i saw a bouquet of
weathered
flowers
toppled by
your
headstone, the
wind must
have
thrown another
after hours
tantrum
++++
though, true i
don’t know
you
i get how much
little things
mean
to..
ones missing those
who can no longer
be caressed
or seen,
so i return your
flowers to
their
rightful
place,
++++
where dew kissed
petals blush the
graveyard
grey.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
there’s a breach
in quilted
sky
open to each
restless
lens,
unscratched, each
earth born
star..
glowing well-
unscarred..
gazes of longing,
rolling upward
reaching
for
fresh scenery
through the
smudgy
dark.
++++
i raise my palms
to heaven and
surrender
to the
light
in crowded
city park.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
..staring, pointing, gathered around.. there’s sharks in the sandbox, now don’t you look down.
painting by Randy Burns at – https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/723038915151082730/
i’m lit lantern on
a string of
many..
glown in tandem, as
yard’s salvation
from dark
times..
++++
and when i grow
dim, the others
brighten..
without fumble
or failure,
and i’ll offer same-
come their
time
to..
glow a little
paler.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
painting by Kemerovo, Фото №1 – https://www.livemaster.com/item/24177573-watercolour-watercolor-painting-lantern
love without
condition,
the truth spared all
circumspect
syllabic
inflections, and
perhaps with
proper
inward guidance
and direction
i too can love in
ways that buck
the dust
from..
staid
traditions.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image by Carol Nelson at – https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/26880929009031376/
an erratic blink
cast over the
swell..
as chorus of waves
clash their
cymbals
into first row
of rocks
to lend a glance
their way,
i’ll just beam my
silver blue
light
like a lazer through
the small
talk,
to help glow the
watery way
home..
for all night ships
hypothermic
and alone.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
sure, you’re free to plant
whatever you choose
in this soil
but please nurture
your seed,
and control the
reach of your
weeds,
for the benefit of
each mouth
in home
these fruits
feed.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
painting by Renee Dumont at – https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Seeds-of-Faith/656965/3736288/view
feel a crisp breeze’s
wisps of kindness
rustle as it
leaves,
this frostbit clearing’s
knot of sickly
old trees,
guide all bastard brothers
and sullen sisters
into solidarity
stripped the
rivalry,
redefining and refining
what it means to
be one as
family.
Seedy Gardener
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorman/?hl=
painting by Bahadur Singh at – https://www.gallerist.in/abstract-paintings/tree-of-life-vii
coral ribbons bind a
formless bliss
sea’s lone shell whispers the
words that bridge
me to her
world,
where dove flag
still ripples,
only to unravel ‘fore the
eyes of mouth
stitched
girls,
but nothing
tickles,
++++
night blisters blue and sky’s
stars unglue as we
dream a whole,
new world.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/grumpygorman/?hl=
image adapted from artwork posted by Emma at- https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/502855114622549764/
..spared this endless drizzle..
..much ado while there’s so much to do.. i’m guilty too.
perhaps the most
noble function
of fun
is to proper honor
the shriveled
halo
of each soul’s
unraveling
sun,
++++
malice from each
wrist bled
as one.
Whiny Guestman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/grumpygorman/?hl=en
i weep maroon
for you,
rooted where skies bleed
ivory and trees
drip so
blue.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/grumpygorman/?hl=en
image adapted from poster designed by Jeff Bartels at – https://www.teepublic.com/poster-and-art/770500-tree-of-life-with-american-flag
..i feel it too. 
