Welcome To Paradise

Break even with the waves

only sadness is what we saved.

Open your eyes

to the heartache and the lies

The chorus of crickets

syncs in time,

with the rhythm of motion

of the trees fluid rhymes.

The swirling grass

twirls and bows

to the catcalls

of the flowers and the owls.

Welcome to paradise

where the eagles get along with the mice,

where the hills and the mountains

breathe in time with the skies and the fountains.

Cascading waterfalls

shower into glittering pools

and life isn’t governed

by laws or rules.

My house is made of polished oak

Come on over!

It sits between

the diamond oceans and the clovers.

Lucky charms with marshmallow mates

We’re all friends with similar fates.

Notice the cracked windows

the cracked roads and the broken shows

A slum, a paradise

you can choose what you see.

We decided

what we’d make it to be.

Fixing up the palace

with coral lights and rosy fences

banding together

to clean all of the messes.

Waxed the emerald floors

with glossy peace and more.

The walls shone with a calm energy

that resonated with our synergy.

The tunes of success

cooed from the birds in the roof slats.

The shrill whistles

rolling down the ballet floor flats

we can listen to the music of the universe

in endless time of rhythm

And we’ll sing through midnight

before the final schism.

Then as we go

our separate ways

each to his own

a philosophical phase

We’ll meet again once more

when the show starts up for sure.

As we shout and laugh again

I’ll welcome you to a place without pain.

And as the world sinks into my hands

I’ll tell everyone about my plans

And then?

I’ll roll the dice.

There’s always another chance

in this paradise.

@1 week ago
#poetry #happiness #paradise