Monday, May 23, 2016

Neighbor Cats

Neighbor cats 
Are the very best cats 

They like my yard
With places to hide and 
Chairs to sit on 
And no dog 
Anymore 

There's the old black one 
With one eye 
-very well taken care of 
And brushed-
And the grey one 
That's younger and 
Thinner 
And won't even eat when I 
Try to feed him dinner

And now a new one 
Who likes to rub against me
And talk 
And get petted 
     and even lets me 
Pick it up 
     not sure about the boy 
     or girl of it 
Yet 

They come to visit 
And to snooze 
     
And I have 
All to gain 
And little to lose 

Someone else
Feeds them 
And worries 
 
Someone else pays 
     vet bills 

The black and grey one 
Spray
That's why they are outside
All day 
And maybe evenings 
Too 

I know the people parents 
Of two 
But not the 
New -

How funny to attach a note 
To its collar -
To its person to ask 
Who are you ? 



Waiting

Waiting 

For inspiration 
     To strike 

So far 
     It's 
Missing me 

I could go 
Where people are 
But then 
There would be 
     Talking 
And noise 
And confusion 
     Of a sort 

I could accomplish something 
From the 
LIST !!!
but that seems much too 
Exhausting 
Right now 

How fortunate that
I have the space 
     And time 
To contemplate 
Such things 

Most of life 
     Has been 
Get up and go 
At 5 am 
Whether u want to 
Or no

Now 
For a little while 
Before I go -
I can take the time to
Wonder 
What to 
Do

A great 
Luxury -

Ah- 
The Mail has come 
Through the door 

It's filled with bills 
And bank statements 
The universe has heard 
     My plea 
And 
Come to 
Me 


Friday, May 13, 2016

Tigers . . .

Missles in Romania !
What are they thinking ?
Isn't life tenuous enough 
Without poking at 
The tiger 

Pet the tiger 
Give it food 

Every country 
Has a tiger 
And a lamb 

Be the lamb 
Let us all 
Just live 
In peace. 

I don't understand 
Politics 
     I will admit 
In the words of the 
     Famous 
Rodney King 
" Can't we all just 
Get along?"

Or in the words 
     Of the man with 
Golden faucets 
     On his giant plane

Can't we just -
     "Make a deal" 


Tuesday, May 10, 2016

One Cent !

One cent - ! -
The statistics say -
So 
Blogspot 
With your wonderful 
Ad sense 
I guess I won't be 
RICH 
Anytime 
Soon 

But I can truely say 
That you are not the driver 
Of this great effort in
Creativity !
No !!

It has
become very, very
     Interesting -
To communicate 
     My thoughts 
Over the 
Either -

To people who read my 
Ramblings -
In Russia ! 
Of all places -
Amazing !
More hits from Russia today 
Than from the 
USA ! 


Where do they live
What do they do? 
Who are they 
Do they have 
Fur hats? 
What do I know -

The doctor today said
I'm not dying yet 
- Not 
As sick 
As I thought 

We all have 
Similar problems
We all look out of eyes 
( if we are fortunate enough) 
We all wonder 
Occasionally 
Who is behind it all 
Behind the energy of 
This life 
- the energy itself 
Called by many different 
Names -
The energy of bliss,
Of love, 
Of light 

Hello to all my 
Friends 
In far-flung
Places 






Tuesday, May 3, 2016

The Titanic

The Titanic is sinking 
Therefore
We need to start 
Dancing !  

Now 
Dear !

I'm planting a vegetable 
Garden 
In the front yard -

Reading about how 
Bad things are 
With the money 
And the market 
And the bonds 
And the derivatives 
( not sure what they're 
Derived from) 
But 
It sounds 
Scary 
Enough 

Numbers in the trillions 
Just 
To scare us -
Undoubtedly 
Understood by 
Someone 

A conspiracy
Absolutely 

- By whoever claims 
To understand 
What's going on 
With 
Negative interest rates -
What! 

That 
Sounds like a sinking ship 
To me 

So get out there 
On the deck 
And dance 

As the sea water comes up 
Around our ankles 
At least we 
Have each other 
And music 
And movement 
And 

Tango. 

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Altars

At the retreat -
These are the difficult 
Days -
All those who have 
Confidence and 
Aplomb
Express themselves with 
Eloquence
Concerning their 
Hatha Yoga and 
New age 
Living arrangements 

They come from here and there 
And are on their way to somewhere 
Exotic
On standby 
- they have found something 
On the Internet 
Which is 
A great 
Deal 

One comes from San Francisco 
And lives on the hill 
One lives out in the desert
But does it
Very well 

How can I compare 
My weedy garden 
And patchy paint 
( I know, 
Not good
To compare) 
But to me 
This is 
The place exotic 
The place I can barely 
Afford 
And hardly get to 
Anymore 

To each 
His own 
And mine is this 

I have within 
A little space 
I have prepared 
A little altar 
In the heart 
And I am not so much concerned 
Anymore 

With 

New age 
Poses




Friday, April 22, 2016

Enthusiasm

It's raining here 
The river rages 
And water 
Falls from the 
Sky  !

The trees are
Green 
And happy 

And I 
Have driven 
Far to the 
North 

Up above Sacramento 
-They say they still have 
Drought 
But it doesn't seem to be 
So 

The hills are green 
With grass -
And wildflowers 
Grow 

I have come so far 
To retreat again
From the world of 
Complication and 
Confusion 

It's expensive but 
They feed me 
And leave me alone -
To walk among 
Trees 
And to meditate 
As long 
As I want 

The enthusiastic person 
In charge of us 
Wants to make a plan !
To take us here
And show us 
There -

We both politely say 
Thank you no -
Not today 

For we have come so far 
To leave the planning people 
Behind for a day 
Or few 

Enthusiasm is what we 
Have come 
To escape 

So please, please
Find another outlet 
For your unbridled,
Positive, energetic,
Enthusiasm