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The Bargain

Jessie Belle Rittenhouse

I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store.

For Life is a just employer;
He gives you what you ask.
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.

I worked for a menial’s hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life
Life would have willingly paid.

“The Bargain” by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse (1869–1948). Public domain.
Presentation formatting by S. I. Guzman.

Nostalgia; the butterfly and the scroll

The resonance of the ego
flows through the minds of men,
as a warning to a life that begins and is well lived;
the absolute thief of old age,
for it prepares them for the cold.

As the caterpillar turns into a silky cocoon,
so too does the butterfly aspire to dream;
a distant past confined within walls,
thus must mortals advance in order to return.

Though angels might return as they are;
thus, remembered thoughts shall flourish once more.

For the savant labors for the promise of eternal rest,
and the wise findeth the stone,
and the philosopher the feather and the scroll;
will nostalgic thought then find peace within Abaddon?

Shall clocks determine the time of common men?

Will the butterfly return to the dunes?

Will mortals ever hear the subtle, kind whispers of John?

Will the trees ever mourn the immortals of old?

That is the unerring ether of life.
The purpose of being, the food of the mind,
the whispers of error preserved in ink and scroll.

A poem by,

-S. I. Guzman

Flower in a Stream

I want to understand

What you mean when you speak with me.

So I can twist around as I walk,
and be able to dance like a Flower in a stream.

To escape this conversation with no casualties,
so you’ll accept that it’s enough.

I want to run in the rain
to wash away the unwanted,
And watch the Stars align,
unraveling my future
and showing me the way.

A poem by,

-M.R. Sherman

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