April 30, 2023
WARNING
There were a lot of warnings
in the air – but I wasn’t looking
for or at them: breathing problems -
wrinkled skin – a fat belly –
a train whistle – there were
no lights on this street – and
I had to get to the end of it -
and it was night – right now.
So do I do the usual or do I
put one foot in front of the other
and start some serious walking -
looking over my shoulder, of course,
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
April 29, 2023
SUNLIGHT
Sunlight - like a fly - flies around
and settles on this and settles on that.
A moment here and a moment there….
I see it on leaves and rocks. I see it
on the hair of terriers and poodles.
The sparkle of sunlight seems to be
waiting to put what's around us in
the limelight. Better get outside and look –
all this is time sensitive – yet what's
around us doesn’t look too bad
in the Spring or Summer rain.
Autumn and snow? Oh no! Unless
you’re working on becoming a poet.
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
April 28, 2023
WHALES
AND PORPOISES
He lived on the edge of the ocean
and I heard him say several times,
“I’ve lived here by the sea all these years
and I’ve never seen a porpoise or a whale.”
And I heard this neighbor of him say
in return, “Oh I’ve see at least 100 of them.”
I guess some people can sit and watch
and wait and some people can’t. Oh I
Forgot, some people can lie and exaggerate.”
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
April 27, 2023
THE
DAY THE MUSIC DIED
Sometimes everyone is sleep
dancing. The music
is playing
a fluid melody – then surprise.
Something happens – the lights
go off. The music dies. Planes
crash. Everyone and everything
stops when the music dies.
There is a death in the family.
There is a family fight. News
of cancer hits the room. “Oh no!
Not expected….” and nobody has
a clue just what to do. It’s real
life the day the music dies.
© Reflections,
Andy Costello
