HOT SUMMER NIGHTS

Hot summer nights
bring lazy times,
reclined naps
and overstuffed plates
of barbecued kabobs.

They bring freedom in fashion

with tanks and shorts,
relaxed flip flops
and makeup gone
after dip in the lake.

They bring new bliss

to the sunset,
they glorify the moon,
they bring the stars closer
to inspire dreams.

But then…

as my neighbor says:
“school is out, kids are loud
and obnoxious juveniles
terrorize the neighborhood…”

Maybe he was never young…

©2013 Josephine Lake

FRIENDS

At first we were friends,
Suddenly connected
At the high school dance,
…surprise unexpected.

We’ve done things together
For years that went by,
Without asking ever,
How we felt inside.

Without one question why
We were always there,
For each other’s call,
To bring warmth and care.

And then we were friends
With husband and wife,
With children as well…
Living different lives.

Even now, sometimes,
I catch myself go
Back in my mind’s eye,
To what was long ago.

But the water can’t stop
In the river’s bed.
It runs down the path,
Molded into earth.

And two banks along,
Never stay the same.
Water changes them both,
As it flows away.

Just as that indeed,
Many years have passed
What they tell me is:
Never look behind…


©2013 Josephine Lake 

PURPOSE

How many search along the way…?
Among them all you would find me,
Hoping to find somewhere out there,
The truth that really lives within.

And scratching heads and asking why,
Can not bring comfort, as I see,
We may just live it to the end,
To learn – the purpose was to BE…

And feel the life in every breath,
And dance to our heart’s own beat,
And seize the moments every day,
And thank for everything they bring.

Copyright © 2013 Josephine Lake