Author: ~Keith Alan Hamilton~ (~KAH~)

pukey yellow ~ greenish

I’m an artist ….
….. a poet
not a
scripted
metaphor
like pukey
yellow   ~
greenish
pollen
which masks ….…
…… a surface
for some
unoriginal
poser
butt sniffer
follower
conformist
who hides
in fear
from the
distinction
found
within
creative …..
….  individuality

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

I wanted you ~

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I wanted you  ~
to shine as brightly
as me….  no second place
for either of us
and yet  ~
you thought differently
had your own
pie in the sky reality
where only you shined
along the horizon…..
…… and me
my reality
you could have cared less…….

so be it…..
I will walk past and beyond
your splendor  ~
but will never
feel
I could have not walked
hand in hand
together with you

I wanted you  ~
to shine as brightly
as me…

Image & Words by   ~ Keith Alan Hamilton~

~ I do believe

within your formation
way  ~  way up in the sky
I feel this release…  this affirmation
that brings the assurance
despite the cloud of despair
so ever prevalent  ~
I can rise above the malcontent
and become something more
something well worth the effort

~ I do believe
I really do  …..

Image &Words by  ~Keith Alan Hamillton~

the focus

beyond the twisted guardrail …..
symbolic of the turmoil
caused by inhibition
confused at times
as this needed safeguard
against the evils of the world
~   although
such fears …….
thought to be self-protective
……. disrupt the process
of seeing the full scope of reality  ~
where limits
are placed ….
blinders become worn
like the racehorse
manipulated
around the track …… yep  ~
the focus
of life is narrowed
not so unlike
the effect
upon
perspective
by trees
grown
along
the edge
of an
aque-
duct’s
green
grass

Image & Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

boundaries of my existence

at times it is hard to know one day  ~
one moment of what lies beyond
the window……   outside the realm
of my present circumstance
shall I see my dreams
come true
or will I choose to find comfort
within the shadow of my abode
never to have taken the chance to test
the boundaries of my existence

Image & Words   ~Keith Alan Hamillton~

blue lit sky…..

a touch of cloud across the backdrop
of a blue lit sky…..   daybreak calls
the sleepy soul to arise  ~  get ready
’cause there are things to do
before dusk falls into night
where the sound of the snore
takes precedence
over……..
the coyote howl
and the hoot of owl

Image and Words   ~Keith Alan Hamillton~

Merton E. Pingel (Mert)

In loving memory of Merton E. Pingel (Mert or better known as Pingel)
October 4, 1927 – January 23, 2014

Obituary

you loved your family
without question  ~
as well as those
who count their
lucky stars
to have been called
your friend

all who experienced
your enchantment
loved you in return
Mert Pingel

‘cause you let us
into your life
as actual participants
in the game…..
……we weren’t allowed
to be mere spectators

way  ~  way beyond
entertaining us
like Johnny Carson
and Tim Conway
with your animated stories…  being
this great teaser   ~   giving us
your confident opinion
and wise counsel
~   you curiously engaged us
were sincerely interested
in what we had to say
our personal point-of-view

and because of all that
Mert  ~

more than just loving you
we truly appreciate you
for who you are
and will always be
in our eternal memories

Words by   ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

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doomsayer

through the window….  as the sun
goes down  ~  I think of endings
like day turns to night
the year to the conscious mind
must realize its passing
and at times for some
to the point
where imagination
takes over reason…  magnifying
the simplicity of a calendar
into something more than it is
doomsday and apocalypse
seem quite possible
and yet…..
at the predicted end of days
tomorrow happens
….  life in its essence
which includes humanity
goes on and on

peace out doomsayer

we’ve still got livin’ to do

Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
December 31, 2012

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