Exit, dancing

                              Seeing my vines' final leafage

                                  is such a delightful view,

             with its gestures and curls, just like dancing girls, -

                                 I'd like to go that way too!

Dancing door

                        I walk by my lemon tree every day,

                          but I'd never noticed before;

                 then a casual glance spied the spirited dance

                        of its shadows adorning the door.

Drop-in

             I was thrilled when you dropped in to call last night,
                         I thought I had found a friend;
             but oh how you soared when I opened the door, -
                          I wish you would come again!

Reject

                  Nature can paint us some startling portraits
                         formed from a flower that's dying;
                  but please let me say, throw this one away.
                         it will only make more dandelions!

Tree talk

                          I know I've a different complexion.
                               that's probably strange to you,
                        but why must a tree just look like a tree,                                                
                            why can't we try something new? 

Hanging on?

                         Is there not a base rule of science,
                             that this spider seems to defy?
                 I always was told you need something to hold, 
                        you can't just hang things in the sky!

Just junk?

                          What is it about an old scrap like this,
                             where there really is nothing to see:
               some red and some tears, and nails here and there,
                                 why does it appeal to me?

Bull's beef

               Now I ask you, what kind of respectable bull

                        would put on this kind of a show?

                    If he's trying to ape a matador's cape,

                        then what's with the frilly bow?

Howl!

                  It's clear this young mother desires to be heard

                      as she clutches her girls and her boys;

                 but  is it a bawl cuz she's stuck with them all,

                             or just an outpouring of joy?

  

                                                                                          ( Indian exhibit)

Puzzling plant

                      I must say this plant caught my fancy

                        I've never seen one quite the same;

                 its shapes are so odd, with its colors and pods, -

                          can anyone tell me its name?

Poodle's' puddle

                              I know I shouldn't have done it,

                             that puddle I made on the floor;

                    I tried to be strong, but you left me too long,

                              I couldn't hold out any more.

Slide song

                       If there was a ladder, I'd climb it,
                        I assumed we were born to explore;
                 then downward I'd slide for a helluva ride,  -
                         ...but sliding's no fun anymore.

Bird-side manners

I

                        I say, it isn't quite cricket, you know,
                               to sneak in a shot from behind;
                      If I must, I suppose, I'd be willing to pose,
                           but at least you could ask if I'd mind.

Bridging the gap

                     It's fun to watch something building,

                          the pieces all joined one by one;

                    and then to delight at the ultimate sight

                          of a beautiful bridge, all done!

Down-sized

                      We think we're the king of the castle

                   when we're locked in our little space;

             but drop us back down where the surf rolls around,

                            that puts us back in our place!

Charlotte's web

                   Oh Charlotte, please tell me your secret, -

                how you shoot a line straight across space;

             then hang by a thread as you fashion your bed,

                     and wind up with a vision of lace!

Double duty

                               I have a specific function, - 

                      to keep cameras still when you shoot;

                     but if I'm not used, I don't feel abused,

                         I just sit on the shelf and look cute.

Dense fence

                           When I see an old piece of fencing,

                               I marvel at what it's become;

                    with its growth of all kinds, and colors and lines,

                                 all together, and all part of one!

Bee KInd

                  There's been so much talk about bees of late,
                       how their losses are way off the charts;
                and I've heard all the pleas to be kind to bees,
                        so I'm proud to be doing my part!

No shore?

                  There are times when  the fog comes so fiercely,

                             that it seems to devour the shore;

                  What a shock it would be to wake up and see
                       that there was no shore any more!

Some day...

                     If you're making your plans for the big time,

                             though it may not be for a while,

                    you can see how it feels to handle the wheel,

                               but be sure to do it in style!

Royalty

                              It must be hard for a cockatoo

                           to accept that he's just a plain bird;

                 with a costume like that and that fabulous hat,

                                 to not be a king is absurd!

Silent sounds

                   Well yes, it may be just a cluster of leaves,
                              caught on a sunshiny day;
              but tune up your ear, and perhaps you may hear
                       the rhythms that sunlight can play.

Buoy bet

                        It seems life is fraught with decisions,
                       like the ones these boats  have to face:                          
                  with the wind and the tide, they have to decide,
                           which turn will win them the race

                     
                                                            (picture thanks to Youtube)

Match-making

Why is it we like to put some things together,

is it something we learn from a book?

a color or style that give us a smile,

of just that we like how they look?

                                    (art by Ina Tabibian)

Best boat?

         Some people complain that these current campaigns
                 are for millionaires, flexing their might;
             but when nations contest to see whose boat is best,
                         it does make a glorious sight!

                                                              (thanks to You Tube)

Cool Tools

                         I see I have all of my tools on hand,
                               nicely laid out on the wall;
                    they're striking to see and ready for me,
                            but how will I carry them all?


                                                                             (  art by Toni and Alan Denmark
                                                                                  Gallery One, Box Show)

Warning!

                         It's nice to have constant reminders
                              in whatever form or scroll,
          There are Eyes watching you, so take care what you do,
                         if you want to salvage your soul.

Re-start?

                  I wonder, when seeing contraptions like this,
                  if we've all somehow gone round the bend;
            just pushed things too far, with those high-flying cars,
                           and started all over again.

Magnetism

                     When a door casts a glow like this one,

                         with its beautiful trappings applied,

                somehow I know that the warmth of the glow

                           will magnetically pull me inside.