Velcro – Unzipped
July 15, 2006
why a following
and not faith?
why signs
and no horizons?
why flesh
but no sight?
why not faith
and no following?
why not horizons
with no signs?
why not sight
but not flesh?
2006
I have slowly,
not always smoothly,
not always with confidence,
inched myself out onto this limb.
It
is
far
safer
near
the
trunk.
2004
Life’s Velcro Grip
July 13, 2006
why faith
and not a following?
why horizons
with no signs?
why sight
but no flesh?
why a following
and not faith?
why signs
and no horizons?
why flesh
but no sight?
1993
Perhaps… 3
July 12, 2006
Truth is
a diamond
with as many facets
as there are
perceptions
1980
always saying goodbye always saying hello
July 12, 2006
with each wave
these last moments
bathe our consciousness
there is nothing else.
the breeze
takes our hair
to wave goodbye
jobs are waiting.
put the tiny shells
in your pockets
I tell the boys
so the big ones won’t crush them.
two buddies –
they are eleven
never to be eleven again
the wind dries the tears I hide.
2003
to be a delight
July 11, 2006
a young
supple leaf
amid many others
firmly affixed
to a whipping green limb
riding the wind
suckling milk
without pause
basking in the nurturing sun
according shade
to the lovers
below
1981
twilight on the porch
July 11, 2006
it’s a big ass mosquito! whap
whap whap
whap
got’em
damn – it’s a daddy long legs,
sorry man
( he staggers away from
my reach )
2003
haiku by Pfizer
July 10, 2006
she is a shy girl
we medicate her each day
she is a delight
2006
like quiet is a place
July 10, 2006
was it a place?
maybe it was a place –
like quiet is a place
to stop amid the noise
and find yourself there.
was it a process?
maybe it was a process –
like birth is a process
to come into something
you have – and have not – been in before.
was it a game?
maybe it was a game –
like a tree is a game
to hide up among the leaves
knowing autumn will soon arrive.
circa 1985
happy cat
July 9, 2006
a bag tips over
grapes roll by like green mice
cat gives chase
qazse 