Michael Eugene Cantrall

Time is never taken,
Time is only given.
And only given those
Can hear devil’s laughter
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Sun shines for you, Mom
Happy skies are your blue eyes
Stars twinkle for you
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Alone she dances through this desert
With no direction, just a promise
The bitter waters yield no comfort
Drifting dunes whisper blame
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Alone she dances through this desert
In search of purpose in this place
The slotted canyons echo entice
To ride this river wrapped in lace
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Nothing to Something,
Then back?

Before I was, I wasn't
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Restraint, you’re too late!
But, not to worry...
At the gate
You’ll be happily met
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This vessel has known many seas
embraced alone all storms.
She can sense all hidden hazards
and needs no captain.
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I enjoy how,
With the right combination of words,
Lots can be said,
With just a little bit
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Still warm here tonight
Crickets cheer
Indian Summer
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Shallow pond, beware!
The scorch of summer's sun blast
Poof! Behold! A cloud!
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To survive this world
You must know only one thing
She whispered to me in a dream
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The ancient oaks sleep
Shadows make their plans tonight
The great-horned owl winks
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A million ants march
Up a giant redwood tall
Stellar blue jays snack
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No sovereign inventor required to awaken
A chosen world's fire bound within
And unleash stowed magical benefit
Stirred by echoes of past life?
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Mist in this chamber
waiting for release
Truth parked still below
faith reposed in peace
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At four, a salute in uniform
adventure leads
his way
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Something seeking causation
Unseen stalking salvation
Strong hungering foundation
Not knowing abdication
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