Bustling across the deck

On a fine Autumn Saturday

Larger in a picture

Brown and black and grey

Hanging out

Very close

To the cat’s tail for a while

The edge of time

Starts to climb

My foot stomps

To scare them both

So agile

Spider dives under

we hear thunder

The rain still makes me smile

**

We put up lines to reach out

For electricity

Entertainment

And to communicate

Spiders make their home

For their family or their prey

Humans have a web reaching out

all the way around the world

Around the cables

Over our heads

The hands of peace are curled

Safety first

For life we thirst

Each of our plans are unfurled

**

Birds seem to be happy creatures

Flitting all about

Tweeting, twittering

They seem to be giggling

Socializing with no doubt

They love the seeds we plant

Reach heights we often can’t 

They don’t criticize our chance

In the skies we are

All devout

**

Respect and recognition

First we need a vision

Some of the

hard parts of life are unavoidable 

Scary, dangerous even hidden

By life’s construction we are smitten

Pray we get past well

And find ways to more joy for all

Really simple math

Aim that direction

We will go

Work for health together

Each of us

Employable

**

We work hard for each day

Some don’t recognize it

Some work hard for their money

Some work harder

But are denied it

This superstitious thing?

Not really

I’m not blind yet

Much of the system

does not take into account

Our effort towards kindness

Can you get behind it?

It’s easy

to find it

**

Make it easy to find it

Be forward

Be bright

Be thick-skinned towards fighting

That has no bite

Be invincible in battles that

Take all of our time

Find satisfaction by creating

Health in our mind

*

What we think

Determines our mood and vice versa

Take care

Fight through hard times to find

Inner calm

Of love be aware

**

Embracing the web

Stay in check

On a divine Autumn Sunday 

Invisible in a picture

Hanging around all day

Jumping out

Very close

When I walk by single file

The edge of time

Starts to climb

My head itches

It scares us both for a while

Spider dives under

Until Monday

Each day will make me smile

**

We put up lines to reach out

For electricity

To experiment

To communicate

Spiders make their home

Or their temporary place to stay

Humans have a web reaching out

all the way around the globe

Along the wires

Over our heads

The hopes for peace are known

Safety first

For life we thirst

Each of our plans should be shown

**

We all want to be happy creatures

Chatting while on route

Speaking, listening 

We seem to be strengthening 

Socializing with no doubt

We love the seeds we plant

Achieve heights

we have planned

They don’t criticize our chance

In the skies we don’t

Have to shout

**

Respect and recognition

Now we have a vision

Some of the hard parts of life

Are just days we can get through

Intense

Outrageous

Somehow fitting

By time’s production

Make our living

Pray we get past well

And find ways to make

More peace true

Really simple math

Aim that direction

We will go

Work for health together

Each of us

Makes time new

**

We work hard for each day

Some don’t recognize it

Some work hard for their money

Some work harder

But are denied it

This superstitious thing?

I’m not even

Off the vine yet

Much of the system

does not take into account

Our effort towards kindness

Can you get behind it?

It’s easy

to find it

**

Make it easy to find it

Be forward

Be bright

Be solid ground

towards lightening

So it’s handled right

Be powerful in battles that

Take all of our time

Find strength by creating

Health in our mind

*

What we think

Determines our mood and vice versa

Take care

Be light in hard times to find

Inner calm

Of Love be aware

***

Where do I begin?

I think of

the best possible outcome

How do I get there?

Logic takes over

Chaos rejoices

It’s not that I

throw caution to the wind

But sometimes

I will just go with the flow

*

More genuine love

than you could expect

It’s not all for show

I may seem intense

But I still make sense?

**

They think that I should

just shut it all down?

Give up the wild chase

Sink below and drown

But I’ve got a feeling

We’re in the clear

They can see it too

so I get past fear

They take one last chance

Someone will attack

But we share a cause

Hope they have my back

I’m by the fire

And on the wire

**

Absolute victory

There’s no such thing

Someone loses

And life is on a string

When we come out on top

It can be great

So long as the win

Won’t generate hate

In the cycle of life

Let’s do without

Evil

Pain

And Humanity in doubt 

**

How do I begin?

I have automatic reactions

How do I get ahead?

Logic takes over

Pay-off in choices

It’s not that I

Have a Cheshire Cat-type grin

But sometimes

The smile just seems to grow

*

More genuine love

than you could expect

If it doesn’t show

Times may be intense

Make it make sense

**

They think all that’s lost

simply can’t be found

Live up to wild days 

Start a show

Get down

Now I’ve got a feeling

We’re in the clear

They can’t see it yet

When we have no fear

I take every chance

When I have the facts

We all share a cause

I try to have their backs

I’m by the fire

And on the wire

**

Absolute victory

Is it a thing?

We could all choose it

Depends what we bring

To come out on top

First anticipate 

Ensure that the win

Won’t generate hate

In the cycle of life

Let’s do without

Unfair gain

And Humanity in doubt 

**

Where do I end?

I accept

the best possible outcome

How do I get there?

Logic takes over

Chaos annoys us

It’s not that I

Can’t handle the challenge

But sometimes

I don’t know which way to go

*

More genuine love

We have to expect

When it starts to show

It may get intense

And it

Will make sense

**

They think when a tree falls 

It makes no sound

Yet Earth

A wild blaze

When it hits the ground

More than a feeling

The end is not clear

But they see it too

Let’s work past the fear

Here’s another chance

Opposites attract

Share different causes

They will have our back

I’m by the fire

And on the wire

**

Absolute victory

Has everything 

No one loses

When kind care heals the sting

We can come out on top

Don’t hesitate

When all of us win

Don’t generate hate

In the cycle of life

Let’s do without:

Contrived strain

And Humanity in doubt 

**

How do I end?

Follow automatic reactions

How do I get ahead?

Logic takes over

Pay-offs destroy us

It’s not that I

Take less for well-deserved wins

But work to

Share spoils with what I know

*

More genuine love

We have to expect

If it always shows

Times are less intense

Except our good sense

**

They think that

what comes around goes around

Make it worth wild praise

When it’s slow

Don’t frown

Work for that feeling

That we’re in the clear

We can’t see it yet?

Try to have no fear

If you get the chance

To get it on track

Champion causes

We watch all our backs

I’m by the fire

And on the wire

**

Absolute victory

It’s a subjective thing?

Because we choose it

There’s more we should bring

We come out on top

And improve our fate

If we share our wins

Not generate hate

In the cycle of life

Let’s do without

Power in vain

And Humanity in doubt 

***

When life may seem

To bottom out

I might turn it all around

with a few quick thoughts

“I’m on top of the world

And I mean a lot”

*

From one certain perspective

Here I am

The Earth below

Top of the stratosphere

I may not go

But for sure I will respect 

the world I know

Even though

I may be feeling rather low

**

When life may seem

Too complicated

I might start to sort it out

with one quick thought

“I can’t change the whole world

Into something it’s not”

*

But from one clear perspective

Here I am

The Earth can grow

Without all the hate and fear

It may be slow

But for sure I can protect

The good world I know

Despite the strong and complex undertow

**

Never down and out

Bounce back hard

Get up now

and make a play

There’s good in life

Every step of the way

*

Never down for the count

We are too smart

Get off the ropes

Right now today

We can always win

Another way

**

When life may seem

To bring me down

I might turn it all

right around

with a few quick thoughts

“I can influence the world

When kindness calls the shots”

*

From one sure perspective

Here I am

On Earth a pro

Of the truth that I make clear

It won’t all show

But for sure it will reflect

the world I know

Everyday

Deep within the rising glow

**

Every day the sun rises

And shines a light

The moon and stars

Take over at night

*

We can be caught

in the darkest mood

But we can escape it

We can overtake it

We can break it

With a few quick thoughts

For our starving soul:

Brain food

For hard times: all we need

may be a good attitude

**

Never down and out

Bounce back hard

Get up now

and make a play

There’s good in life

Every step of the way

*

Never down for the count

With all our heart

And all our hope

Right now today

Open our mind

To kind thoughts we say

***

That I can sit here

With comfort

And happiness

While there is none there

*

It seems unfair

A far worse life takes hold

*

I can make an effort

To reach out

For the world around me

**

Hope is boundless

Time and space

are incomplete

Past the sky

or on the ground here

All I can see

Will stay or change

Depending on me

**

That I can sit here

With comfort

And happiness

While there is none there

*

What happens there

is beyond my control

But I can make an effort

To reach out

For the world around me

**

Hope is boundless

Time and space

are incomplete

Even the sky

and the mountains

River and tree

Will stay and change

Eventually

**

The universe holds us

The Earth is immaculate

Nightmares smash lives

While we rest in a day dream

The universe is unfolding

There is

something beyond that

The world holds many lives

Find a positive impact

**

Hope is boundless

Time and space

are incomplete

Stars in the sky

We are counting

The ones

we can see

will stay or change

Reach out

So more life is free

***

I’m always thinking about

Super practical stuff

Like how to stay happy

And how to nurture our love

In the back of my mind

Sometimes I find

The most amazing solutions

Such as: Just being kind

**

I pay attention to

the day to day

Because there never will be another way

But I also notice

an intricate design

And explore it in 

the back of my mind

**

I’m always thinking about

Super important stuff

Like how to be happy

And how to be deep in love

In the back of my mind

Sometimes I find

The most amazing solutions

Like: Just finding the time

**

I pay attention to work, rest and play

Because there really is no other way

But I also notice a transcendent design

And explore it

In the back of my mind

**

I open doors

To escape wars

*

I crash thru walls

That always fall

*

I hit the roof

When I choose

*

And to help me find

the bright daylight

Or clamber thru

The darkest night

I bide my time

In the back of my mind

So I can find

The best design

For better days

**

I’m always thinking about

Super radical stuff

Like how to be more happy

And how to always have love

In the back of my mind

Sometimes I find

The most amazing solutions

Just following the signs

**

To never want more

Than what’s at my core

*

To hear the calls

If I have it all

*

Either win or lose

Work to improve

*

And to help me find

More bright insight

To get us through

The darkest fights

I guide my time

In the back of my mind

So I can find

The best design

For better days

***

Moments of brilliance

Defeated by mediocre efforts

Pull the moments together

Don’t be so reckless

Daily responsibility denies the art

We work to perfect the lost soul and heart

Revision corrects what we lost at the start

Understanding grows

To become smart

Imagine finding truth 

Grinding rocks down to a gem

That we add to our cart

**

Moments so smart

Halted by uninspired reform

Pull the moments apart

Don’t aim for the norm

Religious experience

Denies that science

Correctly rejects absurd alliance

Suspicious assertion

Spurs defiance

Understanding grows

Changes reliance

Imagine finding truth blinding

Others’ strong systems

With our new appliance

**

Moments in time

Art and science align

Like the stars in the skies

When we see with our minds

Then open our eyes

To all that we find

If we close doors to perception

Our lives fall behind

*

Be open to who we are

Don’t get lost

In blind obedience

Learn to trust what’s best for all

When we find our own experience

**

Moments of resilience

Pushing past disbelieving people

Pull the moments forward

Don’t act so evil

Like when social pretences deny our health

Please aim to protect us all with kind wealth

Decisions to reach out make more of us well

Understanding grows

Makes life less like hell

Imagine finding truth winding up the crème de la crème 

And life needs nothing else

**

Moments in time

Health and society align

Like the stars in the skies

When we care with our minds

Then open our eyes

To everyone we find

If we close our heart to compassion

Our lives fall behind

*

Be open to who we are

Don’t get lost

In blind fear so tense

Learn to trust the best of us all

And be kind to all

All experience

***

Here I am

Do you give a damn?

*

I’m working hard

To treat us right

*

Caring always comes naturally

Hope what we want

turns out alright

*

If nothing else

We could still share the wealth

As we fight to stay above water

*

The temperature out here is either

cold as ice

Or too hot and getting hotter

**

I picture that we all get along

Like in some science-fiction movie

-*

All connected to what we want

A world that feels so soothing

*

Then the monster rears it’s head

But just for our private viewing

*

Seems now our nerves

are all shot

And the scene ends in ruins

*

What else should we be doing?

**

Here I am

What is the plan?

*

I’m working hard

To see the light

*

Sometimes it

seems to come naturally

Other times we 

Really have to fight

*

Then someone else

Finds a way to share health

But it’s far away across the water

*

The proximity to healing is either 

Within sight

Or so far it gets forgotten

**

I envision that we all get along

Like in some comedy and action movies

*

All sure we will get what we want

A world that keeps improving

*

Then the villain has a hold

But only in our private viewing

*

Seems now these thrills

Mean a lot

The scene could use reviewing

*

What should we be doing?

**

We should be sharing our views

And accepting others’

No matter what it is

Consider what it covers

If it is harmful

Then reject it

Or heal the issue

With new ways to discover

Think about the scene here

And try to help out one another

*

Easy to say but hard to do

Always accepting others

While getting our point thru

**

Here I am

Please try to understand

*

I’m working hard

To keep insight

Many times it

comes so naturally

Other times it seems

I am not right

*

Then someone else

Has a solution to sell

Like a bridge over troubled water

*

The speed of traffic out here

is either slow at that price

Or too fast for us

at full throttle

**

I picture that we all get along

Like in some documentary movie

*

All learning to share what we want

To keep our industries booming

*

Then the narrator takes a stand

That we see in our own private viewing

*

Seems now our attention is caught

Scenes in life are congruent

*

This is what we should be doing

**

We should be refining our views

While allowing others

Sure it depends what it is

With patience we discover

If it is harmful

Then reject it

Or heal the issue

With new ways to develop

Think about the scene here

And try to help out one another

*

Easy to say but hard to do

Allowing perspectives of others

We can share a world view

***

I can’t help?

I’m an insect

A fly on the wall

*

I can see what’s been happening

when I reach out and call

*

I’m lost in the woodwork

Roots hold me down to the ground

The head of the town

Tramples forests and mountains

When they come around

They don’t notice the buzz in the air

And they don’t seem to care

**

They are protected

With a screen and by a crown

They may ignore completely

Or hover over and pound

They are being unfair

But some don’t even know

We share the same air

Think they’re fast

But they’re slow

They are humans unaware

*

We are every living creature

And the river’s undertow

**

They hide behind walls

Like I do myself

We work hard for our living

They just want more wealth

I’m denied when I crawl

But they are beaten down and broken

It’s so convenient that the system

sets back loving words spoken

Brush us off

we are all a nuisance

With feelings and soul

I honestly sense

Karma’s patience grows old

**

Talk the talk

Walk the walk

I’ve been here before

It’s a lovely place

It is freedom’s shore

People were killed so you could be born

And many still suffer because of our scorn

We have a hard world

But our worlds is not torn

Like so many before us

Covered in orange

**

I can’t help?

I’m a reptile

A snake in the grass

I can see what’s been happening

And I’ll take a hard pass

I won’t crawl under a rock

I work to cover more ground

The country we “found”

Has forests and mountains

Will humanity rebound?

They don’t notice the lies being told

Or the souls that are sold

**

Some find protection

Being mean, wearing a frown

They may ignore completely

Or stay above and push down

They are being too cold

But some don’t even know

While they’ve been told

Think they are fast

But they are slow

They think that they are “in the fold”

*

We are every living creature

And the bright sun’s warmest glow

**

They hide in the grass

Like I do myself

We work hard for our living

And care for our health

I still smile when I crawl

So I don’t feel beaten down and broken

It’s ridiculous that the system

sets back loving words spoken

Brush us off

We are all a bad joke

With feelings and soul

It is common sense

Humanity should not be bought and sold

**

Talk the talk

Walk the walk

They were here before

It’s a permanent place

For some: Freedom no more

People were killed

Hope will be reborn

Yet many suffer more

because of our scorn

This is everyone’s world

But their world is torn

Help culture restore

Show up in orange

**

I can’t help?

I’m human

A man with a plan

I can see what’s been happening

just how I understand

We work on this project

Can we get it off the ground?

Try to share what we’ve found

Cities, forests and mountains

All come with a sound

While injustice is the buzz in the air

Hope folks can change

And start taking care

**

We can protect more

Living beings all around

We can’t ignore completely

Real feelings we can’t discount

I mean come on: fair is fair

Make it all that we know

We must clear the air

Think we are Fast

But we are slow

Make more people aware

*

We are every living creature

Science and religion will show

**

They hide in the plans

Like I do myself

We work hard for our living

With our books on a shelf

I’ve decided, I’ll crawl

So no one is beaten down and broken

I’m just here to see that the system

won’t set back loving words spoken

Brush us off

we are all abusive

With feelings and soul

It makes perfect sense

No one should be left out in the cold

**

Talk the talk

Walk the walk

We will live before

It’s a beautiful place

True freedom’s hard core

People were killed

so we could be born

No living being should suffer

And never through scorn

Their is only one world

Aim for a world

Where no mind is torn

With days to restore

Respect in orange

***