Destiny!

Feeling better -

And realizing that I 

Must be in charge 

Of my own destiny !!

Yeah right -

So the "positive people" say 

But 

What 

Has that got to do 

With a $1200$ 

Gold crown 

On an old tooth in 

This 

     Old body 

I can be thankful 

It is no worse 

     A friend was talking about his 

     Bone grafts and implants 

     $$$$

Hang together -

Old body -

For awhile 

Yet anyway 

Just because I 

Haven't had 

My coffee yet 

Is no reason 

To 

     Self destruct. 

Sarcasm

Some days,

One feels ones age -

102 

If it's a day 

And what a relief it will be 

To cease 

To exist 

No more bills to pay 

No more wondering 

If 

I 've said the 

     Right thing 

What did they mean by that 

And what 

Were they 

     Trying 

     To say 

Sometimes the Tango 

     Tangles us up 

     And sometimes it 

Flows 

This morning I was 

Wonderful 

And hopeful 

And then 

     A friend 

Who seems to have a knack for that 

Came 

And took it away 

Not my fault 

But I blame myself 

For every little thing 

I feel so betrayed 

And abandoned 

Left here 

To live 

Or die 

And to try 

And figure out 

Why 

The Gods 

have a sense of humor 

Even if it is 

Sarcastic 

And dark 

Death Valley. Rhyolite

Death Valley

70 mph wind gusts. Death Valley.

God of the Garden

The God of the garden 

Welcomes me 

Home 

Death Valley. 

May be beautiful 

And far 

But it is not 

Green with flowers 

And 

Too many spring 

Weeds 

It is quieter -

Until the wind blows 

Then it feels like time 

To dig a hole 

In the dusty ground 

To get away from 

Blowing sand that stings 

As it hits my leg -

Can't stand up straight -

Walking like a drunken person -

And the sun -

Which dries all things 

Is very fierce

There 

Beautiful mountains. -

Here -

I have the sea -

All places seem to have 

Some version

Of crows -

As one flys by 

A hummingbird 

Comes near -

Sits on a branch 

Above my head 

And looks at me 

Saying 

Why -

Why don't you have 

a hummingbird feeder 

For me 

Thank you 

God of the Garden 

For being here 

To welcome me 

Home 

Dragons and Unicorns

Reading the bible 

Again,

With a more adult curiousity,

I find -

Dragons and 

Unicorns mentioned 

Many times !

Water being turned to wine 

And multiplying loaves and fishes 

Is mentioned with much more 

Amazement 

Than the common everyday occurrence 

Of dragons and 

Unicorns 

What am I to make of this -

Seriously !

The blind can see 

The lame can walk 

And dragons and 

Unicorns lounge around 

In the public square 

Causing no great calamity

The Roman solders must have had 

Special divisions 

To fight them 

Or catch them 

Or deal with them 

     Somehow 

Special nets 

For unicorns

(Pet them) 

Special harnesses for dragons 

(Ride them) 

It is in a book 

Which some say I must believe in 

Literally !

- some say 

It is open to interpretation -

Some hardly look at it 

At all 

God is love 

And light -

To be sought 

Within

And there are dragons 

And unicorns 

But -

Loving "my" neighbors 

Is not so easy