Sunday, January 1, 2012

January 1, 2012

Slap Shtick With A Twist

Hey life what’s the deal,
what’s the grand plan
scheme of things to come and go
screaming from the top of my lungs
already full from the up swing of 2011
flying high on the 52nd floor
sky scraper clawing its way
from Hades to Paradise
and it’s never the same kid rush
sliding down the family banister
the thrill is half way between here and there
and nowhere
but it doesn’t matter too much as the saying flows
when everything rocks and nothing rolls
it’s not the destination it’s the journey
I’d have to beg to differ
when the options are between
a soft spot and a hard place
a toss of the dice or a flip of a coin
heads you win tails I lose
Heaven Hell or Infinity
with a slap of the shtick and a twist of fate
I’m hiding from the infernal flames
with one more puff of the witches bliss
and I’ll be on my merry way
welcoming in a new year...2012




Saturday, December 24, 2011

Christmas Eve 2011

I could pour my heart out
on this Christmas Eve
to the silence that surrounds
such a peaceful night
the way Dreaming Tree flows
from glass to mouth
and lips part
words weep
while memories dance around and around
like the twinkling of lights
that circle ornaments from the past
tales are told and stories will unfold
your photograph sits by my bedside
the tender moments never fade
and emptiness can rest at ease
as the minutes reliably tick by
days turning to years end
...beginnings will surely find tomorrow

JY love forever and always TY

© 2011 Trilby Yates

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Shades Of Grey ~ November 27, 2011

Shades Of Grey

There is a sound that comes my way
Blowing by from day to day
When love begins to dance and sway
Let me shine and let me play
I’m swirling in shades of grey
Open heart and sail away
We both know you can’t stay
Bended knee and hands to pray
Stolen words with more to say
Let me shine and let me play
I’m dancing in shades of grey...

Beach Walk ~ November 26, 2011

Birds Of A Feather ~ Southport, CT 11.26.11


© 2011 Trilby Yates

Saturday, November 5, 2011

November Chill ~ 2011

Mind Bending

“Darlin you have the voice of an angel…”
eyes twinkle with starlight and words so smooth,
so very smooth
they cause pause and reflection
that only the holy
and anointed
dare stare without hesitation
and in a divine moment,
a split second,
a NY minute counted backwards is short changed,
slipped his hand into mine
stole a single thread of golden light
that circled around my naiveté
angel wings plucked
from high above
leaving minuscule reflections
of tiny glistening pieces –

...no regret.













photo by Ari Mygatt 2011

photo by Ari Mygatt 2011


© 2011 Trilby Yates - all photographs taken by TYates unless otherwise noted.