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 

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" 

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 

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. 

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

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