, must be made known
or should love include reading scattered thoughts
If you really want to make me think and ponder
ask me WHY I still love you,

then give me a week

Hidden but here

Part of me says I need to stay, not hide
yet part of me tells me otherwise
which part do I listen to, which should I heed
or should I just go and don a disguise?

Automat

Then..........

.

Auto this, Auto that, do you recall

the Automat?

Buster Brown, Buster Keaton, mowing grass for

Mrs. Seaton

.

Cracker Balls, Cracker Jacks, visiting the mail box

not the FAX

Penny Candy, Penny Lane, summer days long and

inane

.

Shooting marbles, Shooting stars, would we see man land

on mars?

Mister Greenjeans, Mister Magoo, Saturday mornings with Captain

Kangaroo

.

Golden eggs, Golden rule, days we woke to go to

school

.

Now.......

.

Morning coffee, morning paper, let's read about the latest

caper

Digital Cameras, digital watch, preferring vodka over

scotch

.

Wedding rehearsals, wedding rings, sometimes lose their status of

favorite things

Driving kids, driving range, sleeping in is oh

so strange

.

Days become, days gone by, years have passed where did

they fly

Counting blessings, counting bills, current thoughts regarding

wills

.

Growing up, growing old, rarely ever so pleasant

as sometimes told

.

So.......

.

Auto this, Auto that, what happened to the days of the

Automat

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There was a time...
when daybreak meant nothing other than a new dawn
springing forth, emerging light
.

There was a time...
when happiness was simply taken for granted, not aided

by yourself, just deserved
.

There was a time...
when it was never going to end, life was easy and expected
to linger, forever more
.

There was a time...
when it started to change and splendid rays of sunshine
grew shorter, altering states
.

There was a time...
when days became months, months became rough years,
slipping by, a downward spiral
.

There was a time...
when you saw it had passed and knew you would never
could never, have time
.

...again

Death - No emoticon needed

Death is a villain

that we can not stave away

attempt as we will

and

Blood becomes viscous

when it's dead and motionless

til it's dried complete

but

Caskets were not meant

to become the new homes of

the lives we once knew

and

Flesh will most times rot

when the life has gone from it

if given the chance

but

Pain does not always

follow a death unless it

somehow affects you

and

Hoping for heaven

helps the unsure with relief

when nothing is left

but

Tree roots cut in half

are always the result of

a grave in the woods

and

The heart is a pump

whose job is done when it stops

working on its own

but

Petals on the floor

can't be prevented even

at the florists wake