Cognition/Grace

With cognition comes sadness

Sorrows we must all face

Luckily

Interspersed among the losses

Are moments of overwhelming grace

Gene G. McLaughlin 2015

Spring Bird

Spring bird in winter

Chirping hopeful song

Sun shining brightly

Chill not yet gone

Cat is thinking darkly

Song goes on too long

Gene G. McLaughlin 2015

Revolution Begun

Revolution begun

Engines burn

Nothing won

Is unearned

Sleep tonight

Forget rage

All will be right

When we shatter the cage

Gene G. McLaughlin 2015

Maybe All Songs

Maybe all songs have been written

Maybe all stories have been told

At least I got enough books&music

To keep me from boredom as I grow old

Gene G. McLaughlin 2015

I Heard A Rumor of Warm Wind

I heard a rumor of warm wind

I heard of a tale of green growth

I heard a story of cold’s end

I doubt the veracity of both

Gene G. McLaughlin 2015

Thanksgiving 2014

I give thanks for this moment of living

The future has forgotten me now

I give thanks the present moment of giving

The past has shown me how

Gene G. McLaughlin 2014

As the Pain Shapes My Path

I’m not done with my damage yet

I’ve got a few more rounds to take

As the pain shapes my path

I’ve got a faith I can’t shake

I’m gonna miss one bit of pain

Before I sleep and then wake

Gene G. McLaughlin 2014

Unshared Moments

I miss the unshared moments

Before the like reblog and tweet

Unique bonds of time place generation

Be they happy sour or sweet

Gene G. McLaughlin 2014

Love Is A Storm

You make me forget my scars

Embracing the whole

Not a person viewed in parts

Understanding my toll

Love is a storm

Not a breeze

Gene G. McLaughlin 2014

Themes Repeated Are Not Depleted

Themes repeated

Are not depleted

Strands entwined

Are futures divined

Nothing lessens

With more mass

Stone is stiller

Than gas

Gene G. McLaughlin 2014