Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 167

Flair

Such panache,

   Such flair,

      Such a gift of gab has he,

Riding wave on wave of

   Billowy praise for

      Adoring eyes to see.

 

Love him, hate him or

   Despise him with his cooing

      Brooding eyes.

Catch the tone of

   Innocence delivered in

      His scathing lies.

 

Do not, cannot,

   Will not fall

      To his contemptuous snare.

For he is but a charlatan,

   Although…

      He does have flair.

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Centered

In this blue funk

Self-righteous world it is

So easy to go off kilter,

To skew to the left,

Skid to the right,

Slip, slide and sashay on

Ice-covered pathways.

 

Every distraction demands

Just a little attention as

Everything multiplies and

Next thing you know all

Vision is lost and all that is left

Are the tears in your eyes.

 

Lying alone in your midnight enclosure

Lost as you contemplate

What might have been.

Looking for ways to get back to the center.

It never hurts to

Start over again.

 

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Weaving Through Traffic

Left lane

   Right lane

      Center lane

         Storm drain

Hurry! Always hurrying

In White Rabbit fashion.

 

In and out and in again

Like a damned accordion,

Caution tossed into the wind

With multi-purple passion.

 

Cannot pause to meditate,

Can’t afford now to be late,

No time to consider fate or

Stop to smell the clover.

 

Cannot deal with hesitation,

No time to truck agitation,

Must belay this aggravation e’er

Hatter’s party’s over.

 

Pray for Devine intervention,

Even miracles are mentioned,

Puritanical intention

Offered as excuse.

 

Up ahead the traffic lessens,

Dormouse offers his confessions,

Thankful for such grand concessions,

Sad for the abuse.

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A Winner at Last

I’ve always wanted to be a winner,

To drink from the cup,

Garner the prize,

Speak all the platitudes,

Thank all the little folks,

Soak the applause from a grateful throng.

 

But fame can be fleeting

And crowds can turn ugly,

And notoriety has its price.

The path becomes muddled with

So many choices til

Differences fade between right and wrong.

 

There will be millions… billions of choices

To make in a world

Spinning far too fast.

In the end there is no compromise,

And life has made me

A winner at last.

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Heaven Awaits

Nice to know that

When it’s over it’s

Not really over at all.

 

Just like the sun will

Wake in the morning,

Just like summertime

Yields into fall.

 

Pass the baton to

Continue the relay,

Hardly missing a step or a beat.

Reaching the end to only start over,

No looking back

Or accepting defeat.

 

Reaching beyond

This mortal subsistence,

Flaunting assurance

Time never abates.

No need to fret this

Befuddled existence.

Grace be not envy…

Heaven awaits.

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I’ll be There

When the time comes – And it will –

And you need someone to take your hand,

To lead you through the danger zone,

To slay the multi-headed dragon,

 

To share your sorrows and your joy,

The hectic noisy quiet moments.

To stare into a cloudless sky and

Wonder where it all began,

 

To stand in wake for loved one lost and

Ponder why it all must end.

When life is just a puzzle where

The pieces don’t quite seem to fit,

 

And you are left with questions that

The sages of the ages fear.

When others have abandoned you,

Don’t worry,

I’ll be there.

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Caught From Behind

Simple when you get down to it.

Twist it to the left, unscrew it.

Waited far too long, you blew it.

Now you cannot win.

 

Race the beast, your feet are flying.

Credit due at least for trying.

If you lose, no need for crying.

You can try again.

 

Sprint ahead into the lead.

Good advice remains unheeded.

No reserve left when it’s needed

Puts you in a bind.

 

Leaves you in a situation

No amount of perspiration

Can avoid the culmination,

You – Caught from behind.

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Lead Us Forward

Forge ahead, oh mighty one,

Feel the breath of the chosen one

Hot on your nape

Craving the victory so long desired,

So long elusive,
so distant,

So close.

 

Spirit undaunted by tribulation,

No speculation on which way to move.

Dive straight ahead

Without dread or emotion,

Caution abandoned.

Your cause

Our effect.

 

You shall not waiver

In determination.

Your steely-eyed mission

Can know no retreat.

We cannot lose,

We shall not fail.

The ending is written

As you lead the way.

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Take My Hand

There’s a place where teardrops go

To lose their memories,

In a land where pain and sorrow can’t survive.

Every heartache knows the way

To pray on bended knees

Til the passion of forgiveness can arrive.

 

I have felt the winds of chance

Flowing over us

Taking all control of fate from our command.

But I know it’s not too late

If you believe in you and me.

We can make it if you’ll only take my hand.

 

There are words we can’t take back even

If we wanted to.

There are things that we have done

We can’t undo.

But a future without us is unacceptable.

My life would have no meaning without you.

 

There’s a place where we can go

To bring back happiness,

Holding all the hope two people can demand.

We can’t find our way alone.

That’s impossible.

We can make it if you’ll only take my hand.

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Rising Star

Had time not been cruel

I’d hitch my rig to your rising star

As you follow your dream.

How high you might soar

In the milky blue skyway

To taste the adrenaline

Of each starlight beam.

 

This is your time to

Brighten the heavens,

To dance among millions and

Try to outshine

Every shimmering sun

Spreading light to her planets

While sipping the nectar

Of sparkling wine.

 

Nothing can tether

Your high-flying spirit.

Grace is your partner

In this silent run.

I’ll stand in your shadow,

Bask in your glory.

My time has passed.

Yours has only begun.

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