come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
Like a smile, it is bound to be ephemeral.
It is soft and fragile like a white tissue of paper.
As ephemeral as the sweet taste of the cotton candy
dissolves on the tip of a tongue,
it dissipates into the memory.
A cold winter may be ahead, but cherish this moment fully.
Embrace it, soak your senses in it, and bask in its glow.
Believe you will rise even if it rains.
Do not dwell at the shallow water. Go forth.
10.6.2025
The warmth that I felt then
Still lasts to this day.
Thank you for your smile
which filled my soul with a soft warmth.
I forgot about it for awhile,
but your warmth has been with me after all this time.
8.30.2025
Would you rather walk barefoot on a dirt road together
than to walk on a red carpet of ivory marble floor alone?
Would you shower in the golden spotlight with glory
than to kindle a wooden stove fire on a dark winter night?
Would you look the other way
than to weave a grass bow for those to come later?
9.4.2024
what brings the most warmth?
what bring your light into life?
where do you find your love?
how do you keep it glow?
2.4.2024
this fleeting moment
nothing is permanent
rather than what’s visible
it’s the invisible that lasts longer.
for example:
the soft warmth wrapped by lazy summer sunset
the silky softness summer breeze carries
the quiet steadiness a resolved heart feels.
do not cry;
rather smile.
remember to keep your playful heart
without looking away from the lions.
5.17.2023
it was the first snow.
no, it was lumps of molten snow
falling from the grey sky
through the Uber ride, there were no words
just a long glance through a foggy window
arrived at an old French town
toured around like black crows
in vintage shops and bakeries barely warm
and tried a fancy magician’s hat
but no trick — or was there a trick then? —
tucked under an brown brick jewelry store
a petit château — gaslight restaurant opened
— and greeted cold and shriveled souls
I don’t remember what went through my guts;
it was a blur; all the dancing lights
and the smiles — yes, there were smiles
and I felt — or I thought — a little warmth
in the cold darkness.
The one that would, in the end, shine very, very brightly.
9.5.2022
please let me keep my warmth;
it is a cold, cold world here.
and this white blizzard does not seem to die down.
I must keep going, I know I must,
but it is darn too cold.
warmth I once knew like the glaring sun
dwindled down into a candle fire.
please let me keep my warmth;
it’s darn too cold here.
7.4.2022
hi it’s good to see you again
it’s unfortunate to meet in this moment
too coincidental and easily mistakable
but I say the truth plainly: nothing happened.
if you want to leave, feel free to.
of course I will miss you
but if it is not meant to be, let it be
perhaps it’s a price I pay for one of past sins
it is an honor to have met you
you’ve inspired me with your brilliance and charisma found in leader of truth
still,
it is my hope to see you again.
if ever, will I get a chance, I’ll hold onto it as dearly as I can
for it means more than ‘un million de bagels’
parce que it is Spring, after all.
3.16.2022
the sweet warmth hit my face point blank
stunned, I uttered few words of confusion
then softness disappeared around the corner
left me wondering ‘has all this been a dream?’
but the eyes, the smiles, the ears, and hairs
I remember them vividly; as if I could touch
had I been back into the past, that moment,
I’ll hold your hand and tell you: ‘I see you’
and would just stare into those eyes
those eyes deep with warmth and clarity
I may have rather a chilly side to my heart
but I’ll keep working it to bring you warmth
2.18.2022
that hint of grinning
that I catch a glimpse
across the miles of smooth surface
like vast waves a washed under sun’s grace
I wonder how I shall pray tonight
grateful for moment of warmth that delights
1.31.2022
Ralph with Coffee 
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