Life Is A Jumble

Life is a Jumble

My world is spinning

Decisions are hard

I am wishy-washy

Sleep comes sporadically

My life

Is a jumble

Barely coping

Teary-eyed regularly

I am at the

Low end of

My depression

How long the low will last

I don’t know

I hide my depression

From others

Most people do not know

That I suffer in silence

The low ends

My mood improves

I feel ecstatic

Everything is rosy now

How long it will last

I don’t know

All I know

Are the highs and the lows

Of the depression

That rules my life

© Phil Renaud 2016

Leggings

Leggings

Luxurious

Elegant

Gorgeous

Great fit

I love them

No fuss they are

Good for

Sun salutations

© Phil Renaud 2016
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Cats

Cats

Cute cats

Are aware

That they

Satiate souls

© Phil Renaud 2016

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Surgery

Surgery

Here in my kitchen

Drinking vile putrid liquid

The morrow I go

For invasive procedure

I would rather not say where

© Phil Renaud 2016

Add to a Poem # 48 - The Writing Adventure

The Writing Adventure

We are a community of writers

Members of The Writing Adventure

We are creative wordsmiths of eloquent letters

We quill from our core, concepts of what matters

And share intuitive perceptions,

Carved in spiritual discernment

That connects us, heart to heart, with compassion

We write from the heart

The words that

Bounce around inside our heads

Penning these words 

Allow more to crop up

Creating more ideas and thoughts

So in a never ending circle

We write

Our words are sometimes jumbled,

Sometimes a mish-mash, 

And other times they are wondrous,

Touching the hearts and minds

Of our readers

Making them smile

We are the writers of 

The Writing Adventure

The writing adventure takes us places

It is an adventure

Whenever we journey on unmapped routes to places off the grid

Like the twisted 

Rut filled road from hell

That is likely to harbour the scrubbiest,

Raunchiest, snaggletoothed rejects this side of the Mississippi!

And the journey continues

The journey is replete with joy

Our writes are like the sunshine

That emanates and lights up our souls

We are the writers of The Writing Adventure

We shall never be apart!

Copyright 2016 

Written by Shefali Arora, Elizabeth Gallo, Sammy Clemensill, Phil Renaud

Life 3

Life 3

Living

In

Fractious

Ecstasy

© Phil Renaud 2016

Dreaming

Dreaming

Dreaming of daffodils,

Running rivers,

Early exercises,

Angels and

Massive mushrooms

In

Neverland

Goodnight

© Phil Renaud 2016

Sleep

Sleep

Soundlessly snoring

Lazing languidly

Extremely exhausted

Enchanted escape

Polyphasic patterns

© Phil Renaud 2016

Add to a Poem #45 - Chaos

Chaos

I did not realize when the chaos began

That the sky was falling

Leaves were burning

Tight chains seemed to bind me tight

How would I get out of the pandemonium?

The tumult of the crowd 

Seemed to fix me in space and time

A spectator frozen 

Panic fueled the movement of all but a few

I thought about running 

But where would I run to

Surveying I checked myself for injuries

It seemed that I had been left unscathed

Merely flattened by the blast

Others weren't so lucky

When high explosive turns a truck in shrapnel

Fate, bad luck, outrageous fortune and death

Are dealt out so randomly

The questions of a higher purpose become confused

Notions of God the Creator seem inappropriate

Misery draws the eye

Reality is suspended

Horror is just a freeze frame 

The mind whirs

Time has no meaning

Fire, fire everywhere

Panic engulfs me 

I struggle against 

The chains that bind me

The chain breaks 

With a loud snap

I am free

Pandemonium runs rampant

What am I to do 

In this chaos

How am I to escape?

Comfort in this dirge is well spent

Wailing howls of souls lament

Where is that door in the wall

The battered pieces of hope, to haul

And gather strength to stand from this great fall

Through the ages, these catastrophic chaos

Has erupted seemingly without reason

But everything in life has a season

Perhaps my answer lies in definition

Trial and Consequence,that which is inevitably part of creation

And that which my choices incurred, mental confusion

 Written by Elizabeth Gallo, Niamh Serendipity, Tonscher 01, Shefali Arora, Phil Renaud

Copyright 2016

I Talk To God

God

Glorious

Observant

Deity

© Phil Renaud 2016

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I Talk To God

I talk to God

But the sky is empty

I cry out to him

To answer my prayer

My hope is dim

I despair

Then out of nowhere

Comes a hymn

Praising the Lord

Singing his praises

For days and days

By an angelic hoard

I understand his ways

He is my Lord

I talk to God

But the sky is empty

© Phil Renaud 2016, with help from Sylvia Plath

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Ikigai

Wife

Wedded woman

Ikigai

For

Ever

© Phil Renaud 2016

I claim no copyright or ownership of photo

Art

Art

Amazing

Renditions of

Thought

© Phil Renaud 2016

Photo courtesy of DULYPOSTED.com

Add To A poem #43 - Lovely Spring

Lovely Spring

Spring is almost here

The sun is so much warmer

Buds are appearing on limbs of trees

Birds are chirping happily

And Hearts, in search of love begins to cheer

Spring beckons, that special someone to appear

Hope the breezy wind gets that someone

The mild sunshine touches that heart as well

Wish the fresh aura attracts his attention

With me in that beautiful space!

The sun warms

The earth

Flowers bloom

Pleasant aromas

Waft on the breeze

Life begins anew

Sunshine and shadows

Hot rays on a cold days

Alluding to a sultry summer

Written by Niamh Serendipity, Shefali Aurora, Elizabeth Gallo And Phil Renaud

Copy write 2016

Shadow Boxing

Shadow Boxing

Shadow boxing with

Your phantom self requires much

Mental imagery

© Phil Renaud 2016

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Fragmented love

Fragmented love

Like a cut up rose

Our love has fragmented

Love so thoughtfully laid out

Is broken into pieces

Never to be

Whole again

© Phil Renaud 2016

I do not claim copy write or ownership of photo

Another Dimension

Another Dimension

I was by the sea

When a window to another dimension

Opened up to me

Causing tension

A whole new world

Unfurled

Before my eyes

Oh, what a surprise

Stars, planets and space

Filled the whole place

Wonder and awe

Reflected on my face

Should I go?

And maintain the status quo

Or should I stay?

And runaway

I don’t know

Waffling to and fro

I decide not to go

© Phil Renaud 2016

Photo courtesy of TWA

The Lord

The Lord

The Lord is my shepherd

I shall not want

He fills my whole being

With his spirit

I bask in the glow

Of his everlasting love and forgiveness

My Lord’s love

Is boundless

His mercy

Is infinite

The Lord’s mercy and forgiveness

Will follow me for all my life

The Lord makes his presence

Known each day

The beauty of his creation

Is placed before us

To see, admire and be thankful

 I am thankful

That the Lord

Was so generous to me

He leadeth to still waters

To calm my soul

The Lord is my shepherd

I shall not want

© Phil Renaud 2016

Based on Psalm 23 – The Psalm of David

Psalm 23 - The Psalm of David

Fish

Fish

Swimming in the ocean

Gliding smoothly

Through the currents

Flitting left and right

Life is good

Until the shark

Comes hunting

© Phil Renaud 2016

Blue Smoke

Stoned

Stoned

Smoking

THC

Only,

Needs

Explanation

Daily

© Phil Renaud 2016

Hearts

Hearts

Hearts afire

Hearts aglow

Hearts spreading peace and love

Wherever they go

© Phil Renaud 2016

Photo Courtesy of Clytemnestra Aa

Bicycle

Bicycle

Back road riding

Into the

Country
You

Can

Lovingly

Enjoy

© Phil Renaud 2016
Picture courtesy Wikipedia

Jim I & II

These poems are dedicated to my friend of more than 35 years who is on his last legs in life. I will miss you my old friend:((

Jim I

Your time here on Earth

Was full of mirth

And laughter

We shared the good times

And weathered the bad

Our friendship was all we had

Memories were made

Both happy and sad

Your friendship made me glad

But now your life

Is at the end

The strife cuts into my heart

Like a knife

I will miss you

My old friend

© Phil Renaud 2016

Jim II

We met on a sunny day

You were going to graduate

Me, I just wanted to get high and play

I took your recommendation

And bought the hash

For my stash

Our friendship took off

Like a rocket at blast-off

Through thick and thin

Our friendship was akin

To a brotherhood

That began in childhood

As the years passed

Our friendship grew

Memories amassed

Mixing together like stew

Filling our brains and heart

Like abstract art

Now after 35 years

It will come to an end

That will be full of tears

As you ascend

To the pearly gate

To meet your fate

I will miss you

My dear friend Jim

Thank you for being true

Even when your light is dim

We are friends forever

© Phil Renaud 2016

Death's door

Death’s Door

Breathing raggedly

Looking pale ashen and thin

The grim Reaper nears

© Phil Renaud 2016