Poetry by Tim Windisch

Well-traveled highways across trampled dreams Well-traveled highways across trampled dreams Tragedy showers the plans we made it seems Again, we’ve been stalled at this critical juncture Unforeseen delays that always seem to puncture The panorama, paranoia, pandemonium, patience Deliberation, determination, destination vacations Lose the broken record of the tired too-worn reasons Catch as many fa...

I love you more Sunny days with people who make me smile Tokin, playing Kart and laughing all the while Juicy red steaks, fries and a large ice-cold Coke Zero Dreaming of saving the world and becoming a folk hero All of these things are really great Each one I would greatly appreciate Be a happy stoned satiated legend of lore No matter what though I love you more Watching the Pack crush them all a...

Where do you stand? Angry words, violent actions; a nations hinges on the furor of freak show factions The right ballyhoos ballot box trickery fueling their constituency’s irate reactions Election season unlike any before; based on the last imagine what’s in store Me? I have had more than my fill of fanatical delusions Mein Kompf can’t take no more America you’d best be paying attention. Our democ...

Those horrible too many days away blues She said they took away my eyes, I can’t see my babe she cries Said she is feeling beat down from all the failed things she tries But you can see me babe She said I can’t hear you babe they took the sound, this shit is making my poor head pound We two flying hand-in-hand across myriad skies of future sunrises, but I’m stuck on the ground But you can hear me...

Open my door Too many trips to the medical center Baby’s getting tired but the doctor sent her Too many pills make everything turn to fuzz Can’t see the point, she wants it like it was Breathing hard just to feel more pain Life was good I want to be back there again Relax honey, lonely nights but just a couple more Sunrise shines ,two lovers, picture window, open my door Too many curves on this ro...

One heart Say I’m sounding like a total jerk, ranting like a lunatic, I lose my composure you can’t take no more Once you get coffee to perk, better take it from the burner quick, it boils over before you can pour Clean it up fast before it can burn, grab a couple of mugs, time to sip away at the chasm we created Here’s a lesson to learn, kissing tears, sharing hugs, pump some air into the lungs o...

What goes through your mind What goes through your mind, what image do you find, when you say I love you baby Are you straddling my chest, what’s the place you love best, were ya thinkin’ ‘bout that maybe Memories play too big a part, tired of things keeping us apart, so much further from our destinations Pounding head cannot explain, leads to short fuses and I complain, our dreams are not evil ma...

Swing the tire Swing the tire When the tension mounts, had about all I can take, hit those nice flat cliffs down by the lake Swing the tire from the high branch on that old Willow on the shore pray the rope don’t break I don’t know the last time I was there, seems there’s never enough time to spare Swing the tire even if you’re miles away don’t delay cause you owe yourself some better care Is ther...

I tried Needed someone who really cared Were beat before and it left you scared I gave you everything that I thought you needed So why’m I feeling like a boxer on his back defeated I never understand Not how we planned She cried I tried Sitting alone staring at the regrets I carry Found the one to be with forever, to marry I’m driving through a pinball machine and then I tilt Times get so bad I wa...

Be careful what you wish for If I found a bottle with a genie, suppose he questioned my desires If he said to me, “Master you can quench any thirst or quell any fires” Power to rule all, or share it with all so their lives are enriched more With your wishes come grave consequences, be careful what you wish for Major Nelson stumbles on Barbara Eden and I get the conscience of my mother Paused about...

Sit right next to you I’m cold as ice or that’s how it felt Like, no woman could ever melt with a text, excite me with a smile, make me swoon with a kiss and captivate me with the warmth of her tender love such as this Baby it's you since those eyes of yours grabbed a hold of my heart Gas station parking lot, head over heels babe ever since the start There is nothing in this whole wide world t...

Lord knows we need more of these Feeling your warm breaths across my chest, close nights with you are the best Soaking in the sunshine splash me with jet spray, laughter to kisses it’s my day Lord knows we need more of these, babe I’m down on my knees Lord knows we need more of these Sipping hot coffee on a cold morning at sunrise, tripping on the magic coming out of your eyes Ordinary things beco...

Prolonged aggravation Seems a few minutes become days, our utopia’s  been lost in a haze Can’t see through the fog, headaches from the howling of the dog Stranded in the dark run out of fuel, my Iphone is nearly dead, how cruel Bang my fist in anger on the dash, thinkin how sweet life could be with a little cash Sometimes it seems life can be such a tease Go from happy to hell as quick as a sneeze...

A touch of ice Tragedies seem to have a simple way out The heroine knows exactly what is about To occur She saw the killer out the window very clearly Those soft words he spoke darling I love you dearly It’s a blur What seemed to be so wholesome and nice Leaves a shiver running up your spine, a touch of ice Passionate kisses dreams of throwing rice Sharp icicles form as she speaks her words , a to...

Old Familiar Christmas Tunes I hear the old familiar Christmas tunes; I hear the blaring holiday jingles Ads for toys, jewelry and get aways, parties where everyone mingles Love is in the air, a brisk breeze out of nowhere, pretty things under trees Christmas is surely coming soon; Santa is posing for pictures at the mall Tiny shops are enjoying the boon, grabs your coats say hello Winter goodbye...

A Christmas thought   Trimmed the tree, strung the lights Played the old familiar Christmas songs My mind and me, thought of passed nights All of us harmonizing Mitch Miller sing-alongs   Dreaming of the white, my finances in the red Worries like the lawn buried down below Special family nights, sharing good cheer instead Hugs, love and the special drinks would flow   Presents and smiles, little c...

Christmas memories   Way back when I was young you know I’d sit and watch the gently falling snow With dreams of presents wrapped and under the tree All sorts of sizes and colors, with a bunch tagged just for me I was always certain that Santa Claus would make it so   Catalogs were all we had, cause there was no internet Laptops, I-pods and cell phones hadn’t even been invented yet A TV commercial...

Baby get some sleep Things are crazy, some people acting lazy, and it seems that you never get your rest They think you’re the Energizer bunny, you can’t take much more honey, trust me I know best How much does it take, how can you make them see? I know it ain’t flattery, me sayin’ your battery is on empty I need you to get a charge, babe the task ahead is large Our future awaits us, it’s time to...

We’ll always last Leaves are few, mostly blowing; birds are flocking soon they’ll be going And another year of opportunities will be blanketed in white as it’s snowing Months go by, surroundings change, shuffle the furniture, and rearrange No matter the background when you’re not here the whole place seems strange Look up and down the street at the new faces, been here so long all that remain are...

As we lay sleeping Babies stolen from their parents sight, sometimes in the middle of the night At dinner I hear news on the TV , it makes me feel uneasy as I go to sleep tonight You work your job, live your life, love your kids and you kiss your wife; all while someone’s creeping There’s terror afoot in every city, news anchors says it’s a pity, happens every night as we lay sleeping Cities are l...

That seat is taken Table for two, place set for you, smiling at me in my mind Skies are blue, warm breezes too, in dreams you always find Despite the lack, we got off track, those memories forsaken Dinged some, maybe a crack, but she’s coming back, yeah, that seat is taken On the couch I can’t get right, need you to roll me tight, wrapping my arm around air Seems it happens most every night, ask t...

Looking Looking round but feeling square, seems I just don’t fit anywhere You jam me into a shape that suits you well as you say you care Looking up yet I’m feeling down, I’m no king, it’s just a phony crown Nothing to rule I just need some faced paint cause I feel like a clown Where are the rest of our days? Have I missed them or are they up a ways? Loving comes, but never too long, tell me how l...

Hole in me Hole in me Whole of you Fill my heart and soul Patch the hole mama make me whole Hole in me Whole of you Cry me a river ride a boat in the stream Be my port baby be my dream Hole in me Whole of you Set me free Babe you know what to do Patch the hole in me With the whole of you Tim Windisch 11/4/2023

No more pain Saw the news, heard the screams, so much worse I’m sure than it seems Men, women, and children scattered, lying dead, robbed of all their dreams Centuries have certainly not improved, blood-stained scars so deeply grooved When will it end? Despite mega ton blasts leveling buildings the needle hasn’t moved We hate them and they hate us even more, kill innocents to prop up your cause an...

Happy Ending They say ease up with your flacks, man you’ve got to relax  Take a breath and be chill, if it’s meant then it will Come to fruition, but it’s straining this condition Hits me like a drill in my head and I spill Out comes the ignorance, reeks of abhorrence, Words to inflame, cause harm and maim Thoughtless barrages, insecure collages, Wonder not from where it came, we’re trapped in som...