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another day…. another sunrise
another turn in the road
another mile driven
what will be new ~
what will be different
what will be remembered
what will be significant
how I hope…. how I dream
how I think about reality
how I live…. another day
is really my choice
peace out….
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
little did I know
as I looked quickly
at those colorful houses
along the coastline
of course in a hurry
to get where I was going
(visit someone you and I
love very much)
that someday… I would
have this yearning
to return and explore
with you my muse ~
what was there to be seen
and learn about
its majestic history
as we eagerly
travel down
Ocean View Ave
towards a beach
called Chick’s
where the locals
lay on the sand
get some sun
and cool off
while wading in
clear
shallow
waters
with breathtaking views
of the bridge
that leads to the tunnel
which it has been said
such fun
will work up
a hunger
only finding
satisfaction
at this restaurant
known for
a quarter century as ~
Alexander’s On the Bay
you’ll get choices
on the menu galore
seafood…
steak
and more
a table lit by candle
next to the glow
of a fireplace
sound great ~
ok then
some day
my dear sweet muse
I hope to spend
the day
here
with you ….
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
in my twenties
I used to think
how in the hell
can
anyone
be out of shape
geez ~ I was
a little vain
don’t you think……
…..in my fifties
there are days
after work
I feel like
I belong in
an antique store
~ you would say
with a smile
my muse
I’m old ~
one thing
is for certain
I surely don’t feel
like a collectable
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
— at Galveston Island, Texas wih family.
an array of branches
blanketed in frosty snow
definitely beautiful
and yet…
not really inviting
sort of how I feel
about you my love
as far as your
warmth and affection
it’s as if ~
I’m standing
out in the cold
why this attraction
for
ice maidens….
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
“It’s easier to receive love not earned than to give love without wanting it to be returned.”
Saying by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
like the seasons ~
feelings change…. so it seems
or at least for some
how they feel for another
can go from once being hot
to the frigid cold
and so it may be with you and me
or at least for one of us
who wants to say goodbye
but for some reason just can’t
maybe to save face
I don’t know for sure
all I know is feelings have changed
I feel I have been judged… labeled
put out in the cold
sentenced to do time
out in the proverbial pergola
which due to conditions
is not fit for survival
until I give up and then walk away
it has been said ~ “if you love something,
let it go… If it comes back to you,
its yours forever. If it doesn’t,
then it was never meant to be.”
I don’t believe that to be true….
if you love someone
you never want to let go….
your intent is to keep trying
you don’t let judgments
and the assigning of labels
get in the way
ruin what you have
never able to look past
imperfections
be able to forgive
if you stay true to your heart
despite what happens
in the end
no questions
remain unanswered
you know you gave it your best
but that’s me ~ it may not be you
if so…. just say goodbye
’cause I never will
if you want to walk…. walk
I can learn to live with
“it was never meant to be.”
as far as how you see it
like the seasons ~
feelings change…… so it seems
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
so many secrets
hidden below
this snowy white
landscape…. posing
under a blanket
of purity
where deficiency
is subconsciously
buried so deep
within mind… refuge
sought
behind
a fortified
rock wall
yes ~
snug as a varmint
in its hole
layered by stone
this recurrent
phase locking
pattern
of habitual
inhibitions
never wanting
exposure
~ especially
to that one person
who lovingly cares
who would
listen
without judgment
who would
help to set free
this burden… tossing it
up and away to
the sun
warmed
air
to float
above the frozen hell
of entrapment below
until it dissipates….
enfolds back
into the realm of ether
rather than being
left unspoken
further complicated ~
suppressed by
a depressive disposition
without
any hope
for healing the soul
how sad…. not even
able to find some solace
in a compost container
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
there are times in life
when I’m on a downer
I feel isolated
as the chill of emptiness
falls over me ~ not so unlike
the snow that covers
the limbs of the tree
at the edge
of the wooded drumlin….. adding
weight to its use as as metaphor
’cause it leans to the right
I know this void ~
with its load
will melt away
like it has
many times before
although…. reminding me
life ain’t always easy
and the struggle
can make the strongest soul
mentally and physically down
with a yearning for rest
while dwelling in seclusion
until able to emerge again
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
some days as I stand alone
the weight of the world
upon my shoulders
seems more than I can bear
not that I’m complaining
about the destiny
I have chosen…. I would not
change it for one moment
it just is at times ~ I grow
tired
my spirit
feels as if its been
snowed in…..
held captive
frozen still
without a twinkle
of hope
from the stars above
then I think of you
what you mean to me
how luminous you are
to the state of my being
where my wintry regression
slowly melts away
and my burden
appears no more
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
I know….. at the height
of the storm
hope
the possibility
it offers
seems bleak
that light of promise
feels distant
and hardly obtainable
our mindset
becomes
emotionally
snowbound
trapped in a blizzard
of discontent
where each and every
snowflake of sorrow
adds to our burden
our spirit
under goes
this accumulative
sensation of
slowly drifting away
to a reality
with a more fridged
disposition
an isolated
tundra of melancholy
apathetic and listless
until the intensity
of the storm breaks
slowly
melting away
our icy blues
from the darkness
of winter’s
persistent throes
Image & Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~