Thursday, March 12, 2015

Try to keep up!

She died 
And today 
     Is 
Her birthday 

I wish she was
     Still here 
To deal with you
     Dear -

Not that I don't 
     Love you 
I do 
     But 
 I'm clueless 
     When it comes 
To - 
     People . . .

What do they want? 
     Why are they here? 
And then -
     They're always 
     Talking !
Endlessly understanding 
     Everything 
More than 
     Me 
- More than I 
     Do -

I try to 
     Keep up 
I tell myself 
     To listen 
And respond 
     Rightly 
But 
     I know 
I'm not very good 
     At it 

Don't they know 
     The friend? 
Aren't they the 
     Least bit interested 
In such things 
     As God's love 
and 
     Eternal bliss 
What ?

I've never understood 

How they can talk 
     Endlessly 
     Of 
          Trivialities -
I try to keep up 
     I do 

How

How can I make something great 
Out of this day ? 
Be thankful for each small thing -
     They say 
Sit 
     Cross legged and 
Contemplate 
But 
Don't 
Think 
     Too much. 






Friday, February 20, 2015

Enough

Why don't they tell us 
In our schools 
What to do 

Just dance the tango 
With friends 
Have a taste of 
     Fine wine 
Talk a little about 
     Nothing 

Why don't they tell us 
In school -
It's about 
The life 
Within 
Which is enough 
For anyone 
If they can only 
     Realize 
They have it 

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Indigenous People

What to do 
What to do 
U r gonna be here soon
I should really 
      Pick up this room 

But that would 
Necessitate 
Arising 
From my perch 
Upon the couch 
And losing any chance 
Of 
Contemplation
     Should it arise . . .
Today 

Drifting between nap 
And 
Meditation -

I have done several 
Difficult and necessary things 
Today 

Perchance
I have earned 
A rest

I should go running 
(Or at least
Walking) 

I read an article about how 
Indigenous people 
Cooperate

Do they allow each other
To rest on couches 
Or is it all hunt 
     And gather -
And cooperate
24/7?

And there are no screens or 
Air conditioning
Most likely
Damn few 
Couches

I agree 
We all need 
To cooperate more
Completely

And 

Something 

Needs to be 

Done -

about it!

Friday, February 13, 2015

Tonight I Met The Tango

Tonight 
The tango mysteriously 
Appeared -
It seemed I was dancing 
Not with the partner 
But with -
Tango 

How can I say -
There was a presence there 
A certainty
That the world 
And the Tango 
Were turning 
In synchronicity-
Sameness -
And correct 
Equation -

The partner mattered 
Not as much as 
The dance 
And the "presence" of
And this could be transferred 
From dance to dance 
And would stay -
And certainly
Outlast us 
All

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Jewelry

A life of contemplation 
Of wondering on 
The whichness 
Of what 

One likes to think that 
One is forging an adventurous 
Path 
Not always easy 
But -
Inevitable 
Not always understandable 
But 
Rewarding
Non-the- less 

Others may 
Scratch their heads 
And wonder
But then 
They seem to be too busy 
On their own path 
To care 

Just as well 
We know that
It would only distress
Them to know 
That there are answers 
To find 

Depths - 
     To mine 
And
Treasures -
Sparkling 
     Jewels

To find 






Flying Lessons

Today being Sunday 
I went 
To the new age church
     Service
Where everything is positive !!!

Positive thinking -
     Smiling 
Being kind 
     To your mind :-)

Singing joyful songs 
Believing wonderful 
     Things 

And now 
I just want to 
     Hide 

In the cool darkness 
Of my house 
     And sulk 

Not that I'm depressed -
But last night's dance has left me 
Tired 
And I wonder -
If you'll ever pick your arms up -
Dear 

Do you know how disappointing 
That is? 
Obviously 
You don't -

I must give up 
My desire for perfect 
Form -

And content myself 
With as many turns and 
Whirls 
As I can get 
When I escape from the 
     Confines
Of your lazy 
Arms 

My last partner was 
A natural -
We could fly 
And spin 
Again and again

But he was also 
Mean 
And you are 
Kind 

And
I have learned
The difference 

I am "positive" enough 
To hope 
That we can learn 

To fly 

Together.