Jim Yerman Poems

As I endeavor to write a poem a day I think perhaps...perchance
Before I go any further I should apologize in advance.

As my contemplations and reflections string together over time
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We are taught from an early age perfection is something we need to strive for
It begins with that big smiley face when we get that perfect score.
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Is there anyone out there who likes spell check, you know, in your phone...that clown
Who takes the words you want to say and turns them all around.
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When you look around at the progress we’ve made, as a species we’ve come very far.
Look at the amazing things we can do that make us forget how human we are.

I’ve seen those spy thrillers on TV, you know where a satellite is twirled
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In 1856 John Greenleaf Whittier wrote Maud Muller, a poem about a maid with hazel eyes
Who was working in a field one day when a judge came riding by.

He stopped his horse under a tree to be shaded from the sun above
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A funny thing happened at the bookstore last week and at that time I made a vow
Not to talk about it...but I think it would do my heart good to relate it to you now.
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I learned two valuable lessons in a short time quite recently
They had to do with my smart phone and, of all things, it’s lithium battery.
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I’ve been a little worried lately about Trestin Meacham and wondering what it was like
When in protesting gay marriage in Utah, he went on a hunger strike.

He chose as his cause a judges ruling that struck down a gay marriage ban
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The other day as I watched the flight of a morning dove in the early morning hue
I wondered what the world looked like from the uniqueness of her view.

Have you ever envied the birds and wished that you could fly...
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Yesterday Deborah and I awoke early and off to the beach we slunk
To attend a meditation class...taught by a real Buddhist monk.

Meditation is relatively simple for the value that it packs
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