Today I saw something
That touched my very heart
Just a man throwing a ball
To a dog in a park.

Now I could paint a picture
As I tend to do with words
But it wouldn’t do it justice
Much more it deserves.

Man was physically impaired
Not that that matters much
But when I looked at the pair
I saw such unyielding love.

Man would throw the ball
From a throwing stick
Dog never once let it fall
Caught it and brought it back as quick.

Dog would then lay down
Drop ball beside
Man would pick it with his stick
Laugh, launching ball to sky.

As dog lept to his feet
Chased as fast as it could
I thought how simple bonds are all we need
Such weights are lifted, in the arms of love.

Now you can call me sappy
A lot of people back you too
But seeing that made me happy
So I’m happy in my view.

For today I saw something
That touched my very heart
Just a man throwing a ball
To a dog, in a park.

© Daniel Breslin

A morning walk
On an Autumns day
Not much talk
Few kids at play.

Leaves of amber and red
Chalk the path we trail
Cover the flower bed
Clouds form as we exhale.

Slip between trees
Crunching leaves in chasing games
Sometimes falling sore to our knees
Eyes not seeing the days true pain.

Joy exclaimed in fits of laughter
As we stroll through a tree guided lane
Look to cows in fields at pasture
Skip through trees and laugh again.

© Daniel Breslin

He stands subdued and silent
With no voice to stake his claim
His silence unbearably defiant
In its quest to suppress his pain.

He stands though he wishes to kneel
Feeling weaker but acting brave
Trying to command all he feels
Trying to be a man, with face to save.

© Daniel Breslin

I think about you often
I thought of you yesterday
I had an urge to call you
That’s crazy man eh?

I just wanted to hear you laughing
Even if it was at me
It was just a thought in passing
But it took the wind from me.

I ain’t much good at talking
When my friends go away
So even if I called
I don’t know what I’d say.

I just wanted to hear you laughing
And I know that cannot be
It was just a thought in passing
But it took the wind from me.

Times I forget you ain’t coming home man
Like last night and I damn near bawled
I ain’t never been no phone man
Just sometimes, I really wish I had of called.

© Daniel Breslin

The Fear
When you count the day 
And count the year.

The Fear 
Lingering in the rear

The Fear
Creeping underneath

The Fear
Depriving you of sleep

The Fear
Sharpening its teeth

The Fear
Hungry for your meat

The Fear
Watching all you do

The Fear
Waiting for its cue

The Fear
Quickening your breath

The Fear
Scared to live, scared of death

The Fear
Scary cause it’s true

The Fear
Real as me, real as you.

The Fear
When you count the day 
And count the year.

The Fear
Lingering in the rear.

The Fear
Don’t let it ever stifle you
You keep your eyes ahead 
And who cares what’s in its view?

© Daniel Breslin

The days you want to curl up
And just hide from the world
Turn off the lights and shut the blinds
Like a sulking teenage girl.

When things are going against you
And you fear the world outside
The last line of defense to you
Appears to be, to disappear and hide.

Surround yourself in darkness
Close up all the shades
You just don’t have the heart for this
And all you have you think you gave.

Though these are not the days to hide
Or let yourself grow smaller
Indeed when you face the world outside
You must, somehow, walk that little bit taller.

© Daniel Breslin

The day is yours
Capture it.
The day is yours 
Get after it.
Don’t stay indoors
Trapped in it.
The day is yours
Find rapture in it.

The day is yours 
Taste it.
The day is yours
Chase it.
The day is yours
Embrace it.
Don’t see a day 
Wasted.

THE DAY IS YOURS.

Get 

     LOST

In 

    It.

THE DAY IS YOURS.

Be 
    
    A

       BOSS 
 
In 
It.

© Daniel Breslin