A Cougars Muse

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Dancing With the Devil

Well I've danced with the devil

I have looked him

Square in the eye

And once upon a time

Some years ago

I did the devils dance

I reached out and shook his hand

We were flying high

Walking a tightrope

With no net

Swaying in the wind

Trying not to fall

Holding on for dear life

Like a star going nova

Then the wind came up

And I started to fall

I reached out

To take the devils hand

And the devil wasn't there

Looked to the left

Looked to the right

I looked down and then I fell

I closed my eyes

I stretched my arms out

And I tried to fly

Just for a moment

In a flash of stardust

I was all alone

Then the darkness

Consumed me

In an ocean of fire

The ink black darkness

And the light of desire

No place to run

No place to hide

Running from the devil

I wanted to cry

Cry out...

But I couldn't make a sound

The only thing the devil will do

Is bring you down.

Monday, May 21, 2012

The Glass

Every Castle has its walls

Some just as high

As the tallest fortress

They Keep you in

They keep them out

But its a prison either way

As I stand here watching time

As it gets smaller

And farther away

Hypnotic is the sound

As it fills the bottom glass

And grain by grain

Slowly slips away

There's so much less now

Faster it falls

I'm not sure when the last grain

Will fall into eternity

Or how soon I will follow it down

To the sound of a heartbeat

As it tries to heal

Even when there is no more time.

Written by : Michael L Farquer

Saturday, March 17, 2012

A Wayward Poets Reflection

The Sound of thunder

Off in he distance

I can almost 'feel' it

As it rolls across the sky

Lightning flashes

Catching a single tear

Rolling down my cheek

As it falls to the floor

So many miles

Traveled and back again

I'm not sure where along the way

I closed my eyes

And when I looked up

Half a Century had passed

And many times

It's felt like forever

And other times just an instant

Frozen in Time

So there comes a time

When you have to let it all go

Take the good and the bad

And lay it all out in front of you

And see what you have accomplished

And the things half finished

Some never started...

Just another passage of time

A way to sort out whats important

And what isn't, maybe never was

I wish I could close my eyes

And when I opened them

I'd have that second chance

To take another path

But those are just the musings

Lofty dreams not to be

Held in high acclaim

By a wayward poet

As he reflects the time gone by

And the time yet to be seen.

Written by : Michael L Farquer

Monday, October 31, 2011

All Hallows

The scent of falling leaves

In brilliant colors

Wood on the fire

Gives way to the fog

Where ghosts dwell

Candy Apples ready for bobbing

Frost on the pumpkins

And jack-o-lanterns light the path

With an orange glow

The laughter of children

Costumed going door to door

Witches and Goblins

Wizards slaying dragons

There is magick in the air

Old magick...in stone circles

Long ago we danced in circles

Holding hands

Remembering those

Who danced before us

Conjuring up the past

Where it all began

Listen closely and you may hear

Their voices in song

Dancing under the moon

On All Hallows ...

So Mote It be.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Still the Dragon Beckons

I walked by myself down the lost highway

Each step closer is one more step away

It's all flashing lights and monitors

Keeping track of time

Time well spent

Time wasted

Times we were alone in a room

In the middle of a hundred people

It's a funny concept

Time waits for no one

Not for you or for me

But it's a journey chosen

Just to be set free

Freedom from choice

Refuge from pain

Do you ever get tired of waiting?

Well before you know it

Time comes back for you

Like waves crashing against the cliffs

And with a roar

Still the dragon beckons.

Michael L Farquer

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Like a Slipstream of Sorrow

What a beautiful

And peaceful place

In the midst

Of so much sadness

As the world goes on

So many memories

Fade into a grey veil

Like a slipstream of sorrow

In a sea of endless stars

Where the water falls

Cleansing the souls

Of the ones we hold so dearly

Of the ones we did not know

Nameless faces on a wall

Empty stares as the people walked by

All connected....

Looking for the familair faces

That would never come

And the ones we will never forget.

The day the World changed for all of us.

~ and ~

Scott A Lundy

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Timeless Memories

Sometimes

I look at your picture

And I reach for the phone

Then my memories flood back in

An I know your no longer there

Reality Check

Leaves me silent

Sometimes I just stare

Sometimes I shed a tear

Sometimes I am angry

But in the end, I'm just alone

Looking back at all the shadows

Passing memories

Fleeting moments in time

Not everything was perfect

There were good moments

And there were the rough times

I chose to stay away

And I live with that guilt every day

About the things we could have shared

Those moments will never come again

So at times it seems like a dream

Sometimes I wake up crying
And I am desperately alone

And sometimes I am driven

To find that feeling again

In this small circle of companions

My entourage till the end.