Yule Tide

Autumn
Has ended
The last leaves
Have fallen
Snow drops
Down in swirls
I hear Old Man Winter
He's callin' Jack Frost
Back ‘round again
Yes it's that time
My friend
Yule tide greetings
I send
Winter well wishes
Fattening up on
Holiday dishes
With the whole family
Sounds like quite
A good plan to me

© A. Bougie (12/3/2007)

Well of Passion

Anger
And apathy
These feelings
Don't suit me
Can't root me
In the well
Of passion
I long to immerse
Myself fully into

-A. Bougie (Spring 2015)

Moving On

Time works
Against me
And my timeless nature
Clocks don't stop
Tick - tock
Ticking the day away
Moving on
Dusk to dawn
When I want to stay
In a moment
That moment always
Passes me by
Leaves me
On the wayside
Looking back

© 11/28/2008

(Image not by A. Bougie)

My How He's Grown

Admirable
More so than
Imagined
Seen in the
Actions
I witness
Such love
Fulfilling him
In ways I've never known
My how he's grown
Quite handsome
And wholesome
In the years
Since we first met
I couldn't have guessed
This man would have emerged
Forming from fatherhood
Embraced with enthusiasm
Aptitude and grace
Due dilligence to see
That his son be happy
And live without need
11/27/2015

Still Tempted

Quaint notions

Needs negotiated away

Wavering vexations 

Traversed upon known paths

Moments mused by the motion

Tentative tenacious liberties

Taken with me

Taken by me

Minded more so than less

Gestured in caress

Strong hands kneading

A pale freckled back

Dig in and demonstrate

How shall we satiate

Requesting reciprocation

Counting chances

Passed on

Lost to time

Something someone’s

Not trying to find

So why am I-

Still tempted 

To try?

10/01/2009

The Sound That They Do

Yes,

It's true

With the sound

That they do

So immaculately engulfing

I am seized

By tactfully built tension

Eased

Into the moment

Out of my mind

Presence based

Body rooted

Absorbing and expelling

Kinetic energy

Quite magnetically

Wordlessly telling

The motion required

Is sonically inspired

And never leaves me tired

 

Yes,

It's true

With the sound

That they do

I always

Want more

I'll tell you

What for

I feel the need

To explore

How feet

Float across the floor

Moving we

Our muscles taught

With time bought

Zested

For peak flavor

We savor

Each delicately paletted note

As we taste it

Yes,

It's true

With the sound

That they do

I am clearly moved

Percussion inducing

The immediacy of labor

But I consider it

To be a great favor

When my eyes burn

From dripping sweat

Salty and wet

It's a sure bet

That set

Was lived

Without regret

11/1/2015
*Inspired by live music from the band lespecial

True Bastion of Hope (Growing Together Organically)

Stepping forward
Facing challenges
Ever oncoming
Know I just might
Have to start running
I've chosen this path
Where my soul longs to align
With the highest purpose in mind
Rising to the occasion
Chances given
With any luck
Could lead me to see
These dreams become reality
So when pressure is applied
I ride
The cresting hills
Climbing plateaus
Working as I go
To build a palace
For a true bastion of hope
And begin
Sustainably sharing
A space to actually make
More than just dreams
Come alive
I contrive
For a place and time
To give opportunity
That artists and inventors
May freely create
Relate and meditate
Growing together organically
Fruits of labor
That will nourish
A whole community
10/28/2015

Reflecting Light

Today
As birds sing
The sun shines
While I find
Peace
In smooth ripples
Blown across the water
By an easy breeze
Reflecting light up
On to the underneath
Of lush green leaves

(7/22/2015)

Shine Bright

The coincidence

Control center

Is working overtime

So stay in line

Your time is coming

To hit the ground running

Accelerate into motion

Thoughts that will

Collide

And coincide

Increasing cognizance

In our daily lives

Intriguing finds

Great minds

Think alike

Know when things

Turn out right

Working to make

The light

Shine-

And shine bright

(4/6/2008)

Decisions, Decisions

Wanting to make
The right choice
Decisions, decisions
Life altering options
How do I
Direct my
Self
To prosperity
To keep learning
To a love
That feels right
Satisfaction
In action
What steps
Must I take
To relate
Manifestation
Of all my marvelous dreams?

I keep looking
Within
Without
Wondering
Wandering
Willing the well
To water
My needs for growth
I suppose
It may be time
For change
To recognize
My powers manipulated
In ways understated
Freedom beckons
Though fearful
Of repercussions
Your discussions
Leave me drained

I can no longer
Contain
These thoughts
I am not
With whom I need to be
It feels wrong to me
I want to leave
I need my privacy
To sustain my energy
 
Daily
Rationalizations are rendered
Relentlessly
As I hurt you
As you hurt me
These negative vibrations
Reverberate dissonance
Through my being
When I long to be seeing
The light
I am left
In the dark of night

(8/31/2014)

Burnt Out

Burnt out
Before I begin
I can’t win
I back down
To end the argument
To stop the yelling
To get out the door
No more
Than half a hour late
No, I’m not quite sure 
That I can actually make
All my dreams come true
When daily this
Is what I have to go through

(4/27/2015)