how we make our own

bread
gardens
arrangements of flowers
wars
baskets of fruit for the
invalids among us
beds
and lie in them peacefully
at sleep
mistakes without counting
apple sauce
shopping lists
yes how we make our own way
as if the way was made
without us
how we count within ourselves
on time
the ticking metronome that
has no sound

like the underside of the
leaf mulch on the side of
my house where the trees
have dropped their curious
shapes and matted into a soft
blanket
known only to the cats and
the small insects that roam
there living their lives
unseen unknown unspoken

if time had a smell it might
be this must of changingness

we make our own analogies
for time

how we make our own
each one of us
is unknown

Comments

[Lil'thoughts]

Do you have a book of your poems?

Also thanks for trying the FreeRice you did a wonderful job. I have a few people that play every time they visit my blog.

[Lil'thoughts]

I keep forgetting to ask how you get sooo many different countries to come to your blog? I love collecting the flags of all the countries of the world.

Thanks :)

[rohn bayes]

yes i've published 2 books of poems but have given them all away :) except for one which i will give away to you if you like - send your mailing address to rohn@grandecom.net - merry christmas !! i'm working on another collection - something different

[rohn bayes]

about the flags - i guess friends in mexico and south america - travel blogs from india and thailand - i dunno - the magic of the internet ?? i really like what you did welcoming and enhancing your new flag guests 'Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya . . . '

[Lil'thoughts]

I just wanted to say that through your words I can see any world you write about so easliy.

I would be honored to have one of your books and a christmas prestent to boot. :) Thank you so much. What was the name of the other book? Is it possible to find it in book stores? Will this new one also be in book stores? Just so I can keep an eye out and get it when it's out.

[Lil'thoughts]

"Thank rohn for the quote and what he said"..... Love you, Mom

That's from my Mom she is 67 years old and blogs! She left a comment on your comment. I also wanted to thank you for your comment. Very smart ideas.

[alejandra]

beautifull poem!
kissssssssssss