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. 

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 

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!

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

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.