Drying out

                    It's depressing to think, as our days roll by,
                   that we'll all look like this if the world goes dry.

Bi-sight

                          It's interesting how, through a window. 
                          there are differing sights you can see; 
                               you can be enjoying a garden,
                            but you still get a view of the sea.

Moon message

                            If this is the sight that greets you
                       when you wake in the middle of night,
               your path should be clear, you have nothing to fear,
                               everything must be all right.

Evening

                          Oh how I love to see riplets at play,
                         chasing the light at the end of the day.  

Respite

                   It's nice that, despite all our yesses and no's,
                    we can all come together to honor the rose.

Royalty

              What a wonderful feeling, and fun to observe it,
            to be king of the world, and know you deserve it!

                                                                   (at the Ark)

Here goes...!

              Of all the excitement and thrills that I know,
            there's nothing quite like letting everything go!

Pigeon poll?

                                I wonder when pigeons gather,
                                   what they have to report;
               do they have their conventions and vote their intentions, 
                                and end up just farther apart?

Please?

                      .

Oh Fido please don't suffer such pain,

I promise your master will come back again!

Look!

                         
                               If you think your cares 
                                      are too much to bear,
                                            look up, look around...  
                                                         look everywhere!

Who's blue?

                             Who's that in the blue?
                                      is that you?
                                           are you in a pond?
                                                   or someplace beyond…?

Who cotton'ed to it?

                             I wonder who first got the notion,

                             or was it just somebody's guess;

           but how could they know, when they saw these things grow,

                          they'd turn into my pretty blue dress.

Beware!

                          Wait, little lady, just think what you do,
                               it's a really bad habit you're starting;
                        you'll think it is cool, learn nothing at school,
                             and never get beyond kindergarten!

Moood

                                     Now I'm not a painter but I can suggest how:
                 if you want to paint mournful, you've got to paint cow.

Wisdom

                     How is it that something 
                                 so elementary to view
                                      can proclaim a message 
                                                so profoundly true!

Bushman?

                         I was roaming today in the bushes,
                     not knowing what might come my way;
              when I came on this place and was met with this face,
                          so I nodded and bid him good day.

Freedom!

                            It must be a wonderful feeling, 
                            even better than running a race;
             if your days are too blue, why not do what they do, - 
                              try jumping off into space!






                 

Seen here?

                              I see Mother Superior here,
                            she's reaching out for her cane.
                       If you don't concur, and you don't see her,
                            you're prob'ly the one that's sane.

Dragon?

  
                                    I never  have seen a dragon,
                                but I think that. if ever I should,
                              it's hard to see how he ever could be
                                   as exotic as this piece of wood.

                                                                                                              (art by Zoe Harris)

Noise annoys

            It seems that's the theme that assaults us each day,

                  just beef up the sound and blow us away!

Siblings

                    The baby was smiling her cute baby smile.
                         it was plain he couldn't resist her;
                  and then, with a pride that glowed in his eyes,
                          he proclaimed "that's my little sister! "
                    

Flyer's fountain

                                     
                        Things are confusing in this birdy's cup:
                                      to get his sips down, he has to fly up.

How much?

                        So you start with an interesting pattern
                          and you give it a duplicate touch,
           then you keep adding more and forget to keep score, 
                     …so when does more get too much?

Cow's concern

                         They say it's a beautiful vista.
                         and I'm glad if it looks nice to you,
               If they had asked, I'd have much preferred grass,
                          but there's not much a cow can do.

                                                                                                        (art by turow)

Door decor

                       What can I say of a strip of dead leaves 
                                that I haven't noted before?
              ... but the way it swung by just captured my eye,
                        and the way it enlivened the door.

Sky works

                     There's only one problem with fireworks; 
                       they give us bright moments of fun:
              they soar and they sizzle, and explode into drizzle,
                     …but then they're all over and done. 

Wise eyes

                       This artist says she starts with the eyes

                           and they tell her where she can go,

                    what a wonderful quirk to start a new work

                     and what striking expressions they show!
                                                                       
           
                                                                                                  (art by Teri Roney)

Flag's day

                   

   
                           I tell you some days I'm so tired, (a)
                           I'm all confused what to do; (b)
                  if I have to choose between reds and blues, (c)
                         I know it will tear me in two. (d)  

                          I'm worried to think it must trouble 
                             so many to see me this curled, (e)
                  when all that I need is a strong steady breeze (f)
                      to once more be the hope of the world.
          

Awesome artist

                      When I see these meticulous markings,
                             with a brush so incredibly fine,
               I just stand in awe at what Nature can draw,
                             with never the same design!




     

Looking back

                                   What do you do at 94?
                 Look back at the years you have traveled before: 
                     Look at them hard, they may give you a scoop
                    on how many times  you've had to regroup;                
                     and remember how often you've had to learn
                         to invent a new "you" at every turn.

Birthday ballad

                               As that glorious golden orbit

                              begins one more day of the year,

                        I welcome the light with grateful delight

                              at the wonder that I'm still here!