Out of order

There was a time, as a child

With love my heart was full

Feeling it beating in my chest

It was healthy and still whole

Every day was filled with laughter

Excitement around every turn

But as I grew older, things started to change

For something new, my heart did yearn

A different kind of love

Something I never felt before

Not the love for family or friends

Well, kind of the same…but...

Out of order

There was a time, as a child

With love my heart was full

Feeling it beating in my chest

It was healthy and still whole

Every day was filled with laughter

Excitement around every turn

But as I grew older, things started to change

For something new, my heart did yearn

A different kind of love

Something I never felt before

Not the love for family or friends

Well, kind of the same…but...

She said she loved me with all her heart

We were to spend our lives together

Now my world is falling apart

Emotions scattered like the wind blowing a feather

It all came out of the blue

One day happy the next day needing space

And now I have not a clue

And around this house I pace

“What did I do?”

I’ve asked over and over again

“What can I say to you

To get us back to where we began?”

But the...

Adorn with love the maiden rose

Her face so pail and sweet.

Her eyes as green as the grass

That lay beneath her feet.

Her hair and lips, with matching red

Accentuate her face

Her dress as white as her skin

Of shiny silk and lace

As she stands before me, I can only stare

Her beauty over comes me

I try to speak, but make no sense

My words all fuddled and clumsy

She puts a finger to my lips

To ...

Every now and then,

It seemed like she opened her mouth

And two voices came out.

Well maybe not two voices,

But two meanings of what she was saying

“I love you”

“I love you for now”

“I need to see you”

“I’m lonely and I know you will come when I call”

“I’ll text you tomorrow “

“Maybe I’ll keep in touch for a few days, then reach out again when I’m lonely a month from now.”

“You’re too good f...

It’s not a big thing,

What they want me to make

But every year they ask

For a funfetti pancake cake.

So every night before

The morning of their day

I start the short fun process

Of making the cake in this way

First you make the pancakes mix,

With funfetti batter of course.

Then cook them on the griddle

(And I may eat one with no remorse).

Once the pancakes are cooked,

I want them all the same ...

As I turn the TV on,

All I hear is Omicron.

And now I can’t rest,

Trying to find a home test.

But everywhere I go, their gone....

As I open the cupboard

I see many things I haven’t used.

Just sitting there like figures on a dusty chess board.

Each waiting for someone to move them

To use them in the game of life.

But life is not a game

Not for all

And these are not figures on a chess board

Each can help to extend life

Each can help the body

But not while they lay dormant in a cupboard.

If not for me,

Why not for someone else...