Poems...

The Tao of Pooh p.58
How can you get very far,
If you don't know Who You Are?
How can you do what you ought?
If you don't know What You've Got?
And if you don't know Which To Do
Of all the things in front of you,
Then what you'll have when you are through
Is just a mess without a clue.
Of all the best that can come true,
If you know What and Which and Who
Trust Once Lost By Teddy Weiche
Something earned & presented in it's black-bow-tie wonder
Ceremoniously discarded from the rock you crawled under.
Blackened and brused ego sheds its delight,
Bathed and submurged, in Hell's viscious light.
I wondered about you, now I know it is true,
Your evil and vileness, your sad blue adeau.
Go now and leave, my pitiful soul-sight,
you're now just an obstacle to my so-simple plight.
I simply want qualities: truth and honesty to reign,
Not listen to you mock, or hear lies so plain.
I did hear you struggle--your stories concoct.
Now I'll tell you how, I'll not give you a thought.
When I think of you, I will say to myself,
I'll do without, that sort of sick help.
I trusted you once--I'll not trust you again,
I thought of you once, as my very best friend.
 The Tao of Pooh p. 158
To know the Way,
We go the Way;
We do the Way
The way we do
The things we do.
It's all there in front of you,
But if you try too hard to see it,
You'll only become Confused.
...I am me,
...And you are you,
...As you can see;
...But when you do,
...You will find the Way,
...And the Way will follow you.
Emotional Death By Family Members
I Love them like my very own,
But sometimes I wish to disown...
They want, they need, they beg of me,
Then I simply wish to be foree.
They're hurtful, hateful, mean & spiteful,
Then flip-flop to be nice and thoughtful.
Violent, torn and troubled teens,
Moments notice, then they're sweet.
They break my soul and tenderize.
My throbbing head, my aching eyes.
I only wish them very best,
But in return they do deteste.
Sometimes I wonder why I try,
When all I want to do is cry.

Untitled By Teddy Weiche
The silence of your soul stretches timelessly before me,
The sparks fly through my veins and I know that I adore thee.
The truth is in our eyes as they gaze the depths beyond,
Creamy white encircles deep, dark and golden frothy ponds.
As a soft breeze billows slowly I see life reflected there,
Just moments before you blink, clearing away a strand of hair.
As we look up to the blue, spattered with few cotton balls,
I mutter dreamily the reasons why, for you, I fall.
Why I'm loving friendship with you deeply, pondering puzzles of the past,
Trembling when I realize that I fear we will not last.
My heart aches down inside, with a tide of all that's lost,
Yet I want to bet it all, pay no matter what it costs.
I look to you for comfort solace peace and sweet relief,
And I realize there's no denying it's in you I place belief.
For I've trusted in you more than any best friend of before,
And I'm honored proud and glad to come closer even more.
For our souls unite as one - we team up to beat the odds,
And I really have to say that I care about you lots.
I know that when I'm near you I can do most anything,
For today I saw most clearly the wonder of your angel wings.

Build A Box of Friendship By Chuck Pool
Into a box of friendship, to ensure that it is strong,
First a layer of respect, on the bottom does belong.
Then to the sides attach, in the corners where they meet,
Several anchors full of trust, devoid of all deceit.
The height of friendship can be measured, by the sides of four,
So make them all a longer cut, and the box will hold much more.
Now fill it up with courtesy, honor and esteem,
Understanding, sympathy, and passion for a dream.
Add to that your honesty, emotions joy and love,
And since theyr'e so important, place them up above.
But leave the box wide open, so all can see inside,
To learn what makes a friendship work,
From the box you've built with pride.

Jiggling, Numbing, Mind Roasting By Teddy Weiche
(For Romeo's school project)
Our hair tangled itself as we flew through space,
Our screams echoed through this very massive place.
Our terror was false; our tremors were true,
We were hurled, thrown, flung--into the blue.
...The rattle was definately deafening...
...My fingers were totally trembling....
...I gripped the cold shiny metal bar...
...That seized me (thankfully) in the car.
I stood in line for this experience?
I thought as my neck was roughly wrenched...
As to & fro... side to side...
We flew up into the great blue sky.
...And whew! I see the end in sight!
...But I was just thinking that I might...
...Have another battle of wits...
...And not be wimpy and call it quits...
I might fear again, this wonderful creation,
And feel the blinding escalation...
This wonderful, jiggling, numbing, mind-roaster,
Amusement, we call--a roller coaster.

But Not Forgotten By Dorothy Parker
I think, no matter where you stray,
That I shall go with you away.
Though you may wander sweeter lands,
You will not soon forget my hands.
Nor yet the way I held my head,
Nor all the tremulous things I said.
You still will see me, small and white,
And smiling, in the secret night.
And feel my arms about you when,
The day comes fluttering back again.
I think, no matter where you be,
You'll hold me in your memory.
And keep my image, there without me,
By telling later loves about me.
Rain By Vinny
Reflections on a window
disply the pouring rain,
beads of moisture glisten
and wash across the pane.

Reflections from the other side
Show a face that cannot hide
the gentle flowing teardrops,
shedding all the pain,
'till all emotions cried
and the last eye has been dried
then letting only love remain
looking out at rain.

Poem by Judi Arbruster
There is a trail
Down through the tall cedar.

Down by the River.

The sun shines
In shafts of gold
And makes patterns
On the Red dirt.

The light glistens and dances
On the water.

I sit on a boulder
Flat and grey.

That lies partway in the River.

I feel warmth
From the Rock,
From the Sun,
From deep inside my soul.

I listen for the Waters voice

It speaks to me.

I feel Peace
I am Peace
All is Sacred
I am Sacred

 Company By Tina K.
Where are you going, where have you been?
My dear, close, & quiet friend,
As we sit in the soft springtime Saturday's end,
....Taking comfort in each other once again.
....Tell me your stories & I'll tell you mine,
....And so we will pass a few hours time,
....With the quaint & the comic & even sublime--
Silently searching for that elusive sign.
We'll fashion the future & polish the past,
Allowing the memories to amass,
While the grains of sand slip through the glass,
...'Till a tranquill lull pervades at last.
...Conversation fades with the eve's golden light,
...We cannot go on, try though we might,
...So you gather me in an embrace so tight.
The Tao of Pooh p.30
On Monday, when the sun is hot,
I wonder to myself a lot:
"Now is it true or is it not,
That which is which and which is what?"

On Tuesday, when it hails and snows,
The feeling on me grows and grows
That hardly any body knows
If those are these or these are those.

On Wednesday, when the sky is blue,
And I have nothing else to do,
I sometimes wonder if it's true,
That who is what and what is who.

On Thursday, when it starts to feeze
And hoar-frost twinkles on the trees,
How very readily one sees
That these are whose, but whose are these?

Friendship is a cloak about my shoulders,
comfortable and warm. I tug on its corners,
make it snug. It is woven tapestry of
memories shared, songs sung together, happy
times of youth, middle-age and beyond.
I need its warmth as Life begins its downward
journey. My spousse turned to the grave;
companions eternity bound, yet
those remaining friends of my heart
pull me into their understanding embrace;
give me hugging protection of their love
and wipe aside my tears of loss.

An Every Day Survival Kit:
(Toothpick; rubber band; band aid; pencil; eraser; chewing gum; mint;
candy kiss; tea bag)
Why?
Toothpick - To remind you to pick out the good in others.
Rubber band - to remind you to be flexible, things might not always work out
the way you want, but they will work out.
Band Aid - To remind you to heal hurt feelings.
Pencil - To remind you that everyone makes mistakes, and it's okay.
Chewing Gum - To remind you to stick with it and you can accomplish anything.
Mint - To remind you that you are worth your mint to your heavenly father.
Candy Kiss - To remind you that everyone needs a kiss & a hug every day.
Tea Bag - To remind you to relax daily & go over that list of Gods blessings.
A Friend Should Be Radical, Fanatical, And
Most of All Mathmatical! Author Unknown
A friend shoudl be radical:
~They should love you when you're unlovable,
~Hug you when you're unhuggable
~& bear you when you're unbearable
A friend should be fanatical:
~They should cheer when the whole world boos,
~Dance when you get good news,
~And cry when you cry too.
But most of all, a friend should be mathematical:
~They should multiply the joy, divide the sorrow,
~Subtract the past, and add to tomorrow,
~Calculate the need deep in your heart,
~And always be bigger than the summ of all their parts.