Old Age

Each line in your skin
every dash of grey hair
tells a story.
You lived and laughed
you cried and cared
and your body is amazing.
Do not fear aging
but never be old
and stuck in your ways.
Always crave
new knowledge
new adventure.
Never get stuck
behind the times
instead always learn.
Continue to challenge
ideas, yourself, others
embrace change.
You are never
too old.

By Any Name

While you are sweet I'm sweet
Sweetheart or Honey for you
Darling I am your Sunshine
I burn - take care. I'll shine for you
and grow, your Wild Rose
an untamable tangle of beautiful bloom
wrapping my vines around you.

Unforgettable Moments That Mean Nothing and Everything

Last kisses
first kisses
movie moment dip and kiss.
Kiss in the rain
spiderman kiss
kiss a girl.
Spin the bottle
second chance
had to kiss you just one time.
Drunk kiss
kiss your ex. Oh.
XO. XO.
New year kiss
kissing it better
falling in love.
Thank you
want to fuck you
teeth crash kiss.
I missed you kiss
goodmorning
goodnight.

Ode to Fritz Gelato

You bring a joy to the mouths
of Melbourne.
You are the true bliss
of summer
days in the heat.
To Bounty
God of Sorbet
we praise
bow down
coconut delight.
Tantalizing
you complement tanned
skin and sea salt hair
and as sun sets
oh Bounty
you are Ice
Queen of dreams.

Tequila

A verbal volume battle,
raging war of words which no one cares about
gets too much.
You take tequila to the trees
an attempt to clear
retreat works at first
but she is inclined to deceive
so will soon try tempting you into a bad decision.
You fight with tequila. She is wrong.
We can make happy endings.

My Turn

I believe not in a higher being
but in life and in living.
I believe in passion, compassion,
I believe in language and culture
I believe in imagination
and making things your own.
I believe in the path of least harm
and I believe in so much more:
what is belief to you?

Cryptic II

Disturbs awful pest in America;
clumsy centipede, essentially confused
upsets open vessels,
caught in denial, unexpectedly.
Macerate new scones and jam
left on plate? You, say! Tidy up!
Nasty rows about gold bring misery,
interim alterations to railway stations
racing track circuits partly collapsed
amusing or ridiculous, stupid person.
Add a very quiet finale-
bank gives heartless response.

*second in a series of found poems from cryptic crosswords