A Kiss
Lips move in,
Slight hesitation
A look, a breath,
Twinkle in the eye,
Easy smile,
A burning inside
A flutter of the heart
Of the eyes
What can you do?
Drawn in….slipping
Feel the crash
Is it right?
Do you care?
Can you know?
Oh well,
Brain too slow,
Heart too fast,
Fingers intertwined
Lips move in
A kiss
So simple
So complicated
But a start
To what?
Something simple, something complicated
Life is wandering slowly
Easily taken
Hope is there
I know
I care
Lips move in
A Kiss
The Rail
The Rail,
The soft giggle,
The booming laugh
The drinks flowing
Music in the background
Cell phones chirping
Playing songs,
Darts flying,
People stumble,
Mix,
Mingle,
Stairs a nightmare,
Deja Cometh,
Tiff’s smile at the door,
Disco inferno spinning here,
Gyrations, dips and drops,
Smiles, handshakes,
Billiards in the corner,
Line to the restroom, so long,
Ladies in their sparkles,
Dances in the shadows,
Lasers from the ceiling,
Last call,
2 AM a blessing or a curse?
Afterparty,
Avoid the dope room,
Hear the music a block away,
Beer pong on a deck,
People upside down,
Taxi home,
People passed out,
Waffle House at 4 AM,
Triple hashbrowns,
Home again,
Shower, Bed, Goodnight
This poem was inspired by an evening I lived in Savannah, GA. There are two bars, The Rail and Deja Groove, involved and of course the ever favorite Waffle House. Savannah is a great city to have a good time if you ever get the chance.
Thanks,
Rob
The Ladies
The air is alive
Can you feel it?
There’s a spark
So close to excitement
This place is abuzz
Pain, joy and a hope
A hope for the past
Yet they move on to the future
The show is amazing
The players all gather
The performance, so grand!!
These ladies show caring
Individuals
Yet somehow, one group
They care for each other
The grace of these ladies
To take life in stride
Relying on the group
Pushing on alone
How much easier without us?
Yet how dull?
The tears,and the stress
Relief-happiness
Oh these ladies
And the men that torment them
I had another great opportunity to write an article for the Yahoo Contributor Network, this time about some of my experience of becoming a father for the first time. I tried to touch on what I thought were the most important things that a first time father should know as he prepares to help his significant other through pregnancy.
http://voices.yahoo.com/dad-delivery-ten-things-know-12237416.html?cat=25
Let me know what you think.
Thanks
Rob
Run
The Horses
Let them run
They are so beautiful
So alive
The fluid motion
The easy grace
They are so nosy
Wanting what you have
Wanting more
Which makes you dig
Dig deep in your soul
Where the shadows lie
That’s where you find your true self
These animals
They yearn for your affection
They let you run
Run wild and free
Not with your feet but with your mind
I
Can go anywhere
Anywhere in the eyes
Of an animal
Try to see just what they see
And just how they see it
You should try it sometime
You
Might get lost
But these animals will bring you back
Back to the world that’s worth living
They are a gift to be treasured
Protect them
And let them run
Run where they see fit
This is why they are here
They are here to show
You and I
Just how
Important
Being able to go
Go anywhere
Is to the soul
Never forget this
Lest you forget who
You
Are
RUN
The Crow on the Cross
As the bird took flight
It was quite a sight
A black bird, A black heart
One that gave me a start
This call that it gave
Spoke of anger and remorse
The message it sent
To warn of its path
I know not what it said
But could feel the hoarse cry
As it pierced the warm air
Fear not what is done
For it will not change
The undone is the unknown
So take care in progressing
But press forth with your mission
For it is what makes you
Who you are
I caught this on the wind
As the bird flew on
The noble crow landed
Upon the cross
And became silent
The quiet was chilling
For it was unknown why the call stopped
But I realized it stopped
Because it felt peace
No more anger
No regret
But was this the crow or myself
This feeling of sweet relief
Of letting go
Those things that would bring unhappiness
All gone away
I sang to the sky
For the burden was gone
All that remained
Was a Crow on a Cross
The Hawk
Seen by many as a bird of prey
Deadly in so many ways
I feel that most see only this
And never realize what they miss
The beauty that surrounds this bird
Is best seen, and second heard
The grace with which it soars
The embolden spirit it explores
I watch it wing through the sky
To see a chance to go on high
Imagine what it might be like
To soar through clouds and out of sight
The view allowed from that great height
Is best described by the Sun’s bright light
I wish I could see what the hawk sees
Way up above the ground and trees
The chance to watch all other life
To know more than the rest
Gives us freedoms to look ahead
To make decisions well, not bad instead
The call also procures demand
That sweet, shrill sound shows how to stand
Stand out above the best
Open challenge in its voice
Daring the world to respond
Moving with the wind
Making the world take notice
Notice of its intent not to be silent
Emboldened to be itself
Fortitude to ride the air
Face the challenge
Open wings, Open talons
Fierce and proud
The Hawk
I continued my series of articles on Yahoo Contributor Network focusing on the minor league stars of teams in Major League Baseball. This time I focused on the top five from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Give it a look, leave me feedback or let me know what you think here.
http://voices.yahoo.com/arizona-diamondbacks-future-star-watch-glance-into-12232932.html?cat=14
Thanks
Rob
I continued my series of articles on Yahoo Contributor Network focusing on the minor league stars of teams in Major League Baseball. This time I focused on the top five from the Atlanta Braves. Give it a look, leave me feedback or let me know what you think here.
http://voices.yahoo.com/atlanta-braves-future-star-watch-glance-into-the-12230129.html?cat=14
Thanks
Rob
Yahoo Contributor Network asked me to reflect on lessons that I have learned from volunteering. I was able to explore some of the top things that I have gained from giving of my time so check it out if you have a moment:
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-volunteering-improves-life-personal-perspective-12232830.html?cat=7
Thanks
Rob
Dance the Dance
Why do the people cry out
So loudly, but in vain
The people needing help
For they know not but the pain
The lack of education
Keeping so many good people down
The money needed for books and chalk
Goes naught to teach, but to the town
The tests and scores show where money is
As those that fall and don’t get up
Have never seen need to rise, as sad as this is,
We need the balance in this world
Or we shall not advance
So raise the standards of our schools
So all can dance the dance
For when we keep good people down
We harm ourselves, for all should get their chance
I wish to see all people be anything they can
For what would you think of your life
If you had not had the chance
The chance that is given to you and I
The chance to dance the dance
HOPE
I look into your eyes
I touch your soul
I find the doors to the walls
Those fortified walls to your heart
I ask nothing of you
I accept what I am given
I am a man
I can see your pain
I want to wash it all away
This brings out your smile
That radiant reflection
Of who you are
This is a confusing world
How to tell you how I feel
I do not know, I am in the dark
Your light is right at the end of my tunnel
Yet it seems so out of reach
I know not what love is
Yet if it is this feeling of helplessness
Of hope for the future
The burning in my chest
The tingling of my fingers
At your touch
You do not know
And maybe that is best
For to let you know
Is to let you in
And that scares me
Scares me beyond belief
No one gets close
No one gets hurt
No hurt, No pain
Just sorrow
These words pound out strong
Like the beating of my heart
And these words are erractic
Also like my heart
My words, My soul
I pour out upon
The pages of time
The tears that flow
Wash my pain
From my face
Buy my insides
Have no tears
To wash them
They burn on
Bright as the sun
This really is not painful
There is so much joy
I am happy
Your smile is my guide
To understand you
That is to be happy
You may never know
I may never tell
But you my lady
Are Special
RP
The Baltimore Orioles continue to win behind the big bat of Chris Davis, who hit his 37th homerun going into the All Star break, putting him on pace to hit 62 homeruns on the season. Davis went 2-for-4 on the day, with a double and the homerun, driving in four RBIs. Adam Jones also added a homerun and drove in two to help the Orioles to the win.
Scott Feldman went seven and a third for the win in only his second start for the Orioles since coming over in a trade from the Cubs. He gave up three runs on five hits and a walk while striking out seven.
Josh Johnson went six innings, giving up all seven runs to take the loss for the Toronto Blue Jays. Johnson continues to struggle this season since coming over in the trade from the Miami Marlins last year falling to 1-5 over twelve starts.
Tommy Hunter pitched two thirds of inning, giving up three hits, allowing an inherited runner to score in the eighth and another run in the top of the ninth before being relieved by Jim Johnson, who picked up his 33rd save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
The Orioles improved to 53-43 on the season going into the All Star break.
WP – C. Stammen (5-4) LP – S. Cishek (3-5)
S – R. Soriano (25)
Davey Johnson decided to shake up the order to try to spark the Washington Nationals, and it worked, just not necessarily the way he might have anticipated. Denard Span was dropped from the leadoff spot for the first time this season due to his OBP of .315 coming into the game. He proceeded to get the Nationals in the win column hitting from the seven spot. Span went 3-for-5, and drove in the game winning run in the top of the tenth inning as he doubled to bring home Ian Desmond.
Craig Stammen coming off a tough luck loss from the night before, picked up the win as the Nationals finished this road trip 2-5 going into the All Star break. They enter the break trailing the Atlanta Braves by six games in the National League East. They will exit the All Star break with an eleven game home stand that will go a long way towards determining if the Nationals can catch the Braves.
Bryce Harper went 1-for-5 with a walk and a run scored from the leadoff spot. The Nationals continued to struggle to score runners, stranding seventeen runners on base today. Ryan Zimmerman, Adam Laroche, and Jayson Werth stranded eight runners from the 3-4-5 spots in the order. Davey Johnson might need to shake these three up if they continue to fail to score runners.
Taylor Jordan did a good job in just his fourth start, going six innings, giving up just two runs, but the offense wasn’t able to get him his first win of his major league career. Span broke open the scoring with a double to drive in Adam Laroche in the second inning. Derek Dietrich hit his ninth homerun of the season off Jordan in the bottom of the fourth to score two. That lead would stand until the top of the seventh.
Anthony Rendon doubled to deep right center to score Bryce Harper from first. This tied the game at 2-2, where it would remain until the top of the tenth. Span doubled in Desmond, followed by an RBI single from Wilson Ramos. After a pitching change, Chad Tracy doubled to score Ramos, giving Rafael Soriano a three run lead to save the game in the bottom of the tenth.
The Nationals go into the break 48-47, and improve to 43-10 when they score three or more runs.
Robert Peterson lives in the Washington DC Metro area and has been covering the Nationals since the team moved to the area in 2005
THE NIGHT
REPETE in DC 