'a gift to a sweater'

'a gift to a sweater' timothy r gates, 2/16/2011

lingering carress

not tight

whispering sublimity

not bright

twinkling tingles

framing profile

not unreal

imaging aromas

quiet: the sweater dress hums,

'thank you.'

'saying goodbye to loved ones' & 'my heart's song'

'saying goodbye to loved ones' timothy r gates, 2/13,2011





i know summers don't remain

fall's lovely hues give way to repose

winter's dirge sparkles

i know spring comes

yet there is no pain like a broken heart

no pain like feeling left behind

no pain like waking up, and they're, still, not here

i don't know permanence

don't know omnipotence

don't know joylessness

but, damn, it hurt, sometimes, not seeing your

face

then i pause, recline, and

somehow am happy for your blessed

repose.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqM2Wdf_DZw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubVo5qT9JEo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz0Sscke9z4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB8Mu_rnbLc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB8Mu_rnbLc

and this remains the same for all those we love, time and space knows it only for the moment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fvw2G4DvdM




'my heart's song' timothy r gates, 2/13/2011, for my eldest daughter and grandaughter v-day 2011


nearly jumped up through my
mouth
nearly jumped out of my
...skin
near your mother's eyes, thought,
'my, they're the same'
nearly went crazy, anticipating her,
'yes'
nearly went crazy, fearing another day's,
'no'
near your mother's sleeping eyes, thought,
'i can see us running through the woods'
my heart's song, i've
sung
my heart's song, i've
rewritten
my heart's song, i've seen three
times.

thank you for the song. love dad, and love, grandpa

'pray for peace'

'pray for peace' timothy r gates, 2/11/2011

pray for peace,

since my youth.

'four dead in O-hi-o,'

we continued to live

we continued to give

we continued to go.

pray for peace,

certainly this is WJWD.

(if Divinity weeps,

does this cause a deluge?)

'Beauty shall save the world,'

we stopped marching

we stopped protesting

we stopped noncompliance.

pray for peace,

and for new cars, big houses, extra credit.

(if we get it all now,

what of then when it is now?)

'Peace, peace and safe persuits,'

politicians promise

preachers offer

lawyers bill.

prey, for peace.

'flip pancakes'

'flip pancakes' timothy r gates, 2/07/2011

flip pancakes
like a god,
makes one swirl
wonder if jesus likes them
wonder if buddha noticed them
wonder if mohammed nodded, 'god's will'
turn your eyes upon,
voyeurism is divine
turning the other way is their gift
lurking for a miracle
the gods way of plucking a daisy, with,
'love you, love you not.'
roast potatoes
like a god,
makes one flip
wonder if they like them
wonder if they notice them
wonder if they nod, 'what will?'
dark roast coffee
sweets and cream optional,
makes one pause