The Face Lift
I went to a Handsome Magician
With a fountain of youth in his case
And when he completed his mission
Ten years disappeared from my face
It happened while I was sleeping
The second best trick of the day
He covered my soul for safe keeping
And time just floated away
My smile was no longer perky
My eyes were droopy and sad
My neck looked much like a turkey
Then he pulled my youth from his hat
Now whenever I think we are victims
And nature has all the control
I remember the Handsome Magician
Making diamonds from pieces of coal
The Wedding
I was present at the wedding of
the ocean and the sky
The day they came together
in a storm
The clouds wore dark tuxedos
as they ushered in the wind
And I buttoned up my collar
to stay warm
The waves were lovely bridesmaids,
they were dressed in silver lace
They flirted with the rocks
along the shore
Filling tidepools with the bubbles
of the finest of champagne
The kind that always leaves
you wanting more
I was present at the wedding of
the ocean and the sky
The ceremony lasted half
the day
A promise in the thunder was
echoed by the surf
Forever they would honor
and obey
As it lingered there between them
to give the bride away
I saw a tear fall from
the setting sun
The ocean and the sky were then
connected in the rain
And the holy water joined
their hearts as one
The Housewife's Lament
The house is clean by 9:00
By 5 it's a disaster
To pick up behind your kids and dogs
You need a maid much faster
I washed your clothes, they made one load
I hope your heart will soften
A smaller washer we must buy
If I do them any more often
If you want a maid that works much harder
And acts a little sweeter
You'll have to pay her off with more
Than unkind words and peter
dedicated to my ex-husband
Winter Depression
The earth turns her back to the sun
I study the other side of the sky
And the wind blows
Flowers have shrunk back into the ground
Memories call me back into time
And the wind blows
Loneliness flows in rivers through my head
And drips from the trees
And the wind blows