Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Drought

We've had as much rain 
As usual here

I've been here 60 plus 
     Years . . . 

Might it be the addition of 
Millions more 
People -
Condos, apartments,
And housing tracts ? 

Every build-able inch
Being built 
On 

Not everyone can live 
Everywhere
For if that 
Were true 
We'd all be 
In 
Beverly Hills 
I'm sure 

But then Beverly might look like 
Mumbai
( the RICH would rant 
And rave)

So 

It's raining now 
"They" will let it all 
Run into the sea

When every drop 
Should be caught 
But then "they" might 
     Have to 
Stop complaining 



Monday, April 6, 2015

The Easter Bunny

Happy Easter
Happy Spring
Happy World
To
Everyone

Not necessarily
     Even Spring
Everywhere . . .

Let us not be
Ethnocentric
Egocentric
Here

Why ?
Well -

As we can see
Too many people
Fighting
About too many
Things.

Our world is
Unhappy
About that
And
Pollution

World is unhappy
About
That, for sure,

So . . .
This Spring, Easter, or Fall
Let us all

Dedicate to peace
Read Lao Tsu
Meditate and cogitate
For just a few minutes even

Become one within this moment
Do
And I think we'll see
A change for the better-
For the world-

The Easter Bunny
Will thank you


Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Questions . . . ? . . .

Why don't I remember
To sit 
With the 
Infinite . . . ?
     More often 

The world 
And all its stuff
Just -
Too
Distracting !

When I do -
I remember -
That this is 
What I 
Want to do.
     and all my 
Questions 
     About everything 
Begin to fade -
     They become grey 
And transparent 
     And then like smoke 
They blow 
     Away 

Friday, March 20, 2015

STUCK

Have I lost my ability 
To hide 
Have I lost my 
"Chops" 

What is this 
Circumstance 
Telling 
Me 

That there is a need 
In me 
To walk alone 
Along 
The shore 

With no one knowing 
Where 
I've 
Gone 

But now
With the
"Phones" -
Everybody knows

There is a little pin 
Put on a map 
To 
Disclose 

Maybe one should buy 
The 
"Hermit " phone 
With which one 
Could call out 
But 
Never in 

But that would necessitate 
Said hermit dealing 
With the 
"Phone folks" 
And that 
Would then be -

A contradiction 
     In terms
(About terms, 
     And such) 

Therefore I declare 
I shall learn 
How to better 
     Run away 
And where to stay 
And "doh"
     I forgot my phone 
- at home !!
Or
I forgot to turn it on -

But I can't resist 

The thing 

I'm stuck!


Tuesday, March 17, 2015

British Person!

Hello British Person 
My stats. said 
You read my blog 
Just one -
Just one of you 

How are you
Today ?

I'm sitting waiting for 
     The doctor to arrive 
Always a good time 
     To communicate 
With friends 

So I wonder if you 
Get 
All the innuendos -
And word choices. From 
The former colony ?
Sometimes I wonder if 
We ever should have 
Left 

The fold 
So-to-speak 

We could have had much 
     Better access 
To much 
     Better 
Tea 

And we 
Certainly would have 
Spoken 
With accents more 
Lilting 
More enjoyable to 
The ear 

So I hope your weather is 
Balmy
And the tube does 
Run on time 
     Make sure to keep your 
English qualities 
For 
I am convinced 
It's the only bloody thing! 
Holding our world together 
Anymore - 

Senior Moments

Can we welcome our senior moments 
Like old friends
Don't they tell us to 
Slow down and be 
Where we are 
For a change 

Yes -
Except I'm standing here 
Not knowing why or where 

Look at the sky -
You are on earth 
Zipping around the sun 

Very zippy. 

Maybe slow down and try 
To keep it simple 
Food, clothing, shelter 
Yes 
     But where 
Did I leave 
Them? 


Sunday, March 15, 2015

Move Through Worlds

There's a way to move 
Through worlds -
Dancing 

Let go and move 
Together 

These moves may not be 
Approved 
By the teacher 
But 
We move together 
Making our own 
     Using theirs 
     As a beginning 
     As a starting point 

This sort of dance is a fusion of fun 
And movement 
And music 
Not many can do 
     What you can do

Dear 

If our ankles and knees 
Can keep creaking along 
(At our age) 
I think I can see some very special 
Moments 
Together 

I can see why they say 
It is harder to find 
A dance partner 
Than a spouse 

I am so grateful.