Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 118

Extraordinary Adventures

Waking to a brand-new day,

New adventures to survey,

Fearsome dragons yet to slay,

Armies to defeat. Riding tall upon my steed

Prepared to aid and intercede

To any I detect in need,

My loyalty complete.

 

Miracles are all around,

Treasures that were lost, now found

With providential ease.

And I, and you, and we and they

Are joyful in our work and play

From daylight til the end of day

Just doing what we please.

 

And when the sun has gone to bed

We cozy up to rest our heads.

We count our blessings as we pray

And reminisce about our day of

Extraordinary adventures.

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Unicorns are Real

Myths and fantasy linger through eons

Nourished by wishful imagination

As logic and reason flitter away

Til the seeming impossible

Comes to be real.

 

The legends of yesteryear

Reach beyond memory to

Who knows? Who cares?

Whats, wheres don’t matter.

Passed down.

Passed around 

With each generation.

Changing, expanding yet staying the same.

 

Founded in some far off

Far-fetched node of reality

Faded too much to reveal.

I believe destiny

Harbors the truth, my friend...

 

Unicorns are real.

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Holy Grail

Is it a rumor?

A myth?

A reality?

Did it, could it, does it exist?

Or is it a mind cloud 

Fashioned from fantasy?

Made up and meant to be

Shrewd propaganda.

 

I defer.

I capitulate.

I surrender to really not knowing.

Though I know it’s been sought after

Low these millennia,

None can bear witness

To prove it’s existence.

 

But hope abides limitless

For all true believers

As zealots waive banners 

And cheer with delight.

Doubt is the demon,

And faith is the hero as

The struggle continues

Between wrong and right.

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Pandemic of Hope

After a year

-Almost two- of

Unwelcomed despair over what or

Who might be next,

Haunted and vexed by the uncertainty

Of an Earth wide dilemma

That seems like a hex,

We watch as it wans

Like the sun going down

And survival feels nearer than near,

And faith lifts out hearts like

The phoenix reborn to

Assuage any anguish and fear.

 

After so much time in

A self-imposed lockdown

Tumbling this slippery slope,

It’s time for a positive change in direction.

Let’s start a pandemic of hope.

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Walking in the Woods

I amble along in silent repose

‘Neath this canopy of giants

So grand that their sheltering arms

Reach up to the sky to filter the sun

Into soft laser beams.

 

This chapel, this vestry,

Serene sanctuary to any who seek

The tranquility granted to all who aspire

To worship your grandeur,

To breathe the fresh morning,

Engaging your voice.

 

Your world becomes my world with every footfall

As seeds of enchantment fill every nook.

All are invited. All are made welcome to

Stay a while longer

To savor the bliss.

 

Peace, in this moment can

Never grow weary for

Time is a treasure

More precious than gold.

Deep in the wood let me seek

With full measure the

Prize and the pleasure

Of all that you hold. 

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Coffee Makes Me Happy

I wrote an ode to coffee once.

Oh, it was many years ago.

I loved it then.

I love it now.

Some things just don’t change.

 

We tease and flirt and pick and choose.

Infatuations come and go.

But coffee is my constant consort.

Our destiny seems prearranged.

 

Simple beans ground into a pulp

Release a fragrance so sublime,

Takes me to a special place

So mellow it should be a crime.

 

And when the water, hot and steamy

Filters and decants its measure

I defer to sweet surrender

Savoring my tasty treasure.

 

Yes, I know this trifling ditty

May seem silly, even sappy,

But it goes without rebuke that

Coffee always makes me happy.

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Ripples

Ripples in the water,

So obvious to the naked eye,

Yet, go unheard unless their waves

Land crashing, lapping on the shore.

Untold beauty in their silence,

And peace in their serenity.

I watch until they dissipate

With elegant tranquility.

 

Ripples in the wind that cause

The willows to sway to and fro,

Or fill the sails of vessels

Swiftly sweeping ‘cross the water’s berm.

Lift the Artic tern from pole to pole

In lusty majesty

And gently lull the Autumn air

To send us off to sleep.

 

Ripples in my ravished life,

The ups,

The downs,

The back and forth.

From epicenter to the fringe

I surf the waves in pursuit of bliss.

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I’d Rather Be

I’d rather be making sweet harmony with

Hallie, Scarlet or lovely Charleze.

Unfortunately,

They’re all out of my league

Without any promise of hope or relief.

 

I’d rather be walking through

Fresh autumn woods,

The canopy over me vibrant and deep,

Emblazoned with colors that

Only the seasons can wake

From their sleep.

 

I’d rather be wealthy,

All wishes replete without

Worry of paucity coming my way.

To be benefactor to all those in need

And bring sunshine to

Skies that are gray.

 

I’d rather be happy than any of these.

Though happy exists (to a point)

In each one.

I’d rather be…

Rather be…

Rather “just” be in the moment

With nowhere to run. 
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One Breath at a Time

Life is lived one breath at a time,

First to last,

In and out,

Yin and yang,

Dust to dust.

 

No way to explain the miracle of origin

Except through theory

Or conjecture,

All involving faith and trust.

We just are

And it just is

To thrive throughout the galaxies,

And it all hinges on one breath

From great blue whales

To honeybees .

 

Life is given.

Life is taken.

Life ignoble or sublime.

Life can only be enjoyed

One breath at a time.

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Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid

Believe what you believe to be

Believable and true.

Never let the unbelievers

Foist their fears on you.

You’ve done your own due diligence and

Really thought it through. So,

There’s no need to drink the Kool-Aid

Or accept their point of view.

 

Always an alternative.

Nothing carved in stone.

Choices live and breathe and call

For you and you alone.

And though the consequences often

Cut right to the bone,

Better still to stand up tall

And make the choice your own.

 

You can find true happiness if

You simply think it through.

No need to look to someone else.

It all begins with you.

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