April 28, 2009

As Usual

Horses all silent a soft musty mess of fur

waiting


as ice trails trap impatient buds

spring is longing to


wake


and bake the flowers

to bloom


the turtles and ducks and tad poles

weep all night for youths

sole


prize


summer is here and it’s spinning

blue fire


as usual

April 27, 2009

Tree

The last time i saw the mountain

it was 1963 and bowling was

the new


yoga


we knitted ourselves scarves

to stay warm while

we


stretched


our imaginations on plywood

floors


and kept our minds sharp by

throwing balls at wooden


pins


beat poets behind us and

the machine age


ahead


we focused on a new language

and nature


nurtured


the last time i saw a mountain

i laid down to


rest


but when i awoke the

mountain was


gone

April 5, 2009

High Contrast Grey Days

In as little as an hour a small tiny flower bloomed today


in a world full of hospitals but very little healing

you may as well paint your ceiling

sky blue and dream


and in a moment when the sky meets the earth and

the moonlight is through

as black turns to blue


i sip my cosmic karma cocktail and remember

the high contrast grey days

as light gives birth to

the new day