Monday, June 22, 2015

regular, really?






































and so what does it mean
this word

"regular"

the thesaurus says
systematic
orderly
normal 
and yes, usual

i think of the postman coming at 
his regular time

there is an order about
seconds ticking into minutes, into hours, into days
it’s systematic 
but the earth rotating at the same speed everyday
around the sun and
fitting into the galaxy 
at just the right place for 
breathing to be possible

can that ever be called normal?

that a man is born of woman
with a brain, nerves, muscles and bones
that allow
him to walk
and deliver
letters 
from across the world

could that ever be called
usual?

i guess we do the best we can
with those little things called

words

Sunday, June 21, 2015

where there was once dry ground

















the spring rains came
then came
again

and the meadow bloomed
wild

and free



"The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.  When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."   ~Thich Nhat Hanh


Tuesday, June 16, 2015

the sky, last evening


she swept over hills
and trees

like the mighty angel Gabriel
fierce in beauty

heralding a truth
beyond

time



















"To see the Summer Sky
Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie-
True Poems flee."
                 Emily Dickinson


Tuesday, June 9, 2015

bewitched






































color 
grabs me

it reaches right out
to where i am

and halts me
mid step

texture
whispers

“come closer dear, 
leave hurry 
behind”

 when i see them together
i find myself lost
in the moment


forever





Thursday, June 4, 2015

pondering a door (set aside)

















when a door
is not a door
at it’s core
anymore

can it be used for
something more?

i say yes, 
for sure
and pity the poor person 
for whom such things 
are but a bore

who have to go to a store
to be allured by art, or floored
by beauty

just give me 
a (set aside) 

door

Monday, June 1, 2015

healing love

















like a rose bush,
delicate but strong

love heals 

with her deep
fierce
full of fury


devotion



"I'm a lover not a fighter, but i'll fight for what i love." ~anon