For Leilani

For my Wife as Mothers Day approaches....

Belief

Don't believe that I've ever known
Love like this
Getting stronger
Always stronger
Every day
How can it be
That you can come to that place
Where the world stands still
In it you see only the two of you
Twisting and twining spinning becoming
This high ground I know stare out from
Wind rustling ancient grass
The sound of children playing skipping across this sacred height
Reaching my ears and speaking
Speaking
About chances and gambles and life
Some stand at the cliffs and jump
Falling screaming straight down to bitter points
While others jump
Silent as birds they fly
The heavens beckoning like welcoming springs
They go
I go
Ever upward
With Leilani
Don't believe that I've ever believed
That this could happen to me
I always thought the ground rushing up would be there to greet me
Not this lovely angel
This gift from G-d
This blessing
I know the miserable will scoff and cringe
Wishing all the while for a taste of this offering
So I say look at us
Look and believe
Love can be beyond money, fame, or suffering
It can be real
We are
Lovers, parents, friends
We fly

2004 Harry R. Fagel ARR

Once again.....

Yet another worthy statement from Sam...not even six years old and metaphor rich.....

"Dad, look over there!"

"What is it son?"

"It's a garage sale dad!"

"Wow thats cool Sam"

"Dad, 'garage sale' kinda sounds like 'garbage sale' huh?

"Exactly right son"

Lazy Again

Yeah so I'm lazy again and not updating this site nearly often enough but let's face it I'm friggin busy all the time I mean hey I work for a living dammittttttt...

Joeyanna Part 1

For my buddy Joey. He has challenged me daily to write a poem reference he and I have not until now. I know it's a bit sophmoric but heyyyyy...It is only part 1....

Sparky sparked and the fizzle was
Mazel Tizzle
He bopped across the town
Scooping up scrappers and tossing them in the institution for the
Generally assholish
And he cracked jokes the while
Making us all smile
Turning away the dark that always yawns in front of coppers
Never lazy always crazy
He flys through the town
Tracking down tricksters and keeping society safer
Sparky
Fizzle pop fizzle
Jimmy jam drizzle
Did I mention Mazel Tizzle
He the bomb
Yeah.
Peace to y'all
Stay fresh
I'm out