Thank Life

Thank Life

This life we each breathe...

So much to see

feel and experience

in everyday life

that can be called

nothing besides miraculous

very small, large and in between

A wise man once said

there are only two ways

to look at life---

as though nothing

is a miracle

or as though

everything is a miracle

I've tried both,

and have to say

I seem to notice more of life

when I look for miracles

They say

if you are living your life

as you should,

you'll be swimming

in a sea of coincidence

From where do they all come?

Some say God puts them there

Some say we ourselves

put them there

simply by noticing....

So, I stand on brown earth

and green grass,

look up at stars each night

or the bright sun

and white clouds

of a winters day

and thank life....

that is my way

Dewey Dirks

Natural

Natural

Not knowing

what the future

might bring,

the cultures of Man

move naturally together

towards an unknown tomorrow

in an unspoken dance.

Our sounds are the same

as the sound of rain

in stormy darkness

pattering a natural song

all the night long.

Our market economies

and the governments

that support them

one day will outlive

their usefulness

---perhaps sooner than you think,

and fall by the wayside

going the way of

the feudal societies

that once ruled men.

Soon enough we all will stride

to the tune of a new day.

Rest easy friend,

our halting dances,

follow the Earth music

as all others do

on our blue and white sky marble

and the paths that

we men tumble and tussle along

trace the grand song of life

just as flocks of swallows

turn and twist in unison

on their long path south

flying to melodies

that have never been

set to paper.

Dewey Dirks

Something New

Something New

My late wife and I lived together

For over twenty years

It was a charmed romance

In many ways

When you know someone that long,

You've heard pretty much

Everything they have to say

About a dozen times over

But whenever Laino and I talked

There was an endless summer in her voice

And what she had to say

Just never got old to my ears

My time with her helped me learn

That every single day

Really is something that is fresh

And although you see and hear

The same sort of things over and over again

If your love for them is soul deep

Each passing day forever remains

Something new

Dewey Dirks

Benefit of a Doubt

Benefit of a Doubt

Don't despair others their beliefs.

Everyone you ever meet

knows a thing or two

that is as wise

as the Earth Mother is old

just as everyone you ever meet

believes a few things

that are as screwy as a bent corkscrew.

To greet every day loaded for bear,

look for pieces of yourself in others

and pieces of them in yourself.

Meet all in life with the benefit of a doubt

and as much kindness as you can muster.

Dewey Dirks