Skyscape

                          Tell me. Mama, please tell me why,

                          what does it mean, that crazy sky?

Most popular!

                                I watched the buyers at Costco,

                           and there's one thing they never miss;

                          whatever they buy, however stacked high,

                               they are all coming out with this. 

Depression

                          Poor little fellow, you're looking so sad,
                            just sitting there all morning through;
                         with no one to share with, no one to care, -
                              can't I do SOMEthing  for you?

Disaster?

                               If you hadn't seen this before,
                            you'd think Armageddon was here;
            with that wind and those waves taking over the land,
                             you'd be nuts to stick around here!

Pink puzzle

                  I wonder when seeing an object like this,

             should I deal with it more as a bloom or a fish?

Not berry nice!

                         Why must Nature throw curtains of thorns
                               in front of such succulent fruit?
                   I thought I was done for when I reached for one,
                               and then it was sour, to boot!

Moving day

                          They found me up in the attic,

                      when the moving men came today. 

                     Will she remember and let me stay,

                         or will she just throw me away?

….Ahhhhhhh…..

                       You've had a rough day at the office
                                 and you come home, weary and pissed;
                   but oh, what a joy when you're met with a boy,
                          who will give you a service like this!
                   

No tees? Oh, please!

                    What if they stopped making tee-shirts,
                          what would the tourists do then?
               How would they know what to take home and show,
                     how could they tell where they'd been?

Seat, sweet?

                       If I were a little kid, passing through,
                     I couldn't resist sitting here, could you?

Quick fix?

                      If you're tired of living the same old life,

                               and all entertainments fail, -

                   throw some stuff in the yard, print up a card,

                               and throw a garage sale!

Let us eat lettuce

                             for those of us starting a garden,

                             and before our ignorance gets us…

                   one thing you should know: if you just let it grow,

                              this is what happens to lettuce!

Lawn mowers

             You've got too much grass that's growing too fast,
                       and you're tired of using a mower?
               So get with the scene, it's time to turn green,
                        and let someone else take over!

Color blinded

               When colors like this make me stop passing by,
            do you think Nature knows she's delighting the eye?          

Explosion

                             What a joy it is when an interest,

                      that's engaged us in some passing fashion,

             is touched from above, and becomes what we love,
                         then interest explodes into passion!

Looking up.

                          Wherever our journey's take us,
                          or the goals to which we aspire;
                      whatever the show, wherever we go,
                        we are drawn to something higher.

Romancer

                        There are endless ways to make music,
                        with ingenious arrangements of strings,
                      but all of them geared to make love to the ear.
                                  and make the lonely heart sing.

Lessons

                                                   Just take a little flat stone,
                                   and skip it as far as you can;
                              do it my way and watch what I say
                         and you'll soon be your dad's kind of man!

Flower Power

                       How is it that such an innocent flower

                        can exert such an unassailable power?

Rare bear

 

                I always thought bears were mighty and fierce,
                      that to see one was always magnetic;
                        it's hard to bear that any tough bear
                             would be so apologetic.

Dog doc

                         A therapy dog is some kind  of saint,
                       who knows what you're going through;
                 if you're not feeling spry, just look in his eye,
                               I'll bet he can do it to you!!

Garage art

                      There are artists whose work is in galleries,
                            or printed on postcards galore;
                   but who's to say these are more apt to please
                           than those on an old garage door?

Wisp-ing

                    Last night the clouds all turned into wisps,

                        all reaching and touching each other;

                  as if they'd all vowed to take off from their cloud,

                       and seek out some sisters and brothers.

Great grace

 

                                           I never thought I might behold
                         giraffes that would be made of gold;
                            or just how graceful they could be
                               with so much ponderosity!


                                                                (art by Allen Sinor)

Decisions!

                       We all have our unceasing struggles
                         with the forces that battle inside;
                 with all of those voices and so many choices,
                               how can we ever decide?

Rescue

                      I rescued a hornet from drowning today,
                           he had fallen in one of the tanks;
                    he looked pretty frail, but still flicked his tail,
                         do you think he was saying "thanks"?

After...

                            It's always a heart-stopping evening,

                                 but have you noticed it too:

                       after the roar and the shouting for more,

                  that strange empty space when it's through?

Chained?

                               I never paid much attention 

                     to the subject of chains and their locks;

                and I don't need to now, if you'll just tell me how

                       they fastened those chains in the rocks!

Seal appeal

                    Hey fellows, hey, you've been there all day,

                     give us a break, fellows, what do you say?

Invitation?

                              What kind of exotic bird-life

                          would Nature have had in mind  

                      when she enabled these dining room tables

                          to lure some winged creature to dine?

Thoughts...

                        Since this is my birthday, I wondered

                           what thoughts I might like to share;

                       and what came to me was a favorite three:

                           just look…and listen…and care.