
A Little Park
The water soothes as the breeze blows
Bringing peace to my mind
This peacefulness I find
Inner peace it does grow
This day I find for myself in the little park
©Chris Chonos
A Little Park
The water soothes as the breeze blows
Bringing peace to my mind
This peacefulness I find
Inner peace it does grow
This day I find for myself in the little park
©Chris Chonos
This is a photo I took from the Mauna Kea Summit in Hawaii in 2017. The wonderful blue skies with the clouds below your feet and snow in Hawaii…what can be better for a photo.
Mountain Top
Travel to higher heights
See this wondrous sight
Clouds below
Cold wind does blow
Upon this mountain top
Winter does not stop
Bluest skies all around
No blemish found
This view from the mountain top
©Chris Chonos
Years, Don’t Forget
The time passes by
Good friends say good bye
Days to months lead to years
Facing all our our joys and fears
Faster rolling as we do age
Reaching our golden stage
So look upon the days and do not fret
These years please don’t forget
©Chris Chonos
I am writing today because I want to, not because I have to. That is truly a new feeling for me since I started this blog over a year ago; and didn’t realize it till a couple of days ago. I know it sounds strange but I was treating my writing like a job. Some kind of duty or detail that I felt I had to accomplish; and it was starting to stress me out. I don’t want to feel that way about my writing. I don’t make money writing. I don’t have deadlines set for me by anyone. I truly write poetry, take photos and create music because I love it; and I wasn’t doing that anymore.
Now, this doesn’t mean I’m not sharing the things that I love, it just means that I am not putting pressure on myself to share the poetry I write; or the photos and music I create.
I think this will help with my creativity and bring a little peace to what otherwise felt like a stressful situation for me. I am going to focus on reading a lot more of other people’s poetry, short stories and looking at the art they create; and in short, focusing on me and my passions.
So, yes I will keep writing, sharing and creating but on a little more relaxed schedule; and not on a mandated schedule that I created for myself.
To Just Be
Write these words upon the page
Hand clenched in fists of rage
Words twisting and turning
Heart forever yearning
To write emotions full of angst and pain
Forever burning inside my brain
Longing to be set free
Longing to just be
©️Chris Chonos
Blurred
Blurry reflection I look upon
Don’t know if I’m here or gone
Hazy and blurry as my my mind
No clarity do I find
©️Chris Chonos
Open Book
My life is like an open book
Don’t be afraid to take a look
Some good, some bad
Some a little sad
It is there for me to share
For you to read if you care
©Chris Chonos
Written Thoughts
Many pages of writing notes for myself
Memories placed on its shelf
Thoughts held for safe keeping
Words from my head seeping
Left there to be heard some day
When I have nothing left to say
©Chris Chonos
The Dream
My mind wanders to a higher ground
Dreaming with no sound
But the birds chirping as the winds blows
The beauty of the dream grows
Rolling hills with sunset bright
This beautiful and wonderful sight
©Chris Chonos
Mind Leads
Poetry flows within my veins
These words I do not reign
Pour them out on the page
Providing me my own stage
To connect with any one who reads
Seeing where my mind leads
©Chris Chonos