(2014)
thoughts about family spread in all directions
Dark bulk of a single bird, With red puffed up chest, As winter’s breeze sways his perch…
On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,
What is truth? It’s a changing sky, One day clear, The next, cloudy, Holding the blue and grey,
Not sure what to write while the world is on the brink of another war. While others face
If I could go back in time I would fix my wrongs, I would sing new songs And mend all hate And open the gate
Red cardinal dancing On white snow, How regal you appear With your cloak of red, How it cheers my heart
In the rustle of leaves the wind plays a tune, the change of season is on the horizon. It asks permission
Squirrels with bushy orange tails leap about the deck. Crickets hum, confused that it’s not dark yet. The caw of a blue jay
Inhale, the arms float up, Exhale, the arms float down, Namaste, at the heart. Inhale, the body bends, Hands at top of mat,
My heart is a good heart, It beats strongly And works hard, To keep me alive. My mind is a good mind,
Walking on the beach of long ago, the constant roll of the gulf, it’s sound, like a lullaby.
The white snow, thin Like sand, over The fields, blowing Across the road. My car rambles
When I grow really old I may have to do yoga Full time, to get out The aches and creaks. When I grow really old
Oh billionaires! How you have lost your soul, lost the goal and kneel down
The hummingbirds are buzzing As well as the bees. The Orioles land gingerly On top of the feeder. Cautiously they move down