Common Senses

I like to write poetry from time to time. And I thought I would share some of it here. I think this Blog is going to become primarily my thoughts on the Ukraine conflict, since I have an an anthology of Novellas I am trying to sell to the publishing world concerning that topic. For now, I leave you with this poem called “Common Senses”. Thank you for stopping by and please feel free to comment.

Life doesn’t make much sense

Unless you are swinging for the fences

In a game with no rules

And a dream perfect for a fool

The journey will require all your senses,

Make way though the jungle at its densest

Cross the threshold of the mind

And into the eternal spirit you must find

The showdown of memory locked into a scent

Enveloped in the perfume of all your loves and what they meant

The peppermint evergreen of holiday cheer

Or the honey baked ham to celebrate the new year

Keep an eye on the prize and never lose sight

Of the courage it takes to do what is right

Rage against the blindfold of the ego

And learn to spot the white rabbit hidden in the snow

Don’t always listen to what makes cents,

Perk up your ears for the unspoken comments

Where the sound of silence speaks to the soul

 And in stillness the heart of the wild reveals the goal

       The taste of victory is neither bitter nor sufficient,

     When a lack of nutrition weighs on the moment

            Devour every morsel of knowledge to build wisdom,

       But chew slow as to not choke on the too much skepticism

    Reach for the clouds and unlock their secrets,

Where dreams condense into the elixir of the quest

Feel the difference between tears and the rain,

And rise with bliss in a final triumph over pain.

The meaning of it all lies beyond the common senses,

Often in short supply but we still take our chances

As the sojourner listens for the feeling written in the cosmic music,

To taste love, inhale fresh hope, and be a witness to faith