Poet Tree

lost and morally bankrupt it took 3 days

on the freeways till i arrived at

the circulation

station

a place where human nature and

local fauna re

connect

i sat in the pink chair by the open window

where i could shoot the breeze

with enormous

trees

and observe the delicate dance

between soil and

sun

she handed me a bowl of chilled

liquified beets with a spoonful

of sour

cream

sitting off center like a little

glacier lost in a

purple

sea

wondering how the political landscape

got so out of hand i fell asleep

and when i

awoke

the transformation had already begun

looking up i saw all

my branches

now

pathways for birds to mingle and the breeze

to tingle it really was

heaven on

earth

Artificial Intelligence

walking through the artificial forest

and breathing the plastic air

we sip soda

from our styrofoam cups

and stroll happily

along

the pine strewn path

for a day and a

half

lying down to rest

under the blue

frozen sky

we look up at the wind

as it blows our

mind

suddenly chilled, stirred

and shaken

we awaken in an empty room

with a giant sun

and

it almost looks

real

Lost In Space

Sun Day

bathed and incased in a wall of sound

beneath the falls against the

high

walls

is where we first met, watching saturday

turn into sunday, our hands intwined

with the rhythm of

time

it felt like some long lost summer sunshine

the kind you could put in a box

and save as a

souvenir

only to be opened many years latter

sunshine still

intact

that box now sits five feet high off the floor

on a shelf by my bedside and even

though it has not been opened

in many

years

there are days when i'm tempted to peek in and

feel the warmth of it's orange glow

and to remember how your lips

tasted

that day when they were baked in sunshine

and glued to

mine

it's 2023 on a sunday morning 20 years latter

when i awaken to the sound of water

running down the

walls

carrying a small box in my hands i move closer

to the edge of the falls and at the moment

when the sun lights the

earth

and light gives birth to the new day

i open the

box