New poem here. Keeping the intro on my website.

Sometimes I start writing a poem and don’t know where it is going to go. Is it going to be more of a lyric? More or less rhyme and what about the structure?

The meaning and flow tends to drive it. This one went through some changes, but maintains the original ideas.

I also have a song that I am recording…. Maybe ready this week…. I will post it on SoundCloud under MacroMichael.

The picture here is from our Ontario trip. We were very close to Bobcaygeon of The Tragically Hip and Gord Downie lore and brilliant music…

All respect.
Beautiful place and people.

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Good Hearts Have Pure Skill

Some days
Some people
work through the filth
and then somehow escape it
and might not get ill
*
Shower up clean
and feel complete
We may feel safe to be at home
and still have to hit the streets
**
Some things
Some people
know are overkill
Somehow treasures get wasted
while they skip the bill
*
Some times
Some people
don’t need the frills
yet somehow we will take it
if we can all chill
**
Devour the treats
and feel complete
Save some for everyone
A better way to compete
*
Some way
All people
should have some thrills
and somehow get to make it
and each get our fill
*
It is all about the place
and time that we reach
**
Empower more peace
until it feels complete
The best part of reality
truly starts to come to me
when I am more grateful
for what I have in my world
*
They once told me
If you are close-minded
You just won’t find it
because we can’t be sure
when we stay isolated
Repetition demonstrates it
Nothing gets created
in an echo chamber
**
Reach out beyond it
to become stronger
Share fairly and give thanks longer
It can’t be wrong here
if it makes us all feel better
*
The best part of reality
finally comes to me
when I make a difference
with what I have in this world
*
Some lives
Some people
just have the will
Somehow never forsake it
Good hearts have pure skill

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You ask me how I am doing
I look at you
right straight in the eyes
I say that it is going okay
“I am making the grade
Just another day in paradise”
*
Thank you for asking
Sometimes I am not even kidding
It is amazing
around here
half the time
For the rest of the days
it is test after test
If we pass them all
we may soon feel sublime
*
If I can get everything that I need
That is the real test
Sometimes what we want crosses the line
Between wants and needs
Survival and greed
You know what?
So long as we are all feeling fine
*
Life is what we make it
If you get a chance take it
keep our eyes on the prize
and set goals
*
Watch for sure signs
Then make better plays
Help our causes
That’s how we should roll
*
Some days we just get by
Some hours are good times
achieve
all of the goals that we should need
What we want the most
We should really define
and work to get there
at our top speed
*
Not mincing words
What have I heard?
I work
to be understood for wellness and health
We need that wealth
to keep ourselves
above ground
and in sunshine
*
Express and tell
how our wants
and needs
combine
*
You ask me “what’s up?”
I look into your eyes
I say that things are going my way
“I am not afraid
I will get paid
Just another day in paradise”
*
Thank you for asking
Sometimes it seems to be fitting
to be in the chase
around here
half the time
Won’t take less on those days
more than a guess at best
we outlast them all
we still remain in our prime
*
You ask me how it is going
I look at you, deep into your eyes
I say that it is going okay
“Feels like we have it made
Just another day in paradise”
*
Thank you for asking
Sometimes we live far from the city
We are stargazing
around here
half the time
For the best of the days
we are blessed just so blessed
Life is fast
don’t fall
Just
elevate our time
*
Just another day in paradise
Just elevate our time

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Perspectives and flowers. Time. Gestalt philosophy and considering ways to resolve dissonance, particularly between our perspectives…

Some thoughts about these subjects, among others, as I wrote this poem.

Another day in the life really.

It may seem out there at times, that I spend this time on writing like this, but it usually all happens quite fast.

I am just thinking out loud and hope to make a difference that increases the net good.

This one gets somewhat busy and serious, discussing darkness to find ways to brighten it.

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Blooms Replaced (Nurture Better Vision)

Fallen angels
descend on our world
acting out in their confusion
attacking minds that care
like thorns protecting delusion
they are mostly unaware
*
Their flower was replaced
by mistaken attribution
still aiming in good faith
but becoming an intrusion
with points that guard their thoughts
but their own souls they tear
and scratch at others that they face
No wonder that we stare
As their colours start to fade
hands reach out to save them
punctured skin that still does hold
They are hiding and afraid then
*
The blooms of their wary souls
are replenished by the ages
Their echo comes back to their stem
changed by their life’s stages
and remnants of their past
a once existing good presence
somehow still does last
but gets tangled in illusions
and wilts completely with no air
So coordinate a truce then
*
No distortion in our fusion
Of our past and present vision
The future should be included
Whenever anger starts to grow
Breathe deeper and offer your care
When resources seem to be scarce
Come together
Nurture the whole
The best situations are fair
with balance in constitution
*
The sky may open with rain
the sun will shine again
the earth is still fertile
and so is the time that we spend
*
The money is nothing without a solution
or without any trusted friends
It can be the start
to solving many problems
but first make a contribution
of your attention
to us all when
we start to bloom
or in the fall then
leave memories to sort and blend
yesterday, now, tomorrow, then
with understanding we contend
Our focus needs distribution
An isolated perspective
can get too bent
Sometimes best to consider
the whole package sent
We can lend every day to mend
We thrive more when we comprehend
The experience never ends
Yes, stories have their conclusion
with all of the time that we spend
Find the world that a kind soul meant
a beautiful resolution

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I have a voracious appetite
for another day
right after night
In fact I always do
It is true
How about you?
**
I have an insatiable hunger
for the night
and day
above and under
and from every view
old and new
and for all of you
**
No creepy crawly spider
hanging from a web
dropping onto your shoulder
It is my head instead
*
with contents getting bolder
There are things I should have told you
like my intent
for the time we spend
to feel much better
maybe feel perfect
*
Not get too hot or cold here
Only pure goods bought and sold here
I have a thought to hold here
**
I want no starvation on our Earth
just good days
and nights
for all of our work
Everything that we do
should be viewed
by me and you
if it is true
**
On the wall there’s a fly there
watching the whole web
Everything to behold here
The room is read for bread
*
It’s intent seems on hold here
while the thing takes in the whole view
like the content
that we find hidden
that could be better
maybe seem perfect
*
Wipe away spots of mold here
But aged with grace
Each day a new face
So we can savour this place
Just not get rotten-old here
Sharing fresh goods not for gold here
I have a thought to hold here

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Best wishes this Sunday.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Another work week for many of us.

I am thankful for my work, my life and the people in my life, also including all those that take the time to read or listen to my lyrics.

I have worked on this poem a few times over the last day or so. I have had some time to get it to where it is now and will post it this morning.

I have been meaning to say a few words about MacroMichael on SoundCloud, which is basically where I keep the recordings of my poetry/ lyrics with my electric guitar.

I have said it before: these are “song-ideas.” All posts are just guitar and vocals, except one that has drums which was recorded in the early 2000’s. Everything else was recorded after July 2021. I have averaged over one song-idea per month for over five years, based primarily on my lyrics. There is mostly no drums. No bass. No second guitar. If the timing is slightly off, and it bothers you, please be aware that this is poetry with added guitar/ music, not the other way around.

I would love to create listenable music. Some people have approved of some of my ideas, but I will need back up or other resources to create more appealing music.

It is mostly still about the lyrics at this point. I am trying to be my own rhythm. The poetry changes things like the tempo, constantly and maybe I could use a metronome but that may actually take away from what I am doing here. Lyrics first. Guitar for fun. Sorry not sorry.

Maybe one day, I will have a rhythm section. Suggestions are welcome.

Today’s poem:

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Devout

We get stuck in idle chatter
and still
we have to climb the ladder
knowing that what we say sometimes
is all that really matters
*
“Really?!” I said
You have got to be kidding
In the middle of all this
I will not be quitting
or falling out of favour
still trying to be a saviour
We have to get through this now
Each and every day here
**
We have to do so much better
and try to be the real go-getters
knowing that what we do this time
we must do well together
*
“Really?!” I said
We should always be winning
A new spin on all of this
We can not be sinning
but try to be much braver
Only wellness we should savour
We have to get through life proud
Each and every day here
**
We should never have to settle
for any unfair comfort level
knowing how we should feel in time
like we are made of metal
*
“Absolutely,” I said
Right from the beginning
Then the wind changes some of this
The Earth still is spinning
Our strength will never waver
We should care about behaviour
We have to get through, devout
Each and every day here

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You are purely cool and so radiant
Brimming with confidence and energy
*
You are surely true and so to die for
Your every move seems excellent to me
*
We find this sublime mood
with this intense groove
You make it a reality
*
We find truly prime views
and we keep them new
Beauty is what we need to see
*
In this time complete
We help every scene
By being cool and glowing bright
Then getting hot and blowing minds
*
One thing that
should not be kept out of sight
Is how we fight the fight
and that keeps us tight
**
You are purely cool and much more brilliant
with your
winning attitude
and energy
*
You are surely true
and love this life more
Just your presence
means everything to me
*
We find such a fine mood
with a natural groove
It makes up our reality
*
In this time complete
We create good scenes
By being calm or growing wild
We care much more
and share that style
*
One thing that
always makes us feel alright
is when we invite the light
and it comes into sight

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I may be right
I may be wrong
Some folks hide in total silence
*
I have insight
I may belong
Some folks drive to feel so righteous
*
We reach more light
When we are strong
Some folks fight to avoid violence
*
We hit the heights
In many songs
Some folks might have better guidance
*
Every time that we hear the notes
Every time
we sing the words
It is something
that someone wrote
and feels good when it is heard
Our love will grow
not just for show
We give it all it’s worth
*
In sound and sight
We stay so long
Some folks strive to reach the highest
*
The world invites
Love can’t be wrong
Some folks smile and feel the finest

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Open-minded
We design it
Get behind it
Right now
*
Coping fine when
Just in time and
We will find it
I vow
*
To get through no matter what
I don’t give a flying
Forward motion
We have to have devotion
to the plan and understand
We have to have the notion
*
Be more kind and
Then unwind with
Strong as steel spine here
Somehow
*
Still be kind yet
Fight and grind for
what is mine here
Stay loud
*
Keep the faith and
Be more brave with
the world we face
on-line now
*
Set the pace and
Still stay safe while
the life we make is
Wild now
*
Every night and day is
wild now
*
We will make our way here
Somehow

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Closing our eyes
We control our reality
Rolling the dice
Sometimes we have to be
Resting calm
like a ticking time bomb
that has finally been deactivated
Gears winding down
peace all around
*
With a warm sunrise
we find some bright tranquility
facing the sky
sometimes we have to be
set to begin
like a cool rising wind
that has an
intense impact on our day here
All we have found
is coming round
*
We will not make a mistake here
*
Or we will hit the ground
with a forceful sound
if we ever get too far down
*
but if all we need is peace
and we want to be free
sometimes we just have to believe
and what will be will be
*
There is no surprise
We each have our abilities
with dreams sky high
sometimes they have to be
as far as our brain goes
like a pent up volcano
Explosions then relaxation
Our heartbeat pounds
Massive amounts
*
Of blood and life
Precious ways to survive

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First, words alone can not repair the damage that was done, and continues to be inflicted on indigenous culture. I respect efforts to make a difference. and I also try to do that.

Token efforts are abundant. At least I have intentions to help, partly with words; as well I support indigenous youth in my support work position. ☮️&♥️

In some contrast, I am writing this on two planes, first from Abbotsford to Calgary and now Calgary to Waterloo.

The words were written outside of the causes mentioned, but they also apply directly, as a wish towards a daunting goal. It is not possible to just be okay, but we can work towards it. This is a wish.

“Please just be alright.”

I wrote that one line down the other day, during wishful, urgent thinking. Then I developed the poem around it.

Now a vacation of sorts; some important visits too. The poem is not specifically for this time, but I think that it can apply at any time.

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Please Just dBe Alright

It is a hard world
It can be so tough
to make our way
every day
Please just be alright
*
It is our life
We do what we can
to defy fate
every day
Please let’s be alright
*
Every day we rise to the challenge
We have to balance
To be alright
*
Every day we get down to business
We have to win this
daily contest
to keep us honest
Summon all of our might
We hope for a fair fight
this time
so that
it will be alright
*
Here and now
and in the future
we keep the view pure

if we know just how
to find the light
*
It is a rough time
It can be too much
Let’s have our say
Everyday
Let us make it right
*
It is a hard world
It can be so tough
to make our way
every day
Please just be alright

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