Poetry by Tim Windisch

Ode to JAD's Touched down in Denver under darkness and clouds Mountains were enveloped, covered in shrouds Took 2 days to finally witness their splendor Thank God for the legal local weed vendor Found a place to kick back and ease your worry Went back daily chillin’ and feelin’ no need to hurry Vibes are lit, friendly faces, some in suits some in plaids All getting' down with Josh & Stacy...

The Undeniable Truth I was a kid first time I met love, tried to make it come my way Despite my purest intentions, it turned out love could not stay I've dreamt of getting it back far too many times since my youth My dream since then to hold it again, yeah, it’s the undeniable truth Ever walk down a street, and catch a glimpse of someone you know Only to turn red when you track them down but it’s...

Twenty-first century peace accord Paris was lovely in January of seventy-three, that is unless you were living in the south In Vietnam where the signing of the Peace Accord meant your doom soon as it left Nixon’s mouth With a decent interval to save face knowing full well it would ultimately lead to the collapse Kissinger admitted as much but the Stab-in-the-back myth curried favor with the right-...

Stress Strutting along with a whistle, stubbed my brain on a thistle one that I thought I weeded Aimed to get to the lodge, get myself the hell out of dodge and I thought that I succeeded Yet it turns out I’m weighed down by bags, my mind constantly drags brings out another mess Lost and I’m spilling out pain while I’m just trying to contain the never-ending mind-numbing stress Check your ego near...

Etched upon my mind I go to lay my head on my pillow at night A glance to my side and everything is alright There’s a glow inside, makes everything better than it seems I’m a lucky man who falls asleep with the woman of his dreams You needn’t ask me who I’ve dreamt about It’s not too hard cause baby there isn’t a doubt I could close my eyes, check what I’d sketch you would find A perfect portrait...

Whispering your name Long before you were part of my yesterdays, I would close my eyes And picture tomorrows where the sun shines lying under cloudless skies Then a voice called out and shook me from my slumber saying I feel the same Like a fairy tale story, ever since that night I go to sleep whispering her name Wounds of times that we pray to God never have a chance to return Healed by the magic...

I love my baby The clock’s too slow But it’s time to go Yet for some damn reason I still must wait another hour The day has been long I need a fresh bong And a minute to chill before I go stand underneath a hot shower My baby’s waiting My teeth are grating Nerves are frayed, I would just leave if I had a choice Soon things will slow down Always have my baby around Only a few more minutes of this t...

Politicking time bomb Donny says there’s fraud everywhere, keep those frivolous lawsuits and slanted investigations going But then just like everything else he says, falsities and flat-out lies spoken by a blowhard not knowing Believed by the true Americans, not the phony RINO’s; collaborated by some spineless Republican nom As long as the MAGA man gives a nod, everybody take cover here comes anot...

Earth day 22 52 years ago, a junior senator from Wisconsin saw an oil spill Standing on the shores of Santa Barbara watching oil covered birds Flew home thinking there’s a job to do and I won’t rest until We find a way to fix the problem, we need action more than words He stood up tall and said “There’s no issue more critical to mankind than the quality of the environment in which we live” Keeping...

Forever Hello’s Come a little closer, please sit down let me tell my tale A story of success when it seemed like it would fail First glance two lovers saw tomorrow in their eyes No matter how many hurdles overcame goodbyes Swapped for forever hello’s Easy was never even something in the discussion The rhythm of love backed by our heartbeat's percussion Days she couldn’t seem to start, just wanted...

Snapshot of a dream The sun is shining bright, breeze is light, not even a cloud in the sky It’s a day for one man to be treated like a king and it turns out I’m the guy You might think I’m just crazy and imagining things, but as silly as it might seem Since the day you walked into my life, it’s all become just a snapshot of a dream I open my eyes in the middle of the night, what a glorious sight...

Hang tight Just when it seemed to be giving my life a happiness injection My inner compass went black, and I lost any sense of connection Tears and curling in a ball, this time everything seemed like it was right Till my insides came crashing down, don’t panic I got to just hang tight Too many fires to keep them contained and under control Embers flying in every direction, burning through to my so...

Hug I got something to say, you know I think I really must I want an untimed, untamed, full body hug that can just Take back my regrets, melt down those miles and years, The friction can fuse my blues and wrap up the laughter and tears, And it feels like something that for so long, you wanted, but could not put your finger on Like when you cannot clear your head of a song Yes, that first kiss, how...

Sizzle Fire up the stove, throw the pan on for some eggs Grab a cup of coffee, pull a pair of shorts over my legs I look outside, clouds overhead and it’s starting to drizzle All I can hear is the butter hit the pan as it starts to sizzle You called my name before, but then you hesitated Got stuck on yesterdays that you never quite masticated Too many times felt the same rush only to have it fizzl...

She's back in my heart Follow your horoscope, plan a day when the stars align Hold hands in a séance with high spirits mysteriously flyin’ Chart all you like but I’m telling you it’s something you cannot control Plan your love with care, but it’s not how you reach your ultimate goal You can’t force the square peg, or make me see forever in a Rorschach test The only sure way is to forget all of tha...

He’s forgotten how COVID numbers are dropping, still can only afford window shopping Soviet invasion, high price of oil ever topping, Trump’s praise for Putin still ain’t stopping Temperatures rise and mother earth feels the burn, US financial sector continues to churn But her peoples’ melted dreams are getting lost, infrastructure's failing but none will foot the cost Point your fingers at the le...

Humpty took a tumble Rosie sat with Humpty the egg-shaped man, she really loved to hear him talk Marveled how he would say things, smiled when he asked her to go for a walk Walked around the lake, climbed the hills, soaking sun sitting on a bluff's ledge She left for a minute that turned into months, poor Humpty he rolled off the edge Oh! No, this ain’t the way things were s’posed to end She said...

Free Pages have turned, bridges have burned, still no lesson has been learned You wrestle the thought, were free and got caught, nothing was sold but you bought The same old story once again Tired of making the scene, feeling like it’s time to come clean, still you’re peeling out the green Plowing ahead full steam, chasing your imaginary dream, oblivious nothing’s as it seems So you run crying to...

I bet they would care There are days I wake in pain stiff and sore, but these days I don’t say a word Too many people are suffering with bigger problems, things seem so absurd Teardrops are falling like a steady rain from every corner of the earth Lost lives, lost homes, paid to keep peace where NATO says it’s worth Giving more than a crate of rifles, their best wishes and a slap on the back This...

Quit telling me lies So long since you were here with me “It wasn’t me, but some wild conspiracy” Thought you’d learned from your failed tries Not buying anymore, so quit telling me lies Trust me, it’s going to roll better this time I hit the brakes, baby I stop it on a dime Dog shit hit with a mower, stench really flies Plug my nose and move on, quit telling me lies Things were going to be so swe...

Until you came along Despite the prior ones that I lusted There were just a few women I trusted Somehow it seemed I always got it wrong Can’t recall this much sunshine until you came along Days that made this man bite his lip and curse the sky The times where repeated failures cause you to question why Head ringing like being in a belltower and my head is the gong Good vibrations developed that we...

Sunshine Good morning Mr. Sunshine, I’m not trying to be cold It’s just I had a little something that I hadn’t finished yet If you could spare me a few minutes, I’d be forever in your debt Let me drift back into dreamland, before the trail goes cold She was a beauty to behold, her smile just lit up my night No one seemed to notice, and I know we didn’t really care Like we were floating on a cloud,...

Run I know in my mind, right from the start, she isn’t that kind, she’ll break my heart Starts with the tears, games that we play, my darkest fears, anything to make her stay Addicted to how it feels, fix a broken smile, yet mine conceals, my friends knew all the while She’s no good for me, I’m not making things better, anyone can see, taking my soul and I let her Don’t even think about walking bo...

Raw red rhubarb stalks It was either in a text or maybe one of our phone talks She said, you ever do online dating? I learned a thing or two Then she began to talk about eating raw red rhubarb stalks She said, you know if nothing clicks, it can be really awkward too Cause you can’t make me hear the words that shouldn’t exist Do you think your words create an autonomous amorous reaction? There’s no...

Old Friends of Mine What’ve you been up to? My God it’s been years! You haven’t aged a bit! I remember the time, what was his name? You still have that sense of wit! Things you might hear or catch yourself saying, meeting with friends long astray I thought to myself as in bed I was laying, what would my word be to you today? Well friends it’s been years since we rocked this little town Our lives t...