Little Birds

Twittering hello,

Little birds in morning light

Fill me with gladness.

House Dreaming

Plant trees; paint the house;

Tear out shag; redecorate--

House hunting, dreaming.

Dame Agatha Christie

As cheap as a buck,

Travel in paperback form,

A swell tear-through read.

Millennial Magic

Children told to fly

Grow without roots in the ground,

Yearning for magic.

Reveries of Summer

Pastoral scenes lit

By gold, summer's aging sun;

Truck-driving barefoot.

New Skin

The sun shines again;

Sleep has shed yesterday's grief--

A snake in new skin.

Struggle with Sadness

Struggle with sadness:

Finding the silver lining, 

Losing it once more.

Tulip Tree

Ballet slipper blooms

Blush, preceding green leaves' birth.

Spring springs forth; rain falls.

Hunger

Modest life's delight
Or wealthy time-card punching?
Hunger--food can't quell.

Teabag Hospital

Teabag hospital:

A row of Earls and Ladies

To resuscitate.

Darwin the Poet

Darwin's diary,

More than a naturalist,

He proves a poet.

Cramps

Sometimes I think cramps

Are my body telling me

Exactly who's boss.

Purviance Pyramid

Motorhome and bike,

Purviance Pyramid man

Seeks to fight chem trails.

Planted

My soles have their roots

Planted firmly in the soil.

No air-walking heels.

Stories

Even with the news

Facts meet the ethereal.

Stories are magic.

Blink

Where does the time go?

Be sure to live this moment.

Blink, and time has passed.

Stolen

Poem in my gourd,

Growing in the morning, then

Stolen off the vine.

Grandpa Ed

Wishing you wellness,

Pondering loss from afar,

Beautiful spirit.

The Last Bookstore

The Last Bookstore

Home to book lovers, artists,

Dreamers of all sorts.

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Groundhog Day

Marmot scientist's

Groundhog Day celebration,

The talk of the lab.

Covered, Uncovered

Covered, Uncovered.
Lady in a Hijab drives

A Convertible.

My Work; Their Work

Trying to make time,

Pause my work to call Congress,

Ensure they do theirs.

Fourth Reich?

Some say, "About time!"
Others insist: the Fourth Reich.

I am frightened, tired.

Family of Trees

Cedar, Fir, & Pine,

A family in mourning.
Pine Beetles march on.

Undermined

Can you undermine

Authority that isn't?

Must it first exist?

In Memoriam: Burton

Loyal & loving,

A maniac for a ball,

Deluxe-sized lap dog.

Darkest Hour

May adage prove true:
Always darkest before dawn--
Trump's presidency

Tears

Beauty's tears well up--

Lashes flutter, words halt flight--

Not salty but sweet.

High Fashion

Fashion Industry,

Who do you think you're kidding?
Those things do not match.

Beautiful

Looking beautiful

Isn't important; rather, 

One ought to feel it.

Dry

Sought inspiration

And found the ink well ran dry

But still had to write.

A Murder of Crows

Watch them proudly strut,

Dark feathers agleam at dawn,

Suave, car park snackers.

The Dating Name Game

My roommates and I

Dated interesting men

And gave them nicknames.

There was Bad Devin;

Jesus Horse, Code-Name: Drain Pipe;

Cardboard Boy (boring);

Mechoopda David;

Ashes Fall From My Heart; and

Nail in the Coffin.

Absence Does Not Make the Heart Grow Fonder

After 5:30.

*Expletive*! Where is the bus?
50 people wait.

Muslim

Muslim on my bus

Holds her cell phone close and speaks.
What emerges? "Duuuuuuuuuude!"

Sea Foam

Silky blue ripples

Sea foam caressed by a breeze

Her headscarf enchants.

Recovery

Vigilant, constant

Work now turns toward balance

Recovering self.

Beaker

Thoughtful, down-turned mouth;

Wide eyes; cloaked in white lab coat;

Like Muppet: Beaker.

Persistent

Sometimes strong meets tired

And the victor uncertain,

But we fight onward.

Stories

Recount adventures;
Spin me a yarn or fable;

Tell me a story.

Delight in the Sun

Delight in the sun

Even when hid' behind clouds.

Whoa! A metaphor.