She danced
Holding her dress
đź’“
He danced
Holding her heart
đź’“
Weddings
A moment
A celebration
A birth
A birth of joy
đź’“
The young
Alcohol excited their exuberance
đź’“
The old
Alcohol excites their memories
đź’“
The band plays on
Playing songs that vibrate a chord
A chord in us all
The chord that all is precious
Laughter and tears
Are heard between sets
đź’“
Weddings are a precious gift
Between life’s sets
đź’“
*Dedicated to Mandy and Brian
Stars
 I sat under the stars on a warm night
With friends
The stars listened
They have heard and seen so much
Those stars know a lot about me
About my friends
Those stars heard
The sounds of my ancestors
But stars fail to realize
That they too, will disappear
Talk to me baby
I’m tired of my voice
Talk to me baby
My thoughts have no choice
The bartender pours
While he ponders my look
I simply wrote my desires
Tonight that will be my book
To hold a beautiful woman
Delivers the brain to flesh
Words are useless in that moment
Darling it’s you, not the dress
Talk to me baby
I’m tired of my voice
Talk to me baby
My thoughts have no choice
Talk to me baby
I have spent all my cares
Talk to me baby
I’m the only one listening to your prayers
My love, after dinner
There are two things left on my plate
One is love
The other is hate
I write words that need to escape
I read words that seek a home
My muse sits on my shoulder
I realize he’s on loan
Talk to me baby
I’m tired of my voice
Talk to me baby
My thoughts have no choice
The Grill
I’m grilling tonight, the essence, so sweet.
Gently blowing the scent to my neighbors.
I wonder if she smells those puffs of dragon air.
I wonder if she cares.
Sometimes my other neighbors grill.
I smell the aroma in the air.
Instantly hungry, almost like a bear.
Tonight I wonder why none of us share.
Company
So often melancholy visits.
Like a dear friend unannounced,
we talk, yearning of the past.
Please leave now I must ask,
“Why” she says, “there’s more”.
It can not be.
Do you see,
There is
Life
Pieter's Poetry and Images 
A Reason for the Season
A Reason for the Season
The holiday season is unique
Lively living with lights and laughter
Much to do about giving and love
I must add for me it’s a banquet of life
A celebration of family and friends
Even strangers become a delight
Memories are also part of this meal
Favorite gifts are ones not bought
Childhood thoughts are like dessert
sweet and sprinkled with melancholy
Things are missed this time of year
Wishing lost loved ones where once again here
Also missed is someone once held dear
Someone I talked to through out the year
For you see this season there is no Christ
Only stories and fables created by a few
He can not hear those sitting in a pew
We alone create this season of love
This helps me understand
A reason for the season
So be of good cheer
It’s amazing what stardust has made
In billions of years