LIFE
(THAT)
Brought to us by frowns and laughter
Pining love and lust-
And more of THAT thereafter.
With smell and feel and sight-
Touch, taste and equilibrium
Stuffed in a box of ce-re-brum.
Let Life and Love be spelled the same
The former is the latter- when there is no blame.
The Present is some thyme,
That seasons Future wishes,
The Past is a patient rope
Life’s anglers saw brought fishes.
Life complains- That it’s too hot-
Life complains- That it’s too cold-
Creating a mental mania,
Expecting the weather of Arizona
While living in Pennsylvania.
Brought to us by a baby’s birth
Mamma, Daddy, full of mirth,
Yes, we know THAT begs and bend
Just promise us, THAT it won’t end!
Arthur C. Ford, Sr., was born and bred in New Orleans,LA.. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Southern University in New Orleans, where he also studied creative writing and was a member of the Drama Society. He performed the lead role in Ossie Davis’s “Purlie Victorious.”
He has visited 45 states in America and resided for 2 years in Brussels, Belgium(Europe).His poetry(lyrics) and prose have been published throughout America, Canada,etc. He traveled for 30 days(July, 2011) to various cities in the country of India.
He presently resides in Pittsburgh,PA., and continues to write poetry.
