Defeating Doldrums

My room is adorned with daffodils;
they are better than modern pills.
Their cheerfulness snuffs away the blues,
curing all ailments including flu.

Upbeat music brushes aside gloom,
as popular songs float through the room.
Tapping my foot I begin to dance;
down in the dumps never has a chance.

Smiling faces beam from silver frames;
the warm feeling bursts into a flame.
Boredom goes up in a puff of smoke,
remembering their laughter to jokes.

The familiar ringing of the phone;
tells loneliness it will not condone,
its infliction of pain to my heart,
and tells me that we will never part.

Golden Years

I laugh at my golden years,
struggling to get in gear,
losing all races with snails,
breathless and looking so pale.

Worst than slowing down so much,
is the final knock out punch.
Ronald Reagan here I come,
forgetting and feeling dumb.

What has happened to my mind?
Losing it is so unkind.
Remember what? I forgot.
Another flash makes me hot.

Golden years is such a joke,
seems it’s a humorous poke,
at old folks reaching life’s peak,
laughing as brittle bones creak.

Bird of Paradise

You are a fine bird, caws the crow,
from you brightly colored plumes grow.
I am but a simple back bird,
fancy caws I have never heard.

Let’s fly together this great day;
I have something I’d like to say.
We are relatives, do you know?
What do you mean that it is not so?

I watched you fly away from me,
perched on a branch in agony.
You were adorned, and I was plain;
you missed your chance to gain.

How can you throw away friendships?
I treasure my relationships.
One day your colored plumes will dull,
when plain, you will have time to mull.

Then you will see, we’re related,
unfortunately, belated.
Alone you will be on your perch,
staring at our flock on the birch.

Always in my Heart

You are always in my heart,
even though we are apart;
removed, but not forgotten,
sweet thoughts magnified by ten.

Distance does not dim my mind,
visions are easy to find,
of special times joining us,
laughing and making a fuss.

Somehow our two hearts are linked,
fur lined with the finest mink;
you’re with me from sun’s first light,
until my eyes close at night.

Shadows dance across your face,
in photos on the bookcase;
I hear you whisper to me,
as the wind blows through the tree.

You are always in my heart,
far lands can’t keep us apart;
in my dreams and in my soul,
singing your name as bells toll.

Diamond Trees

On an ordinary day,
friends and I were on our way,
to a holiday resort,
to escape our daily forts.

The terrain was bare and dry,
nothing attracted my eye.
Then quite dubious to me,
diamonds sparkled on the trees.

Mesmerized by their beauty,
to share them was my duty.
Each tree shimmered in the light,
an extraordinary sight!

To my total amazement,
vexed looks showed disappointment.
My friends weren’t able to see,
diamonds visible to me.

Allure

During the peaceful hours of the night,
I hear The Mediterranean Sea calling me.
As I awake to the early morning light,
The Mediterranean Sea is calling me.

I am far away from this glorious sea,
while visiting my friends and family.
Yet my heart skips a beat, and I jump to my feet,
turning to meet the whispering of this sea.

For it’s not a call that I can ignore,
or a sound that can be stifled by closing the door.
It’s like a magnetic pull drawing me.
to this majestically crystal blue sea.

Willingly, I acquiesce with a smile,
to travel the thousands of miles.
The Mediterranean Sea
is calling Me.