Moments

Thank God for Today

Past....Present....Future

PRECIOUS

Held you close, precious;
Sullen, resisting;
Timing, frivolous;
Withdrawing, mutual thoughts collide,
Leave doubts fractured in minds,
Willing to try again.

ABOVE

Above, hemispheric;
Wind strong,
Sunshine, warm;
An Opportune time of day,
To say,
Praise God.

SAVVY

Jaunts in the dark
Instincts emerging as key,
Advising silently;
Play by ear
A melody;
Title it, "Savvy".

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DREAMS

Past midnight,

dreams,

while still awake, subside.

Edmund L Bridgewater

HITORI SUWATTE

On an altar,

two candles -

equidistant;

unlit;

In a pew

a man sits.

Edmund L Bridgewater

ZEAL

Men rush

seeking a meal;

some lame,

all zeal.

Edmund L Bridgewater

HERE IS WHERE

No ifs and buts anymore;

sure about what,

not anxious when,

here is where.

Edmund L Bridgewater

FROM JAMAICA

A boat full of nonsense

cross my line of vision;

a desire to re-discover reggae,

from Jamaica,

momentarily revived.

Edmund L Bridgewater

FOR BEING

Vision offers alternative;

sight - a feeling;

perception -

an idea for being.

Edmund L Bridgewater

IMMORTAL

Where sympathy lies,

buried deep,

deeper than six feet,

extra time is needed

to excavate it.

Edmund L Bridgewater

REHAB

Traffic lights,

no lanes;

fast;

wait patiently,

for sobriety,

then cross.

Edmund L Bridgewater

NON -

Imcompatible, dissimilar;

death, the difference;

A man lying  lifeless,

smiling a smile,

with permanence -

on a face, soon to be,

non - existent.

Edmund L Bridgewater

A POND

I am swimming

across a lake,

could be a river

destination - safe,

forever.

Feeling so good

about my life

in this dream :

a swimmer's paradise.

Waking up

feeling so strong

stronger than any force

tempting me to do wrong.

Edmund L Bridgewater

TRITE

Everything seemed trite,

until the stillness of night,

lit up the dark with a void.

Edmund L Bridgewater

CONTEMPLATION

With the sad included,

hopes for a truce rise,

a fall after pride -

thwarted.

Edmund L Bridgewater

VICTORY

On a leash, inordinate,

victory tugs like a pet,

resisting being taken to the vet.

Edmund L Bridgewater

US

A new mood,

late in coming,

obtuse;

between right angle

and triangle

ample room for us

Edmund L Bridgewater

IN KEY

Harmony coax unison

to deviate,

dissonance on cue,

without much ado,

accelerates din;

a baton intervenes,

quickly - in key.

Edmund L Bridgewater

TANGIBLE

    In motion 
   An element
 Of truth- tangible ;
   An expanse

  Of what is

Surpasses expectations

IN A HEAP

I lie curled up on the floor

like a cat waiting for a dog

to wander into a domain

harboring a reign

of upheavals; indiscriminately.

SUSPENSE

A day turned round,

routine upside down,

steadied by respite;

resulting in the end

in lingering suspense;

heartfelt notions - exemplary;

restore common sense.

QUIET

On the inside,

nothing stirs;

havoc knock,

an opening un-locks - norm.

FERTILE

Start the week, outside;

sowing seeds in areas - fertile;

growth - edit - file.

REMINISCENT

Life in the static lane - visible,

in front of my eyes;

people, self - styled,

in parks,

alternate a life style,

reminiscent of an age,

when men lived in caves.

WHEN

Intimacy, relegated;

put on the back - burner;

storms a return

into two lives, suddenly,

at a crucial point,

when.

TRITE

Everything seemed trite,

until the stillness of night.

lit up the dark

with a void.