Saturday 14 January 2012

October Morning

The clouds are a ceiling this morning,
Just enough light coming through.
Am I letting it shine through me?

Under the overpass I see signs of life,
Probably not one you or I would want.
Am I just putting this thought away?

Each life that rides past me in its own vessel,
Some of them better or worse than others.
Am I judging a book by its cover?

People get so angry, sometimes so do I
At a person they will never meet.
I just cruise along in my seat,
Am I helping them get through their day?

Power lines connect us all
And give birds a place to sit before they
Launch a swirling formation.
Am I appreciating this beautiful performance?

So if we're all heading somewhere,
Different paths and destinations all,
Am I still going in the right direction?

Monday 2 January 2012

The First On the Second


A most delightfully lazy day. Just sayin. Have a nice (real!) fire going in the fireplace, the Gators won the Gator Bowl, right now watching Ulster v Munster to study up on 15's. Hungry though, I see ramen noodles in my future.

2011 began with an emotional sprint and saw an 8.5-year streak go down. Then I got hit in the gut in July when Shumway died, and my collective heart-and-mind were wrenched out and run over on the highway. (This is him with my sister and me on New Year's Eve last year... sigh.)

Rugby was good to me all year, and I was good to it.

I am determined and newly inspired to learn to speak Spanish as I've discovered the music and voice of Alejandro Sanz, and I'm desperate to discover the lyrics.

Will I finish my own album in 2012? I'm having my doubts! Gotta be positive though. About everything, especially myself.