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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Morning glory

  


                                 When the moon peeks out through the treetops,
                                     it's so reassuring to see;
                                    in the still morning air, to see her still there
                                         is always a comfort to me!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Oblation



                                            She stood alone at the hilltop,
                                              reaching her arms up high,
                                                    displaying a perfect body,
                                                       and offering it all to the sky.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Fellow feelings?

  

                                     Why do folks scream at a poor little slug, -
                                         if  you think he can hurt you, that's rubbish!
                                      What's the offense when we share the same sense.
                                          I mean, - don't you ever feel sluggish?

Monday, January 28, 2013

Incredible edible



                                           They say it's really a veggie,
                                               I don't know if it's bitter or sweet;
                                             I never could cook it, I just have to look, -
                                                    it's too beautiful, surely to eat?!


                                                                              (it's called "romanesca")

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Betting game

  


                                    It looks like two teams are competing, -
                                         Mother Nature and Civilization;
                                           so which will be crowned, - or still be around,
                                                at the end-of-the-world celebration?

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Dogmobile



                                   I watched this brave paraplegic
                                       trotting along at a pace,
                                           and I wondered,  if we were as burdened as he,
                                                  would we have as much courage and grace?

Friday, January 25, 2013

Ticker tunes




                                         
                                       
                                          I was wired, yesterday, to an echo machine
                                                to check out my heart and its faults;
                                               and its problem, I heard, was the beat it preferred, -
                                                     a hip-hop instead of a waltz.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

'Bye bud



                                        If the first bud gets praises heaped upon her,
                                              Shouldn't the last one deserve the same honor?

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Shape shifting

  

                                           I love all the colors and spaces and shapes
                                              that you see on the street or wherever;
                                                  but, though it is fine to see just one design,
                                                      it's nice when they're all mixed together.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Drop-off


                                         If you have a slight grudge against me,
                                              if you'd like me to disappear,
                                                if you wish you could take me and drop me,
                                                   oh  please, just don't drop me here!

Monday, January 21, 2013

Grave thoughts

 


                                        I wandered through the pet graveyard,
                                            sad at the loss of their friends;
                                               but I do hope their art will be taken to heart,
                                                  so tragedy won't strike again!

Sunday, January 20, 2013

High dives

    


                                  I watched all the pelicans soaring,
                                       and I saw when they spotted their plunder;
                                            but I never could catch them diving,
                                              just show you  how far they go under.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Final passage

 

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                                     I'm watching a ship being towed from the Bay,
                                         an old ship we'll never more see;
                                          and I' m thinking that that would be nice for me,
                                                to go under the bridge, out to sea.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Liking lichen

    


                                  What a wondrous machine is the lichen,
                                      it has partners that build hand in hand;
                                         with fungi that feed and algae that breed,
                                               it covers one tenth of our land!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Sailing circles?

 

                                       I watched them with some confusion,
                                         from my perch above the Sound,
                                            but, trying my best, I still couldn't guess, -
                                              do sailboats play merry-go-round?

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Gkory be!




                                At our birth, we are told in one story,
                                   we arrive "trailing clouds of glory";
                                      well if that is true and they're right,
                                          we sure got a crowd last night!

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Color chatter

 


                                       Don't try to analyze color,
                                           don't ask what you're 'sposed to see;
                                               don't let it annoy, just try to enjoy,
                                                  let it be what it wants to be!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Stone's story

 


                              You just tumbled down from the cliff-face,
                                   exposing your past as you fell;
                               now to see all those lines reflecting your times,  -
                                   what interesting tales you could tell!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Cool cat

 


                                   I got tired of being a victim
                                        of every neighborhood beast;
                                    so my folks took pity, found this phony kitty
                                       now this real one can rest in peace.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Fish tales



                                                  It's nice when it's finally acknowledged,
                                                    though just in an artist's dream, -
                                                    that the life of a fish is not just what we'd wish,
                                                       when we have to keep battling upstream!

Friday, January 11, 2013

Camouflage



                                    I'll bet you can't tell what this is,
                                         it looks like an artwork, almost;
                                             but a dabble of paint makes it seem what it ain't, -
                                                    it's just a mailbox on a post.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Play time?



                                   Peeking out from the mountain,
                                       the little cloud seemed to say,
                                        "I followed the moon, did I get here too soon?
                                             Is it OK to come out and play?"

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Hanging out



                                        Are you sure that it's wise to build out that far,
                                           just hanging in space that way?
                                       Will you dare to sit there, just floating in air,
                                             when they take the support poles away?

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Higher!



                                             Why does a building have to get higher,
                                                    just to out-do the building next door?
                                                Is it so tough, to just say "enough", -
                                                     do we always have to have more?

Monday, January 7, 2013

Green!




                                      I shiver and splash as the winter rains fall,
                                          and long for a change of scene;
                                             but oh what a sight, when just overnight,
                                               I am greeted with glorious green!

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Breathe!

 

                                   In case you have trouble remembering,
                                       just when you should inhale or ex-,
                                         just look to your  shoes, they'll  help you to choose,
                                             so you'll always know when to breathe next.


                                                                      with thanks to Mary Lou D'auray

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Moses?


                                          Has Moses gone back to the mountain,
                                             where his orders were first received?
                                      Is he tired of them now, is he breaking his vow?
                                              Is there something new to believe?

Friday, January 4, 2013

Shame?



                                         I'm also ashamed that I have to admit,
                                           though Apple may brag a bit much,
                                            that it's not just the insides of all of their works,
                                              but the outsides that I love to touch!

Thursday, January 3, 2013

"Out there"


                                    No matter what's going on where  you are,
                                        whatever the view, or how fair,
                                            there's always a lure, you always are sure
                                                that there's something more wondrous "out there".

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Power!



                                  These lads have a clear obsession,
                                     that their elders can't quite understand;
                                       the sheer fascination of their domination, -
                                            the power they hold in their hand!

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

"Small stones": anniversary

 

                                     "Small stones" come in all sizes and shapes,
                                           observations that happen my way;
                                             sights that hint of a story, of sadness or glory,
                                                that I've wanted to share every day.

                                        But now, after three hundred and sixty five "stones",
                                           I may not check in every day,
                                                still I want to keep blogging, it's good for the noggin,
                                                          so don't go too far away!