http://slow.writerscafe.org/billgrimesjr The original writings of author Bill Grimes Jr. en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776073780 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 LoveSeamlessPerpendicularInner peaceA creaseNonlinearArtFlowing poetryTo recognize such beautyOur egoFirst must dieFlowing into rip tideAs fearTries desperately to hideEnlightenmentPerceptionA blackened mirrorOn a crooked wallOnce shatteredWe find lightTruth b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/1023174/ Almighty GodShakingMovingGroovingHe fills my thirsty soulWith toe tapping musicThis morning’s fine exampleSly and his Stone FamilyWoodstock magic momentDay 219683:30amRhythmically seducingThe soiled Hippie TribeHalf a million strong.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/858742/ October 25th 2011 10:00AM MDTA stone’s throw from Laramie WyomingWhen I owned a rocket armEast boundCruise control engagedGuilty of extreme intoxicationWhile driving through a postcardSnowcapped mountain splendorSoulful SanitariumTreating meOut p.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/858740/ October 29th, 20116:30PM CSTMy bones acheMy spiritSimply tiredTwo months of roamingHomelessStill inspiredArthritic atrophyChemical synapseDefensive walls collapseThumping painCross wiredAnxious to arriveWherever I am meant to beA steady.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/858737/ Thoughts on soul........ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/800714/ A song about deception http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/800145/ Dedicated to Chinese Buffet in Huntsville Alabama. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/800135/ AdriftOn a turbulent seaNot my favorite place to beDestiny NonethelessForgive me as I digressPonder alchemyCerebral game of chessHesitantTo force my next moveInstead I calculateConsciously searching for my grooveAfraid to jumpHell noMy esot.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/793342/ I wonder where she wanders to.......... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/780546/ A wounded BobcatAlways circles back my friendTo the lair of his attackerHe comes raging from behindHis fierce and focused eyesSee no penciled linesHell bent on revengeReality showdownRestless thrashingSide to sideSleep evades meMy weary mind is fried.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/776211/ Such a sad ending for such a talented lady...... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/769330/ Our struggle soon becomes our art......by brutal, honest passage.....(C) Bill Grimes Jr. 2011 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/767852/ ”if it were a private moment...i would have written it inchalk.....so that when the wind blew.... the colors of the chalk would  blow to the far corners or the rain fell....the colors of the chalk would seep into the cracks of the earth”© Pamela Key Bain 2011&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/765520/ My sacred friendMy cherished confidantSweet loving ladyFlowing nonchalantFilled with Holy SpiritBlessed Christian loveHer presence warms my deepest soulA gift from God aboveI celebrate dear PamelaMy words forever boundSo grateful for her harmonyHer fel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/765286/ Saucy slow Blues in CRitchie Blackmore’s geniusFender Strat mesmeri’zationHeavy organ riffSuch a lovely tranceAs my aging mind driftsTo a much more carefree stateWhen alarm clocks mattered notScores were settled by the tribeBy passing round a peace.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/764120/ A true story..... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/757769/ DanceTranceSpiritual advanceWe crave something sacredDeep poetic thoughtTranscendental artMy heartIn need of a jumpstartWe all have a storyAn epic tale to tellLofty rise above the frayCrash and burn in hellI know them both so wellI know them bo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/756343/ Babylon crumblesWall Street limps alongGoldman Sachs commissionsSubprime market crimeA billion pensions lostSuch a lofty costUnbridled excessLiberty undressedOvervalued housingFirst time mortgage dreamsRaped by Ponzi SchemesCompletely void of logic.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/755371/ (A song about Karma) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/701804/ Walking down a lonely roadRequires a solitary mindVoid of apprehensionOpen to a higher consciousnessBeware of the quicksandPockets of seductive miseryThe cost of self enlightenmentSeparates one from the play around youOne step at a timeInching ever prominentNever looking backI&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/682490/ Reams of schemesSuch dusty dreamsFriends that make me smileMy life has been adventureNo time for “might have beens”These days I serve the MasterHighest holy graceMy goal is so simpleTo see His brilliant faceMe? Worthy?Friends…if you only knew…&hel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/673071/ ManuscriptsIn tattered reamsStoried talesShattered dreamsProverbs strewn across the floorThey just don’t give a damn anymoreA blatant violationOf social expectationIt is what it is my friendBeneath the fabricationFalse legislationMy motives I supposeTo force a rise from.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/673069/ Ever dreamed you’d wake up lateCheating fateGrew beyond the urge to waitFreedomSweet freedomSuch a high price nowWe all know the secret howTo toss it all behind usBum head rushNot knowing precisely who to trustHonestyA mustFor such a lengthy runTime has only just begunOur eyesFirmly focusedOn .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664471/ To my beloved children, my family, countless loved ones, cherished friends, admired and trusted colleagues, and all who call me friend…….I have been writing this piece for several years. Tonight I am meant to give it life and share with you all. It will be published after I share a cop.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664469/ (A song about Gods Grace) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664465/ Her exuberanceQuite inspiringAs she shares her Godly giftAlas Bill she says“I may drown in Gods holy splendor”Every glimpse a post cardEvery breathtaking momentA crafted miracleShe ponders how I know herI was born to give her hopeHelp guide her through minefields of earthly egoHer painSt.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664458/ Seductive waysAnd power playsLife goes onYet another dayI really should slow down my speeding brainSynapse firing snippetsBombard me constantlyBut this I know dear readerBored as hell I’ll beWithout the search for perfect symmetryFlaccid feelingChange of heartShattered essence Faded artLight y.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664455/ Societies rise and fallA curtain callToast to things that might have beenTouch and go relationshipsWe kill each other with easeFast food diseaseAdventures with our CIAThe rules have changedAs we blindly playTrue soul connectionsA rarity indeedMy aging mindDrifts to the days of “Cosmic Debris&r.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664451/ Shooting spreesBullet riddled treesDrive by arcadeYou smugly think you’ve got it madeHey you with the gunMy sincere advice to youJust don’t miss young killerI have no fear of suchMy grave has not been dugFor you seeYou’re just another thug to meAK47Forty caliber, chrome platedFifty.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664447/ FallingCallingYet no one heard her screamNot even the demon Spineless fiend that pushed herWasted naivetéInnocence lostJust another news flashAs the darkness closes inThe streets we walkA minefieldExtreme danger lurksBeneath every stepTo look down is to dieFor the light is aboveBrilliantScint.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664445/ Theme of inconsistenceUnreasonable insistenceCommon misconceptionsThat evil can’t jump fencesBalance comes and goesHesitation growsDoes anybody know?Why common sense has passed us by?Melodic peace of mindSincere attempt at being truly kindTwisted to rewindDespite the public incantationsIncredi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664443/ (A wake up song) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664442/ (A song in a Rasta Riff) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664440/ It truly seems like yesterdayMy precious baby gurlShowed me how to live a better wayTwenty one years ago todayShe and I togetherAdventures and sweet memoriesTears well in my eyesAs my heart warmly seesSacred gift from God is sheMy reason to beSo proud to be her DadThrough the good times and the badH.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664439/ Dripping colorsDrifting sandThe chase is getting out of handSuch is life in NeverlandSo close to comatoseSo far from a balanced doseLove A sacred place to beEspecially for meAncient tale of destinySpiritual balanceSocial nonchalanceEcho of melodic chords in CBluesRhythmic Rasta riffsExecutive stiffs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664437/ Sliding down a hill of contemplationDeepest meditationWayward consternationTo conquer insignificanceFeat of deft precisionTaking it all inWith a big picture focusIndividual stepsPersonal relationshipsLifelong friendshipsEye to eye sincerityThat cannot be exploitedSuch a lovely changeFrom mortal self.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664436/ Friends and passers byCome to and fro so quicklyFew and far betweenSome grow a bond unseenOne borne of mutual respectAdmirationArtistic longingI found you precious museCenturies ago…….Or so it suddenly seemsEsoteric dreamsPerhaps we are not destined to blendBut know this in the endYou .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664435/ Long distance relationshipCerebral Chess MatchIn the very loosest of termsI'm baffled and intriguedWhy I cling to your ghostLean towards you the mostAs if you are truly realThis question perplexes me soPerhaps I’m quite daftTo follow you so blindlyOr simply insaneFor not letting goI sure would.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664434/ Afghani FarmerMule and his toolMeager living scratchedRazor sharp bleedPurple nectar oozingHis wheat crop sucked this yearDrug Lords ease his family’s fearPipelines to IranTurkeyPakistanBillions swapping handsHypocrites scoff at the documentaryAs they abruptly step aroundThe unconscious junkie.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664432/ Ian is a “Wolf child”The CultHis ticket punchedMeI am a man-childSurvived 51 yearsYet still a boy insideNot seeking to hideEnjoying the rideLife is fascinatingSo exhilaratingConstantly creatingMy Lord has blessed me richlyNo way do I deserveStill grateful for my almsBlessingsComplete sub.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/664430/ Says I to the EUJust who the hell are you?What are you trying to do?Strong arming the mighty JewsArroganceDoes not dismissSuch fatal poor judgmentJerusalemHoly City since time beganSimply not for saleNever was you seeGod’s precious jewelSatan’s jackal foolsSo Zion builds a condoOn your c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/531427/ FadsThey always run their courseComplianceCertainly not requiredHow naiveWe sometimes can beHigh velocityNobody rides for freeHey ManWhere did you get that brilliant smile?Abs of freak complexity?Well insuredLife of revelryI have no choice but to chuckleMy guilt as one of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/526337/ A song about destiny http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/508127/ Thumbs upThen slowly pointed inwardRough day symptomsLife long dilemma Twisted incarnationWrithing in the breezeSome call it manicMeI call it real Chronic painAbundantMy diabolic friendNo need to pretendWith me till the end Bright city lightsBeacon .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/502037/ My brother Paul shot himself in the head 2 days ago...........For you........ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/490698/  Raw emotionLost in the shuffleWasted on a fleeting glimpseNot looking for approvalFifty years alongThe ironyOnly makes me smileFirst day of NovemberNever dreamed I’d live this longNor did I wish toI ponder sentimental thoughtsRestless innocenceMortalitySub con.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/471800/  Tenacious Alvin LeeDistorted facial joyRipping red guitar“Hey Joe” rendition“I’m going home”One of Woodstock’s finest hoursQuirky Frank ZappaHis dental floss empire in MontanaMass hallucinogensSet the foggy……..trippy toneS.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/471520/  To bow out gracefullyOn second thoughtMaybe notWho really gives a f**k?Middle aged romanticCould care less about luckRiding winds of changePath of least resistanceChronic third degreeWatching in amusementAt timesStark bewildermentChronic painAlbatross indeedGlowin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/469886/  The Stones in 75Jamming about shelterSocial heatBegan to swelterA tad bit shyOf Helter SkelterHigh School dazeChills along my spineAs I relive them on YouTubePam’s satin handGently clasped in mineFeeling finePermanent friendsNever to forgetThe years have bli.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/468854/  Spatial verveSocial disadvantageHarbinger of joyDrives his latest toyStuffCan be replacedNo price tag on extortionTo focus on reprieveSo hard to achieveLegions roamBewilderedShuffling abroadBegrudgingly applaudThose who persevereEpitome of coolA calculated risk.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/billgrimesjr/468028/