Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The orange held too long

The orange held too long
The pebble now cue ball
The feeling of the crags
Not happening at all

The memories are clouds
That pass without valleys
And without mountain peaks
There’s no dilly-dallies

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Our time is limited

Our time is limited 
Enjoy this pear with me
Let our dreams carry us
No further than our see

We can tidy corners
And we can tend to hearts
Hollyhocks bloom this year
And we have daisy starts

Monday, October 12, 2026

Transparent statues our

Transparent statues our
Silver in golden light
Choc’lit, berries and cream
Our gelato delight

Laurie Anderson thoughts
Climb down on shiny webs
The pace of our walking
Into the day that ebbs

Choosing a happy life

Choosing a happy life
Flowers on the table
Standing in waterfalls
Pool where it’s more stable

It’s better to barrel
Rainbows are in the mist
Holding feels its power
Let go without a fist

Friday, October 9, 2026

We’re tassel to tassel

We’re tassel to tassel
But not in search of silk
No kernels are forming
To make sua bap or milk

Still striving for the sky
To signal a harvest
But shake out our anthers
To see who goes farthest 

Hearing with rubato

Hearing with rubato
A conversation lag
Processing the meaning
And feeling of the wag

Silently reciting 
Words and phrases with space
Then a hurried effort
To pick up the right pace

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Purple like royalty

Purple like royalty
Harsh kingdom called cancer
Strange patches on the skin
No cure and no answer

A Gorbachev forehead
A Picasso drawn shape
The strangulation of
Life by a mutant rape