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Lizards

I watch Lizards Trolling along The cliff Hanging angle of fence Head to tail In their procession Stopping to forage in the ants The cling to the vines In a draping oasis Head to tail This caravan Of sunken elephant Bobbing Their Grey, brown bodies to the sun I watch And I am transported toContinue reading “Lizards”

Sensualities of breakfast

The leathery hand grasping yours As you clutch the soft damp corn tortilla Layering it with thin slices of dimpled bound Spinets of dappled lit sunrise hued cheese The scent of pulled from the earth Outer wrapping of the leek growing long and sleek And the thought memory evoking spice of lemon basil Warmed andContinue reading “Sensualities of breakfast”

the beauty in the rose is its thorns for it keeps it humble

I request of you To appreciate beauty The special faucets In every being Without being judgmental A rose is a rose But its thorns are its grandeur It must bare For it is too often plucked with out care To its longevity Be careful of whom you judge To be greater than the rose ForContinue reading “the beauty in the rose is its thorns for it keeps it humble”

the caterpillar

the caterpillar does not go into the dressing room and ask for another gown 5-25-14

tarot

I found it curious I’ve put my cards in a big black mesh back and have drawn out 3 cards asking the question what will I dream tonight? the bag is shaken tossed cards shuffled the same three cards guide fork in the road decision 5-14-2014

sight

if the word is good it will leach out there I am a quiet force humming about to emerge I have a strong backing be that they are inside of me making me stronger but I do heed their advice and will wait for the paring of sight to crawl out of me 5/15/2014

winged

You may have been winged But you are not broken Go out there and fly Be it in only one direction For that is what winging will do for you You have not been clipped Just winged enough to see To travel in the light Now go forth and sing Your heart Your soul outContinue reading “winged”

pond-air-ring

The rains fall upon the pool of green Bubbles ripple And all I can think of are frog burps 1-4-2013

dance teacher

I saw him standing there plastered between the walls of mortal and neutral so, I walked up to him and asked do you dance he shuddered with fear as I led him onto the dance floor his pulse weakened as we crossed the threshold and went out the door gazing up looking at the starsContinue reading “dance teacher”

a child is more than a word

Do you tell a word? There is no story To encompass him So why would you tell A child There is no one To love Or care For him Remember words do not have to be spoken For think of all the stories untold And that single word Wondering why He doesn’t belong on aContinue reading “a child is more than a word”