Out There

*~Out There~*

See the clouds and sky,

Far beyond the ordinary...

Where the horizon meets the ocean

and the ocean horizon meets

The frontier of black velvet and diamonds...

All things blend to one

The colors mix and bleed...

Endeavoring to fullfill an aching need...

Whispered thoughts transcend on the wind,

Waiting for listening ears, mind, soul...

It's a place inside which begs to be found,

To be unlocked....the doors opened wide...

Searching, yearing, seeking to find

Serenity in the storm of life....

Where my heart really, truly resides......

R.T. 2007'

*~Gum & Rocks~*

~*Gum*~

When walk’n round,
In bare feet...
Beware!!
Of sticky, icky,
Gum on
the ground!

R.T. Oct. 08'


~*Dirt*~

Rocks in one pocket,
dirt in the other…
Mixed up with
precious “treasures!”
Mud caked shoes
filled with grimy socks...

Grass stains on the knees
Of their pants…
Gritty, slimy, hands.
Tonight, they will
dream of
‘Far off lands’…
It is safe to say,
The kids…
had a wonderful,
Enchanting, day of play…

R.T. Oct. 08'

Wide

~*Wide*~

Spreading wide, far...

Expansive, strong, triumphant...

Pointed to unknown...

Sky, sea, land...

Freedom of flight...

unrestrained...

Out of the fire,

the ashes...

Always comes new...

carry still...

Knowledge of,

before...

Old wings shed...

helping guide now...

I look to me...

You...

My heart...

Beating a steady,

Rhythm of...

Beauty, Passion,

of...

Love...

R.T. Oct. 08'

Sharks & T-Shirts

~*The Dog & The Shark*~

The dog ran into the surf,
Chasing a moving fin...
The people and I gasped,
Crazy pooch get out of there!
That’s not your turf…
But the curious canine,
sniffed and licked
Trying to follow in pursuit…
The shark though,
Seemingly uninterested in
this fury, four legged creature…
Decided to continue
on its’ swimming way.
Lucky for the pup,
who finally ran back to land…
He did not make a new,
toothy friend,
In the watery sand.

R.T. Oct. 08'


~*The T-Shirt*~

It’s the T-shirt seen
Round’ the world…
Coming in a myriad of colors,
From which to pick.
Big shirts, little shirts,
All the in between…

That's right, pets too!
Seems like everybody has one
They appear to pop up here,
There, almost anywhere...
The souvenir people just
Had to buy...
‘Look here I was on
The South Beach side's
famous cafe & H.H.I!’
Get online watch them
Be made…
Press, press, design, design...
See how they go around…

and down the line.
Yes, it’s Salty…
It’s crazy Doggy…
This logo'd cotton wonder…
Being all the rage.
As for me…
I left it on the shelf and rack
I bought C. Zodiac's

instead…

R.T Oct. 08'

Where They Walked

*~Where They Walked~*

Over the grounds they walked,
So do I…
Through the halls they stepped,
So do I…
Between the walls they learned in,
So do I...
Soon, to the same Alma Mater will I walk,
Into the next frontier…
I always knew I would walk where they walked…
I will do it justice.
For I am a proud Grandchild,
To proud Grandparents.

R.T. Oct. 08'

Dream'n

This is a really old one. : )

*~Dream'n~*

I'm just sit'n in the pew

With nothing to do

I guess I should be listen'n

Instead of writing this

But for some reason I just can't

My minds wondering again

Just like it does at school

So many thoughts can't control

Them all, but that's ok

Because there's nothing wrong

With dreaming...nothing
Wrong at all...

R.T. 97' or 98'

Run on the Ocean

*~Run On The Ocean~*

The hard-packed sand is my trail,

My road…

To run on right along the coast,

Where the horizon seems to never end…

My shoes they leave prints,

Which are washed clean by the tides…

Running where the water will cover,

In due time.

The once exposed path,

Now under bubbles & waves.

The sand, it soaks up the salty tides…

When the track is there,

Uncovered once again…

I say,

I have run on the ocean…

R.T. Oct. 08'