studying history is never useless, but not always engaging.

un arbol

hay que pensar en la respiracion. dicen que es un processo natural, pero muchas veces no empieza sin empujarla.

es un dia bonito
luz bonita
un libro importante para leer
cafe me esta esperando
una persona tan bella
que nunca he conocido
para salvar
al menos
un arbol

I've sold my thoughts to a piece of paper!

this sentence is satirical.
this sentence is comical.

this sentence

is serious.


this sentence encourages feedback.
this sentence is reflective.


oooooo.

If you develop an ear for sounds that are musical it is like developing an ego. You begin to refuse sounds that are not musical and that way cut yourself off from a good deal of experience.
- John Cage

space

checkered flag

not enough time to think
the sands in my hour glass
are running low
I almost figured it out
then something came up
and I had to go

a hiatus please
a momentary time freeze
pause, hold on
I just need a moment
everything could line up
if I put it in its place
but the checkered flag
is not until the end of the race

i understand the importance
of setting pace
and enjoying the view
the water stops are refreshing
the trail is bending
the sky is a golden blue

country rambles

My day is already through

There is no better way to wake up
than drinking a cup of coffee
sunlight pouring in
the walls being painted green by Evalyn

it's the morning
the day may never start
it don't have to
if I don't want it to
I could lay here all day
and what could you say
if I want to live slower
i'll do it that way

nothing going on
i threw away my clock
i am rewriting
this song from the top
a vacation at home
one long overdue
you can come if you want
my day is already through
nothing more for me to do
my day is already through

I used to always run around
like there was something to be found
didn't know that the only way to catch it
was to stop and sit down

taking it easy
that's how i'll do it
ain't no reason
to rush through it

happiness will come

It's a beautiful day outside
the leaves are gleaming green in the sunlight
everything is slower than normal
while I sit here and play my guitar
this is a search for the best words
to fit these three chords
I've tried this many times before
but I've never had much luck
what's a songwriter supposed to do
when he's too busy paying his dues
that there is not enough time to write tunes
and do what he loves
he's stuck with songs like this
void of layers and metaphors
there's no strong melody
and I'm just playing the same three chords

writing checks and crunching numbers
building a financially secure future
not enough time to do what i want
is this how everyone lives
we all take a job that we don't like
to pay for things that we don't need
office work can be fun, i'm told that

happiness will come
the more we get done
through sticky pads and emails
happiness will come
happiness will come
i've got a big retirement fund

Life is not free young lad
you've gotta suck it up
put up with the 8 hr. work day
weekly meetings and being underpaid
there will be no compensation
no health insurance of parking spot
it's a failing economy and slow job market
this is not a world for artists

i can retire at age 65
after 40 years with the company
it's not a bad deal
i've got benefits and security

rosie banks

rosie banks works at the grocery
wakes up at 6am to eat before work
and then she's gone all day
got to earn her pay
to heat her home and buy clothes
for her baby
sixteen months old
the man on tv
said next week could get cold
this happened in october

rosie banks was let go from the grocery
times are tough in a failing economy
she's calling everyone she knows
find any work she can
she's scrubbing floors by hand
and washing clothes
as a maid for a rich man
he parts his hair to the left
and wears polyester pants
this happened in November

rosie banks likes to finger paint with her baby on saturdays
they sell their art at the fair on sundays
they sold two last week
three the week before
they're beginning to sell quickly
people want more
she might quit scrubbing floors
just yellow green and red
it's all they could afford
this happened in december

rosie banks and her kid are millionaires
they sell their pieces to rich folk across the world
no more working as a grocer
or as a rich man's maid
just playing art with her kid all day

random

it is what it is.

unpleasant feeling

A little bit of help here
my dusting rag is dirty
it functions as well as
a mind stuck on one thing
serenity is near
after the chores are completed
the guests are notified
and dinner is made

one two three
can someone please help me
my list is overbearing
and my waste-line is tearing
compensation dominates
intake at a fast pace
leaves weeks of indigestion
an unpleasant feeling

the link between stops
a feel good shop
just 10 minutes please?
first the dirt off my knees
there's time for that no?
okay let's just go
i can grab one on the way out
i left one under the couch

kindness as a remedy
to reverse the large influx
four weeks from now
i have to fit into my wedding tux

the mahogany needs sound